Common use of Form of Right Certificates Clause in Contracts

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the “Exercise Price”), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 17 contracts

Samples: Shareholder Rights Agreement (Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology, Inc.), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology, Inc.), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Tegal Corp /De/)

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Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms form of election to purchase shares and Preferred Shares, the form of assignment and certificate the form of certification to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section Sections 7, 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face Certificates shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock Share as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-hundredth of a Preferred Share set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number of such shares one one-hundredths of a Preferred Share and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such which are null and receives such Rights void pursuant to either (ASection 11(a)(ii) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, hereof and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become are null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreementvoid. The Company provisions of Section 11(a)(ii) hereof shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person be operative whether or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print not the foregoing legend is contained on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereofCertificate.

Appears in 12 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Silicon Storage Technology Inc), Rights Agreement (Wind River Systems Inc), Rights Agreement (First Consulting Group Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine machine-printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share shares of Preferred Stock (or following a Triggering Event, Common Stock, other securities, cash or other assets, as the case may be) as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-hundredth of a share of Preferred Stock set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, (i) any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (ix) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Personthereof, (iiy) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes became such, or (iiiz) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, (ii) any Right Certificate issued at any time to any nominee of such Acquiring Person, Associate or Affiliate, and (iii) any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof, upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence extent feasible following the written instruction of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain Company to the Rights Agent) the following legend, modified as applicable to apply to such Person: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 11 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (First Industrial Realty Trust Inc), Rights Agreement (Choice Hotels International Inc /De), Rights Agreement (Trinet Corporate Realty Trust Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of assignment and certification and of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be in substantially in the form of Exhibit B A hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the “Exercise Price”), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by by: (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an any Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof7(f), and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate extent feasible and in substitution therefor shall contain reasonably identifiable as such) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement)) or certain transferees thereof. This Accordingly, under certain circumstances as provided in the Rights Agreement, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances be limited as specified provided in Section 7(e7(f) of the Rights such Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 8 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Talbert Medical Management Holdings Corp), Rights Agreement (Power One Inc), Rights Agreement (Talbert Medical Management Holdings Corp)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit EXHIBIT B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine machine-printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the "Exercise Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person, an Adverse Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person or an Adverse Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person or an Adverse Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person or an Adverse Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person or Adverse Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person or an Adverse Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person or Adverse Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person or Adverse Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or Adverse Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person or Adverse Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person, an Adverse Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person or an Adverse Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or Adverse Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 6 contracts

Samples: Shareholder Rights Agreement (Andover Bancorp Inc), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Warren Bancorp Inc), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Courier Corp)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B A hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase Purchase such number of one ten-thousandths shares of a share of Preferred Common Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the "Exercise Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person (or of such Affiliate or Associate) to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person (or of such Affiliate or Associate) or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) 11 hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) 11 of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 5 contracts

Samples: Shareholder Rights Agreement (Ryans Restaurant Group Inc), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Dh Apparel Co Inc), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Delta Woodside Industries Inc /Sc/)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be in substantially in the same form of as Exhibit B A hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributedissued, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths shares of a share of Preferred Common Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price per share as set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number and identity of such shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be and remain subject to adjustment as provided hereinin Sections 11, 13 and 22 hereof. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof and any Right Certificate issued at any time upon the transfer of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of any Rights to an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate thereof or to any nominee of an such Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 66 hereof, Section 11 hereof or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by issued to a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement)Person. This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and are void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 5 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Brown Group Inc), Shareholder Protection Rights Agreement (New Ralcorp Holdings Inc), Rights Agreement (Tekelec)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be in substantially in the same form of as Exhibit B hereto A and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof22, the Right Certificates, whenever distributedissued, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-ten thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-ten thousandth of a share as set forth therein (the “Exercise Purchase Price”), but the number and identity of such shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be and remain subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof hereto that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who which becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who which becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and which receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person (or any such Associate or Affiliate) to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person (or such Associate or Affiliate) or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person (or such Associate or Affiliate) has any continuing plan, agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding either the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is to be part of a plan, agreement, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof), and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend, or a legend substantially to the following effect: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement)Person. This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and are void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof).

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Shareholder Protection Rights Agreement (Post Holdings, Inc.), Shareholder Protection Rights Agreement (Post Holdings, Inc.), Shareholder Protection Rights Agreement (Post Holdings, Inc.)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit EXHIBIT B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the "Exercise Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Shareholder Rights Agreement (Fairmarket Inc), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Genzyme Transgenics Corp), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Moldflow Corp)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 Sections 11, 12, 13 and Section 22 hereof18, the Right Certificates, whenever distributedissued, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the “Exercise Purchase Price”), but the number of such shares one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Subject to paragraph (b) of the definition of "Acquiring Person" but notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 18 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Personthereof, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, any Right Certificate issued at any time to any nominee of such Acquiring Person, Associate or Affiliate, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 6 or Section 22 13 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Citizens Banking Corp), Rights Agreement (Citizens Banking Corp), Rights Agreement (Kaydon Corp)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares Preferred Shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face Certificates shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock Share as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-hundredth of a Preferred Share set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number amount and type of such shares securities purchasable upon the exercise of each Right and the Exercise Purchase Price thereof shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents evidences Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes suchan Acquiring Person, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (understanding, whether written or not in writing) oral, regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding understanding, whether written or oral, which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate extent feasible and in substitution therefor shall contain otherwise reasonably identifiable as such) the following legend: The Rights represented evidenced by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented evidenced hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights such Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereofshall apply whether or not any Right Certificate actually contains the foregoing legend.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Cabot Industrial Trust), Rights Agreement (Indymac Bancorp Inc), Rights Agreement (Cabot Industrial Trust)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine machine-printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths hundredth of a share of Preferred Stock (or following a Triggering Event, Common Stock, other securities, cash or other assets, as the case may be) as shall be set forth therein at the price Purchase Price per share set forth therein (the “Exercise Price”)therein, but the number of such shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a), 6, 7(e), 11(i) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.Rights

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co /Oh/), Rights Agreement (Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co /Oh/), Rights Agreement (Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co /Oh/)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine machine-printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths hundredth of a share of Preferred Stock (or following a Triggering Event, Common Stock, other securities, cash or other assets, as the case may be) as shall be set forth therein at the price Purchase Price per share set forth therein (the “Exercise Price”)therein, but the number of such shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a), 6, 7(e), 11(i) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co /Oh/), Rights Agreement (Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co /Oh/), Rights Agreement (Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co /Oh/)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of assignment and election to purchase shares shares, and the forms of assignment certificate and certificate notice applicable thereto to be printed on the reverse thereofof such certificates) shall each will be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto and may have such any marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem consider appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall will be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section Sections 11 and Section 22 hereof22, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall will be dated as of the Record Date, shall will show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall will entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock Share as shall be are set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the "Exercise Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be are subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company Shares associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which that the Board of Directors of the Company Directors, in its sole discretion, has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which that has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, ); and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall will have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall will contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such those terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which that should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall will not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof).

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Shareholder Rights Agreement (Morgans Foods Inc), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Morgans Foods Inc), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Morgans Foods Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms form of election to purchase shares and form of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse side thereof) shall each be in substantially in the form of set forth as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Rights Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section Sections 11 and Section 22 23 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributedissued, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock Shares as shall be set forth therein at for the price Purchase Price set forth therein (the “Exercise Price”), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided hereintherein. (b) Any Notwithstanding any other provision of this Rights Agreement, (i) any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned known by (i) the Company to be beneficially owned by an Acquiring Person or any Affiliate or Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee any Right Certificate issued at any time upon the transfer of any Right to an Acquiring Person (or of any Person known by the Company to be an Affiliate or an Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of known by the Company associated with to be a nominee of such Rights Acquiring Person, Affiliate or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereofAssociate, and (iii) any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: ; The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement)Person. This The Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Polaroid Corp), Rights Agreement (Polaroid Corp), Rights Agreement (Polaroid Corp)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the "Exercise Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.of

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Shareholder Rights Agreement (Shelbourne Properties Ii Inc), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Shelbourne Properties Iii Inc), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Shelbourne Properties I Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B A hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine machine-printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record DateDate (or, with respect to Rights appurtenant to shares of Common Stock issued or, in the case of Company treasury stock, delivered thereafter, dated as of the date of issuance or delivery of such shares), shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths shares of Common Stock (or following a share of Preferred Stock Triggering Event, other securities, cash or other assets, as the case may be) as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (such exercise price per share of Common Stock, the “Exercise Purchase Price”), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a), Section 11(i) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, ; and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof, upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend, modified as applicable to apply to such Person: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights such Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (National Fuel Gas Co), Rights Agreement (National Fuel Gas Co), Rights Agreement (National Fuel Gas Co)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the “Exercise Price”), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Shareholder Rights Agreement (Anika Therapeutics Inc), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Courier Corp), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Zoll Medical Corp)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit EXHIBIT B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the "Exercise Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Shareholder Rights Agreement (Interstate Hotels Corp), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Bay Apartment Communities Inc), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Interstate Hotels Co)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B A hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation law or with any rule or regulation of made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation or any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributedissued, shall be dated as of the Record DateJune 20, shall show the date of countersignature1995, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths shares of a share of Preferred the Common Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price per share set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof, (ii) on or after the Distribution Date by any Person who subsequently becomes an Acquiring Person (or an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person), (iiiii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iiiiv) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued at any time to any nominee of such Acquiring Person, Associate or Affiliate, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become are null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereofvoid.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Nathans Famous Inc), Rights Agreement (Nathans Famous Inc), Rights Agreement (Nathans Famous Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B A hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine machine-printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record DateDate (or, with respect to Rights appurtenant to shares of Common Stock issued or, in the case of Company treasury stock, delivered thereafter, dated as of the date of issuance or delivery of such shares), shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths shares of Common Stock (or following a share of Preferred Stock Triggering Event, other securities, cash or other assets, as the case may be) as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (such exercise price per share of Common Stock, the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, ; and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof, upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend, modified as applicable to apply to such Person: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights such Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (National Fuel Gas Co), Rights Agreement (National Fuel Gas Co), Rights Agreement (National Fuel Gas Co)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms form of election to purchase shares and form of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of set forth as Exhibit B A hereto and may have with such changes, marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange or transaction reporting system on which the Rights may from time to time be listedlisted or quoted, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributedissued, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock Common Shares as shall be set forth therein at the price Purchase Price set forth therein (the “Exercise Price”)therein, but the Purchase Price, the number and kind of securities issuable upon exercise of each Right and the number of such shares and the Exercise Price Rights outstanding shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Rights Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof hereunder that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of an any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (Bb) a transfer which that the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which that has as a the primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e7(d) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Equifax Ps Inc), Rights Agreement (Certegy Inc), Rights Agreement (Certegy Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares Preferred Shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of set forth in Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 Sections 11, 13, 22 and Section 22 24 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face Certificates shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock Share as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-hundredth of a Preferred Share set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number amount and type of such shares securities purchasable upon the exercise of each Right and the Exercise Purchase Price thereof shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes suchan Acquiring Person, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (understanding, whether written or not in writing) oral, regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined otherwise concludes in good faith is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding understanding, whether written or oral, which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate extent feasible and in substitution therefor shall contain otherwise reasonably identifiable as such) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights such Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legendedlegended and shall supply the Rights Agent with such legended Right Certificates. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereofshall apply whether or not any Right Certificate actually contains the foregoing legend.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp), Combination Agreement (Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp), Combination Agreement (Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates certificates evidencing the Rights (and the forms of assignment, election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate certificates to be printed on the reverse thereof) (the “Right Certificates”) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B C hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate (but which do not affect the rights, duties, liabilities or responsibilities of the Rights Agent) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this AgreementRights Plan, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the “Exercise Price”), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) The Right Certificates shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chief Executive Officer, its Chairman of the Board, Chief Operating Officer or any Executive Vice President, either manually or by facsimile signature, and shall have affixed thereto the Company’s seal or a facsimile thereof which shall be attested by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company, either manually or by facsimile signature. The Right Certificates shall be countersigned, either manually or by facsimile signature, by the Rights Agent and shall not be valid for any purpose unless so countersigned. In case any officer of the Company whose manual or facsimile signature is affixed to the Right Certificates ceases to be such officer of the Company before countersignature by the Rights Agent and issuance and delivery by the Company, such Right Certificates may, nevertheless, be countersigned by the Rights Agent and issued and delivered with the same force and effect as though the Person who signed such Right Certificates had not ceased to be such officer of the Company. Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock may be signed on behalf of the Company associated with by any Person who, at the actual date of the execution of such Rights or the Company or (B) Right Certificate, shall be a transfer which the Board of Directors proper officer of the Company has determined is part of a planto sign such Right Certificate, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect although at the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence date of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The execution of this Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on Plan any such Right Certificate or Person was not such an officer. (c) Notwithstanding any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(ethis Rights Plan or of the Rights to the contrary, the Company may, at its option, issue new Right Certificates (which do not affect the rights, duties, liabilities or responsibilities of the Rights Agent) hereofevidencing Rights in such form as may be approved by its Board to reflect any adjustment or change in the Purchase Price and/or the number or kind or class of shares of stock issuable upon exercise of the Rights made in accordance with the provisions of this Rights Plan.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Shareholder Rights Plan (Synovus Financial Corp), Shareholder Rights Plan (Synovus Financial Corp)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the “Exercise Price”), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Shareholder Rights Agreement (Stride Rite Corp), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Stride Rite Corp)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be in substantially in the same form of as Exhibit B --------- hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributedissued, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-hundredth of a share as set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be and remain subject to adjustment as provided hereinin Sections 11 and 13 hereof. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by (i) as to which an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof is the Beneficial Owner and any Right Certificate issued at any time upon the transfer of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of any Rights to an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate thereof or to any nominee of an such Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 66 hereof, Section 11 hereof or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by issued to a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement)Person. This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Mercantile Bancorporation Inc), Rights Agreement (Mercantile Bancorporation Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) 4.1 The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate (but which do not affect the rights, duties, liabilities or responsibilities of the Rights Agent) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock share exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock Share as shall be is set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the “Exercise Price”), but the number of such shares and shares, or fractions thereof, or the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) 4.2 Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) 3.1 or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (ia) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (iib) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iiic) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (Ai) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock Ordinary Shares of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (Bii) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) 7.5 hereof, and subsequent transferees, either direct transferees or transferees through one or more intermediate transferees, of such Persons, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain substantially the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) 7.5 of the Rights Agreement. .” The Company shall give written notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legendedlegended and shall supply the Rights Agent with such legended Right Certificates. The Rights Agent shall be conclusively deemed to have no knowledge thereof or duties with respect thereto until it receives such written notice. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application application, enforceability or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereofany part of this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Shareholders’ Rights Agreement (Sohu.com LTD), Shareholders’ Rights Agreement (Sohu.com LTD)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of assignment and certification and of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be in substantially in the form of Exhibit B A hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof22, the Right Certificates, whenever distributedissued, evidencing Rights issued on the Rights Record Date shall be dated as of the Rights Record Date, Date and Right Certificates evidencing Rights associated with shares of Common Stock issued after the Rights Record Date shall show be dated as of the date of countersignaturesuch issuance, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths shares of a share of Preferred Common Stock or Units as shall be set forth therein therein, as the same may from time to time be adjusted (as provided herein), at the price per share set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but as the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall same may from time to time be subject to adjustment adjusted as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by by: (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an any Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof7(f), and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate extent feasible and in substitution therefor shall contain reasonably identifiable as such) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement)) or certain transferees thereof. This Accordingly, under certain circumstances as provided in the Rights Agreement, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances be limited as specified provided in Section 7(e7(f) of the Rights such Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Wynns International Inc), Rights Agreement (Wynns International Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine machine-printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share shares of Preferred Stock (or following a Triggering Event, Class A Common Stock, other securities, cash or other assets, as the case may be) as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-hundredth of a share of Preferred Stock set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, (i) any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (ix) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Personthereof, (iiy) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes became such, or (iiiz) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, (ii) any Right Certificate issued at any time to any nominee of such Acquiring Person, Associate or Affiliate, and (iii) any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof, upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence extent feasible following the written instruction of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain Company to the Rights Agent) the following legend, modified as applicable to apply to such Person: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Lexmark International Group Inc), Rights Agreement (Lexmark International Group Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares shares, certificate and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of set forth in Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section Sections 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, which are distributed in respect of shares of Common Stock which were issued and outstanding as of the Record Date, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-hundredth of a share of Preferred Stock set forth therein (the “Exercise Purchase Price”), but the number and type of such shares securities purchasable upon the exercise of each Right and the Exercise Purchase Price thereof shall be subject to adjustment as provided hereinin this Agreement. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of the provisions of Section 7(e), Section 11(a)(ii) hereofor of Section 13 with respect to the limitation of the Rights beneficially owned by an Acquiring Person (or any Associate or Affiliate thereof), and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legendlegend modified as necessary to apply to such Person: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person thereof (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Accordingly, this Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (WABCO Holdings Inc.), Rights Agreement (WABCO Holdings Inc.)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares Series B Shares, exercise notice and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, Date and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths hundredths of a share of Series B Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-hundredth of a Series B Share set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number amount and type of such shares the securities purchasable (or other consideration to be made available) upon the exercise of each Right and the Exercise Purchase Price thereof shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any an Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, such (other than a bona fide purchaser for value who has no knowledge that the transferor was an Acquiring Person or an Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which that the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which that has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person THE RIGHTS REPRESENTED BY THIS RIGHT CERTIFICATE ARE OR WERE BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY A PERSON WHO WAS OR BECAME AN ACQUIRING PERSON OR AN AFFILIATE OR ASSOCIATE OF AN ACQUIRING PERSON (as such terms are defined in the Rights AgreementAS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section ACCORDINGLY, THIS RIGHT CERTIFICATE AND THE RIGHTS REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY BECOME VOID IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES SPECIFIED IN SECTION 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereofOF SUCH AGREEMENT.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Loehmanns Inc), Rights Agreement (Loehmanns Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the “Exercise Price”), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which that the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which that has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which that should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Stockholder Rights Agreement (Avanir Pharmaceuticals), Rights Agreement (La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be in substantially in the same form of as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate (but which do not affect the rights, duties or obligations of the Rights Agent as set forth in this Agreement) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Rights Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributedissued, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price per one ten-thousandth of a share as set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number and identity of such shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be and remain subject to adjustment as provided hereinin Sections 11, 13 and 22 hereof. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof hereto that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who which becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who which becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and which receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person (or any such Associate or Affiliate) to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person (or such Associate or Affiliate) or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person (or such Associate or Affiliate) has any continuing plan, agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding either the transferred Rights, the shares of Company Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is to be part of a plan, agreement, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof), and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 66 hereof, Section 11 hereof or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of extent the existing legend on such Right Certificate Rights Agent has notice thereof and in substitution therefor shall contain to the extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement)Person. This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and are void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (SCS Transportation Inc), Rights Agreement (SCS Transportation Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares Series B Shares, exercise notice and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, Date and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths hundredths of a share of Series B Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-hundredth of a Series B Share set forth therein (the “Exercise Price”"PURCHASE PRICE"), but the number amount and type of such shares the securities purchasable (or other consideration to be made available) upon the exercise of each Right and the Exercise Purchase Price thereof shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any an Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, such (other than a bona fide purchaser for value who has no knowledge that the transferor was an Acquiring Person or an Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which that the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which that has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person THE RIGHTS REPRESENTED BY THIS RIGHT CERTIFICATE ARE OR WERE BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY A PERSON WHO WAS OR BECAME AN ACQUIRING PERSON OR AN AFFILIATE OR ASSOCIATE OF AN ACQUIRING PERSON (as such terms are defined in the Rights AgreementAS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.ACCORDINGLY, THIS RIGHT CERTIFICATE AND THE RIGHTS REPRESENTED

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Cd Radio Inc), Rights Agreement (Cd Radio Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B A hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Rights Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths shares of a share of Preferred Common Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the "Exercise Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person Person, or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or AffiliateAffiliate of the Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person Person, or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. . (c) The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Shareholder Rights Agreement (Alpha Industries Inc), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Alpha Industries Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate (but which do not affect the rights or duties of the Rights Agent) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine machine-printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 21 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share shares of Preferred Stock (or capital stock, other securities, cash or other assets, as the case may be) as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, (i) any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 21 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (ix) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Personthereof, (iiy) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes became such, or (iiiz) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which that the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which (whether or not in writing) that has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, (ii) any Right Certificate issued at any time to 14 -11- any nominee of such Acquiring Person, Associate or Affiliate, and (iii) any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof, upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence extent feasible following the written instruction of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain Company to the Rights Agent) the following legend, modified as applicable to apply to such Person: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become will be null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Anchor Glass Container Corp /New), Rights Agreement (Anchor Glass Container Corp /New)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares Preference Shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of set forth in Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange or quotation service on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 Sections 11, 13 and Section 22 24 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, Certificates shall show the date of countersignature, countersignature and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock Preference Share as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-thousandth of a Preference Share set forth therein (the "Exercise Price"), but the number amount and type of such shares securities purchasable upon the exercise of each Right and the Exercise Price thereof shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes suchan Acquiring Person, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (understanding, whether written or not in writing) oral, regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined otherwise concludes in good faith is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding understanding, whether written or oral, which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof upon the transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate extent feasible and in substitution therefor shall contain otherwise reasonably identifiable as such) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights such Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legendedlegended and shall supply the Rights Agent with such legended Right Certificates. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereofshall apply whether or not any Right Certificate actually contains the foregoing legend.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Ace LTD), Rights Agreement (Ace LTD)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate (but which do not affect the rights, duties or responsibilities of the Rights Agent) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, Date and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock Share as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the “Exercise Purchase Price”), but the number amount and type of such shares securities purchasable upon the exercise of each Right and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a), Section 11(i) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock Shares of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. .” The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Lazare Kaplan International Inc), Rights Agreement (Lazare Kaplan International Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-ten- thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the "Exercise Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person, an Adverse Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person or an Adverse Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person or an Adverse Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person or an Adverse Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person or Adverse Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person or an Adverse Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person or Adverse Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person or Adverse Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or Adverse Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person or Adverse Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person, an Adverse Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person or an Adverse Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or Adverse Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Shareholder Rights Agreement (Wyman Gordon Co), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Wyman Gordon Co)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares Series A Preferred Shares, exercise notice and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate appropriate, which do not affect the rights, duties or responsibilities of the Rights Agent and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, Date and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths thousandth of a share of Series A Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-thousandth of a Series A Preferred Share set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number amount and type of such shares the securities purchasable (or other consideration to be made available) upon the exercise of each Right and the Exercise Purchase Price thereof shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any an Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, such or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which that the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, agreement, arrangement or understanding which that has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.of

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Pfsweb Inc), Rights Agreement (Pfsweb Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listedlisted or any securities association on whose interdealer quotation system the Rights may from time to time be authorized for quotation, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof22, the Right Certificates, whenever distributedCertificates that are issued in respect of Common Shares that were issued and outstanding as of the Record Date, shall be dated as of the Record Date, and all Right Certificates that are issued in respect of other Common Shares shall show be dated as of the date respective dates of countersignatureissuance of such Common Shares, and in either case on their face faces shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock Preference Share as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-thousandths of a Preference Share set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number and type of such shares securities purchasable upon the exercise of each Right and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) 3 or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who which becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or AffiliateAffiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person (or any Associate or Affiliate of such Acquiring Person) to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person (or of such Associate or Affiliate) or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which that the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof), Section 11 or Section 13, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement)Person. This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware absence of the existence and identity foregoing legend on any Right Certificate shall in no way affect any of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereofthe other provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 7(e). The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print legended and shall supply the foregoing legend on any Rights Agent with such legended Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereofCertificates.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (South Jersey Industries Inc), Rights Agreement (South Jersey Industries Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares Preferred Shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange or automated quotations system on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof11, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face Certificates shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock Share as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-thousandth of a Preferred Share set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number of such shares one one-thousandths of a Preferred Share and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Rights Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Rights Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Rights Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Rights Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Plan Agreement). This Right Accordingly, this Rights Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights such Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Plan Agreement (Medgenesis Inc), Rights Plan Agreement (Medgenesis Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Rights Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the "Exercise Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person, an Adverse Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person or an Adverse Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person or an Adverse Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person or an Adverse Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person or Adverse Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person or an Adverse Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person or Adverse Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person or Adverse Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or Adverse Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person or Adverse Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person, an Adverse Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person or an Adverse Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or Adverse Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Shareholder Rights Agreement (Westbank Corp), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Westbank Corp)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares Series A Shares, exercise notice and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, Date and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths hundredths of a share of Series A Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-hundredth of a Series A Share set forth therein (the “Exercise Price”"PURCHASE PRICE"), but the number amount and type of such shares the securities purchasable (or other consideration to be made available) upon the exercise of each Right and the Exercise Purchase Price thereof shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any an Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, such (other than a bona fide purchaser for value who has no knowledge that the transferor was an Acquiring Person or an Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which that the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which that has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person THE RIGHTS REPRESENTED BY THIS RIGHT CERTIFICATE ARE OR WERE BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY A PERSON WHO WAS OR BECAME AN ACQUIRING PERSON OR AN AFFILIATE OR ASSOCIATE OF AN ACQUIRING PERSON (as such terms are defined in the Rights AgreementAS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section ACCORDING LY, THIS RIGHT CERTIFICATE AND THE RIGHTS REPRE SENTED HEREBY MAY BECOME VOID IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES SPECIFIED IN SECTION 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereofOF SUCH AGREEMENT.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Anchor Bancorp Wisconsin Inc), Rights Agreement (Anchor Bancorp Wisconsin Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B A hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase Purchase such number of one ten-thousandths shares of a share of Preferred Common Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the "Exercise Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person or (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person (or of such Affiliate or Associate) to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person (or of such Affiliate or Associate) or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) 11 hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) 11 of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Shareholder Rights Agreement (Ryans Restaurant Group Inc), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Ryans Family Steakhouses Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the "Exercise Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person, an Adverse Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person or an Adverse Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person or an Adverse Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person or an Adverse Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person or Adverse Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person or an Adverse Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person or Adverse Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person or Adverse Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or Adverse Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person or Adverse Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person, an Adverse Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person or an Adverse Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or Adverse Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Shareholder Rights Agreement (Anika Therapeutics Inc), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Anika Therapeutics Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares Series A Shares, exercise notice and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, Date and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths hundredths of a share of Series A Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-hundredth of a Series A Share set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number amount and type of such shares the securities purchasable (or other consideration to be made available) upon the exercise of each Right and the Exercise Purchase Price thereof shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any an Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, such (other than a bona fide purchaser for value who has no knowledge that the transferor was an Acquiring Person or an Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which that the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which that has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person THE RIGHTS REPRESENTED BY THIS RIGHT CERTIFICATE ARE OR WERE BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY A PERSON WHO WAS OR BECAME AN ACQUIRING PERSON OR AN AFFILIATE OR ASSOCIATE OF AN ACQUIRING PERSON (as such terms are defined in the Rights AgreementAS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section ACCORDINGLY, THIS RIGHT CERTIFICATE AND THE RIGHTS REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY BECOME VOID IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES SPECIFIED IN SECTION 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereofOF SUCH AGREEMENT.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Nfo Worldwide Inc), Rights Agreement (Orthologic Corp)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of assignment and of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be in substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 11, Section 13 and Section 22 hereof22, the Right Certificates, whenever distributedissued, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, countersignature and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share shares of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-thousandth (1/1000th) of a share set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number and type of such shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) ), Section 11(i), or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by by: (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an such Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof), and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate extent feasible and in substitution therefor shall contain reasonably identifiable as such) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement)) or one of certain transferees thereof. This Accordingly, under certain circumstances as provided in the Rights Agreement, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances be limited, voided or otherwise affected as specified provided in Section 7(e) of the Rights such Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print legended and shall supply the foregoing legend on any Rights Agent with such legended Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereofCertificates.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Norfolk Southern Corp), Rights Agreement (Norfolk Southern Corp)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B A hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributedissued, shall be dated as of the Record DateMay 12, shall show the date of countersignature1997, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths shares of a share of Preferred the Common Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price per share set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof, (ii) on or after the Distribution Date any Person who subsequently becomes an Acquiring Person (or an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person), (iiiii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iiiiv) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, any Right Certificate issued at any time to any nominee of such Acquiring Person, Associate or Affiliate, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Simpson Industries Inc), Rights Agreement (Simpson Industries Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be in substantially in the same form of as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributedissued, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-hundredth of a share as set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be and remain subject to adjustment as provided hereinin Sections 11 and 13 hereof. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by (i) as to which an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof is the Beneficial Owner and any Right Certificate issued at any time upon the transfer of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of any Rights to an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate thereof or to any nominee of an such Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 66 hereof, Section 11 hereof or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by issued to a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement)Person. This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Insituform Technologies Inc), Rights Agreement (Green a P Industries Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of attached as Exhibit B hereto B, and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate but which do not affect the duties, rights or responsibilities of the Rights Agent and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listedlisted or any securities association on whose interdealer quotation system the Rights may from time to time be authorized for quotation, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof22, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, Certificates that are issued in respect of Common Stock that were issued and outstanding as of the Record Date shall be dated as of the Record Date, and all Right Certificates that are issued in respect of other Common Stock shall show be dated as of the date respective dates of countersignatureissuance of such Common Stock, and in either case on their face faces shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (such purchase price per one-hundredth of a share the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number amount and type of such shares securities purchasable upon the exercise of each Right and the Exercise Purchase Price thereof shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who which becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or AffiliateAffiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person (or any Associate or Affiliate of such Acquiring Person) to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person (or of such Associate or Affiliate) or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which that the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, agreement, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereofor Section 11, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware absence of the existence and identity foregoing legend on any Right Certificate shall in no way affect any of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereofthe other provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 7(e). The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print legended and shall supply the foregoing legend on any Rights Agent with such legended Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereofCertificates.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Pharmacopeia Inc), Rights Agreement (Pharmacopeia Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) ), when, as and if issued, shall each be substantially in the form of set forth in Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange or trading system on which the Rights may from time to time be listedlisted or traded, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section Sections 11 and Section 22 hereof22, the Right Certificates, Certificates whenever distributed, distributed shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, Date and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one- thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number amount and type of such shares securities purchasable upon the exercise of each Right and the Exercise Purchase Price thereof shall be subject to adjustment as provided hereintherein and in this Rights Agreement. (b) Any Notwithstanding any other provision of this Rights Agreement, any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights that are or were at any time on or after the Distribution Date Beneficially Owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Affiliate or Associate thereof (or any transferee of such Rights) shall have impressed on, printed on, written on or otherwise affixed to it (if the Company or the Rights Agent has knowledge that such Person is an Acquiring Person or an Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a thereof or transferee of an Acquiring Person (such Persons or a nominee of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (Bforegoing) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Beneficial Owner of the Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became is an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement)) of an Acquiring Person or a subsequent holder of such Right Certificate beneficially owned by such Persons. This Accordingly, under circumstances specified in the Rights Agreement, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may will become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of void. Notwithstanding the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The above provision, failure to print the foregoing place such legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein representing Rights which are otherwise null and void pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation null and void status of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereofsuch Rights.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Weeks Corp), Rights Agreement (Weeks Corp)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares Series AA Preferred Stock and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be in substantially in the same form of as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate (but which do not affect the duties or responsibilities of the Rights Agent) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Rights Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributedissued, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths hundredths of a share of Series AA Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the “Exercise Purchase Price”), but the number and identity of such shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be and remain subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof hereto that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who which becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who which becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and which receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person (or any such Associate or Affiliate) to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person (or such Associate or Affiliate) or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person (or such Associate or Affiliate) has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding either the transferred Rights, the shares of Company Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is to be part of a planan agreement, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 66 hereof, Section 11 hereof or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of extent the existing legend on such Right Certificate Rights Agent has notice and in substitution therefor shall contain to the extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement)Person. This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and are void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals Inc), Rights Agreement (Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares shares, certificate and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of set forth in Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section Sections 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, which are distributed in respect of shares of Common Stock which were issued and outstanding as of the Record Date, shall be dated as of the Record Date, and all Right Certificates which are distributed in respect of other shares of Common Stock shall show be dated as of the date respective dates of countersignatureissuance of such Common Stock, and in each such case on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-five thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price per one five thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number and type of such shares securities purchasable upon the exercise of each Right and the Exercise Purchase Price thereof shall be subject to adjustment as provided hereinin this Agreement. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreementagree meet, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of the provisions of Section 7(e), Section 11(a)(ii) hereofor of Section 13 with respect to the limitation of the Rights beneficially owned by an Acquiring Person (or any Associate or Affiliate thereof), and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legendlegend modified as necessary to apply to such Person: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person thereof (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Accordingly, this Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Programmers Paradise Inc), Rights Agreement (Programmers Paradise Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) 4.1 The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate (which shall not affect the rights, duties, liabilities, protections or responsibilities of the Rights Agent hereunder) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof19, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the “Exercise Price”), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) 4.2 Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) 3.1 or Section 22 hereof 19 that represents Rights Tax Owned or Beneficially Owned by (ia) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (iib) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iiic) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (Ai) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (Bii) a transfer which the Board of Independent Directors of the Company has have determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof7.5, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 21 upon the transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Tax Owned or Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement7.5. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof7.5.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Stockholders’ Rights Agreement (Great Elm Group, Inc.), Stockholders’ Rights Agreement (Great Elm Capital Group, Inc.)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares of Preferred Stock and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B C hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate (but which shall not affect the rights, duties, liabilities, protections or responsibilities of the Rights Agent) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Rights Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Subject to the other provisions of the Agreement (including Section 9), the Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders holder thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the “Exercise Price”)Purchase Price for each share of one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock, but the number and identity of such shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be and remain subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) The Right Certificates shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its Chief Executive Officer, its Chief Financial Officer, its President, its Treasurer or any Vice President, either manually or by facsimile signature, and shall have affixed thereto the Company’s seal or a facsimile thereof which shall be attested by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company either manually or by facsimile signature. The Right Certificates shall be either manually or by facsimile signature countersigned by the Rights Agent and shall not be valid for any purpose unless so countersigned. In case any officer of the Company whose manual or facsimile signature is affixed to any of the Right Certificates ceases to be such officer of the Company before countersignature by the Rights Agent and issuance and delivery by the Company, such Right Certificates may, nevertheless, be countersigned by the Rights Agent and issued and delivered with the same force and effect as though the Person who signed such Right Certificates had not ceased to be such officer of the Company. Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock may be signed on behalf of the Company associated with by any Person who, at the actual date of the execution of such Rights or the Company or (B) Right Certificate, shall be a transfer which the Board of Directors proper officer of the Company has determined is part of a planto sign such Right Certificate, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect although at the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence date of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The execution of this Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on Agreement any such Right Certificate or Person was not such an officer. (c) Notwithstanding any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereofthis Rights Agreement or of the Rights to the contrary, the Company may, at its option, issue new Right Certificates evidencing Rights in such form as may be approved by its Board to reflect any adjustment or change in the Purchase Price and the number or kind or class of shares of stock, or other securities or property issuable upon exercise of the Rights made in accordance with the provisions of this Rights Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Tribune Publishing Co), Rights Agreement (Tribune Publishing Co)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the "Exercise Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company or Series A Preferred Stock associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Shareholder Rights Agreement (Wyndham International Inc), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Patriot American Hospitality Inc/De)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto and may have such --------- marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine machine-printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the "Exercise Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person, an Adverse Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person or an Adverse Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person or an Adverse Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person or an Adverse Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person or Adverse Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person or an Adverse Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person or Adverse Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person or Adverse Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or Adverse Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person or Adverse Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person, an Adverse Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person or an Adverse Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or Adverse Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.Affiliate

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Shareholder Rights Agreement (Mac-Gray Corp), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Mac-Gray Corp)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares Common Shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B A hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face Certificates shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock Common Shares as shall be set forth therein at the price per Common Share set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number amount and type of such shares securities purchasable upon exercise of each Right and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, (i) any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (ix) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Personthereof, (iiy) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes became such, or (iiiz) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors Trustees of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, (ii) any Right Certificate issued at any time to any nominee of such Acquiring Person, Associate or Affiliate, and (iii) any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof, upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence extent feasible following the written instruction of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain Company to the Rights Agent) the following legend, modified as applicable to apply to such Person: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Northeast Utilities System), Rights Agreement (Northeast Utilities System)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) 4.1 The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit EXHIBIT B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the "Exercise Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) 4.2 Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) 3.1 or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (ia) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (iib) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iiic) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (Ai) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (Bii) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) 7.5 hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: "The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) 7.5 of the Rights Agreement. ." The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) 7.5 hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Shareholders' Rights Agreement (Tweeter Home Entertainment Group Inc), Shareholders' Rights Agreement (Tweeter Home Entertainment Group Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B A hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths shares of a share Common Stock of Preferred Stock the Company as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the "Exercise Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company Company, or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Shareholder Rights Agreement (Rogers Corp), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Rogers Corp)

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Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares Preferred Stock and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be in substantially in the same form of as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate (but which does not affect the duties or responsibilities of the Rights Agent) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Rights Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributedissued, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-hundredth of a share as set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number and identity of such shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be and remain subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof hereto that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who which becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who which becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and which receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person (or any such Associate or Affiliate) to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person (or such Associate or Affiliate) or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person (or such Associate or Affiliate) has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding either the transferred Rights, the shares of Company Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is to be part of a planan agreement, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof), and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 66 hereof, Section 11 hereof or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of extent the existing legend on such Right Certificate Rights Agent has notice and in substitution therefor shall contain to the extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement)Person. This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and are void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Ns Group Inc), Rights Agreement (Leggett & Platt Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine machine-printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share shares of Preferred Stock (or following a Triggering Event, Common Stock, other securities, cash or other assets, as the case may be) as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, (i) any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (ix) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Personthereof, (iiy) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes became such, or (iiiz) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, (ii) any Right Certificate issued at any time to any nominee of such Acquiring Person, Associate or Affiliate, and (iii) any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof, upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence extent feasible following the written instruction of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain Company to the Rights Agent) the following legend, modified as applicable to apply to such Person: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Lydall Inc /De/), Rights Agreement (Lydall Inc /De/)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignaturecountersignature and, and on their face face, shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the “Exercise Price”), but the number amount and type of such shares securities and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, and any other Person with whom such Person is Acting in Concert (or any Affiliate or Associate thereof), (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) ), and any other Person with whom such Person is Acting in Concert (or any Affiliate or Associate thereof), who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) ), and any other Person with whom such Person is Acting in Concert (or any Affiliate or Associate thereof), who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate (to the extent feasible and if the Company has provided specific written instructions to the Rights Agent) and, in substitution therefor therefor, shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof and any other Person with whom such Person is Acting in Concert (or any Affiliate or Associate thereof). The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Shareholder Rights Agreement (Myriad Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Myriad Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B A hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths shares of a share Common Stock of Preferred Stock the Company as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the “Exercise Price”), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company Company, or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Shareholder Rights Agreement (Washington Trust Bancorp Inc), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Washington Trust Bancorp Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates -------------------------- (and the forms of election to purchase shares shares, certification and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of set forth in Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section Sections 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, which are distributed in respect of shares of Common Stock which were issued and outstanding as of the Record Date, shall be dated as of the Record Date, and all Right Certificates which are distributed in respect of other shares of Common Stock shall show be dated as of the date respective dates of countersignatureissuance of such Common Stock, and in each such case on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-one- thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number and type of such shares securities purchasable upon the exercise of each Right and the Exercise Purchase Price thereof shall be subject to adjustment as provided hereinin this Agreement. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (i) an Acquiring Person - or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an -- Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an --- Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for - consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has - determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of the provisions of Section 7(e), Section 11(a)(ii) hereofor of Section 13 hereof with respect to the limitation of the Rights beneficially owned by an Acquiring Person (or any Associate or Affiliate thereof), and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legendlegend modified as necessary to apply to such Person: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person thereof (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Accordingly, this Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Guarantee Life Companies Inc), Rights Agreement (Guarantee Life Companies Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate which do not affect the duties or responsibilities of the Rights Agent and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine machine-printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share shares of Preferred Stock (or following a Triggering Event, Common Stock, other securities, cash or other assets, as the case may be) as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, (i) any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (ix) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Personthereof, (iiy) a transferee or nominee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee or nominee after the Acquiring Person becomes became such, or (iiiz) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee or nominee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, hereof and (ii) any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof, upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence extent feasible following the written instruction of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain Company to the Rights Agent) the following legend, modified as applicable to apply to such Person: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Anadigics Inc), Rights Agreement (Anadigics Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares Preferred Stock and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face Certificates shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number amount and type of such shares securities purchasable upon the exercise of each Right and the Exercise Purchase Price thereof shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents evidences Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes suchan Acquiring Person, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or AffiliateAffiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (understanding, whether written or not in writing) oral, regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding understanding, whether written or oral, which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate extent feasible and in substitution therefor shall contain otherwise reasonably identifiable as such) the following legend: The Rights represented evidenced by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented evidenced hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights such Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereofshall apply whether or not any Right Certificate actually contains the foregoing legend.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Omega Healthcare Investors Inc), Rights Agreement (Omega Healthcare Investors Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine machine-printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 23 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share shares of Preferred Stock (or following a Triggering Event, Common Stock, other securities, cash or other assets, as the case may be) as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-hundredth of a share of Preferred Stock set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, (i) any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 23 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (ix) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Personthereof, (iiy) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes became such, or (iiiz) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, (ii) any Right Certificate issued at any time to any nominee of such Acquiring Person, Associate or Affiliate, and (iii) any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof, upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence extent feasible following the written instruction of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain Company to the Rights Agent) the following legend, modified as applicable to apply to such Person: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Manor Care Inc/New), Rights Agreement (Manor Care Inc/New)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto A and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listedlisted or any securities association on whose interdealer quotation system the Rights may from time to time be authorized for quotation, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof22, the Right Certificates, whenever distributedCertificates that are issued in respect of Common Shares that were issued and outstanding as of the Record Date, shall be dated as of the Record Date, and all Right Certificates that are issued in respect of other Common Shares shall show be dated as of the date respective dates of countersignatureissuance of such Common Shares, and in either case on their face faces shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock Common Shares as shall be set forth therein at the price per Common Share set forth therein (the “Exercise Purchase Price”), but the number of such shares Common Shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) 3 or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who which becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or AffiliateAffiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person (or any Associate or Affiliate of such Acquiring Person) to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person (or of such Associate or Affiliate) or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which that the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) or Section 11 hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement)Person. This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware absence of the existence and identity foregoing legend on any Right Certificate shall in no way affect any of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereofthe other provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 7(e). The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print legended and shall supply the foregoing legend on any Rights Agent with such legended Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereofCertificates.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Crown Holdings Inc), Rights Agreement (Crown Holdings Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares Preferred Shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company Trust may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face Certificates shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock Share as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-hundredth of a Preferred Share set forth therein (the “Exercise Purchase Price”), but the number amount and type of such shares securities purchasable upon the exercise of each Right and the Exercise Purchase Price thereof shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents evidences Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes suchan Acquiring Person, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (understanding, whether written or not in writing) oral, regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined Trustees otherwise concludes in good faith is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding understanding, whether written or oral, which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof upon the transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate extent feasible and in substitution therefor shall contain otherwise reasonably identifiable as such) the following legend: The Rights represented evidenced by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented evidenced hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights such Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereofhereof shall apply whether or not any Right Certificate actually contains the foregoing legend.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Archstone Smith Operating Trust), Rights Agreement (Archstone Smith Trust)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listedlisted or any national securities association on whose interdealer quotation system the Rights may from time to time be authorized for quotation, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof22, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, Certificates that are issued in respect of shares of Common Stock that were issued and outstanding as of the Opening of Business on the Record Date shall be dated as of the Record Date, and all Right Certificates that are issued in respect of other shares of Common Stock shall show be dated as of the date respective dates of countersignatureissuance of such shares of Common Stock, and in either case on their face faces shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock Share as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-thousandth of a Preferred Share set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number and type of such shares securities purchasable upon exercise of each Right and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) 3 or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such which are null and receives such Rights void pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereofof this Agreement, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become are null and void under certain circumstances as specified void. The absence of the foregoing legend on any Right Certificate shall in no way affect any of the other provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof). The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Tii Industries Inc), Rights Agreement (Tii Industries Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares shares, certification and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of set forth in Exhibit B A hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section Sections 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, which are distributed in respect of shares of Capital Stock which were issued and outstanding as of the Record Date, shall be dated as of the Record Date, and all Right Certificates which are distributed in respect of other shares of Capital Stock shall show be dated as of the date respective dates of countersignatureissuance of such Capital Stock, and in each such case on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths shares of a share of Preferred Capital Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price per share of Capital Stock set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number and type of such shares securities purchasable upon the exercise of each Right and the Exercise Purchase Price thereof shall be subject to adjustment as provided hereinin this Agreement. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of the provisions of Section 7(e), Section 11(a)(ii) hereofor of Section 13 hereof with respect to the limitation of the Rights beneficially owned by an Acquiring Person (or any Associate or Affiliate thereof), and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (legend modified as necessary to apply to such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.Person:

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Quaker State Corp), Rights Agreement (Quaker State Corp)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares shares, certificate and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) ), when, as and if issued, shall each be substantially in the form of set forth in Exhibit B C hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Common Stock or the Rights may from time to time be listed, listed or as the Corporation may deem appropriate to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format usage or otherwise and in a form reasonably satisfactory to as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Rights AgentAgreement. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof22, the Right CertificatesCertificates evidencing Rights whenever issued, whenever distributed, (i) shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignatureissuance of the Rights they represent and (ii) subject to adjustment from time to time as provided herein, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of shares (including fractional shares which are integral multiples of one tenone-thousandths hundredths of a share share) of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein payable upon exercise of a Right provided by Section 7(b) as the same may from time to time be adjusted as provided herein (the "Exercise Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Notwithstanding any other provision of this Rights Agreement, any Rights Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Affiliate or Associate thereof or any other Person whose Rights shall become void pursuant to Section 7(e) shall have impressed on, printed on, written on or otherwise affixed to it (if the Corporation or the Rights Agent has knowledge that such Person is an Acquiring Person or an Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) or a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or nominee of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (Bforegoing) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: ; The Beneficial Owner of the Rights represented by this Right Rights Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became is an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Person. Accordingly, this Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may shall become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Cosi Inc), Rights Agreement (Cosi Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine machine-printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Issuance Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share shares of Preferred Stock (or following a Triggering Event, Common Stock, other securities, cash or other assets, as the case may be) as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, (i) any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (ix) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Personthereof, (iiy) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes became such, or (iiiz) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, (ii) any Right Certificate issued at any time to any nominee of such Acquiring Person, Associate or Affiliate, and (iii) any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof, upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence extent feasible following the written instruction of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain Company to the Rights Agent) the following legend, modified as applicable to apply to such Person: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Gentiva Health Services Inc), Rights Agreement (Gentiva Health Services Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate (but which do not affect the rights, duties, liabilities or responsibilities of the Rights Agent) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which or the Rights may from time to time be listedFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the “Exercise Price”), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing plan, agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, agreement, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof. (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company and the Rights Agent may at any time and to the extent deemed necessary, desirable or appropriate, including before or after the Distribution Date, amend this Agreement without the consent of any holder of Rights to provide for uncertificated Rights in addition to or in place of Rights evidenced by Right Certificates.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Stockholder Rights Agreement (Magenta Therapeutics, Inc.), Stockholder Rights Agreement (KVH Industries Inc \De\)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares Preferred Shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit same as EXHIBIT B hereto and may have such marks --------- of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company Board of Trust Managers of the Trust may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Rights may from time to time be listedlisted or traded, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face Certificates ---------- shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths one- hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock Share as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-hundredth of a Preferred Share set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase -------- Price"), but the number of such shares one one-hundredths of a Preferred Share and ----- the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof hereto that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by (i) Rights beneficially owned by an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) Rights transferred to a transferee of by an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes such a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, such or (iii) Rights transferred to a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes such a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors Trust Managers of the Company Trust has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(ethe second paragraph of Subsection ---------- 11 (a) (ii) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 hereto upon --------- transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend: "The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(eSubsection 11(a)(ii) of such Agreement." In the Rights Agreement. The Company case of a determination made pursuant to clause (iii) of this Subsection 4(b) the Trust shall give notice to notify the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof--------------- determination.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Columbus Realty Trust), Rights Agreement (Columbus Realty Trust)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be in substantially in the same form of as Exhibit B hereto hereto, and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate (but which do not affect the rights, duties, responsibilities or obligations of the Rights Agent as set forth in this Rights Agreement) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Rights Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributedissued, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-hundredth of a share as set forth therein (the “Exercise Purchase Price”), but the number and identity of such shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be and remain subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof hereto that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who which becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who which becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and which receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing plan, agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding either the transferred Rights, the shares of Company Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is to be part of a plan, agreement, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof), and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 66 hereof, Section 11 hereof or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of extent the existing legend on such Right Certificate Rights Agent has notice thereof and in substitution therefor shall contain to the extent feasible) the following legend, or a legend substantially to the following effect: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement)Person. This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and are void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Section 382 Rights Agreement (Reinsurance Group of America Inc), Section 382 Rights Agreement (Reinsurance Group of America Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares Preferred Shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit same as EXHIBIT B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Board of Trust Managers of the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Rights may from time to time be listedlisted or traded, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face Certificates shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock Share as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-hundredth of a Preferred Share set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number of such shares one one-hundredths of a Preferred Share and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof hereto that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by (i) Rights beneficially owned by an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) Rights transferred to a transferee of by an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes such a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, such or (iii) Rights transferred to a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes such a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors Trust Managers of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of the second paragraph of Section 7(e11(a)(ii) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 hereto upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e11(a)(ii) of the such Rights Agreement. The In the case of a determination made pursuant to clause (iii) of this Section 4(b) the Company shall give notice to notify the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereofdetermination.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Amresco Capital Trust), Rights Agreement (Amresco Capital Trust)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the "Exercise Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Shareholder Rights Agreement (Avant Immunotherapeutics Inc), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Avant Immunotherapeutics Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares Preferred Shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of set forth in Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange or quotation service on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 Sections 11, 13 and Section 22 24 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, Certificates shall show the date of countersignature, countersignature and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock Share as shall be set forth therein at the price per one ten-thousandth of a Preferred Share set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number amount and type of such shares securities purchasable upon the exercise of each Right and the Exercise Purchase Price thereof shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes suchan Acquiring Person, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (understanding, whether written or not in writing) oral, regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined otherwise concludes in good faith is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding understanding, whether written or oral, which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof upon the transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate extent feasible and in substitution therefor shall contain otherwise reasonably identifiable as such) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights such Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legendedlegended and shall supply the Rights Agent with such legended Right Certificates. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereofshall apply whether or not any Right Certificate actually contains the foregoing legend.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Abbott Laboratories), Rights Agreement (Abbott Laboratories)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto and may --------- have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine machine-printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the "Exercise Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Shareholder Rights Agreement (Cypress Communications Inc), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Cypress Communications Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares shares, certification and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of set forth in Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification identi fication or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements en dorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate appro priate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section Sections 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, which are distributed in respect of shares of Common Stock which were issued and outstanding as of the Record Date, shall be dated as of the Record Date, and all Right Certifi cates which are distributed in respect of othex xxxres of Common Stock shall show be dated as of the date respective dates of countersignatureissuance of such Common Stock, and in each such case on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one- hundredth of a share of Preferred Stock set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number and type of such shares secu rities purchasable upon the exercise of each Right and the Exercise Purchase Price thereof shall be subject to adjustment as provided hereinin this Agreement. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate Asso ciate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffili ate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee trans feree prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) under standing regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of the provisions of Section 7(e), Sec tion 11(a)(ii) hereofor of Section 13 hereof with respect to the limitation of the Rights beneficially owned by an Acquiring Person (or any Associate or Affiliate thereof), and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legendlegend modified as necessary to apply to such Person: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person thereof (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate Accordingly, this Certifi cate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Owens Corning), Rights Agreement (Owens Corning)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares Preferred Shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the other provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereofthis Agreement, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date (or in the case of Rights issued with respect to Common Shares issued by the Company after the Record Date, shall show as of the date of countersignature, issuance of such Common Shares) and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock Share as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the “Exercise Purchase Price”), but the number amount and type of such shares securities issuable upon the exercise of each Right and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Rights Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an any Acquiring Person or any Affiliate or Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a any transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate such Affiliate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAssociate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a any transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate Affiliate or AffiliateAssociate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Rights Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Rights Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Rights Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Accordingly, this Rights Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Hologic Inc), Rights Agreement (Hologic Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates -------------------------- (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of attached as Exhibit B hereto B, --------- and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate but which do not affect the duties, rights or responsibilities of the Rights Agent and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listedlisted or any securities association on whose interdealer quotation system the Rights may from time to time be authorized for quotation, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof22, the Right Certificates, whenever distributedCertificates that are issued in respect of Common Stock that were issued and outstanding as of the Record Date, shall be dated as of the Record Date, and all Right Certificates that are issued in respect of other Common Stock shall show be dated as of the date respective dates of countersignatureissuance of such Common Stock, and in either case on their face faces shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (such purchase price per one one-hundredth of a share the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number amount and type of such shares securities purchasable upon the exercise of each Right and the Exercise Purchase Price thereof shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who which becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or AffiliateAffiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person (or any Associate or Affiliate of such Acquiring Person) to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person (or of such Associate or Affiliate) or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which that the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, agreement, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereofor Section 11, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware absence of the existence and identity foregoing legend on any Right Certificate shall in no way affect any of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereofthe other provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 7(e). The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print legended and shall supply the foregoing legend on any Rights Agent with such legended Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereofCertificates.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Select Medical Corp), Rights Agreement (Select Medical Corp)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto A, and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate appropriate, but which do not affect the duties, rights or responsibilities of the Rights Agent, and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listedlisted or any securities association on whose interdealer quotation system the Rights may from time to time be authorized for quotation, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof22, the Right Certificates, whenever distributedCertificates that are issued in respect of Company Securities that were issued and outstanding as of the Record Date, shall be dated as of the Record Date, and all Right Certificates that are issued in respect of other Company Securities shall show be dated as of the date respective dates of countersignatureissuance of such Company Securities, and in either case on their face faces shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock Common Shares as shall be set forth therein at the price per Common Share set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number of such shares Common Shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) 3 or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who which becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or AffiliateAffiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person (or any Associate or Affiliate of such Acquiring Person) to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person (or of such Associate or Affiliate) or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which that the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) or Section 11 hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement)Person. This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware absence of the existence and identity foregoing legend on any Right Certificate shall in no way affect any of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereofthe other provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 7(e). The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print legended and shall supply the foregoing legend on any Rights Agent with such legended Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereofCertificates.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Amerisource Health Corp/De), Rights Agreement (Amerisource Health Corp/De)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares Participating Preferred Shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company Corporation may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face Certificates shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-hundredths of a Participating Preferred Share or one five-thousandths of a share of Participating Preferred Stock Share, as the case may be, as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-hundredth of a Participating Preferred Share or one five-thousandth of a Participating Preferred Share, as the case may be, set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number amount and type of such shares securities purchasable upon the exercise of each Right and the Exercise Purchase Price thereof shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes suchan Acquiring Person, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (understanding, whether written or not in writing) oral, regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding understanding, whether written or oral, which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of or any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate extent feasible and in substitution therefor shall contain otherwise reasonably identifiable as such) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights such Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereofshall apply whether or not any Right Certificate actually contains the foregoing legend.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Security Capital Group Inc/), Rights Agreement (Security Capital Group Inc/)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) ), when, as and if issued, shall each be substantially in the form of set forth in Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange or trading system on which the Rights may from time to time be listedlisted or traded, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section Sections 11 and Section 22 hereof22, the Right Certificates, Certificates whenever distributed, distributed shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, Date and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-hundredth of a share of Preferred Stock set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number amount and type of such shares securities purchasable upon the exercise of each Right and the Exercise Purchase Price thereof shall be subject to adjustment as provided hereintherein and in this Rights Agreement. (b) Any Notwithstanding any other provision of this Rights Agreement, any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights that are or were at any time on or after the Distribution Date Beneficially Owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Affiliate or Associate thereof (or any transferee of such Rights) shall have impressed on, printed on, written on or otherwise affixed to it (if the Company or the Rights Agent has knowledge that such Person is an Acquiring Person or an Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a thereof or transferee of an Acquiring Person (such Persons or a nominee of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (Bforegoing) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Beneficial Owner of the Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became is an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement)) of an Acquiring Person or a subsequent holder of such Right Certificate beneficially owned by such Persons. This Accordingly, under circumstances specified in the Rights Agreement, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may will become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of void. Notwithstanding the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The above provision, failure to print the foregoing place such legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein representing Rights which are otherwise null and void pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation null and void status of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereofsuch Rights.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Healthcare Recoveries Inc), Rights Agreement (Resource Bancshares Mortgage Group Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate (which do not affect the duties and responsibilities of the Rights Agent) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine machine-printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share shares of Preferred Stock (or following a Triggering Event, Common Stock, other securities, cash or other assets, as the case may be) as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, (i) any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (ix) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Personthereof, (iiy) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes became such, or (iiiz) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a planan agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, (ii) any Right Certificate issued at any time to any nominee of such Acquiring Person, Associate or Affiliate, and (iii) provided that the Company shall have notified the Rights Agent that this Section 4(b) applies, any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof, upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence extent feasible following the written instruction of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain Company to the Rights Agent) the following legend, modified as applicable to apply to such Person: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Engelhard Corp), Rights Agreement (Engelhard Corp)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B B-1 or Exhibit B-2, as applicable, hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate (but which do not affect the rights, duties, liabilities or responsibilities of the Rights Agent) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which or the Rights may from time to time be listedFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (as applicable, the “Exercise Price”), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing plan, agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock or Class B Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, agreement, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof. (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company and the Rights Agent may at any time and to the extent deemed necessary, desirable or appropriate, including before or after the Distribution Date, amend this Agreement without the consent of any holder of Rights to provide for uncertificated Rights in addition to or in place of Rights evidenced by Right Certificates.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Stockholder Rights Agreement (Rapid Micro Biosystems, Inc.), Stockholder Rights Agreement

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B A hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 23 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributedissued, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths shares of a share of Preferred Common Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price per share set forth therein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment adjustments as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee Person and any Rights Certificate issued at any time upon the transfer of any Rights to such an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate thereof or to any nominee of an such Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Rights Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Rights Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Rights Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by issued to a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement, dated as of June 20, 1997). This Right Rights Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may have become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in to the extent provided by Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereofof this Rights Agreement shall be operative whether or not the foregoing legend is contained on any such Rights Certificate.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Illini Corp), Rights Agreement (Illini Corp)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof22, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the "Exercise Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof), and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person THE RIGHTS REPRESENTED BY THIS RIGHT CERTIFICATE ARE OR WERE BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY A PERSON WHO WAS OR BECAME AN ACQUIRING PERSON OR AN AFFILIATE OR AN ASSOCIATE OF AN ACQUIRING PERSON (as such terms are defined in the Rights AgreementAS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(eTHIS RIGHT CERTIFICATE AND THE RIGHTS REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY BECOME NULL AND VOID UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 7(E) of the Rights AgreementOF THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof).

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Shareholder Rights Agreement (Discovery Laboratories Inc /De/), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Discovery Laboratories Inc /De/)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of set forth in Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of the NASDAQ or of any other stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section Sections 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face Certificates shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock set forth therein (as determined pursuant to Section 7; the “Exercise Purchase Price”), but the number of such shares one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a), Section 11(i) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by any Person known to be: (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing plan, agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, agreement, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, or (iv) subsequent transferees of such Persons described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this sentence, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing extent feasible) a legend on such Right Certificate and substantially in substitution therefor shall contain the following legendform: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights such Agreement. .” The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware absence of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or shall in no way affect any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever of the application or interpretation other provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof).

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Tax Benefit Protection Plan Agreement (IES Holdings, Inc.), Tax Benefit Protection Plan Agreement (Integrated Electrical Services Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of assignment and election to purchase shares shares, and the forms of assignment certificate and certificate notice applicable thereto to be printed on the reverse thereofof such certificates) shall each will be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto and may have such any marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem consider appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, provided that such marks, legends, summaries and endorsements do not affect the rights, duties or responsibilities of the Rights Agent, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall will be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section Sections 11 and Section 22 hereof22, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall will be dated as of the Record Date, shall will show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall will entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be are set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the "Exercise Price"), but subject to adjustment to the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided hereinPrice. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company Company, or (B) a transfer which that the Board of Directors of the Company Directors, in its sole discretion, has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which that has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, ); and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom will bear a legend substantially in the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legendform set forth below: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such those terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give written notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which that should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall will not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof).

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Shareholder Rights Agreement (Thornburg Mortgage Inc), Shareholder Rights Agreement (Thornburg Mortgage Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in sub- stantially the form of Exhibit B A hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine machine-printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths shares of Common Stock (or following a share of Preferred Stock Triggering Event, other securities, cash or other assets, as the case may be) as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (such exercise price per one half share of Common Stock, the “Exercise "Per Right Purchase Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Per Right Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (i) an Acquiring Person or any Affiliate or Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate such Affiliate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAssociate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate Affiliate or AffiliateAssociate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof, upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend, modified as applicable to apply to such Person: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Connecticut Energy Corp), Rights Agreement (Connecticut Energy Corp)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The form of Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares Common Shares (or other securities) and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each in form and substance be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B A hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, listed or admitted to trading or as may be necessary to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 23 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributedissued, shall be dated as of the Record Datedate of authentication thereof, shall show but, regardless of any adjustments of the Purchase Price or the number of Common Shares (or other securities) as to which a Right is exercisable (whether pursuant to this Agreement or any future amendments or supplements to this Agreement), or both, occurring after January 9, 1998 and prior to the date of countersignaturesuch authentication, and such Right Certificates may, on their face shall face, without invalidating or otherwise affecting any such adjustment, expressly entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenCommon Shares at the Purchase Price per one-thousandths third (1/3) of a share Common Share as to which a Right would be exercisable if the Distribution Date were January 9, 1998; no adjustment of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the “Exercise Price”), but Purchase Price or the number of such shares and Common Shares (or other securities) as to which a Right is exercisable, or both, effected subsequent to the Exercise Price date of authentication of any Right Certificate shall be subject to invalidated or otherwise affected by the fact that such adjustment as provided hereinis not expressly reflected on the face or in the provisions of such Right Certificate. (b) Pending the preparation of definitive Right Certificates, the Company may execute, and upon Company Order the Rights Agent shall authenticate and send, at the Company's expense, by first-class, insured, postage-prepaid mail to each record holder of Common Shares of the Company as of the Close of Business on the Distribution Date, temporary Right Certificates which are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced substantially of the tenor of the definitive Right Certificates in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the officers executing such Right Certificates may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Right Certificates. If temporary Right Certificates are issued, the Company will cause definitive Right Certificates to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Right Certificates, the temporary Right Certificates shall be exchangeable for definitive Right Certificates, upon surrender of the temporary Right Certificates at the Corporate Trust Office of the Rights Agent, without charge to the holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Right Certificates, the Company shall execute and the Rights Agent shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor one or more definitive Right Certificates, evidencing a like number of Rights. Until so exchanged, the temporary Right Certificates shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as definitive Right Certificates. (c) Any Right Rights Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 23 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by beneficially owned by: (i1) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee Transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, such or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which that has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e8(e) hereof, and any Right Rights Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 7 or Section 22 12 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e8(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Pharmaceutical Marketing Services Inc), Rights Agreement (Pharmaceutical Marketing Services Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares Series AA Preferred Stock and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be in substantially in the same form of Exhibit as EXHIBIT B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate (but which do not affect the duties or responsibilities of the Rights Agent) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Rights Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributedissued, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths hundredths of a share of Series AA Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the “Exercise Purchase Price”), but the number and identity of such shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be and remain subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof hereto that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who which becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who which becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and which receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person (or any such Associate or Affiliate) to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person (or such Associate or Affiliate) or to any Person with whom the such Acquiring Person (or such Associate or Affiliate) has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding either the transferred Rights, the shares of Company Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is to be part of a planan agreement, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 66 hereof, Section 11 hereof or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of extent the existing legend on such Right Certificate Rights Agent has notice and in substitution therefor shall contain to the extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement)Person. This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become are null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Trico Bancshares /), Rights Agreement (Trico Bancshares /)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares of Preferred Stock and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit B C hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate (but which shall not affect the rights, duties, liabilities, protections or responsibilities of the Rights Agent) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Rights Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Subject to the other provisions of the Agreement (including Section 9), the Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face shall entitle the holders holder thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (the “Exercise Price”)Purchase Price for each share of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock, but the number and identity of such shares and the Exercise Purchase Price shall be and remain subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) The Right Certificates shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its Chief Executive Officer, its President, its Treasurer or any Vice President, either manually or by facsimile signature, and shall have affixed thereto the Company’s seal or a facsimile thereof which shall be attested by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company either manually or by facsimile signature. The Right Certificates shall be either manually or by facsimile signature countersigned by the Rights Agent and shall not be valid for any purpose unless so countersigned. In case any officer of the Company whose manual or facsimile signature is affixed to any of the Right Certificates ceases to be such officer of the Company before countersignature by the Rights Agent and issuance and delivery by the Company, such Right Certificates may, nevertheless, be countersigned by the Rights Agent and issued and delivered with the same force and effect as though the Person who signed such Right Certificates had not ceased to be such officer of the Company. Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock may be signed on behalf of the Company associated with by any Person who, at the actual date of the execution of such Rights or the Company or (B) Right Certificate, shall be a transfer which the Board of Directors proper officer of the Company has determined is part of a planto sign such Right Certificate, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect although at the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom the second sentence date of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain the following legend: The execution of this Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on Agreement any such Right Certificate or Person was not such an officer. (c) Notwithstanding any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereofthis Rights Agreement or of the Rights to the contrary, the Company may, at its option, issue new Right Certificates evidencing Rights in such form as may be approved by its Board to reflect any adjustment or change in the Purchase Price and the number or kind or class of shares of stock, or other securities or property issuable upon exercise of the Rights made in accordance with the provisions of this Rights Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Spirit Airlines, Inc.), Rights Agreement (Williams Companies, Inc.)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares Series A Shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form of same as Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries summaries, or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section Sections 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, Date and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one tenone-thousandths hundredths of a share of Series A Participating Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-hundredth of a Series A Share set forth therein (the “Exercise Price”"PURCHASE PRICE"), but the number amount and kind of such shares the securities purchasable upon the exercise of each Right and the Exercise Purchase Price thereof shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a), Section 11(i) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAffiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to before or concurrently with the Acquiring Person Person's becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement arrangement, or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement arrangement, or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, 6 or Section 11 or Section 22 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement replacement, or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom contain (to the second sentence of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain extent feasible) the following legend: The Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). This Accordingly, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain in the circumstances as specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights such Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Cpi Corp), Rights Agreement (Ipayment Inc)

Form of Right Certificates. (a) The Right Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and of assignment and certificate to be printed on the reverse thereof) ), when, as and if issued, shall each be substantially in the form of set forth in Exhibit B A hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate (but which do not affect the rights, duties or responsibilities of the Rights Agent) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Rights Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law, law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to customary usage. The Right Certificates shall be in a machine printable format and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section Sections 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Right CertificatesCertificates evidencing the Rights, whenever distributedissued, shall be dated as of the Record Date, shall show the date of countersignature, and on their face Right Certificates shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one ten-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock Common Stock, or other securities or property as shall provided herein, as the same may from time to time be set forth therein adjusted as provided herein, at the price per share set forth therein therein, as the same may from time to time be adjusted as provided herein (the “Exercise "Purchase Price"), but the number of such shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. (b) Any Notwithstanding any other provision of this Rights Agreement, any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights Beneficially Owned that are beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Affiliate or Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Personthereof, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any Associate such Affiliate or Affiliate of an Acquiring PersonAssociate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, became such or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person Person's becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of its equity interests in such Acquiring Person securities or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person it has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights, the shares of Common Stock of the Company associated with such Rights or the Company or (B) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary the purpose or effect of avoiding the avoidance provisions of Section 7(e11(a)(ii) hereof, and subsequent transferees of such Persons (or of any transferee of such Rights), and any Right Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6, Section 11 or Section 22 6 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Right Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall have deleted therefrom impressed on, printed on, written on or otherwise affixed to it (if the second sentence Company has knowledge that such Person is an Acquiring Person or an Associate or Affiliate thereof or transferee of such Persons or a nominee of any of the existing legend on such Right Certificate and in substitution therefor shall contain foregoing) the following legend: The beneficial owner of the Rights represented by this Right Certificate are or were Beneficially Owned by a Person who was or became is an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or an Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement)) or a subsequent holder of such Right Certificates beneficially owned by such Persons. This Accordingly, under certain circumstances as provided in the Rights Agreement, this Right Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void under certain circumstances as specified provided in Section 7(e11(a)(ii) of the Rights Agreement. The Company shall give notice to the Rights Agent promptly after it becomes aware of the existence and identity of any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate thereof. The Company shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing of the Rights which should be so legended. The failure to print the foregoing legend on any such Right Certificate or any defect therein shall not affect in any manner whatsoever the application or interpretation of the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Rights Agreement (Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment Inc), Rights Agreement (Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment Inc)

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