Effects of the Mergers As a result of the mergers, the partners in the participating partnerships will have no continuing interest in those partnerships. Following the mergers, there will be no trading market for the partnership interests in, and no further distributions paid to the former partners of, the participating partnerships. In addition, following the consummation of the mergers, the registration of any partnership interests in participating partnerships under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 will be terminated. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PRIOR TO THE MERGERS From the date of the merger agreement until the effective time of the mergers, Pioneer, Pioneer USA and the partnerships are required: - to conduct their businesses only in the ordinary course consistent with past practice; and - to use their reasonable best efforts: - to preserve intact their business organizations; - to keep available the services of their officers, employees and consultants; and - to preserve their relationships with customers, suppliers and other persons with which they have significant business dealings. Pioneer USA has suspended cash distributions to partners until after the effective time of the mergers. Partners of nonparticipating partnerships will receive cash distributions that are delayed for administrative purposes at the same time Pioneer USA mails checks to the partners of participating partnerships in payment of merger values.
Effects of the Merger The Merger shall have the effects set forth in Section 259 of the DGCL.
Effect of the Mergers (a) At the Initial Company Merger Effective Time, the Initial Company Merger shall have the effects set forth in this Agreement and the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Initial Company Merger Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of each of the Company and Merger Sub I shall vest in the Initial Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of each of the Company and Merger Sub I shall become the debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of the Initial Surviving Corporation.
(b) At the Subsequent Company Merger Effective Time, the Subsequent Company Merger shall have the effects set forth in this Agreement and the applicable provisions of the DGCL and DLLCA. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Subsequent Company Merger Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of each of the Initial Surviving Corporation and Merger Sub II shall vest in the Surviving Company, and all debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of each of the Initial Surviving Corporation and Merger Sub II shall become the debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of the Surviving Company.
(c) At the OpCo Merger Effective Time, the OpCo Merger shall have the effects set forth in this Agreement and the applicable provisions of the DLLCA. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the OpCo Merger Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of each of Heat OpCo and Pacers OpCo shall vest in the Surviving OpCo, and all debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of each of Heat OpCo and Pacers OpCo shall become the debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of the Surviving OpCo.
Effect of the Merger At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger will be as provided in this Agreement and the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time all (a) of the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub will vest in the Surviving Corporation; and (b) debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub will become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.
Effect of the Merger on Capital Stock At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company, or any holder of any securities of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company:
Terms of the Merger Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, Salisbury shall merge with and into NBT, and NBT shall be the surviving entity (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Surviving Corporation”). Immediately thereafter, pursuant to the Plan of Bank Merger described in the following sentence, Salisbury Bank shall merge with and into NBT Bank, and NBT Bank shall be the surviving entity (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Surviving Bank”) and shall continue to be governed by the laws of the United States. As soon as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, NBT will cause NBT Bank to, and Xxxxxxxxx will cause Salisbury Bank to, execute and deliver a Plan of Bank Merger substantially in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B. As part of the Merger, shares of Salisbury Stock shall, at the Effective Time, be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to the terms of Article II.
Limitations on Mergers and Liquidation Merge, amalgamate, consolidate or enter into any similar combination with any other Person or liquidate, wind-up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution) except:
(a) any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower may be merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into:
(i) the U.S. Borrower (provided that the continuing or surviving Person shall be the U.S. Borrower); or
(ii) any other Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower (provided that the continuing or surviving Person shall (A) be a U.S. Subsidiary Guarantor in the case of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation involving a U.S. Subsidiary Guarantor, (B) include the Borrower in the case of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation involving the Borrower or (C) subject to clauses (i) and (ii)(B) above, be a Guarantor in the case of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation involving a Guarantor); provided further that no U.S. Credit Party may be merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into a Credit Party (other than the U.S. Borrower) and no Credit Party (other than the U.S. Borrower) may be merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into a U.S. Credit Party;
(b) any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower may merge or amalgamate into the Person such Wholly-Owned Subsidiary was formed to acquire in connection with a Permitted Acquisition;
(c) any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower may merge or amalgamate into any Person pursuant to an Asset Disposition of all of the assets of such Wholly-Owned Subsidiary permitted pursuant to Section 10.5; and
(d) any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower (other than the Borrower) may wind-up, liquidate or dissolve; provided that (i) its assets are transferred to the U.S. Borrower or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower and (ii) if such Subsidiary is (A) a U.S. Subsidiary Guarantor then the transferee shall be a U.S. Credit Party and (B) a Guarantor (other than the U.S. Borrower) then the transferee shall be a Credit Party.
Presumptions and Effects of Certain Proceedings 10.1 In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person or persons or entity making such determination shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 9.1 of this Agreement, and the Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption by clear and convincing evidence in connection with the making by any person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption.
10.2 If the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 9 of this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Company of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided, however, that such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days, if the person, persons or entity making the determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith require(s) such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto; and provided, further, however, that the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.2 shall not apply (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders pursuant to Section 9.2 of this Agreement and if (A) within 15 days after receipt by the Company of the request for such determination the Board has resolved to submit such determination to the shareholders for their consideration at an annual meeting thereof to be held within 75 days after such receipt and such determination is made thereat, or (B) a special meeting of shareholders is called within 15 days after such receipt for the purpose of making such determination, such meeting is held for such purpose within 60 days after having been so called and such determination is made thereat, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 9.2 of this Agreement. In connection with each meeting at which a shareholder determination will be made, the Company shall solicit proxies that expressly include a proposal to indemnify or reimburse the Indemnitee. The Company shall afford the Indemnitee ample opportunity to present evidence of the facts upon which the Indemnitee relies for indemnification in any Company proxy statement relating to such shareholder determination. Subject to the fiduciary duties of its members under applicable law, the Board will not recommend against indemnification or reimbursement in any proxy statement relating to the proposal to indemnify or reimburse the Indemnitee.
10.3 The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
Effect of Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of the Common Stock (a) In the case of:
(i) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination),
(ii) any consolidation, merger, combination or similar transaction involving the Company,
(iii) any sale, lease or other transfer to a third party of the consolidated assets of the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety or
(iv) any statutory share exchange, in each case, as a result of which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (any such event, a “Share Exchange Event”), then, at and after the effective time of such Share Exchange Event, the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be changed into a right to convert such principal amount of Notes into the kind and amount of shares of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that a holder of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate immediately prior to such Share Exchange Event would have owned or been entitled to receive (the “Reference Property,” with each “unit of Reference Property” meaning the kind and amount of Reference Property that a holder of one share of Common Stock is entitled to receive) upon such Share Exchange Event and, prior to or at the effective time of such Share Exchange Event, the Company or the successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be, shall execute with the Trustee a supplemental indenture permitted under Section 10.01(g) providing for such change in the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes; provided, however, that at and after the effective time of the Share Exchange Event (A) the Company shall continue to have the right to determine the form of consideration to be paid or delivered, as the case may be, upon conversion of Notes in accordance with Section 14.02 and (B) (I) any amount payable in cash upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 14.02 shall continue to be payable in cash, (II) any shares of Common Stock that the Company would have been required to deliver upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 14.02 shall instead be deliverable in the amount and type of Reference Property that a holder of that number of shares of Common Stock would have been entitled to receive in such Share Exchange Event and (III) the Daily VWAP shall be calculated based on the value of a unit of Reference Property. If the Share Exchange Event causes the Common Stock to be converted into, or exchanged for, the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), then (i) the Reference Property into which the Notes will be convertible shall be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration actually received by the holders of Common Stock, and (ii) the unit of Reference Property for purposes of the immediately preceding paragraph shall refer to the consideration referred to in clause (i) attributable to one share of Common Stock. If the holders of the Common Stock receive only cash in such Share Exchange Event, then for all conversions for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs after the effective date of such Share Exchange Event (A) the consideration due upon conversion of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be solely cash in an amount equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date (as may be increased by any Additional Shares pursuant to Section 14.03), multiplied by the price paid per share of Common Stock in such Share Exchange Event and (B) the Company shall satisfy the Conversion Obligation by paying cash to converting Holders on the second Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date. The Company shall notify in writing Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) of such weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination is made. Such supplemental indenture described in the second immediately preceding paragraph shall provide for anti-dilution and other adjustments that shall be as nearly equivalent as is possible to the adjustments provided for in this Article 14. If, in the case of any Share Exchange Event, the Reference Property includes shares of stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) of a Person other than the successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, in such Share Exchange Event, then such supplemental indenture shall also be executed by such other Person and shall contain such additional provisions to protect the interests of the Holders of the Notes as the Board of Directors shall reasonably consider necessary by reason of the foregoing, including the provisions providing for the purchase rights set forth in Article 15.
(b) When the Company executes a supplemental indenture pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 14.07, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate briefly stating the reasons therefor, the kind or amount of cash, securities or property or asset that will comprise a unit of Reference Property after any such Share Exchange Event, any adjustment to be made with respect thereto and that all conditions precedent have been complied with, and shall promptly deliver notice thereof to all Holders. The Company shall cause notice of the execution of such supplemental indenture to be delivered to each Holder within 20 days after execution thereof. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of such supplemental indenture.
(c) The Company shall not become a party to any Share Exchange Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 14.07. None of the foregoing provisions shall affect the right of a holder of Notes to convert its Notes into cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as applicable, as set forth in Section 14.01 and Section 14.02 prior to the effective date of such Share Exchange Event.
(d) The above provisions of this Section shall similarly apply to successive Share Exchange Events.
Effects of Layoff 15.6.1 Upon request of the Association within five (5) working days, the parties shall meet and negotiate upon the specific impact of such layoff upon bargaining unit members to the extent that such matters are within the lawful scope of representation, and is not specified within this Agreement. It is agreed and understood that the District has the right to implement layoffs pursuant to this Article even though the parties may not have concluded the above bargaining concerning the impact of such layoffs. Nothing in this article shall preclude either party from requesting and commencing negotiations on any effects of layoff.
15.6.2 The District shall not transfer work of the bargaining unit to certificated, confidential, management or supervisory employees, or to volunteers, prisoners, or substitute employees or to other bargaining unit employees in different classifications or sub contract out the bargaining unit work performed by laid off employees or employees who have suffered a reduction in hours/work year.
15.6.3 Any extra hours that become available in a classification that has suffered a layoff, causing an employee to return to a lower classification or reduction in hours due to layoff, shall be given to any employee within that classification who has suffered such layoff or reduction in hours. Awarded hours will be rotated between all affected employees based on seniority until made whole, after which, extra hours will be given on the normal seniority rotation.
15.6.4 The District shall not increase the current and existing workload of remaining bargaining unit employees. This does not preclude the changes to assignments within the classification.
15.6.5 The District may use volunteers and/or students to enhance its educational program but not permit displacements of classified employees nor to allow the District to utilize volunteers in lieu of regular employees during an actual layoff.
15.6.6 Benefited employees who are laid off or who are reduced in hours/work year shall be offered the opportunity to purchase health and welfare benefits subject to carrier rules and/or COBRA in the event of a layoff if the layoff would make them ineligible for health and welfare benefits. This information will be provided by insurance carrier.
15.6.7 Employees placed on the 60 day layoff notice may use available paid personal leave to seek alternative employment.
15.6.8 In the event of the layoff of bus drivers, the District agrees to allow laid off drivers to participate in in-service trainings in order to keep their certificate current. The District will provide requalification training at the time of reinstatement to Red Bluff Joint Union High School District (if necessary).
