Common use of Issuance of Options or Convertible Securities Clause in Contracts

Issuance of Options or Convertible Securities. Except in connection with (x) the conversion or exercise of any outstanding Options (as defined below) or Convertible Securities (as defined below) of the Company (as such Options and Convertible Securities are in effect on the date of the issuance of any Warrants) or the Warrants, (y) with respect to any securities or equity awards granted under any equity incentive plans adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company for the benefit of employees, directors, independent contractors or similar Persons, the scope and terms of which are, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors of the Company, customary for similarly situated businesses in the industry (“Approved Option Plans”) or (z) with respect to the offering of any rights (which rights shall also attach to, and be issuable to holders of shares of common stock on a rateable basis with other Common Stock Equivalents) pursuant to a stockholder’s rights plan which may be adopted by the Company unless and until such date, if any, upon which the rights become effective or are triggered and cannot be redeemed by the Company at its option for nominal consideration (at which time the appropriate adjustments shall be made pursuant to this Section 12), in the event the Company shall, at any time or from time to time after the date hereof, issue, sell, distribute or otherwise grant in any manner (including by assumption) any rights to subscribe for or to purchase, or any warrants or options for the purchase of, any Common Stock Equivalents or any stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for any Common Stock Equivalents (any such rights, warrants or options being herein called “Options” and any such convertible or exchangeable stock or securities being herein called “Convertible Securities”) or any Convertible Securities (other than upon exercise of any Option), whether or not such Options or the rights to convert or exchange such Convertible Securities are immediately exercisable, and the price per share at which such Common Stock Equivalents are issuable upon the exercise of such Options or upon the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities (determined by dividing (i) the aggregate amount if any, received or receivable by the Company as consideration for the issuance, sale, distribution or granting of such Options or any such Convertible Security, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Company upon the exercise of all such Options or upon conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities, plus, in the case of Options to acquire Convertible Securities, the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable upon the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities, by (ii) the total maximum number of shares of Common Stock Equivalents issuable upon the exercise of all such Options or upon the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities or upon the conversion or exchange of all Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of all such Options) shall be less than ninety percent (90%) of the Market Price per share of Common Stock on the record date for the issuance, sale, distribution or granting of such Options or Convertible Security (any such event being herein called a “Distribution”) then, effective upon such Distribution, the Exercise Price shall be reduced to the price (calculated to the nearest cent) determined by multiplying such Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such Distribution by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the sum of (i) the number of shares constituting Common Stock Equivalents outstanding (exclusive of any treasury shares) immediately prior to such Distribution plus (ii) the number of shares which the aggregate consideration, if any, received (or to be received upon exercise) by the Company would purchase at such Market Price, and the denominator of which shall be the product of (A) the total number of shares of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding (exclusive of any treasury shares) immediately prior to such Distribution plus (B) the total number of shares constituting Common Stock Equivalents issuable upon exercise of all such Options or upon conversion or exchange of all Convertible Securities. For purposes of the foregoing, the total maximum number of shares constituting Common Stock Equivalents issuable upon exercise of all such Options or upon conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities or upon the conversion or exchange of the total maximum amount of the Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of all such Options shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date of such Distribution and thereafter shall be deemed to be outstanding and the Company shall be deemed to have received as consideration therefor such price per share, determined as provided above. Except as provided in Sections 12(i) and (j) below, no additional adjustment of the Exercise Price or Warrant Number shall be made upon the actual exercise of such Options or upon conversion or exchange of the Convertible Securities or upon the conversion or exchange of the Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Warrant Agreement (Dynegy Inc.), Warrant Agreement (Dynegy Inc.), Warrant Agreement (Dynegy Inc.)

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Issuance of Options or Convertible Securities. Except in connection with (x) the conversion or exercise of any outstanding Options (as defined below) or Convertible Securities (as defined below) of the Company (as such Options and Convertible Securities are in effect on the date of the issuance of any Warrants) or the Warrants, (y) with respect to any securities or equity awards granted under any equity incentive plans adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company for the benefit of employees, directors, independent contractors or similar Persons, the scope and terms of which are, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors of the Company, customary for similarly situated businesses in the industry (“Approved Option Plans”) or (z) with respect to the offering of any rights (which rights shall also attach to, and be issuable to holders of shares of common stock on a rateable ratable basis with other Common Stock Equivalents) pursuant to a stockholder’s rights plan which may be adopted by the Company unless and until such date, if any, upon which the rights become effective or are triggered and cannot be redeemed by the Company at its option for nominal consideration (at which time the appropriate adjustments shall be made pursuant to this Section 1211), in the event the Company shall, at any time or from time to time after the date hereof, issue, sell, distribute or otherwise grant in any manner (including by assumption) any rights to subscribe for or to purchase, or any warrants or options for the purchase of, any Common Stock Equivalents or any stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for any Common Stock Equivalents (any such rights, warrants or options being herein called “Options” and any such convertible or exchangeable stock or securities being herein called “Convertible Securities”) or any Convertible Securities (other than upon exercise of any Option), whether or not such Options or the rights to convert or exchange such Convertible Securities are immediately exercisable, and the price per share at which such Common Stock Equivalents are issuable upon the exercise of such Options or upon the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities (determined by dividing (i) the aggregate amount if any, received or receivable by the Company as consideration for the issuance, sale, distribution or granting of such Options or any such Convertible Security, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Company upon the exercise of all such Options or upon conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities, plus, in the case of Options to acquire Convertible Securities, the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable upon the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities, by (ii) the total maximum number of shares of Common Stock Equivalents issuable upon the exercise of all such Options or upon the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities or upon the conversion or exchange of all Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of all such Options) shall be less than ninety percent (90%) % of the Market Price per share of Common Stock on the record date for the issuance, sale, distribution or granting of such Options or Convertible Security (any such event being herein called a “Distribution”) then, effective upon such Distribution, the Exercise Price shall be reduced to the price (calculated to the nearest cent) determined by multiplying such Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such Distribution by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the sum of (i) the number of shares constituting Common Stock Equivalents outstanding (exclusive of any treasury shares) immediately prior to such Distribution plus (ii) the number of shares which the aggregate consideration, if any, received (or to be received upon exercise) by the Company would purchase at such Market Price, and the denominator of which shall be the product of (A) the total number of shares of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding (exclusive of any treasury shares) immediately prior to such Distribution plus (B) the total number of shares constituting Common Stock Equivalents issuable upon exercise of all such Options or upon conversion or exchange of all Convertible Securities. For purposes of the foregoing, the total maximum number of shares constituting Common Stock Equivalents issuable upon exercise of all such Options or upon conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities or upon the conversion or exchange of the total maximum amount of the Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of all such Options shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date of such Distribution and thereafter shall be deemed to be outstanding and the Company shall be deemed to have received as consideration therefor such price per share, determined as provided above. Except as provided in Sections 12(iSection 11(i) and (jSection 11(j) below, no additional adjustment of the Exercise Price or Warrant Number shall be made upon the actual exercise of such Options or upon conversion or exchange of the Convertible Securities or upon the conversion or exchange of the Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Warrant Agreement (Illinois Power Generating Co)

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