Liquidation Preference Clause Samples
A liquidation preference clause defines the order and amount of payments to investors if a company is sold, liquidated, or otherwise dissolved. Typically, it ensures that preferred shareholders receive their investment back—sometimes with a specified multiple or accrued dividends—before any proceeds are distributed to common shareholders. This clause protects investors by prioritizing their recovery of capital, thereby reducing their financial risk in the event of an unfavorable company exit.
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Liquidation Preference. (a) Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, before any distribution or payment shall be made to holders of shares of Common Stock or any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation ranking, as to rights upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, junior to the Series A Preferred Stock, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for distribution to its stockholders, after payment of or provision for the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation, a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share, plus an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) up to, but excluding, the date of payment. In the event that, upon such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the available assets of the Corporation are insufficient to pay the full amount of the liquidating distributions on all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the corresponding amounts payable on all shares of other classes or series of capital stock of the Corporation ranking, as to liquidation rights, on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock in the distribution of assets, then the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and the holders of shares of each such other class or series of shares of capital stock ranking, as to rights upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock shall share ratably in any such distribution of assets in proportion to the full liquidating distributions to which they would otherwise be respectively entitled. Written notice of any such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, stating the payment date or dates when, and the place or places where, the amounts distributable in such circumstances shall be payable, shall be given by first class mail, postage pre-paid, not fewer than 30 days or more than 60 days prior to the payment date stated therein, to each record holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock at the respective addresses of such holders as the same shall appear on the stock transfer records of the Corporation. After payment of the full amount of the liquidating distributions to which they are entitled, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock will have no right or claim to any of t...
Liquidation Preference a) Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Partnership, before any distribution or payment shall be made to the holders of any Common Units or Junior Preferred Units, the holders of the Series A Preferred Units then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid, or have the Partnership declare and set apart for payment, out of the assets of the Partnership legally available for distribution to its Partners after payment or provision for payment of all debts and other liabilities of the Partnership, a liquidation preference in cash of $25.00 per Series A Preferred Unit (the “Base Liquidation Preference”), plus an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid distributions (whether or not declared) to, but not including, the date of payment or the date the liquidation preference is set apart for payment (the “Liquidating Distributions”).
b) If upon any such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership, the available assets of the Partnership are insufficient to pay the full amount of the Liquidating Distributions on all outstanding Series A Preferred Units and the corresponding amounts payable on all outstanding Parity Preferred Units, then the holders of Series A Preferred Units and Parity Preferred Units shall share ratably in any such distribution of assets in proportion to the full Liquidating Distributions to which they would otherwise be respectively entitled.
c) Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership, after payment shall have been made in full to the holders of the Series A Preferred Units and any Parity Preferred Units, any other series or class or classes of Junior Preferred Units shall be entitled to receive any and all assets remaining to be paid or distributed, and the holders of the Series A Preferred Units and any Parity Preferred Units shall not be entitled to share therein.
d) After payment of the full amount of the Liquidating Distributions to which they are entitled, holders of Series A Preferred Units will have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Partnership.
e) For the avoidance of doubt, the consolidation, merger or conversion of the Partnership with or into another entity, the merger of another entity with or into the Partnership, a statutory unit exchange by the Partnership or the sale, lease, transfer or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets or business of the Partners...
Liquidation Preference a. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of this corporation, either voluntary or involuntary, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets of this corporation to the holders of Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to the sum of (i) $2.00 for each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock, (subject to appropriate adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations or other recapitalizations and hereafter referred to as the "Original Series A Issue Price"), (ii) $4.43 for each outstanding share of Series B Preferred Stock (subject to appropriate adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations or other recapitalizations and hereafter referred to as the "Original Series B Issue Price"), and (iii) an amount equal to declared but unpaid dividends on such share of Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock, as applicable. If upon the occurrence of such event, the assets and funds thus distributed among the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and the Series B Preferred Stock shall be insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the full aforesaid preferential amounts, then, the entire assets and funds of the corporation legally available for distribution shall be distributed ratably among the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and the Series B Preferred Stock in proportion to the aggregate liquidation preferences of the respective series, and ratably among the holders of that series in proportion to the amount of such stock owned by each such holder.
b. After the distributions described in subsection (a) above have been paid, the remaining assets of the corporation available for distribution to stockholders shall be distributed among the holders of Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Common Stock pro rata based on the number of shares of Common Stock held by each (assuming conversion of all such Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock).
c. A consolidation or merger of this corporation with or into any other corporation or corporations, or a sale, conveyance or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of this corporation or the effectuation by the corporation of a transaction or series of related transactions in which more than 50% of the voting power of the corporation is disposed of (exclu...
Liquidation Preference. (a) Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, before any payment or distribution shall be made to or set apart for the holders of any Junior Stock, the holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, plus an amount equal to all accumulated, accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not earned or declared) to the date of final distribution to such holders, but such holders shall not be entitled to any further payment. If upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, its assets, or proceeds thereof, distributable among the holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall be insufficient to pay in full the above described preferential amount and liquidating payments on any other shares of any class or series of Parity Stock, then such assets, or the proceeds thereof, shall be distributed among the holders of Series B Preferred Stock and any such other Parity Stock ratably in the same proportion as the respective amounts that would be payable on such Series B Preferred Stock and any such other Parity Stock if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full.
(b) Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, after payment shall have been made in full to the holders of Series B Preferred Stock and any Parity Stock, any other series or class or classes of Junior Stock shall be entitled to receive any and all assets remaining to be paid or distributed, and the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to share therein.
(c) Written notice of any such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, stating the payment date or dates when, and the place or places where, the amounts distributable in such circumstances shall be payable, shall be given by first class mail, postage pre-paid, not less than 30 or more than 60 days prior to the payment date stated therein, to each record holder of the Series B Preferred Stock at the respective addresses of such holders as the same shall appear on the stock transfer records of the Corporation.
(d) None of a consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into another entity, a merger of another entity with or into the Corporation, a statutory stock exchange by the Corporation or a sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s property or business shall be considered a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corpor...
Liquidation Preference. (a) In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Partnership, before any payment or distribution of the assets of the Partnership (whether capital or surplus) shall be made to or set apart for the holders of Common Units or any other partnership interests in the Partnership or Units ranking junior to the Series B Preferred Units as to the distribution of assets upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Partnership, the holders of the Series B Preferred Units shall, with respect to each such Unit, be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Partnership available for distribution to Partners after payment or provision for payment of all debts and other liabilities of the Partnership, an amount equal to the greater of (i) $50.00, plus an amount equal to all distributions (whether or not earned or declared) accrued and unpaid thereon to the date of final distribution and (ii) the amount that a holder of such Series B Preferred Unit would have received upon final distribution in respect of the number of Common Units into which such Series B Preferred Unit was convertible immediately prior to such date of final distribution (but no amount shall be paid in respect of the foregoing clause (ii) after the Fifteenth Anniversary Date) if, upon any such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Partnership, the assets of the Partnership, or proceeds thereof, distributable among the holders of the Series B Preferred Units are insufficient to pay in full the preferential amount aforesaid on the Series B Preferred Units and liquidating payments on any other Units or partnership interests in the Partnership of any class or series ranking, as to payment of distributions and amounts upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Partnership, on a parity with the Series B Preferred Units, then such assets, or the proceeds thereof, shall be distributed among the holders of Series B Preferred Units and any such other Units or partnership interests in the Partnership ratably in accordance with the respective amounts that would be payable on such Series B Preferred Units and such other Units or partnership interests in the Partnership if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full. For the purposes of this Section 6, none of (i) a consolidation or merger of the Partnership with or into another entity, (ii) a merger of another entity with or into the Partnership or (iii) a sale, ...
Liquidation Preference. (i) Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership, before any payment or distribution shall be made to or set apart for the holders of any Junior Units, Ashford OP Limited Partner, LLC, in its capacity as holder of the Series D Preferred Partnership Units, shall be entitled to receive a liquidation preference distribution of $25.00 per Series D Preferred Partnership Unit, plus an amount equal to all accumulated, accrued and unpaid Preferred Return to the date of final distribution, but Ashford OP Limited Partner, LLC shall not be entitled to any further payment with respect thereto. If upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership, its assets, or proceeds thereof, distributable among Ashford OP Limited Partner, LLC, in its capacity as the holder of the Series D Preferred Partnership Units, shall be insufficient to pay in full the above described preferential distribution and liquidating distributions on any other series of Parity Units, then such assets, or the proceeds thereof, shall be distributed among Ashford OP Limited Partner, LLC, in its capacity as the holder of the Series D Preferred Partnership Units, and the holders of any such other Parity Units ratably in the same proportion as the respective amounts that would be payable on such Series D Preferred Partnership Units and any such other Parity Units if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full.
(ii) Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership, after payment shall have been made in full to Ashford OP Limited Partner, LLC, in its capacity as the holder of the Series D Preferred Partnership Units, holders of the Series D Preferred Partnership Units shall have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Partnership.
(iii) None of a consolidation or merger of the Partnership with or into another entity, a merger of another entity with or into the Partnership, a statutory unit exchange by the Partnership or a sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all of the Partnership’s property or business shall be considered a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Partnership.
Liquidation Preference. (a) Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, the holders of shares of Series C Preferred Stock then outstanding are entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation, legally available for distribution to its stockholders, a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, plus an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) to the date of payment, before any distribution of assets is made to holders of Common Stock or any series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation that ranks junior to the Series C Preferred Stock as to liquidation rights.
(b) In the event that, upon any such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the available assets of the Corporation are insufficient to pay the amount of the liquidating distributions on all outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock and the corresponding amounts payable on all shares of other classes or series of Parity Stock in the distribution of assets, then the holders of shares of Series C Preferred Stock and stockholders of such classes or series of Parity Stock shall share ratably in any such distribution of assets in proportion to the full liquidating distributions to which they would otherwise be respectively entitled.
(c) After payment of the full amount of the liquidating distributions to which they are entitled, the holders of Series C Preferred Stock shall have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Corporation.
(d) Written notice of any such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, stating the payment date or dates when, and the place or places where, the amounts distributable in such circumstances shall be payable, shall be given by first class mail, postage pre-paid, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the payment date stated therein, to each record holder of the Series C Preferred Stock at the respective addresses of such holders as the same shall appear on the stock transfer records of the Corporation.
(e) The consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other corporation, trust or entity or of any other corporation with or into the Corporation, or the sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets or business of the Corporation, shall not be deemed to constitute a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation.
Liquidation Preference. Any and all convertible preferred shareholders will be given a priority status for distribution over common equity shareholders in the event of the company being liquidated.
Liquidation Preference. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, each Holder shall be entitled to receive out of the assets of the Company available for distribution to stockholders of the Company, before any distribution of assets is made on the Common Stock or any other Junior Stock, an amount equal to the greater of (i) the aggregate Liquidation Preference attributable to shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such Holder, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 15(a), plus an amount equal to the sum of all accrued and unpaid cumulative dividends, and (ii) the product of (x) the amount per share that would have been payable upon such liquidation, dissolution or winding-up to the holders of shares of Common Stock or such other class or series of securities into which the Series A Preferred Stock is then convertible (assuming the conversion of each share of Series A Preferred Stock), multiplied by (y) the number of shares of Common Stock or such other securities into which the shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such Holder are then convertible. None of (i) the sale of all or substantially all of the property or business of the Company (other than in connection with the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company), (ii) the merger, conversion or consolidation of the Company into or with any other Person or (iii) the merger, conversion or consolidation of any other Person into or with the Company, shall constitute a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company for the purposes of the immediately preceding paragraph. In the event the assets of the Company available for distribution to Holders upon any liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, shall be insufficient to pay in full all amounts to which such Holders are entitled pursuant to this Section 4, no such distribution shall be made on account of any shares of Parity Stock upon such liquidation, dissolution or winding-up unless proportionate distributable amounts shall be paid on account of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, ratably, in proportion to the full distributable amounts for which Holders and holders of any Parity Stock are entitled upon such liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, with the amount allocable to each series of such stock determined on a pro rata basis of the aggregate liquidation preference of the outstanding ...
Liquidation Preference a. Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership, before any distribution or payment shall be made to holders of Common Units or any other class or series of Partnership Units ranking, as to rights upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership, junior to the Series A Preferred Units, the holders of Series A Preferred Units shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Partnership legally available for distribution to its unitholders, after payment of or provision for the debts and other liabilities of the Partnership, a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit, plus an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid distributions (whether or not declared) up to but excluding the date of payment. In the event that, upon such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the available assets of the Partnership are insufficient to pay the full amount of the liquidating distributions on all outstanding Series A Preferred Units and the corresponding amounts payable on all other classes or series of Partnership Units ranking, as to liquidation rights, on parity with the Series A Preferred Units in the distribution of assets, then the holders of the Series A Preferred Units and the holders of each such other class or series of Partnership Units ranking, as to rights upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, on parity with the Series A Preferred Units shall share ratably in any such distribution of assets in proportion to the full liquidating distributions to which they would otherwise be respectively entitled. After payment of the full amount of the liquidating distributions to which the holders of the Series A Preferred Units are entitled, the holders of the Series A Preferred Units will have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Partnership. The consolidation or merger of the Partnership with or into any other corporation, trust or entity, or the voluntary sale, lease, transfer or conveyance of all or substantially all of the property or business of the Partnership, shall not be deemed to constitute a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership within the meaning of this Section 4.