The Merger and Related Matters 4 Section 2.01. Certificate of Merger.................................................4 Section 2.02. The Effective Time....................................................4 Section 2.03. Certain Effects of the Merger.........................................4 Section 2.04. Effect of the Merger on Capital Stock.................................5 Section 2.05. Delivery, Exchange and Payment........................................6 Section 2.06. Merger Consideration Calculation......................................7 Section 2.07. Fractional Shares.....................................................7
Capitalization and Related Matters (a) As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 1,600,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock and 200,000,000 shares of Company Preferred Stock. As of the date hereof: (i) 89,954,431 shares of Company Common Stock are issued and outstanding, and there are no shares of Company Preferred Stock issued or outstanding; (ii) 4,807,071 shares of Company Common Stock are reserved for issuance and issuable upon or otherwise deliverable under the Company’s Second Amended 1997 Stock Option Plan, 2000 Long Term Incentive Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (collectively, the “Company Stock Plans”) in connection with the exercise of outstanding Company Options and the vesting of outstanding Other Stock Awards. Schedule 3.6(a)(ii) sets forth the exercise prices for the Company Options; (iii) 13,638,600 shares of Company Common Stock are reserved for issuance and issuable as of the date hereof upon conversion of the Company’s 3.125% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2006 (the “Convertible Debentures”); and (iv) 3,820,980 shares of Company Common Stock are reserved for issuance and 3,820,980 shares of Company Common Stock are issuable upon exercise of the Company Warrants. Schedule 3.6(a)(iv) sets forth the names of all holders of Company Warrants, the number of shares of Company Common Stock purchasable thereunder and the exercise price(s) therefor. (b) The outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (i) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and (ii) were issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws. All grants of Company Options and Other Stock Awards were validly issued and properly approved by the Company’s Board of Directors in accordance with all applicable law and no such grants involved any “backdating” or similar practices with respect to the effective date of grant. Except as set forth above in Section 3.6(a), as of the date hereof, no shares of capital stock of the Company are outstanding. Except as set forth above in Section 3.6(a) or as required pursuant to Section 5.5 of this Agreement, the Company does not have outstanding any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock, including Company Options, any rights to subscribe for or to purchase or any options for the purchase of, or any agreements providing for the issuance (contingent or otherwise) of, or any calls, commitments or known claims of any other character relating to the issuance of, any capital stock, or any stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock; and the Company is not subject to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire, or to register under the Securities Act, any shares of capital stock. Except as set forth above in Section 3.6(a), the Company does not have outstanding any bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations the holders of which have the right to vote (or convertible into or exercisable for securities having the right to vote) with the stockholders of the Company on any matter. True and complete copies of the Company Warrants have been made available to Parent or its representatives. (c) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.6(c), all of the outstanding shares of capital stock, or membership interests or other ownership interests of, each Subsidiary of the Company, as applicable, is validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and is owned of record and beneficially by the Company, directly or indirectly. The Company has, as of the date hereof and shall have on the Closing Date, valid and marketable title to all of the shares of capital stock of, or membership interests or other ownership interests in, each Subsidiary of the Company, free and clear of any Liens other than Permitted Liens. Such outstanding shares of capital stock of, or membership interests or other ownership interests in, the Subsidiaries of the Company, as applicable, are the sole outstanding securities of such Subsidiaries; the Subsidiaries of the Company do not have outstanding any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock of, or membership interests or other ownership interests in, such Subsidiaries, any rights to subscribe for or to purchase or any options for the purchase of, or any agreements providing for the issuance (contingent or otherwise) of, or any calls, commitments or claims of any other character relating to the issuance of, any capital stock of, or membership interests or other ownership interests in, such Subsidiaries, or any stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock of, or membership interests or other ownership interests in, such Subsidiaries; and except as required pursuant to Section 5.5 of this Agreement, neither the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire, or to register under the Securities Act, any capital stock of, or membership interests or other ownership interests in, any Subsidiary of the Company. The Company has made available to Parent or its representatives true and correct copies of the organizational documents of C III Communications, LLC (“CIII”) and all other agreements between the Company or its Subsidiaries on the one hand and BCSI Inc. (“BCSI”) or its Subsidiaries on the other hand, with respect to CIII or BCSI’s interest therein. BCSI and its Affiliates hold in the aggregate the interest in CIII set forth on Schedule 3.6(c) and no other Person (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) owns any equity interest in CIII.
Capital Stock and Related Matters (i) As of the Closing (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement), the Company shall not have outstanding any stock or securities convertible or exchangeable for any shares of its capital stock or containing any profit participation features, nor shall it have outstanding any rights or options to subscribe for or to purchase its capital stock or any stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for its capital stock or any stock appreciation rights or phantom stock plans other than pursuant to and as contemplated by this Agreement, the other Exchange Agreements (as such term is defined in the Stockholders Agreement), the Purchase Agreement, the Management Purchase Agreements (as such term is defined in the Stockholders Agreement) and the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation. As of the Closing, the Company shall not be subject to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any shares of its capital stock or any warrants, options or other rights to acquire its capital stock, except pursuant to this Agreement, the other Exchange Agreements (as such term is defined in the Stockholders Agreement), the Purchase Agreement, the Management Purchase Agreements (as such term is defined in the Stockholders Agreement) and the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation. As of the Closing, all of the outstanding shares of the Company’s capital stock shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. (ii) There are no statutory or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, contractual stockholders preemptive rights or rights of refusal with respect to the issuance of the Rollover Stock hereunder, except as expressly contemplated in the Stockholders Agreement or provided in the Purchase Agreement. Based in part on the investment representations of the Investor in Section 4 of the Purchase Agreement and of the Exchanger in Section 1(c) hereof, the Company has not violated any applicable federal or state securities laws in connection with the offer, sale or issuance of any of its capital stock, and the offer, sale and issuance of the Rollover Stock hereunder do not and will not require registration under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws. To the best of the Company’s knowledge, there are no agreements between the Company’s stockholders with respect to the voting or transfer of the Company’s capital stock or with respect to any other aspect of the Company’s affairs, except for this Agreement, the other Exchange Agreements (as such term is defined in the Stockholders Agreement), the Stockholders Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Management Purchase Agreements (as such term is defined in the Stockholders Agreement) and the Registration Agreement.
Recitals Merger Consideration Section 5.2(b) Merger Sub.................................................................................................
Compensation and Related Matters During the Term of the Executive’s employment, as compensation and consideration for the performance by the Executive of the Executive’s duties, responsibilities and covenants pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall pay the Executive and the Executive agrees to accept in full payment for such performance the amounts and benefits set forth below.
Organization and Related Matters Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Litigation and Related Matters The commencement of, or any material development in, any action, suit, proceeding or investigation affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority, (i) in which the amount involved that the Borrower reasonably determines is not covered by insurance or other indemnity arrangement is $50,000,000 or more, (ii) with respect to any Document or any material Indebtedness or preferred stock of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) which, if determined adversely to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Merger Consideration As of the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Acquisition, OilQuip, or A-C: (a) Each share of OilQuip Common Stock, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be converted, without any action on the part of the holders thereof (the "Shareholders"), into (i) 40 shares of the common stock, par value $0.15 per share, of A-C ("A-C Common Stock"), and (ii) the right to receive 960 shares of Common Stock on the Amendment Date (as defined in Section 7.11); provided that no fractional shares of A-C Common Stock shall be delivered (and the number of shares of A-C Common Stock to be delivered to any Shareholder shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number) and the Shareholders shall not be entitled to cash in lieu of fractional shares; provided further that no more than an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares of A-C Common Stock shall be issued or issuable at the Effective Time and on the Amendment Date pursuant to the Merger. Immediately following the Effective Time, the Shareholders shall deliver to A-C the certificates representing the OilQuip Common Stock, and A-C shall cause A-C's transfer agent to deliver to the Shareholders certificates representing the A-C Common Stock described in (i) above in accordance with Exhibit A hereto; and immediately following the Amendment Date, A-C shall cause A-C's transfer agent to deliver to the Shareholders certificates representing the A-C Common Stock described in clause (ii) above in accordance with Exhibit A. The A-C Common Stock issued pursuant to this Section 3.1(a) shall be duly authorized, fully paid and non-assessable. The Shareholders shall have no right to transfer or assign the right to receive the A-C Common Stock prior to the issuance thereof. (b) Each share of Acquisition Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be converted, without any action on the part of the holder thereof, into one (1) duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of OilQuip Common Stock. All shares of A-C Common Stock issued in accordance with Section 3.1 shall be deemed to be in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to shares of OilQuip Common Stock held by the Shareholders, and shall be duly authorized, fully paid and non-assessable.
Payment of Merger Consideration (a) As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, the Surviving Entity (or its successor in interest) shall deliver to each holder of SPE LLC Interests whose SPE LLC Interests have been converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 1.05(b) hereof, the Merger Consideration payable to such holder in the amounts and form provided in Section 1.05(b) hereof. The issuance of the OP Units and admission of the recipients thereof as limited partners of the Operating Partnership pursuant to Section 1.05(b) shall be evidenced by an amendment to Exhibit A of the Operating Partnership Agreement, and the Operating Partnership shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, an executed copy of such amendment to each Pre-Formation Participant receiving OP Units hereunder. Each certificate representing REIT Shares issuable as Merger Consideration shall bear the following legend: THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION, UNLESS THE TRANSFEROR DELIVERS TO THE CORPORATION AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION, TO THE EFFECT THAT THE PROPOSED SALE, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS. THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON BENEFICIAL AND CONSTRUCTIVE OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE CORPORATION’S MAINTENANCE OF ITS STATUS AS A REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”). SUBJECT TO CERTAIN FURTHER RESTRICTIONS AND EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THE CORPORATION’S CHARTER, (I) NO PERSON MAY BENEFICIALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWN SHARES OF THE CORPORATION’S COMMON STOCK IN EXCESS OF % (IN VALUE OR NUMBER OF SHARES) OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF THE CORPORATION UNLESS SUCH PERSON IS AN EXCEPTED HOLDER (IN WHICH CASE THE EXCEPTED HOLDER LIMIT SHALL BE APPLICABLE); (II) NO PERSON MAY BENEFICIALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWN SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK OF THE CORPORATION IN EXCESS OF % OF THE VALUE OF THE TOTAL OUTSTANDING SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK OF THE CORPORATION, UNLESS SUCH PERSON IS AN EXCEPTED HOLDER (IN WHICH CASE THE EXCEPTED HOLDER LIMIT SHALL BE APPLICABLE); (III) NO PERSON MAY BENEFICIALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWN CAPITAL STOCK THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE CORPORATION BEING “CLOSELY HELD” UNDER SECTION 856(h) OF THE CODE OR OTHERWISE CAUSE THE CORPORATION TO FAIL TO QUALIFY AS A REIT; AND (IV) NO PERSON MAY TRANSFER SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK IF SUCH TRANSFER WOULD RESULT IN THE CAPITAL STOCK OF THE CORPORATION BEING OWNED BY FEWER THAN 100 PERSONS. ANY PERSON WHO BENEFICIALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWNS OR ATTEMPTS TO BENEFICIALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWN SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK WHICH CAUSES OR WILL CAUSE A PERSON TO BENEFICIALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWN SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK IN EXCESS OR IN VIOLATION OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MUST IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE CORPORATION. IF ANY OF THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OR OWNERSHIP SET FORTH IN (I) THROUGH (III) ABOVE ARE VIOLATED, THE SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFERRED TO A TRUSTEE OF A TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF ONE OR MORE CHARITABLE BENEFICIARIES. IN ADDITION, THE CORPORATION MAY TAKE OTHER ACTIONS, INCLUDING REDEEMING SHARES UPON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ITS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION IF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THAT OWNERSHIP OR A TRANSFER OR OTHER EVENT MAY VIOLATE THE RESTRICTIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE. FURTHERMORE, UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF CERTAIN EVENTS, ATTEMPTED TRANSFERS IN VIOLATION OF THE RESTRICTIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE MAY BE VOID AB INITIO. ALL CAPITALIZED TERMS IN THIS LEGEND HAVE THE MEANINGS DEFINED IN THE CHARTER OF THE CORPORATION, AS THE SAME MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, A COPY OF WHICH, INCLUDING THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OWNERSHIP, WILL BE FURNISHED TO EACH HOLDER OF CAPITAL STOCK OF THE CORPORATION ON REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE. REQUESTS FOR SUCH A COPY MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION AT ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICE. (b) The Surviving Entity (or its successor in interest) shall not be liable to any holder of SPE LLC Interests for any portion of the Merger Consideration delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law. (c) So long as some portion of the Merger Consideration is in the form of OP Units, the parties hereto intend and agree that, for United States federal income tax purposes, the Merger shall constitute an “assets-over” partnership merger within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.708-1(c)(3)(i), and, as a result, that (i) any payment of cash or REIT Shares for SPE LLC Interests of such holder shall be treated as a sale of such SPE LLC Interests by the holder and a purchase of such SPE LLC Interests by the Operating Partnership for the cash and/or REIT Shares so paid under the terms of this Agreement in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.708-1(c)(4), and (ii) each such holder of SPE LLC Interests who accepts cash and/or REIT Shares shall explicitly agree and consent (the “Sale Consent”) to such treatment in their Consent Form as a condition to electing such consideration. To the extent the Operating Partnership acquires any SPE LLC Interests as described above, or previously acquired such interests, for United States federal income tax purposes the receipt by the Operating Partnership of the portion of property attributable to such SPE LLC Interests shall be treated as a distribution by the SPE LLC in redemption of such SPE LLC Interests. Notwithstanding Section 1.05(b) and any holder’s election as to the form of their Merger Consideration, if any holder (other than a non-accredited investor) fails to execute a Sale Consent prior to the Closing, such holder’s Merger Consideration shall consist solely of OP Units. Any cash paid as the Merger Consideration to a non-accredited investor for a SPE LLC Interests shall be paid only after the receipt of a Sale Consent from such holder.
Indemnification and Related Matters Section 8.01