No Diminution of Rights. The Company covenants and agrees that it shall not, at any time after a Trigger Event enter into any transaction of the type contemplated by Sections 13(a)(1)-(3) hereof if (i) at the time of or immediately after such consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or other transaction there are any rights, warrants or other instruments or securities outstanding or agreements in effect which would substantially diminish or otherwise eliminate the benefits intended to be afforded by the Rights, (ii) prior to, simultaneously with or immediately after such consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or other transaction, the stockholders of the Person who constitutes, or would constitute, the Principal Party for purposes of Section 13(b) hereof shall have received a distribution of Rights previously owned by such Person or any of its Related Persons or (iii) the form or nature of organization of the Principal Party would preclude or limit the exercisability of the Rights. The provisions of this Section 13 shall similarly apply to successive transactions of the type described in Sections 13(a)(1)-(3) hereof.
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Samples: Rights Agreement (Aep Industries Inc), Rights Agreement (Providence Service Corp), Rights Agreement (Aep Industries Inc)
No Diminution of Rights. The Company covenants and agrees that it shall not, at any time after a Trigger Event enter into any transaction of the type contemplated by Sections 13(a)(1)-(313(a)(x)-(z) hereof if (i) at the time of or immediately after such consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or other transaction there are any rights, warrants or other instruments or securities outstanding or agreements in effect which would substantially diminish or otherwise eliminate the benefits intended to be afforded by the Rights, (ii) prior to, simultaneously with or immediately after such consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or other transaction, the stockholders of the Person who constitutes, or would constitute, the Principal Party for purposes of Section 13(b) hereof shall have received a distribution of Rights previously owned by such Person or any of its Related Persons or (iii) the form or nature of organization of the Principal Party would preclude or limit the exercisability of the Rights. The provisions of this Section 13 shall similarly apply to successive transactions of the type described in Sections 13(a)(1)-(313(a)(x)-(z) hereof.
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