Notices; Method of Exercising Repurchase Right, Etc (a) Unless the Company shall have theretofore called for redemption all of the outstanding Securities, the Company shall give to the Trustee, the Paying Agent and all Holders of Securities, in the manner provided in this Section 3.4, a notice containing the information required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 3.4(a) (the "Company Notice") (i) on or before the 20th Business Day prior to the Repurchase Date or, in the event of a Fundamental Change arising from a Change of Control, the anticipated Effective Date (but in no event earlier than 45 days prior to the Repurchase Date or anticipated Effective Date, as the case may be), and (ii) within 15 Business Days after the Company knows or reasonably should know of the occurrence of a Fundamental Change that arises as a result of any Termination of Trading. Prior to or concurrently with the delivery of any Company Notice, the Company will issue a press release or publish such information on the Company's then existing website including the information required to be included in such Company Notice hereunder. The Company shall also deliver a copy of any Company Notice to the Trustee. At the request and expense of the Company on or before the fifth Business Day prior to the date on which the Company Notice is to be mailed, the Trustee shall provide the Company Notice to the Holders in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture. Each Company Notice shall state:
(i) the Repurchase Date or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, as the case may be,
(ii) the date by which the repurchase right must be exercised,
(iii) the Repurchase Price or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, as the case may be, and whether the Repurchase Price or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, as the case may be, shall be paid by the Company in cash or by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or a specified combination thereof and the percentage of the Repurchase Price or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, as the case may be, that will be paid in shares of Common Stock (which indication shall be irrevocable, subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Section 3.3),
(iv) if the notice relates to the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the events causing the Fundamental Change and the date of the Fundamental Change,
(v) that Securities with respect to which a Holder gives a Repurchase Notice or Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice may be converted only if the Holder withdraws the Repurchase Notice or Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice as to such Securities in accordance with the terms of this Indenture,
(vi) a description of the procedure that a Holder must follow to exercise a repurchase right, and the place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Repurchase Price or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, as the case may be, and accrued but unpaid interest (and Liquidated Damages), if any, to, but excluding, the Repurchase Date or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, as the case may be,
(vii) that on the Repurchase Date or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, as the case may be, the Repurchase Price or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, as the case may be, and accrued but unpaid interest (and Liquidated Damages), if any, to, but excluding, the Repurchase Date or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, as the case may be, will become due and payable upon each such Security designated by the Holder to be repurchased, and that interest thereon shall cease to accrue on and after said date,
(viii) the Conversion Price then in effect,
(ix) the place or places that the Security certificate (including the Election of Holder to Require Repurchase attached thereto) and the Repurchase Notice (as defined below) shall be delivered, and, if the Security is a Restricted Security, the place or places that the Transfer Certificate in the form set forth in Exhibit C, required by Section 2.12 shall be delivered,
(x) the name and address of the Paying Agent and Conversion Agent, and
(xi) if the notice relates to a Fundamental Change, the estimated amount of any Make-Whole Premium and the respective percentages of such Make-Whole Premium that will be paid (as contemplated by Section 6.1(b)) in shares of Common Stock and in cash (which indication shall be irrevocable), subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1(c), in the event that a Holder should, in lieu of electing to have Securities repurchased on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, elect to convert such Securities during the Fundamental Change Conversion Period, and
(xii) any other information to be included therein pursuant to Section 6.1. No failure of the Company to give the foregoing notices or defect therein shall limit any Holder's right to exercise a repurchase right or affect the validity of the proceedings for the repurchase of Securities. If any of the foregoing provisions or other provisions of this Article III are inconsistent with applicable law, such law shall govern.
(b) To exercise a repurchase right pursuant to Section 3.1 or Section 3.2, a Holder shall deliver to the Paying Agent (i) written notice (in the case of a repurchase pursuant to Section 3.1, a "Repurchase Notice" and, in the case of a repurchase pursuant to Section 3.2, a "Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice") of the Holder's exercise of such right, which notice shall set forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Securities to be repurchased (and, if any Security is to repurchased in part, the portion of the principal amount thereof to be repurchased (which portion must be in principal amounts of $1,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000) and the name of the Person in which the portion thereof to remain outstanding after such repurchase is to be registered), if certificated, the certificate numbers of the Securities to be repurchased, and a statement that an election to exercise the repurchase right pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in the Securities and the Indenture is being made thereby, and, in the event that any portion of the Repurchase Price or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, as the case may be, shall be paid in shares of Common Stock, the name or names (with addresses) in which the certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock shall be issued, and (ii) the Securities to which the Repurchase Notice or Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice relates at any time after delivery of the Repurchase Notice or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, as the case may be (together with all necessary endorsements), at the offices of the Paying Agent, such delivery being a condition to receipt by the Holder of the Repurchase Price or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, as the case may be, thereof; provided, however, that such Repurchase Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, as the case may be, shall be so paid pursuant to this Section 3.4(b) only if the Securities so delivered to the Paying Agent shall conform in all respects to the description thereof in the related Repurchase Notice or Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice. In the case of a repurchase right pursuant to Section 3.1 and Section 3.2, such delivery shall be at any time from the opening of business on the date that is 20 Business Days prior to the Repurchase Date until the close of business on the second Business Day prior to the Repurchase Date or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, as the case may be, subject to extension to comply with applicable law. Owners of beneficial interests in Global Securities shall provide a Repurchase Notice or Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in accordance with the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary.
Method of Exercising Option Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Option may be exercised by written notice to the Company or its designee, in substantially the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. Such notice shall state the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised and shall be signed by the person exercising the Option. Payment of the purchase price for such Shares shall be made in accordance with Paragraph 9 of the Plan. The Company shall deliver such Shares as soon as practicable after the notice shall be received, provided, however, that the Company may delay issuance of such Shares until completion of any action or obtaining of any consent, which the Company deems necessary under any applicable law (including, without limitation, state securities or “blue sky” laws). The Shares as to which the Option shall have been so exercised shall be registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the person so exercising the Option (or, if the Option shall be exercised by the Participant and if the Participant shall so request in the notice exercising the Option, shall be registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Participant and another person jointly, with right of survivorship) and shall be delivered as provided above to or upon the written order of the person exercising the Option. In the event the Option shall be exercised, pursuant to Section 4 hereof, by any person other than the Participant, such notice shall be accompanied by appropriate proof of the right of such person to exercise the Option. All Shares that shall be purchased upon the exercise of the Option as provided herein shall be fully paid and nonassessable.
Exercise of Repurchase Right Any Repurchase Right under Paragraphs 15(a) or 15(b) shall be exercised by giving notice of exercise as provided herein to Optionee or the estate of Optionee, as applicable. Such right shall be exercised, and the repurchase price thereunder shall be paid, by the Company within a ninety (90) day period beginning on the date of notice to the Company of the occurrence of such Repurchase Event (except in the case of termination or cessation of services as director, where such option period shall begin upon the occurrence of the Repurchase Event). Such repurchase price shall be payable only in the form of cash (including a check drafted on immediately available funds) or cancellation of purchase money indebtedness of the Optionee for the Shares. If the Company can not purchase all such Shares because it is unable to meet the financial tests set forth in the Nevada corporation law, the Company shall have the right to purchase as many Shares as it is permitted to purchase under such sections. Any Shares not purchased by the Company hereunder shall no longer be subject to the provisions of this Section 15.
Method of Exercise of Option The Option is exercisable by notice and payment to the Company in accordance with the procedure prescribed herein. Each such notice will:
(a) State the election to exercise the Option and the number of shares in respect of which it is being exercised;
(b) Contain a representation and agreement as to investment intent, if required by counsel to the Company with respect to such Shares, in form satisfactory to counsel for the Company; and
(c) Be signed by the person entitled to exercise the Option and, if the option is being exercised by any person other than the Director, be accompanied by proof, satisfactory to counsel for the Company, of the right of that person to exercise the Option. Upon receipt of such notice, the Company will specify, by written notice to the person exercising the option, a date and time (the "Closing Date") and place for payment of the full purchase price of such Shares. The Closing Date will be not more than fifteen days from the date the notice of exercise is received by the Company unless another date is agreed upon by the Company and the person exercising the Option or is required upon advice of counsel for the Company in order to meet the requirements of Section 10 hereof. Payment of the purchase price will be made at the place specified by the Company on or before the Closing Date by delivering to the Company a certified or bank cashier's check payable to the order of the Company. The Option will be deemed to have been exercised with respect to any particular shares of Common Stock if, and only if, the preceding provisions of this Section 9 and the provisions of Section 10 hereof shall have been complied with, in which event the option will be deemed to have been exercised on the Closing Date. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, any notice of exercise given pursuant to the provisions of this Section 9 will be void and of no effect if all the preceding provisions of this Section 9 and the provisions of Section 10 have not been complied with. The certificates for shares of Common Stock as to which the option shall be exercised will be registered in the name of the person exercising the option (or, if the option is exercised by the Director and if the Director so requests in the notice exercising the Option, will be registered in the name of the Director and another person jointly, with right of survivorship) and will be delivered on the Closing Date to the person exercising the Option at the place specified for the closing, but only upon compliance with all of the provisions of this Agreement. If the Director fails to accept delivery of and pay for all or any part of the number of shares specified in the notice upon tender or delivery thereof on the Closing Date, his right to exercise the Option with respect to those undelivered shares may be terminated in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company. The Option may be exercised only with respect to full shares.
Manner of Exercising Option (a) In order to exercise this option with respect to all or any part of the Option Shares for which this option is at the time exercisable, Optionee (or any other person or persons exercising the option) must take the following actions:
(i) To the extent the option is exercised for vested Option Shares, execute and deliver to the Corporation a Notice of Exercise for the Option Shares for which the option is exercised. To the extent this option is exercised for unvested Option Shares, execute and deliver to the Corporation a Purchase Agreement for those unvested Option Shares.
(ii) Pay the aggregate Exercise Price for the purchased shares in one or more of the following forms:
(A) cash or check made payable to the Corporation,
(B) shares of Common Stock held by Optionee (or any other person or persons exercising the option) for the requisite period necessary to avoid a charge to the Corporation's earnings for financial reporting purposes and valued at Fair Market Value on the Exercise Date, or
(C) to the extent the option is exercised for vested Option Shares, through a special sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which Optionee (or any other person or persons exercising the option) shall concurrently provide irrevocable instructions (I) to a Corporation-designated brokerage firm to effect the immediate sale of the purchased shares and remit to the Corporation, out of the sale proceeds available on the settlement date, sufficient funds to cover the aggregate Exercise Price payable for the purchased shares plus all applicable Federal, state and local income and employment taxes required to be withheld by the Corporation by reason of such exercise and (II) to the Corporation to deliver the certificates for the purchased shares directly to such brokerage firm in order to complete the sale.
(iii) Furnish to the Corporation appropriate documentation that the person or persons exercising the option (if other than Optionee) have the right to exercise this option.
(b) Except to the extent the sale and remittance procedure is utilized in connection with the option exercise, payment of the Exercise Price must accompany the Notice of Exercise (or the Purchase Agreement) delivered to the Corporation in connection with the option exercise.
(c) As soon after the Exercise Date as practical, the Corporation shall issue to or on behalf of Optionee (or any other person or persons exercising this option) a certificate for the purchased Option Shares, with the appropriate legends affixed thereto. To the extent any such Option Shares are unvested, the certificates for those Option Shares shall be endorsed with an appropriate legend evidencing the Corporation's repurchase rights and may be held in escrow with the Corporation until such shares vest.
(d) In no event may this option be exercised for any fractional shares.
Method of Exercise Payment Issuance of New Warrant;
Repurchase Right (i) (A) At any time prior to the fifth anniversary of the execution of the Partner Agent Agreement, if the Partner Agent Agreement is terminated by either the Company or the Purchaser, for any reason, the Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to repurchase the Shares currently held by the Purchaser for a price per Share equal to the lesser of (1) the purchase price per Share as provided herein or (2) the Current Market Price (as defined herein) of the Common Stock; and (B) at any time on or after the fifth anniversary of the execution of the Partner Agent Agreement, if the Partner Agent Agreement is terminated by either the Company or the Purchaser, for any reason, the Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to repurchase the Shares currently held by the Purchaser for a price per Share equal to the Current Market Price of the Common Stock. Such right of the Company may be exercised by providing a notice of repurchase (the “Repurchase Notice”) to the Purchaser not less than five business days prior to the date repurchase is to be made pursuant to this Section 4(e), specifying the date of such repurchase (the “Repurchase Date”) and the number of shares of Class B Stock to be repurchased. The Repurchase Notice having been so given by the Company, the aggregate repurchase price for the shares of Class B Stock to be so repurchased shall become due and payable on the Repurchase Date.
(ii) For purposes of this Agreement:
(A) “Current Market Price” per share of a security at any date herein shall mean the average daily Closing Price (as defined herein) of such security for the 20 consecutive Trading Days (as defined herein) preceding such date (subject to equitable adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other similar event involving a change in such security); provided, however, that in the case of the Common Stock, where no public market exists for the Common Stock at the time of exchange, the Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock shall be as determined by an independent investment banking firm experienced in the valuation of securities of property and casualty insurance companies and selected by the Company (at the Company’s expense); provided that, after receipt of the determination by such firm, the Purchaser shall have the right to select (at the expense of the Purchaser) a second such investment banking firm to make such determination, in which case the Current Market Price shall be the average of the two determinations; and provided further that such determination need not be made more frequently than once every six months and any determination shall be superceded by a good faith determination by the Company’s board of directors that shall be required if a material event reasonably likely to affect the value of the Common Stock (such as a placement of equity securities) should occur after the next preceding determination, whether by an investment banking firm or firms, or by the Company’s board of directors.
Notice of Exercise of Option This Option may be exercised by the ---------------------------- Optionee, or by the Optionee's administrators, executors or personal representatives, by a written notice (in substantially the form of the Notice of Exercise attached hereto as Schedule B) signed by the Optionee, or by such administrators, executors or personal representatives, and delivered or mailed to the Company as specified in Section 14 hereof to the attention of the President or such other officer as the Company may designate. Any such notice shall (a) specify the number of shares of Stock which the Optionee or the Optionee's administrators, executors or personal representatives, as the case may be, then elects to purchase hereunder, (b) contain such information as may be reasonably required pursuant to Section 12 hereof, and (c) be accompanied by (i) a certified or cashier's check payable to the Company in payment of the total Exercise Price applicable to such shares as provided herein, (ii) shares of Stock owned by the Optionee and duly endorsed or accompanied by stock transfer powers having a Fair Market Value equal to the total Exercise Price applicable to such shares purchased hereunder, or (iii) a certified or cashier's check accompanied by the number of shares of Stock whose Fair Market Value when added to the amount of the check equals the total Exercise Price applicable to such shares purchased hereunder. Upon receipt of any such notice and accompanying payment, and subject to the terms hereof, the Company agrees to issue to the Optionee or the Optionee's administrators, executors or personal representatives, as the case may be, stock certificates for the number of shares specified in such notice registered in the name of the person exercising this Option.
Repurchase Rights (i) Upon the termination of employment of the Grantee by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any reason (the reason for the termination of such employment, the “Termination Event” and the date of such termination, the “Termination Date”), subject to the provisions of this Section 7 and the prior approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board (or if there is no such Compensation Committee, the Board), the Company shall have the right (but not the obligation) to purchase, and if such right is exercised, the Grantee shall sell, and shall cause any Permitted Transferees of the Grantee to sell (and such Permitted Transferees shall sell), to the Company, all or any portion (as determined by the Company) of the Purchased Shares (if any) owned by the Grantee or his Permitted Transferees at a price per Settlement Share equal to an amount (the “Termination Price”) (as determined pursuant to Section 7(b) below); provided, that the parties acknowledge that any unvested Options held by the Grantee as of the Termination Date shall be cancelled pursuant to this Agreement.
(ii) With respect to the Purchased Shares, the Company shall notify the Grantee in writing, within the Call Period whether the Company will exercise its right to purchase the Purchased Shares (the date on which the Grantee is so notified, the “Call Notice Date”). The Company may assign its right to purchase all or any portion of the Purchased Shares under this Section 7 to the DCP Investor and the DCP Investor may exercise the rights of the Company under this Section 7 in the same manner in which the Company could exercise such rights.
(iii) The closing of the purchase by the Company or the DCP Investor of Purchased Shares pursuant to this Section 7 shall take place at the principal office of the Company, on the date chosen by either the Company or the DCP Investor, as applicable, which date shall, except as may be reasonably necessary to determine the Termination Price, in no event be more than 45 days after the Call Notice Date. At such closing, (i) the Company or the DCP Investor, as applicable, shall pay the Grantee and/or such Grantee’s Permitted Transferees, as applicable, against delivery of duly endorsed certificates described below representing such Purchased Shares, the aggregate Termination Price by wire transfer of immediately available federal funds and (ii) the Grantee and/or such Grantee’s Permitted Transferees, as applicable, shall deliver to the Company a certificate or certificates representing the Purchased Shares to be purchased by the Company or the DCP Investor, as applicable, duly endorsed, or with share (or equivalent) powers duly endorsed, for transfer with signature guaranteed, free and clear of any lien or encumbrance, with any necessary share (or equivalent) transfer tax stamps affixed. The delivery of a certificate or certificates for the Purchased Shares by any Person selling such Purchased Shares pursuant to this Section 7(a)(iii) shall be deemed a representation and warranty by such Person that: (w) such Person has full right, title and interest in and to such Purchased Shares; (x) such Person has all necessary power and authority and has taken all necessary action to sell such Purchased Shares as contemplated; (y) such Purchased Shares are free and clear of any and all liens or encumbrances; and (z) there is no adverse claim with respect to such Purchased Shares.
Method of Exercise Holder may exercise this Warrant by delivering a duly executed Notice of Exercise in substantially the form attached as Appendix 1 to the principal office of the Company. Unless Holder is exercising the conversion right set forth in Article 1.2, Holder shall also deliver to the Company a check, wire transfer (to an account designated by the Company), or other form of payment acceptable to the Company for the aggregate Warrant Price for the Shares being purchased.
