Ownership of Company Shares The Shareholder is the record and/or “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which meaning will apply for all purposes of this Agreement) of the number of outstanding Company Shares set forth in the recitals to this Agreement. Also set forth in the recitals to this Agreement is the number of Company Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Options. The Shareholder holds the requisite power to vote the number of Company Shares set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
Ownership of Shares The ownership of Shares shall be recorded on the books of the Trust or a transfer or similar agent for the Trust, which books shall be maintained separately for the Shares of each Series (and class). No certificates evidencing the ownership of Shares shall be issued except as the Board of Trustees may otherwise determine from time to time. The Trustees may make such rules as they consider appropriate for the transfer of Shares of each Series (and class) and similar matters. The record books of the Trust as kept by the Trust or any transfer or similar agent, as the case may be, shall be conclusive as to the identity of the Shareholders of each Series (and class) and as to the number of Shares of each Series (and class) held from time to time by each Shareholder.
OWNERSHIP OF THE ASSETS LNY will have exclusive and absolute ownership and control of its assets, including all assets in the Variable Account.