Common use of Representations and Warranties of the Grantor Clause in Contracts

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; (c) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the Option, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by the HSR Act, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of any charter or by-law, indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) no "fair price", "moratorium", "control share acquisition" or other form of anti-takeover statute or regulation is or shall be applicable to the acquisition of Shares pursuant to this Agreement.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Cmgi Inc), Stock Option Agreement (Flycast Communications Corp), Stock Option Agreement (Cmgi Inc)

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Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware California and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and rights, to general equity principlesprinciples and to the California General Corporation Law; (c) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Option Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and the Option Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon the exercise of the OptionOption in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-non- assessable and free of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by the HSR ActAct and, except for routine filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the listing of the Option Shares in accordance with Section 6, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consent, waiver, EXECUTION COPY approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of any charter or by-law, indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) no "fair price", ," "moratorium", ," "control share acquisition" or other form of anti-takeover antitakeover statute or regulation is or shall be applicable to the acquisition of Option Shares pursuant to this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Tuboscope Stock Option Agreement (Tuboscope Inc /De/), Tuboscope Stock Option Agreement (Varco International Inc)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: that (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; (c) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the Option, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by the HSR Act, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of any charter or by-law, indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) no "fair price", "moratorium", "control share acquisition" or other form of anti-takeover antitakeover statute or regulation (including, without limitation, Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law) is or shall be applicable to the acquisition of Shares pursuant to this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Seller Stock Option Agreement (Eg&g Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Arbor Software Corp)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: that (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware Minnesota and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; (c) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the Option, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by the HSR ActAct and other than any filings required under the blue sky laws of any states or by the Communications Act and Nasdaq, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it issuance of Shares upon exercise of the transactions contemplated hereby Option do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of any charter or by-law, indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or decree, or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) no "fair price", "moratorium", "control share acquisition" or other form of anti-takeover antitakeover statute or regulation (including, without limitation, the restrictions on "business combinations" and "control share acquisitions" set forth in Section 302A.673 and 302A.671, respectively, of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act) is or shall be applicable to the acquisition of Shares pursuant to this AgreementAgreement (and the Board of Directors of Grantor has taken all action to approve the acquisition of the Shares to the extent necessary to avoid such application).

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Valuevision International Inc), Stock Option Agreement (National Media Corp)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: that (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State Commonwealth of Delaware Pennsylvania and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; (c) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the Option, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by the HSR ActAct and other than any filings required under the blue sky laws of any states or by the Nasdaq, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it issuance of Shares upon exercise of the transactions contemplated hereby Option do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of any charter or by-law, indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or decree, or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) no "fair price", "moratorium", "control share acquisition" or other form of anti-takeover antitakeover statute or regulation (including, without limitation, the restrictions on "business combinations" set 4 forth in Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law) is or shall be applicable to the acquisition of Shares pursuant to this AgreementAgreement (and the Board of Directors of Grantor has taken all action to approve the acquisition of the Shares to the extent necessary to avoid such application).

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Cdnow Inc), Stock Option Agreement (N2k Inc)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor --------------------------------------------- represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: that (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, enforceable against Grantor in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; (c) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the OptionOption and paid for by the Grantee as contemplated hereby, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by the HSR ActAct or the rules and regulations of Nasdaq, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority (other than those that have been obtained prior to the date of this Agreement or will have been obtained prior to the Closing Date) and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of the Grantor's certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or any charter or by-law, indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or decree, or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound, except as set forth in Schedule 4(d) attached hereto; and (e) no "fair price", ," "moratorium", ," "control share acquisition," "interested shareholder" or other form of anti-takeover antitakeover statute or regulation (including but not limited to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law) is or shall be applicable to the grant of the Option or the acquisition of Shares pursuant to this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Dupont E I De Nemours & Co), Stock Option Agreement (Dupont E I De Nemours & Co)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: that (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; (c) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the Option, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by the HSR ActAct and other than any filings required under the blue sky laws of any states or by the NYSE, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it issuance of Shares upon exercise of the transactions contemplated hereby Option do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of any charter or by-law, indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or decree, or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) no "fair price", "moratorium", "control share acquisition" or other form of anti-takeover statute or regulation is or shall be applicable to the acquisition of Shares pursuant to this Agreement.,

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Valuevision International Inc), Stock Option Agreement (National Media Corp)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: that (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware California and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid valid, binding and binding enforceable obligation of the Grantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; (c) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the OptionOption and paid for by Grantee as contemplated hereby, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by the HSR Act, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and, except as otherwise required by the HSR Act and for such filings as are required by NASDAQ and under any applicable federal security laws and regulations, the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of Grantor's Articles of Incorporation or By- laws, or any charter or by-law, material indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) no "fair price", ," "moratorium", ," "control share acquisition," "interested shareholder" or other form of anti-takeover antitakeover statute or regulation regulation, or similar provision contained in the Articles of Incorporation or By-laws of Grantor, is or shall be applicable to any of the acquisition of Shares pursuant to transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the Board of Directors of Grantor has taken all action to approve the transactions contemplated hereby to the extent necessary to avoid any such application (including the Board of Directors of Grantor having determined that the purchase price under Sections 8 and 9 hereof will not violate any rights of any holder of the Company's Equity Securities or require any shareholder vote or any other consent or waiver by any holders of the Company's Equity Securities, in each case that have not been waived or obtained).

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Option Agreement (Styleclick Com Inc), Option Agreement (Usani LLC)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: that (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State Commonwealth of Delaware Pennsylvania and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; (c) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the Option, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable nonassessable and free of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by the HSR ActAct and other than any filings required under the blue sky laws of any states or by the Nasdaq, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it issuance of Shares upon exercise of the transactions contemplated hereby Option do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of any charter or by-lawbylaw, indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or decree, or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) other than the "shareholder constituency" provision of Section 1715 of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law (the "PBCL"), no "fair price", "moratorium", "control share acquisition" or other form of anti-takeover antitakeover statute or regulation (including, without limitation, the restrictions on acquisitions of corporate control set forth in Section 1715 of the PBCL) is or shall be applicable to the acquisition of Shares pursuant to this AgreementAgreement (and the Board of Directors of Grantor has taken all action to approve the acquisition of the Shares to the extent necessary to avoid such application).

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Stock Option Agreement (N2k Inc), Stock Option Agreement (Cdnow Inc)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: that (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware Maryland and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; (c) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the OptionOption and paid for by Grantee as contemplated hereby, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by the HSR ActAct and applicable insurance laws, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of any Grantor's charter or by-lawlaws, or any material indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or decree, or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) no "fair price", "moratorium", "control share acquisition," "interested shareholder" or other form of anti-takeover antitakeover statute or regulation regulation, including without limitation, Section 3-602 of the Maryland General Corporation Law, or similar provision contained in the charter or by-laws of Grantor, is or shall be applicable to the acquisition of Shares pursuant to this Agreement; and (f) the Grantor has taken all corporate action necessary so that any Shares acquired pursuant to this Agreement shall not be counted for purposes of determining the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Grantee or any of its Affiliates or Associates (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement) pursuant to the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of March 11, 1997, between Grantor and The Bank of New York, as Rights Agent (the "Rights Agreement").

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Stock Option Agreement (St Paul Companies Inc /Mn/), Stock Option Agreement (St Paul Companies Inc /Mn/)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: that (a) the Grantor Grantee is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware Oklahoma and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and perform this Agreement; to carry out its obligations hereunder, (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it the Grantor of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the Board of Directors part of the Grantor and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Grantor are necessary to authorize this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, (c) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, and, assuming this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantee, is enforceable against the Grantor in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transferconveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; , (cd) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable for issuance and to permit it to issue, upon exercise of the Option Stock Option, and at all times from the Shares, when issued and delivered by date hereof through the Grantor upon exercise expiration of the OptionStock Option will have so reserved, 1,798,093 unissued shares of Grantor Common Stock, all of which, upon their issuance and delivery in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable nonassessable, (e) upon delivery of such shares of the Grantor Common Stock to the Grantee upon exercise of the Stock Option, the Grantee will acquire valid title to all of such shares, free and free clear of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free all Liens of any preemptive rights; nature whatsoever, (df) except as otherwise required by the HSR Act, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor does not, and the consummation performance of this Agreement by it the Grantor will not, (1) violate the certificate of the transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of any charter incorporation or by-lawlaws of the Grantor, indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law(2) conflict with or violate any statute, rule, regulation, stock market ruleorder, judgmentjudgment or decree applicable to the Grantor or by which it or any of its assets or properties is bound or affected, ordinanceor (3) result in any breach or violation of or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, decree or restriction give rise to any rights or termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of any Lien on any of the property or assets of the Grantor pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, or other instrument or obligation to which the Grantor or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries assets or any properties is bound or affected (except, in the case of their respective properties or assets is bound; clauses (2) and (e3) no "fair price"above, "moratorium"for violations, "control share acquisition" breaches or other form defaults which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Grantor and except with respect to any item listed in Schedule 3(d) of antithe Merger Agreement), and (g) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor does not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Grantor will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any governmental or regulatory authority except for pre-takeover statute or regulation is or shall be applicable merger notification requirements of the HSR Act and except with respect to any item listed in Schedule 3(d) of the acquisition of Shares pursuant to this Merger Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Termination Option Agreement (Anthony C R Co), Termination Option Agreement (Stage Stores Inc)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: that (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware California and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid valid, binding and binding enforceable obligation of the Grantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; (c) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the OptionOption and paid for by Grantee as contemplated hereby, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by the HSR Act, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and, except as otherwise required by the HSR Act and for such filings as are required by NASDAQ and under any applicable federal security laws and regulations, the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of Grantor's Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, or any charter or by-law, material indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) no "fair price", ," "moratorium", ," "control share acquisition," "interested shareholder" or other form of anti-takeover antitakeover statute or regulation regulation, or similar provision contained in the Articles of Incorporation or By-laws of Grantor, is or shall be applicable to any of the acquisition of Shares pursuant to transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the Board of Directors of Grantor has taken all action to approve the transactions contemplated hereby to the extent necessary to avoid any such application (including the Board of Directors of Grantor having determined that the purchase price under Sections 8 and 9 hereof will not violate any rights of any holder of the Company's Equity Securities or require any shareholder vote or any other consent or waiver by any holders of the Company's Equity Securities, in each case that have not been waived or obtained).

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Option Agreement (Styleclick Inc)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: that (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; (c) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the Option, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by the HSR ActAct and other than any filings required under the blue sky laws of any states or by the NYSE, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it issuance of Shares upon exercise of the transactions contemplated hereby Option 84 do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of any charter or by-law, bylaw or any indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or decree, or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) no none of the restrictions of any "fair price", "moratorium", "control share acquisition" or other form of anti-takeover antitakeover statute or regulation (including, without limitation, the restrictions on "business combinations" set forth in Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law) is or shall be applicable to the acquisition of Shares pursuant to this AgreementAgreement (and the Board of Directors of Grantor has taken all action to approve the acquisition of the Shares to the extent necessary to avoid such application). Additionally, Grantor will not avoid or seek to avoid (whether by charter amendment or through reorganization, consolidation, merger, issuance of rights, dissolution or sale of assets, or by any other voluntary act) the observance or performance of any of the covenants, agreements or conditions to be observed or performed hereunder by Grantor and Grantor will not take any action which would cause any of its representations or warranties not to be true in any material respect.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Learning Co Inc)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor --------------------------------------------- represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: that (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; (c) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the Option, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by the HSR ActAct and other than any filings required under the blue sky laws of any states or by the NYSE, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it issuance of Shares upon exercise of the transactions contemplated hereby Option do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of any charter or by-law, bylaw or any indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or decree, or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) no none of the restrictions of any "fair price", "moratorium", "control share acquisition" or other form of anti-takeover antitakeover statute or regulation (including, without limitation, the restrictions on "business combinations" set forth in Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law) is or shall be applicable to the acquisition of Shares pursuant to this AgreementAgreement (and the Board of Directors of Grantor has taken all action to approve the acquisition of the Shares to the extent necessary to avoid such application). Additionally, Grantor will not avoid or seek to avoid (whether by charter amendment or through reorganization, consolidation, merger, issuance of rights, dissolution or sale of assets, or by any other voluntary act) the observance or performance of any of the covenants, agreements or conditions to be observed or performed hereunder by Grantor and Grantor will not take any action which would cause any of its representations or warranties not to be true in any material respect.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Mattel Inc /De/)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: that (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principlesprinciples of equity; (c) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the OptionOption and paid for by Grantee as contemplated hereby, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by the HSR Act, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and, except as otherwise required by the HSR Act and applicable insurance laws and for such filings as are required by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. ("NYSE"), the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of Grantor's certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or any charter or by-law, material indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) no "fair price", "moratorium", "control share acquisition" or other form of anti-takeover statute or regulation is or shall be applicable to the acquisition of Shares pursuant to this Agreement.,

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Berkshire Hathaway Inc /De/)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor --------------------------------------------- represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and rights, to general equity principlesprinciples and to the Delaware General Corporation Law; (c) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the Option, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by the HSR Act, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by of it of the transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of any charter or by-law, indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) no "fair price", "moratorium", "control share acquisition" or other form of anti-takeover antitakeover statute or regulation is or shall be applicable to the acquisition of Shares pursuant to this Agreement; and (f) the Grantor has taken all corporate action necessary so that the grant and any subsequent exercise of the Option by the Grantee will not result in the separation or exercisability of rights under the Rights Agreement, dated as of September 4, 1996 between the Grantor and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as Rights Agent.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Depot Stock Option Agreement (Viking Office Products Inc)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; (c) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the Option, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by the HSR Act, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of any charter certificate or articles of incorporation or by-law, indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) no "fair price", "moratorium", "control share acquisition" or other form of anti-takeover statute or regulation is or shall be applicable to the acquisition of Shares pursuant to this Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (Yesmail Com Inc)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; (c) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the Option, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by the HSR Act, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of any charter or by-law, indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) no "fair price", "moratorium", "control share acquisition" or other form of anti-takeover statute or regulation is or shall be applicable to the acquisition of Shares pursuant to this Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Adforce Inc)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: that (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware Florida and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; (c) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the OptionOption and paid for by Grantee as contemplated hereby, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by the HSR ActAct and applicable insurance laws, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of any Grantor's charter or by-lawlaws, or any material indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or decree, or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) no "fair price", "moratorium", "control share acquisition" or other form of anti-takeover statute or regulation is or shall be applicable to the acquisition of Shares pursuant to this Agreement.;

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Option Agreement (American Bankers Insurance Group Inc)

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Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware California and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and rights, to general equity principlesprinciples and to the California General Corporation Law; (c) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the Option, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by the HSR Act, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of any charter or by-law, indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) no "fair price", "moratorium", "control share acquisition" or other form of anti-takeover antitakeover statute or regulation is or shall be applicable to the acquisition of Shares pursuant to this Agreement; and (f) the Grantor has taken all corporate action necessary so that the grant and any subsequent exercise of the Option by the Grantee will not result in the separation or exercisability of rights under the Rights Agreement, dated as of January 20, 1997 between the Grantor and the American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as Rights Agent.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Viking Stock Option Agreement (Office Depot Inc)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: that (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware New York and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and perform this Agreement; to carry out its obligations hereunder, (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it the Grantor of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the Board of Directors part of the Grantor and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Grantor are necessary to authorize this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, (c) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, and, assuming this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantee, is enforceable against the Grantor in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transferconveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; , (cd) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable for issuance and to permit it to issue, upon exercise of the Option Stock Option, and at all times from the Shares, when issued and delivered by date hereof through the Grantor upon exercise expiration of the OptionStock Option will have so reserved, 3,226,274 unissued shares of Grantor Common Stock, all of which, upon their issuance and delivery in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable nonassessable, (e) upon delivery of such shares of the Grantor Common Stock to the Grantee upon exercise of the Stock Option, the Grantee will acquire valid title to all of such shares, free and free clear of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free all Liens of any preemptive rights; nature whatsoever, (df) except as otherwise required by the HSR Act, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor does not, and the consummation performance of this Agreement by it the Grantor will not, (1) violate the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consentGrantor, waiver, approval (2) conflict with or authorization of or violate any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of any charter or by-law, indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, lawstatute, rule, regulation, stock market ruleorder, judgmentjudgment or decree applicable to the Grantor or by which it or any of its assets or properties is bound or affected, ordinanceor (3) assuming the obtaining of consents as set forth above result in any breach or violation of or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, decree or restriction give rise to any rights or termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of any Lien on any of the property or assets of the Grantor pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, or other instrument or obligation to which the Grantor or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries assets or any properties is bound or affected (except, in the case of their respective properties or assets is bound; clauses (2) and (e3) no "fair price"above, "moratorium"for violations, "control share acquisition" breaches or other form defaults which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Grantor and except with respect to any item listed in Schedule 3.05 of antithe Merger Agreement), and (g) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor does not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Grantor will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any governmental or regulatory authority except for pre-takeover statute or regulation is or shall be applicable merger notification requirements of the HSR Act and except with respect to any item listed in Schedule 3.05 of the acquisition of Shares pursuant to this Merger Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Termination Option Agreement (Davel Communications Group Inc)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: (a) The Grantor hereby represents and warrants (1) with respect to itself, as of each Funding Date, (2) with respect to the Collateral identified in Section 2.01 as being Collateral on such Funding Date, as of such Funding Date and (3) with respect to all other Collateral, as of the date such Collateral becomes a part of the Collateral, as follows: (i) The Grantor is the legal and beneficial owner of the Collateral pledged by it hereunder, in each case free and clear of any and all Liens (other than Permitted Liens). No effective financing statement, security agreement, title reservation agreement or other instrument similar in effect covering all or any part of the Collateral is on file in any recording office, except such as may have been filed in favor of the Security Trustee relating to the Collateral. (ii) This Agreement creates a valid and, upon the taking of the actions required hereby, perfected security interest in the Collateral as security for the Secured Obligations subject in priority to no other Liens (other than Permitted Liens), and all filings and other actions necessary or desirable to perfect and protect such security interest have been (or in the case of future Collateral will be) duly taken. Other than the security interest granted to the Security Trustee pursuant to this Agreement, the Grantor is has not pledged, assigned, sold or granted a corporation duly organized, validly existing and security interest in good standing under the laws any of the State Collateral or authorized, and is not aware of, the filing of, any financing statements or other instruments similar in effect against the Grantor or the Collateral other than any financing statement relating to the security interest granted to the Security Trustee hereunder or that has been terminated (or that relate to any security interest previously granted that has been terminated and such filing is in the course of Delaware being terminated), in each case as of the date this representation and has the requisite corporate power and authority warranty is given as to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of Collateral. There are no judgment or tax lien filings against the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors Grantor. (iii) The name of the Grantor as it appears on the signature pages hereto is its name as it appears on the public record of its jurisdiction of organization or, in the case of a trust, is the name specified for the trust in its organizational documents and indicates that it is a trust. The Grantor has not changed its name, jurisdiction of organization or formation (as applicable), chief executive office or sole place of business or its type of organization or corporate structure in any way (e.g., by merger, consolidation, change in corporate form or otherwise) or used any trade names except as set forth on Schedule I hereto within the past five (5) years. (iv) No consent of any Person and no authorization, approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Government Entity or regulatory body or other third party is required either (i) for the grant by the Grantor of the assignment and security interest granted hereby, (ii) for the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any other Operative Agreement by the Grantor, or (iii) for the perfection, priority or maintenance of the pledge, assignment and security interest created hereby, except for (A) the filing of financing and continuation statements under the UCC, and (B) consents to, or authorizations or approvals of, filings that have been or will be given, obtained or made, as the case may be. (v) The jurisdiction of organization of the Grantor is the State of Delaware. (vi) Each Pledged Note has been duly executed authorized, authenticated or issued and delivered by a duly authorized officer of delivered, is the Grantor and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each obligor thereunder and is not in default. (vii) The Pledged Notes constitute “certificated securities” within the Grantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws meaning of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; (cSection 8-102(a)(4) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and UCC. The Pledged Notes have been delivered to the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise Security Trustee. None of the OptionPledged Notes that constitute or evidence the Collateral have any marks or notations indicating that they have been pledged, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of assigned or otherwise conveyed to any lien, security interest or Person other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by than the HSR Act, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of any charter or by-law, indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) no "fair price", "moratorium", "control share acquisition" or other form of anti-takeover statute or regulation is or shall be applicable to the acquisition of Shares pursuant to this AgreementSecurity Trustee.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Security Agreement (Wheels Up Experience Inc.)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: that (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware New York and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and perform this Agreement; to carry out its obligations hereunder, (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it the Grantor of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the Board of Directors part of the Grantor and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Grantor are necessary to authorize this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, (c) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, and, assuming this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantee, is enforceable against the Grantor in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transferconveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; , (cd) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable for issuance and to permit it to issue, upon exercise of the Option Stock Option, and at all times from the Shares, when issued and delivered by date hereof through the Grantor upon exercise expiration of the OptionStock Option will have so reserved, 3,226,274 unissued shares of Grantor Common Stock, all of which, upon their issuance and delivery in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable nonassessable, (e) upon delivery of such shares of the Grantor Common Stock to the Grantee upon exercise of the Stock Option, the Grantee will acquire valid title to all of such shares, free and free clear of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free all Liens of any preemptive rights; nature whatsoever, (df) except as otherwise required by the HSR Act, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of any charter or by-law, indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) no "fair price", "moratorium", "control share acquisition" or other form of anti-takeover statute or regulation is or shall be applicable to the acquisition of Shares pursuant to this Agreement.does

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Termination Option Agreement (Peoples Telephone Company Inc)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware California and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and rights, to general equity principlesprinciples and to the California General Corporation Law; (c) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the Option, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by the HSR Act, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of any charter or by-law, indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) no "fair price", "moratorium", "control share acquisition" or other form of anti-takeover antitakeover statute or regulation is or shall be applicable to the acquisition of Shares pursuant to this Agreement; and (f) the Grantor has taken all corporate action necessary so that the grant and any subsequent exercise of the Option by the Grantee will not result in the separation or exercisability of rights under the Rights Agreement, dated as of January 20, 1997 between the Grantor and the American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as Rights Agent.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Viking Stock Option Agreement (Viking Office Products Inc)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: that (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principlesprinciples of equity; (c) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the OptionOption and paid for by Grantee as contemplated hereby, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by the HSR Act, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and, except as otherwise required by the HSR Act and applicable insurance laws and for such filings as are required by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. ("NYSE"), the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of Grantor's certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or any charter or by-law, material indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or decree, or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) no "fair price", ," "moratorium", ," "control share acquisition," "interested shareholder" or other form of anti-takeover antitakeover statute or regulation regulation, including without limitation, Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or similar provision contained in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Grantor, is or shall be applicable to any of the acquisition transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the Board of Shares Directors of the Company has taken all action to approve the transactions contemplated hereby to the extent necessary to avoid any such application (including, without limitation, the Board of Directors of the Company having determined pursuant to this Article IX of the Company's Restated Certification of Incorporation that the purchase price under Sections 7 and 8 hereof will not violate or require any shareholder vote under Article X thereof); and (f) the Grantor has taken all corporate action necessary so that the grant and any subsequent exercise of the Option by the Grantee or other exercise by the Grantee of any its rights hereunder will not result in the separation or exercisability of the rights under the Rights Agreement or in any nullification of rights under the Rights Agreement held by the Grantee or any of its Affiliates or Associates (as defined in the Rights Agreement).

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Option Agreement (General Re Corp)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: that (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; (c) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the OptionOption and paid for by the Grantee as contemplated hereby, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by the HSR ActAct or the rules and regulations of Nasdaq, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of the Grantor's certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or any charter or by-law, indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or decree, or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) no "fair price", "moratorium", "control share acquisition," "interested shareholder" or other form of anti-takeover antitakeover statute or regulation (including but not limited to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law) is or shall be applicable to the acquisition of Shares pursuant to this Agreement; and (f) the Grantor has taken all corporate action necessary so that any Shares acquired pursuant to this Agreement shall not be counted for purposes of determining the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Grantee or any of its Affiliates or Associates pursuant to the Rights Agreement (as defined in the Merger Agreement, the terms "Affiliate" and "Associate" having the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Rights Agreement).

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Sugen Inc)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; (c) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the Option, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by the HSR Act, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of any charter certificate or articles of incorporation or by-law, indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) no "fair price", "moratorium", "control share acquisition" or other form of anti-takeover statute or regulation is or shall be applicable to the acquisition of Shares pursuant to this Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Cmgi Inc)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: that (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware Maryland and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; (c) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the OptionOption and paid for by Grantee as contemplated hereby, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by the HSR ActAct and applicable insurance laws, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of any Grantor's charter or by-lawlaws, or any material indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or decree, or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) no "fair price", "moratorium", "control share acquisition," "interested shareholder" or other form of anti-takeover antitakeover statute or regulation regulation, including without limitation, Sections 3-602 of the Maryland General Corporation Law, or similar provision contained in the charter or by-laws of Grantor, is or shall be applicable to the acquisition of Shares pursuant to this Agreement; and (f) the Grantor has taken all corporate action necessary so that any Shares acquired pursuant to this Agreement shall not be counted for purposes of determining the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Grantee or any of its Affiliates or Associates (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement) pursuant to the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of March 11, 1997, between Grantor and The Bank of New York, as Rights Agent (the "Rights Agreement").

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Usf&g Corp)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: that (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; (c) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the Option, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by the HSR ActAct and other than any filings required under the blue sky laws of any states or by the NYSE, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it issuance of Shares upon exercise of the transactions contemplated hereby Option 5 do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of any charter or by-law, bylaw or any indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or decree, or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) no none of the restrictions of any "fair price", "moratorium", "control share acquisition" or other form of anti-takeover antitakeover statute or regulation (including, without limitation, the restrictions on "business combinations" set forth in Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law) is or shall be applicable to the acquisition of Shares pursuant to this AgreementAgreement (and the Board of Directors of Grantor has taken all action to approve the acquisition of the Shares to the extent necessary to avoid such application). Additionally, Grantor will not avoid or seek to avoid (whether by charter amendment or through reorganization, consolidation, merger, issuance of rights, dissolution or sale of assets, or by any other voluntary act) the observance or performance of any of the covenants, agreements or conditions to be observed or performed hereunder by Grantor and Grantor will not take any action which would cause any of its representations or warranties not to be true in any material respect.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Option Agreement (Learning Co Inc)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: that (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; (c) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the Option, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by the HSR Act, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of any charter or by-law, indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) no "fair price", "moratorium", "control share acquisition" or other form of anti-takeover antitakeover statute or regulation (including, without limitation, Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law) is or shall be applicable to the acquisition of Shares pursuant to this Agreement; and (f) the Grantor has taken all corporate action necessary so that the grant and any subsequent exercise of the Option by the Grantee will not result in the separation, distribution, trigger or exercisability of rights under the Rights Agreement, dated as of November 17, 1995, between the Grantor and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Arbor Software Corp)

Representations and Warranties of the Grantor. The Grantor represents --------------------------------------------- and warrants to the Grantee that: (a) the Grantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Grantor and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Grantor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Grantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and rights, to general equity principlesprinciples and to the Delaware General Corporation Law; (c) the Grantor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the Option and the Shares, when issued and delivered by the Grantor upon exercise of the Option, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any lien, security interest or other adverse claim and free of any preemptive rights; (d) except as otherwise required by the HSR Act, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Grantor and the consummation by of it of the transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or any filing with any person or public authority and will not violate, require a consent or waiver under, result in a breach of or the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under, any provision of any charter or by-law, indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract, instrument, order, law, rule, regulation, stock market rule, judgment, ordinance, decree or restriction by which the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; and (e) no "fair price", "moratorium", "control share acquisition" or other form of anti-takeover antitakeover statute or regulation is or shall be applicable to the acquisition of Shares pursuant to this Agreement; and (f) the Grantor has taken all corporate action necessary so that the grant and any subsequent exercise of the Option by the Grantee will not result in the separation or exercisability of rights under the Rights Agreement, dated as of September 4, 1996 between the Grantor and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as Rights Agent.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Depot Stock Option Agreement (Office Depot Inc)

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