Required Reduction of Ownership Percentage. (a) If at any time the Shareholder Group’s Total Ownership Percentage exceeds the Maximum Ownership Percentage other than as permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, then the Shareholder shall, or shall cause the Shareholder Group to, consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, promptly (in any event, prior to the earliest to occur of (i) the record date for the next annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Company, (ii) the record date for the taking of any action of shareholders of the Company by written consent or (iii) the purchase of any additional Voting Securities by any member of the Shareholder Group) take all action necessary to reduce the amount of Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder Group such that the Shareholder Group’s Total Ownership Percentage is not greater than the Maximum Ownership Percentage. (b) During the term of this Agreement, if the Company purchases shares of Common Stock from the public, whether by tender offer, open market purchase or otherwise (a “Repurchase”), the Company shall contemporaneously with the Repurchase offer to purchase from the Shareholder Group, on the same terms and conditions, including price, as in the Repurchase, a percentage of those shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder Group equal to the percentage of shares of Common Stock to be Repurchased from the Beneficial Owners of shares of Common Stock other than the Shareholder Group (the “Buy-Back Offer”). The Company shall provide notice to the Shareholder of its intention to engage in a Repurchase and of the mechanism by which the Repurchase shall occur not less than thirty (30) days in advance of the date on which the Repurchase is to be consummated, and the Shareholder shall provide notice to the Company within ten (10) days of receipt of such notice of whether the Shareholder Group intends to accept the Buy-Back Offer.
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Samples: Shareholder Agreement (Pepsico Inc), Shareholder Agreement (Pepsiamericas Inc/Il/)
Required Reduction of Ownership Percentage. (a) If at any time the Shareholder becomes aware that the Shareholder Group’s 's Total Ownership Percentage exceeds the Maximum Ownership Percentage Percentage, other than as permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, then the Shareholder shall, or shall cause the Shareholder Group to, consistent with the provisions of Section 3.4 of this Agreement, promptly (in any event, prior to the earliest to occur of (i) the record date for the next annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Company, (ii) the record date for the taking of any action of shareholders of the Company by written consent or (iii) the purchase of any additional Voting Securities by any member of the Shareholder Group) take all action necessary to reduce the amount of Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder Group such that the Shareholder Group’s 's Total Ownership Percentage is not greater than the Maximum Ownership Percentage.
(b) During the term of this Agreement, if the Company purchases shares of Common Stock from the public, whether by tender offer, open market purchase or otherwise (a “"Repurchase”"), the Company shall contemporaneously with the Repurchase offer to purchase from the Shareholder Group, on the same terms and conditions, including price, as in the Repurchase, a percentage of those shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder Group equal to the percentage of shares of Common Stock to be Repurchased from the Beneficial Owners of shares of Common Stock other than the Shareholder Group (the “"Buy-Back Offer”"). The Company shall provide notice to the Shareholder of its intention to engage in a Repurchase and of the mechanism by which the Repurchase shall occur not less than thirty (30) days in advance of the date on which the Repurchase is to be consummated, and the Shareholder shall provide notice to the Company within ten (10) days of receipt of such notice of whether the Shareholder Stockholder Group intends to accept the Buy-Back Offer.
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Samples: Rights Agreement (Whitman Corp/New/), Rights Agreement (Heartland Territories Holdings Inc)
Required Reduction of Ownership Percentage. (a) If at any time the Shareholder becomes aware that the Shareholder Group’s 's Total Ownership Percentage exceeds the Maximum Ownership Percentage Percentage, other than as permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, then the Shareholder shall, or shall cause the Shareholder Group to, consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, promptly (in any event, prior to the earliest to occur of (i) the record date for the next annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Company, (ii) the record date for the taking of any action of shareholders of the Company by written consent or (iii) the purchase of any additional Voting Securities by any member of the Shareholder Group) take all action necessary to reduce the amount of Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder Group such that the Shareholder Group’s 's Total Ownership Percentage is not greater than the Maximum Ownership Percentage.
(b) If at any time the Shareholder becomes aware that the Significant Shareholders' Total Ownership Percentage exceeds the Combined Maximum Ownership Percentage as a result of a reduction in the number of Voting Securities outstanding (including, without limitation, as a result of a purchase of Common Stock by the Company) (such excess, the "BUY-BACK EXCESS"), then the Shareholder shall, or shall cause the Shareholder Group to, consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, promptly (in any event, prior to the earliest to occur of (x) the record date for the next annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Company, (y) the record date for the taking of any action of shareholders of the Company by written consent or (z) the purchase of any additional Voting Securities by any member of the Shareholder Group) take all action necessary to reduce the amount of Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder Group by the amount of such Buy-Back Excess in the following manner and order:
(i) First, by Transferring to a Person other than the Significant Shareholders the amount, if any, of Voting Securities received by the Shareholder Group as an Aggregate Contingent Payment (as defined in the Merger Agreement), to the extent not previously Transferred pursuant to this Section;
(ii) Second, by Transferring to a Person other than the Significant Shareholders the pro rata amount (based on the relative amounts of Voting Securities purchased by each of the Shareholder Group and the Pohlad Group since August [18], 2000) of Voting Securities, if any, purchased by the Shareholder Group since August [18], 2000;
(iii) Third, by Transferring to a Person other than the Significant Shareholders the pro rata amount of any remaining Buy-Back Excess (based on the relative Total Ownership Percentages, after giving effect to (i) and (ii) above, of the Shareholder Group and the Pohlad Group immediately prior to the time when the Combined Maximum Ownership Percentage was exceeded);
(iv) Fourth, notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum number of Voting Securities that the Shareholder Group shall be required to Transfer pursuant to (ii) and (iii) above shall not exceed the amount that would be required to be Transferred if the Pohlad Group made its corresponding pro rata Transfers consistent with (ii) and (iii) above.
(c) If at any time the Shareholder becomes aware that the Significant Shareholders' Total Ownership Percentage exceeds the Combined Maximum Ownership Percentage, other than as a result of a reduction in the total number of Voting Securities (which situation shall be governed by paragraph (b) above) or as permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, then the Shareholder shall, or shall cause the Shareholder Group to, consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, promptly (in any event, prior to the earliest to occur of (i) the record date for the next annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Company, (ii) the record date for the taking of any action of shareholders of the Company by written consent or (iii) the purchase of any additional Voting Securities by any member of the Shareholder Group) take all action necessary to reduce the amount of Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder Group such that the Significant Shareholders' Total Ownership Percentage is not greater than the Combined Maximum Ownership Percentage; PROVIDED that if the Shareholder becomes aware that the Significant Shareholders' Total Ownership Percentage exceeds the Combined Maximum Ownership Percentage due to an acquisition by a member of the Pohlad Group of Voting Securities or the addition to the Pohlad Group of a new Affiliate that Beneficially Owns Voting Securities, the Shareholder shall promptly inform the Company of such fact but shall not be required to reduce the amount of Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder Group due to such event so long as the Shareholder Group is in compliance with the other provisions of this Agreement.
(d) During the term of this Agreement, if the Company purchases shares of Common Stock from the public, whether by tender offer, open market purchase or otherwise (a “Repurchase”"REPURCHASE"), the Company shall contemporaneously with the Repurchase offer to purchase from each of the Shareholder GroupSignificant Shareholders, on the same terms and conditions, including price, as in the Repurchase, a percentage of those shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by each of the Shareholder Group Significant Shareholders equal to the percentage of shares of Common Stock to be Repurchased from the Beneficial Owners of shares of Common Stock other than the Shareholder Group Significant Shareholders (the “Buy"BUY-Back Offer”BACK OFFER"). The Company shall provide notice to the Shareholder of its intention to engage in a Repurchase and of the mechanism by which the Repurchase shall occur not less than thirty (30) days in advance of the date on which the Repurchase is to be consummated, and the Shareholder shall provide notice to the Company within ten (10) days of receipt of such notice of whether the Shareholder Group intends to accept the Buy-Back Offer.
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Required Reduction of Ownership Percentage. (a) If at any time the Shareholders become aware that the Shareholder Group’s 's Total Ownership Percentage exceeds the Maximum Ownership Percentage Percentage, other than as permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, then the Shareholder Shareholders shall, or shall cause the Shareholder Group to, consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, promptly (in any event, prior to the earliest to occur of (i) the record date for the next annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Company, (ii) the record date for the taking of any action of shareholders of the Company by written consent or (iii) the purchase of any additional Voting Securities by any member of the Shareholder Group) take all action necessary to reduce the amount of Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder Group such that the Shareholder Group’s 's Total Ownership Percentage is not greater than the Maximum Ownership Percentage.
(b) If at any time the Shareholder becomes aware that the Significant Shareholders' Total Ownership Percentage exceeds the Combined Maximum Ownership Percentage as a result of a reduction in the number of Voting Securities outstanding (including, without limitation, as a result of a purchase of Common Stock by the Company) (such excess, the "BUY-BACK EXCESS"), then the Shareholder shall, or shall cause the Shareholder Group to, consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, promptly (in any event, prior to the earliest to occur of (x) the record date for the next annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Company, (y) the record date for the taking of any action of shareholders of the Company by written consent or (z) the purchase of any additional Voting Securities by any member of the Shareholder Group) take all action necessary to reduce the amount of Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder Group by the amount of such Buy-Back Excess in the following manner and order:
(i) First, for purposes of clauses (ii) and (iii) below, the Buy-Back Excess shall be reduced by the amount, if any, of Voting Securities received by the PepsiCo Group as an Aggregate Contingent Payment (as defined in the Merger Agreement), to the extent such Aggregate Contingent Payment has not been previously used to reduce the Buy-Back Excess pursuant to this Section;
(ii) Second, by Transferring to a Person other than the Significant Shareholders the pro rata amount (based on the relative amounts of Voting Securities purchased by each of the Shareholder Group and the PepsiCo Group since August [18], 2000) of Voting Securities, if any, purchased by the Shareholder Group since August [18], 2000;
(iii) Third, by Transferring to a Person other than the Significant Shareholders the pro rata amount of any remaining Buy-Back Excess (based on the relative Total Ownership Percentages, after giving effect to (i) and (ii) above, of the Shareholder Group and the PepsiCo Group immediately prior to the time when the Combined Maximum Ownership Percentage was exceeded);
(iv) Fourth, notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum number of Voting Securities that the Shareholder Group shall be required to Transfer pursuant to (ii) and (iii) above shall not exceed the amount that would be required to be Transferred if the PepsiCo Group made its corresponding pro rata Transfers consistent with (ii) and (iii) above.
(c) If at any time the Shareholders become aware that the Significant Shareholders' Total Ownership Percentage exceeds the Combined Maximum Ownership Percentage, other than as a result of a reduction in the total number of Voting Securities (which situation shall be governed by paragraph (b) above) or as permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, then the Shareholders shall, or shall cause the Shareholder Group to, consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, promptly (in any event, prior to the earliest to occur of (i) the record date for the next annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Company, (ii) the record date for the taking of any action of shareholders of the Company by written consent or (iii) the purchase of any additional Voting Securities by any member of the Shareholder Group) take all action necessary to reduce the amount of Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder Group such that the Significant Shareholders' Total Ownership Percentage is not greater than the Combined Maximum Ownership Percentage; PROVIDED that if the Shareholder becomes aware that the Significant Shareholders' Total Ownership Percentage exceeds the Combined Maximum Ownership Percentage due to an acquisition by a member of the PepsiCo Group of Voting Securities or the addition to the PepsiCo Group of a new Affiliate that Beneficially Owns Voting Securities, the Shareholder shall promptly inform the Company of such fact but shall not be required to reduce the amount of Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder Group due to such event so long as the Shareholder Group is in compliance with the other provisions of this Agreement.
(d) During the term of this Agreement, if the Company purchases shares of Common Stock from the public, whether by tender offer, open market purchase or otherwise (a “Repurchase”"REPURCHASE"), the Company shall contemporaneously with the Repurchase offer to purchase from the Shareholder Group, on the same terms and conditions, including price, as in the Repurchase, a percentage of those shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder Group equal to the percentage of shares of Common Stock to be Repurchased from the Beneficial Owners of shares of Common Stock other than the Shareholder Group (the “Buy"BUY-Back Offer”BACK OFFER"). The Company shall provide notice to the Shareholder Shareholders of its intention to engage in a Repurchase and of the mechanism by which the Repurchase shall occur not less than thirty (30) days in advance of the date on which the Repurchase is to be consummated, and the Shareholder Shareholders shall provide notice to the Company within ten (10) days of receipt of such notice of whether the Shareholder Group intends to accept the Buy-Back Offer.
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Required Reduction of Ownership Percentage. (a) If at any time the Shareholders become aware that the Shareholder Group’s 's Total Ownership Percentage exceeds the Maximum Ownership Percentage Percentage, other than as permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, then the Shareholder Shareholders shall, or shall cause the Shareholder Group to, consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, promptly (in any event, prior to the earliest to occur of (i) the record date for the next annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Company, (ii) the record date for the taking of any action of shareholders of the Company by written consent or (iii) the purchase of any additional Voting Securities by any member of the Shareholder Group) take all action necessary to reduce the amount of Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder Group such that the Shareholder Group’s 's Total Ownership Percentage is not greater than the Maximum Ownership Percentage.
(b) If at any time the Shareholder becomes aware that the Significant Shareholders' Total Ownership Percentage exceeds the Combined Maximum Ownership Percentage as a result of a reduction in the number of Voting Securities outstanding (including, without limitation, as a result of a purchase of Common Stock by the Company) (such excess, the "BUY-BACK EXCESS"), then the Shareholder shall, or shall cause the Shareholder Group to, consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, promptly (in any event, prior to the earliest to occur of (x) the record date for the next annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Company, (y) the record date for the taking of any action of shareholders of the Company by written consent or (z) the purchase of any additional Voting Securities by any member of the Shareholder Group) take all action necessary to reduce the amount of Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder Group by the amount of such Buy-Back Excess in the following manner and order:
(i) First, for purposes of clauses (ii) and (iii) below, the Buy Back Excess shall be reduced by the amount, if any, of Voting Securities received by the PepsiCo Group as an Aggregate Contingent Payment (as defined in the Merger Agreement), to the extent such Aggregate Contingent Payment has not been previously used to reduce the Buy-Back Excess pursuant to this Section.
(ii) Second, by Transferring to a Person other than the Significant Shareholders the pro rata amount (based on the relative amounts of Voting Securities purchased by each of the Shareholder Group and the PepsiCo Group since August 18, 2000) of Voting Securities, if any, purchased by the Shareholder Group since August 18, 2000;
(iii) Third, by Transferring to a Person other than the Significant Shareholders the pro rata amount of any remaining Buy-Back Excess (based on the relative Total Ownership Percentages, after giving effect to (i) and (ii) above, of the Shareholder Group and the PepsiCo Group immediately prior to the time when the Combined Maximum Ownership Percentage was exceeded).
(iv) Fourth, notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum number of Voting Securities that the Shareholder Group shall be required to Transfer pursuant to (ii) and (iii) above shall not exceed the amount that would be required to be Transferred if the PepsiCo Group made its corresponding pro rata Transfers consistent with (ii) and (iii) above.
(c) If at any time the Shareholders become aware that the Significant Shareholders' Total Ownership Percentage exceeds the Combined Maximum Ownership Percentage, other than as a result of a reduction in the total number of Voting Securities (which situation shall be governed by paragraph (b) above) or as permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, then the Shareholders shall, or shall cause the Shareholder Group to, consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, promptly (in any event, prior to the earliest to occur of (i) the record date for the next annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Company, (ii) the record date for the taking of any action of shareholders of the Company by written consent or (iii) the purchase of any additional Voting Securities by any member of the Shareholder Group) take all action necessary to reduce the amount of Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder Group such that the Significant Shareholders' Total Ownership Percentage is not greater than the Combined Maximum Ownership Percentage; PROVIDED that if the Shareholder becomes aware that the Significant Shareholders' Total Ownership Percentage exceeds the Combined Maximum Ownership Percentage due to an acquisition by a member of the PepsiCo Group of Voting Securities or the addition to the PepsiCo Group of a new Affiliate that Beneficially Owns Voting Securities, the Shareholder shall promptly inform the Company of such fact but shall not be required to reduce the amount of Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder Group due to such event so long as the Shareholder Group is in compliance with the other provisions of this Agreement.
(d) During the term of this Agreement, if the Company purchases shares of Common Stock from the public, whether by tender offer, open market purchase or otherwise (a “Repurchase”"REPURCHASE"), the Company shall contemporaneously with the Repurchase offer to purchase from the Shareholder Group, on the same terms and conditions, including price, as in the Repurchase, a percentage of those shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder Group equal to the percentage of shares of Common Stock to be Repurchased from the Beneficial Owners of shares of Common Stock other than the Shareholder Group (the “Buy"BUY-Back Offer”BACK OFFER"). The Company shall provide notice to the Shareholder Shareholders of its intention to engage in a Repurchase and of the mechanism by which the Repurchase shall occur not less than thirty (30) days in advance of the date on which the Repurchase is to be consummated, and the Shareholder Shareholders shall provide notice to the Company within ten (10) days of receipt of such notice of whether the Shareholder Group intends to accept the Buy-Back Offer.
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Required Reduction of Ownership Percentage. (a) If at any time the Shareholder becomes aware that the Shareholder Group’s 's Total Ownership Percentage exceeds the Maximum Ownership Percentage Percentage, other than as permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, then the Shareholder shall, or shall cause the Shareholder Group to, consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, promptly (in any event, prior to the earliest to occur of (i) the record date for the next annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Company, (ii) the record date for the taking of any action of shareholders of the Company by written consent or (iii) the purchase of any additional Voting Securities by any member of the Shareholder Group) take all action necessary to reduce the amount of Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder Group such that the Shareholder Group’s 's Total Ownership Percentage is not greater than the Maximum Ownership Percentage.
(b) If at any time the Shareholder becomes aware that the Significant Shareholders' Total Ownership Percentage exceeds the Combined Maximum Ownership Percentage as a result of a reduction in the number of Voting Securities outstanding (including, without limitation, as a result of a purchase of Common Stock by the Company) (such excess, the "BUY-BACK EXCESS"), then the Shareholder shall, or shall cause the Shareholder Group to, consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, promptly (in any event, prior to the earliest to occur of (x) the record date for the next annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Company, (y) the record date for the taking of any action of shareholders of the Company by written consent or (z) the purchase of any additional Voting Securities by any member of the Shareholder Group) take all action necessary to reduce the amount of Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder Group by the amount of such Buy-Back Excess in the following manner and order:
(i) First, by Transferring to a Person other than the Significant Shareholders the amount, if any, of Voting Securities received by the Shareholder Group as an Aggregate Contingent Payment (as defined in the Merger Agreement), to the extent not previously Transferred pursuant to this Section;
(ii) Second, by Transferring to a Person other than the Significant Shareholders the pro rata amount (based on the relative amounts of Voting Securities purchased by each of the Shareholder Group and the Pohlad Group since August 18, 2000) of Voting Securities, if any, purchased by the Shareholder Group since August 18, 2000;
(iii) Third, by Transferring to a Person other than the Significant Shareholders the pro rata amount of any remaining Buy-Back Excess (based on the relative Total Ownership Percentages, after giving effect to (i) and (ii) above, of the Shareholder Group and the Pohlad Group immediately prior to the time when the Combined Maximum Ownership Percentage was exceeded).
(iv) Fourth, notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum number of Voting Securities that the Shareholder Group shall be required to Transfer pursuant to (ii) and (iii) above shall not exceed the amount that would be required to be Transferred if the Pohlad Group made its corresponding pro rata Transfers consistent with (ii) and (iii) above.
(c) If at any time the Shareholder becomes aware that the Significant Shareholders' Total Ownership Percentage exceeds the Combined Maximum Ownership Percentage, other than as a result of a reduction in the total number of Voting Securities (which situation shall be governed by paragraph (b) above) or as permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, then the Shareholder shall, or shall cause the Shareholder Group to, consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, promptly (in any event, prior to the earliest to occur of (i) the record date for the next annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Company, (ii) the record date for the taking of any action of shareholders of the Company by written consent or (iii) the purchase of any additional Voting Securities by any member of the Shareholder Group) take all action necessary to reduce the amount of Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder Group such that the Significant Shareholders' Total Ownership Percentage is not greater than the Combined Maximum Ownership Percentage; PROVIDED that if the Shareholder becomes aware that the Significant Shareholders' Total Ownership Percentage exceeds the Combined Maximum Ownership Percentage due to an acquisition by a member of the Pohlad Group of Voting Securities or the addition to the Pohlad Group of a new Affiliate that Beneficially Owns Voting Securities, the Shareholder shall promptly inform the Company of such fact but shall not be required to reduce the amount of Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder Group due to such event so long as the Shareholder Group is in compliance with the other provisions of this Agreement.
(d) During the term of this Agreement, if the Company purchases shares of Common Stock from the public, whether by tender offer, open market purchase or otherwise (a “Repurchase”"REPURCHASE"), the Company shall contemporaneously with the Repurchase offer to purchase from each of the Shareholder GroupSignificant Shareholders, on the same terms and conditions, including price, as in the Repurchase, a percentage of those shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by each of the Shareholder Group Significant Shareholders equal to the percentage of shares of Common Stock to be Repurchased from the Beneficial Owners of shares of Common Stock other than the Shareholder Group Significant Shareholders (the “Buy"BUY-Back Offer”BACK OFFER"). The Company shall provide notice to the Shareholder of its intention to engage in a Repurchase and of the mechanism by which the Repurchase shall occur not less than thirty (30) days in advance of the date on which the Repurchase is to be consummated, and the Shareholder shall provide notice to the Company within ten (10) days of receipt of such notice of whether the Shareholder Group intends to accept the Buy-Back Offer.
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