Common use of Right to Purchase Shares Clause in Contracts

Right to Purchase Shares. Stockholder hereby grants to Parent the right and option to purchase (the “Option”) all or any portion of the Voting Shares (or an equivalent number of shares of Owned Shares of Stockholder), in the event that there shall occur a Designated Event (as defined below). Parent may exercise the Option by notifying Stockholder within nine months following any Designated Event, in accordance with Section 2.2 hereof, of Parent’s intent to exercise the Option in whole or in part (the “Option Notice”). The Option Notice, shall specify the number of Voting Shares (or an equivalent number of shares of Owned Shares of Stockholder) Parent desires to purchase from Stockholder, and the date by which the closing of Stockholder’s sale and Parent’s purchase of such number of Voting Shares shall occur, which shall be no later than five business days after delivery of the Option Notice. Parent may deliver only one Option Notice and shall include in such Option Notice the total number of Voting Shares (or an equivalent number of shares of Owned Shares of Stockholder) Parent desires to purchase from Stockholder. A “Designated Event” shall be deemed to have occurred upon any of the following: (a) Stockholder breaches or fails to observe or perform any agreement or obligation set forth in this Agreement; (b) the Board of Directors or the Special Committee withdraws or modifies or changes its respective recommendation to the stockholders of the Company that such stockholders adopt and approve the Merger Agreement or the Merger, (c) the Board of Directors or the Special Committee approves or recommends a Competing Transaction or (d) the Company shall breach its obligations to duly call and hold the Shareholders Meeting pursuant to Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement or the Company Shareholder Approval shall not have been received at the Shareholders Meeting duly called and held at which a quorum was present or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Option and Support Agreement (Rocket Software Inc), Option and Support Agreement (Rocket Software Inc), Option and Support Agreement (Macintosh Justin M)

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Right to Purchase Shares. Stockholder hereby grants to Parent the right and option to purchase (the "Option") all or any portion of the Voting Shares (or an equivalent number of shares of Owned Shares of Stockholder), in the event that there shall occur a Designated Event (as defined below). Parent may exercise the Option by notifying Stockholder within nine (9) months following any Designated Event, in accordance with Section 2.2 hereof, of Parent’s 's intent to exercise the Option in whole or in part (the "Option Notice"). The Option Notice, shall specify the number of Voting Shares (or an equivalent number of shares of Owned Shares of Stockholder) Parent desires to purchase from Stockholder, and the date by which the closing of Stockholder’s 's sale and Parent’s 's purchase of such number of Voting Shares shall occur, which shall be no later than five business days after delivery of the Option Notice. Parent may deliver only one Option Notice and shall include in such Option Notice the total number of Voting Shares (or an equivalent number of shares of Owned Shares of Stockholder) Parent desires to purchase from Stockholder. A "Designated Event" shall be deemed to have occurred upon any of the following: (a) Stockholder breaches or fails to observe or perform any agreement or obligation set forth in this Agreement; (b) the Board of Directors or the Special Committee withdraws or modifies or changes its respective recommendation to the stockholders of the Company that such stockholders adopt and approve the Merger Agreement or the Merger, (c) the Board of Directors or the Special Committee approves or recommends a Competing Transaction or (d) the Company shall breach its obligations to duly call and hold the Shareholders Meeting pursuant to Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement or the Company Shareholder Approval shall not have been received at the Shareholders Meeting duly called and held at which a quorum was present or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Option and Support Agreement (Corvu Corp)

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Right to Purchase Shares. Stockholder hereby grants to Parent the right and option to purchase (the “Option”) all or any portion of the Voting Shares (or an equivalent number of shares of Owned Shares of Stockholder), in the event that there shall occur a Designated Event (as defined below). Parent may exercise the Option by notifying Stockholder within nine (9) months following any Designated Event, in accordance with Section 2.2 hereof, of Parent’s intent to exercise the Option in whole or in part (the “Option Notice”). The Option Notice, shall specify the number of Voting Shares (or an equivalent number of shares of Owned Shares of Stockholder) Parent desires to purchase from Stockholder, and the date by which the closing of Stockholder’s sale and Parent’s purchase of such number of Voting Shares shall occur, which shall be no later than five business days after delivery of the Option Notice. Parent may deliver only one Option Notice and shall include in such Option Notice the total number of Voting Shares (or an equivalent number of shares of Owned Shares of Stockholder) Parent desires to purchase from Stockholder. A “Designated Event” shall be deemed to have occurred upon any of the following: (a) Stockholder breaches or fails to observe or perform any agreement or obligation set forth in this Agreement; (b) the Board of Directors or the Special Committee withdraws or modifies or changes its respective recommendation to the stockholders of the Company that such stockholders adopt and approve the Merger Agreement or the Merger, (c) the Board of Directors or the Special Committee approves or recommends a Competing Transaction or (d) the Company shall breach its obligations to duly call and hold the Shareholders Meeting pursuant to Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement or the Company Shareholder Approval shall not have been received at the Shareholders Meeting duly called and held at which a quorum was present or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Option and Support Agreement (Rocket Software Inc)

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