Rights As Unitholders; Unit Transfers. All Partnership Units converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 3.1(c) will cease to be outstanding and will automatically be canceled and will cease to exist when converted as a result of and pursuant to the Merger. At the Effective Time, each holder of a certificate representing Partnership Units (a “Certificate”) and each holder of non-certificated Partnership Units, represented by book-entry (“Book-Entry Units”) will cease to be a limited partner of the Partnership and cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive, (a) the Merger Consideration, (b) any cash to be paid in lieu of any fractional New Common Share in accordance with Section 3.3(d), and (c) any distributions in accordance with Section 3.3(c); provided, however, that the rights of (i) any holder of the Partnership Equity Awards will be as set forth in Section 3.5, and (ii) Parent and its Subsidiaries, and the Partnership and its Subsidiaries will be as set forth in Section 3.1(d). In addition, holders as of the relevant record date of Partnership Units outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will have continued rights to any distribution, without interest, with respect to such Partnership Units, with a record date occurring prior to the Effective Time that may have been declared or made by the Partnership with respect to such units in accordance with the terms of the Existing Partnership Agreement and this Agreement and which remains unpaid as of the Effective Time (a “Regular Distribution”). Regular Distributions by the Partnership are not part of the Merger Consideration, and will be paid on the payment date set therefor to such holders of Partnership
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Targa Resources Corp.), Merger Agreement (Atlas Energy, L.P.), Merger Agreement (Atlas Pipeline Partners Lp)
Rights As Unitholders; Unit Transfers. (a) All Partnership Common Units converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 3.1(c) will cease to be outstanding and will automatically be canceled and will cease to exist when converted as a result of and pursuant to the MergerMergers. At the Effective Time, subject to Section 3.1(f), each holder of a certificate representing Partnership Units Common Units, (a “Certificate”) and each holder of non-certificated Partnership Common Units (other than any Parent Affiliate Units), represented by book-entry (“Book-Entry Units”) ), will cease to be a limited partner unitholder of the Partnership and cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive, receive (a) the Merger Consideration, and the right to be admitted as an additional limited partner in connection therewith, (b) any cash to be paid in lieu of any fractional New Parent Common Share Unit in accordance with Section 3.3(d), and (c) any distributions in accordance with Section 3.3(c); provided, howeverin each case, that the rights of (i) any holder of the Partnership Equity Awards will to be as set forth issued or paid, without interest, in consideration therefor in accordance with Section 3.5, and (ii) Parent and its Subsidiaries, and the Partnership and its Subsidiaries will be as set forth in Section 3.1(d)3.3. In addition, addition holders as of the relevant record date of Partnership Common Units outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will have continued rights to any distribution, without interest, with respect to such Partnership Units, Common Units with a record date occurring prior to the Effective Time that may have been declared or made by the Partnership with respect to such units in accordance with the terms of the Existing Partnership Agreement and this Agreement and which remains unpaid as of the Effective Time (a “Regular Distribution”)Time. Regular Distributions Such distributions by the Partnership are not part of the Merger Consideration, and will be paid on the payment date set therefor to such holders of PartnershipPartnership Common Units whether or not they exchange their Partnership Common Units pursuant to Section 3.
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Samples: Merger Agreement