Rule 145. Prior to the filing of the Joint Proxy Statement with the SEC, the Company will provide to Parent a list of those persons who are, in the Company’s reasonable judgment, “affiliates” of the Company within the meaning of Rule 145 promulgated under the Securities Act (“Rule 145”). The Company shall provide such information and documents as Parent shall reasonably request for purposes of reviewing such list and shall notify Parent in writing regarding any change in the identity of its “affiliates” for purposes of Rule 145 prior to the Closing Date. The Company shall use its reasonable efforts to deliver or cause to be delivered to Parent by the Effective Time from each person identified as an “affiliate” for purposes of Rule 145 an executed affiliate agreement in substantially a form as mutually agreed to by the Company and Parent, by which each such person agrees to comply with the applicable requirements of Rule 145 (an “Affiliate Agreement”). Parent will not be required to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement for the purpose of resales by stockholders of the Company who may be affiliates of the Company pursuant to Rule 145 and shall be entitled to place appropriate legends on the certificates evidencing any Parent Common Stock to be received by such affiliates of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and to issue appropriate stop transfer instructions to the transfer agent for the Parent Common Stock, consistent with the terms of the Affiliate Agreements (provided that such legends or stop transfer instructions shall be removed, two years after the Closing Date, upon the request of any stockholder that is not then an Affiliate of Parent). This Section 6.07 shall automatically become inoperative at such time as and to the extent the amendments to Rule 145 set forth in the SEC’s Release No. 33-8869 make the current provisions of Rule 145 no longer applicable with respect to transactions contemplated in this Section 6.07.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Grant Prideco Inc), Merger Agreement (National Oilwell Varco Inc)
Rule 145. Prior to the filing of the Joint Proxy Statement with the SEC, the Company will provide to Parent a list of those persons who are, in the Company’s reasonable judgment, “affiliates” of the Company within the meaning of Rule 145 promulgated under the Securities Act (“Rule 145”). The Company shall provide such information and documents as Parent shall reasonably request for purposes of reviewing such list and shall notify Parent in writing regarding any change in the identity of its “affiliates” for purposes of Rule 145 prior to the Closing Date. The Company shall use its reasonable efforts to deliver or cause to be delivered to Parent by the Effective Time from each person identified as an “affiliate” for purposes of Rule 145 145, an executed affiliate agreement agreement, in substantially a the form attached hereto as mutually agreed to by the Company and ParentExhibit B, by which each such person agrees to comply with the applicable requirements of Rule 145 (an “Affiliate Agreement”). Parent will not be required to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement for the purpose of resales by stockholders of the Company who may be affiliates of the Company pursuant to Rule 145 and shall be entitled to place appropriate legends on the certificates evidencing any Parent Common Stock to be received by such affiliates of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and to issue appropriate stop transfer instructions to the transfer agent for the Parent Common Stock, consistent with the terms of the Affiliate Agreements (provided that such legends or stop transfer instructions shall be removed, two years after the Closing Date, upon the request of any stockholder that is not then an Affiliate of Parent). This Section 6.07 shall automatically become inoperative at such time as and to the extent the amendments to Rule 145 set forth in the SEC’s Release No. 33-8869 make the current provisions of Rule 145 no longer applicable with respect to transactions contemplated in this Section 6.07.
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Rule 145. Prior to the filing of the Joint Proxy Statement with the SEC, the Company will provide to Parent a list of those persons who are, in the Company’s 's reasonable judgment, “"affiliates” " of the Company within the meaning of Rule 145 promulgated under the Securities Act (“"Rule 145”"). The Company shall provide such information and documents as Parent shall reasonably request for purposes of reviewing such list and shall notify Parent in writing regarding any change in the identity of its “"affiliates” " for purposes of Rule 145 prior to the Closing Date. The Company shall use its reasonable efforts to deliver or cause to be delivered to Parent by the Effective Time from each person identified as an “"affiliate” " for purposes of Rule 145 145, an executed affiliate agreement agreement, in substantially a the form attached hereto as mutually agreed to by the Company and ParentExhibit B, by which each such person agrees to comply with the applicable requirements of Rule 145 (an “"Affiliate Agreement”"). Parent will not be required to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement for the purpose of resales by stockholders of the Company who may be affiliates of the Company pursuant to Rule 145 and shall be entitled to place appropriate legends on the certificates evidencing any Parent Common Stock to be received by such affiliates of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and to issue appropriate stop transfer instructions to the transfer agent for the Parent Common Stock, consistent with the terms of the Affiliate Agreements (provided that such legends or stop transfer instructions shall be removed, two years after the Closing Date, upon the request of any stockholder that is not then an Affiliate of Parent). This Section 6.07 shall automatically become inoperative at such time as and to the extent the amendments to Rule 145 set forth in the SEC’s Release No. 33-8869 make the current provisions of Rule 145 no longer applicable with respect to transactions contemplated in this Section 6.07.
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