Common use of Subscription Rights, Options or Privileges Clause in Contracts

Subscription Rights, Options or Privileges. If the Corporation shall at any time offer or cause to be offered to the Persons in whose names the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is recorded on the books of the Corporation any rights, options or privileges to subscribe for or to purchase any securities or any rights, options or privileges of any other nature, the terms of such rights, options or privileges shall in each such instance be communicated promptly to the Depositary and thereafter such rights, options or privileges shall be made available by the Depositary to the Record Holders of Receipts in such manner as the Corporation shall instruct, including either by the issue to such Record Holders of warrants representing such rights, options or privileges or by such other method as may be approved by the Depositary in its discretion with the approval of the Corporation; provided, however, that (a) if at the time of issuance or offer of any such rights, options or privileges, the Corporation determines that it is not lawful or not feasible to make such rights, options or privileges available to Record Holders of Receipts by the issue of warrants or otherwise or (b) if and to the extent instructed by the Record Holders of Receipts who do not desire to exercise such rights, options or privileges, the Depositary shall, if so directed by the Corporation and provided with an opinion of counsel that if the Depositary undertakes such actions it will not be deemed an “issuer” under the Securities Act or an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and, if applicable laws or the terms of such rights, options or privileges permit such transfer, sell such rights, options or privileges at public or private sale, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem proper; provided further that if either the Corporation does not so direct the Depositary or does not so provide such opinion of counsel, then, in either case, the Corporation shall be required to sell such rights, options or privileges at public or private sale, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem proper, and deliver the proceeds of any such sale to the Depositary, in which case the Depositary shall distribute such proceeds to the Record Holders of Receipts in accordance with the immediately following sentence. The net proceeds of any such sale shall, subject to Sections 3.01 and 3.02, be distributed by the Depositary to the Record Holders of Receipts entitled thereto as provided by Section 4.01 in the case of a distribution received in cash. The Depositary shall not make any distribution of such rights, options or privileges, unless the Corporation shall have provided to the Depositary an opinion of counsel stating that such rights, options or privileges have been registered under the Securities Act or do not need to be registered. The Corporation shall notify the Depositary whether registration under the Securities Act of the securities to which any rights, options or privileges relate is required in order for Record Holders of Receipts to be offered or sold the securities to which such rights, options or privileges relate, and the Corporation agrees with the Depositary that it will file promptly a registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act with respect to such rights, options or privileges and securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts and take all steps available to it to cause such registration statement to become effective sufficiently in advance of the expiration of such rights, options or privileges to enable such Record Holders to exercise such rights, options or privileges in compliance with the Securities Act. In no event shall the Depositary make available to the Record Holders of Receipts any right, option or privilege to subscribe for or to purchase any securities unless and until such registration statement shall have become effective, or the Corporation shall have provided to the Depositary an opinion of counsel to the effect that the offering and sale of such securities to the Record Holders are exempt from registration under the provisions of the Securities Act. The Corporation shall notify the Depositary whether any other action under the laws of any jurisdiction or any governmental or administrative authorization, consent or permit is required in order for such rights, options or privileges to be made available to Record Holders of Receipts, and the Corporation agrees with the Depositary that the Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take such action or obtain such authorization, consent or permit sufficiently in advance of the expiration of such rights, options or privileges to enable such Record Holders to exercise such rights, options or privileges.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Deposit Agreement (Kinder Morgan, Inc.), Deposit Agreement (Stericycle Inc), Deposit Agreement (Southwestern Energy Co)

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Subscription Rights, Options or Privileges. If the Corporation shall at any time offer or cause to be offered to the Persons in whose names the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is recorded on the books of the Corporation any rights, options or privileges to subscribe for or to purchase any securities or any rights, options or privileges of any other nature, the terms of such rights, options or privileges shall in each such instance be communicated promptly to the Depositary and thereafter such rights, options or privileges shall be made available by the Depositary to the Record Holders of Receipts in such manner as the Corporation shall instruct, including either by the issue to such Record Holders of warrants representing such rights, options or privileges or by such other method as may be approved by the Depositary in its discretion with the approval of the Corporation; provided, however, that (a) if at the time of issuance or offer of any such rights, options or privileges, the Corporation Depositary determines that it is not lawful or (after consultation with the Corporation) not feasible to make such rights, options or privileges available to Record Holders of Receipts by the issue of warrants or otherwise or (b) if and to the extent instructed by the Record Holders of Receipts who do not desire to exercise such rights, options or privilegesprivileges and so instruct the Depositary, then the Depositary, in its reasonable discretion (with approval of the Corporation, in any case where the Depositary shallhas determined that it is not feasible to make such rights, if so directed by the Corporation and provided with an opinion of counsel that if the Depositary undertakes such actions it will not be deemed an “issuer” under the Securities Act options or an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940privileges available), as amended, andmay, if applicable laws or the terms of such rights, options or privileges permit such transfer, sell such rights, options or privileges at public or private sale, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem proper; provided further that if either the Corporation does not so direct the Depositary or does not so provide such opinion of counsel, then, in either case, the Corporation shall be required to sell such rights, options or privileges at public or private sale, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem proper, and deliver the proceeds of any such sale to the Depositary, in which case the Depositary shall distribute such proceeds to the Record Holders of Receipts in accordance with the immediately following sentence. The net proceeds of any such sale shall, subject to Sections 3.01 and 3.02, be distributed by the Depositary to the Record Holders of Receipts entitled thereto as provided by Section 4.01 in the case of a distribution received in cash. The Depositary shall not make any distribution of such rights, options or privileges, unless the Corporation shall have provided to the Depositary an opinion of counsel stating that such rights, options or privileges have been registered under the Securities Act or do not need to be registered. The Corporation shall notify the Depositary whether registration under the Securities Act of the securities to which any rights, options or privileges relate is required in order for Record Holders of Receipts to be offered or sold the securities to which such rights, options or privileges relate, and the Corporation agrees with the Depositary that it will file promptly a registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act with respect to such rights, options or privileges and securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts and take all steps available to it to cause such registration statement to become effective sufficiently in advance of the expiration of such rights, options or privileges to enable such Record Holders to exercise such rights, options or privileges in compliance with the Securities Act. In no event shall the Depositary make available to the Record Holders of Receipts any right, option or privilege to subscribe for or to purchase any securities unless and until such registration statement shall have become effective, or the Corporation shall have provided to the Depositary an opinion of counsel to the effect that the offering and sale of such securities to the Record Holders are exempt from registration under the provisions of the Securities Act. The Corporation shall notify the Depositary whether any other action under the laws of any jurisdiction or any governmental or administrative authorization, consent or permit is required in order for such rights, options or privileges to be made available to Record Holders of Receipts, and the Corporation agrees with the Depositary that the Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to take such action or obtain such authorization, consent or permit sufficiently in advance of the expiration of such rights, options or privileges to enable such Record Holders to exercise such rights, options or privileges.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Deposit Agreement (Albemarle Corp), Deposit Agreement (Chart Industries Inc)

Subscription Rights, Options or Privileges. If the Corporation shall at any time offer or cause to be offered to the Persons in whose names the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is recorded on the books of the Corporation any rights, options or privileges to subscribe for or to purchase any securities or any rights, options or privileges of any other nature, the terms of such rights, options or privileges shall in each such instance be communicated promptly to the Depositary and thereafter such rights, options or privileges shall be made available by the Depositary to the Record Holders of Receipts in such manner as the Corporation shall instructDepositary may determine, including either by the issue to such Record Holders of warrants representing such rights, options or privileges or by such other method as may be approved by the Depositary in its discretion with the approval of the Corporation; provided, however, that (a) if at the time of issuance or offer of any such rights, options or privileges, the Corporation Depositary determines that it is not lawful or (after consultation with the Corporation) not feasible to make such rights, options or privileges available to Record Holders of Receipts by the issue of warrants or otherwise or (b) if and to the extent instructed by the Record Holders of Receipts who do not desire to exercise such rights, options or privilegesprivileges and so instruct the Depositary, then the Depositary, in its reasonable discretion (with approval of the Corporation, in any case where the Depositary shallhas determined that it is not feasible to make such rights, if so directed by the Corporation and provided with an opinion of counsel that if the Depositary undertakes such actions it will not be deemed an “issuer” under the Securities Act options or an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940privileges available), as amended, andmay, if applicable laws or the terms of such rights, options or privileges permit such transfer, sell such rights, options or privileges at public or private sale, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem proper; provided further that if either the Corporation does not so direct the Depositary or does not so provide such opinion of counsel, then, in either case, the Corporation shall be required to sell such rights, options or privileges at public or private sale, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem proper, and deliver the proceeds of any such sale to the Depositary, in which case the Depositary shall distribute such proceeds to the Record Holders of Receipts in accordance with the immediately following sentence. The net proceeds of any such sale shall, subject to Sections 3.01 and 3.02, be distributed by the Depositary to the Record Holders of Receipts entitled thereto as provided by Section 4.01 in the case of a distribution received in cash. The Depositary shall not make any distribution of such rights, options or privileges, unless the Corporation shall have provided to the Depositary an opinion of counsel stating that such rights, options or privileges have been registered under the Securities Act or do not need to be registered. The Corporation shall notify the Depositary whether registration under the Securities Act of the securities to which any rights, options or privileges relate is required in order for Record Holders of Receipts to be offered or sold the securities to which such rights, options or privileges relate, and the Corporation agrees with the Depositary that it will file promptly a registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act with respect to such rights, options or privileges and securities and use its commercially reasonable best efforts and take all steps available to it to cause such registration statement to become effective sufficiently in advance of the expiration of such rights, options or privileges to enable such Record Holders to exercise such rights, options or privileges in compliance with the Securities Act. In no event shall the Depositary make available to the Record Holders of Receipts any right, option or privilege to subscribe for or to purchase any securities unless and until such registration statement shall have become effective, or the Corporation shall have provided to the Depositary an opinion of counsel to the effect that the offering and sale of such securities to the Record Holders are exempt from registration under the provisions of the Securities Act. The Corporation shall notify the Depositary whether any other action under the laws of any jurisdiction or any governmental or administrative authorization, consent or permit is required in order for such rights, options or privileges to be made available to Record Holders of Receipts, and the Corporation agrees with the Depositary that the Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to take such action or obtain such authorization, consent or permit sufficiently in advance of the expiration of such rights, options or privileges to enable such Record Holders to exercise such rights, options or privileges.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Deposit Agreement (Rexnord Corp)

Subscription Rights, Options or Privileges. If the Corporation shall at any time offer or cause to be offered to the Persons in whose names the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is recorded on the books of the Corporation any rights, options or privileges to subscribe for or to purchase any securities or any rights, options or privileges of any other nature, the terms of such rights, options or privileges shall in each such instance be communicated promptly to the Depositary and thereafter such rights, options or privileges shall be made available by the Depositary to the Record Holders of Receipts in such manner as the Corporation shall instruct, including including, either by the issue to such Record Holders of warrants representing such rights, options or privileges or by such other method as may be approved by the Depositary in its discretion with the approval of the Corporation; provided, however, that (a) if at the time of issuance or offer of any such rights, options or privileges, the Corporation determines that it is not lawful or (after consultation with the Depositary) not feasible to make such rights, options or privileges available to Record Holders of Receipts by the issue of warrants or otherwise or (b) if and to the extent instructed by the Record Holders of Receipts who do not desire to exercise such rights, options or privilegesprivileges and so instruct the Depositary, then the Depositary shallCorporation, if so directed by in its discretion (with acknowledgement of the Depositary, in any case where the Corporation and provided with an opinion of counsel has determined that if the Depositary undertakes it is not feasible to make such actions it will not be deemed an “issuer” under the Securities Act rights, options or an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940privileges available), as amended, andmay, if applicable laws or the terms of such rights, options or privileges permit such transfer, sell such rights, options or privileges at public or private sale, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem proper; provided further that if either the Corporation does not so direct the Depositary or does not so provide such opinion of counsel, then, in either case, the Corporation shall be required to sell such rights, options or privileges at public or private sale, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem proper, and deliver the proceeds of any such sale to the Depositary, in which case the Depositary shall distribute such proceeds to the Record Holders of Receipts in accordance with the immediately following sentence. The net proceeds of any such sale shall, subject to Sections 3.01 and 3.02, be distributed by the Depositary to the Record Holders of Receipts entitled thereto as provided by Section 4.01 in the case of a distribution received in cash. The Depositary shall not make any distribution of such rights, options or privileges, unless the Corporation shall have provided to the Depositary an opinion of counsel stating that such rights, options or privileges have been registered under the Securities Act or do not need to be registered. The Corporation shall notify the Depositary whether registration under the Securities Act of the securities to which any rights, options or privileges relate is required in order for Record Holders of Receipts to be offered or sold the securities to which such rights, options or privileges relate, and the Corporation agrees with the Depositary that it will file promptly a registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act with respect to such rights, options or privileges and securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts and take all steps available to it to cause such registration statement to become effective sufficiently in advance of the expiration of such rights, options or privileges to enable such Record Holders to exercise such rights, options or privileges in compliance with the Securities Act. In no event shall the Depositary make available to the Record Holders of Receipts any right, option or privilege to subscribe for or to purchase any securities unless and until such registration statement shall have become effective, or the Corporation shall have provided to the Depositary an opinion of counsel to the effect that the offering and sale of such securities to the Record Holders are exempt from registration under the provisions of the Securities Act. The Corporation shall notify the Depositary whether any other action under the laws of any jurisdiction or any governmental or administrative authorization, consent or permit is required in order for such rights, options or privileges to be made available to Record Holders of Receipts, and the Corporation agrees with the Depositary that the Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take such action or obtain such authorization, consent or permit sufficiently in advance of the expiration of such rights, options or privileges to enable such Record Holders to exercise such rights, options or privileges.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Deposit Agreement (Becton Dickinson & Co)

Subscription Rights, Options or Privileges. If the Corporation shall at any time offer or cause to be offered to the Persons in whose names the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is recorded on the books of the Corporation any rights, options or privileges to subscribe for or to purchase any securities or any rights, options or privileges of any other nature, the terms of such rights, options or privileges shall in each such instance be communicated promptly to the Depositary and thereafter such rights, options or privileges shall be made available by the Depositary to the Record Holders of Receipts in such manner as the Corporation shall instructDepositary may determine, including either by the issue to such Record Holders of warrants representing such rights, options or privileges or by such other method as may be approved by the Depositary in its discretion with the approval of the Corporation; provided, however, that (a) if at the time of issuance or offer of any such rights, options or privileges, the Corporation Depositary determines that it is not lawful or (after consultation with the Corporation) not feasible to make such rights, options or privileges available to Record Holders of Receipts by the issue of warrants or otherwise or (b) if and to the extent instructed by the Record Holders of Receipts who do not desire to exercise such rights, options or privilegesprivileges and so instruct the Depositary, then the Depositary, in its reasonable discretion (with approval of the Corporation, in any case where the Depositary shallhas determined that it is not feasible to make such rights, if so directed by the Corporation and provided with an opinion of counsel that if the Depositary undertakes such actions it will not be deemed an “issuer” under the Securities Act options or an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940privileges available), as amended, andmay, if applicable laws or the terms of such rights, options or privileges permit such transfer, sell such rights, options or privileges at public or private sale, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem proper; provided further that if either the Corporation does not so direct the Depositary or does not so provide such opinion of counsel, then, in either case, the Corporation shall be required to sell such rights, options or privileges at public or private sale, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem proper, and deliver the proceeds of any such sale to the Depositary, in which case the Depositary shall distribute such proceeds to the Record Holders of Receipts in accordance with the immediately following sentence. The net proceeds of any such sale shall, subject to Sections 3.01 and 3.02, be distributed by the Depositary to the Record Holders of Receipts entitled thereto as provided by Section 4.01 in the case of a distribution received in cash. The Depositary shall not make any distribution of such rights, options or privileges, unless the Corporation shall have provided to the Depositary an opinion of counsel stating that such rights, options or privileges have been registered under the Securities Act or do not need to be registered. The Corporation shall notify the Depositary whether registration under the Securities Act of the securities to which any rights, options or privileges relate is required in order for Record Holders of Receipts to be offered or sold the securities to which such rights, options or privileges relate, and the Corporation agrees with the Depositary that it will file promptly a registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act with respect to such rights, options or privileges and securities and use its commercially reasonable best efforts and take all steps available to it to cause such registration statement to become effective sufficiently in advance of the expiration of such rights, options or privileges to enable such Record Holders to exercise such rights, options or privileges in compliance with the Securities Act. In no event shall the Depositary make available to the Record Holders of Receipts any right, option or privilege to subscribe for or to purchase any securities unless and until such registration statement shall have become effective, or the Corporation shall have provided to the Depositary an opinion of counsel to the effect that the offering and sale of such securities to the Record Holders are exempt from registration under the provisions of the Securities Act. The Corporation shall notify the Depositary whether any other action under the laws of any jurisdiction or any governmental or administrative authorization, consent or permit is required in order for such rights, options or privileges to be made available to Record Holders of Receipts, and the Corporation agrees with the Depositary that the Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to take such action or obtain such authorization, consent or permit sufficiently in advance of the expiration of such rights, options or privileges to enable such Record Holders to exercise such rights, options or privileges.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Deposit Agreement (Great Plains Energy Inc)

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Subscription Rights, Options or Privileges. If the Corporation shall at any time offer or cause to be offered to the Persons in whose names the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is recorded on the books of the Corporation any rights, options or privileges to subscribe for or to purchase any securities or any rights, options or privileges of any other nature, the terms of such rights, options or privileges shall in each such instance be communicated promptly to the Depositary and thereafter such rights, options or privileges shall be made available by the Depositary to the Record Holders of Receipts in such manner as the Corporation shall instructDepositary may determine, including either by the issue to such Record Holders of warrants representing such rights, options or privileges or by such other method as may be approved by the Depositary in its discretion with the approval of the Corporation; provided, however, that (a) if at the time of issuance or offer of any such rights, options or privileges, the Corporation Depositary determines that it is not lawful or (after consultation with the Corporation) not feasible to make such rights, options or privileges available to Record Holders of Receipts by the issue of warrants or otherwise or (b) if and to the extent instructed by the Record Holders of Receipts who do not desire to exercise such rights, options or privilegesprivileges and so instruct the Depositary, then the Depositary, in its reasonable discretion (with approval of the Corporation, in any case where the Depositary shallhas determined that it is not feasible to make such rights, if so directed by the Corporation and provided with an opinion of counsel that if the Depositary undertakes such actions it will not be deemed an “issuer” under the Securities Act options or an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940privileges available), as amended, andmay, if applicable laws or the terms of such rights, options or privileges permit such transfer, sell such rights, options or privileges at public or private sale, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem proper; provided further that if either the Corporation does not so direct the Depositary or does not so provide such opinion of counsel, then, in either case, the Corporation shall be required to sell such rights, options or privileges at public or private sale, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem proper, and deliver the proceeds of any such sale to the Depositary, in which case the Depositary shall distribute such proceeds to the Record Holders of Receipts in accordance with the immediately following sentence. The net proceeds of any such sale shall, subject to Sections 3.01 and 3.02, be distributed by the Depositary to the Record Holders of Receipts entitled thereto as provided by Section 4.01 in the case of a distribution received in cash. The Depositary shall not make any distribution of such rights, options or privileges, unless the Corporation shall have provided to the Depositary an opinion of counsel stating that such rights, options or privileges have been registered under the Securities Act or do not need to be registered. The Corporation shall notify the Depositary whether registration under the Securities Act of the securities to which any rights, options or privileges relate is required in order for Record Holders of Receipts to be offered or sold the securities to which such rights, options or privileges relate, and the Corporation agrees with the Depositary that it will file promptly a registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act with respect to such rights, options or privileges and securities and use its commercially reasonable best efforts and take all steps available to it to cause such registration statement to become effective sufficiently in advance of the expiration of such rights, options or privileges to enable such Record Holders to exercise such rights, options or privileges in compliance with the Securities Act. In no event shall the Depositary make available to the Record Holders of Receipts any right, option or privilege to subscribe for or to purchase any securities unless and until such registration statement shall have become effective, or the Corporation shall have provided to the Depositary an opinion of counsel to the effect that the offering and sale of such securities to the Record Holders are exempt from registration under the provisions of the Securities Act. The Corporation shall notify the Depositary whether any other action under the laws of any jurisdiction or any governmental or administrative authorization, consent or permit is required in order for such rights, options or privileges to be made available to Record Holders of Receipts, and the Corporation agrees with the Depositary that the Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to take such action or obtain such authorization, consent or permit sufficiently in advance of the expiration of such rights, options or privileges to enable such Record Holders to exercise such rights, options or privileges.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Deposit Agreement (Belden Inc.)

Subscription Rights, Options or Privileges. If the Corporation shall at any time offer or cause to be offered to the Persons in whose names the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is recorded on the books of the Corporation any rights, options or privileges to subscribe for or to purchase any securities or any rights, options or privileges of any other nature, the terms of such rights, options or privileges shall in each such instance be communicated promptly to the Depositary and thereafter such rights, options or privileges shall be made available by the Depositary to the Record Holders of Receipts in such manner as the Corporation shall instructDepositary may determine, including either by the issue to such Record Holders of warrants representing such rights, options or privileges or by such other method as may be approved by the Depositary in its discretion with the approval of the Corporation; provided, however, that (a) if at the time of issuance or offer of any such rights, options or privileges, the Corporation Depositary determines that it is not lawful or (after consultation with the Corporation) not feasible to make such rights, options or privileges available to Record Holders of Receipts by the issue of warrants or otherwise or (b) if and to the extent instructed by the Record Holders of Receipts who do not desire to exercise such rights, options or privilegesprivileges and so instruct the Depositary, then the Depositary, in its reasonable discretion (with approval of the Corporation, in any case where the Depositary shallhas determined that it is not feasible to make such rights, if so directed by the Corporation and provided with an opinion of counsel that if the Depositary undertakes such actions it will not be deemed an “issuer” under the Securities Act options or an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940privileges available), as amended, andmay, if applicable laws or the terms of such rights, options or privileges permit such transfer, sell such rights, options or privileges at public or private sale, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem proper; provided further that if either the Corporation does not so direct the Depositary or does not so provide such opinion of counsel, then, in either case, the Corporation shall be required to sell such rights, options or privileges at public or private sale, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem proper, and deliver the proceeds of any such sale to the Depositary, in which case the Depositary shall distribute such proceeds to the Record Holders of Receipts in accordance with the immediately following sentence. The net proceeds of any such sale shall, subject to Sections 3.01 and 3.02, be distributed by the Depositary to the Record Holders of Receipts entitled thereto as provided by Section 4.01 in the case of a distribution received in cash. The Depositary shall not make any distribution of such rights, options or privileges, unless the Corporation shall have provided to the Depositary an opinion of counsel stating that such rights, options or privileges have been registered under the Securities Act or do not need to be registered. The Corporation shall notify the Depositary whether registration under the Securities Act of the securities to which any rights, options or privileges relate is required in order for Record Holders of Receipts to be offered or sold the securities to which such rights, options or privileges relate, and the Corporation agrees with the Depositary that it will file promptly a registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act with respect to such rights, options or privileges and securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts and take all steps available to it to cause such registration statement to become effective sufficiently in advance of the expiration of such rights, options or privileges to enable such Record Holders to exercise such rights, options or privileges in compliance with the Securities Act. In no event shall the Depositary make available to the Record Holders of Receipts any right, option or privilege to subscribe for or to purchase any securities unless and until such registration statement shall have become effective, or the Corporation shall have provided to the Depositary an opinion of counsel to the effect that the offering and sale of such securities to the Record Holders are exempt from registration under the provisions of the Securities Act. The Corporation shall notify the Depositary whether any other action under the laws of any jurisdiction or any governmental or administrative authorization, consent or permit is required in order for such rights, options or privileges to be made available to Record Holders of Receipts, and the Corporation agrees with the Depositary that the Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take such action or obtain such authorization, consent or permit sufficiently in advance of the expiration of such rights, options or privileges to enable such Record Holders to exercise such rights, options or privileges.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Deposit Agreement (Becton Dickinson & Co)

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