First Merger At the Effective Time, by virtue of the First Merger and without any action on the part of the Company, Parent, Acquisition Sub or the holders of any securities of the Company or Acquisition Sub:
The Merger Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the DGCL, at the Effective Time (as defined below), Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company. As a result of the Merger, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation of the Merger (the “Surviving Corporation”).
Effective Time of Merger This Merger Agreement, or a Certificate of Ownership and Merger setting forth the information required by, and otherwise in compliance with, Section 253 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware with respect to the Merger, shall be delivered for filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. This Merger Agreement, or Articles of Merger setting forth the information required by, and otherwise in compliance with, Article 5.16 of the Texas Business Corporation Act with respect to the Merger, shall be delivered for filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Texas. The Merger shall become effective upon the later of (i) the day and at the time the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware files such Certificate of Ownership and Merger, and (ii) the day and at the time the Secretary of State of the State of Texas files such Articles of Merger (the time of such effectiveness is herein called the "Effective Time"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, by action of its Board of Directors, either of NewSub2 or AssetCo may terminate this Merger Agreement at any time prior to the filing of the Certificate of Ownership and Merger with respect to the Merger with Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and the Articles of Merger with respect to the Merger with Secretary of State of the State of Texas.
The Company Merger Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement at the Effective Time (as hereinafter defined), Company shall be merged with and into Sub and the separate existence and corporate organization of Company shall thereupon cease and Sub and Company shall thereupon be a single corporation. Sub shall be the surviving corporation in the Merger and the separate corporate existence of Sub shall continue unaffected and unimpaired by the Merger.
Second Merger At the Second Effective Time, by virtue of the Second Merger and without any action on the part of the Surviving Corporation or Parent or the holders of any securities of the Surviving Corporation or Parent, each share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Surviving Corporation issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Second Effective Time shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and shall cease to exist without any consideration being payable therefor.
Effective Time of the Merger Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the parties hereto shall cause the Merger to be consummated by filing a certificate of merger (the "Certificate of Merger") with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, as provided in the DGCL, as soon as practicable on or after the Closing Date. The Merger shall become effective upon such filing or at such time thereafter as is provided in the Certificate of Merger as the Company and Sub shall agree (the "Effective Time").
The Merger Agreement The following is a summary of material terms of the Merger Agreement. This summary is not a complete description of the terms and conditions thereof and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text thereof, which is incorporated herein by reference and a copy of which has been filed with the SEC as an exhibit to Schedule TO. The Merger Agreement may be examined, and copies thereof may be obtained, as set forth in Section 8 above.
Short-Form Merger If, after the consummation of the Offer and any exercise of the Top-Up Option, the number of Shares beneficially owned by Parent, Merger Sub and Parent’s other Subsidiaries collectively represent at least 90% of the then outstanding Shares, Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, and the Company shall execute and deliver such documents and instruments and take such other actions as Parent or Merger Sub may request, in order to cause the Merger to be completed as promptly as reasonably practicable as provided in Section 253 of the DGCL, and otherwise as provided in Article II below.
The Mergers Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement:
Effective Date of Merger Upon satisfaction or waiver (in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement) of each of the conditions set forth herein, the parties hereto shall execute and cause to be filed Articles of Combination, and/or such certificates or further documents as shall be required by the OTS, the Office of the Secretary of the OTS, and with such other federal or state regulatory agencies as may be required. Upon approval by the OTS, and endorsement of such certificates, the Merger and other transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall become effective. The Effective Date for all purposes hereunder shall be the date of such endorsement.