The Offer and the Merger Section 1.01. The Offer 2 Section 1.02. Company Actions 5 Section 1.03. Board of Directors Prior to the Effective Time 6 Section 1.04. Top-Up Option 7 Section 1.05. The Merger 8 Section 1.06. Closing 8 Section 1.07. Effective Time 8 Section 1.08. Effects of the Merger 9 ARTICLE 2
The Offer and Merger ..1 Section 1.1 The Offer....................................................1 Section 1.2 Company Actions..............................................3 Section 1.3 Directors....................................................4 Section 1.4 The Merger...................................................5 Section 1.5 Effective Time...............................................5 Section 1.6 Closing......................................................6 Section 1.7 Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation..........6 Section 1.8
The Mergers Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement:
Method of Offer and Sale The Shares may be offered and sold (A) in privately negotiated transactions with the consent of the Company; (B) as block transactions; or (C) by any other method permitted by law deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act, including sales made directly on the Principal Market or sales made into any other existing trading market of the Common Shares. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to require either party to agree to the method of offer and sale specified in the preceding sentence, and (except as specified in clauses (A) and (B) above) the method of placement of any Shares by the Agent shall be at the Agent’s discretion.
The Closing Transactions Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the parties hereto shall consummate the following transactions on the Closing Date:
The Offer (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article VIII and none of the events set forth in Annex A shall have occurred or be existing (unless such event shall have been waived by Merger Sub), Parent shall cause Merger Sub to commence, and Merger Sub shall commence, the Offer at the Per Share Amount as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date hereof, but in no event later than five business days after the public announcement of Merger Sub's intention to commence the Offer. The Offer will be made pursuant to an Offer to Purchase and related Letter of Transmittal containing the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The initial expiration date of the Offer shall be the twentieth business day from and after the date the Offer is commenced (the "Initial Expiration Date"). The obligation of Merger Sub to accept for payment and pay for Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer shall be subject only to (i) the condition (the "Minimum Condition") that at least the number of Shares that, when combined with the Shares already owned by Parent and its direct or indirect Subsidiaries, constitute a majority of the then outstanding Shares on a fully diluted basis, including, without limitation, all Shares issuable upon the conversion of any convertible securities or upon the exercise of any options, warrants or rights (other than the Rights (as defined in the Rights Agreement)) shall have been validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Offer and (ii) the satisfaction or waiver of the other conditions set forth in Annex A hereto. Merger Sub expressly reserves the right to waive any such condition (other than the Minimum Condition), to increase the price per Share payable in the Offer, and to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that (notwithstanding Section 9.5) no change may be made which (A) decreases the price per Share payable in the Offer, (B) reduces the maximum number of Shares to be purchased in the Offer, (C) imposes conditions to the Offer in addition to those set forth in Annex A, (D) amends or changes the terms and conditions of the Offer in any manner adverse to the holders of Shares (other than Parent and its Subsidiaries), (E) changes or waives the Minimum Condition, (F) changes the form of consideration payable in the Offer or (G) except as provided below or required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the Commission applicable to the Offer, changes the expiration date of the Offer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Merger Sub may, without the consent of the Company, (A) extend the Offer, if at the scheduled expiration date of the Offer any of the conditions set forth in Annex A (the "Offer Conditions") shall not be satisfied or waived, until such time as such conditions are satisfied or waived, (B) extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the Commission applicable to the Offer and (C) extend the Offer to provide for a subsequent offering period pursuant to Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act for an aggregate period of not more than 20 business days (for all such extensions) beyond the latest expiration date that would otherwise be permitted under clause (A) or (B) of this sentence. In addition, Parent and Merger Sub agree that Merger Sub shall from time to time extend the Offer, if requested by the Company, (i) if at the Initial Expiration Date (or any extended expiration date of the Offer, if applicable), any of the conditions to the Offer other than the Minimum Condition shall not have been waived or satisfied, and the Minimum Condition shall have been satisfied, until (taking into account all such extensions) the earlier of August 31, 2000 or such earlier date upon which any such condition shall not be reasonably capable of being satisfied prior to August 31, 2000; or (ii) if at the Initial Expiration Date (or any extended expiration date of the Offer, if applicable), all of the conditions to the Offer other than the Minimum Condition shall have been waived or satisfied and the Minimum Condition shall not have been satisfied, until the earlier of ten (10) business days after such expiration date or August 31, 2000. Upon the prior satisfaction or waiver of all the conditions to the Offer, and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Merger Sub will, and Parent will cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for, in accordance with the terms of the Offer, all shares of Company Common Stock validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as reasonably practicable after the expiration of the Offer. The Per Share Amount shall, subject to applicable withholding of taxes, be net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer (including, without limitation, the Minimum Condition), Merger Sub shall accept for payment and pay, as promptly as practicable after expiration of the Offer, for all Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn.
Purchase and Sale of Warrants The purchase and sale of the Warrants shall occur simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO. At least 24 hours prior to the date of the final prospectus in connection with the IPO, the undersigned shall deliver $100,000.00 (the “Purchase Price”) to Continental or such other agent as may be agreed to by the parties hereto (“Agent”) to hold in an account until the Company consummates the IPO. Simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, Agent shall deposit the Purchase Price, without interest or deduction, into a trust account established by the Company for the benefit of the Company’s public stockholders at JX Xxxxxx Chase Bank, N.A., and maintained by Continental, as trustee. In the event that the IPO is not consummated within fourteen (14) days of the date the Purchase Price is delivered to Agent, Agent shall return the Purchase Price to the Purchaser, with accrued interest.
Offer and Sale Procedures Each of the Initial Purchasers and the Company hereby establish and agree to observe the following procedures in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities:
Purchase and Sale of the Units Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, the Sellers shall severally sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver, or cause to be sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed and delivered, to the Purchaser, all of the Units, and the Purchaser shall purchase the Units, free and clear of any Encumbrances.
Purchase and Sale Closing (a) Purchase of the Securities by the Underwriters. On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Bank agrees to issue and sell the Securities to the several Underwriters as provided in this Agreement, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Bank the respective principal amount of the Securities set forth opposite such Underwriter’s name in Schedule 1 hereto at a price equal to 99.600% of the principal amount of the Securities. The Bank will not be obligated to deliver any of the Securities except upon payment for all the Securities to be purchased as provided herein. The Bank understands that the Underwriters intend to make a public offering of the Securities as soon after the effectiveness of this Agreement as in the judgment of the Representatives is advisable, and initially to offer the Securities on the terms set forth in the Prospectus. The Bank acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters may offer and sell the Securities to or through any affiliate of an Underwriter, provided that any such affiliate agrees to be bound by the representations, warranties and agreements of the Underwriters set forth in this Agreement, and that any such affiliate may offer and sell Securities purchased by it to or through any Underwriter.
