The Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors is hereby expressly authorized, by resolution or resolutions to provide, out of the unissued shares of Preferred Stock, for series of Preferred Stock. Before any shares of any such series are issued, the Board of Directors shall fix, and hereby is expressly empowered to fix, by resolution or resolutions, the following provisions of the shares thereof: (a) the designation of such series, the number of shares to constitute such series and the stated value thereof if different from the par value thereof; (b) whether the shares of such series shall have voting rights, in addition to any voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights, which may be general or limited; (c) the dividends, if any, payable on such series, whether any such dividends shall be cumulative, and, if so, from what dates, the conditions and dates upon which such dividends shall be payable, and the preference or relation which such dividends shall bear to the dividends payable on any shares of stock of any other class or any other series of this class; (d) whether the shares of such series shall be subject to redemption by the Corporation, and, if so, the times, prices and other conditions of such redemption; (e) the amount or amounts payable upon shares of such series upon, and the rights of the holders of such series in, the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, or upon any distribution of the assets of the Corporation; (f) whether the shares of such series shall be subject to the operation of a retirement or sinking fund and, if so, the extent to and manner in which any such retirement or sinking fund shall be applied to the purchase or redemption of the shares of such series for retirement or other corporate purposes and the terms and provisions relative to the operation thereof; (g) whether the shares of such series shall be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of stock of any other class or any other series of this class or any other securities, and, if so, the price or prices or the rate or rates of conversion or exchange and the method, if any, of adjusting the same, and any other terms and conditions of conversion or exchange; (h) the limitations and restrictions, if any, to be effective while any shares of such series are outstanding upon the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions on, and upon the purchase, redemption or other acquisition by the Corporation of, the Common Stock or shares of stock of any other class or any other series of this class; (i) the conditions or restrictions, if any, upon the creation of indebtedness of the Corporation or upon the issue of any additional stock, including additional shares of such series or of any other series of this class or of any other class; and (j) any other powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights, and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof. The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each series of Preferred Stock, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding. All shares of any one series of Preferred Stock shall be identical in all respects with all other shares of such series, except that shares of any one series issued at different times may differ as to the dates from which dividends thereon shall accrue and/or be cumulative. Shares of the capital stock of the Corporation may be issued from time to time as authorized by the Board of Directors without further approval of the stockholders except to the extent such approval is required by governing law, rule or regulation.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Eastern Virginia Bankshares Inc), Merger Agreement (Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Inc)
The Preferred Stock. The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board of Directors is hereby expressly authorized, by in the resolution or resolutions to provide, out providing for the issuance of the any wholly unissued shares series of Preferred Stock, for to fix, state and express the powers, rights, designations and preferences, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, of the shares of each such series, including without limitation: the rate of dividends upon which and the times at which dividends on shares of such series of Preferred Stock. Before any shall be payable and the preference, if any, which such dividends shall have relative to dividends on shares of any other class or classes or any other series of stock of the Corporation; whether such dividends shall be cumulative or noncumulative, and if cumulative, the date or dates from which dividends on shares of such series are issuedshall be cumulative; the voting rights, the Board of Directors shall fixif any, and hereby is expressly empowered to fix, by resolution or resolutions, the following provisions of the be provided for shares thereof:
(a) the designation of such series; the rights, if any, which the number holders of shares to constitute such series and the stated value thereof if different from the par value thereof;
(b) whether the shares of such series shall have voting rights, in addition to any voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights, which may be general or limited;
(c) the dividends, if any, payable on such series, whether any such dividends shall be cumulative, and, if so, from what dates, the conditions and dates upon which such dividends shall be payable, and the preference or relation which such dividends shall bear to the dividends payable on any shares of stock event of any other class or any other series of this class;
(d) whether the shares of such series shall be subject to redemption by the Corporation, and, if so, the times, prices and other conditions of such redemption;
(e) the amount or amounts payable upon shares of such series upon, and the rights of the holders of such series in, the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, or upon any distribution of the assets affairs of the Corporation;
(f) whether ; the rights, if any, which the holders of shares of such series shall be subject have to the operation convert such shares into or exchange such shares for shares of a retirement or sinking fund and, if so, the extent to and manner in which any such retirement or sinking fund shall be applied to the purchase or redemption stock of the shares of such series for retirement or other corporate purposes Corporation, and the terms and provisions relative to the operation thereof;
(g) whether the shares conditions, including price and rate of exchange, of such series shall be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of stock of any other class or any other series of this class or any other securities, and, if so, the price or prices or the rate or rates of conversion or exchange and exchange; the methodredemption rights (including sinking fund provisions), if any, of adjusting the same, and any other terms and conditions of conversion or exchange;
(h) the limitations and restrictions, if any, to be effective while any for shares of such series are outstanding upon the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions on, series; and upon the purchase, redemption or other acquisition by the Corporation of, the Common Stock or shares of stock of any other class or any other series of this class;
(i) the conditions or restrictions, if any, upon the creation of indebtedness of the Corporation or upon the issue of any additional stock, including additional shares of such series or of any other series of this class or of any other class; and
(j) any other powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights, designations and any preferences, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof. The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each series of Preferred Stock, and with respect to the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding. All shares of any one series of Preferred Stock shall be identical in all respects with all other shares of such series, except that shares of any one series issued at different times may differ as to the dates from which dividends thereon shall accrue and/or be cumulative. Shares of the capital stock of the Corporation may be issued from time to time as authorized by the Board of Directors without further approval may desire to so fix. The Board of Directors is also expressly authorized to fix the number of shares constituting such series and to increase or decrease the number of shares of any series prior to the issuance of shares of that series and to increase or decrease the number of shares of any series subsequent to the issuance of shares of that series, but not to decrease such number below the number of shares of such series then outstanding. In case the number of shares of any series shall be so decreased, the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status which they had prior to the adoption of the stockholders except to resolution originally fixing the extent number of shares of such approval is required by governing law, rule or regulationseries.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Toronto Dominion Bank), Merger Agreement (Banknorth Group Inc/Me)
The Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors is hereby expressly authorizedvested with authority, to the extent permitted by resolution the laws of Delaware, to issue the Preferred Stock from time to time in one or resolutions more series, each series to providehave such relative rights, out preferences and limitations as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. All shares of the unissued Preferred Stock shall be identical except to the following relative rights and preferences as to which there may be variations between different series:
(1) The number of shares constituting such series, and the designation thereof to distinguish the shares of such series from the shares of all other series;
(2) The rate of dividend, the time of payment and the dates from which dividends shall be cumulative, and the extent of participation rights, if any:
(3) Any right to vote with holders of shares of any other series or class, the number of votes per share and any right to vote as a class, either generally or as a condition to specified corporate action;
(4) The price at and the terms and conditions on which shares may be redeemed;
(5) The amount payable upon shares in the event of involuntary liquidation;
(6) The amount payable upon shares in the event of voluntary liquidation;
(7) Sinking fund provisions for the redemption or purchase of shares;
(8) The terms and conditions on which shares may be converted, if the shares of any series are issued with the privilege of conversion. Prior to the issuance of any shares of Preferred Stock, for series of Preferred Stock. Before any shares of any such series are issued, the Board of Directors shall fix, and hereby is expressly empowered to fix, have established such series by adopting a resolution or resolutions, the following provisions of the shares thereof:
(a) resolutions setting forth the designation of such series, the and number of shares to constitute such of the series and the stated value thereof if different from the par value thereof;
(b) whether the shares of such series shall have voting rightspowers, in addition to any voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights, which may be general or limited;
(c) the dividends, if any, payable on such series, whether any such dividends shall be cumulative, and, if so, from what dates, the conditions and dates upon which such dividends shall be payable, and the preference or relation which such dividends shall bear to the dividends payable on any shares of stock of any other class or any other series of this class;
(d) whether the shares of such series shall be subject to redemption by the Corporation, and, if so, the times, prices and other conditions of such redemption;
(e) the amount or amounts payable upon shares of such series upon, and the rights of the holders of such series in, the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, or upon any distribution of the assets of the Corporation;
(f) whether the shares of such series shall be subject to the operation of a retirement or sinking fund and, if so, the extent to and manner in which any such retirement or sinking fund shall be applied to the purchase or redemption of the shares of such series for retirement or other corporate purposes and the terms and provisions relative to the operation thereof;
(g) whether the shares of such series shall be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of stock of any other class or any other series of this class or any other securities, and, if so, the price or prices or the rate or rates of conversion or exchange and the method, if any, of adjusting the same, and any other terms and conditions of conversion or exchange;
(h) the limitations and restrictions, if any, to be effective while any shares of such series are outstanding upon the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions on, and upon the purchase, redemption or other acquisition by the Corporation of, the Common Stock or shares of stock of any other class or any other series of this class;
(i) the conditions or restrictions, if any, upon the creation of indebtedness of the Corporation or upon the issue of any additional stock, including additional shares of such series or of any other series of this class or of any other class; and
(j) any other powersdesignations, preferences and relative, participating, optional and optional, or other special rights, and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof. The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each series of Preferred Stockif any, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding. All shares of any one series of Preferred Stock shall be identical in all respects with all other shares of such series, except that shares of any one series issued at different times may differ as to the dates from which dividends thereon shall accrue and/or be cumulative. Shares of the capital stock of the Corporation may be issued from time to time as authorized by the Board of Directors without further approval of the stockholders except to the extent permitted by the provisions hereof, and the Corporation shall have filed, in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, a certificate setting forth a copy of such approval is required by governing law, rule resolution or regulationresolutions.
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