The Offer. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, within five (5) business days after the date of the public announcement, which shall occur on the date hereof or the following day, by Parent and the Company of this Agreement, Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Sub to, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act (as hereinafter defined)) the Offer, which shall expire at midnight, New York City time, on the date that is twenty (20) business days after the date the Offer is commenced (the initial "Expiration Date," and any expiration time and date established pursuant to an authorized extension of the Offer as so extended, also an "Expiration Date"). The obligation of Sub to, and of Parent to cause Sub to, commence the Offer, conduct and consummate the Offer as soon as practicable after the date hereof and accept for payment, and pay for, any Shares tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be subject only to the conditions set forth in Exhibit A (the "Offer Conditions") (any of which may be waived in whole or in part by Sub in its sole discretion, provided that, without the express written consent of the Company, Sub may not waive the Minimum Condition (as defined in Exhibit A)). Sub expressly reserves the right, subject to compliance with the Exchange Act, to modify the terms of the Offer, except that, without the express written consent of the Company, Sub shall not (i) reduce the number of Shares subject to the Offer, (ii) reduce the Offer Price, (iii) add to or modify the Offer Conditions, including the Minimum Condition, (iv) except as provided in the next sentence, extend the Offer, if all of the Offer Conditions are satisfied or waived, (v) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer or (vi) amend or alter any term of the Offer in any manner materially adverse to the holders of the Shares, provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall prohibit Sub, in its sole discretion without the consent of the Company, from waiving satisfaction of any condition to the Offer other than the Minimum Condition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sub may, without the consent of the Company, (A) extend the Offer (each individual extension not to exceed five (5) business days after the previously scheduled Expiration Date), if at the then scheduled Expiration Date of the Offer any of the Offer Conditions shall not be satisfied or waived, until such time as such conditions are satisfied or waived, (B) ex...
The Offer. (a) Purchaser shall, and Exeter shall cause Purchaser to, commence the Offer as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date hereof, but in no event later than July 12, 2002. The obligation of Purchaser to accept for payment Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer shall be subject to the conditions set forth in Annex A hereto. Purchaser expressly reserves the right to waive any such 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, without the prior written consent of the Company, Purchaser shall not (i) decrease the price per Share payable in the Offer, (ii) reduce the maximum number of Shares to be purchased in the Offer, (iii) impose conditions to the Offer in addition to those set forth in Annex A hereto, (iv) extend the Offer, (v) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer or (vi) amend, add to or waive any other term of the Offer in any manner that would be, in any significant respect, adverse to the Company or the Stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser may, without consent of the Company, (i) extend the Offer beyond the scheduled expiration date, which shall be 20 business days following the commencement of the Offer, if, at the scheduled expiration of the Offer, any of the conditions to Purchaser's obligation to accept for payment, and to pay for, the Shares, shall not be satisfied or waived or (ii) extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation or interpretation of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), or the staff thereof, applicable to the Offer; provided, however, that if the sole condition remaining unsatisfied on the initial scheduled expiration date of the Offer is a condition set forth in paragraph (d) or (e) of Annex A, Purchaser shall, so long as the breach can be cured and the Company is vigorously attempting to cure such breach, extend the Offer from time to time until five business days after such breach is cured; provided, further, that Purchaser shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond 30 calendar days after such initial scheduled expiration date. In addition, if all of the conditions to the Offer are satisfied or waived, then upon the applicable expiration date of the Offer, Purchaser may, without the consent of the Company, provide "subsequent offering periods," as such term is defined in, and in accordance with, Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act, for ...
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Section 8.1 and none of the events or conditions set forth in Article 6 shall have occurred and be existing (unless waived as provided in Article 6), as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than the twentieth business day after the public announcement of this Agreement), Acquisition shall commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), the Offer. The Offer will be made pursuant to the Offer Documents (as defined below) containing the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Acquisition shall accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares, Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrants which have been validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer at the earliest time following expiration of the Offer that all conditions to the Offer set forth in Article 6 shall have been satisfied or waived by Acquisition. The obligation of Acquisition to accept for payment, purchase and pay for Shares, Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrants tendered pursuant to the Offer shall be subject only to the condition that at least a majority of the then issued and outstanding Shares (giving effect to the conversion of all outstanding shares of Convertible Preferred Stock and the exercise of all then outstanding Warrants) be validly tendered (the "Minimum Condition") and the satisfaction of the other conditions set forth in Article 6. Acquisition expressly reserves the right to waive any such condition (other than the Minimum Condition), to increase the price per Share payable in the Offer or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer (provided that, unless previously approved by the Company in writing, no change may be made which decreases the Per Share Amount, which reduces the number of Shares to be purchased in the Offer, which changes the form of consideration to be paid in the Offer, which imposes conditions to the Offer in addition to those set forth in Article 6 or which amends or changes any term or condition of the Offer in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares). In the case of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock tendered pursuant to the Offer, Acquisition shall pay the Per Share Amount multiplied by the number of Shares into which such Shares of Convertible Preferred Stock are then convertible. In the case of Warrants tendered pursuant to...
The Offer. (a) Subject to this Agreement not having theretofore been terminated in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.1 hereof, Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Sub to, as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than five business days from, the date of this Agreement, commence an offer to purchase for cash (as it may be amended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the "Offer") all shares of common stock, par value $0.25 per share (the "Company Common Stock"), of the Company outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of the Offer (the "Shares"), subject only to the conditions set forth in Exhibit A hereto (the "Conditions"), at a price of $19.50 (the "Offer Price") per Share, net to the seller in cash. Subject only to the Conditions, Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Sub to, accept for payment and pay for all Shares validly tendered pursuant to the Offer and not withdrawn prior to the expiration date of the Offer as promptly as practicable following the expiration date of the Offer. Sub expressly reserves the right to amend the terms and conditions of the Offer, PROVIDED that without the consent of the Company, no amendment may be made which (i) decreases the price per Share or changes the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (ii) decreases the number of Shares sought, or (iii) changes any of the Conditions or imposes additional conditions to the Offer or amends any other term of the Offer in either case in any manner adverse to the holders of Shares (it being understood that extensions of the Offer as contemplated by this Section 1.1(a) are not adverse to the holders of Shares); and PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the Minimum Condition (as defined in Exhibit A hereto) is for the benefit of the Company and may not be waived without the Company's consent. The Offer may only be extended with the prior written consent of the Company or as required by law; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, Parent and Sub may extend the Offer without the consent of the Company (A) if at the scheduled expiration date of the Offer any of the Conditions shall not have been satisfied or waived or (B) for any period required by any Laws (as hereinafter defined) applicable to the Offer and PROVIDED, FURTHER, that if the Conditions are not satisfied or, to the extent permitted by this Agreement, waived as of any scheduled expiration date, Parent and Sub shall extend the Offer from time to time for up to five (5) business days at a time (or such longer period as shall be ...
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article VIII and subject to the conditions set forth in Annex I (including that none of the events or conditions set forth therein (the "Exchange Offer Conditions") shall have occurred and be existing and not waived by Parent), Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) the Offer to purchase all of the issued and outstanding Company Common Shares (including any and all Rights) as promptly as reasonably practicable, but in no event more than twenty (20) Business Days following the first public announcement by Parent and the Company of the execution of this Agreement, and shall take the actions specified in Section 1.1(c). Each Company Common Share accepted by Merger Sub pursuant to the Offer shall be exchanged for the right to receive from Parent (i) a fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock (the "Stock Portion") determined by dividing (y) the quotient obtained by dividing $3.5 million by the Base Price, by (z) the Fully Diluted Common Share Number, with cash paid in lieu of fractional shares, as provided below and (ii) an amount in cash (the "Cash Portion"), determined by dividing (y) the quotient obtained by dividing the Company's Net Cash as reflected on the Reference Balance Sheet, by (z) the Fully Diluted Common Share Number, rounded to the nearest whole cent, with .5 rounded up. The Stock Portion and the Cash Portion, or such greater aggregate amount per share paid by Merger Sub in the Offer, are referred to herein as the "Offer Price." No certificate or scrip representing fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be issued pursuant to the Offer. All fractional shares of Parent Common Stock that a Company Stockholder would otherwise be entitled to receive as a result of the Offer shall be aggregated, and if a fractional share results from such aggregation, such holder shall be entitled to receive, in lieu thereof, an amount in cash determined by multiplying (i) the Base Price by (ii) the fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock to which such holder would otherwise have been entitled. The obligation of Merger Sub to accept for payment and pay for any Company Common Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer shall be subject only to the satisfaction of the Exchange Offer Conditions, this Agreement and applicable Laws. The Company agrees that any Company Common Shares held by the Company w...
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated pursuant to Article VIII, subject to the following sentence, Acquisition Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Acquisition Sub to, as promptly as practicable and in no event later than 30 days after the date FINRA declares the Rule 1017 Application(s) “substantially complete,” with prior notice to the Company, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) the Offer; provided, however, if as of such date, FINRA has indicated that it is considering imposing material restrictions or limitations on the Company Broker-Dealers pursuant to NASD Rule 1017 as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, then Acquisition Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Acquisition Sub to, commence the Offer within five days after the parties have resolved any potential material restrictions or limitations to the reasonable satisfaction of Parent. Each of Parent and Acquisition Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to consummate the Offer, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and thereof. The Offer shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted by this Agreement and under applicable Laws) of the conditions set forth in Annex B (the “Tender Offer Conditions”), and no other conditions. The initial expiration date of the Offer shall be 12:00 midnight (Eastern Time) at the end of the day on the date that is 20 business days after the date on which the Offer was commenced (determined as provided in Rule 14d-1(g)(3) under the Exchange Act) (the initial “Expiration Time” and any expiration time and date established pursuant to an extension of the Offer in accordance with this Agreement, also an Expiration Time). Acquisition Sub expressly reserves the right (i) to increase the Offer Price and (ii) to waive any condition to the Offer (to the extent permitted by this Agreement and under applicable Laws) or modify the terms of the Offer, except that, without the prior written consent of the Company, Acquisition Sub shall not (A) reduce the number of Shares subject to the Offer, (B) reduce the Offer Price, (C) add to the Tender Offer Conditions or amend or modify any Tender Offer Condition in any manner adverse to the holders of Shares, (D) except as otherwise provided in this Section 1.1, extend the Expiration Time, or (E) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, provided, that nothing in this clause (E) shall limit Acquisition Sub’s ability to prov...
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Section 7.01 and none of the events set forth in Annex C hereto shall have occurred and be continuing, as promptly as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days, after the date hereof, the Company shall commence (within the meaning of applicable rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (such Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder being referred to herein as the "Exchange Act")) and will in good faith pursue an exchange offer (the "Offer") to acquire all of the issued and outstanding Old Notes in exchange for $367.96271 principal amount of the Company's 8% Senior Subordinated Secured Notes Due 2008 (the "New Notes") to be issued under an indenture in the form of Annex A hereto, and 126.82448 shares of the Company's Series A Convertible Preferred Stock having the designations set forth in Annex B hereto (the "New Preferred Stock"), per $1,000 of principal amount of Old Note (such amount, or any greater amount per Old Notes paid pursuant to the Offer, the "Per Note Amount"). Subject to the Company's and the Holders' right of termination set forth in Section 7.01, the obligation of the Company to consummate the Offer and to accept for exchange Old Notes tendered pursuant to the Offer shall be subject only to the conditions set forth in Annex C hereto. The Company shall not waive any such condition or make any changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer without the consent of the Holders; provided, however, the Company may waive any condition or amend the terms and conditions of the Offer to the extent such waiver or amendment relates to matters ministerial or administrative in nature with respect to the Offer, and the Offer may be extended by the Company (1) for any period to the extent required by law or by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") or the staff thereof applicable to the Offer, and (2) to any date not exceeding the 75th day following the date on which the Offer is commenced (the "Final Expiration Date") if (x) immediately prior to the expiration of the Offer any condition to the Offer shall not be satisfied and (y) the board of directors of the Company (the "Board of Directors") determines there is a reasonable basis to believe that such condition could be satisfied within such period; provided further that the Company shall extend the Offer pursu...
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Section 8.1, as promptly as practicable (and in any event within ten (10) business days) after the date hereof, Purchaser shall (and Parent shall cause Purchaser to) commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”)) the Offer to purchase for cash all Shares at the Offer Price, subject to:
The Offer. (a) Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) the Offer as promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement, and in any event within seven (7) Business Days following the date of this Agreement (or such other date as the Parties may agree in writing).
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article VIII, below, as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement, and in any event, within fifteen (15) Business Days, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Exchange Act")) the Offer.
