Common use of Certain Adjustments Clause in Contracts

Certain Adjustments. (a) In the event that the Company or the division, subsidiary or other affiliated entity for which the Optionee performs services is sold (including a stock or an asset sale), spun off, merged, consolidated, reorganized or liquidated, the Board may determine that (i) the Option shall be assumed, or a substantially equivalent Option shall be substituted, by an acquiring or succeeding entity (or an affiliate thereof) on such terms as the Board determines to be appropriate; (ii) upon written notice to the Optionee, provide that the Option shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of the transaction unless exercised by the Optionee within a specified period following the date of the notice (such period of time to be no less than 20 days); (iii) in the event of a sale or similar transaction under the terms of which holders of Common Stock receive a payment for each share of Common Stock surrendered in the transaction (the “Sales Price”), make or provide for a payment to each Optionee equal to the amount by which (A) the Sales Price times the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option (to the extent such Option is then exercisable) exceeds (B) the aggregate exercise price for all such shares of Common Stock; or (iv) may make such other equitable adjustments as the Board deems appropriate. (b) In the event of any stock dividend or split, recapitalization, combination, exchange or similar change affecting the Common Stock, the Board shall make any or all of the following adjustments as it deems appropriate to equitably reflect such event: (i) adjust the option price to be paid for any or all shares subject to this Agreement, (ii) adjust the number of shares of Common Stock (or such other security as is designated by the Board) subject to this Agreement and (iii) make any other equitable adjustments or take such other equitable action as the Board, in its discretion, shall deem appropriate. (c) Any and all adjustments or actions taken by the Board pursuant to this Section shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes.

Appears in 47 contracts

Sources: Stock Option Agreement (Prime Acquisition Corp), Stock Option Agreement (Prime Acquisition Corp), Stock Option Agreement (Prime Acquisition Corp)

Certain Adjustments. (a) The Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows: (i) In the event that the Company or the division, subsidiary or other affiliated entity for which the Optionee performs services is sold (including a stock or an asset sale), spun off, merged, consolidated, reorganized or liquidated, the Board may determine that (i) the Option shall be assumed, or a substantially equivalent Option shall be substituted, by an acquiring or succeeding entity (or an affiliate thereof) on such terms as the Board determines to be appropriate; (ii) upon written notice to the Optionee, provide that the Option shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of the transaction unless exercised by the Optionee within a specified period following the date of the notice (such period of time to be no less than 20 days); (iii) in the event of a sale or similar transaction under the terms of which holders of Common Stock receive a payment for each share of Common Stock surrendered in the transaction (the “Sales Price”), make or provide for a payment to each Optionee equal to the amount by which (A) pay a dividend or make a distribution to all its stockholders, in shares of Common Stock, on any class of capital stock of the Sales Company or any subsidiary which is not directly or indirectly wholly owned by the Company, (B) split or subdivide its outstanding Common Stock into a greater number of shares, or (C) combine its outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the Exercise Price times in effect immediately prior thereto shall be adjusted so that the Holder of a Warrant thereafter surrendered for Exercise shall be entitled to receive the number of shares of Common Stock subject that such Holder would have owned or have been entitled to receive after the occurrence of any of the events described above had such Warrant been exercised immediately prior to the Option occurrence of such event. An adjustment made pursuant to this Section 7(a)(i) shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the record date in the case of a dividend or distribution (to except as provided in Section 7(e) below) and shall become effective immediately after the extent close of business on the effective date in the case of such Option is then exercisable) exceeds (B) subdivision, split or combination, as the aggregate exercise price for all such case may be. Any shares of Common StockStock issuable in payment of a dividend shall be deemed to have been issued immediately prior to the close of business on the record date for such dividend for purposes of calculating the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock under clauses (c) and (d) below. (ii) No adjustment in the Exercise Price shall be required unless the adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least 1% in the Exercise Price then in effect; provided, however, that any adjustments that by reason of this Section 7(a) are not required to be made shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment. All calculations under this Section 7(a) shall be made to the nearest cent or nearest 1/100th of a share. (iii) The Company from time to time may reduce the Exercise Price by any amount for any period of time in the discretion of the Board of Directors. A voluntary reduction of the Exercise Price does not change or adjust the Exercise Price otherwise in effect for purposes of this Section 7(a). (iv) may make In the event that, at any time as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to Section 7(a)(i) or 7(a)(ii) above, the Holder of any Warrant thereafter surrendered for exercise shall become entitled to receive any shares of the Company other than shares of the Common Stock, thereafter the number of such other equitable adjustments shares so receivable upon exercise of any such Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the Board deems appropriateprovisions with respect to the Common Stock contained in Section 7(a)(i) or 7(a)(ii) above, and the other provisions of this Section 7(a) with respect to the Common Stock shall apply on like terms to any such other shares. (b) In the event case of any stock dividend reclassification of the Common Stock (other than in a transaction to which Section 7(a)(i) applies), any consolidation of the Company with, or splitmerger of the Company into, recapitalizationany other entity, combinationany merger of another entity into the Company (other than a merger that does not result in any reclassification, conversion, exchange or similar change affecting cancellation of outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Common StockCompany), the Board shall make any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the following adjustments assets of the Company or any compulsory share exchange, pursuant to which share exchange the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or other property, then lawful provision shall be made as it deems appropriate part of the terms of such transaction whereby the Holder of a Warrant then outstanding shall have the right thereafter, during the period such Warrant shall be exercisable, to equitably reflect exercise such event: (i) adjust Warrant only for the option price to be paid for any kind and amount of securities, cash and other property receivable upon the reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or all shares subject to this Agreement, (ii) adjust share exchange by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock (of the Company into which a Warrant might have been able to exercise for immediately prior to the reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange assuming that such holder of Common Stock failed to exercise rights of election, if any, as to the kind or amount of securities, cash or other security as is designated by the Board) property receivable upon consummation of such transaction subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7(a) above following the date of consummation of such transaction. The provisions of this Agreement and (iiiSection 7(b) make any other equitable adjustments shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers or take such other equitable action as the Board, in its discretion, shall deem appropriateshare exchanges. (c) Any If (i) the Company shall take any action which would require an adjustment in the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 7(a); (ii) the Company shall authorize the granting to the holders of its Common Stock generally of rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase any shares of any class or any other rights, warrants or options; (iii) there shall be any reclassification or change of the Common Stock (other than a subdivision or combination of its outstanding Common Stock or a change in par value) or any consolidation, merger or statutory share exchange to which the Company is a party and for which approval of any stockholders of the Company is required, or the sale or transfer of all adjustments or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or (iv) there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company; then, in each such case, the Company shall cause to be filed with the transfer agent for the Warrants and shall cause to be mailed to each Holder at such Holder’s address as shown on the books of the transfer agent for the Warrants, as promptly as possible, but at least 30 days prior to the applicable date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (A) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution or granting of rights, warrants or options, or, if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distribution or rights, warrants or options are to be determined, or (B) the date on which such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, statutory share exchange, sale, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is expected to become effective or occur, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, statutory share exchange, sale, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up. Failure to give such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the legality or validity of the proceedings described in this Section 7(c). (d) Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted as herein provided, the Company shall promptly file with the transfer agent for the Warrants a certificate of an officer of the Company setting forth the Exercise Price after the adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment and a computation thereof. The Company shall promptly cause a notice of the adjusted Exercise Price to be mailed to each Holder. (e) In any case in which Section 7(a) provides that an adjustment shall become effective immediately after a record date for an event and the date fixed for such adjustment pursuant to Section 7(a) occurs after such record date but before the occurrence of such event, the Company may defer until the actual occurrence of such event (i) issuing to the Holder of any Warrants exercised after such record date and before the occurrence of such event the additional shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion by reason of the adjustment required by such event over and above the Common Stock issuable upon such exercise before giving effect to such adjustment, and (ii) paying to such holder any amount in cash in lieu of any fraction pursuant to Section 7(h). (f) In case the Company shall take any action affecting the Common Stock, other than actions taken by described in this Section 7, which in the opinion of the Board pursuant of Directors would materially adversely affect the exercise right of the Holders, the Exercise Price may be adjusted, to the extent permitted by law, in such manner, if any, and at such time, as the Board of Directors may determine to be equitable in the circumstances; provided, however, that in no event shall the Board of Directors be required to take any such action. (g) For the purpose of any computation under Section 3(b) or this Section 7, the “Current Market Price” per share of Common Stock shall mean the VWAP of the Common Stock on the day in question. (h) The Company shall not be conclusive and binding required to issue fractions of shares of Common Stock or other capital stock of the Company upon the exercise of this Warrant. If any fraction of a share would be issuable on the exercise of this Warrant (or specified portions thereof), the Company shall purchase such fraction for all purposesan amount in cash equal to the same fraction of the Current Market Price of such share of Common Stock on the date of exercise of this Warrant.

Appears in 5 contracts

Sources: Security Agreement (H-Cyte, Inc.), Bridge Warrant (FWHC Holdings, LLC), Warrant Agreement (FWHC Holdings, LLC)

Certain Adjustments. (a) In To preserve the event that the Company actual or the division, subsidiary or other affiliated entity for which the Optionee performs services is sold (including a stock or an asset sale), spun off, merged, consolidated, reorganized or liquidated, the Board may determine that (i) the Option shall be assumed, or a substantially equivalent Option shall be substituted, by an acquiring or succeeding entity (or an affiliate thereof) on such terms as the Board determines to be appropriate; (ii) upon written notice to the Optionee, provide that the Option shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation potential economic value of the transaction unless exercised by the Optionee within a specified period following Rights, if at any time after the date of the notice (such period of time to this Rights Agreement there shall be no less than 20 days); (iii) any change in the event Common Shares or the Preferred Shares, including any change in the number of a sale Common Shares or Preferred Shares outstanding, whether by reason of stock dividends, stock splits, reclassifications, recapitalizations, mergers, consolidations, combinations or exchanges of securities, split-ups, split-offs, spin-offs, liquidations, other similar transaction under the terms changes in capitalization, any distribution or issuance of which cash, assets, evidences of indebtedness or subscription rights, options or warrants to holders of Common Stock receive a payment for each share Shares, or Preferred Shares, as the case may be (other than distribution of Common Stock surrendered in the transaction (the “Sales Price”Rights or regular quarterly cash dividends), or otherwise, then, in each such event the Board shall make or provide for a payment to each Optionee equal to the amount by which (A) the Sales Price times such appropriate adjustments in the number of shares Preferred Shares (or the number and kind of other securities) issuable upon exercise of each Right, the Purchase Price and Redemption Price in effect at such time and the number of Rights outstanding at such time (including the number of Rights or fractional Rights associated with each Common Stock subject to Share) such that following such adjustment such event shall not have had the Option (to effect of reducing or limiting the extent benefits the holders of the Rights would have had absent such Option is then exercisable) exceeds (B) the aggregate exercise price for all such shares of Common Stock; or (iv) may make such other equitable adjustments as the Board deems appropriateevent. (b) In If, as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to Section 12(a), the event holder of any stock dividend or splitRight thereafter exercised shall become entitled to receive any securities other than Preferred Shares, recapitalization, combination, exchange or similar change affecting the Common Stock, the Board shall make any or all of the following adjustments as it deems appropriate to equitably reflect such event: (i) adjust the option price to be paid for any or all shares subject to this Agreement, (ii) adjust thereafter the number of shares such securities so receivable upon exercise of Common Stock any Right shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions of Sections 11 and 12 and the other provisions of this Rights Agreement (or including Sections 7, 9 and 10) with respect to the Preferred Shares shall apply, as nearly as reasonably may be, on like terms to any such other security as is designated by the Board) subject to this Agreement and (iii) make any other equitable adjustments or take such other equitable action as the Board, in its discretion, shall deem appropriatesecurities. (c) Any and all adjustments or actions taken All Rights originally issued by the Board Company subsequent to any adjustment made to the amount of Preferred Shares or other securities relating to a Right shall evidence the right to purchase, for the Purchase Price, the adjusted number and kind of securities purchasable from time to time hereunder upon exercise of the Rights, all subject to further adjustment as provided in this Rights Agreement. (d) Irrespective of any adjustment or change in the Purchase Price or the number of Preferred Shares or number or kind of other securities issuable upon the exercise of the Rights, the Right Certificates theretofore and thereafter issued may continue to express the terms that were expressed in the initial Right Certificates issued hereunder. (e) In any case in which action taken pursuant to this Section 12(a) requires that an adjustment be made effective as of a record date for a specified event, the Company may elect to defer until the occurrence of such event the issuing to the holder of any Right exercised after such record date the Preferred Shares and/or other securities, if any, issuable upon such exercise over and above the Preferred Shares and/or other securities, if any, issuable before giving effect to such adjustment; provided, however, that the Company shall be conclusive and binding for all purposesdeliver to such holder a due ▇▇▇▇ or other appropriate instrument evidencing such holder’s right to receive such additional securities upon the occurrence of the event requiring such adjustment.

Appears in 4 contracts

Sources: Section 382 Rights Agreement (Zoom Telephonics, Inc.), Rights Agreement (Zoom Telephonics, Inc.), Section 382 Rights Agreement (Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc.)

Certain Adjustments. (a) In If, at any time or from time to time after the event that date of this Warrant, the Company shall issue or dis-tribute to all holders of shares of Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof evidence of its indebtedness, any other securities of the Company or the divisionany cash, subsidiary property or other affiliated entity for which the Optionee performs services is sold assets (including excluding a stock subdivision, combination or an asset salereclassification, or dividend or distribution payable in shares of Common Stock, referred to in S-ection 3(b), spun off, merged, consolidated, reorganized and also excluding cash dividends or liquidatedcash distributions paid out of net profits legally available therefor in the full amount thereof (any such non-excluded event being herein called a "Special Dividend")), the Board may determine that (i) the Option Per Share Warrant Price shall be assumedadjusted by multiplying the Per Share Warrant Price then in effect by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the then Current Market Price in effect on the record date of such issuance or distribution less the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Company's Board of Directors) of the evidence of indebtedness, cash, securities or property, or a substantially equivalent Option shall be substituted, by an acquiring other assets issued or succeeding entity (or an affiliate thereof) on distributed in such terms as the Board determines Special Dividend applicable to be appropriate; (ii) upon written notice to the Optionee, provide that the Option shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of the transaction unless exercised by the Optionee within a specified period following the date of the notice (such period of time to be no less than 20 days); (iii) in the event of a sale or similar transaction under the terms of which holders of Common Stock receive a payment for each one share of Common Stock surrendered and the denominator of which shall be the then Current Market Price in effect on the transaction record date of such issuance or distribution. An adjustment made pursuant to this Subsection 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date of any such Special Dividend. (b) In case the “Sales Price”)Company shall hereafter (i) pay a dividend or make a distribution on its capital stock in shares of Common Stock, make (ii) subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, (iii) combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or provide for a payment (iv) issue by reclassification of its Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, the Per Share Warrant Price shall be adjusted to each Optionee be equal to a fraction, the amount by numerator of which (A) shall be the Sales Aggregate Warrant Price times and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock subject or other capital stock of the Company that the Holder would have owned immediately following such action had such Warrant been exercised immediately prior thereto. An adjustment made pursuant to this Subsection 3(b) shall become effective immediately after the record date in the case of a dividend or distribution, and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or reclassification. (c) In case of any capital reorganization or reclassification, or any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party other than a merger or consolidation in which the Company is the continuing corporation, or in case of any sale or conveyance to another entity of all or substantially all of the assets of the, or in the case of any statutory exchange of securities with another corporation (including any exchange effected in connection with a merger of a third corporation into the Company, but excluding any exchange of securities or merger with another corporation in which the Company is a continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification of or similar change in the Common Stock), the Holder of this Warrant shall have the right thereafter to receive on the exercise of this Warrant the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property which the Holder would have owned or have been entitled to receive immediately after such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, statutory exchange, sale or conveyance had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to the Option effective date of such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, statutory exchange, sale or conveyance and in any such case, if necessary, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the application of the provisions set forth in this Section 3 with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the Holder of this Warrant to the end that the provisions set forth in this Section 3 shall thereafter cor-res-pondingly be made applicable, as nearly as may reasonably be, in relation to any shares of stock or other securities or property thereafter deliverable on the exercise of this Warrant. The above provisions of this Section 3(c) shall similarly apply to successive reorganizations, reclassifica-tions, consolidations, mergers, statutory exchanges, sales or conveyances. The Company shall require the issuer of any shares of stock or other securities or property thereafter deliverable on the exercise of this Warrant to be responsible for all of the agreements and obligations of the Company hereunder. Notice of any such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, statutory exchange, sale or conveyance and of said provisions so proposed to be made, shall be mailed to the Holders of the Warrants not less than twenty (20) days prior to such event. A sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company for a consideration consisting primarily of securities shall be deemed a consolidation or merger for the foregoing purposes. (d) No adjustment in the Per Share Warrant Price shall be required unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least $0.01 per share of Common Stock; provided, however, that any adjustments which by reason of this Subsection 3(d) are not required to be made shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment; provided, further, however, that adjustments shall be required and made in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3 (other than this Subsection 3(d)) not later than such time as may be required in order to preserve the tax-free nature of a distribution (if any) to the Holder of this Warrant or Common Stock issuable upon the exercise hereof. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or to the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. Anything in this Section 3 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall be entitled to make such reductions in the Per Share Warrant Price, in addition to those required by this Section 3, as it in its discretion shall deem to be advisable in order that any stock dividend, subdivision of shares or distribution of rights to purchase stock or securities convertible or exchangeable for stock hereafter made by the Company to its stockholders shall not be taxable. (e) Whenever the Per Share Warrant Price is adjusted as provided in this Section 3 and upon any modifi-cation of the rights of a Holder of Warrants in accordance with this Section 3, the Company shall promptly prepare a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment or modification and the manner of computing the same and cause copies of such certificate to be mailed to the Holders of the Warrants. The Company may, but shall not be obligated to unless requested by a Majority of the Holders, obtain, at its expense, a certificate of a firm of independent public accountants of recognized standing selected by the Board of Directors (who may be the regular auditors of the Company) setting forth the Per Share Warrant Price and the number of Warrant Shares in effect after such adjustment or the effect of such modification, a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment or modification and the manner of computing the same and cause copies of such certificate to be mailed to the Holders of the Warrants. (f) If the Board of Directors of the Company shall declare any dividend or other distribution with respect to the Common Stock other than a cash distribution out of earned surplus, the Company shall mail notice thereof to the Holders of the Warrants not less than ten (10) days prior to the record date fixed for determining stock-holders entitled to participate in such dividend or other distribution. (g) If, as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3, the Holder of any Warrant thereafter surrendered for exercise shall become entitled to receive shares of two or more classes of capital stock or shares of Common Stock and other capital stock of the Company, the Board of Directors (whose determination shall be conclusive and shall be described in a written notice to the Holder of any Warrant promptly after such adjustment) shall determine the allocation of the adjusted Per Share Warrant Price between or among shares or such classes of capital stock or shares of Common Stock and other capital stock. (h) Upon the expiration of any rights, options, warrants or conversion privileges with respect to the issuance of which an adjustment to the Per Share Warrant Price had been made, if such option, right warrant or conversion shall not have been exercised, the number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant, to the extent this Warrant has not then been exercised, shall, upon such Option is then exercisableexpiration, be readjusted and shall thereafter be such as they would have been had they been originally adjusted (or had the original adjustment not been required, as the case may be) exceeds on the basis of (A) the fact that Common Stock, if any, actually issued or sold upon the exercise of such rights, options, warrants or conversion privileges, and (B) the aggregate exercise price for all fact that such shares of Common Stock, if any, were issued or sold for the consideration actually received by the Company upon such exercise plus the consideration, if any, actually received by the Company for the issuance, sale or grant of all such rights, options, warrants or conversion privileges whether or not exercised; provided, however, that no such readjustment shall have the effect of decreasing the number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant by an amount in excess of the amount of the adjustment initially made in respect of the issuance, sale or (iv) may make grant of such other equitable adjustments as the Board deems appropriaterights, options, warrants or conversion privileges. (bi) In case any event shall occur as to which the event other provisions of this Section 3 are not strictly applicable but as to which the failure to make any stock dividend or splitadjustment would not fairly protect the purchase rights represented by this Warrant in accordance with the essential intent and principles of the adjustments set forth in this Section 3, recapitalizationthen, combination, exchange or similar change affecting the Common Stockin each such case, the Board of Directors of the Company shall in good faith determine the adjustment, if any, on a basis consistent with the essential intent and principles established herein, necessary to preserve the purchase rights represented by the Warrants. Upon such determination, the Company will promptly mail a copy thereof to the Holder of this Warrant and shall make any or all of the following adjustments as it deems appropriate to equitably reflect such event: (i) adjust the option price to be paid for any or all shares subject to this Agreement, (ii) adjust the number of shares of Common Stock (or such other security as is designated by the Board) subject to this Agreement and (iii) make any other equitable adjustments or take such other equitable action as the Board, in its discretion, shall deem appropriatedescribed therein. (c) Any and all adjustments or actions taken by the Board pursuant to this Section shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Warrant Agreement (Insite Vision Inc), Warrant Agreement (Insite Vision Inc)

Certain Adjustments. (a) In the event that the Company or the division, subsidiary or other affiliated entity for which the Optionee performs services is sold (including a stock or an asset sale), spun off, merged, consolidated, reorganized or liquidated, the Board may determine that (i) the Option shall be assumed, or a substantially equivalent Option shall be substituted, by an acquiring or succeeding entity (or an affiliate thereof) on such terms as the Board determines to be appropriate; (ii) upon written notice to the Optionee, provide that the Option shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of the transaction unless exercised by the Optionee within a specified period following the date of the notice (such period of time to be no less than 20 days); (iii) in the event of a sale or similar transaction under the terms of which holders of Common Stock Ordinary Shares receive a payment for each share of Common Stock Ordinary Share surrendered in the transaction (the “Sales Price”), make or provide for a payment to each Optionee equal to the amount by which (A) the Sales Price times the number of shares of Common Stock Ordinary Shares subject to the Option (to the extent such Option is then exercisable) exceeds (B) the aggregate exercise price for all such shares of Common StockOrdinary Shares; or (iv) may make such other equitable adjustments as the Board deems appropriate. (b) In the event of any stock dividend or split, recapitalization, combination, exchange or similar change affecting the Common StockOrdinary Shares, the Board shall make any or all of the following adjustments as it deems appropriate to equitably reflect such event: (i) adjust the option price to be paid for any or all shares subject to this Agreement, (ii) adjust the number of shares of Common Stock Ordinary Shares (or such other security as is designated by the Board) subject to this Agreement and (iii) make any other equitable adjustments or take such other equitable action as the Board, in its discretion, shall deem appropriate. (c) Any and all adjustments or actions taken by the Board pursuant to this Section shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Stock Option Agreement (Prime Acquisition Corp)

Certain Adjustments. (a) In If, at any time or from time to time after the event that date of this Warrant, the Company shall issue or dis-tribute to all holders of shares of Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof evidence of its indebtedness, any other securities of the Company or the divisionany cash, subsidiary property or other affiliated entity for which the Optionee performs services is sold assets (including excluding a stock subdivision, combination or an asset salereclassification, or dividend or distribution payable in shares of Common Stock, referred to in S-ection 3(b), spun off, merged, consolidated, reorganized and also excluding cash dividends or liquidatedcash distributions paid out of net profits legally available therefor in the full amount thereof (any such non-excluded event being herein called a “Special Dividend”)), the Board may determine that (i) the Option Per Share Warrant Price shall be assumedadjusted by multiplying the Per Share Warrant Price then in effect by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the then Current Market Price in effect on the record date of such issuance or distribution less the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) of the evidence of indebtedness, cash, securities or property, or a substantially equivalent Option shall be substituted, by an acquiring other assets issued or succeeding entity (or an affiliate thereof) on distributed in such terms as the Board determines Special Dividend applicable to be appropriate; (ii) upon written notice to the Optionee, provide that the Option shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of the transaction unless exercised by the Optionee within a specified period following the date of the notice (such period of time to be no less than 20 days); (iii) in the event of a sale or similar transaction under the terms of which holders of Common Stock receive a payment for each one share of Common Stock surrendered and the denominator of which shall be the then Current Market Price in effect on the transaction record date of such issuance or distribution. An adjustment made pursuant to this Subsection 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date of any such Special Dividend. (b) In case the “Sales Price”)Company shall hereafter (i) pay a dividend or make a distribution on its capital stock in shares of Common Stock, make (ii) subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, (iii) combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or provide for a payment (iv) issue by reclassification of its Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, the Per Share Warrant Price shall be adjusted to each Optionee be equal to a fraction, the amount by numerator of which (A) shall be the Sales Aggregate Warrant Price times and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock subject or other capital stock of the Company that the Holder would have owned immediately following such action had such Warrant been exercised immediately prior thereto. An adjustment made pursuant to this Subsection 3(b) shall become effective immediately after the record date in the case of a dividend or distribution, and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or reclassification. (c) In case of any capital reorganization or reclassification, or any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party other than a merger or consolidation in which the Company is the continuing corporation, or in case of any sale or conveyance to another entity of all or substantially all of the assets of the, or in the case of any statutory exchange of securities with another corporation (including any exchange effected in connection with a merger of a third corporation into the Company, but excluding any exchange of securities or merger with another corporation in which the Company is a continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification of or similar change in the Common Stock), the Holder of this Warrant shall have the right thereafter to receive on the exercise of this Warrant the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property which the Holder would have owned or have been entitled to receive immediately after such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, statutory exchange, sale or conveyance had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to the Option effective date of such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, statutory exchange, sale or conveyance and in any such case, if necessary, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the application of the provisions set forth in this Section 3 with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the Holder of this Warrant to the end that the provisions set forth in this Section 3 shall thereafter correspondingly be made applicable, as nearly as may reasonably be, in relation to any shares of stock or other securities or property thereafter deliverable on the exercise of this Warrant. The above provisions of this Section 3(c) shall similarly apply to successive reorganizations, reclassifications, consolidations, mergers, statutory exchanges, sales or conveyances. The Company shall require the issuer of any shares of stock or other securities or property thereafter deliverable on the exercise of this Warrant to be responsible for all of the agreements and obligations of the Company hereunder. Notice of any such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, statutory exchange, sale or conveyance and of said provisions so proposed to be made, shall be mailed to the Holders of the Warrants not less than 20 days prior to such event. A sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company for a consideration consisting primarily of securities shall be deemed a consolidation or merger for the foregoing purposes. (d) No adjustment in the Per Share Warrant Price shall be required unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least $0.01 per share of Common Stock; provided, however, that any adjustments which by reason of this Subsection 3(d) are not required to be made shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment; provided, further, however, that adjustments shall be required and made in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3 (other than this Subsection 3(d)) not later than such time as may be required in order to preserve the tax-free nature of a distribution (if any) to the Holder of this Warrant or Common Stock issuable upon the exercise hereof. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or to the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. Anything in this Section 3 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall be entitled to make such reductions in the Per Share Warrant Price, in addition to those required by this Section 3, as it in its discretion shall deem to be advisable in order that any stock dividend, subdivision of shares or distribution of rights to purchase stock or securities convertible or exchangeable for stock hereafter made by the Company to its stockholders shall not be taxable. (e) Whenever the Per Share Warrant Price is adjusted as provided in this Section 3 and upon any modifi-cation of the rights of a Holder of Warrants in accordance with this Section 3, the Company shall promptly prepare a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment or modification and the manner of computing the same and cause copies of such certificate to be mailed to the Holders of the Warrants. The Company may, but shall not be obligated to unless requested by a Majority of the Holders, obtain, at its expense, a certificate of a firm of independent public accountants of recognized standing selected by the Board of Directors (who may be the regular auditors of the Company) setting forth the Per Share Warrant Price and the number of Warrant Shares in effect after such adjustment or the effect of such modification, a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment or modification and the manner of computing the same and cause copies of such certificate to be mailed to the Holders of the Warrants. (f) If the Board of Directors of the Company shall declare any dividend or other distribution with respect to the Common Stock other than a cash distribution out of earned surplus, the Company shall mail notice thereof to the Holders of the Warrants not less than ten days prior to the record date fixed for determining stock-holders entitled to participate in such dividend or other distribution. (g) If, as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3, the Holder of any Warrant thereafter surrendered for exercise shall become entitled to receive shares of two or more classes of capital stock or shares of Common Stock and other capital stock of the Company, the Board of Directors (whose determination shall be conclusive and shall be described in a written notice to the Holder of any Warrant promptly after such adjustment) shall determine the allocation of the adjusted Per Share Warrant Price between or among shares or such classes of capital stock or shares of Common Stock and other capital stock. (h) Upon the expiration of any rights, options, warrants or conversion privileges with respect to the issuance of which an adjustment to the Per Share Warrant Price had been made, if such option, right warrant or conversion shall not have been exercised, the number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant, to the extent this Warrant has not then been exercised, shall, upon such Option is then exercisableexpiration, be readjusted and shall thereafter be such as they would have been had they been originally adjusted (or had the original adjustment not been required, as the case may be) exceeds on the basis of (A) the fact that Common Stock, if any, actually issued or sold upon the exercise of such rights, options, warrants or conversion privileges, and (B) the aggregate exercise price for all fact that such shares of Common Stock, if any, were issued or sold for the consideration actually received by the Company upon such exercise plus the consideration, if any, actually received by the Company for the issuance, sale or grant of all such rights, options, warrants or conversion privileges whether or not exercised; provided, however, that no such readjustment shall have the effect of decreasing the number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant by an amount in excess of the amount of the adjustment initially made in respect of the issuance, sale or (iv) may make grant of such other equitable adjustments as the Board deems appropriaterights, options, warrants or conversion privileges. (bi) In case any event shall occur as to which the event other provisions of this Section 3 are not strictly applicable but as to which the failure to make any stock dividend or splitadjustment would not fairly protect the purchase rights represented by this Warrant in accordance with the essential intent and principles of the adjustments set forth in this Section 3, recapitalizationthen, combination, exchange or similar change affecting the Common Stockin each such case, the Board of Directors of the Company shall in good faith determine the adjustment, if any, on a basis consistent with the essential intent and principles established herein, necessary to preserve the purchase rights represented by the Warrants. Upon such determination, the Company will promptly mail a copy thereof to the Holder of this Warrant and shall make any or all of the following adjustments as it deems appropriate to equitably reflect such event: (i) adjust the option price to be paid for any or all shares subject to this Agreement, (ii) adjust the number of shares of Common Stock (or such other security as is designated by the Board) subject to this Agreement and (iii) make any other equitable adjustments or take such other equitable action as the Board, in its discretion, shall deem appropriatedescribed therein. (c) Any and all adjustments or actions taken by the Board pursuant to this Section shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Warrant Agreement (Insite Vision Inc)

Certain Adjustments. (a) In the event that the Company or the division, subsidiary or other affiliated entity for which the Optionee performs services is sold (including a stock or an asset sale), spun off, merged, consolidated, reorganized or liquidated, the Board may determine that (i) the Option shall be assumed, or a substantially equivalent Option shall be substituted, by an acquiring or succeeding entity (or an affiliate thereof) on such terms as the Board determines to be appropriate; (ii) upon written notice to the Optionee, provide that the Option shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of the transaction unless exercised by the Optionee within a specified period following the date of the notice (such period of time to be no less than 20 days); (iii) in the event of a sale or similar transaction under the terms of which holders of Common Stock receive a payment for each share of Common Stock surrendered in the transaction (the “Sales Price”), make or provide for a payment to each Optionee equal to the amount by which (A) the Sales Price times the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option (to the extent such Option is then exercisable) exceeds (B) the aggregate exercise price for all such shares of Common Stock; or (iv) may make such other equitable adjustments as the Board deems appropriate. (b) In the event of any stock dividend or split, recapitalization, combination, exchange or similar change affecting the Common Stock, the Board shall make any or all of the following adjustments as it deems appropriate to equitably reflect such event: (i) adjust the option price to be paid for any or all shares subject to this Stock Option Agreement, (ii) adjust the number of shares of Common Stock (or such other security as is designated by the Board) subject to this Stock Option Agreement and (iii) make any other equitable adjustments or take such other equitable action as the Board, in its discretion, shall deem appropriate. (c) Any and all adjustments or actions taken by the Board pursuant to this Section shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Stock Option Agreement (A21 Inc)

Certain Adjustments. (a) In the event that the Company or the division, subsidiary or other affiliated entity for which the Optionee performs services is sold (including a stock or an asset sale), spun off, merged, consolidated, reorganized or liquidated, the Board may determine that (i) the Option shall be assumed, or a substantially equivalent Option shall be substituted, by an acquiring or succeeding entity (or an affiliate thereof) on such terms as the Board determines to be appropriate; (ii) upon written notice to the Optionee, provide that the Option shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of the transaction unless exercised by the Optionee within a specified period following the date of the notice (such period of time to be no less than 20 days)notice; (iii) in the event of a sale or similar transaction under the terms of which holders of Common Stock receive a payment for each share of Common Stock surrendered in the transaction (the “Sales Price”), make or provide for a payment to each Optionee equal to the amount by which (A) the Sales Price times the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option (to the extent such Option is then exercisable) exceeds (B) the aggregate exercise price for all such shares of Common Stock; or (iv) may make such other equitable adjustments as the Board deems appropriate. (b) In the event of any stock dividend or split, recapitalization, combination, exchange or similar change affecting the Common Stock, the Board shall make any or all of the following adjustments as it deems appropriate to equitably reflect such event: (i) adjust the option price Exercise Price to be paid for any or all shares subject to this Agreement, (ii) adjust the number of shares of Common Stock (or such other security as is designated by the Board) subject to this Agreement and (iii) make any other equitable adjustments or take such other equitable action as the Board, in its discretion, shall deem appropriate. (c) Any and all adjustments or actions taken by the Board pursuant to this Section shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Stock Option Agreement (Energy Infrastructure Acquisition Corp.)

Certain Adjustments. (a) In the event that the Company or the division, subsidiary or other affiliated entity for which the Optionee performs services is sold (including a stock or an asset sale), spun off, merged, consolidated, reorganized or liquidated, the Board may determine that (i) If prior to the Option Effective Time, Clearday should split, combine or otherwise reclassify the Clearday Common Shares, or the Clearday Preferred Shares, or make a distribution payable in any such shares of the capital stock of Clearday, or otherwise change any such shares of the capital stock of Clearday into any other securities, or make or pay any other dividend or distribution, then (without limiting any other rights of Parent or Purchaser hereunder), the Merger Consideration of the applicable Clearday securities shall be assumedratably adjusted, or a substantially equivalent Option shall it being acknowledged that the aggregate Merger Consideration will not be substituted, by an acquiring or succeeding entity (or an affiliate thereof) on such terms as the Board determines to be appropriate; changed. (ii) upon written notice to the Optionee, provide that the Option shall terminate immediately If prior to the consummation of Effective Time, Parent should split, combine or otherwise reclassify the transaction unless exercised Parent Common Stock, or make a distribution in Parent Common Stock, or otherwise change the Parent Common Stock into other securities, or make or pay any other dividend or distribution, then the Exchange Ratio used for the securities issued by the Optionee within a specified period following the date of the notice (such period of time to Clearday shall be no less than 20 days); ratably adjusted. (iii) in In addition to the event foregoing, Clearday shall have the right, to the extent consistent with the DGCL and the terms of a sale the applicable securities issued by Clearday or similar transaction its applicable Subsidiaries, and to the extent it does not adversely impact the economic or legal benefits to Parent and its stockholders hereunder, to allocate or reallocate the aggregate number of Parent Common Stock that is issued on the Effective Date or issuable under the terms of which holders of Common Stock receive a payment for each share of Common Stock surrendered in the transaction (the “Sales Price”), make or provide for a payment to each Optionee equal to the amount by which (A) the Sales Price times the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option (to the extent such Option is then exercisable) exceeds Clearday Preferred Shares, or (B) Parent Warrants issued to the aggregate exercise price for all such shares holders of Common Stock; the Clearday Warrants, or (ivC) may make such other equitable adjustments as the Board deems appropriate. (b) In the event of any stock dividend or split, recapitalization, combination, exchange or similar change affecting the Common Stock, the Board shall make any or all conversion of the following adjustments as it deems Clearday Care Preferred Stock or the OZ LP Units; provided that (X) any such allocation or reallocation shall first be documented in an appropriate to equitably reflect such event: (i) adjust the option price to be paid for any or all shares subject to this Agreement, (ii) adjust the number of shares of Common Stock (or such other security as is designated by the Board) subject amendment to this Agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent and Clearday; and (iiiY) make any other equitable adjustments the aggregate amount of Parent Common Stock so issued or take such other equitable action issuable is not more than the number set forth in Section 5.10. This Article I shall in all cases be interpreted to be consist with Section 5.10, as the Board, in its discretion, shall deem appropriateconclusively determined by Parent and Clearday. (c) Any and all adjustments or actions taken by the Board pursuant to this Section shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (Superconductor Technologies Inc)

Certain Adjustments. (a) In the event that the Company or the division, subsidiary or other affiliated entity for which the Optionee performs services is sold (including a stock or an asset sale), spun off, merged, consolidated, reorganized or liquidated, the Board may determine that (i) the Option shall be assumed, or a substantially equivalent Option shall be substituted, by an acquiring or succeeding entity (or an affiliate thereof) on such terms as the Board determines to be appropriate; (ii) upon written notice to the Optionee, provide that the Option shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of the transaction unless exercised by the Optionee within a specified period following the date of the notice (such period of time to be no less than 20 days)notice; (iii) in the event of a sale or similar transaction under the terms of which holders of Common Stock receive a payment for each share of Common Stock surrendered in the transaction (the “Sales Price”), make or provide for a payment to each Optionee equal to the amount by which (A) the Sales Price times the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option (to the extent such Option is then exercisable) exceeds (B) the aggregate exercise price for all such shares of Common Stock; or (iv) may make such other equitable adjustments as the Board deems appropriate. (b) In the event of any stock dividend or split, recapitalization, combination, exchange or similar change affecting the Common Stock, the Board shall make any or all of the following adjustments as it deems appropriate to equitably reflect such event: (i) adjust the option price Exercise Price to be paid for any or all shares subject to this Agreement, (ii) adjust the number of shares of Common Stock (or such other security as is designated by the Board) subject to this Agreement and (iii) make any other equitable adjustments or take such other equitable action as the Board, in its discretion, shall deem appropriate. (c) Any and all adjustments or actions taken by the Board pursuant to this Section shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes. (d) In the event that the Optionee elects to convert the principal of $3,675,000 ($4,350,000 if the over-allotment is exercised in full) of his loan to the Company (the “Outstanding Loan”) into units, with each unit consisting of one share of Common Stock and one warrant, as set forth in the related Convertible Promissory Note, at a conversion price equal to $10.00 per unit, then the number of shares underlying the Option shall be automatically adjusted upward, with the effect that the Option will be exercisable to purchase an aggregate of 4,500,000 shares of Common Stock, at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. Giving effect to such adjustment, the options will vest in four quarterly installments of 1,125,000 shares, in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in Section 2.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Stock Option Agreement (Energy Infrastructure Acquisition Corp.)

Certain Adjustments. (a) In the event that the Company or the division, subsidiary or other affiliated entity for which the Optionee performs services is sold (including a stock or an asset sale), spun off, merged, consolidated, reorganized or liquidated, the Board may determine that (i) the Option shall be assumed, or a substantially equivalent Option shall be substituted, by an acquiring or succeeding entity (or an affiliate thereof) on such terms as the Board determines to be appropriate; (ii) upon written notice to the Optionee, provide that the Option shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of the transaction unless exercised by the Optionee within a specified period following the date of the notice (such period of time to be no less than 20 days)notice; (iii) in the event of a sale or similar transaction under the terms of which holders of Common Stock receive a payment for each share of Common Stock surrendered in the transaction (the “Sales Price”), make or provide for a payment to each Optionee equal to the amount by which (A) the Sales Price times the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option (to the extent such Option is then exercisable) exceeds (B) the aggregate exercise price for all such shares of Common Stock; or (iv) may make such other equitable adjustments as the Board in its business judgment deems appropriate; provided, however, that any initial business combination, as described in the Registration Statement, will not entitle the Board to make any such determination. (b) In the event of any stock dividend or split, recapitalization, combination, exchange or similar change affecting the Common Stock, the Board shall make any or all of the following adjustments as it deems appropriate to equitably reflect such event: (i) adjust the option price Exercise Price to be paid for any or all shares subject to this Agreement, (ii) adjust the number of shares of Common Stock (or such other security as is designated by the Board) subject to this Agreement and (iii) make any other equitable adjustments or take such other equitable action as the Board, in its discretion, shall deem appropriate. (c) Any and all adjustments or actions taken by the Board pursuant to this Section shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Stock Option Agreement (Energy Infrastructure Acquisition Corp.)

Certain Adjustments. (i) In the event the Company shall at any time after the date of this Agreement (A) declare a dividend on the Preferred Stock payable in shares of Preferred Stock, (B) subdivide or split the outstanding Preferred Stock, (C) combine the outstanding Preferred Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (D) issue any shares of its capital stock in a reclassification of the Preferred Stock (including any such reclassification in connection with a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing or surviving corporation), except as otherwise provided in this Section 11(a) and Section 7(e) (Exercise of Rights; ------------------ Purchase Price; Expiration Date of Rights -- Termination of Acquiring ----------------------------------------- ------------------------ Person's Rights), the Purchase Price in effect at the time of the record --------------- date for such dividend or of the effective date of such subdivision, split, combination or reclassification, and the number and kind of shares of Preferred Stock or capital stock, as the case may be, issuable on such date, shall be proportionately adjusted so that the holder of any Right exercised after such time shall be entitled to receive, upon payment of the aggregate adjusted Purchase Price then in effect necessary to exercise a Right in full, the aggregate number and kind of shares of Preferred Stock or capital stock, as the case may be, which, if such Right had been exercised immediately prior to such date and at a time when the Preferred Stock (or other capital stock, as the case may be) transfer books of the Company were open, such holder would have owned upon such exercise and been entitled to receive by virtue of such dividend, subdivision, split, combination or reclassification. If an event occurs which would require an adjustment under both this Section 11(a)(i) and Section 11(a)(ii) the adjustment provided for in this Section 11(a)(i) shall be in addition to, and shall be made prior to, any adjustment required pursuant to Section 11(a)(ii). (ii) In the event: (1) any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of any Acquiring Person, at any time after the date of this Agreement, directly or indirectly, shall merge into the Company or otherwise combine with the Company and the Company shall be the continuing or surviving corporation of such merger or combination and the Common Stock of the Company shall remain outstanding and unchanged, or (2) subject to Section 23 (Redemption and Termination), -------------------------- any Person (other than the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, any employee benefit plan of the Company or of any Subsidiary of the Company, or any Person or entity organized, appointed or established by the Company for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan), alone or together with its Affiliates and Associates, shall, at any time after the Rights Dividend Declaration Date, become an Acquiring Person, unless the event causing such Person to become an Acquiring Person is a Flip-over Event, or is an acquisition of shares of Common Stock pursuant to a tender offer or an exchange offer for all outstanding shares of Common Stock at a price and on terms determined by a majority of the Disinterested Directors after receiving advice from one or more investment banking firms selected by the Disinterested Directors, to be (a) at a price which is fair to the stockholders of the Company (taking into account all factors which the Disinterested Directors deem relevant including, without limitation, prices which could reasonably be achieved if the Company or its assets were sold on an orderly basis designed to realize maximum value) and (b) otherwise in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, other than such Acquiring Person, its Affiliates and its Associates; or (B) during such time as there is an Acquiring Person, there shall be any reclassification of securities (including any reverse stock split), or recapitalization of the Company, or any merger or consolidation of the Company with any of its Subsidiaries or any other transaction or series of transactions involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than a transaction or transactions to which the provisions of Section 13(a) (Consolidation, Merger or ------------------------ Sale or Transfer of Assets or Earning Power -- Flip-over Event) apply ------------------------------------------- --------------- (whether or not with or into or otherwise involving an Acquiring Person) which has the effect, directly or indirectly, of increasing by more than 1% the proportionate share of the outstanding shares of any class of equity securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries which is directly or indirectly beneficially owned by any Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of any Acquiring Person, then, promptly following the occurrence of any such Flip-in Event (whether described in Section 11(a)(ii)(A) or (B)), proper provision shall be made so that each holder of a Right (except as provided below and in Section 7(e) (Exercise of Rights; Purchase Price; Expiration Date of Rights -- ------------------------------------------------------------- Termination of Acquiring Person's Rights)) shall thereafter have the right ---------------------------------------- to receive, upon exercise thereof at the then current Purchase Price in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, in lieu of the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock, such number of shares of Common Stock of the Company as shall equal the result obtained by (x) multiplying the then current Purchase Price by the then number of one one- thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock for which a Right was exercisable immediately prior to the first occurrence of a Flip-in Event, and (y) dividing that product (which, following such first occurrence, shall thereafter be referred to as the "Purchase Price" for each Right and for all purposes of this Agreement) by 50% of the Current Market Price per share of Common Stock on the date of such first occurrence (such number of shares being referred to as the "Adjustment Shares"). (iii) In the event that the Company or the division, subsidiary or other affiliated entity for which the Optionee performs services is sold (including a stock or an asset sale), spun off, merged, consolidated, reorganized or liquidated, the Board may determine that (i) the Option shall be assumed, or a substantially equivalent Option shall be substituted, by an acquiring or succeeding entity (or an affiliate thereof) on such terms as the Board determines to be appropriate; (ii) upon written notice to the Optionee, provide that the Option shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of the transaction unless exercised by the Optionee within a specified period following the date of the notice (such period of time to be no less than 20 days); (iii) in the event of a sale or similar transaction under the terms of which holders of Common Stock receive a payment for each share of Common Stock surrendered in the transaction (the “Sales Price”), make or provide for a payment to each Optionee equal to the amount by which (A) the Sales Price times the number of shares of Common Stock that are authorized by the Company's Certificate of Incorporation but not outstanding or reserved for issuance for purposes other than upon exercise of the Rights is not sufficient to permit the exercise in full of the Rights in accordance with the foregoing subparagraph (ii) of this Section 11(a), the Company shall: (A) determine the excess of (1) the value of the Adjustment Shares issuable upon the exercise of a Right (the "Current Value") over (2) the Purchase Price (such excess, the "Spread"), and (B) with respect to each Right, subject to Section 7(e)(Exercise of Rights; ------------------- Purchase Price; Expiration Date of Rights -- Termination of Acquiring ----------------------------------------- ------------------------ Person's Rights), make adequate provision to substitute for the Option Adjustment --------------- Shares, upon payment of the applicable Purchase Price, (1) cash, (2) a reduction in the Purchase Price, (3) Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company (including, without limitation, shares, or units of shares, of preferred stock which the Board has deemed to have essentially the same value or economic rights as shares of Common Stock (such shares of preferred stock being referred to as "Common Stock Equivalents")), (4) debt securities of the Company, (5) other assets, or (6) any combination of the foregoing, having an aggregate value equal to the Current Value (less the amount of any reduction in the Purchase Price), where such aggregate value has been determined by the Board based upon the advice of a nationally recognized investment banking firm selected by the Board; provided, however, that if the Company shall not have made adequate -------- ------- provision to deliver value pursuant to clause (B) above within thirty (30) calendar days following the later of (x) the first occurrence of a Flip-in Event and (y) the date on which the Company's right of redemption pursuant to Section 23(a) (Redemption and Termination -- Redemption) expires (the -------------------------- ---------- later of (x) and (y) being referred to herein as the "Flip-in Trigger Date"), then the Company shall be obligated to deliver, upon the surrender for exercise of a Right and without requiring payment of the Purchase Price, shares of Common Stock (to the extent such Option available) and then, if necessary, cash, which shares and/or cash have an aggregate value equal to the Spread. If the Board shall determine in good faith that it is then exercisable) exceeds (B) the aggregate exercise price for all such likely that sufficient additional shares of Common Stock; or Stock could be authorized for issuance upon exercise in full of the Rights, the thirty (iv30) calendar day period set forth above may be extended to the extent necessary, but not more than ninety (90) calendar days after the Flip-in Trigger Date, in order that the Company may seek stockholder approval for the authorization of such additional shares (such period, the "Substitution Period"). To the extent that the Company determines that some action need be taken pursuant to the first and/or second sentences of this Section 11(a)(iii), the Company (x) shall provide, subject to Section 7(e), that such action shall apply uniformly to all outstanding Rights, and (y) may make suspend the exercisability of the Rights until the expiration of the Substitution Period in order to seek any authorization of additional shares and/or to decide the appropriate form of distribution to be made pursuant to such other equitable adjustments as first sentence and to determine the Board deems appropriate. (b) value thereof. In the event of any stock dividend such suspension, the Company shall issue a public announcement stating that the exercisability of the Rights has been temporarily suspended, as well as a public announcement at such time as the suspension is no longer in effect. For purposes of this Section 11(a)(iii), the value of the Common Stock shall be the Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock on the Flip-in Trigger Date and the value of any Common Stock Equivalent shall be deemed to have the same value as the Common Stock on such date. (iv) If the rules of the national securities exchange, registered as such pursuant to Section 6 of the Exchange Act, or splitof the national securities association, recapitalizationregistered as such pursuant to Section 15A of the Exchange Act, combination, on which the Common Stock is principally traded would prohibit such exchange or similar change affecting association from listing or continuing to list, or from authorizing for or continuing quotation and/or transaction reporting through an inter-dealer quotation system, the Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company if the Rights were to be exercised for shares of Common Stock in accordance with subparagraph (ii) of this Section 11(a) because such issuance would nullify, restrict or disparately reduce the per share voting rights of holders of Common Stock, the Board shall Company shall: (A) determine the Spread, and (B) with respect to each Right, make any or all adequate provision to substitute for the Adjustment Shares, upon payment of the following adjustments as it deems appropriate to equitably reflect such event: (i) adjust the option price to be paid for any or all shares subject to this Agreementapplicable Purchase Price, (ii1) adjust cash, (2) a reduction in the number Purchase Price, (3) equity securities of shares the Company, including, without limitation, Common Stock Equivalents, other than securities which would have the effect of nullifying, restricting or disparately reducing the per share voting rights of holders of Common Stock Stock, (4) debt securities of the Company, (5) other assets, or (6) any combination of the foregoing, having an aggregate value equal to the Current Value, where such other security as is designated aggregate value has been determined by the Board based upon the advice of a recognized investment banking firm selected by the Board; provided, however, if the Company shall -------- ------- not have made adequate provision to deliver value pursuant to clause (B) above within thirty (30) calendar days following the Flip-in Trigger Date, then the Company shall be obligated to deliver, upon the surrender for exercise of a Right and without requiring payment of the Purchase Price, cash having an aggregate value equal to the Spread. To the extent that the Company determines that some action need be taken pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 11(a)(iv), the Company (x) shall provide, subject to this Agreement Section 7(e) (Exercise of Rights; Purchase Price; Expiration Date of ------------------------------------------------------ Rights -- Termination of Acquiring Person's Rights), that such action shall ------ ---------------------------------------- apply uniformly to all outstanding Rights and (iiiy) make may suspend the exercisability of the Rights, but not longer than ninety (90) calendar days after the Flip-in Trigger Date, in order to decide the appropriate form of distribution to be made pursuant to such first sentence and to determine the value thereof. In the event of any other equitable adjustments or take such other equitable action suspension, the Company shall issue a public announcement stating that the exercisability of the Rights has been temporarily suspended, as well as a public announcement at such time as the Board, suspension is no longer in its discretion, shall deem appropriate. (c) Any and all adjustments or actions taken by the Board pursuant to effect. For purposes of this Section 11(a)(iv), the value of the Common Stock shall be conclusive the Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock on the Flip-in Trigger Date and binding for all purposesthe value of any Common Stock Equivalent shall be deemed to have the same value as the Common Stock on such date.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Rights Agreement (Cellstar Corp)