Dividends. (a) Holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below: (i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock. (ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward). (iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP. (iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”). (b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law. (c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
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Sources: Subscription Agreement (MedTech Acquisition Corp), Subscription Agreement (MedTech Acquisition Corp), Backstop Letter Agreement (MedTech Acquisition Corp)
Dividends. (a) From and after the Effective Date, Holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the funds legally available therefor, non-cumulative cash dividends in the amount determined as set forth in Section 4(b) and no more.
(b) If the Board of Directors declares and pays a dividend in the form of cash or other assets (other than shares of Common Stock or rights or warrants to subscribe for Common Stock) in respect of any shares of common stock of the Corporation legally available for Corporation, par value $0.10 per share (the payment “Common Stock”), then the Board of dividends, dividends on Directors shall declare and pay to the terms described below:
Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock a dividend in an amount per share of Series B Preferred Stock equal to the product of (i) Holders the per share dividend declared and paid in respect of shares each share of Preferred Common Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with (ii) the holders number of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on into which such share of Series B Preferred Stock is then convertible and for the purpose of such calculation, shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in sufficient for the form full conversion of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares shall be deemed to be authorized for issuance under the Articles of Common Stock. Incorporation on the Record Date.
(c) Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”4(b) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i4(b) are paid at the same time to the Holders in respect of the Series B Preferred Stock.
(iid) In addition Each dividend will be payable to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), Holders of record as they appear in the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds records of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option close of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends(each, which (i) a “Record Date”), which, with respect to Participating Dividendsdividends payable pursuant to Section 4(b), shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of the corresponding dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock Stock.
(e) Dividends payable pursuant to Section 4(b) are non-cumulative. If the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”)Board of Directors does not declare a dividend pursuant to Section 4(b) in respect of any dividend period, the Holders will have no right to receive any dividend for such dividend period, and (ii) the Corporation will have no obligation to pay a dividend for such dividend period, whether or not dividends are declared and paid for any future dividend period with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay Stock or set aside for payment any dividends other class or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value series of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred preferred stock or Common Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Investment Agreement (North American Financial Holdings, Inc.), Investment Agreement (North American Financial Holdings, Inc.), Investment Agreement (Tib Financial Corp.)
Dividends. (a) The Holders of the issued and outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, in preference to the holders of all Junior Capital Stock shall and on a pari passu basis with holders of Parity Capital Stock, will be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), ifwhen, as and when if dividends are declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods cumulative dividends as provided in this Section 2. Dividends on each outstanding share of Series B Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated or at the option of the Corporation, in such number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock as is set forth in Section 2(d) below, and accrue (xwhether or not earned or declared) at the rate of 8% per annum on the sum of (i) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by Purchase Price and (ii) all accumulated and unpaid dividends accrued thereon from the 10-Day VWAPdate of issuance thereof (the "Series B Dividends"). Such dividends will be calculated and accrued on a quarterly basis on the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Corporation in respect of the prior three month period prorated on a daily basis for partial periods.
(ivb) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend If the Corporation at any time pays less than the total amount of Series B Dividends then accrued with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock, such payment shall be paid pro rata distributed ratably among the Holders based upon the aggregate accrued but unpaid Series B Dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock held by each such Holder.
(c) In the event that the Corporation declares or pays any dividends upon the Common Stock (whether payable in cash, securities or other property) other than dividends payable solely in shares of Common Stock, the Corporation shall also declare and pay to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for same time that it declares and pays such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares the Common Stock, the dividends which would have been declared and paid with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock had all of the outstanding Series B Preferred Stock been converted in accordance with Section 6(a) immediately prior to the record date for such dividend, or if no record date is fixed, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock entitled to such dividends are to be determined.
(d) The Corporation may pay the “Common Series B Dividends to each Holder by the issuance of such number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock Dividend Record Date”), as equals the quotient of (i) the accrued and unpaid Series B Dividends with respect to the shares of Series B Preferred Stock held such Holder and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”)Purchase Price.
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Securities Purchase Agreement (Airnet Communications Corp), Securities Purchase Agreement (Airnet Communications Corp), Securities Purchase Agreement (SCP Private Equity Partners Ii Lp)
Dividends. Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, declare or pay --------- any dividends on account of any shares of any class of capital stock of Borrower now or hereafter outstanding, or set aside or otherwise deposit or invest any sums for such purpose, or redeem, retire, defease, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of any class of capital stock (or set aside or otherwise deposit or invest any sums for such purpose) for any consideration other than stock or apply or set apart any sums, or make any other distribution (by reduction of capital or otherwise) in respect of any such shares or agree to do any of the foregoing; except, that, Borrower may: ------ ----
(a) Holders declare and pay mandatory dividends required under the terms of the issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends as in effect on the terms described below:
date hereof pursuant to (i) Holders the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled subordinated promissory notes to participate equally and ratably with the holders of such Series A Preferred Stock to the extent permitted under Section 7.2(f) above or (ii) the forgiveness of the Indebtedness owed to Borrower by the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock arising pursuant to the loans by Borrower to such holders permitted under Section 7.6(c) below, and
(b) purchase or redeem shares of Common Stock or Series A Preferred Stock of Borrower from any party to the Stockholder Agreement pursuant to Section 4 thereof (as in all dividends paid effect on the date hereof) or purchase or redeem Common Stock or Series A Preferred Stock of Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.2, 2.4, 2.5 and 2.6 of the Management Stockholder Agreement (as in effect on the date hereof), or purchase or redeem shares of Common Stock or Series A Preferred Stock of Borrower pursuant to the Unwind Agreements (other than dividends paid as in effect on the form date hereof), provided, that as to each such purchase or redemption all of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Optionsthe -------- ---- following conditions are satisfied as determined by Agent: (i) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
date of such purchase or redemption and after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default, or act, condition, or event which with notice or passage of time or both would constitute an Event of Default shall exist or have occurred, (ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation Lender shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or have received not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent Business Days prior written notice of the Holders representing at least a majority intention of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Borrower to purchase or redeem such Common Stock or Series A Preferred Stock, which notice shall specify in reasonable detail acceptable to Agent, the Corporation shall not (i) declareparty from whom such Common Stock or Series A Preferred Stock is being purchased, pay the amount which Borrower is paying for the Common Stock or set aside for payment any dividends Series A Preferred Stock to be purchased or distributions upon any Junior Securities redeemed, the anticipated date of such purchase or (ii) repurchaseredemption, redeem the agreement pursuant to which Borrower is purchasing or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (redeeming such shares and such other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities information with respect to equity awards thereto as Lender may reasonably request, (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment iii) as of the exercise date of any such purchase or redemption and after giving effect thereto, Excess Availability shall be not less than $5,000,000, except to the extent that the amount paid by ------ Borrower to purchase price or redeem such Common Stock or Series A Preferred Stock is equal to or less than the amount of Optionscash or other immediately available funds which was previously paid by the holder of such stock to Borrower to purchase the stock then being purchased or redeemed by Borrower, (iv) Borrower shall not, directly or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result indirectly, amend, modify, alter or change any of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements terms of the Corporation Stockholder Agreement, the Management Stockholder Agreement or its Subsidiariesthe Unwind Agreements or any agreement or instrument related thereto, except, that, ------ ---- Borrower may, after not less than ten (10) for any consideration Business Days prior written notice to Lender, amend, modify, alter or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for change the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, terms thereof so long as: (A) immediately before either (1) such amendment, modification, alteration or change does not in any manner adversely affect Lender or any rights of Lender as determined in good faith by Lender or (2) Lender has consented in writing to such amendment or modification, and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after such amendment, modification, alteration or change does not in any way relate to the taking terms of any purchases, dividends, redemptions, or other payments by Borrower in respect of any Common Stock or Series A Preferred Stock or under the terms of such actionagreements or instruments, the Corporation, or make any terms thereof more restrictive or burdensome than as in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend effect on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicabledate hereof.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Loan Agreement (Pny Technologies Inc), Loan Agreement (Pny Technologies Inc)
Dividends. (a) Holders Promistar covenants and agrees that it shall not make, declare, or pay any dividend or make any other distribution in respect of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receivePromistar's capital stock, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available except for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders the acquisition of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Promistar Common Stock Shares by Promistar in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid a fiduciary or trust capacity in the form ordinary course of Common Stockbusiness, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition regular and ordinary cash dividends on Promistar Common Shares in an amount per share not to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), exceed the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, per share amount of Promistar's most recent cash dividend as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefordate of this Agreement, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option dividends from wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery Promistar to Promistar or to another wholly owned Subsidiary of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”)Promistar.
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued FNB covenants and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation agrees that it shall not make, declare, or pay any dividend or make any other distribution in respect of FNB's capital stock, except for (i) declarequarterly cash dividends on FNB Common Stock in an amount not to exceed the greater of (A) the rate payable on such FNB Common Stock as of the date of this Agreement or (B) an amount equal to 40% of the after-tax net income of FNB for FNB's fiscal quarter immediately preceding the record date for such dividend, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchasedividends payable on FNB Preferred Stock at a rate not exceeding the rate provided for in the terms thereof, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities and (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions iii) dividends from wholly owned Subsidiaries of shares of Junior Securities with respect FNB to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, FNB or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due another wholly owned Subsidiary of FNB, as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable lawapplicable.
(c) If After the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date date of this Agreement, each Party covenants and agrees to coordinate with the other Party the declaration of any share dividends in respect of Preferred Promistar Common Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date and FNB Common Stock and the record dates and payment dates relating thereto, it being the intention of the Parties that holders of Promistar Common Stock or FNB Common Stock shall not receive two dividends, or fail to receive one dividend, for a declared Annual Dividend on any single calendar quarter with respect to their shares of Promistar Common Stock and/or FNB Common Stock and any shares of Promistar Common Stock any such holder receives in exchange therefor in the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicableMerger.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Promistar Financial Corp), Merger Agreement (FNB Corp/Fl/)
Dividends. (a) Holders Cinergy shall not, nor shall it permit any of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:its subsidiaries to,
(i) Holders declare, set aside or pay any dividends on or make other distributions in respect of shares any of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally its capital stock or share capital, except:
(A) that Cinergy may continue the declaration and ratably with the holders payment of shares of Common Stock in all regular quarterly cash dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Cinergy Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior not to each Common Stock Dividend Record Dateexceed $0.48 per share, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that with usual record and payment dates for such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c)past dividend practice; provided, Annual Dividends shall accrue that if the Cinergy Effective Time does not occur between a record date and accumulate on payment date of a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such shareregular quarterly dividend, whether or not a special dividend may be declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment paid in respect of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Cinergy Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Datethe quarter in which the Cinergy Effective Time occurs with a record date in such quarter and on or prior to the date on which the Cinergy Effective Time occurs, which dividend does not exceed an amount equal to the “Dividend PIK Amount”), product of (i) a fraction the (x) numerator of which is equal to the number of shares days between the last payment date of Common Stock a regular quarterly dividend and the record date of such special dividend (excluding such last payment date but including the record date of such special dividend) and (y) the denominator of which is equal to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares days between the last payment date of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered a regular quarterly dividend and the same calendar day in partial the third month after the month in which such last payment of the Dividend PIK Amount date occurred (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cashexcluding such last payment date but including such same calendar day), which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10then permitted quarterly dividend per share, and
(B) for the declaration and payment of dividends by a direct or indirect wholly-Day VWAP.owned subsidiary solely to its parent, or by a direct or indirect partially owned subsidiary of Cinergy (provided that Cinergy or the Cinergy subsidiary receives or is to receive its proportionate share of such dividend or distribution), and
(C) for the declaration and payment of regular cash dividends with respect to preferred stock of Cinergy's subsidiaries outstanding as of the date of the Agreement or permitted to be issued under the terms of this Agreement, and
(D) to the extent advisable in the exercise of the fiduciary duties of the Board of Directors of Cinergy, for the declaration and payment of a customary share purchase rights plan, provided, that, (1) Cinergy shall provide Duke prior notice of any such declaration or payment and (2) in connection with any such declaration or payment, the Board of Directors of Cinergy and Cinergy shall cause (x) this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby to not result in a "Distribution Date" (as such term may be defined in any such share purchase rights plan) or similar event under such share purchase rights plan and (y) any such share purchase rights plan to be inapplicable in all respects to this Agreement, the Duke Merger, the Cinergy Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby; and
(ii) split, combine, reclassify or take similar action with respect to any of its capital stock or share capital or issue or authorize or propose the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its capital stock or comprised in its share capital,
(iii) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or resolutions providing for or authorizing such liquidation or a dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization, or
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock except as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (idisclosed in Section 4.01(c)(iv) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred StockCinergy Disclosure Letter, the Corporation shall not (i) declaredirectly or indirectly redeem, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem repurchase or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities its capital stock or any Option with respect to equity awards thereto except:
(including A) in connection with “cashless” intercompany purchases of capital stock or “net” exercises of Optionsshare capital, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), or
(B) immediately after for the taking purpose of such actionfunding the Cinergy Employee Stock Option Plans or employee stock ownership or dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plans, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and or
(C) such action is otherwise mandatory repurchases or redemptions of preferred stock of Cinergy's subsidiaries in compliance accordance with applicable lawthe terms thereof.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Cinergy Corp), Merger Agreement (Duke Energy Corp)
Dividends. Declare, make or pay any Dividend Payments on any shares of any class of Capital Stock, either directly or indirectly, except that:
(a) Holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled Qualified Subsidiaries may pay Dividend Payments pro rata to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common their Capital Stock (other than dividends paid giving effect to relative preferences and priorities);
(b) Borrower and its Qualified Subsidiaries may pay or make Dividend Payments or distributions to any holder of its Capital Stock in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all additional shares of Preferred Capital Stock then outstanding were converted into of the same class and type;
(c) Borrower and Holdings may make Dividend Payments so long as the proceeds thereof shall ultimately be used by Parent to make repurchase shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable Capital Stock of Parent owned by former, present or future employees of Borrower or its Qualified Subsidiaries or their assigns, estates and heirs; provided that the aggregate amount of Dividend Payments made by Borrower or Holdings pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) paragraph (the “Participating Dividends”c) shall be payable on not in the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(iaggregate exceed (i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
$1,000,000 in any fiscal year or (ii) In addition $5,000,000 during the term of this Agreement, plus any amounts contributed to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, Borrower as and when declared by the Board a result of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date resales of such sharerepurchased shares of Capital Stock;
(d) Holdings and Borrower may pay or make Dividend Payments or distributions during a period when such entity is treated as a partnership for federal, whether state or not declared local income tax purposes and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of after such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividendsperiod, to the extent unpaidrelating to the liability for such period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the taxable income, calculated in accordance with applicable law, of such entity with regard to such period multiplied by the highest combined published federal, state and local income tax rate applicable to corporations, which rate shall be certified to the Administrative Agent on an annual basis (or more frequently if the tax rate changes during any annual period) by the Borrower in an Officer’s Certificate of the Borrower executed on its behalf by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower;
(e) Holdings and its Subsidiaries may pay or make Dividend Payments or distributions to one or more indirect parent companies to enable them to pay expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business; provided the aggregate amount of all cases be payable upon a Liquidation Dividend Payments or distributions made pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon this subsection 8.11(e) shall not exceed $1,000,000 in any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).fiscal year;
(iiif) The Annual Dividends mayBorrower may pay or make Dividend Payments or distributions to Holdings to enable Holdings to make interest payments on Holdings High Yield Notes as required; provided that on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such Dividend Payments or distributions, at the option of the Corporation Holdings would be in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cashcompliance with subsection 8.9(A), (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock), or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) D); provided, further, that no Default or Event of Default exists and is continuing at the portion time of the Annual such Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.Payments or distributions; and
(ivg) Each Participating on or before the 180th day after the Post Closing Certificate (as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement) becomes conclusive, final and binding on Borrower under the Asset Purchase Agreement and any Net 3.3 Reduction Proceeds have been received by Borrower, Borrower and its Subsidiaries may pay or make Dividend Payments or Annual distributions to Holdings (and Holdings may pay or make Dividend shall be paid pro rata Payments or distributions to its equity securityholders) in an amount not to exceed the Holders lesser of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), such Net 3.3 Reduction Proceeds and (ii) with respect $20,000,000 plus 33.33% of the amount of such Net 3.3 Reduction Proceeds in excess of $20,000,000; provided that (x) no Default or Event of Default exists before or after giving effect to Annual Dividendsany Dividend Payments or distributions made pursuant to this subsection 8.11(g) and (y) after giving pro forma effect to such Dividend Payments or distributions, shall be the Available Revolving Credit Commitment is not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”)$15,000,000.
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Atlantic Broadband Management, LLC), Credit Agreement (Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC)
Dividends. (a) Holders of In the issued and outstanding event that a distribution with respect to the shares of Preferred CCIT III Common Stock permitted under the terms of this Agreement has a record date prior to the Merger Effective Time and has not been paid prior to the Closing Date, such distribution shall be paid to the holders of such shares of CCIT III Common Stock on the Closing Date immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time. In the event that a distribution with respect to the shares of CMFT Common Stock permitted under the terms of this Agreement has a record date prior to the Merger Effective Time and has not been paid prior to the Closing Date, such distribution shall be paid to the holders of such shares of CMFT Common Stock on the Closing Date immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time. CCIT III shall coordinate with CMFT on the declaration, setting of record dates and payment dates of dividends on CCIT III Common Stock so that holders of CCIT III Common Stock (i) do not receive dividends on both CCIT III Common Stock and CMFT Common Stock received in the Merger in respect of a single distribution period or fail to receive a dividend on either CCIT III Common Stock or CMFT Common Stock received in the Merger in respect of a single distribution period or (ii) do not receive both a dividend permitted by the proviso to Section 6.2(b)(iii) on CMFT Common Stock and a dividend permitted by the proviso to Section 6.1(b)(iii) on CCIT III Common Stock received in the Merger or fail to receive either a dividend permitted by the proviso to Section 6.2(b)(iii) on CMFT Common Stock or a dividend permitted by the proviso to Section 6.1(b)(iii) on CCIT III Common Stock received in the Merger.
(b) In the event that either CCIT III or CMFT shall declare or pay any dividend or other distribution that is expressly permitted pursuant to the proviso at the end of Section 6.1(b)(iii) or Section 6.2(b)(iii), respectively, it shall notify the other Party at least twenty (20) days prior to the Closing Date, and such other Party shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
declare a dividend per share payable (i) Holders in the case of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled CCIT III, to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of CCIT III Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Optionsin an amount per share of CCIT III Common Stock equal to the product of (A) as if immediately prior the dividend declared by CMFT with respect to each share of CMFT Common Stock Dividend Record Dateby (B) the Exchange Ratio, all shares and (ii) in the case of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares CMFT, to holders of CMFT Common Stock, in an amount per share of CMFT Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the dividend declared by CCIT III with respect to each share of CCIT III Common Stock by (B) the Exchange Ratio. Dividends The record date and time and payment date and time for any dividend payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”7.8(b) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Closing Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Cole Office & Industrial REIT (CCIT III), Inc.), Merger Agreement (Cim Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc.)
Dividends. (a) Holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, receive dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or OptionsOptions with respect to which adjustments to the Conversion Price shall be made in accordance with this Certificate) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common StockStock (including any Excess Conversion Shares and disregarding for this purpose the last sentence of Section 6(a)(i)(B)). Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such sharebasis, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends dividends, at the Dividend Rate multiplied by the Accumulated Amount on such share from and after the Issuance Date of such share until the redemption, conversion or other cancellation thereof (the “Preferred Dividends”). At the election of the Corporation with respect to each Preferred Dividend Payment Date, all Preferred Dividends accrued on a share of Preferred Stock since the immediately preceding Preferred Dividend Payment Date (as determined in accordance with the remaining provisions of this clause (ii) and clause (iii) below) shall be payable annually in arrears, either (x) if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, be paid in cash to the holder thereof on each Annual such Preferred Dividend Payment Date (any Preferred Dividend or portion of a Preferred Dividend paid in such manner, a “Cash Dividend”), or (y) to the extent not so paid in cash in accordance with the foregoing clause (x) automatically become Compounded Dividends and added to the Accumulated Amount for such share as of such Preferred Dividend Payment Date, commencing on . The amount of Preferred Dividends accruing with respect to any share of Preferred Stock for any day shall be determined by dividing (x) the first Annual Implied Quarterly Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date Amount as of such shareday by (y) the actual number of days in the Payment Period in which such day falls; provided, however, that if during any Payment Period the Dividend Rate is increased, then after the date of such increase the amount of Preferred Dividends accruing with respect to any share of Preferred Stock for any day shall be determined by dividing (x) the Implied Quarterly Dividend Amount (recalculated to take into account such increased Dividend Rate) by (y) the actual number of days in such Payment Period. Accrued Dividends, The amount of Preferred Dividends payable with respect to any share of Preferred Stock for any Payment Period shall equal the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion sum of the daily Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant Dividends amounts calculated in accordance with the prior sentence of this Section 4(a)(ii) with respect to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the such share during such Payment Period. Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 .005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of Any election by the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual a Cash Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered Period shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP applied consistently to all Preferred Dividends paid to all Holders with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided thatPeriod. For the avoidance of doubt, where the Corporation has determined it is understood that no Preferred Dividends may be declared and paid in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered securities or otherwise “in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shareskind.”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Preferred Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled theretothereto based on the ownership of such Preferred Stock. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Preferred Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close close of Business business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividendsdividends (each such date, a “Dividend Payment Record Date”), which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Preferred Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Preferred Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without Upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event, the Dividend Rate shall increase to the Noncompliance Additional Rate from and including the date on which the Triggering Event shall occur and be continuing through but excluding the date on which all then occurring Triggering Events are no longer continuing. The Dividend Rate shall not be increased further pursuant to this Section 4(b) for a subsequent Triggering Event occurring while the Noncompliance Additional Rate is in effect pursuant to this Section 4(b).
(c) At any time during which a Triggering Event shall occur and be continuing, without the consent of the Holders representing at least by Majority Vote, no dividends shall be declared or paid or set apart for payment, or other distributions declared or made, upon any Junior Securities, nor shall any Junior Securities be redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired for any consideration (nor shall any moneys be paid to or made available for a majority sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of any such Junior Securities) by the Corporation, directly or indirectly (except, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 hereof, by conversion into or exchange for Junior Securities or the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares in connection therewith) (other than repurchases of shares of Common Stock from applicable employees, officers or directors of the then-issued Corporation, in the ordinary course of business, following such employees’, officers’ and outstanding shares directors’ termination of Preferred Stockemployment or engagement with the Corporation and its Subsidiaries). Without limiting the foregoing, without the consent of the Holders by Majority Vote, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions repurchases of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” Common Stock from employees, officers or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements directors of the Corporation or its Subsidiariesin the ordinary course of business) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, reasonably determines that (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including including, for this purpose purpose, the aggregate Liquidation Preference Accumulated Amount and the aggregate Interim Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, Corporation would be able to pay all of its debts (including including, for this purpose, the aggregate Liquidation Preference Accumulated Amount and the aggregate Interim Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable lawLaw.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
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Sources: Registration Rights Agreement (Resideo Technologies, Inc.), Investment Agreement (Resideo Technologies, Inc.)
Dividends. (a) Holders The holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall will be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled receive in preference to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common any Junior Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), ifwhen, as and when if declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment thereof, dividends at the annual rate of such 8% of Liquidation Value (as defined below). Such dividends will be cumulative, will accumulate (whether or not declared) from the date of issuance (the "Issue Date") and shall will be payable annually on the last day of each calendar quarter (each such date being a "dividend payment date" and each such quarterly period being a "dividend period"), commencing September 30, 1998. The dividend amount payable in arrears, if, as respect of each share of Series A Preferred Stock on each dividend payment date (the "Dividend Amount") will be computed by multiplying the applicable annual percentage rate set forth above by a fraction the numerator of which will be the number of days in the applicable dividend period and when the denominator of which will be 365 and multiplying the amount so authorized and declared obtained by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward)Value.
(iiib) The Annual Dividends with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock may, at the option election of the Corporation in its sole discretionCompany, be paid (A) in cash, (B) cash or in kind by delivery the issuance of additional shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if Series A Preferred Stock to the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the holders entitled hereto. The number of shares of Common Series A Preferred Stock remitted to be delivered the holders in any dividend payment shall be determined by dividing equal to the Dividend PIK Amount divided by the 10-Day VWAP Liquidation Value (as defined in Section 4 below). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the issuance of shares of Series A Preferred Stock for the payment of dividends shall not require the vote of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock.
(c) All dividends paid with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common the Series A Preferred Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”Section 3(a) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall hereof will be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock holders entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Subscription Agreement (Newlight Associates L P), Subscription Agreement (Newlight Associates L P)
Dividends. (a) Holders The holders of the issued and then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), ifonly when, as and when if declared by the Board of DirectorsDirectors of the Corporation, out of any funds of the Corporation and assets legally available therefor, dividends at the rate of 8% of the Original Issue Price (as defined below) for each share of Preferred Stock, prior and in preference to any declaration or payment of any other dividend (other than dividends on each Annual Dividend Payment Date shares of Common Stock payable in Common Stock). The right to receive dividends on Preferred Stock pursuant to the preceding sentence of this Section 2 shall not be cumulative, and no right to dividends shall accrue to holders of Preferred Stock by reason of the fact that dividends on such shares are not declared. The Corporation shall not declare, pay or set aside any dividends on shares of any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation (other than dividends on shares of Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock for which an adjustment is made pursuant to Subsection 5.5 or 5.6 hereof) unless (in addition to the applicable Payment Period obtaining of any consents required elsewhere in the Certificate of Incorporation) the holders of the Preferred Stock then outstanding shall first receive, or Payment Periods dividends simultaneously receive, a dividend on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock in an amount at least equal to (i) in the “Annual Dividends”case of a dividend on Common Stock or any class or series that is convertible into Common Stock, that dividend per share of such series of Preferred Stock as would equal the product of (1) the dividend payable on each share of such class or series determined, if applicable, as if all shares of such class or series had been converted into Common Stock and (2) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of a share of such series of Preferred Stock, in each case calculated on the record date for determination of holders entitled to receive such dividend or (ii) in the case of a dividend on any class or series that is not convertible into Common Stock, at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis share of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share such series of Preferred Stock determined by (1) dividing the “Dividend Rate”), amount of the dividend payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date each share of such share, whether class or not declared and whether or not series of capital stock by the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment original issuance price of such dividends class or series of capital stock (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to such class or series) and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared (2) multiplying such fraction by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, an amount equal to the extent unpaid, shall Series A-1 Original Issue Price (as defined below) in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion the case of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant or by an amount equal to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion the Series A-2 Original Issue Price (as defined below) in the case of the Series A- 2 Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all declares, pays or any part sets aside, on the same date, a dividend on shares of more than one class or series of capital stock of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment DateCorporation, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be dividend payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 2 shall be calculated based upon the dividend on the class or series of Common capital stock that would result in the highest Preferred Stock (dividend. The “Series A-1 Original Issue Price” shall mean $0.40 per share, subject to appropriate adjustment in the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”)event of any stock dividend, and (ii) stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to Annual Dividendsthe Series A-1 Preferred Stock and the “Series A-2 Original Issue Price” shall mean $0.40 per share, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding subject to appropriate adjustment in the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such dateevent of any stock dividend, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion“Original Issue Price” shall mean, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after Series A- l Original Issue Price or the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicableSeries A-2 Original Issue Price.
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Sources: Contribution and Exchange Agreement (Continental Grain Co), Contribution and Exchange Agreement (Continental Grain Co)
Dividends. (a) Holders From and after the date of the issued and outstanding issuance of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock, dividends at the rate per annum of eight percent (8%) of the Original Issue Price shall accrue on such shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled (subject to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid appropriate adjustment in the form event of Common any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend RateDividend”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Series B Preferred Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such sharedaily, whether or not declared and whether shall be cumulative and non-compounding; provided however, that except as set forth in the following sentence of this Section 5(a) or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment in Section 1(a) or Section 6(a) of this Article FOURTH, such dividends and Series B Preferred Dividends shall be payable annually in arrearsonly when, ifas, as and when so authorized and if declared by the Board of DirectorsDirectors and the Corporation shall be under no obligation to pay such Series B Preferred Dividends. The Corporation shall not declare, pay or set aside any dividends on shares of Series A Preferred Stock, Seed Preferred Stock or Common Stock of the Corporation (other than dividends on shares of Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock) unless (in addition to the obtaining of any consents required elsewhere in the Certificate of Incorporation) the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding shall first receive, or simultaneously receive, a dividend on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date outstanding share of such share. Accrued Dividends, Series B Preferred Stock in an amount at least equal to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion amount of the aggregate Series B Preferred Dividends then accrued on such share of Series B Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant and not previously paid. The Series B Preferred Dividend shall continue to accrue even if the Corporation does not have lawfully available funds to pay such Series B Preferred Dividend at the time of accrual.
(b) No dividend shall be declared or paid on shares of Series A Preferred Stock unless the provisions of Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion 5(a) of this Article FOURTH above are satisfied. From and after the date of the issuance of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock, dividends at the rate per annum of 8% of the Series A Original Issue Price shall accrue on such shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock) (the “Series A Preferred Dividend”). Series A Preferred Dividends shall accrue quarterly, whether or not declared but shall be non-cumulative and non-compounding; provided however, that except as set forth in the following sentence of this Section 6(a)(i5(b) or in Section 1(a) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments 6(a) of this Article FOURTH, such Series A Preferred Dividends shall be aggregated per Holder payable only when, as, and if declared by the Board of Directors and the Corporation shall be made under no obligation to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) pay such Series A Preferred Dividends. The Annual Dividends mayCorporation shall not declare, at the option pay or set aside any dividends on shares of Seed Preferred Stock or Common Stock of the Corporation (other than dividends on shares of Common Stock payable in its sole discretionshares of Common Stock) unless (in addition to the obtaining of any consents required elsewhere in the Certificate of Incorporation) the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding shall first receive, be or simultaneously receive, a dividend on each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock in an amount at least equal to the sum of (i) the amount of the aggregate Series A Preferred Dividends then accrued on such share of Series A Preferred Stock and not previously paid and (ii) (A) in cashthe case of a dividend on Common Stock or Seed Preferred Stock, that dividend per share of Series A Preferred Stock as would equal the product of (B1) by delivery the dividend payable on each share of such class or series determined, if applicable, as if all shares of Common Stock, such class or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of series had been converted into Common Stock and (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A2) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered issuable upon conversion of a share of Series A Preferred Stock, in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be each case calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated for determination of holders entitled to receive such dividend or (B) in the case of a dividend on any class or series that is not convertible into Common Stock, at a rate per share of Series A Preferred Stock determined by (1) dividing the amount of the dividend payable on each share of such class or series of capital stock by the Board original issuance price of Directors for such dividendsclass or series of capital stock (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, which (i) stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to Participating Dividendssuch class or series) and (2) multiplying such fraction by an amount equal to the Series A Original Issue Price); provided that, if the Corporation declares, pays or sets aside, on the same date, a dividend on shares of more than one class or series of capital stock of the Corporation, the dividend payable to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 1 shall be calculated based upon the dividend on the class or series of capital stock that would result in the highest Series A Preferred Stock dividend.
(c) No dividend shall be declared or paid on shares of Common Stock unless the provisions of Section 5(a) and 5(b) above are satisfied and the Corporation shall declare and pay at the same day as time to each holder of Seed Preferred Stock a dividend equal to $0.052 per share of Seed Preferred Stock per annum, plus all dividends, previously declared and unpaid on the Seed Preferred Stock (respectively, the “Seed Preferred Dividend” and together with the Series A Preferred Dividend and the Series B Preferred Dividend, the “Preferred Dividend”), plus the dividend which would have been payable to such holder if the shares of Seed Preferred Stock held by such holder had been converted into Common Stock on the record date for the payment determination of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect entitled to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (receive such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”)dividend.
(bd) Without the consent The calculation of the Holders representing at least a majority applicable Preferred Dividend shall be computed (y) on the number of the then-days since such Preferred Stock respectively, was issued and outstanding shares (z) and shall include any accrued but unpaid dividends thereon. Prior to payment of Preferred Stockany dividend pursuant to this Section 5 of this Article FOURTH, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions provide a statement to each holder of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment Preferred Stock as of the exercise or purchase price date of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares declaration of such Junior Securitiesdividend, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after indicating the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends amount of the Preferred Stock)Dividend as applicable, (B) immediately after owing on each such share and stipulating an appropriate mechanism by which the taking holder of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a may contest the calculation of the Preferred Dividend.
(e) No dividends shall be declared Annual Dividend or paid on the Common Stock or Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, except as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided set forth in this Section 4(c1(a), Annual Dividends on any share Section 6(a) or Section 5 of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicablethis Article FOURTH.
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Sources: Preferred Stock Purchase Warrant (Genocea Biosciences, Inc.), Preferred Stock Purchase Warrant (Genocea Biosciences, Inc.)
Dividends. (a) Holders of the issued and outstanding shares of The Series A Preferred Stock shall be is entitled to receive, out of legally available funds, preferential cumulative dividends as calculated from April 10, 2009, at the assets annual rate of ten percent (10%) of the Original Issue Price (the “Preferred Dividends”), payable when and if declared by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Preferred Dividends shall cease to accrue on shares of Series A Preferred Stock on the date of their conversion.
(b) Preferred Dividends shall begin to accrue on outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and to accumulate from the issuance date of such shares until paid whether or not earned or declared. Preferred Dividends shall accrue whether or not there shall be (at the time any such dividend becomes payable or at any other time) profits, surplus or other funds of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:.
(ic) Holders No dividend shall be declared on any other series or class or classes of shares of stock as to which the Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled ranks on a parity or prior as to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stockor liquidation, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of including without limitation shares of Common Stock, in respect of any period, nor shall any shares of any such series or class be redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired for any consideration (or any money be paid into any sinking fund or otherwise set apart for the purchase of any such shares), unless there shall have been or contemporaneously are declared and no paid on all shares of the Series A Preferred Stock at the time outstanding all (whether or not earned or declared) accrued and unpaid dividends for all periods coinciding with or ending before such dividend, redemption, purchase, acquisition or payment. Preferred Dividends shall also be payable upon the final distribution date relating to holders the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation and the initial public offering of the Common Stock as provided in Section 5(b).
(d) The Corporation shall have the option to pay the Preferred Dividend in cash or in shares of Common Stock unless or in a combination of cash and Common Stock. If the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time Corporation elects to the Holders of pay the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) then the number of shares issuable shall be determined by delivery dividing the amount of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Preferred Dividend payable by the Conversion Price in effect on the third Business Day prior to the date on which such Preferred Dividend shall have been declared. The Corporation elects may elect to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual such Preferred Dividend in shares of Common Stock (only if it makes such amount with respect payment ratably to all holders of Series A Preferred Stock. “Business Day” means any Annual Dividend Payment Dateday except Saturday, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered Sunday and any day which shall be determined a federal legal holiday in the United States or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect law or other government action to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAPclose.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Securities Exchange Agreement (Cybra Corp), Securities Exchange Agreement (Cybra Corp)
Dividends. (aA) Holders In each year the holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Class D Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally when and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of DirectorsDirectors of the Corporation, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for that purpose, semi-annual dividends payable in cash on July 1 and January 1 in each year (each such date being referred to herein as "a Dividend Payment Date"), commencing January 1, 2006, in an amount equal to $.015 per share (that is, $.03 per share on an annual basis).
(B) In the payment case of such the original issuance of shares of Class D Preferred Stock, dividends shall begin to accrue and shall be payable annually in arrearscumulative from July 1, if2005. In the case of shares of Class D Preferred Stock issued after July 1, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual 2005 but prior to any Dividend Payment Date, commencing dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from the date of issue to the next Dividend Payment Date; provided, however, that if dividends are not paid on any such Dividend Payment Date, then dividends shall accrue and be cumulative from the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion date such dividends have been paid. Dividends paid on shares of the Class D Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of an amount less than the total amount of an Annual Dividend in such dividends at the time accrued and payable on such shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10allocated pro-Day VWAP with respect to rata on a share-by-share basis among all such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of Class D Preferred shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the time outstanding. The Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the may fix a record date for the determination of holders of Class D Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of dividends a dividend declared thereon, which record date shall be no more than sixty days prior to the holders of shares of Common Stock (date fixed for the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”)payment thereof.
(bC) Without Whenever dividends payable on the consent Class D Preferred Stock as provided in this Section 3 are in arrears, thereafter and until dividends, including all accrued dividends, on shares of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued Class D Preferred Stock outstanding shall have been paid in full or declared and outstanding shares of Preferred Stockset apart for payment, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment dividends on any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities common stock of the Corporation; or (ii) repurchase, redeem purchase or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of the Class D Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on Stock, unless required or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable4.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Stock Exchange Agreement (Defense Technology Systems, Inc.), Stock Exchange Agreement (NewMarket Technology Inc)
Dividends. (a) Holders From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the issued Effective Time and outstanding termination of this Agreement, neither VEREIT, VEREIT OP nor Realty Income shall make, declare or set aside any dividend or other distribution to its respective stockholders or unitholders without the prior written consent of VEREIT (in the case of Realty Income) or Realty Income (in the case of VEREIT or VEREIT OP); provided, however, that the written consent of the other party shall not be required for the declaration and payment of regular quarterly cash dividends by VEREIT and the declaration and payment of regular quarterly cash distributions by VEREIT OP or monthly (in the case of Realty Income) cash dividends in accordance with past practice at a rate not in excess of the regular cash dividend most recently declared prior to the date of this Agreement with respect to each of the shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receiveVEREIT Common Stock, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock, VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Units, VEREIT Partnership Common Units and shares of Realty Income Common Stock, respectively, subject to customary increases in accordance with past practices (it being agreed that the timing of any such distributions will be coordinated so that, if either the holders of VEREIT Common Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with or the holders of shares of Realty Income Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately receive a distribution for a particular period prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record the Closing Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Realty Income Common Stock (and the “holders of VEREIT Common Stock Dividend Record Date”)Stock, and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividendsrespectively, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding receive a distribution for a comparable period prior to the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Closing Date”).
(b) Without Notwithstanding the consent foregoing or anything else to the contrary in this Agreement, each of the Holders representing at least VEREIT and Realty Income, as applicable, shall be permitted to declare and pay a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stockdividend to its stockholders, the Corporation record date and payment date for which shall not be the close of business on the last Business Day prior to the Closing Date, distributing any amounts determined by such party (iin each case in consultation with the other party) declare, pay or set aside to be the minimum dividend required to be distributed in order for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect such party to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due qualify as a result REIT and to avoid to the extent reasonably possible the incurrence of the exercise of Options income or delivery of equity awards) under excise Tax (any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for dividend paid pursuant to this paragraph, a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock“REIT Dividend”), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If either party determines that it is necessary to declare a REIT Dividend, it shall notify the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or other party at least twenty (20) days prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment DatePartnership Merger Effective Time, then and such other party shall be entitled to declare a dividend per share payable (i) in the Holder case of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicableVEREIT, to receiveholders of VEREIT Common Stock, on orin an amount per share of VEREIT Common Stock equal to the product of (A) the REIT Dividend declared by Realty Income with respect to each share of Realty Income Common Stock and (B) the Exchange Ratio and (ii) in the case of Realty Income, at to holders of shares of Realty Income Common Stock, in an amount per share of Realty Income Common Stock equal to the Corporation’s election, before such Annual quotient obtained by dividing (x) the REIT Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such shareby VEREIT with respect to each share of VEREIT Common Stock by (y) the Exchange Ratio. Except as provided in The record date and payment date for any dividend payable pursuant to this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends 5.10(c) shall be the close of business on any share of Preferred Stock will cease the last Business Day prior to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Closing Date, as applicable.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P.), Merger Agreement (Realty Income Corp)
Dividends. (a) Holders A. Each share of the issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), ifwhen, as and when if authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, out of any funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment cumulative dividends in an amount equal to (i) 6.50% per annum of the Stated Value of such share as of the Record Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock such dividend (the “Annual Dividends”) at a such rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day yearannum, as applicablemay be adjusted pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof, including Section (H) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (this Article IV, the “Dividend Rate”; each such dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock, a “Regular Dividend” and, collectively, the “Regular Dividends”), payable and (ii) on an as-converted basis, any dividend or other distribution, whether paid in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(ccash, in-kind or in other property (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any securities), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing Directors on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder issued and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in outstanding shares of Common Stock (such in an amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), determined by assuming that the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to into which such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to share of such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall could be payable converted pursuant to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and Section (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with of Article VII on the applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend such dividend or distribution on the Preferred Common Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Datewere issued to, then and held by, the Holder of such share at the Close of Business Series A Preferred Stock on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled(each such dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to this clause (ii), notwithstanding a “Participating Dividend” and, collectively, the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion“Participating Dividends” and, together with the Regular Dividends, the “Dividends”). For purposes of this Certificate of Designation, the term “Stated Value” shall mean $1,000.00 per share of Series A Preferred Stock, as applicable, adjusted pursuant to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in Sections (C) and (D) of this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion DateArticle IV, as applicable.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Equity Commitment and Investment Agreement (Ani Pharmaceuticals Inc), Merger Agreement (Ani Pharmaceuticals Inc)
Dividends. (a) The Holders of RP as of 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock Business Day preceding the applicable Dividend Payment Date, shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Trustees, out of the assets of the Corporation funds legally available for therefor, (i) cumulative dividends, at the Applicable Dividend Rate, (ii) a Right (as defined in paragraph 3(k) of this Part I of Section 12.1) to receive an Additional Dividend or Additional Dividends in certain circumstances, and (iii) any additional amounts as set forth in paragraph 3(m) of this Part I of Section 12.1. Each share of RP shall remain on a parity with other shares of RP with respect to the payment of dividends, dividends at the rates fixed for the respective series. No dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders any series of shares of Preferred Stock RP shall be entitled paid or declared if there shall exist a Non-Payment Period with respect to participate equally any other series of RP unless dividends in ratable proportion are declared and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on such other series. Dividends on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends RP so declared and payable shall be paid in preference to and in priority over any dividends declared and payable on the form Common Shares.
(b) Dividends on each share of Common StockRP shall accumulate from its Date of Original Issue and will be payable, Convertible Securities or Optionswhen, as and if declared by the Trustees, on each Dividend Payment Date applicable to such share of RP.
(c) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) Each declared dividend shall be payable on the same date that applicable Dividend Payment Date to the Holder or Holders of such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders RP as set forth in paragraph 3(a) of this Part I of Section 12.1. Dividends on shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are RP in arrears with respect to any past Dividend Payment Date may be declared and paid at the same time any time, without reference to any regular Dividend Payment Date, pro rata to the Holders of such shares as of a date not exceeding five Business Days preceding the Preferred Stockdate of payment thereof as may be fixed by the Trustees. Any dividend payment made on any share of RP shall be first credited against the dividends accumulated but unpaid (whether or not earned or declared) with respect to the earliest Dividend Payment Date on which dividends were not paid.
(iid) In addition Neither Holders nor Beneficial Owners of shares of RP shall be entitled to any dividends on the shares of RP, whether payable in cash, property or stock, in excess of full cumulative dividends thereon (which include any amounts actually due and payable pursuant to Section 4(a)(iparagraph 3(k), 3(1) or 3(m) of this Part I of Section 12.1) . Except as provided in paragraph 3(h) of this Part I of Section 12.1, neither Holders nor Beneficial Owners of shares of RP shall be entitled to any interest, or other additional amount, on any dividend payment on any share of RP which may be in arrears.
(e) Except as otherwise provided herein, the Corporation Applicable Dividend Rate on each share of RP for each Dividend Period with respect to such share shall pay, subject be equal to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds lower of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% that results from implementation of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (remarketing procedures described in Part II hereof and the “Maximum Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iiif) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares declared dividends for each share of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual RP payable on the Initial Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”)Payment Date for each 7-day Dividend Period, the Dividend Payment Date for each 28-day Dividend Period and the Dividend Payment Date or Dates for each Short-Term Dividend Period shall be computed by the Trust by multiplying the Applicable Dividend Rate in effect with respect to dividends payable on such share on such Dividend Payment Date by a fraction the numerator of which shall be the number of shares days in such Dividend Period such share was outstanding from and including its Date of Common Stock Original Issue or the preceding Dividend Payment Date, as the case may be, to be delivered and including the day preceding such Dividend Payment Date, and the denominator of which shall be determined 365, then multiplying the amount so obtained by $50,000 (in the case of Series A RP) or $25,000 (in the case of Series B RP and Series C RP) and rounding the amount so obtained to the nearest cent. During any Long Term Dividend Period, the amount of dividends per share payable on any Dividend Payment Date shall be computed by dividing the Applicable Dividend PIK Amount Rate for such Dividend Period by twelve, multiplying the 10-Day VWAP with respect amount so obtained by $50,000 (in the case of Series A RP) or $25,000 (in the case of Series B RP and Series C RP), and rounding the amount so obtained to such Annual the nearest cent; provided, however, that, if the number of days from and including the Date of Original Issue or the preceding Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where as the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion case may be, to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if and including the 10-Day VWAP with respect to day preceding such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than 30 and such days do not constitute a full calendar month, then the Floor Priceamount of dividends per share payable on such Dividend Payment Date shall be computed by multiplying the Applicable Dividend Rate for such Dividend Period by a fraction, (A) the numerator of which will be such number of shares days and the denominator of Common Stock that are permitted which will be 360, multiplying the amount so obtained by $50,000 (in the case of Series A RP) or $25,000 (in the case of Series B RP and Series C RP), and rounding the amount so obtained to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAPnearest cent.
(ivg) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear No later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder Trust shall deposit in same-day funds with the Paying Agent the full amount of such share at the Close of Business any dividend declared and payable on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will on any share of RP.
(h) The Applicable Dividend Rate for each Dividend Period commencing during a Non-Payment Period shall be entitledequal to the Non-Payment Period Rate and any share of RP for which a Special Dividend Period would otherwise have commenced on the first day of or during a Non-Payment Period shall have a 28-day Dividend Period (in the case of Series A RP) or a 7-day Dividend Period (in the case of Series B RP and Series C RP). Any amount of any dividend due on any Dividend Payment Date for any shares of RP (if, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversionprior to 12:00 noon, as applicable, to receiveNew York City time, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, the Trust has declared such declared Annual dividend payable on or within three Business Days after such Dividend Payment Date to the Holders who held such shares of RP as of 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the Business Day preceding such shareDividend Payment Date) or redemption price with respect to any shares of RP not paid to Holders when due but paid to such Holders in the same form of funds by 12:00 noon, New York City time, on any of the first three Business Days after such Dividend Payment Date or due date, as the case may be, shall incur a late charge to be paid therewith to such Holders and calculated for such period of non-payment at the Non-Payment Period Rate applied to the amount of such non-payment based on the actual number of days comprising such period divided by 365. Except as provided in this Section 4(cIf the Trust fails to pay a dividend on a Dividend Payment Date or to redeem any shares of RP on the date set for such redemption (otherwise than because it is prevented from doing so by these By-laws or by applicable law), Annual Dividends on any share the preceding sentence shall not apply and the Applicable Dividend Rate for the Dividend Period commencing during the Non-Payment Period resulting from such failure shall be the Non-Payment Period Rate. For the purposes of Preferred Stock will cease the foregoing and paragraphs 3(g) and 4(g) of this Part I of Section 12.1, payment to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.a person in New York Clearing House (next-
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Bylaws (Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust), Bylaws (Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust)
Dividends. (a) Holders The holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Series F Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out receive in preference to the holders of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares any and all other classes of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as when and if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods cumulative dividends on such Series F Preferred Stock in cash at the rate per annum of $0.163 per share from the Issuance Date (as defined below), subject to proration for partial years on the basis of a 365-day year (the “Series F Preferred Dividends”). The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred Stock, the Series C Preferred Stock, the Series D Preferred Stock and the Series E Preferred Stock (collectively, the “Junior Preferred Stock”) shall be entitled to receive, pari passu with respect to each outstanding such series of Junior Preferred Stock and in preference to the Junior Stock (as defined in Section A.12), when as and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds legally available therefore, cumulative dividends on such Preferred Stock in cash at the rate per annum of $0.036 per share with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock, $0.052 per share with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock, $0.051 per share with respect to the Series C Preferred Stock, $0.146 per share with respect to the Series D Preferred Stock and $0.154 per share with respect to the Series E Preferred Stock, from the Issuance Date, subject to proration for partial years on the basis of a 365 day year (collectively, the “Junior Preferred Dividends” and together with the Series F Preferred Dividends, the “Preferred Dividends”). As to each share of Preferred Stock, the date on which such share of Preferred Stock (was issued by the Corporation is referred to as the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on Issuance Date.” The Series F Preferred Dividends and the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, Junior Preferred Dividends will accumulate commencing as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the applicable Issuance Date of such shareand shall be cumulative and compounded annually, to the extent unpaid, whether or not they have been declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds may legally available pay the dividends. No dividends on the Junior Preferred Stock shall be paid or set apart for payment unless, at the payment same time, a like proportionate dividend shall be paid or set apart to all shares of Junior Preferred Stock then outstanding. Dividends paid in an amount less than the total amount of such dividends at the time accumulated and payable on all outstanding shares of Junior Preferred Stock shall be payable annually in arrears, if, allocated pro rata based upon the relative cumulative and unpaid dividends on all such shares at the time outstanding. So long as and when so authorized and declared by the Board any shares of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Series F Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of are outstanding and the Series F Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation have not been paid in its sole discretion, be paid (A) full in cash, (Ba) by delivery of no dividend whatsoever (other than stock dividends) shall be paid or declared, and no distribution shall be made on any shares of Common Stock, the Junior Preferred Stock or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common the Junior Stock; and (b) except as provided thatin Section A.8(g)(iv), if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in no shares of Common Stock or other shares of Junior Stock shall be repurchased, redeemed or acquired by the Corporation and no monies shall be paid into or set aside or made available for a sinking fund for the purchase, redemption or acquisition thereof. So long as any shares of Junior Preferred Stock are outstanding and the Junior Preferred Dividends have not been paid in full in cash, (such amount with respect a) no dividend whatsoever (other than stock dividends) shall be paid or declared, and no distribution shall be made on any shares of the Junior Stock; and (b) except as provided in Section A.8(g)(iv), no shares of Common Stock or other shares of Junior Stock shall be repurchased, redeemed or acquired by the Corporation and no monies shall be paid into or set aside or made available for a sinking fund for the purchase, redemption or acquisition thereof. In addition to any Annual Dividend Payment Datethe Preferred Dividends, the “Dividend PIK Amount”)holders of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, together with the Series 1 Stock, out of funds legally available therefor, any dividends declared on the Common Stock (treating each share of Preferred Stock or Series 1 Stock as being equal to the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to into which each such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares share of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall Series 1 Stock would be payable converted if it were converted pursuant to the Holders provisions of Preferred Stock Section A.6 hereof with such number determined as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment determination of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (entitled to receive such dividends). All numbers relating to the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect calculation of dividends pursuant to Annual Dividends, this Section A.3 shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding subject to equitable adjustment in the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such dateevent of any stock split, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without combination, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other similar event involving a change in the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such actionSeries B Preferred Stock, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Series C Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Series D Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If , the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Series E Preferred Stock, the Series F Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on or the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicableSeries 1 Stock.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Series F Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (GlassHouse Technologies Inc), Series F Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (GlassHouse Technologies Inc)
Dividends. From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7, none of the Company or Parent shall make, declare or set aside any dividend or other distribution to its stockholders or shareholders, as applicable, without the prior written consent of Parent (in the case of the Company) or the Company (in the case of Parent); provided, however, that the written consent of the other Party shall not be required for (a) Holders in the case of the issued Company, subject to the terms of this Section 5.17, the authorization and outstanding shares payment of Preferred regular quarterly dividends on Company Common Stock shall be entitled to receiveat a rate not in excess of $0.16 per share, per calendar quarter consistent with past practice and made solely out of the assets Company’s cash on hand prior to the Effective Time and (b) in the case of Parent, subject to the Corporation legally available for terms of this Section 5.17, the authorization and payment of dividends, regular quarterly dividends on shares of Parent Common Stock at a rate not in excess of $0.1875 per share, per calendar quarter in accordance with past practice and made solely out of Parent’s cash on hand prior to the terms described below:
Effective Time (any dividend permitted under the preceding clauses (a) and (b), a “Permitted Dividend”); provided, further, that (i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock any Permitted Dividend authorized by a Party shall be entitled deemed to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time relate to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable calendar quarter in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for such Permitted Dividend occurs, even if the payment of dividends date for such Permitted Dividend occurs in a subsequent calendar quarter; (ii) it is agreed that the Parties shall take such actions as are necessary to ensure that if either the holders of shares of Company Common Stock (or the “holders of Parent Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect are entitled to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least receive a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available dividend for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or particular calendar quarter prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Closing Date, then the Holder holders of Parent Common Stock and the holders of Company Common Stock, respectively, shall also receive a dividend for such calendar quarter, as necessary to result in the holders of Company Common Stock and the holders of Parent Common Stock receiving dividends covering the same periods prior to the Closing Date; and (iii) the Parties will cooperate such that, and Parent will ensure that, any Permitted Dividend authorized by Parent having a record date in the calendar quarter in which the Closing occurs will have the same record date as the Company’s Permitted Dividend for such calendar quarter in order to ensure that the shareholders of the Company and stockholders of Parent are entitled to receive the same number of such share at dividends between the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding date hereof and the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicableEffective Time.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Olympic Steel Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Olympic Steel Inc)
Dividends. (a) Holders of In the issued and outstanding event that a distribution with respect to the shares of Preferred STAR III Common Stock permitted under the terms of this Agreement has a record date prior to the Merger Effective Time and has not been paid prior to the Closing Date, such distribution shall be paid to the holders of such shares of STAR III Common Stock on the Closing Date immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time. In the event that a distribution with respect to the shares of STAR Common Stock permitted under the terms of this Agreement has a record date prior to the Merger Effective Time and has not been paid prior to the Closing Date, such distribution shall be paid to the holders of such shares of STAR Common Stock on the Closing Date immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time. STAR III shall coordinate with STAR on the declaration, setting of record dates and payment dates of dividends on STAR III Common Stock so that holders of STAR III Common Stock (i) do not receive dividends on both STAR III Common Stock and STAR Common Stock received in the Merger in respect of a single distribution period or fail to receive a dividend on either STAR III Common Stock or STAR Common Stock received in the Merger in respect of a single distribution period or (ii) do not receive both a dividend permitted by the proviso to Section 6.2(b)(iii) on STAR Common Stock and a dividend permitted by the proviso to Section 6.1(b)(iii) on STAR III Common Stock received in the Merger or fail to receive either a dividend permitted by the proviso to Section 6.2(b)(iii) on STAR Common Stock or a dividend permitted by the proviso to Section 6.1(b)(iii) on STAR III Common Stock received in the Merger.
(b) In the event that either STAR III or STAR shall declare or pay any dividend or other distribution that is expressly permitted pursuant to the proviso at the end of Section 6.1(b)(iii) or Section 6.2(b)(iii), respectively, it shall notify the other Party at least twenty (20) days prior to the Closing Date, and such other Party shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
declare a dividend per share payable (i) Holders in the case of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled STAR III, to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of STAR III Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Optionsin an amount per share of STAR III Common Stock equal to the product of (A) as if immediately prior the dividend declared by STAR with respect to each share of STAR Common Stock Dividend Record Dateby (B) the Exchange Ratio, all shares and (ii) in the case of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares STAR, to holders of STAR Common Stock, in an amount per share of STAR Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the dividend declared by STAR III with respect to each share of STAR III Common Stock by (y) the Exchange Ratio. Dividends The record date and time and payment date and time for any dividend payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”7.8(b) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Closing Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Steadfast Apartment REIT, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Steadfast Apartment REIT III, Inc.)
Dividends. (a) Holders of the issued and outstanding shares of The Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive, receive dividends unless and until the Board of Directors declares a dividend in respect of the Common Stock out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividendsfunds therefor; provided, however, that no dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with declared or paid upon the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in payable upon the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of solely in additional shares of Common Stock, provided that an appropriate adjustment in the Conversion Price is made under Section 6(a) hereof) or any other stock ranking on liquidation junior to the Series A Preferred Stock (such stock being referred to hereinafter collectively as "Junior Stock") unless (i) after the payment of the dividend on the Common Stock and no dividends Junior Stock (and the simultaneous dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock) the Corporation's net worth exceeds the aggregate liquidation preference of the Series A Preferred Stock (provided that this clause (i) shall not apply if the dividend is approved by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock) and (ii) there shall be simultaneous declaration or payment, as applicable, of a dividend upon the Series A Preferred Stock.
(b) In the case of any dividend being declared upon the Common Stock, the dividend which shall be declared upon each share of Series A Preferred Stock as a condition to such dividend upon the Common Stock shall be equal in amount to the dividend payable to holders upon that number of shares of Common Stock unless acquirable upon conversion of a share of Series A Preferred Stock immediately before the full dividends contemplated by this declaration of such dividend, with such conversion being based on the then applicable Conversion Price determined in accordance with Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders 6 as of the Preferred record date for the declaration of such dividend on the Common Stock.
(iic) In addition to the case of any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when dividend being declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion class of the Preferred Junior Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of that is convertible into Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part amount of the total amount dividend which shall be declared upon each share of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Series A Preferred Stock (as a condition to such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Datedividend on Junior Stock, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), divided by the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered acquirable upon conversion of a share of Series A Preferred Stock, shall be determined equal the amount of the dividend declared upon each share of such class of Junior Stock, divided by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered acquirable upon conversion of a share of such class of Junior Stock, in partial payment each case assuming such conversion occurred immediately before the declaration of the Dividend PIK Amount such dividend.
(the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”d) No dividend shall be calculated by dividing declared or paid upon any class of Junior Stock (vother than Common Stock) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of convertible into Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without without the consent of the Holders representing holders of at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not .
(ie) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions Holders of shares of Junior Securities with respect Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Optionsshare equally, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) share for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unlessshare, in each case, (A) immediately before and after all such dividends declared upon the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Series A Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Stock Purchase Agreement (Go2net Inc), Stock Purchase Agreement (Go2net Inc)
Dividends. In the event that the Corporation declares a dividend (aother than a dividend payable in Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, or a cash dividend payable out of earnings or earned surplus) Holders upon Common Stock, then at the option of the issued and holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of Stock,
(1) the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividendsshall pay over to each holder, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders dividend payment date, the cash, stock or other securities and other property which holder would have received if such holder had converted all of his or its shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally into Common Stock and ratably with had been the record holder of such Common Stock on the date on which a record is taken for the purpose of such dividend, or, if a record is not taken, the date as of which the holders of shares Common Stock of record entitled to such dividend are to be determined, or
(2) the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the declaration of such dividend shall be reduced by an amount equal to the amount of such dividend payable per share of Common Stock, in the case of a cash dividend, or by the fair value of such dividend per share (as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors of the Corporation), in the case of any other dividend, such reduction to be effective on the date as of which a record is taken for purposes of such dividend, or if a record is not taken, the date as of which holders of record of Common Stock entitled to such dividend are determined, or
(3) in all dividends paid the case of a dividend consisting of stock or securities (other than Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities) or other property distributable to holders of Common Stock, the holder of Preferred Stock may elect that, in lieu of (1) or (2) above, lawful and adequate provisions shall be made (including without limitation any necessary reduction in the Conversion Price) whereby such holder of Preferred Stock shall thereafter have the right to purchase and/or receive, on the terms and conditions specified in this Certificate of Designations and in addition to the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if receivable immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all the declaration of such dividend upon conversion of his or its shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into Stock, such shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant stock, securities or property as are distributable with respect to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect receivable immediately prior to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided thatdeclaration upon conversion of his or its shares of Preferred Stock, where to the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if end that the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than provisions hereof (including without limitation provisions for adjustments of the Floor Price, (A) Conversion Price and of the number of shares receivable upon such conversion) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as may be, in relation to such shares of stock, securities or property. For the purposes of this Section 4.6, "dividend" shall mean any distribution to the holders of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) as such, and a dividend shall be calculated by dividing considered payable out of earnings or earned surplus (vother than revaluation or paid-in surplus) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata only to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend extent that such earnings or Annual Dividend shall be payable earned surplus are charged an amount equal to the Holders fair value of Preferred Stock such dividend as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated reasonably determined by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Purchase Agreement (Bianco Joseph J), Purchase Agreement (Alliance Entertainment Corp)
Dividends. (a) Holders of the issued and outstanding shares The holders of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally when and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Corporation’s Board of Directors, out of any funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for preferential non-cumulative dividends in cash at the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share rate of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”i) at a rate per annum five and four-hundredths cents (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable$0.0504) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations, splits, recapitalizations or the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP like with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (Ashares) the number per annum for each share of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”)Stock, and (ii) eleven and forty-four-hundredths cents ($0.1144) per share (as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations, splits, recapitalizations or the like with respect to Annual Dividends, such shares) per annum for each share of Series B Preferred Stock. Any such dividends shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding distributed ratably among the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (holders of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock in proportion to the full amount each such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”holder is otherwise entitled to receive under this Subsection 6(a).
(b) Without No dividends or other distributions (whether payable in cash, securities, property or other assets) shall be paid on any Common Stock until (i) all dividends accrued or declared but unpaid on the consent Preferred Stock shall have been paid in full and (ii) in the event that the Corporation’s Board of Directors have not declared a dividend on the Holders representing at least a majority of Preferred Stock during the then-issued current calendar year, all dividends are paid in full on the Preferred Stock as if such Board had declared a dividend on the Preferred Stock pursuant to Subsection 6(a) above during the then-current calendar year.
(c) Subject to Subsection 6(b) above, dividends and outstanding distributions may be declared and paid on Common Stock from funds lawfully available therefor as and when determined by the Board of Directors of the Corporation; provided, however, that when and as dividends and distributions are declared and paid on shares of Preferred Common Stock, the Corporation shall not declare and pay at the same time to each holder of Preferred Stock, in addition to that which may be paid to satisfy the conditions set forth in Subsection 6(b) above, a dividend or distribution equal to the dividend or distribution which would have been payable to such holder if the shares of Preferred Stock held by such holder had been converted into Common Stock on the record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such dividend or distribution.
(id) declare, pay or set aside for payment any No dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities shall be declared or paid on the Common Stock or Preferred Stock except as set forth in this Section 6.
(iie) repurchaseAs used herein, redeem “distribution” means the transfer of cash or property without consideration, whether by way of dividend or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions except a dividend in shares of Common Stock) or acquisitions the purchase of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements capital stock of the Corporation for cash or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable lawproperty.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Loan and Security Agreement (AtriCure, Inc.), Common Stock Purchase Warrant (AtriCure, Inc.)
Dividends. (aA) Holders Subject to the prior and superior rights of the issued and outstanding holders of any shares of any other series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation ("Preferred Stock"), or any similar stock ranking prior and superior to the shares of the Eighth Series with respect to dividends, the holders of shares of the Eighth Series, in preference to the holders of Common Stock and any shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the shares of the Eighth Series (collectively with such Common Stock, "Junior Stock"), shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of the assets of the Corporation funds legally available for the payment purpose, quarterly dividends payable in cash, on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 in each year (each such date being referred to herein as a "Quarterly Dividend Payment Date") in an amount (rounded to the nearest cent) equal to the greater of (a) $100.00 or (b) the product of the PCS Group Multiple (as defined below) times the aggregate per share amount of all cash dividends, plus the product of the PCS Group Multiple times the aggregate per share amount (payable in cash, based upon the fair market value at the time the non-cash dividend or other distribution is declared as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors) of all non- cash dividends or other distributions other than a dividend payable in shares of PCS Group Common Stock, or a subdivision of the outstanding shares of PCS Group Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise), declared (but not withdrawn) on the terms described below:PCS Group Common Stock since the immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, or, with respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, since the first issuance of any share or fraction of a share of the Eighth Series.
(B) As used herein, the PCS Group Multiple shall initially be 1,000. In the event the Corporation shall (i) Holders declare any dividend on PCS Group Common Stock payable in shares of PCS Group Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding PCS Group Common Stock, or (iii) combine the outstanding PCS Group Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the PCS Group Multiple shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Preferred PCS Group Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of PCS Group Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.
(C) The Corporation shall declare a dividend or distribution on the Eighth Series as provided above in paragraph (A) of this Section (2) immediately after it declares a dividend or distribution on the PCS Group Common Stock (other than a dividend payable in shares of PCS Group Common Stock); provided, however, that in the event no dividend or distribution shall have been declared on the PCS Group Common Stock during the period between any Quarterly Dividend Payment Date and the next subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, the minimum quarterly dividend of $100.00 on the Eighth Series shall nevertheless be entitled payable on such subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date.
(D) Dividends shall begin to participate equally accrue and ratably with be cumulative on outstanding shares of Eighth Series from the Quarterly Dividend Payment Date next preceding the date of issue of such shares of Eighth Series, unless the date of issue of such shares of Eighth Series is prior to the record date for the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in which case dividends on such shares shall begin to accrue from the date of issue of such shares, or unless the date of issue is a Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or is a date after the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock Eighth Series entitled to receive a quarterly dividend and before such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in all either of which cases such dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date. Accrued but unpaid dividends shall cumulate but shall not bear interest. Dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other Eighth Series in an amount less than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in such dividends at the time accrued and payable on such shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid allocated pro rata to the Holders of on a share-by-share basis among all such shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”)time outstanding.
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
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Sources: Rights Agreement (Sprint Corp), Rights Agreement (Sprint Corp)
Dividends. (a) Holders From and after the Closing, subject to the terms of this Section 3, cumulative dividends shall accrue on the issued and outstanding shares Accrued Value of each share of Preferred Stock at the Annual Rate. Dividends on each share of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receivecumulative and shall accrue daily from and after the Closing, out of the but shall compound on a semi-annual basis on each Semi-Annual Dividend Date (each, an “Accrued Dividend”) whether or not earned or declared, and whether or not there are earnings or profits, surplus, or other funds or assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends. Each Accrued Dividend shall be paid, dividends on at the terms described below:
election of the Corporation, (i) Holders in cash (a “Cash Dividend”), or (ii) in kind by increasing the Accrued Value of such share (a “PIK Dividend”).
(b) The Corporation shall not declare, pay or set aside any dividends on shares of any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form on shares of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into payable in shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant ) unless (in addition to the obtaining of any consents required in this Section 4(a)(iCertificate of Designation or the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i)Stock then outstanding shall first receive, the Corporation shall payor simultaneously receive, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends a dividend on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) in an amount at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) least equal to 8.00% the sum of (i) the amount of the Liquidation Preference aggregate Accrued Dividends then accrued on such share of Preferred Stock and not previously paid and (ii) (A) in the case of a dividend on Common Stock or any class or series that is convertible into Common Stock, that dividend per share of Preferred Stock as would equal the product of (1) the “Dividend Rate”), dividend payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date each share of such shareclass or series determined, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment if applicable, as if all shares of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), class or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of series had been converted into Common Stock and (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A2) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted issuable upon conversion of a share of Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, in each case calculated on the record date for determination of holders entitled to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and receive such dividend or (B) in the portion case of a dividend on any class or series of capital stock of the Annual Dividend Corporation ranking junior to the Preferred Stock that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cashconvertible into Common Stock, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares at a rate per share of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend determined by (1) dividing the amount of the dividend payable on each share of such class or Annual Dividend shall be series of capital stock by the original issuance price of such class or series of capital stock (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to such class or series) and (2) multiplying such fraction by an amount equal to the Accrued Value; provided that if the Corporation declares, pays or sets aside, on the same date, a dividend on shares of more than one class or series of capital stock of the Corporation that is junior to the Preferred Stock, the dividend payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear pursuant to this Section 3 shall be calculated based upon the dividend on the Register at class or series of capital stock that would result in the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common highest Preferred Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable lawdividend.
(c) If Subject to Section 5 and Section 7, the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share Holders shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay, dividends on shares of Preferred Stock is after (other than Accrued Dividends), on an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend as-converted basis, equal to and in the same form as dividends actually paid on shares of the Preferred Common Stock but occurs when, as and if such dividends are paid on or prior shares of the Common Stock.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the next Annual Dividend Payment Datecontrary herein, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any dividend would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such dividend to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such share at Distribution to such extent) and the Close portion of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will dividend shall be entitledheld in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction if ever, such grant, issuance or conversionsale, as applicable, to receive, on or, at its right thereto would not result in the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after Holder exceeding the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicableBeneficial Ownership Limitation.
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Sources: Securities Purchase Agreement (Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. Iv), Securities Purchase Agreement (Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. Iv)
Dividends. (a) Holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders The holders of shares of Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled Stock, in preference to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the and of any shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in capital stock of the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior Company ranking junior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of the Series C Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares as to payment of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) dividends, shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable entitled to holders of shares of Common Stockreceive, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), ifwhen, as and when if declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds the assets of the Corporation Company legally available therefor, dividends in the amount per share equal to 5-1/2% per annum of the Liquidation Preference (as defined herein) of such share payable or accrued semi-annually on May 1 and November 1 in each Annual year commencing May 1, 1996 (each such date a "Dividend Payment Date Date") to the persons in whose names the Series C Preferred Stock is registered at the close of business on the April 15 and October 15 immediately preceding such Dividend Payment Date, as the case may be. Such dividends shall begin to accrue on outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock from the date of issuance of such shares of Series C Preferred Stock; provided, in the case of any Series C Preferred Stock issued upon exchange for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share Company's $150 million principal amount of Preferred Stock 5-1/2% Senior Convertible/Exchangeable Notes due 2000 (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated "Notes"), such dividend shall begin to accrue and accumulate from the date on which interest was last paid or duly provided for on such Notes, or if no interest has been paid or duly provided for prior to the date of such exchange, from __________, 1995. Dividends payable for any partial dividend period shall be computed on the basis of an actual 365- or 366a 360-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% year of twelve 30-day months. Dividends on the Liquidation Preference per share of Series C Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds shall be legally available for the payment of such thereof. Accrued but unpaid dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Series C Preferred Stock shall cumulate as of the Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of on which they first become payable, and any and all such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend accrued dividends shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c)2, Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from Section 5 and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicableSection 7.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Securities Purchase Agreement (Tribune Co), Securities Purchase Agreement (Softkey International Inc)
Dividends. (a) Holders Each of Raytheon and UTC shall coordinate with the other in respect of the issued designation of the record dates and outstanding payment dates for its quarterly cash dividends, so that holders of shares of Preferred Raytheon Common Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, do not (a) receive dividends on both shares of Raytheon Common Stock and UTC Common Stock received in the terms described below:Merger in respect of any calendar quarter or (b) fail to receive a dividend on either shares of Raytheon Common Stock or UTC Common Stock received in the Merger in respect of any calendar quarter (in the case of this clause (b), unless UTC shall not pay a dividend on any shares of UTC Common Stock in respect of such quarter).
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled On or prior to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock date that is ten (10) business days prior to the anticipated Closing Date, UTC may, if it determines in all dividends paid on good faith that (A) the shares of Common Stock Applicable Indebtedness (other than dividends paid as defined in the form Separation Principles) is reasonably expected to exceed the Target Indebtedness (the amount of Common Stocksuch excess, Convertible Securities or Optionsthe “Overage Amount”) and (B) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of total indebtedness for borrowed money of Otis SpinCo, Carrier SpinCo and their respective subsidiaries as if of immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Datefollowing the consummation of the Otis Distribution (in the case of ▇▇▇▇ SpinCo) and the Carrier Distribution (in the case of Carrier SpinCo) would exceed $18,250,000,000, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) deliver written notice (the “Participating DividendsOverage Notice”) of such determinations to Raytheon, which such notice shall be payable on also set forth the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred StockOverage Amount.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i)the event that UTC delivers an Overage Notice, the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”A) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends Raytheon may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid declare (Awith a record date prior to the Closing) and pay to its stockholders (whether before or after the Closing, while minimizing any delay in cash, the Closing to the extent reasonably practicable) a cash distribution in an aggregate amount equal to the product of (B1) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Datea fraction, the “Dividend PIK Amount”)numerator of which is 0.43 and the denominator of which is 0.57, and (2) the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Overage Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) subject to clause (II) below, whether or not Raytheon elects to pay such a cash distribution, Target Indebtedness shall be deemed for purposes of this Agreement (including the portion Separation Principles) to be increased by the Overage Amount; provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the amount of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable cash distribution calculated in cash, which amount shall be calculated as accordance with this Section 6.13(b)(ii) would (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend be $250,000,000 or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividendsless, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the CorporationUTC may, in its good faith judgmentdiscretion, would withdraw the Overage Notice and no provision of this Section 6.13(b)(ii) shall be able given effect; provided, that if UTC does not withdraw the Overage Notice, then (I) Raytheon shall be permitted to pay all a cash distribution pursuant to this Section 6.13(b)(ii) in an aggregate amount of its debts $250,000,000 and (II) whether or not Raytheon elects to pay such a cash distribution, in lieu of the foregoing clause (B), the Target Indebtedness shall be deemed for purposes of this Agreement (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends Separation Principles) to be increased by $331,000,000, or (y) exceed $2,000,000,000, no provision of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable6.13(b)(ii) shall be given effect.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Raytheon Co/), Merger Agreement (United Technologies Corp /De/)
Dividends. (a) Holders From and after the date of the issued and outstanding issuance of any shares of Series C Preferred Stock, dividends at the rate per annum of 8% of the Series C Original Issue Price shall accrue on such shares of Series C Preferred Stock (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series C Preferred Stock) (the “Series C Preferred Dividend”). Series C Preferred Dividends shall accrue quarterly, whether or not declared but shall be entitled noncumulative and non-compounding; provided however, that except as set forth in the following sentence of this Section 5(a) or in Section 1(a) or Section 6(a) of this Article FOURTH, such Series C Preferred Dividends shall be payable only when, as, and if declared by the Board of Directors and the Corporation shall be under no obligation to receivepay such Series C Preferred Dividends. The Corporation shall not declare, out pay or set aside any dividends on shares of the assets Series B Preferred Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Seed Preferred Stock or Common Stock of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, (other than dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock payable in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock Stock) unless (other than dividends paid in addition to the obtaining of any consents required elsewhere in the form Certificate of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or OptionsIncorporation) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares shall first receive, or simultaneously receive, a dividend on each outstanding share of Common Stock. Series C Preferred Stock in an amount at least equal to the amount of the aggregate Series C Preferred Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (then accrued on such share of Series C Preferred Stock and not previously paid and, in the “Participating Dividends”) shall be case of a dividend payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be the dividend which would have been payable to such holder if the shares of Series C Preferred Stock held by such holder had been converted into Common Stock on the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time entitled to the Holders of the Preferred Stockreceive such dividend.
(iib) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), From and after the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds date of the Corporation legally available thereforissuance of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock, dividends at the rate per annum of eight percent (8%) of the Series B Original Issue Price shall accrue on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share such shares of Series B Preferred Stock (subject to appropriate adjustment in the “Annual Dividends”event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend RateSeries B Preferred Dividend”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Series B Preferred Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such sharedaily, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as cumulative and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stocknon-compounding; provided thathowever, if that except as set forth in the Corporation elects to pay all or any part following sentence of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.this
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Sources: Preferred Stock Purchase Warrant (Genocea Biosciences, Inc.), Preferred Stock Purchase Warrant (Genocea Biosciences, Inc.)
Dividends. (a) Holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of and the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividendsshall pay, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of the Series A Non-Voting Preferred Stock shall be entitled (on an as-if-converted-to-Common-Stock basis, without regard to participate equally the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below)) equal to and ratably with in the holders of shares of Common Stock same form, and in all the same manner, as dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid on shares of the Common Stock payable in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each actually paid on shares of the Common Stock Dividend Record Datewhen, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares as and if such dividends (other than dividends payable in the form of Common Stock. Dividends payable ) are paid on shares of the Common Stock; provided, however, in no event shall Holders of Series A Non-Voting Preferred Stock be entitled to receive the “rights” distributed pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) that certain Contingent Value Rights Agreement dated as of October 7, 2024 by and between the Corporation and Broadridge Corporation Issuer Solutions, LLC a Pennsylvania limited liability company, as may be amended from time to time (the “Participating DividendsCVR Agreement”) ), or any amounts paid under the CVR Agreement. In addition, Holders shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable entitled to holders of shares of Common Stockreceive, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods payment-in-kind (“PIK”) dividends on each outstanding share of Series A Non-Voting Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) Stock, accruing at a rate equal to five percent (5.0%) per annum (calculated payable in shares of Series A Non-Voting Preferred Stock on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% date that is 180 days after the date of the Liquidation Preference per share original issuance of such Series A Non-Voting Preferred Stock or such earlier date that that Holder may convert any portion of the Series A Non-Voting Preferred Stock to Common Stock. Other than as set forth in the previous two sentences, no other dividends shall be paid on shares of Series A Non-Voting Preferred Stock, and the Corporation shall pay no dividends (the “Dividend Rate”), other than dividends payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares form of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and on shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount unless it simultaneously complies with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAPprevious two sentences.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Share Exchange Agreement (Virios Therapeutics, Inc.), Share Exchange Agreement (Virios Therapeutics, Inc.)
Dividends. (a) Holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receiveThe Borrowers will not, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividendsnor will they permit any other Credit Party to, declare or pay any dividends or make any distributions on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock its capital stock (other than dividends paid payable in their own capital stock) or redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any of its capital stock at any time outstanding, including within the scope of such prohibition, any such dividends or distributions of whatever kind or type, contemplated above to any Existing Subordinated Note Indenture Additional Parties; provided, however, if (a) no Default, Event of Default or Deficiency has occurred and continues in effect or remains uncured or will result from or be caused by such dividend or distribution, and (b) Unit is in compliance with the limitations of Section 3.04 of the Existing Subordinated Notes Indenture and such dividend, distribution, redemption, repurchase or other acquisition or retirement of capital stock, together with other Restricted Payments (as that term is defined in the form Existing Subordinated Notes Indenture) does not cause or result in a breach of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders 3.04 of the Preferred Stock.
Existing Subordinated Notes Indenture, (i) any Subsidiary may declare and pay dividends or make distributions to, or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire or retire any of its capital stock from, Unit or any Subsidiary (other than and expressly excluding the Existing Subordinated Note Indenture Additional Parties), so long as such Subsidiary is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, if the dividend, distribution, redemption, purchase, acquisition or retirement, as the case may be, is made on a pro rata basis (or with respect to Unit or its Subsidiaries, better than a pro rata basis), (ii) In addition to during any fiscal year Unit may pay cash dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board in amounts not exceeding thirty (30%) of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date its Consolidated Net Income (after taxes) for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day preceding fiscal year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at Unit may make any purchases of its outstanding common stock under a stock repurchase program approved by the option Unit Board of Directors and conducted in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of the Corporation in its sole discretionSEC, be paid and (Aiv) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash Unit may declare and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount dividends with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of its capital stock payable solely in additional shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities capital stock (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including Disqualified Stock as that term is defined in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred StockExisting Subordinated Notes Indenture), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
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Sources: Senior Credit Agreement (Unit Corp), Senior Credit Agreement (Unit Corp)
Dividends. 2.1 From and after July 1, 2016 (a) Holders and, for the avoidance of doubt, including July 1, 2016), the holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Series J Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, prior in preference to the holders of any Junior Stock, out of the assets of the Corporation funds legally available for the payment of dividendstherefor, dividends on each share of Series J Preferred Stock at a rate equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the terms described below:
Series J Original Issue Price thereof per annum plus all accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon payable when, as and if declared by the Corporation’s Board of Directors or upon a Liquidation Event, redemption, repurchase or conversion of the Series J Preferred Stock (i) Holders of shares of “Dividend Payment Event”). Such dividends shall be cumulative. All dividends accruing on the Series J Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with paid by the holders issuance of additional shares of Common Series J Preferred Stock (including fractional shares) in all an amount equal in number to the aggregate amount of the dividend to be paid divided by the Series J Original Issue Price (“Accruing Dividend Shares”). When Accruing Dividend Shares are issued pursuant to this Section 2.1, such shares shall be deemed to be validly issued and outstanding and fully paid and non-assessable. The amount of dividends paid payable per share of Series J Preferred Stock for any period shorter than a full year shall be computed ratably on the shares basis of Common Stock twelve (other than dividends paid 12) thirty (30) day months and a three-hundred sixty (360) day year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any of the representations, warranties or agreements set forth in that certain Comfort Letter, effective March 31, 2016, from the Corporation to DMRJ Group LLC and Montsant Partners LLC is or becomes breached or is or becomes false or misleading in any respect, then the dividend rate otherwise applicable hereunder, as set forth in the form of Common Stockpreceding paragraph, Convertible Securities or Optionsshall be increased by an additional fourteen percent (14%) as per annum (prorated for partial years), not to exceed the maximum amount (if immediately prior any) permitted by law.
2.2 Subject to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares the preferences that may be applicable to any other Series of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (outstanding, the “Participating Dividends”) Corporation shall be payable not declare, pay or set aside any dividends on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of any shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders holders of the Series J Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation Stock then outstanding shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends simultaneously receive a dividend on each outstanding share of Series J Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) in an amount at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) least equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference that dividend per share of Series J Preferred Stock as would equal the product of (i) the “Dividend Rate”), dividend payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares share of Common Stock and (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (Aii) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered issuable upon conversion of a share of Series J Preferred Stock, in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be each case calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by for determination of holders entitled to receive such dividend.”
3. The first sentence of Section 3.1 is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the Board following sentence: “Subject to the preferences that may be applicable to any other Series of Directors for such dividendsPreferred Stock then outstanding, which in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation (i) with respect to Participating Dividendsa “Liquidation Event”), shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Series J Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders before any payment shall be made to the holders of Junior Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to the greater of (i) the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”Series J Original Issue Price (as defined below), plus any accrued but unpaid dividends thereon, whether or not declared, and (ii) with respect such amount per share as would have been payable had all shares of Series J Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock pursuant to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding Section 5 immediately prior to such Liquidation Event.”
Section 3.1 is also hereby amended by adding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an following as the new last sentence thereof: “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without At the consent option of holders of a majority of the Holders representing outstanding Series J Preferred Stock, (i) a consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into another entity or person, or any other corporate reorganization, in which the stockholders of the Corporation immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or reorganization do not hold at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares resulting or surviving entities voting power immediately following such consolidation, merger or reorganization (solely in respect of Preferred Stocktheir equity interests), the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem a sale or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions transfer of all or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value substantially all of the Corporation’s assets would exceed for cash, securities or other property, shall be deemed to be a Liquidation Event.”
Section 4.1 is hereby amended to add the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share following at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitledend thereof: “Notwithstanding the foregoing, notwithstanding the related Fundamental with respect to any Major Transaction or conversion, (as applicable, to receive, on or, at defined below) that is approved by the Corporation’s electionboard of directors and presented to the stockholders of the Corporation for their action or consideration at any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation (or, before if applicable, by written consent of stockholders in lieu of meeting) (a “Major Transaction Stockholder Vote”), each holder of outstanding shares of Series J Preferred Stock shall be entitled to cast the number of votes equal to the number of whole shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Series J Preferred Stock held by such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend holder are convertible as of the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote on such sharematter (irrespective of whether any such conversion would result in economic gain or loss to the holder) and shall be entitled to notice of any such meeting of stockholders in accordance with the By-Laws of the Corporation. Except as provided in this Section 4(c)by law or as otherwise provided herein, Annual Dividends on with respect to any share Major Transaction Stockholder Vote, holders of Series J Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after shall vote together with the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, holders of Common Stock as applicablea single class.”
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement and Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement (Implant Sciences Corp), Secured Term Notes (Implant Sciences Corp)
Dividends. (a) Holders of In the issued and outstanding event that a distribution with respect to the shares of Preferred SST IV Common Stock permitted under the terms of this Agreement has a record date prior to the Merger Effective Time and has not been paid prior to the Closing Date, such distribution shall be paid to the holders of such shares of SST IV Common Stock on the Closing Date promptly after the Merger Effective Time. SST IV shall coordinate with SmartStop on the declaration, setting of record dates and payment dates of dividends on SST IV Common Stock so that holders of SST IV Common Stock (i) do not receive dividends on both SST IV Common Stock and SmartStop Class A Common Stock received in the Merger in respect of a single distribution period or fail to receive a dividend on either SST IV Common Stock or SmartStop Class A Common Stock received in the Merger in respect of a single distribution period or (ii) do not receive both a dividend permitted by the proviso to Section 6.2(b)(iii) on SmartStop Class A Common Stock received in the Merger and a dividend permitted by the proviso to Section 6.1(b)(iii) on SST IV Common Stock or fail to receive either a dividend permitted by the proviso to Section 6.2(b)(iii) on SmartStop Class A Common Stock received in the Merger or a dividend permitted by the proviso to Section 6.1(b)(iii) on SST IV Common Stock.
(b) In the event that either SST IV or SmartStop shall declare or pay any dividend or other distribution that is expressly permitted pursuant to the proviso at the end of Section 6.1(b)(iii) or Section 6.2(b)(iii), respectively, it shall notify the other Party at least twenty (20) days prior to the Closing Date, and such other Party shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
declare a dividend per share payable (i) Holders in the case of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled SST IV, to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of SST IV Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Optionsin an amount per share of SST IV Common Stock equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) as if immediately prior the dividend declared by SmartStop with respect to each share of SmartStop Class A Common Stock Dividend Record Dateby (B) the Exchange Ratio, all shares and (ii) in the case of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares SmartStop, to holders of SmartStop Class A Common Stock, in an amount per share of SmartStop Class A Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the dividend declared by SST IV with respect to each share of SST IV Common Stock by (B) the Exchange Ratio. Dividends The record date and time and payment date and time for any dividend payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”7.8(b) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Closing Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Strategic Storage Trust IV, Inc.)
Dividends. (a) Holders From and after the date of the issued and outstanding shares issuance of each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividendsStock, dividends on at the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) Applicable Rate per annum per share (the “Participating DividendsSeries A Dividend Rate”) shall accrue on such share of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Accruing Dividends”). For purposes hereof, the “Applicable Rate” means 5.0% of the Series A Original Issue Price (or such higher rate as provided in Section 8(a)). The Accruing Dividends shall be payable subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock. Accruing Dividends shall accrue from day to day, whether or not declared, on each share of Series A Preferred Stock from the same date of issuance thereof by the Corporation; provided, however, that except as set forth in the following sentence of this Section 2, such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends Accruing Dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i)only when, the Corporation shall payas, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when if declared by the Board of DirectorsDirectors or as otherwise specifically provided herein. The Corporation shall not declare, out pay or set aside any dividends on shares of funds any other class or series of Capital Stock of the Corporation legally available therefor(other than dividends on shares of Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock) unless (in addition to the obtaining of any consents required elsewhere in the Certificate of Incorporation) the Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding shall first receive, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends simultaneously receive, a dividend on each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) in an amount at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) least equal to 8.00% the greater of (i) the amount of the Liquidation Preference per aggregate Accruing Dividends then accrued on such share of Series A Preferred Stock and not previously paid and (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iiiii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery the case of shares of a dividend on Common Stock or any class or series that is convertible into Common Stock, that dividend per share of Series A Preferred Stock as would equal the product of (1) the dividend payable on each share of such class or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and series determined, if applicable, as if all shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all such class or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of series had been converted into Common Stock and (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A2) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered issuable upon conversion of a share of Series A Preferred Stock, in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be each case calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated for determination of holders entitled to receive such dividend or (B) in the case of a dividend on any class or series that is not convertible into Common Stock, at a rate per share of Series A Preferred Stock determined by (1) dividing the amount of the dividend payable on each share of such class or series of capital stock by the Board original issuance price of Directors for such dividendsclass or series of capital stock (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, which (i) stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to Participating Dividendssuch class or series) and (2) multiplying such fraction by an amount equal to the Series A Original Issue Price; provided that if the Corporation declares, shall be pays or sets aside, on the same day as date, a dividend on shares of more than one class or series of capital stock of the record date for Corporation, the payment of dividends dividend payable to the holders of shares of Common Series A Preferred Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect pursuant to Annual Dividends, this Section 2 shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding calculated based upon the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without dividend on the consent class or series of capital stock that would result in the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of highest Series A Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicabledividend.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Subscription Agreement (Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp.), Subscription Agreement (Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp.)
Dividends. (a) Holders From and after the date of the issued and outstanding issuance of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock, dividends at the rate of five percent (5%) of the Series A Original Issue Price per share of Series A Preferred Stock per annum shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends accrue on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled (subject to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid appropriate adjustment in the form event of Common any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Accruing Dividends”) ). Accruing Dividends shall accrue from day to day, whether or not declared, and shall be cumulative; provided, however, that except as set forth in the following sentence of this Section 4, Subsection 1.1, and Subsection 3.3.2 such Accruing Dividends shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stockonly when, as, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(iif (a) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of DirectorsDirectors or (b) upon the Conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock into Common Stock pursuant to Subsection 3.1 or (c) upon the Conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock into Qualified Financing Preferred Stock pursuant to Subsection 3.10 and the Corporation shall not otherwise be under any obligation to pay such Accruing Dividends. The Corporation shall not declare, out pay or set aside any dividends on shares of funds any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation legally available therefor(other than dividends on shares of Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock) unless (in addition to the obtaining of any consents required elsewhere in the Certificate of Incorporation) the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding shall first receive, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends simultaneously receive, a dividend on each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) in an amount at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) least equal to 8.00% the greater of (i) the amount of the Liquidation Preference per aggregate Accruing Dividends then accrued on such share of Series A Preferred Stock and not previously paid and (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iiiii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery the case of shares of a dividend on Common Stock or any class or series that is convertible into Common Stock, that dividend per share of Series A Preferred Stock as would equal the product of (1) the dividend payable on each share of such class or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and series determined, if applicable, as if all shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all such class or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of series had been converted into Common Stock and (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A2) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered issuable upon conversion of a share of Series A Preferred Stock, in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be each case calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated for determination of holders entitled to receive such dividend or (B) in the case of a dividend on any class or series that is not convertible into Common Stock, at a rate per share of Series A Preferred Stock determined by (1) dividing the amount of the dividend payable on each share of such class or series of capital stock by the Board original issuance price of Directors for such dividendsclass or series of capital stock (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, which (i) stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to Participating Dividendssuch class or series) and (2) multiplying such fraction by an amount equal to the Series A Original Issue Price (as defined below); provided that if the Corporation declares, shall be pays or sets aside, on the same day as date, a dividend on shares of more than one class or series of capital stock of the record date for Corporation, the payment of dividends dividend payable to the holders of shares of Common Series A Preferred Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect pursuant to Annual Dividends, this Section 4 shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding calculated based upon the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without dividend on the consent class or series of capital stock that would result in the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of highest Series A Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicabledividend.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: License Agreement (Abpro Corp), License Agreement (Abpro Corp)
Dividends. (a) Holders of From and after the issued and outstanding shares Closing Date, each Holder of Preferred Stock Stock, in preference and priority to the holders of all other classes or series of stock, shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior respect to each Common Stock Dividend Record Dateshare, all shares or fraction of a share, of Preferred Stock then outstanding were and held by such Holder, dividends accruing on a daily basis, commencing from the date of issuance of such share of Preferred Stock, at the rate of nine percent (9%) per annum of the Stated Value per whole share (or proportion thereof with respect to fractional shares) of such series of Preferred Stock (plus any accrued and unpaid dividends) (the “Preferred Dividends”); provided that each Holder of Series B Preferred Stock, in preference and priority to the holders of all other classes or series of stock, shall be entitled to receive, with respect to each share, or fraction of a share, of Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding and held by such Holder, dividends accruing on a daily basis, commencing from the date of issuance of such share of Series B Preferred Stock, at the rate of eleven percent (11%) per annum if Stockholder Approval is not obtained on or prior to the date that is 120 days after the Closing Date. The Preferred Dividends shall be cumulative, whether or not earned or declared, shall compound quarterly and shall be paid quarterly in arrears on the last day of March, June, September and December in each year, commencing [●], 2017. For the avoidance of doubt, dividends shall accrue daily on the Stated Value of each share of Preferred Stock as such Stated Value is increased by any payment of Preferred Dividends pursuant to the immediately succeeding sentence. The Preferred Dividends shall be paid, at the option of the Corporation, in the form of cash or an increase in the Stated Value of the Preferred Stock, or any combination thereof.
(b) In the event that the Corporation shall at any time pay a dividend on or make a distribution in respect of the Common Stock in cash or any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation, the Corporation shall, at the same time and on the same terms, pay or distribute to each Holder a dividend (or distribution) equal to the dividend that would have been payable to such Holder if the shares, or fraction of a share, of Preferred Stock held by such Holder had been converted into shares Common Stock on the date of determination of holders of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant Stock entitled to this Section 4(a)(i) receive such dividend or distribution (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If Except as otherwise provided herein, if at any time the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date Corporation pays less than the total amount of any share dividends then accumulated with respect to the Preferred Stock, such payment shall be distributed pro rata among the Holders entitled thereto based upon the Stated Value on all shares of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of held by each such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicableHolder.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Investment Agreement, Investment Agreement (Superior Industries International Inc)
Dividends. (a) Each Holder of Series P Preferred Stock, in preference and priority to the Holders of all other classes of stock other than Holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Company’s Series M Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series M Preferred”) and the Series Q Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series Q Preferred”), shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior respect to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares share of Series P Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares and held by such Holder of Common Series P Preferred Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i, dividends, commencing from the date of issuance of such share of Series P Preferred Stock, at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum of the Series P Stated Value (the “Participating Series P Preferred Dividends”) ); provided, however, that from and after the Company’s issuance of not less than 36,000,000 shares of Series Q Preferred, the Series P Preferred dividend rate shall be payable reduced to six percent (6%) per annum. The Series P Preferred Dividends shall be cumulative, whether or not earned or declared, and shall be paid quarterly in arrears on the same date that first day of February, May, August and November in each year. At the election of the Company, the Series P Preferred Dividends shall be paid by (a) issuing each Holder of Series P Preferred Stock such dividends are payable to holders number of shares of Common StockSeries P Preferred Stock equal to the Series P Preferred Dividend divided by the Series P Stated Value (“PIK Shares”), and no or (b) cash out of legally available funds therefor. Any election by the Company to pay dividends in shares of Series P Preferred Stock or cash shall be made uniformly with respect to all outstanding shares of Series P Preferred Stock for a given dividend period.
(b) No dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of paid on any Common Stock unless of the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(iCompany or any other capital stock of the Company other than the Series M Preferred and the Series Q Preferred during any fiscal year of the Company until all outstanding Series P Preferred Dividends (with respect to the current fiscal year and all prior fiscal years) are shall have been paid at the same time or declared and set apart for payment to the Holders of the Series P Preferred Stock.
(iic) In addition to the event that the Company shall at any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i)time pay a dividend on the Common Stock or any other class or series of capital stock of the Company other than the Series M Preferred and the Series Q Preferred, the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends mayCompany shall, at the option same time, pay to each Holder of Series P Preferred Stock a dividend equal to the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of dividend that would have been payable to such Holder if the shares of Series P Preferred Stock held by such Holder had been converted into Common Stock, or (C) by delivery Stock on the date of any combination determination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares Holders of Common Stock (such amount with respect entitled to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for receive such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Voting, Consent, Amendment and Waiver Agreement (Velocity Express Corp), Consent, Amendment and Waiver Agreement (Velocity Express Corp)
Dividends. (a) Holders of the issued and outstanding shares of The Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive, receive dividends unless and until the Board of Directors declares a dividend in respect of the Common Stock out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividendsfunds therefor; provided, however, -------- ------- that no dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with declared or paid upon the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in payable upon the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of solely in additional shares of Common Stock, provided that an appropriate adjustment in the Conversion Price is made under Section 6(a) hereof) or any other stock ranking on liquidation junior to the Series A Preferred Stock (such stock being referred to hereinafter collectively as "Junior Stock") unless (i) after the payment of the dividend on the Common Stock and no dividends Junior Stock (and the simultaneous dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock) the Corporation's net worth exceeds the aggregate liquidation preference of the Series A Preferred Stock (provided that this clause (i) shall not apply if the dividend is approved by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock) and (ii) there shall be simultaneous declaration or payment, as applicable, of a dividend upon the Series A Preferred Stock.
(b) In the case of any dividend being declared upon the Common Stock, the dividend which shall be declared upon each share of Series A Preferred Stock as a condition to such dividend upon the Common Stock shall be equal in amount to the dividend payable to holders upon that number of shares of Common Stock unless acquirable upon conversion of a share of Series A Preferred Stock immediately before the full dividends contemplated by this declaration of such dividend, with such conversion being based on the then applicable Conversion Price determined in accordance with Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders 6 as of the Preferred record date for the declaration of such dividend on the Common Stock.
(iic) In addition to the case of any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when dividend being declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion class of the Preferred Junior Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of that is convertible into Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part amount of the total amount dividend which shall be declared upon each share of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Series A Preferred Stock (as a condition to such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Datedividend on Junior Stock, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), divided by the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered acquirable upon conversion of a share of Series A Preferred Stock, shall be determined equal the amount of the dividend declared upon each share of such class of Junior Stock, divided by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered acquirable upon conversion of a share of such class of Junior Stock, in partial payment each case assuming such conversion occurred immediately before the declaration of the Dividend PIK Amount such dividend.
(the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”d) No dividend shall be calculated by dividing declared or paid upon any class of Junior Stock (vother than Common Stock) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of convertible into Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without without the consent of the Holders representing holders of at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not .
(ie) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions Holders of shares of Junior Securities with respect Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Optionsshare equally, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) share for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unlessshare, in each case, (A) immediately before and after all such dividends declared upon the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Series A Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Stock Purchase Agreement (Go2net Inc), Stock Purchase Agreement (Vulcan Ventures Inc)
Dividends. (a) Holders The holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Series B Stock shall be entitled to receivereceive dividends at the rate of $0.225 per share (as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations or splits with respect to such shares) per annum, payable out of the assets of the Corporation funds legally available for the payment of dividends, therefor. Such dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally commence upon issuance and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), ifwhen, as and when if declared by the Board of Directors, in preference to any dividend to any other shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock, and shall be cumulative. Dividends shall be paid quarterly on June 30, September 30, December 31 and March 31, commencing June 30, 1997, to holders of record as of the close of business five business days before the dividend payment date.
(b) No dividends (other than those payable solely in the Common Stock of the Corporation) shall be paid on any other shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock of the Corporation during any fiscal year of the Corporation until dividends, combinations or splits with respect to such shares) on the Series B Stock shall have been paid or declared and set apart during that fiscal year and any prior year in which dividends accumulated but remain unpaid. Following any such payment or declaration, the holders of any other shares of Preferred Stock and Common Stock shall be entitled to receive dividends, payable out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, ifwhen, as and when so authorized and if declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iiic) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery No right shall accrue to holders of shares of Common StockSeries B Stock by reason of the fact that dividends on said shares are not declared in any prior year, nor shall any undeclared or unpaid dividend bear or accrue any interest. In the event the Corporation shall declare a distribution payable in securities of other persons, evidences of indebtedness issued by the Corporation or other persons, assets (Cexcluding cash dividends) by delivery or options or rights to purchase any such securities or evidences of indebtedness, then, in each such case the holders of the Series B Stock shall be entitled to a proportionate share of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if such distribution as though the Corporation elects to pay all or any part holders of the total amount Series B Stock were the holders of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where of the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if into which their shares of Series B Stock are convertible as of the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than record date fixed for the Floor Price, (A) determination of the number of shares holders of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of entitled to receive such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable lawdistribution.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
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Sources: Subscription and Purchase Agreement (Healthwatch Inc), Subscription and Purchase Agreement (Healthwatch Inc)
Dividends. (a) Holders From and after the date of the issued and outstanding shares issuance of each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividendsStock, dividends on at the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) Applicable Rate per annum per share (the “Participating DividendsSeries A Dividend Rate”) shall accrue on such share of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Accruing Dividends”). For purposes hereof, the “Applicable Rate” means 5.0% of the Series A Original Issue Price. The Accruing Dividends shall be payable subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock. Accruing Dividends shall accrue from day to day, whether or not declared, on each share of Series A Preferred Stock from the same date of issuance thereof by the Corporation; provided, however, that except as set forth in the following sentence of this Section 2, such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends Accruing Dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i)only when, the Corporation shall payas, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when if declared by the Board of DirectorsDirectors or as otherwise specifically provided herein. The Corporation shall not declare, out pay or set aside any dividends on shares of funds any other class or series of Capital Stock of the Corporation legally available therefor(other than dividends on shares of Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock) unless (in addition to the obtaining of any consents required elsewhere in the Certificate of Incorporation) the Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding shall first receive, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends simultaneously receive, a dividend on each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) in an amount at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) least equal to 8.00% the greater of (i) the amount of the Liquidation Preference per aggregate Accruing Dividends then accrued on such share of Series A Preferred Stock and not previously paid and (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iiiii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery the case of shares of a dividend on Common Stock or any class or series that is convertible into Common Stock, that dividend per share of Series A Preferred Stock as would equal the product of (1) the dividend payable on each share of such class or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and series determined, if applicable, as if all shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all such class or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of series had been converted into Common Stock and (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A2) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered issuable upon conversion of a share of Series A Preferred Stock, in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be each case calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated for determination of holders entitled to receive such dividend or (B) in the case of a dividend on any class or series that is not convertible into Common Stock, at a rate per share of Series A Preferred Stock determined by (1) dividing the amount of the dividend payable on each share of such class or series of capital stock by the Board original issuance price of Directors for such dividendsclass or series of capital stock (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, which (i) stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to Participating Dividendssuch class or series) and (2) multiplying such fraction by an amount equal to the Series A Original Issue Price; provided that if the Corporation declares, shall be pays or sets aside, on the same day as date, a dividend on shares of more than one class or series of capital stock of the record date for Corporation, the payment of dividends dividend payable to the holders of shares of Common Series A Preferred Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect pursuant to Annual Dividends, this Section 2 shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding calculated based upon the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without dividend on the consent class or series of capital stock that would result in the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of highest Series A Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicabledividend.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Subscription Agreement (Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp.), Subscription Agreement (Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp.)
Dividends. (a) Holders a. If and when dividends on the Class A Stock and Class C Stock are declared payable from time to time by the Board as provided in this subparagraph 3.a of paragraph B of Article IV, whether payable in cash, in property or in shares of stock of the issued Corporation, the holders of Class A Stock and outstanding shares the holders of Preferred Class C Stock shall be entitled to receiveshare equally, out on a per share basis, in such dividends, subject to the limitations described below. If dividends are declared that are payable in shares of Class A Stock or Class C Stock, such dividends shall be payable at the same rate on all classes of Common Stock and the dividends payable in shares of Class A Stock shall be payable only to holders of Class A Stock and the dividends payable in shares of Class C Stock shall be payable only to holders of Class C Stock. If the Corporation shall in any manner subdivide or combine the outstanding shares of Class A Stock or Class C Stock, the outstanding shares of the assets other class of Common Stock shall be proportionally subdivided or combined in the same manner and on the same basis as the outstanding shares of Class A Stock or Class C Stock, as the case may be, that have been subdivided or combined.
b. Subject to provisions of law and the preferences of the Corporation legally available for Preferred Stock and of any other stock ranking prior to the payment of Class A Stock or the Class C Stock as to dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders holders of shares of Preferred the Class A Stock and the Class C Stock shall be entitled to participate equally receive dividends at such time and ratably with in such amounts as may be determined by the holders Board and declared out of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stockany funds lawfully available therefor, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all and shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant any series shall not be entitled to this Section 4(a)(i) (share therein except as otherwise expressly provided in the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders resolution or resolutions of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date providing for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date issue of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward)series.
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Cox Communications Inc /De/), Merger Agreement (Cox Enterprises Inc Et Al)
Dividends. (a) Holders Declare or pay, or permit any of the issued and outstanding shares its Subsidiaries to declare or pay, any dividends or make any other distribution on Capital Stock of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out Rayonier or any of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock its Subsidiaries (other than dividends paid or distributions payable solely in Capital Stock of Rayonier or, in the form case of Common Stockdividends paid to Rayonier or any of its Subsidiaries, Convertible Securities Capital Stock of such Subsidiary) or Options) purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any of the Capital Stock of Rayonier or any of its Subsidiaries at any time outstanding except as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to provided in this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) 5.03(a). So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing, Rayonier and its Subsidiaries shall be payable permitted to redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any of their respective Capital Stock and declare and pay dividends on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common their respective Capital Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same from time to time in amounts determined by Rayonier or such Subsidiaries; provided, however, that subject to the Holders terms of the Preferred Stock.
next sentence, in no event shall Rayonier (ii) In addition to or, after any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Additional Borrower Effective Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Additional Borrower) declare or pay dividends on its Capital Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less dividends (other than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities payable solely in Capital Stock of Rayonier (or, after the Additional Borrower Effective Date, the Additional Borrower)) paid in, or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises to, any period of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unlessfour Fiscal Quarters, in each casethe aggregate, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including 1) 90% of Funds From Operations for this purpose such period plus (2) the aggregate Liquidation Preference and amount of dividends permitted pursuant to the foregoing clause (1) in the preceding period of four Fiscal Quarters in excess of the aggregate Accrued Dividends amount dividends actually paid during such period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless at the time of the Preferred Stocksuch distribution any Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing under Section 6.01(a), Rayonier (Band, if applicable any Additional Borrower) immediately after the taking shall be permitted to declare and pay whatever amount of such action, the Corporation, in cash dividends is necessary for Rayonier to maintain its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) tax status as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable lawa REIT.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Revolving Credit Agreement (Rayonier Inc), Revolving Credit Agreement (Rayonier Inc)
Dividends. (a) The Holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out receive with respect to each share of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described belowSeries A Preferred Stock:
(i) Holders from and after the Issue Date until the first Dividend Payment Date (as defined below) following the second anniversary of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) Issue Date (the “Participating DividendsOption Dividend Termination Date”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), ifwhen, as and when if declared by the Board of Directors, but only out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, dividends (subject to Section 4(b) below) on each Annual February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15, beginning on the first such date following the Issue Date (each, a “Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual DividendsDate”) ), at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.009.0% of the Liquidation Preference per share of each such share, payable at the Company’s option with respect to each Dividend Period either in (A) cash or (B) additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock (“PIK Dividends”) (provided that, to the “Dividend Rate”)extent payment of PIK Dividends on any Holder’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock, payable taken as a whole, would result in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of a fractional share of Series A Preferred Stock to such dividends Holder, to save the Company the trouble, expense and inconvenience of issuing fractional shares, such fractional share shall instead be payable annually paid in arrearscash); and
(ii) from and after the Option Dividend Termination Date, ifwhen, as and when so authorized and if declared by the Board of Directors, but only out of funds legally available therefor, cash dividends (subject to Section 4(b) below) at a rate per annum equal to 9.0% of the Liquidation Preference of each such share, payable in arrears on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon If any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Pricenot a Business Day, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall then dividends will be payable in cash, which amount on the first Business Day following such date and dividends shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata accrue to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the actual payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
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Sources: Series a Convertible Preferred Stock Transaction Agreement (Guaranty Bancorp), Transaction Agreement (Guaranty Bancorp)
Dividends. (a) Holders of In the issued and outstanding event that a distribution with respect to the shares of Preferred CCIT II Common Stock permitted under the terms of this Agreement has a record date prior to the REIT Merger Effective Time and has not been paid prior to the Closing Date, such distribution shall be paid to the holders of such shares of CCIT II Common Stock on the Closing Date immediately prior to the REIT Merger Effective Time. In the event that a distribution with respect to the shares of GCEAR Common Stock permitted under the terms of this Agreement has a record date prior to the REIT Merger Effective Time and has not been paid prior to the Closing Date, such distribution shall be paid to the holders of such shares of GCEAR Common Stock on the Closing Date immediately prior to the REIT Merger Effective Time. CCIT II shall coordinate with GCEAR on the declaration, setting of record dates and payment dates of dividends on CCIT II Common Stock so that holders of CCIT II Common Stock (i) do not receive dividends on both CCIT II Common Stock and GCEAR Common Stock received in the REIT Merger in respect of a single distribution period or fail to receive a dividend on either CCIT II Common Stock or GCEAR Common Stock received in the REIT Merger in respect of a single distribution period or (ii) do not receive both a dividend permitted by the proviso to Section 6.2(b)(iii) on GCEAR Common Stock and a dividend permitted by the proviso to Section 6.1(b)(iii) on CCIT II Common Stock received in the REIT Merger or fail to receive either a dividend permitted by the proviso to Section 6.2(b)(iii) on GCEAR Common Stock or a dividend permitted by the proviso to Section 6.1(b)(iii) on CCIT II Common Stock received in the REIT Merger.
(b) In the event that either CCIT II or GCEAR shall declare or pay any dividend or other distribution that is expressly permitted pursuant to the proviso at the end of Section 6.1(b)(iii) or Section 6.2(b)(iii), respectively, it shall notify the other Party at least twenty (20) days prior to the Closing Date, and such other Party shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
declare a dividend per share payable (i) Holders in the case of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled CCIT II, to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of CCIT II Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Optionsin an amount per share of CCIT II Common Stock equal to the product of (A) as if immediately prior the dividend declared by GCEAR with respect to each share of GCEAR Common Stock Dividend Record Dateby (B) the Exchange Ratio, all shares and (ii) in the case of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares GCEAR, to holders of GCEAR Common Stock, in an amount per share of GCEAR Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the dividend declared by CCIT II with respect to each share of CCIT II Common Stock by (B) the Exchange Ratio. Dividends The record date and time and payment date and time for any dividend payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”7.8(b) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Closing Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Cole Office & Industrial REIT (CCIT II), Inc.), Merger Agreement (Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc.)
Dividends. (a) Holders From and after the Closing, subject to the terms of this Section 31.5, the issued and outstanding shares right to receive cumulative dividends on the Accrued Value of each Convertible Preferred Stock Share at the Annual Rate. The right to receive dividends on each Convertible Preferred Share shall be entitled to receivecumulative and shall accrue daily from and the Closing and shall compound on each Semi-Annual Dividend Date (each, out of the an “Accrued Dividend”) whether or not earned or declared, and whether or not there are earnings or profits, surplus, or other funds or assets of the Corporation Company legally available for the payment of dividends. Each Accrued Dividend shall be satisfied, dividends on at the terms described below:
election of the Company, (i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock by payment in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock cash (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stocka “Cash Dividend”), Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), by increasing the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date Accrued Value of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon share (a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record DateDividend”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation The Company shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends on shares of any other class or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities series of shares of the Company ranking junior to the Convertible Preferred Shares (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions dividends on Common Shares payable in Common Shares) unless (in addition to the obtaining of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment any consents required herein) the Convertible Preferred Holders of the exercise or purchase price of OptionsConvertible Preferred Shares then outstanding shall first receive, or simultaneously receive, a dividend on each outstanding share of Convertible Preferred Shares in an amount at least equal to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose i) the aggregate Liquidation Preference and amount of the aggregate Accrued Dividends then accrued on such share of Convertible Preferred Shares and not previously paid and (ii) (A) in the case of a dividend on Common Shares or any class or series that is convertible into Common Shares, that dividend per share of Convertible Preferred Stock)Shares as would equal the product of (1) the dividend payable on each share of such class or series determined, if applicable, as if all shares of such class or series had been converted into Common Shares and (2) the number of Common Shares issuable upon conversion of a share of Convertible Preferred Shares, in each case calculated on the record date for determination of holders entitled to receive such dividend or (B) immediately after in the taking case of a dividend on any class or series of shares ranking junior to the Convertible Preferred Shares that is not convertible into Common Shares, at a rate per share of Convertible Preferred Shares determined by (1) dividing the amount of the dividend payable on each share of such actionclass or series of shares by the original issuance price of such class or series of shares (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to such class or series) and (2) multiplying such fraction by an amount equal to the Accrued Value; provided that if the Company declares, pays or sets aside, on the same date, a dividend on shares of more than one class or series of shares of the Company that is junior to the Convertible Preferred Shares, the Corporation, dividend payable to the Convertible Preferred Holders pursuant to this Section 31.4 shall be calculated based upon the dividend on the class or series of shares that would result in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the highest Convertible Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable lawShares dividend.
(c) If Subject to Section 31.6 and Section 31.7, the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date Convertible Preferred Holders shall be entitled to receive, and the Company shall pay, dividends on Convertible Preferred Shares (other than Accrued Dividends), on an as-converted basis, equal to and in the same form as dividends actually paid on shares of any share the Common Shares when, as and if such dividends are paid on shares of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior Common Shares.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the next Annual Dividend Payment Datecontrary herein, to the extent that the Convertible Preferred Holder’s right to participate in any dividend would result in the Convertible Preferred Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Convertible Preferred Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such dividend to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any Common Shares as a result of such share at Distribution to such extent) and the Close portion of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will dividend shall be entitledheld in abeyance for the benefit of the Convertible Preferred Holder until such time, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction if ever, such grant, issuance or conversionsale, as applicable, to receive, on or, at its right thereto would not result in the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Convertible Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after Holder exceeding the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicableBeneficial Ownership Limitation.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Business Combination Agreement (Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III), Business Combination Agreement (Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III)
Dividends. (a) The Holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for dividends in the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference same amount per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance as dividends are paid with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, respect to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect treating each share of Series A Preferred Stock as being equal to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to into which each such share of Series A Preferred Stock could be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata converted pursuant to the Holders provisions of shares Article 6 hereof, with such number determined as of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment determination of dividends to the holders of shares Holders of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect entitled to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (receive such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”dividend).
(b) Without the consent As long as any shares of the Holders representing at least Series A Preferred Stock are Outstanding, no dividends shall be declared or paid or set apart for payment on Pari Passu Securities for any period unless dividends in the same amount per share as dividends are paid with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock and Common Stock (with the Series A Preferred Stock being treated along with the Common Stock in accordance with the requirements of Section 4.1(a)) have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid or declared and a majority sum sufficient for the payment thereof set apart for such payment on the Series A Preferred Stock.
(c) As long as any shares of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred StockStock are outstanding, the Corporation no dividends shall not (i) declare, pay be declared or paid or set aside apart for payment any dividends or distributions other distribution declared or made upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchasesthe Common Stock) nor shall any Junior Securities be redeemed, redemptions purchased or acquisitions otherwise acquired [other than a redemption, purchase or other acquisition of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards Common Stock made for purposes of an employee agreement, or incentive or benefit plan (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Optionsa stock option plan), payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) any subsidiary (all such dividends, distributions, redemptions or purchases being hereinafter referred to as a "Junior Securities Distribution")] for any consideration (or pay any moneys be paid to or make made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of any such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (Astock) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, by the Corporation, directly or indirectly, unless in its good faith judgmenteach case an equal amount of Junior Securities Distribution per share as dividends, would be able distributions, redemptions or purchase amounts are paid with respect to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference Series A Preferred Stock, any Pari Passu Securities and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of Common Stock (with the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Series A Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on being treated along with the Preferred Common Stock but occurs on or prior to in accordance with the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder requirements of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c4.1(a), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable).
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Tekinsight Com Inc), Merger Agreement (Data Systems Network Corp)
Dividends. FPL shall not, nor shall it permit any of its subsidiaries to, (ai) Holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receivedeclare, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, set aside or pay any dividends on the terms described belowor make other distributions in respect of any of its capital stock or share capital, except:
(iA) Holders that FPL may continue the declaration and payment of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all regular quarterly cash dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of FPL Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior not to each Common Stock Dividend Record Dateexceed $0.54 per share, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that with usual record and payment dates for such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iiipast dividend practice; provided, that (1) below. Subject dividends payable in respect of periods after July 31, 2000, may exceed by up to Section 4(c)5% per share the dividend payable during the prior 12-month period in respect of the comparable time period and (2) if the FPL Effective Time does not occur between a record date and payment date of a regular quarterly dividend, Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not special dividend may be declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment paid in respect of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of FPL Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Datethe quarter in which the FPL Effective Time occurs with a record date in such quarter and on or prior to the date on which the FPL Effective Time occurs, which dividend does not exceed an amount equal to the “Dividend PIK Amount”), product of (i) a fraction the (x) numerator of which is equal to the number of shares days between the last payment date of Common Stock a regular quarterly dividend and the record date of such special dividend (excluding such last payment date but including the record date of such special dividend) and (y) the denominator of which is equal to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares days between the last payment date of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered a regular quarterly dividend and the same calendar day in partial the third month after the month in which such last payment of the Dividend PIK Amount date occurred (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cashexcluding such last payment date but including such same calendar day), which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.then permitted quarterly dividend per share, and
(ivB) Each Participating Dividend for the declaration and payment of dividends by a direct or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata indirect wholly-owned subsidiary solely to its parent corporation, or by a direct or indirect partially owned subsidiary of FPL (provided that FPL or the Holders FPL subsidiary receives or is to receive its proportionate share of shares such dividend or distribution), and
(C) for the declaration and payment of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) regular cash dividends with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day preferred stock of FPL's subsidiaries outstanding as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority date of the then-Agreement or permitted to be issued and outstanding shares under the terms of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.Agreement,
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Sources: Merger Agreement (System Energy Resources Inc), Merger Agreement (Florida Power & Light Co)
Dividends. (a) Holders The holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out receive preferential dividends at an annual rate equal to six percent (6%) per annum times the Original Issue Price (as defined below) for each share of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that held by such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stockholders, and no such dividends shall be payable in cash to the holders of record at the close of business on each March 15 and September 15 of each year. Dividends on shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Series B Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date date on which such shares are issued and, to the extent they are not paid in cash when due, shall compound on a semi-annual basis on each March 15 and September 15 of such shareeach year, whether or not declared and the Company has earnings or profits, whether or not the Corporation has there are funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a whether or not dividends are declared.
(b) Upon conversion of the any share of Series B Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred into Common Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments 4, the holder of such Series B Preferred Stock shall be aggregated per Holder entitled to receive payment of all accrued and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends mayunpaid dividends thereon, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretionholder thereof, be paid (Ai) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, cash or (Cii) by delivery in the form of any combination such number of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in additional shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect equal to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less amount of such accrued and unpaid dividends, divided by (y)(iy) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the then applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable lawSeries B Conversion Price.
(c) If In no event may any dividends be paid on the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Series B Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on orunless, at the Corporation’s electiontime of such payment, before any and all dividends then accrued and payable on the shares of any Senior Stock shall have been paid in full. If dividends are paid on the shares of Series B Preferred Stock and shares of Parity Stock in an amount less than the total amount of such Annual Dividend Payment Datedividends at the time accrued and payable on all of such shares, such declared Annual Dividend dividends shall be allocated pro rata (in proportion to the respective amounts due with respect thereto) among all such shares of Series B Preferred Stock and shares of Parity Stock at the time outstanding based on the amount of dividends then due with respect to each such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends In no event may any dividends be paid on any share Junior Stock unless, at the time of such payment, any and all dividends then accrued and payable on the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicablehave been paid in full.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (General Devices Inc), Securities Purchase Agreement (General Devices Inc)
Dividends. (a) Holders a. Subject to the prior and superior rights of the issued and outstanding holders of shares of Preferred any other series of Preference Stock or other class of capital stock of the Corporation ranking prior and superior to the shares of this Series with respect to dividends, the holders of shares of this Series shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for therefor, (1) quarterly dividends payable on the first day of each of March, June, September and December (each such date being referred to herein as a "Quarterly Dividend Payment Date"), commencing on the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date after the first issuance of a share or a fraction of a share of this Series, in the amount of $.01 per whole share (rounded to the nearest cent) less the amount of all cash dividends declared on this Series pursuant to the following clause (2) since the immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or, with respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, since the first issuance of any share or fraction of a share of this Series (the total of which shall not, in any event, be less than zero), and (2) dividends payable in cash on the payment of dividends, dividends date for each cash dividend declared on the terms described below:
Common Stock in an amount per whole share (rounded to the nearest cent) equal to the Formula Number (as hereinafter defined) then in effect times the cash dividends then to be paid on each share of Common Stock, par value $.01, of the Corporation (the "Common Stock"). In addition, if the Corporation shall pay any dividend or make any distribution on the Common Stock payable in assets, securities or other forms of noncash consideration (other than dividends or distributions solely in shares of Common Stock), then, in each such case, the Corporation shall simultaneously pay or make on each outstanding whole share of this Series B dividend or distribution in like kind equal to the Formula Number then in effect times such dividend or distribution on each share of the Common Stock. As used herein, the "Formula Number" shall be 1,000; provided, however, that, if at any time after November 20, 1998, the Corporation shall (i) Holders of declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Preferred Common Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with or make any distribution on the holders Common Stock in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide (by a stock split or otherwise) the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on or (iii) combine (by a reverse stock split or otherwise) the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders a smaller number of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends then in each such event the Formula Number shall be payable adjusted to holders of shares of Common Stock unless a number determined by multiplying the full dividends contemplated Formula Number in effect immediately prior to such event by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i)a fraction, the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board numerator of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date which is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders number of shares of Common Stock that are outstanding immediately prior to such event (and rounding the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”result to the nearest whole number); and provided further, and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividendsthat, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such dateif at any time after November 20, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock1998, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of issue any shares of such Junior Securitiesits capital stock in a merger, unlessreclassification, or change of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, then in each casesuch event the Formula Number shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect such merger, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date reclassification or Conversion Date of any change so that each share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual continues to be the economic equivalent of a Formula Number of shares of Common Stock prior to such merger, reclassification or change.
b. The Corporation shall declare a dividend or distribution on this Series provided in Section 2(a) immediately prior to or at the same time it declares a dividend or distribution on the Common Stock (other than a dividend or distribution solely in shares of Common Stock); provided, however, that, in the event no dividend or distribution (other than a dividend or distribution in shares of Common Stock) shall have been declared on the Common Stock during the period between any Quarterly Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to and the next Annual subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.a dividend of
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Rights Agreement (Illuminet Holdings Inc), Rights Agreement (Illuminet Holdings Inc)
Dividends. (a) From after the Effective Date, the Holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividendson a quarterly basis with payments to occur no later than 75 days in arrears from each reporting period (each, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock a “Dividend Record Payment Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directorsa year-end reconciliation, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Class B Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum equal to the greater of (A) five percent (5%) of GAAP net income of the MTIX operating business calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day for a particular calendar year, as applicableand (B) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference a $2.50 per share of Class B Preferred Stock (in either case, the “Dividend RatePercentage”), payable . All dividends provided for in accordance with Section 4(a)(iiiclause (i) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends above shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such sharebe cumulative, whether or not declared and whether earned or not declared, accruing on an annual basis from the Effective Date. In the event that the Corporation has shall not have funds legally available for for, or is otherwise prohibited by the payment of NRS, or any other applicable law, from paying any amounts under this Section 3(a), the obligation to pay such dividends and amounts shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as carried forward and fulfilled when such funds are legally available and the Corporation is permitted to do so authorized and declared by under the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, NRS or any other applicable law.
(b) All dividends paid with respect to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion shares of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Class B Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i3(a) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend .
(i) No full dividends shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated declared by the Board of Directors or paid or set apart for payment by the Corporation on any Parity Securities for any period unless full cumulative dividends have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid in full, or declared and a sum in cash set apart sufficient for such dividendspayment, which (i) with respect on the Class B Preferred Stock for all periods terminating on or prior to Participating Dividendsthe date of payment of such full dividends on such Parity Securities. If any dividends are not so paid in full, all partial dividends declared upon shares of the Class B Preferred Stock and any Parity Securities shall be declared pro rata so that the amount of dividends declared per share on the Class B Preferred Stock and such Parity Securities shall in all cases bear to each other the same day as ratio that accrued dividends per share on the record date for the payment of dividends Class B Preferred Stock and such Parity Securities bear to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and each other.
(ii) with respect So long as any share of the Class B Preferred Stock is outstanding, the Corporation shall not declare, pay or set apart for payment any dividend on any of the Junior Securities, or make any payment on account of, or set apart for payment money for a sinking or other similar fund for, the purchase, redemption or other retirement of, any of the Junior Securities or any warrants, rights, calls or options exercisable for or convertible into any of the Junior Securities, whether in cash, obligations or shares of the Corporation or other property, and shall not permit any corporation or other entity directly or indirectly controlled by the Corporation to Annual Dividendspurchase or redeem any of the Junior Securities or any such warrants, shall be not more rights, calls or options (other than thirty (30in exchange for Junior Securities) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding unless full cumulative dividends determined in accordance herewith on the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”)Class B Preferred Stock have been paid in full for all periods ended prior to the date of such.
(biii) Without the consent So long as any share of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Class B Preferred StockStock is outstanding, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities except with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” dividends as permitted by Section 3(c)(i)) make any payment on account of, or “net” exercises of Optionsset apart for payment money for a sinking or other similar fund for, payment the purchase, redemption or other retirement of, any of the exercise Parity Securities or purchase price of Optionsany warrants, rights, calls or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result options exercisable for or convertible into any of the exercise of Options Parity Securities, whether in cash, obligations or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements shares of the Corporation or its Subsidiariesother property, and shall not permit any corporation or other entity directly or indirectly controlled by the Corporation to purchase or redeem any of the Parity Securities or any such warrants, rights, calls or options.
(d) Dividends payable on the Class B Preferred Stock for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available period less than a year shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and, for periods not involving a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such actionfull calendar month, the fair value actual number of days elapsed (not to exceed 30 days).
(e) Dividends payable on the Class B Preferred Stock shall be payable in cash or in Common Stock at the discretion of the Corporation’s assets would exceed . In the sum event that the Corporation elects to pay the dividends in Common Stock, it shall issue that number of its debts (including for this purpose shares of Common Stock determined by dividing the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends amount of the Preferred Stock)dividend by the average price per share for the ten (10) trading days immediately preceding the determination date as reported by Bloomberg, (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.L.P.
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Sources: Share Exchange Agreement (DPW Holdings, Inc.), Share Exchange Agreement (Avalanche International, Corp.)
Dividends. (a) Holders The holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock OP Units shall be entitled to receive, out of from funds which the assets of the Corporation legally General Partner determines to be available for the payment of dividendsdistribution as provided in Section 7.1, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of “Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid per Preferred OP Unit at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock annual rate (the “Annual DividendsPreferred Rate”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00the 10-year United States Treasury bond yield in effect on January 2nd of such calendar year (as reported by Bloomberg L.P. and its successors or, if Bloomberg L.P. and its successors no longer report such yield, then as reported by any other comparable service that reports such yield) plus 239 basis points; provided, however, that the Annual Preferred Rate shall not be less than 6.5% of the Liquidation Preference per share of nor more than 9%. Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends for each year shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directorsequal installments, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends quarterly distributions to the holders of shares Common OP Units, and shall be paid when such quarterly distributions are paid to Common OP Units holders of record as of the accrual date; provided, however, that:
(a) if the payment date for distributions to Common OP Unit holders is more than twenty (20) days after the record date, the Preferred Dividends shall be paid on or before the twentieth (20th) day following the record date,
(b) if distributions to holders of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”)OP Units are made less frequently than quarterly, then Preferred Dividends shall accrue on each March 31, June 30, September 30 and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, December 31 and shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than paid within ten (10) days preceding thereafter to holders of record as of the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such accrual date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.and
(c) If if distributions to holders of Common OP Units are made more frequently than quarterly, the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date Preferred Dividends shall accrue at the same frequency that distributions are made to holders of any share of Common OP Units, and
(d) the Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend installment payable on the first Preferred Stock but occurs Dividend Accrual Date after issuance of a Preferred OP Unit shall be a prorated portion of the regular dividend based on or prior the number of days elapsed from the date of issuance to the next Annual Preferred Dividend Accrual Date. Each date upon which Preferred Dividends accrue is referred to as a “Preferred Dividend Accrual Date”. Each date upon which Preferred Dividends become payable is referred to as a “Preferred Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable”.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Limited Partnership Agreement (Sun Communities Inc), Limited Partnership Agreement (Sun Communities Inc)
Dividends. (a) SERIES A DIVIDENDS. For a period of three (3) years ------------------ following the date of issuance of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the Holders of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive any dividends, and no dividends shall accrue with respect to shares of Series A Preferred Stock, during such period. Commencing on the first day of the fourth (4th) year following the date of issuance of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the Holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out receive dividends at the rate of eight percent (8.0%) per annum of the assets Face Value (as defined below). Such dividends shall be cumulative and shall accrue on a quarterly basis, whether or not declared, from and including the most recent date to which dividends have been paid, or if no dividends have been paid, from the date of original issue thereof. The right to dividends shall accrue regardless of whether there are profits, surplus or other funds legally available for payment of dividends. Whether the dividends on the Preferred Stock are to be paid in cash or in-kind shall be at the sole election of the Corporation legally available for at the payment end of dividendseach fiscal quarter of the Corporation, but such election shall be applicable to all Holders at the time of such election. If the Corporation elects to pay the dividends on in-kind by issuing additional shares of Preferred Stock, it shall so notify the terms described below:
Holders in writing, and such additional shares shall be issued or deemed issued only immediately prior to (i) Holders the occurrence of a Liquidation, (ii) the redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock, or (iii) the conversion of a Holder's shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of into shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on of the shares of Common Stock Corporation, par value $.0001 per share (other than dividends paid in the form of "Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options") as if immediately prior pursuant to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares Paragraph 5. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable accrued as dividends pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”Paragraph 4(a) shall not be payable on deemed outstanding for the same date that such dividends are payable to holders purposes of shares of Common Stockthis Paragraph 4 or Paragraph 6, and no dividends shall accrue with respect thereto, provided that such shares of Series A Preferred Stock accrued as dividends pursuant to this Paragraph 4(a) shall be deemed outstanding for the purposes of Paragraph 5. In the event that a dividend payment is made partly in cash and partly in-kind, each Holder will be entitled to receive the same relative proportions of cash and in-kind stock. Each dividend will be payable to holders Holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid record at the same time to close of business on the Holders date (a "Record Date") which is the last day of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds fiscal quarter of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) belowCorporation. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to To the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if that the Corporation elects to pay all or a dividend in cash, such cash payment will be made to the Holders no later than fifteen (15) days following the Record Date for such dividend. "Face Value" shall mean $4.50 per share of Series A Preferred Stock, subject to proportionate adjustment upon the occurrence of any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend events specified in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (ASection 5(d)(iv) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing or (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAPthis Certificate.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Series a Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (Touchstone Applied Science Associates Inc /Ny/), Stock Purchase Agreement (Touchstone Applied Science Associates Inc /Ny/)
Dividends. (a) Holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stockreceive, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), ifwhen, as and when if declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available thereforfor payment, cumulative dividends at the Dividend Rate (“Dividends”). Dividends on each Annual the Preferred Stock shall be paid quarterly in arrears at the Dividend Payment Date for Rate in cash or, at the election of the Corporation, subject to receipt of any necessary Shareholder Approval (to the extent necessary), in Common Stock as provided pursuant to Section 4. For the avoidance of doubt, unless prohibited by applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods law, (i) the Board shall not fail to declare such Dividends on Preferred Stock and (ii) notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, dividends on each outstanding share of the Preferred Stock (shall accrue for all fiscal periods during which the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”)is outstanding, payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date regardless of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has earnings in any such period, whether there are funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so whether or not such dividends are authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such shareor declared. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total arrears on each Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata Date to the Holders holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders record of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register Corporation’s stock register at the Close close of Business business on the record date designated by relevant Dividend Record Date. Dividends payable for any period less than a full quarterly dividend period (based upon the Board number of Directors for days elapsed during such dividends, which (iperiod) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be computed on the same basis of a 360-day as the record date year consisting of twelve 30-day months.
(b) No dividend shall be declared or paid upon, or any sum set apart for the payment of dividends to upon, any Outstanding share of the holders of shares of Common Preferred Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividendsany dividend period unless all dividends for all preceding dividend periods have been declared and paid, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding or declared and a sufficient sum has been set apart for the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (payment of such datedividend, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding upon all Outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not .
(ic) declare, pay or set aside for payment any No dividends or other distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions a dividend or acquisitions of distribution payable solely in shares of Parity Stock or Junior Securities with respect to equity awards Stock (including in connection with “cashless” the case of Parity Stock) or “net” exercises Junior Stock (in the case of OptionsJunior Stock) and cash in lieu of fractional shares) may be declared, payment of the exercise made or purchase price of Optionspaid, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options set apart for payment upon, any Parity Stock or delivery of equity awards) under Junior Stock, nor may any equity incentive plan Parity Stock or similar arrangements of the Corporation Junior Stock be redeemed, purchased or its Subsidiaries) otherwise acquired for any consideration (or pay any moneys money paid to or make made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any Parity Stock or Junior Stock) by the Corporation or on behalf of the Corporation (except by (i) conversion into or exchange for shares of such Parity Stock or Junior SecuritiesStock (in the case of Parity Stock) or Junior Stock (in the case of Junior Stock) and cash solely in lieu of fractional shares of Parity Stock or Junior Stock (in the case of Parity Stock) or Junior Stock (in the case of Parity Stock) and (ii) payments in connection with the satisfaction of employees’ tax withholding obligations pursuant to employee benefit plans or outstanding awards (and payment of any corresponding requisite amounts to the appropriate governmental authority), unless, in each case, unless all Accumulated Dividends (A) immediately before and after as of the taking date of such actiondeclaration, payment, redemption, purchase or acquisition) shall have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid in cash. Further, no dividends or other distributions (other than a dividend or distribution payable solely in shares of Junior Stock and cash in lieu of fractional shares) may be declared, made or paid, or set apart for payment upon, any Junior Stock (except payments in connection with the fair value satisfaction of employees’ tax withholding obligations pursuant to employee benefit plans or outstanding awards (and payment of any corresponding requisite amounts to the appropriate governmental authority) unless the payment of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends dividend in respect of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after Stock for the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs most recent dividend period ending on or prior to the date of such declaration or payment has been declared and paid in cash or declared and a sum of cash sufficient for the payment thereof has been set aside for such payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if full dividends have not been paid on the Preferred Stock and any Parity Stock, dividends may be declared and paid on the Preferred Stock and such Parity Stock so long as the dividends are declared and paid pro rata so that the amounts of dividends declared per share on the Preferred Stock and such Parity Stock shall in all cases bear to each other the same ratio that accumulated and unpaid dividends per share on the shares of Preferred Stock and such Parity Stock bear to each other at the time of declaration.
(d) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any dividend, whether payable in cash, property or stock, in excess of full cumulative dividends (it being understood that this Section 3(d) shall not limit the Corporation’s obligations pursuant to Section 3(a).
(e) If any Dividend Payment Date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the required payment will be on the next Annual succeeding Business Day and no interest or dividends on such payment will accrue or accumulate as the case may be, in respect of the delay.
(f) The holders of shares of Preferred Stock at the close of business on a Dividend Record Date shall be entitled to receive the dividend payment on those shares on the corresponding Dividend Payment Date notwithstanding the conversion of such shares in accordance with Sections 8 or 9 following such Dividend Record Date or the Corporation’s default in payment of the dividend due on such Dividend Payment Date. In the case of conversion of shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 5 following the close of business on a Dividend Record Date but prior to the corresponding Dividend Payment Date, the holders of such shares shall not be entitled to receive the corresponding dividend payment following conversion (it being understood that the value thereof is included in the conversion terms set forth in Section 5).
(g) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent that any Holder’s right to participate in any Dividend would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation or the Permitted Percentage Limitation, then the rights appurtenant to such Dividend to which such Holder of such share at is entitled pursuant hereto shall be limited to the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. same extent provided in Section 11 hereof.
(h) Except as provided in this Section 4(c)8 the Corporation shall make no payment or allowance for unpaid dividends, Annual Dividends whether or not in arrears, on any share converted shares of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after or for dividends on the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicableshares of Common Stock issued upon conversion.
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Sources: Backstop and Subscription Agreement, Backstop and Subscription Agreement (Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. III)
Dividends. (aA) Holders In each year the holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Class C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally when and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of DirectorsDirectors of the Corporation, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for that purpose, semi-annual dividends payable in cash on July 1 and January 1 in each year (each such date being referred to herein as "a Dividend Payment Date"), commencing January 1, 2006, in an amount equal to $.015 per share (that is, $.03 per share on an annual basis).
(B) In the payment case of such the original issuance of shares of Class C Preferred Stock, dividends shall begin to accrue and shall be payable annually in arrearscumulative from July 1, if2005. In the case of shares of Class C Preferred Stock issued after July 1, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual 2005 but prior to any Dividend Payment Date, commencing dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from the date of issue to the next Dividend Payment Date; provided, however, that if dividends are not paid on any such Dividend Payment Date, then dividends shall accrue and be cumulative from the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion date such dividends have been paid. Dividends paid on shares of the Class C Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of an amount less than the total amount of an Annual Dividend in such dividends at the time accrued and payable on such shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10allocated pro-Day VWAP with respect to rata on a share-by-share basis among all such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of Class C Preferred shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the time outstanding. The Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the may fix a record date for the determination of holders of Class C Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of dividends a dividend declared thereon, which record date shall be no more than sixty days prior to the holders of shares of Common Stock (date fixed for the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”)payment thereof.
(bC) Without Whenever dividends payable on the consent Class C Preferred Stock as provided in this Section 3 are in arrears, thereafter and until dividends, including all accrued dividends, on shares of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued Class C Preferred Stock outstanding shall have been paid in full or declared and outstanding shares of Preferred Stockset apart for payment, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment dividends on any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities common stock of the Corporation; or (ii) repurchase, redeem purchase or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of the Class C Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on Stock, unless required or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable4.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Stock Exchange Agreement (Defense Technology Systems, Inc.), Stock Exchange Agreement (NewMarket Technology Inc)
Dividends. (a) Holders 10.4.1 The Borrower shall not and shall procure that no other member of the issued and outstanding shares NCLC Group shall, pay any dividends or make any other distributions in respect of Preferred Stock shall be entitled its share capital to receiveany person, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
provided that (i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders subsidiaries of the Preferred Stock.
Borrower may pay dividends to another member of the NCLC Group; (ii) In addition the Borrower may pay dividends in respect of tax liability to each relevant jurisdiction in respect of tax returns for each relevant jurisdiction of the NCLC Group or holder of the Borrower’s capital stock with respect to income taxable as a result of any member of the NCLC Group being treated as a pass-through entity or attributable to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds member of the Corporation legally available thereforNCLC Group and (iii) after the later of (x) the listing of the ordinary capital stock of the Borrower or parent company of the Borrower on an Approved Stock Exchange and (y) an amount equal to the Total Delayed Principal Amount having been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date dividends may be paid in an amount not to exceed [*] of the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and its subsidiaries for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends period commencing on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock 1 January 2010 and ending on the date prior to such payment for which accounts are available, so long as (the “Annual Dividends”I) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis time of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends dividend, no Event of Default has occurred and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by is continuing or would result from the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date payment of such share. Accrued Dividends, dividend and (II) after giving effect to such dividend the ratio of Total Net Funded Debt to Consolidated EBITDA for the four (4) consecutive financial quarters last ended for which accounts have been provided to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation Agent pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date Clause 10.2 is less than [*]. The Agent shall use the Floor Price, (A) Application of Proceeds Formulation to determine whether an amount equal to the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment relevant Maximum Amount of the Dividend PIK Delayed Principal Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAPhas been cancelled and/or prepaid and/or repaid.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment 10.4.2 The Borrower will procure that any dividends or other distributions upon any Junior Securities and interest paid or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including payable in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Optionstherewith received by the Shareholder, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would NCL America Holdings and/or Arrasas will be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior paid to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder Borrower by way of such share at the Close of Business dividend promptly on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicablereceipt.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Revolving Loan Facility Agreement (NCL CORP Ltd.), Revolving Loan Facility Agreement (NCL CORP Ltd.)
Dividends. (a) Holders The holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out receive preferential dividends at an annual rate equal to six percent (6%) per annum times the Original Issue Price (as defined below) for each share of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that held by such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stockholders, and no such dividends shall be payable in cash to the holders of record at the close of business on each March 15 and September 15 of each year. Dividends on shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date date on which such shares are issued and, to the extent they are not paid in cash when due, shall compound on a semi-annual basis on each March 15 and September 15 of such shareeach year, whether or not declared and the Company has earnings or profits, whether or not the Corporation has there are funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a whether or not dividends are declared.
(b) Upon conversion of the any share of Series A Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred into Common Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments 4, the holder of such Series A Preferred Stock shall be aggregated per Holder entitled to receive payment of all accrued and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends mayunpaid dividends thereon, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretionholder thereof, be paid (Ai) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, cash or (Cii) by delivery in the form of any combination such number of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in additional shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect equal to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less amount of such accrued and unpaid dividends, divided by (y)(iy) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the then applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable lawSeries A Conversion Price.
(c) If In no event may any dividends be paid on the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Series A Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on orunless, at the Corporation’s electiontime of such payment, before any and all dividends then accrued and payable on the shares of any Senior Stock shall have been paid in full. If dividends are paid on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and shares of Parity Stock in an amount less than the total amount of such Annual Dividend Payment Datedividends at the time accrued and payable on all of such shares, such declared Annual Dividend dividends shall be allocated pro rata (in proportion to the respective amounts due with respect thereto) among all such shares of Series A Preferred Stock and shares of Parity Stock at the time outstanding based on the amount of dividends then due with respect to each such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends In no event may any dividends be paid on any share Junior Stock unless, at the time of such payment, any and all dividends then accrued and payable on the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicablehave been paid in full.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (General Devices Inc), Securities Purchase Agreement (General Devices Inc)
Dividends. (a) Holders On the first day of each of the issued and outstanding eight successive fiscal quarters for the Corporation that follow the first issuance of any shares of Preferred Class A Stock (the “Class A Original Issue Date”), dividends shall accrue or be entitled to receivepaid (the “Class A Dividends”) on shares of Class A Stock at the rate of $0.11 per quarter (for a total of $0.44 per year) for each share of common stock, out of the assets par value $0.0001 per share of the Corporation legally available for (the payment “Common Stock”), issuable to the holder of dividendsa share of Class A Stock pursuant to the Class A Conversion Ratio defined and described in Section 4 of this Statement of Designations (the “Converted Share Amount”), dividends on subject to appropriate adjustment in the terms described below:
(i) Holders event of shares of Preferred any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Class A Stock or the Common Stock. Class A Dividends, to the extent not paid, shall accrue from day to day, whether or not declared, and shall be entitled cumulative. At such time as the Corporation shall pay all or any portion of any Class A Dividends to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares the Class A Stock then outstanding, then the Corporation shall simultaneously declare and pay to the holders of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares (but not the holders of Common Class A Stock. ) a per share dividend equal to one fourth (1/4) of the per share amount of any Class A Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) then paid (the “Participating DividendsCommon Pro Rata Portion”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders ). Except as otherwise provided in this Statement of shares of Common StockDesignations, and no all accrued dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i)only when, the Corporation shall payas, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when if declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds Directors of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the The Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends on shares of any other class or distributions upon any Junior Securities series of capital stock of the Corporation unless (i) the holders of the Class A Stock then outstanding shall first receive, or simultaneously receive, the Class A Dividends then accrued and not previously paid and (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions the holders of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment Common Stock simultaneously receive the Common Pro Rata Portion of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result amount of the exercise Class A Dividend then paid. Any dividends paid following such payments shall be paid to the holders of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) Class A Stock (for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Common Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for issuable to the holder of a declared Annual Dividend share of Class A Stock based on the Preferred Converted Share Amount) and Common Stock but occurs together on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicablea pro rata basis.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Camden Learning CORP), Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Camden Learning CORP)
Dividends. Entergy shall not, nor shall it permit any of its subsidiaries to, (ai) Holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receivedeclare, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, set aside or pay any dividends on the terms described belowor make other distributions in respect of any of its capital stock or share capital, except:
(iA) Holders that Entergy may continue the declaration and payment of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all regular quarterly cash dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Entergy Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior not to each Common Stock Dividend Record Dateexceed $0.30 per share, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that with usual record and payment dates for such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iiipast dividend practice; provided, that (1) below. Subject dividends payable in respect of periods after July 31, 2000, may exceed by up to Section 4(c)5% per share the dividend payable during the prior 12-month period in respect of the comparable time period and (2) if the Entergy Effective Time does not occur between a record date and payment date of a regular quarterly dividend, Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not special dividend may be declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment paid in respect of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Entergy Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Datethe quarter in which the Entergy Effective Time occurs with a record date in such quarter and on or prior to the date on which the Entergy Effective Time occurs, which dividend does not exceed an amount equal to the “Dividend PIK Amount”), product of (i) a fraction the (x) numerator of which is equal to the number of shares days between the last payment date of Common Stock a regular quarterly dividend and the record date of such special dividend (excluding such last payment date but including the record date of such special dividend) and (y) the denominator of which is equal to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares days between the last payment date of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered a regular quarterly dividend and the same calendar day in partial the third month after the month in which such last payment of the Dividend PIK Amount date occurred (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cashexcluding such last payment date but including such same calendar day), which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.then permitted quarterly dividend per share, and
(ivB) Each Participating Dividend for the declaration and payment of dividends by a direct or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata indirect wholly-owned subsidiary solely to its parent corporation, or by a direct or indirect partially owned subsidiary of Entergy (provided that Entergy or the Holders Entergy subsidiary receives or is to receive its proportionate share of shares such dividend or distribution), and
(C) for the declaration and payment of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) regular cash dividends with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day preferred stock of Entergy's subsidiaries outstanding as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority date of the then-Agreement or permitted to be issued and outstanding shares under the terms of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.Agreement,
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Sources: Merger Agreement (System Energy Resources Inc), Merger Agreement (Florida Power & Light Co)
Dividends. (a) Holders From and after the Closing, subject to the terms of this Section 3, cumulative dividends shall accrue on the issued and outstanding shares Accrued Value of each share of Preferred Stock at the Annual Rate. Dividends on each share of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receivecumulative and shall accrue daily from and after the Closing, out of the but shall compound on a semi- annual basis on each Semi-Annual Dividend Date (each, an “Accrued Dividend”) whether or not earned or declared, and whether or not there are earnings or profits, surplus, or other funds or assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends. Each Accrued Dividend shall be paid, dividends on at the terms described below:
election of the Corporation, (i) Holders in cash (a “Cash Dividend”), or (ii) in kind by increasing the Accrued Value of such share (a “PIK Dividend”).
(b) The Corporation shall not declare, pay or set aside any dividends on shares of any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form on shares of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into payable in shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant ) unless (in addition to the obtaining of any consents required in this Section 4(a)(iCertificate of Designation or the Corporation’s articles of incorporation) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i)Stock then outstanding shall first receive, the Corporation shall payor simultaneously receive, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends a dividend on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) in an amount at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) least equal to 8.00% the sum of (i) the amount of the Liquidation Preference aggregate Accrued Dividends then accrued on such share of Preferred Stock and not previously paid and (ii) (A) in the case of a dividend on Common Stock or any class or series that is convertible into Common Stock, that dividend per share of Preferred Stock as would equal the product of (1) the “Dividend Rate”), dividend payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date each share of such shareclass or series determined, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment if applicable, as if all shares of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), class or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of series had been converted into Common Stock and (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A2) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted issuable upon conversion of a share of Preferred Stock, in each case calculated on the record date for determination of holders entitled to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and receive such dividend or (B) in the portion case of a dividend on any class or series of capital stock of the Annual Dividend Corporation ranking junior to the Preferred Stock that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cashconvertible into Common Stock, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares at a rate per share of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend determined by (1) dividing the amount of the dividend payable on each share of such class or Annual Dividend shall be series of capital stock by the original issuance price of such class or series of capital stock (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to such class or series) and (2) multiplying such fraction by an amount equal to the Accrued Value; provided that if the Corporation declares, pays or sets aside, on the same date, a dividend on shares of more than one class or series of capital stock of the Corporation that is junior to the Preferred Stock, the dividend payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear pursuant to this Section 3 shall be calculated based upon the dividend on the Register at class or series of capital stock that would result in the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common highest Preferred Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable lawdividend.
(c) If Subject to Section 5 and Section 7, the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share Holders shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay, dividends on shares of Preferred Stock is after (other than Accrued Dividends), on an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend as-converted basis, equal to and in the same form as dividends actually paid on shares of the Preferred Common Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversionwhen, as applicable, to receive, and if such dividends are paid on or, at shares of the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicableCommon Stock.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Securities Purchase Agreement (Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II), Securities Purchase Agreement (Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II)
Dividends. (a) Holders The holders of the issued and outstanding shares of New Class A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of funds legally available for that purpose, dividends at the assets rate of three percent (3%) of the applicable New A Series Subscription Price, per annum, and no more. The holders of all series of New Class B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of funds legally available for that purpose, dividends at the rate of five percent (5%) of the applicable New B Series Subscription Price, per annum, and no more. The entitlement of the New Class A Preferred Stock and the New Class B Preferred Stock to such dividends shall be pro rata and on a parity. Such dividends shall be cumulative (cumulating from the date of issuance of such shares of Preferred Stock on a day-to-day basis on the basis of a 360-day year), shall be compounded annually and shall be payable in arrears upon the occurrence of a Liquidation Event (as defined in Section 3 of Part Two of this Article Fourth (such date being herein referred to as the “Dividend Payment Date”). Dividends shall be paid to the holders of record of the New Class A Preferred Stock and New Class B Preferred Stock, as their names appear on the share register of the Corporation legally available on the corresponding record date for the payment distribution.
(b) If, on any Dividend Payment Date, the holders of dividendsthe New Class A Preferred Stock and New Class B Preferred Stock shall not have received the full dividends provided for in the other provisions of this Section 2, then such dividends shall cumulate, whether or not earned or declared, with additional dividends thereon until such dividends shall be paid. Unpaid dividends shall cumulate on a day-to-day basis and shall be computed on the terms described below:basis of a 360-day year.
(ic) Holders of So long as any shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with outstanding, without the written consent of the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of New Class A Preferred StockStock then outstanding, all series voting together as a single class, and the written consent of the holders of not less than fifty five percent (55%) of the shares of New Class B Preferred Stock then outstanding, all series voting together as a single class, neither the Corporation shall not nor any Subsidiary or affiliate of the Corporation shall: (i) declare, declare or pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon on any Junior Securities Stock any dividend whatsoever, whether in cash, property or otherwise; or (ii) repurchaseexcept as set forth in Section 3 of Part Two of this Article Fourth, redeem or otherwise acquire make any distribution on any Junior Securities (other than repurchasesStock, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Optionsor redeem any Junior Stock, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available any monies for a sinking fund for the purchase or redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Investment Agreement (O'Gara Group, Inc.), Investment and Recapitalization Agreement (O'Gara Group, Inc.)
Dividends. (a) Holders From and after the Closing Date, each Holder, in preference and priority to the holders of all other classes or series of stock of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock Corporation, shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior respect to each Common Stock Dividend Record Dateshare, all shares or fraction of a share, of Preferred Stock then outstanding were and held by such Holder, dividends accruing on a daily basis, commencing from the date of issuance of such share of Preferred Stock, at the rate of three percent (3%) per annum of the Stated Value per whole share (or proportion thereof with respect to fractional shares) of such series of Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Dividends”). The Preferred Dividends shall be cumulative, whether or not earned or declared, shall compound quarterly and shall be paid quarterly in arrears on the last day of March, June, September and December in each year, commencing [●], 2019. For the avoidance of doubt, dividends shall accrue daily on the Stated Value of each share of Preferred Stock as such Stated Value is increased by any payment of Preferred Dividends pursuant to the immediately succeeding sentence and such dividends shall be considered accumulated upon the date scheduled for payment of such dividends. The Preferred Dividends shall be paid, at the option of the Corporation, in the form of cash or paid in kind by an increase in the Stated Value of the Preferred Stock, or any combination thereof.
(b) In the event that the Corporation shall at any time pay a dividend on or make a distribution in respect of the Common Stock in cash or any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation, the Corporation shall, at the same time and on the same terms, pay or distribute to each Holder a dividend (or distribution) equal to the dividend (or distribution) that would have been payable or made to such Holder if the shares, or fraction of a share, of Preferred Stock held by such Holder had been converted into shares Common Stock on the date of determination of holders of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant Stock entitled to this Section 4(a)(i) receive such dividend or distribution (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If Except as otherwise provided herein, if at any time the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date Corporation pays less than the total amount of any share dividends then accumulated with respect to the Preferred Stock, such payment shall be distributed pro rata among the Holders entitled thereto based upon the Stated Value on all shares of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of held by each such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicableHolder.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Investment Agreement (RingCentral, Inc.), Investment Agreement (Avaya Holdings Corp.)
Dividends. (aA) Holders Subject to the prior and superior rights of the issued and outstanding holders of any shares of any other series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation ("Preferred Stock"), or any similar stock ranking prior and superior to the shares of the Sixth Series with respect to dividends, the holders of shares of the Sixth Series, in preference to the holders of Common Stock and any shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the shares of the Sixth Series (collectively with such Common Stock, "Junior Stock"), shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of the assets of the Corporation funds legally available for the payment purpose, quarterly dividends payable in cash, on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 in each year (each such date being referred to herein as a "Quarterly Dividend Payment Date") in an amount (rounded to the nearest cent) equal to the greater of (a) $100.00 or (b) the product of the FON Group Multiple (as defined below) times the aggregate per share amount of all cash dividends, plus the product of the FON Group Multiple times the aggregate per share amount (payable in cash, based upon the fair market value at the time the non-cash dividend or other distribution is declared as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors) of all non-cash dividends or other distributions other than a dividend payable in shares of FON Group Common Stock, or a subdivision of the outstanding shares of FON Group Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise), declared (but not withdrawn) on the terms described below:FON Group Common Stock since the immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, or, with respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, since the first issuance of any share or fraction of a share of the Sixth Series.
(B) As used herein, the FON Group Multiple shall initially be 1,000. In the event the Corporation shall (i) Holders declare any dividend on FON Group Common Stock payable in shares of such stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding FON Group Common Stock, or (iii) combine the outstanding FON Group Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the FON Group Multiple shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Preferred FON Group Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of FON Group Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.
(C) The Corporation shall declare a dividend or distribution on the Sixth Series as provided above in paragraph (A) of this Section (2) immediately after it declares a dividend or distribution on the FON Group Common Stock (other than a dividend payable in shares of FON Group Common Stock); provided, however, that in the event no dividend or distribution shall have been declared on the FON Group Common Stock during the period between any Quarterly Dividend Payment Date and the next subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, the minimum quarterly dividend of $100.00 on the Sixth Series shall nevertheless be entitled payable on such subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date.
(D) Dividends shall begin to participate equally accrue and ratably with be cumulative on outstanding shares of Sixth Series from the Quarterly Dividend Payment Date next preceding the date of issue of such shares of Sixth Series, unless the date of issue of such shares of Sixth Series is prior to the record date for the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in which case dividends on such shares shall begin to accrue from the date of issue of such shares, or unless the date of issue is a Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or is a date after the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock Sixth Series entitled to receive a quarterly dividend and before such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in all either of which cases such dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date. Accrued but unpaid dividends shall cumulate but shall not bear interest. Dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other Sixth Series in an amount less than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in such dividends at the time accrued and payable on such shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid allocated pro rata to the Holders of on a share-by-share basis among all such shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”)time outstanding.
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Rights Agreement (Sprint Corp), Rights Agreement (Sprint Corp)
Dividends. (a) Holders of the issued Series A Preferred, in preference to the holders of the Common Stock and outstanding shares pari passu with the holders of Preferred Stock Series B Preferred, shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally when and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of DirectorsDirectors of the Corporation (the “Board”), but only out of funds of the Corporation that are legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for cash dividends at the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends rate of six percent (6%) of the Series A Original Issue Price (as defined below) per annum on each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock (as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations, splits, recapitalizations and the like with respect to such shares after the filing date hereof), compounded annually. The “Annual DividendsSeries A Original Issue Price” of the Series A Preferred shall be one dollar ($1.00) per share, subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, reverse stock split, reorganization, recapitalization, or other reclassification (each a “Recapitalization Event”) affecting the Series A Preferred. Holders of the Series B Preferred, in preference to the holders of the Common Stock and pari passu with the Holders of Series A Preferred, shall be entitled to receive, when and as declared by the Board, but only out of funds that are legally available therefor, cash dividends at a the rate of eight percent (8%) of the Series B Original Issue Price (as defined below) per annum on each outstanding share of Series B Preferred (calculated on as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations, splits, recapitalizations and the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day yearlike with respect to such shares after the filing date hereof), as applicable) equal to 8.00% compounded annually. The “Series B Original Issue Price” of the Liquidation Preference Series B Preferred shall be $3.2481 per share share, subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of Preferred Stock (any Recapitalization Event affecting the “Dividend Rate”), payable Series B Preferred. The dividends described in accordance with this Section 4(a)(iii1(a) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such shareday to day, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends declared, and shall be cumulative; provided, however, that except as set forth in the following sentence of this Section 1(a) or in Sections 3(b) and 5, such dividends shall be payable annually in arrearsonly when, ifas, as and when so authorized and if declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall be under no obligation to pay such dividends. The Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends on shares of any other class or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities series of capital stock of the Corporation (other than repurchasesdividends on shares of Common Stock payable in Common Stock) unless (in addition to the obtaining of any consents required elsewhere in the Certificate of Incorporation) the holders of any Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred then outstanding shall first receive, redemptions or acquisitions simultaneously receive (in addition to any dividend payable pursuant to Section 1(b), below), a dividend equal to all dividends then accrued on such share of Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred and not previously paid. In the event that a dividend is to be paid on the Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred in an amount less than the aggregate amount of accrued but unpaid dividends, such dividends shall be allocated pro rata among the shares of Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred based upon the number of shares of Junior Securities with respect on an as-converted to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable lawCommon Stock basis.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Share Exchange Agreement (Paylocity Holding Corp), Share Exchange Agreement (Paylocity Holding Corp)
Dividends. (a) Holders The holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Series E Preferred Stock, in preference to the holders of Series D Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series A Preferred Stock and Common Stock, shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor, noncumulative dividends at the assets rate of eight percent (8%) per share of the Corporation legally available Series E Original Issue Price per annum (as adjusted for the payment of subsequent stock dividends, dividends on stock splits, combinations, recapitalizations or the terms described below:like with respect to such share) from the date of original issuance of such share (the "Closing Date").
(ib) Holders The holders of shares of Series D Preferred Stock, in preference to the holders of Series C Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series A Preferred Stock and Common Stock, shall be entitled to participate equally receive, when, as and ratably if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor, noncumulative dividends at the rate of eight percent (8%) per share of the Series D Original Issue Price per annum (as adjusted for subsequent stock dividends, stock splits, combinations, recapitalizations or the like with respect to such share) from the Closing Date with respect to such share.
(c) The holders of shares of Series C Preferred Stock, in preference to the holders of Series B Preferred Stock, Series A Preferred Stock and Common Stock in all Stock, shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor, noncumulative dividends paid on at the rate of eight percent (8%) per share of the Series C Original Issue Price per annum (as adjusted for subsequent stock dividends, stock splits, combinations, recapitalizations or the like with respect to such share) from the Closing Date with respect to such share.
(d) The holders of shares of Common Series B Preferred Stock (other than dividends paid and Series A Preferred Stock, in preference to the form holders of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Optionsshall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor, noncumulative dividends at the rate of eight percent (8%) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares per share of the applicable Original Issue Price of such series of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant per annum (as adjusted for subsequent stock dividends, stock splits, combinations, recapitalizations or the like with respect to this Section 4(a)(isuch share) (from the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that Closing Date with respect to such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stockshare.
(iie) In addition Subject to obtaining any consent required under Section A.8(f) below, after the foregoing dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i)on the Preferred Stock shall have been paid, then the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), ifmay (when, as and when if declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of ) declare and distribute in such year dividends among the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share holders of Preferred Stock (and the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares holders of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), pro rata based on the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be held by each, determined by dividing on an as-if-converted basis (assuming full conversion of all such shares of such series of Preferred Stock) as of the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP record date with respect to the declaration of such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided thatdividends. For the avoidance of doubt, where the Corporation has determined holders of Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock shall participate on a pari passu basis in its sole discretion any distribution or dividend declared or paid to pay a Dividend PIK Amountthe Common Stock or any series of Preferred Stock ranking junior to the Series A Preferred Stock, if Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock on the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) basis of the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that into which it is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAPthen convertible.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
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Sources: Loan and Security Agreement (908 Devices Inc.), Loan and Security Agreement (908 Devices Inc.)
Dividends. (a) Holders To the extent necessary to satisfy the requirements of Section 857(a)(1) of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available Code for the payment taxable year of dividendsICH ending at the Effective Time, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock ICH shall be entitled to participate equally declare and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) pay a dividend (the “Participating Dividends”"Final ICH Dividend") shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common ICH Stock, the record and no dividends payment dates for which shall be payable to holders on or before the close of shares of Common Stock unless business on the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time last business day prior to the Holders of Effective Time, in an amount sufficient to permit ICH to satisfy such requirements. If ICH determines it necessary to declare the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i)Final ICH Dividend, the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual such Final ICH Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, as provided in Section 5.2(a)(i) hereof, it shall notify ACT at least ten days prior to the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares date for the ICH Stockholder Meeting (as defined below), and ACT shall declare a dividend per ACT Common Share, the record date for which shall be payable the close of business on the last business day prior to the Effective Time, in cash, which an amount shall be calculated as per share equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the total Final ICH Dividend PIK Amount less per share of ICH Stock paid by ICH by (y)(iy) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”)Exchange Ratio.
(b) Without No dividends or other distributions with respect to ACT Common Shares with a record date after the consent Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificate with respect to the Holders representing at least a majority ACT Common Shares represented thereby, and no cash payment in lieu of fractional shares shall be paid to any such holder pursuant to Section 2.5, in each case until the then-issued and outstanding shares surrender of Preferred Stocksuch Certificate in accordance with this Article II. Subject to the effect of applicable escheat laws, as soon as reasonably practicable following surrender of any such Certificate there shall be paid to the Corporation shall not holder of such Certificate, without interest, (i) declareat the time of such surrender, pay or set aside for payment the amount of any dividends or distributions upon cash payable in lieu of any Junior Securities or fractional ACT Common Share to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.5 and (ii) repurchaseif such Certificate is exchangeable for one or more whole ACT Common Shares, redeem (x) at the time of such surrender the amount of dividends or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities distributions with a record date after the Effective Time theretofore paid with respect to equity awards such whole ACT Common Shares and (including in connection y) at the appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and record date after the taking of Effective Time but prior to such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference surrender and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of with a payment date subsequent to such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able surrender payable with respect to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable lawwhole ACT Common Shares.
(c) If Notwithstanding any provision of this Article II to the Fundamental Transaction Date contrary, dividends shall be paid by ICH pro rata with respect to each outstanding share of beneficial interest within a particular class of ICH Stock and dividends shall be paid by ACT pro rata with respect to each outstanding share of beneficial interest of ACT within a particular class in accordance with the requirements of Section 562(c) of the Code (including, as necessary, by transferring cash to an appropriate paying agent), and no dividend payments shall accrue to the benefit of ACT or Conversion Date ICH for failure of a former holder of ICH Stock to surrender any certificate representing any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicableICH Stock.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Impac Commercial Holdings Inc), Merger Agreement (Amresco Capital Trust)
Dividends. (a) Holders From and after the date of the issued and issuance of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock, dividends at the rate per annum of eight percent (8%) per share shall accrue on such shares of Series A Preferred Stock (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock Stock) (the "Accruing Dividends"). Accruing Dividends shall accrue from day to day, whether or not declared, and shall be entitled cumulative. Accruing Dividends shall be payable only when, as, and if declared by the Board and the Corporation shall be under no obligation to receivepay such Accruing Dividends. The Corporation shall not declare, out pay or set aside any dividends on shares of the assets any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, (other than dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock payable in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in Stock) unless the form holders of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of the Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stockfirst receive, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i)or simultaneously receive, the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends a dividend on each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) in an amount at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) least equal to 8.00% the greater of (i) the amount of the Liquidation Preference per aggregate Accruing Dividends then accrued on such share of Series A Preferred Stock and not previously paid and (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iiiii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery the case of shares of a dividend on Common Stock or any class or series that is convertible into Common Stock, that dividend per share of Series A Preferred Stock as would equal the product of (1) the dividend payable on each share of such class or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and series determined, if applicable, as if all shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all such class or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of series had been converted into Common Stock and (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A2) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered issuable upon conversion of a share of Series A Preferred Stock, in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be each case calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated for determination of holders entitled to receive such dividend or (B) in the case of a dividend on any class or series of Preferred Stock that is not convertible into Common Stock, at a rate per share of Series A Preferred Stock determined by (1) dividing the amount of the dividend payable on each share of such class or series of Preferred Stock by the Board original issuance price of Directors for such dividendsclass or series of capital stock (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, which (i) stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to Participating Dividendssuch class or series) and (2) multiplying such fraction by an amount equal to the Series A Original Issue Price (as defined below); provided that if the Corporation declares, shall be pays or sets aside, on the same day as date, a dividend on shares of more than one class or series of capital stock of the record date for Corporation, the payment of dividends dividend payable to the holders of shares Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 5.2 shall be calculated based upon the dividend on the class or series of Common capital stock that would result in the highest Series A Preferred Stock dividend. The "Series A Original Issue Price" shall mean Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500) per share, subject to appropriate adjustment in the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”)event of any stock dividend, and (ii) stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
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Dividends. (a) Holders From and after the first date of the issued and outstanding issuance of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the "Initial Issuance Date"), the holders of Series A Preferred Stock (each, a "Holder" and collectively, the "Holders") shall be entitled to receivereceive such dividends paid and distributions made to the holders of Common Stock, out which right shall be prior to the rights of the assets holders of capital stock of the Corporation, including the Common Stock, junior in rank to the Series A Preferred Stock in respect of the preferences as to distributions and payments upon a Liquidation Event (such stock, including the Common Stock, being referred to hereinafter collectively as "Junior Stock") (if any) (but after and subject to the rights of holders of Senior Preferred Stock (as defined below), if any, and pari passu to the rights of holders of capital stock of the Corporation legally available for pari passu in rank to the payment Series A Preferred Stock in respect of dividendsthe preferences as to distributions and payments upon a Liquidation Event (such stock being referred to hereinafter collectively as "Pari Passu Stock") (if any)), dividends to the same extent as if such Holders had converted the Series A Preferred Stock into Common Stock (without regard to any limitations on conversion herein or elsewhere) and had held such shares of Common Stock on the terms described record date for such dividends and distributions (provided, however, to the extent that a Holder's right to participate in any such dividend or distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage (as defined below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock ), then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate equally and ratably with in such dividend or distribution to such extent (or in the holders beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such dividend or distribution to such extent) and the portion of such dividend or distribution shall be held in all dividends paid on abeyance for the shares benefit of Common Stock (other than dividends paid the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the form Holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time such Holder shall be delivered such dividend or distribution to the extent as if there had been no such limitation). Payments under the preceding sentence shall be made concurrently with the dividend or distribution to the holders of Common Stock. Following the occurrence of a Liquidation Event (as defined below) and the payment in full to a Holder of its applicable liquidation preference, Convertible Securities other than as set forth in Section 4 below, such Holder shall cease to have any rights hereunder to participate in any future dividends or Options) as if immediately prior distributions made to each the holders of Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all Stock. The Corporation shall not declare or pay any dividends on any other shares of Junior Stock or any Pari Passu Stock unless the holders of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding were shall simultaneously receive a dividend on a pro rata basis as if the shares of Series A Preferred Stock had been converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made 7 immediately prior to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for determining the payment of dividends stockholders eligible to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (receive such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”)dividends.
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Vringo Inc)
Dividends. (a) Holders The holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally when and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of dividends, cumulative dividends at the annual rate of $8.50 per share in equal quarterly payments on the last business day of each calendar quarter (each of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual dates being a "Dividend Payment Date"), commencing with the last day of the calendar quarter in which the shares of Series C Preferred Stock are issued, in preference to dividends on the first Annual Junior Securities. Such dividends shall be paid to the holders of record at the close of business on the date which is ten (10) business days prior to the Dividend Payment Date. Each of such quarterly dividends shall be fully cumulative and shall accrue (whether or not declared), without interest, from the Date of Issuance. Any dividend payments due with respect to the Series C Preferred Stock on any Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date shall be made in cash.
(b) All dividends paid with respect to shares of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(iparagraph (3)(a) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend hereof shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock holders entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If No full cash dividends shall be declared or paid or set apart for payment on the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Series B Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for any period unless full cumulative dividends have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid or declared and a declared Annual Dividend sum sufficient for the payment thereof set apart for such payment on the Series C Preferred Stock but occurs for all dividend payment periods terminating on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder date of payment of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversionfull cumulative dividends. If any cash dividends are not paid in full, as applicableaforesaid, upon the shares of Series C Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, all cash dividends declared upon shares of Series C Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock shall be declared pro rata so that the amount of cash dividends declared per share on the Series C Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock shall in all cases bear to receiveeach other the same ratio that accrued dividends per share on the Series C Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock bear to each other. No interest, or sum of money in lieu of interest, shall be payable in respect of any dividend payment or payments on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend Series C Preferred Stock which may be in arrears.
(d) (i) Whenever dividends or distributions payable on such share. Except the Series C Preferred Stock as provided in this Section 4(c3 are in arrears, thereafter and until all accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions, whether or not declared, on shares of Series C Preferred Stock outstanding shall have been paid in full, the Corporation shall not:
(A) declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any Junior Securities (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up); or
(B) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration shares of any Junior Securities (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up), Annual Dividends on provided that the Corporation may at any share time redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire shares of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicableany such Junior Securities in exchange for shares of any other Junior Securities.
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Sources: Stock Purchase Agreement (Unc Inc)
Dividends. (a) Holders The holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock Series A Preference Shares shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board, out of the assets of the Corporation any funds legally available for the payment of dividendstherefor, dividends on the terms described below:
per share of Series A Preference Shares of an amount equal to (i) Holders 5% per annum of shares the Stated Value of Preferred Stock each share of such Series A Preference Shares in effect on the record date for the applicable dividend, before any dividends shall be entitled declared, set apart for or paid upon the Junior Shares (the “Regular Dividends”) and (ii) subject to participate equally Section 9(p), the aggregate amount of any dividends or other distributions (and ratably with in the holders case of shares of Common Stock in all regularly declared quarterly cash dividends paid on the shares issued Common Shares on a per share basis, only with respect to such amount that is in excess of the Participating Threshold in effect during such quarter), whether paid in cash, in kind or in other property (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any securities), on the issued Common Shares on a per share basis based on the number of Common Stock (Shares into which such share of Series A Preference Shares could be converted on the applicable Record Date for such dividends or other than dividends paid in the form of distributions, assuming such Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Shares were issued on such Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) Date (the “Participating Dividends” and, together with the Regular Dividends, the “Dividends”) ). For purposes hereof, the term “Stated Value” shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders mean $1,000.00 per share of shares of Common StockSeries A Preference Shares, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends as adjusted pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether The Company will not declare or not declared and whether pay any dividends or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing other distributions on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon Common Shares that would require a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), unless it concurrently therewith declares and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set sets aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversiondistribution, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Participating Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided for all Series A Preference Shares then “in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicableissue.”
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Dividends. (a) Holders of In the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled event that the Company pays a cash dividend to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of its Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Optionsthe Board will provide for (A) as if immediately prior the payment to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares Grantee of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable an amount in cash on the same date that such dividends are payable dividend is paid to the holders of shares of the Company’s Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual DividendsPayment Date”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of (x) the Liquidation Preference per per-share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), cash dividend payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion holders of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock multiplied by (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (Ay) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted underlying the Restricted Stock Units with respect to be delivered in partial payment of which the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price Grantee is then vested and (B) the portion crediting of a notional account established on the books and records of the Annual Dividend Company (the “Notional Account”) for each Grantee with respect to Restricted Stock Units that is are not paid by delivery yet vested at the time of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which payment of such dividend of an amount shall be calculated as equal to (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product per-share cash dividend payable to holders of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares its Common Stock multiplied by (iiy) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders number of shares of Common Stock (underlying such Restricted Stock Units. Amounts credited to the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) Grantee’s Notional Account in respect of shares with respect to Annual Dividendswhich the Restricted Stock Units have not yet vested will accrue interest compounding quarterly at a reasonable interest rate to be determined by the Board, shall and will be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding distributed to such Grantee on the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Vesting Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority Restricted Stock Units underlying such portion of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay Notional Account. The Grantee will forfeit any amounts in his or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities her Notional Account with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment any Restricted Stock Units that have not vested as of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of date on which such Junior Securities, unless, unvested Restricted Stock Units are forfeited in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance accordance with applicable lawSection 4.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
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Sources: Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement (Axcan Intermediate Holdings Inc.)
Dividends. (a) Holders a. Subject to the prior and superior rights of the issued and outstanding holders of shares of Preferred any other series of Preference Stock or other class of capital stock of the Corporation ranking prior and superior to the shares of this Series with respect to dividends, the holders of shares of this Series shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for therefor, (1) quarterly dividends payable on the first day of each of March, June, September and December (each such date being referred to herein as a "Quarterly Dividend Payment Date"), commencing on the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date after the first issuance of a share or a fraction of a share of this Series, in the amount of $.01 per whole share (rounded to the nearest cent) less the amount of all cash dividends declared on this Series pursuant to the following clause (2) since the immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or, with respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, since the first issuance of any share or fraction of a share of this Series (the total of which shall not, in any event, be less than zero), and (2) dividends payable in cash on the payment of dividends, dividends date for each cash dividend declared on the terms described below:
Common Stock in an amount per whole share (rounded to the nearest cent) equal to the Formula Number (as hereinafter defined) then in effect times the cash dividends then to be paid on each share of Common Stock, par value $1.00, of the Corporation (the "Common Stock"). In addition, if the Corporation shall pay any dividend or make any distribution on the Common Stock payable in assets, securities or other forms of noncash consideration (other than dividends or distributions solely in shares of Common Stock), then, in each such case, the Corporation shall simultaneously pay or make on each outstanding whole share of this Series a dividend or distribution in like kind equal to the Formula Number then in effect times such dividend or distribution on each share of the Common Stock. As used herein, the "Formula Number" shall be 1,000; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, if at any time after ______________________, 199___, the Corporation shall (i) Holders of declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Preferred Common Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with or make any distribution on the holders Common Stock in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide (by a stock split or otherwise) the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on or (iii) combine (by a reverse stock split or otherwise) the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders a smaller number of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends then in each such event the Formula Number shall be payable adjusted to holders of shares of Common Stock unless a number determined by multiplying the full dividends contemplated Formula Number in effect immediately prior to such event by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i)a fraction, the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board numerator of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date which is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders number of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and that are outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to such event (and rounding the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then result to the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.nearest whole
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Dividends. (a) Holders The holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, receive cumulative cash dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) at a rate per annum (the “Participating Dividends”"Dividend Rate") shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no $9.00 per share. Such dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), ifpayable, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, Directors out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on the last day of March, June, September and December of each Annual year, commencing December 31, 1997 (each a "Dividend Payment Date Date") (unless such day is not a business day, in which event on the next succeeding business day), to holders of record as they appear on the register for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Series B Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”"Preferred Stock Register") at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day yearMarch 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15, as applicable) equal to 8.00% appropriate, immediately preceding such Dividend Payment Date. At the option of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance Company and except as provided below with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject respect to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such cash in respect of fractional shares, dividends and shall on the Series B Preferred Stock may be payable annually paid, instead of in arrearscash, ifin whole or in part, as and when so authorized and declared by on declaration of the Board of Directors, in additional shares of the Series B Preferred Stock (the "Dividend Shares"); provided, however, that if no such declaration is made on each Annual or before a Dividend Payment Date, commencing the quarterly dividend shall automatically accrue in Dividend Shares on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such shareDate. Accrued Dividends, to To the extent unpaiddividends are payable in whole or in part in Dividend Shares, such Dividend Shares shall in be valued at $100 per share with a liquidation value of $100 per share and shall have all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion rights and preferences of the Series B Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant hereunder, including dividends payable at the rate specified in the preceding paragraph, subject to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation Company to pay such dividends in its sole discretionDividend Shares of the Series B Preferred Stock in lieu of cash. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, certificates representing Dividend Shares shall not be paid (A) in cash, (B) issued to the holder entitled thereto until requested by delivery such holder. Dividends shall accrue from the date of shares original issue of Common the Series B Preferred Stock, or (C) by delivery except that dividends on Dividend Shares of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay Series B Preferred Stock shall accrue from the date such Dividend Shares are issued. To the extent that all or any part of dividends in Dividend Shares of the total amount Series B Preferred Stock would result in the issuance of an Annual a fractional Dividend in shares Share of Common Stock (such series, then such amount shall be paid in cash. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, prior to the second anniversary of the date of filing of this Certificate of Designation with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment the Secretary of State of the State of Texas (the "Original Issue Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”"), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered Company shall be determined elect, by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends written notice to the holders of shares the Series B Preferred Stock, to have one of Common Stock the following options govern the Dividend Rate (provided, that if no election is made by the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”)Company, Option 2 shall govern; and (ii) provided further that the volume and price information set forth in the following options shall be equitably adjusted in the event of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or reclassification with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding or otherwise affecting the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without Common Stock at any time after the consent date hereof): OPTION 1 If both of the Holders representing at least following minimum price and volume requirements are met for a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stockdesignated quarterly period during 2001 or 2002, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend Rate payable on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Series B Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate be reduced from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, date of the next succeeding quarterly period following such designated quarterly period (but not retroactively) as applicable.follows: Dividend Rate during 2001 = $6.00 per share Dividend Rate during 2002 = $4.00 per share
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Sources: Securities Purchase Agreement (Fw Integrated Orthopaedics Investors Lp)
Dividends. (a1) Holders Section H 1 of the issued Shareholders’ Agreement shall be terminated and outstanding of no further force and effect.
(2) The Shareholders are in agreement that in case of a stock exchange listing of the (shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(ithe) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) Company (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK AmountExchange Listing”), the number holders of shares Series D Preferred Shares shall receive 6 % p.a. IRR on the respective paid in total investment by way of subscription of new Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing Shares as follows: In the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment course of the Dividend PIK Amount preparation of the Stock Exchange Listing, the Shareholders shall resolve in favour of an increase of the Company’s share capital (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment SharesIRR Capital Increase”) upon the demand of one or more of the Series D Investors. Each of the Series D Investors individually may request his participation in the IRR Capital Increase without being obliged to do so. As part of the IRR Capital Increase, the Series D Investors, who request this, shall be calculated by dividing (v) invited, to the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) exclusion of the Floor Price and (B) statutory subscription rights of the Shareholders, to subscribe to such number of new Common Shares in return for cash contributions at an issue price equal to the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not Company’s share capital
a. IRR on the respective paid by delivery in total investment (total issue price plus additional payments and contributions to the capital reserves of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Company pursuant to § 272 (2) HGB including, for the avoidance of doubt, the nominal amount of the principal of the Loans assigned to the Company and any and all interest accrued thereon) on the respective Series D Preferred Shares shall (including on Shares which were converted into or are deemed to be payable Series D Preferred Shares) calculated as from and starting with the respective payment thereof to the Company, compounded quarterly in casharrears, which amount provided that with respect to the paid in total investment on the former Series A Preferred Shares such IRR shall be calculated only as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividendsfrom and starting with 27 March 2007, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, and “Listing Price” shall be the same day as anticipated issue price or, if the record date for Stock Exchange Listing does not include an offering, the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent anticipated first quotation of the Holders representing at least a majority price of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment Shares of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result Company in the course of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awardsStock Exchange Listing as determined in good faith by the Lead Investors’ Majority with binding effect on all Shareholders. § 2 (2) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements to (5) above shall apply mutatis mutandis. If the Stock Exchange Listing has not occurred within 120 days after the date of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for IRR Capital Increase, then all Shareholders are obliged to co-operate in restoring the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) position as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or it was prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicableIRR Capital Increase.
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Dividends. (a) Holders The Series D Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive dividends unless and until and only when the Board of Directors declares a dividend in respect of the issued and outstanding shares Common Stock (as used herein, "COMMON STOCK" refers to any class of Common Stock of the Corporation) or any other series of Preferred Stock (whether now in existence or created at a future date) out of legally available funds therefor; provided, however, that no dividends shall be entitled to receive, out of declared or paid upon the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in payable upon the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of solely in additional shares of Common Stock, provided that an appropriate adjustment in the Conversion Price is made under Section 6(a) hereof in lieu of payment of such dividend) or any other stock of the Corporation, whether Junior Stock, Parity Stock or Senior Stock (in each case, as defined in Section 3(a)), unless (i) the dividend is approved by the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock and no dividends (ii) there shall be a simultaneous declaration or payment, as applicable, of a dividend upon the Series D Preferred Stock.
(b) In the case of any dividend being declared upon the Common Stock, the dividend which shall be declared upon each share of Series D Preferred Stock as a condition to such dividend upon the Common Stock shall be equal in amount to the aggregate dividend payable to holders upon that number of shares of Common Stock unless acquirable upon conversion of a share of Series D Preferred Stock immediately before the full dividends contemplated by this declaration of such dividend, with such conversion being based on the then applicable Conversion Price determined in accordance with Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders 6 as of the Preferred record date for the declaration of such dividend on the Common Stock.
(iic) In addition to the case of any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when dividend being declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period upon any class or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share series of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of that is convertible into Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part amount of the total amount dividend which shall be declared upon each share of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Series D Preferred Stock (as a condition to such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Datedividend on such Preferred Stock, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), divided by the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered acquirable upon conversion of a share of Series D Preferred Stock, shall be determined equal the amount of the dividend declared upon each share of such class or series of Preferred Stock, divided by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered acquirable upon conversion of a share of such class or series of Preferred Stock, in partial payment each case assuming such conversion occurred immediately before the declaration of the Dividend PIK Amount such dividend.
(the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”d) No dividend shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion declared or paid upon any other class or series of the Annual Dividend Preferred Stock that is not paid by delivery convertible into Common Stock, unless the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall have approved the amount of the dividend which shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated declared upon each share of Series D Preferred Stock as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAPa condition to such dividend on such Preferred Stock.
(ive) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Series D Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable entitled to share equally in all such dividends declared upon the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
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Dividends. (a) Holders The holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receivereceive cumulative quarterly dividends, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the therefor, prior and in preference to any declaration or payment of dividends, dividends any dividend on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Class A Common Stock Dividend Record Dateor any other equity securities of the Corporation (including other Preferred Stock), all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant at an annual rate equal to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be $1.25 per share, payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders last day of shares of Common Stockeach calendar quarter commencing September 30, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share2004, whether or not declared and whether or not declared. Such dividends shall accumulate from the date of original issuance. With the consent of both the Corporation has funds legally available for and the payment holders of such a majority of the then outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, dividends and shall may be paid in a number of additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock calculated by dividing the amount of the cash dividends which would be otherwise payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board Stated Value of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such shareSeries B Preferred Stock. Accrued Dividends, to To the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion that the foregoing calculation of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares payable in respect of Common Stock a dividend would, after aggregating all such dividends payable to be delivered shall be determined by dividing a holder of Series B Preferred Stock, result in the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect payment of a fractional share to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided thatholder, where cash in an amount equal to the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares Stated Value multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend such fractional portion shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”)holder in lieu thereof.
(b) Without In the event that the Corporation, with the consent of the Holders representing at least holders of a majority of the then-issued and then outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, determines to pay dividends in additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall take all such actions as may be reasonably necessary or required to authorize the issuance of such additional shares and all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof, including but not limited to the amendment of this Certificate of Designation to increase the authorized number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock, and, if required, the listing of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof on the Principal Market.
(ic) declareSo long as any shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be outstanding, pay no dividend, whether in cash or set aside for payment property, shall be paid or declared, nor shall any dividends other distribution be made, on the Common Stock, Class A Common Stock or distributions upon any Junior Securities other equity securities (including other Preferred Stock) of the Corporation nor shall the Corporation, directly or (ii) repurchaseindirectly, purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (Common Stock, Class A Common Stock or any other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards securities (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awardsother Preferred Stock) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed , until all dividends (set forth in Section 4(a) above) on the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Series B Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a shall have been paid or declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicableset apart.
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Sources: Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (BFC Financial Corp)
Dividends. (a) Holders of the Dividends on all issued and outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall will be cumulative, and Holders of the Series D Preferred Stock will be entitled to receivereceive such cumulative dividends in the amount of will be entitled to receive cumulative dividends in the amount of $0.045 per share each quarter or $0.18 per year, out which is equivalent to the annual rate of eight percent (8.00%) of the assets $2.25 liquidation preference per share described in Section 4 hereof (the “Accruing Dividends”). Dividends on shares of the Corporation legally available for Corporation’s Series D Preferred Stock will continue to accrue even if any of the Corporation’s agreements prohibit the current payment of dividends, dividends on or the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall Corporation does not have earnings. Dividends may be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock paid in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid cash or in kind in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders common stock of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends mayCorporation, at the option of the Corporation in its sole Corporation’s discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the . The number of shares of Common Stock of dividends being paid in kind shall be calculated based upon the closing price of Common Stock in the Trading Market at the close of regular way trading hours on the last Trading Day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter. Such Accruing Dividends are to be delivered paid quarterly (including for any partial quarters) on the last day of each quarter beginning in the quarter of the Issuance Date according to the wiring instructions provided by the Holder.
(b) Dividends on the Series D Preferred Stock shall accrue daily and be cumulative from, and including, the date of original issue and shall be determined by dividing payable quarterly on the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to 15th day of each January, April, July and October (each such Annual payment date, a “Dividend Payment Date; ,” and each such quarterly period, a “Dividend Period”); provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, that if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual any Dividend Payment Date is less than not a Business Day, then the Floor Pricedividend which would otherwise have been payable on that Dividend Payment Date may be paid on the next succeeding Business Day, (A) and no interest, additional dividends or other sums will accrue on the number of shares of Common amount so payable for the period from and after that Dividend Payment Date to that next succeeding Business Day. The first dividend on the Series D Preferred Stock that are permitted is scheduled to be delivered paid on October 15, 2024 in partial payment the amount of $0.47 per share of Series D Preferred Stock (which is based on the assumption of a first issue date of July 12, 2024) to the persons who are the holders of record of the Dividend PIK Amount (Series D Preferred Stock at the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) close of business on the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cashcorresponding record date, which amount shall will be calculated as (x) October 1, 2024. Any dividend payable on the total Series D Preferred Stock, including dividends payable for any partial Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) Period, will be computed on the product basis of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10a 360-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders day year consisting of shares of Preferred Stock entitled theretotwelve 30-day months. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall Dividends will be payable to the Holders holders of Preferred Stock record as they appear in the Corporation’s stock records for the Series D Preferred Stock at the close of business on the Register at the Close of Business on the applicable record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividendsdate, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same 1st day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”)each January, April, July and (ii) with respect to Annual DividendsOctober, shall be whether or not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding a Business Day, in which the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date falls (such dateeach, an a “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(bc) Without Unless full cumulative dividends on the consent of Series D Preferred Stock have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding payment thereof is set apart for payment for all past Dividend Periods, no dividends (other than in shares of Preferred Stock, Common Stock or in shares of any series of preferred stock that the Corporation may issue ranking junior to the Series D Preferred Stock as to dividends and upon liquidation) shall not (i) declare, pay be declared or paid or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon shares of any Junior Securities Stock (as defined in Section 9) or Parity Stock (iias defined in Section 9) repurchasethe Corporation may issue, redeem nor shall any other dividend be declared or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of made upon such shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” Stock or “net” exercises Parity Stock. In addition, no shares of Optionsany Junior Stock or Parity Stock shall be redeemed, payment of the exercise purchased or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) otherwise acquired for any consideration (or pay any moneys paid to or make made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any such shares) by the Corporation (except as by conversion into or exchange for shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after Stock the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred StockCorporation may issue), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(cd) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date Holders of any share of Series D Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend shall not be entitled to any dividend in excess of all accumulated accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series D Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided described in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends 3. Any dividend payment made on any share of the Series D Preferred Stock will cease shall first be credited against the earliest accumulated accrued and unpaid dividend due with respect to accumulate from and after such shares which remains payable at the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicabletime of such payment.
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Dividends. Declare, make or pay any Dividend Payments on any shares of any class of Equity Interests, either directly or indirectly, except that:
(a) Holders Subsidiaries may pay Dividend Payments pro rata to the holders of their Equity Interests (giving effect to relative preferences and priorities);
(b) Holdco may, and the issued Canadian Borrower may make Dividend Payments to Holdco so that Holdco may, redeem or repurchase (or may make dividend payments so any direct or indirect parent may redeem or repurchase) Equity Interests of Holdco (or any direct or indirect parent of Holdco) owned by former, present or future employees, directors, officers and outstanding shares consultants of Preferred Stock Holdco (or any direct or indirect parent of Holdco) or its Subsidiaries or their assigns, estates - 112 - and heirs in connection with the repurchase provisions of employee, director or stock option or stock purchase agreements or other agreements to compensate employees, directors, officers and consultants; provided that the aggregate amount expended by Holdco or paid by the Canadian Borrower pursuant to this paragraph (b) shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
not exceed (i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with Cdn$2.5 million in any fiscal year (plus unused amounts carried over from the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities previous year) or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition Cdn$10.0 million (excluding any such repurchases funded with the proceeds of any life insurance policy maintained by Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries or under which Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries is the beneficiary) in the aggregate since the Effective Date, plus any amounts contributed to Holdco as a result of resales of such repurchased shares of Equity Interests;
(c) the Canadian Borrower may make Dividend Payments to Holdco so that Holdco may pay its Taxes and other fees required to maintain its or any dividends pursuant of its direct or indirect parent's corporate existence and to Section 4(a)(ipay general corporate and overhead expenses incurred by Holdco in the ordinary course of its business (or so that Holdco may make Dividend Payments so that any direct or indirect parent of Holdco may pay such parent's Taxes and other fees required to maintain its corporate existence and to pay general corporate and overhead expenses incurred by it in the ordinary course of business), ; provided that such Dividend Payments shall not exceed Cdn$2.5 million in any fiscal year;
(d) Holdco may (or may make Dividend Payments so that any direct or indirect parent of Holdco may) repurchase Equity Interests of Holdco upon the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board surrender of Directors, out such Equity Interests in satisfaction of funds all or a portion of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date exercise price of a stock option granted under a stock option plan established by Holdco (or any direct or indirect parent of Holdco) for the applicable Payment Period benefit of its directors, employees or Payment Periods dividends on consultants, in each outstanding share case so long as no payment in cash or other property is made by Holdco (or any direct or indirect parent of Preferred Stock Holdco) in connection therewith;
(e) the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal Canadian Borrower may make Dividend Payments to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable Holdco so that Holdco may make payments in accordance with clauses (9) and (10) of Section 4(a)(iii7.9 (or so that Holdco may make Dividend Payments so that any direct or indirect parent of Holdco may make similar payments);
(f) below. Subject so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the Canadian Borrower may make Dividend Payments to Section 4(c)Holdco, Annual Dividends in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Cumulative Growth Amount, the proceeds of which may be used by Holdco to make payment, including Dividend Payments; and
(g) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall accrue have occurred and accumulate on a daily basis be continuing or would result therefrom, Holdco may make payments, including Dividend Payments, with the Net Available Proceeds from the Issuance Date issuance of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued DividendsPermitted Holdco Debt and, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases such amounts are not required to be payable upon a Liquidation applied to prepay Loans pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”3.7(c), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined Net Available Proceeds from Equity Issuances by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAPHoldco.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.)
Dividends. (a) Holders Cinergy shall not, nor shall it permit any of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:its subsidiaries to,
(i) Holders declare, set aside or pay any dividends on or make other distributions in respect of shares any of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally its capital stock or share capital, except:
(A) that Cinergy may continue the declaration and ratably with the holders payment of shares of Common Stock in all regular quarterly cash dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Cinergy Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior not to each Common Stock Dividend Record Dateexceed $0.48 per share, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that with usual record and payment dates for such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c)past dividend practice; provided, Annual Dividends shall accrue that if the Cinergy Effective Time does not occur between a record date and accumulate on payment date of a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such shareregular quarterly dividend, whether or not a special dividend may be declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment paid in respect of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Cinergy Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Datethe quarter in which the Cinergy Effective Time occurs with a record date in such quarter and on or prior to the date on which the Cinergy Effective Time occurs, which dividend does not exceed an amount equal to the “Dividend PIK Amount”), product of (i) a fraction the (x) numerator of which is equal to the number of shares days between the last payment date of Common Stock a regular quarterly dividend and the record date of such special dividend (excluding such last payment date but including the record date of such special dividend) and (y) the denominator of which is equal to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares days between the last payment date of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered a regular quarterly dividend and the same calendar day in partial the third month after the month in which such last payment of the Dividend PIK Amount date occurred (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cashexcluding such last payment date but including such same calendar day), which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10then permitted quarterly dividend per share, and
(B) for the declaration and payment of dividends by a direct or indirect wholly-Day VWAP.owned subsidiary solely to its parent, or by a direct or indirect partially owned subsidiary of Cinergy (provided that Cinergy or the Cinergy subsidiary receives or is to receive its proportionate share of such dividend or distribution), and
(C) for the declaration and payment of regular cash dividends with respect to preferred stock of Cinergy’s subsidiaries outstanding as of the date of the Agreement or permitted to be issued under the terms of this Agreement, and
(D) to the extent advisable in the exercise of the fiduciary duties of the Board of Directors of Cinergy, for the declaration and payment of a customary share purchase rights plan, provided, that, (1) Cinergy shall provide Duke prior notice of any such declaration or payment and (2) in connection with any such declaration or payment, the Board of Directors of Cinergy and Cinergy shall cause (x) this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby to not result in a “Distribution Date” (as such term may be defined in any such share purchase rights plan) or similar event under such share purchase rights plan and (y) any such share purchase rights plan to be inapplicable in all respects to this Agreement, the Duke Merger, the Cinergy Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby; and
(ii) split, combine, reclassify or take similar action with respect to any of its capital stock or share capital or issue or authorize or propose the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its capital stock or comprised in its share capital,
(iii) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or resolutions providing for or authorizing such liquidation or a dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization, or
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock except as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (idisclosed in Section 4.01(c)(iv) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred StockCinergy Disclosure Letter, the Corporation shall not (i) declaredirectly or indirectly redeem, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem repurchase or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities its capital stock or any Option with respect to equity awards thereto except:
(including A) in connection with “cashless” intercompany purchases of capital stock or “net” exercises of Optionsshare capital, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), or
(B) immediately after for the taking purpose of such actionfunding the Cinergy Employee Stock Option Plans or employee stock ownership or dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plans, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and or
(C) such action is otherwise mandatory repurchases or redemptions of preferred stock of Cinergy’s subsidiaries in compliance accordance with applicable lawthe terms thereof.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
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Dividends. (a) Holders Subject as hereinafter provided the holders of the issued Class A Shares and outstanding shares the holders of Preferred Stock the Class B Shares shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay thereon, such dividends in such amounts per share on each such class of shares as the directors in their discretion may declare out of the assets moneys of the Corporation legally available for properly applicable to the payment of dividends, dividends on ; the terms described below:
(i) Holders holders of shares of Preferred Stock the Class A Shares shall be entitled to participate equally receive in each fiscal year of the Corporation, when and ratably with as declared by the holders board of shares directors, non-cumulative dividends at the rate of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock one-half cent (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options0.5(cent)) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stockper Class A Share, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment on the Class B Shares in any fiscal year unless and until dividends at the rate of one-half cent (0.5(cent)) per share for such year shall have been paid on the Class A Shares for the time being outstanding or shall have been declared and set aside for such payment; the said dividends at the rate of one-half cent (0.5(cent)) per Class A Share shall be non-cumulative whether or not earned, and if in any fiscal year the board of directors in its discretion shall not declare the said dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchasepart thereof on the Class A Shares, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment then the right of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result holders of the exercise of Options Class A Shares to such dividends or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements greater dividend for such fiscal year shall be forever extinguished; whenever in any fiscal year of the Corporation a dividend or its Subsidiariesdividends aggregating one-half cent (0.5(cent)) a share shall have been paid or declared and set aside for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for payment on all the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share Class A Shares at the Close of Business on time outstanding, any and all further dividends declared in such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will year shall be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, declared and paid in equal amounts per share and at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend same time on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from all Class A Shares and after all Class B Shares at the Fundamental Transaction Date time outstanding without preference or Conversion Date, as applicable.distinction;
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Dividends. (a) Holders Subject to applicable ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Islands law and regulation, and the prior and superior right of the issued and outstanding holders of any shares of any series of Preferred Stock ranking prior and superior to the shares of Series D Junior Participating Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, the holders of Series D Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of any assets of the assets Corporation legally available therefor, dividends and distributions (whether in cash, securities or other assets) in an amount per share of Preferred Stock (rounded to the nearest cent) equal to the sum of (i) when, as and if the Board of Directors declares any dividends or distributions (as applicable) that are distributable to holders of Common Stock, the product of the Participation Factor multiplied by the aggregate per share dividends or distributions (as applicable) that are distributable to holders of Common Stock in connection with such dividend or distribution plus (ii) when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, from and after January 1, 2018, 4% per annum accrued daily on the aggregate Stated Value, in cash, payable on each of March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 (or, if any such date is not a business day, on the next succeeding business day), in arrears. Dividends described in clause (i) above shall be paid or distributed to holders of record of shares of Series D Junior Participating Preferred Stock on the payment or distribution date for the corresponding dividend or distribution on the Common Stock. Dividends on the Series D Junior Participating Preferred Stock (other than those set forth in clause (ii) above (the “4% Dividend”)) will not be cumulative; provided, however, that the 4% Dividend shall be cumulative (whether or not for any dividend period there shall be funds of the Corporation legally available for the payment of such dividends, ) from the date of original issuance and dividends on the terms described below:account of arrears for any past dividend periods may be declared and paid at any time, without reference to any regular dividend payment date.
(ib) Holders of shares of Series D Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to participate equally any dividends or other distributions, whether payable in cash, securities or other property, other than dividends (if any) declared and ratably payable on the Series D Junior Participating Preferred Stock as specified in this Section 3 (subject to the other provisions of this Certificate of Designation). Notwithstanding anything in this Certificate of Designation, unless the 4% Dividend shall have been paid, no dividends upon the Common Stock, or on any other stock of the Corporation ranking junior to or on a parity with the Series D Junior Participating Preferred Stock as to dividends, shall be made. The term “dividend” as used in this Certificate of Designation includes any distribution made by the Corporation, regardless of whether such distribution constitutes a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
(c) The Board may fix a record date for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Series D Junior Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend to receive a dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to distribution declared thereon, which in the Holders case of Preferred Stock as they appear any corresponding dividend or distribution on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating DividendsCommon Stock, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”)corresponding dividend or distribution.
(bd) Without Pursuant to and subject to the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred StockBCA, the Corporation shall may not (i) declarelawfully declare or pay a dividend if the Corporation has reasonable grounds to believe that the Corporation is or would, pay after the declaration or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Optionsdividend, be unable to pay its liabilities as they become due, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of that the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair realizable value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed would, after payment of the sum of its debts (including for this purpose dividend, be less than the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends value of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s electionliabilities, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any issued share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from capital and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicableshare premium accounts.
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Dividends. (a) Holders From and after the date of the issued and outstanding issuance of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock, dividends at the rate per annum of $0.08 per share shall accrue on such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled (subject to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid appropriate adjustment in the form event of Common any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Accruing Dividends”) ). Accruing Dividends shall accrue from day to day, whether or not declared, and shall be cumulative; provided however, that except as set forth in the following sentence of this Section 1 or in Subsections 2.1 and 6, such Accruing Dividends shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), ifonly when, as and when if declared by the Board of DirectorsDirectors and the Corporation shall be under no obligation to pay such Accruing Dividends. The Corporation shall not declare, out pay or set aside any dividends on shares of funds any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation legally available therefor(other than dividends on shares of Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock) unless (in addition to the obtaining of any consents required elsewhere in the Certificate of Incorporation) the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding shall first receive, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends simultaneously receive, a dividend on each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) in an amount at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) least equal to 8.00% the greater of (i) the amount of the Liquidation Preference per aggregate Accruing Dividends then accrued on such share of Series A Preferred Stock and not previously paid and (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iiiii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery the case of shares of a dividend on Common Stock or any class or series that is convertible into Common Stock, that dividend per share of Series A Preferred Stock as would equal the product of (1) the dividend payable on each share of such class or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and series determined, if applicable, as if all shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all such class or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of series had been converted into Common Stock and (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A2) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered issuable upon conversion of a share of Series A Preferred Stock, in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be each case calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated for determination of holders entitled to receive such dividend or (B) in the case of a dividend on any class or series that is not convertible into Common Stock, at a rate per share of Series A Preferred Stock determined by (1) dividing the amount of the dividend payable on each share of such class or series of capital stock by the Board original issuance price of Directors for such dividendsclass or series of capital stock (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, which (i) stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to Participating Dividendssuch class or series) and (2) multiplying such fraction by an amount equal to the Series A Original Issue Price (as defined below); provided that, shall be if the Corporation declares, pays or sets aside, on the same day as date, a dividend on shares of more than one class or series of capital stock of the record date for Corporation, the payment of dividends dividend payable to the holders of shares of Common Series A Preferred Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect pursuant to Annual Dividends, this Section 1 shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding calculated based upon the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without dividend on the consent class or series of capital stock that would result in the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of highest Series A Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such sharedividend. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.The “
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Dividends. (a) Holders Each Holder of the issued and outstanding shares a share of Series B-1 Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor under the assets General Corporation Law of the Corporation legally available State of Delaware (the "DGCL"), dividends for each share of Series B-1 Preferred Stock in an amount equal the amount of all cash dividends, all non-cash dividends and all other distributions (other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or a subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Stock by reclassification or otherwise, each of which are addressed in Section 8 hereof) declared and paid on the Common Stock, as if the shares of Series B-1 Preferred Stock had been converted immediately prior to the record date for payment of dividends, such dividends or distributions at the conversion rate set forth in Section 5 hereof. Dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Series B-1 Preferred Stock shall be entitled payable in cash or in such other property, securities or assets (other than shares of Common Stock) as may be declared and paid by the Corporation as a dividend to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then Corporation's issued and outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on paid to the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of record of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Series B-1 Preferred Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to close of business on the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared date specified by the Board of Directors, out of funds Directors of the Corporation legally available thereforat the time such dividend is declared; provided, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day yearhowever, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends that such record date shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, more than 60 days nor less than 10 days prior to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant respective dividend payment date.
(b) All dividends paid with respect to Section 5, upon a conversion shares of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Series B-1 Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i3(a) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend hereof shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock holders entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If at any time the Fundamental Transaction Date Corporation shall have failed to pay all dividends which have accrued on any outstanding shares of Senior Securities at the times such dividends are payable, unless otherwise provided in the terms of such Senior Securities, no cash or Conversion Date stock dividend (except in shares of any share Series B-1 Preferred Stock) shall be declared by the Board of Directors or paid or set apart for payment by the Corporation on shares of Series B-1 Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or unless prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Dateor concurrently with such declaration, then the Holder payment or setting apart for payment, all accrued and unpaid dividends on all outstanding shares of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitledSenior Securities shall have been declared, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction paid or conversionset apart for payment, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicablewithout interest.
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Dividends. (a) Holders The holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, receive out of the any assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, therefor cumulative dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders rate of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i)$6.00 per share per annum, the Corporation shall paypayable commencing August 1, subject to Section 4(c)1997 and thereafter quarterly on November 1, ifFebruary 1, May 1 and August 1 of each year, when and as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out in preference and priority to any payment of funds any dividend on the Common Stock or any other class or series of stock of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for ranking junior to the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods Series B Preferred. Such dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis any given share from the Issuance Date day of original issuance of such share, share and shall accrue from day to day whether or not earned or declared. If at any time dividends on the outstanding Series B Preferred at the rate set forth above shall not have been paid or declared and set apart for payment with respect to all preceding periods, the amount of the deficiency shall be fully paid or declared and set apart for payment, but without interest, before any distribution, whether by way of dividend or not otherwise, shall be declared or paid upon or set apart for the shares of any other class or series of stock of the Corporation has funds legally available for except the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the % Convertible Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant and any other class or series which is entitled to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of priority over the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward)Series B Preferred.
(iiib) The Annual Dividends mayAny dividend may be paid, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretionCorporation, be paid either (Ai) in cash, cash or (Bii) by delivery of in shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided thatSeries B Preferred valued at $100 per share, if the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such Series B Preferred has been registered for resale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and the registration statement including a current prospectus with respect thereto remains in effect at the date of delivery of such shares or if such shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Act and the Corporation's transfer agent has accepted an instruction from the Corporation elects to that effect, and if the Corporation shall have given written notice of its intention to pay such dividend in stock to all or any part holders of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as least 10 days before the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”)dividend.
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
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Sources: Series B Preferred Stock Investment Agreement (Koo Koo Roo Inc/De)
Dividends. (ai) Holders The holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock Stock, in preference to the holders of Common Stock, and of any Junior Stock, shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of the assets of the Corporation funds legally available for the payment of dividendspurpose, annual dividends on payable in cash or by the terms described below:
(i) Holders issuance of shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled Stock, at the election of the Company, at the rate of $0.27 per share, or 9/100 of a share of Series B Preferred Stock, respectively (as adjusted to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid reflect subsequent stock dividends, stock splits or recapitalizations), on the shares first day of Common Stock January in each year (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stockeach such date being referred to herein as a "DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE"), Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable commencing on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders first Dividend Payment Date after the first issuance of shares a share or fraction of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders a share of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition Dividends shall begin to any accrue and be cumulative on outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock from the date of issuance of such shares. Accrued but unpaid dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), shall not bear interest. Dividends paid on the Corporation shares of Series B Preferred Stock in an amount less than the total amount of such dividends at the time accrued and payable on such shares shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by be allocated pro rata on a share-by-share basis among all such shares at the time outstanding. The Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date Directors may fix a record date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share determination of holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of a dividend or distribution declared thereon, which record date shall not be more than sixty (60) days prior to the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available date fixed for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward)thereof.
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option No dividends shall be declared or paid or set apart for payment on any class or series of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Junior Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number other than dividends payable in a particular class or series of shares of Common Junior Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (Aholders thereof) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear unless all aggregate accrued dividends on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, the Corporation Stock shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Optionshave been paid, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) contemporaneously are declared and paid, for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable lawpast periods.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
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Dividends. (a) Holders The holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receivereceive dividends, when and as declared by the Board of Directors, out of the assets of the Corporation funds legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders . The holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends and distributions paid (whether in the form of cash, stock or otherwise) on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each record date for the Common Stock Dividend Record DateStock, all shares of Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common StockStock (in the manner described in Section 7); provided, however, that the holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution if an adjustment to the Conversion Price (as defined below) shall be required with respect to such dividends or distributions pursuant to Section 7(c) hereof. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”3(a) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at each such payment date being a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward"DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE").
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(ivb) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend dividend shall be payable to the Holders holders of record of shares of Series B Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register stock records of the Corporation at the Close close of Business business on such record dates (each, a "DIVIDEND PAYMENT RECORD DATE"), which shall be not more than 60 days nor less than 10 days preceding the record date designated Dividend Payment Date thereof, as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors Directors.
(c) From and after the time, if any, if the Corporation fails to pay to the holder of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock, on the date specified for redemption in accordance with Section 5 or on the date specified for repurchase in accordance with Section 6, the redemption price calculated pursuant to Section 5 or the Change of Control Price (as defined below) after such dividendsholder has delivered notice to the Corporation pursuant to Section 6 of its intention to exercise its repurchase rights under Section 6, which then (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, no dividends shall be the same day as the record date declared or paid or set apart for the payment of dividends to the holders payment, or other distribution declared or made, upon any Junior Securities, nor shall any Junior Securities be redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired (other than a redemption, purchase or other acquisition of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), expressly required and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent made for purposes of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay any employee incentive or set aside for payment any dividends benefit plans or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiariesany subsidiary of the Corporation or the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares in connection therewith) for any consideration or pay (nor shall any moneys be paid to or make made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of any such Junior Securities) by the Corporation, unlessdirectly or indirectly (except by conversion into or exchange for Junior Securities or the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares in connection therewith) and (ii) the Corporation shall not, directly or indirectly, make any payment on account of any purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition of any Parity Securities (other than for consideration payable solely in each caseJunior Securities or the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares in connection therewith); provided, however, that this Section 3(c) shall not be applicable at any time that (A) immediately before and after the taking of such actionCorporation has paid, in accordance with Section 5, the fair value redemption price to each holder of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Series B Preferred Stock), Stock or (B) immediately after the taking of such actionCorporation has paid, in accordance with Section 6, the Corporation, in Change of Control Price (as defined below) to each holder that has exercised its good faith judgment, would be able repurchase right pursuant to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable lawSection 6.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
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Dividends. (a) Holders The holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Series A Floating Rate Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when if declared by the Board of DirectorsDirectors of the Company, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has any funds legally available for the payment of such purpose, dividends and which accrue under this Paragraph 4, which shall be payable annually paid quarterly in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date fifteenth day of such share. Accrued Dividendseach April, to the extent unpaidJuly, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5October, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i)and January, or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”)calendar quarter.
(b) Without The shares of Series A Floating Rate Preferred Stock shall accrue dividends upon the consent Stated Value of such shares at a rate equal to the "Reference Rate" (as hereinafter defined) as in effect on the first day of the Holders representing at least a majority second month of each calendar quarter. However, if from time to time any accrued dividends have not been timely paid in accordance with this Paragraph 4 and are in arrears, then the then-issued and outstanding shares of Series A Floating Rate Preferred Stock, Stock shall accrue dividends upon the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares Stated Value of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, shares at the "Arrearage Rate" (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stockas hereinafter defined) as they are reasonably expected to come in effect on the first day of each calendar quarter, provided, that the Arrearage Rate shall apply from the date from which dividends become in arrears until all dividends then due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable lawowing have been paid. Accrued dividends shall be calculated and paid upon the basis of a 360 day year and equal calendar quarters of 90 days each.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date Unpaid dividends shall cumulate. No interest, or Conversion Date sum of money in lieu of interest, shall be payable in respect of any share dividend payment or payments which may be in arrears.
(d) No cash dividend or other cash distribution shall be declared or paid on shares of common stock or on other stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the Series A Floating Rate Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on in the payment of dividends unless and until all accrued and unpaid Series A Floating Rate Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such dividends have been concurrently declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicableconcurrently paid.
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Dividends. (a) Holders Each holder of the issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall will be entitled to receive, out when, as and if declared by the Board, for each share of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividendsSeries A Preferred Stock (including each PIK Preferred Share, as defined below), dividends on payable, at the terms described below:
Company’s sole discretion and in any combination, either (i) Holders in cash at the applicable Cash Dividend Rate multiplied by the sum of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or OptionsA) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(iten dollars ($10.00) per share (the “Participating DividendsOriginal Purchase Price”) shall be payable plus (B) all accrued and unpaid dividends on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders share of shares of Common Series A Preferred Stock, in each case as adjusted for any stock dividends, splits, combinations and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
similar events, or (ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), until the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds fifth anniversary of the Corporation legally available thereforOriginal Issuance Date, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share in kind in additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Annual PIK Preferred Shares”) and not in cash; each such payment of a dividend in kind shall be in an amount of shares of Series A Preferred Stock as shall equal the PIK Dividend Rate multiplied by the sum of (A) the Original Purchase Price plus (B) all accrued and unpaid dividends on such share of Series A Preferred Stock, in each case as adjusted for any stock dividends, splits, combinations and similar events (all dividends whether paid in cash or in kind, the “Dividends”).
(b) Dividends will accrue and cumulate from the date of issuance and are payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each March, June, September and December, or, if such date is not a business day, the succeeding business day (each such day, a “Dividend Payment Date”). The amount of Dividends payable for each full quarterly dividend period will be computed by dividing the annual rate by four. Dividends accrued for the initial dividend period will not be payable until the last day of the first full quarterly dividend period, at a rate per annum (calculated which time the amount of Dividends payable shall consist of the full quarterly Dividend plus the initial partial Dividend, which shall be computed on the basis of an actual 365- or 366a 360-day yearyear consisting of twelve 30-day months. The amount of Dividends payable for any other dividend period shorter or longer than a full quarterly dividend period, will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Dividends will be paid to the holders of record of Series A Preferred Stock as applicable) equal to 8.00% they appear in the records of the Liquidation Preference per Company at the close of business on the fifteenth (15th) day of the calendar month in which the applicable Dividend Payment Date falls or on such other date designated by the Board for the payment of Dividends that is not more than sixty (60) days or less than ten (10) days prior to such Dividend Payment Date. Any payment of a Dividend will first be credited against the earliest accumulated but unpaid Dividend due with respect to such share of Preferred Stock that remains payable.
(the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iiic) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall will accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from cumulate whether or not the Issuance Date of such shareCompany has earnings or profits, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has there are funds legally available for the payment of such dividends Dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as whether or not Dividends are declared. Dividends will accumulate and when so authorized and declared by the Board compound quarterly at a rate of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, 12.5% per annum to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward)they are not paid.
(iiid) The Annual Dividends may, at the option So long as any share of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend is outstanding, no dividend may be declared or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay paid or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions other distribution declared or made upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchaseof any kind, redeem or otherwise acquire nor may any Junior Securities (other than repurchasesof any kind be redeemed, redemptions purchased or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) otherwise acquired for any consideration (or pay any moneys be paid to or make made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of any such Junior Securities) by the Company (except by conversion into or exchange for other Junior Securities), unless, in each case, (A) immediately before full cumulative Dividends on all shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been or are contemporaneously declared and after paid or are declared and a sum sufficient for the taking payment thereof is set apart for such payment for all past dividend periods and the then current dividend period. If Dividends are not paid in full or a sum sufficient for such full payment is not so set apart upon the Series A Preferred Stock, all Dividends declared upon the Series A Preferred Stock and all dividends declared on any Parity Securities shall be declared pro rata so that the amount of Dividends declared per share of the Series A Preferred Stock and dividends declared per share of such action, Parity Securities shall in all cases bear to each other the fair value of same ratio that accrued and unpaid Dividends per share on the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference Series A Preferred Stock and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking accrued and unpaid dividends per share of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able Parity Securities bear to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable laweach other.
(ce) If The Company shall take all actions necessary or advisable under the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date DGCL to permit the payment of any share Dividends to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on are not entitled to any dividend, whether payable in cash, in kind or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Dateother property, then the Holder in excess of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except full Dividends as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable2.
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Dividends. Dividends shall be declared and set aside, out of funds or assets of this corporation legally available therefor, for any shares of Class A Stock only upon resolution of the Board of Directors; provided, however:
(a) Holders no dividend may be declared or paid on shares of Common Stock if the net assets of this corporation after such event would be insufficient to make the liquidation payment described in paragraph 2.
(a) on shares of Class A Stock;
(b) if the Board of Directors declares a dividend payable upon shares of Common Stock, the holders of shares of Class A Stock shall be entitled to dividends per share of Class A Stock as would be declared payable on the largest number of whole shares of Common Stock into which each share of Class A Stock held by each holder thereof could be converted, based upon the total number of shares that could be converted at any one time by such holder thereof, not upon each share of Class A Stock that could be converted (as of the issued and outstanding record date for the determination of holders of shares of Preferred Common Stock entitled to receive such dividend) pursuant to the provisions of subsection 2.2.1.4 hereof;
(c) if the Board of Directors declares a dividend payable upon securities of this corporation, other than Common Stock, payable in Common Stock or securities of this corporation convertible into or otherwise exchangeable for Common Stock, the holders of shares of Class A Stock shall be entitled to receive, out upon conversion of the assets of Class A Stock, in addition to the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders number of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on receivable thereon, the number of shares of Common such securities distributed in as nearly an equivalent manner to protect the rights of the holders of Class A Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities against dilution or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares impairment; and Stormix Technologies Inc. Designations of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into First Class, Class A
(d) if the Board of Directors declares a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant this corporation's capital stock or assets, then those shares of capital stock or the assets calculated to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on shares of Class A Stock shall not be distributed, but shall instead be reserved for issuance and/or distribution upon conversion of Class A Stock. In the same date that such dividends are case of a dividend payable to holders of in shares of Common Stock, and no dividends the dividend shall be payable to holders considered the subject of shares of an Extraordinary Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
Event (ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(ias defined in paragraph 2.2.1.4(d)), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), thus affecting the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing received upon the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment conversion of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAPClass A Stock.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
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Dividends. Subject to compliance with applicable law and third party contractual obligations to which the MGM Grand Australia Group may be subject, the Shareholders shall use their best endeavours to ensure that at least Fifty per cent 50% of the annual consolidated profits of MGM Grand Australia Group are distributed to the Shareholders by way of dividends. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:-
(a) Holders all and every preliminary matter required by law, this Schedule 4 or the Articles of Association of any member of MGM Australia Group to be done by any Shareholder or any member of the issued MGM Grand Australia Group to procure the availability of such profits for declaration and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock distribution by MGM Grand Australia shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).done;
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation all dividends shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due be paid as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) far as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.practicable as fully franked dividends;
(c) If all final dividends shall be declared no later than 5 months after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date end of the relevant Financial Year and paid no later than 6 months after the end of that Financial Year; and
(d) where a third party contractual obligation has restricted the amount of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a dividends which maybe declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicablepaid in any year, to receive, on or, at an amount less than 50% of the Corporation’s election, before annual consolidated profits of MGM Grand Australia Group then as soon as practicable after such Annual Dividend Payment Date, contractual obligation ceases to apply the Shareholders shall seek to ensure that MGM Grand Australia shall declare and pay such declared Annual Dividend on level of dividends as it is legally permitted to do to recoup such shareshortfall in an expeditious manner. Except as provided For the purposes of this Clause the shortfall is the amount that would otherwise have been paid pursuant to this Clause if the contractual obligation had not existed. It is acknowledged that to recoup such dividends expeditiously the level of dividends may exceed 50% of annual consolidated profits of the MGM Grand Australia Group in any one accounting period until the average payment of dividends for the period from the date this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share Schedule becomes effective until the date such obligation ceases to apply is equal to or in excess of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after 50% of the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicablecumulative annual consolidated profits of the MGM Grand Australia Group.
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Sources: Option Deed (MGM Grand Inc)
Dividends. (a) Holders The holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock this Series shall be entitled to receive, out receive dividends payable in cash at a rate of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends 6.50% per annum per share on the terms described below:
(i) Holders initial liquidation preference of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock$50.00 per share. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no Such dividends shall be payable to holders cumulative from the date of shares original issue of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i)such shares, the Corporation and shall paybe payable, subject to Section 4(c), ifwhen, as and when if declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds legally available for such purpose, on the last calendar day of March, June, September and December of each year, commencing June 30, 1993, except that if such date is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then such dividend shall be payable on the first immediately preceding calendar day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
(b) Each dividend on shares of this Series shall be paid to the holders of record of such shares as they appear on the stock transfer books of the Corporation legally available thereforon such record date, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for not exceeding 30 days preceding the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day yearpayment date thereof, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared fixed by the Board of Directors. Dividends in arrears for any past dividend period or any part thereof may be declared and paid at any time, without reference to any regular dividend payment date, to holders of record on such date, not exceeding 45 days preceding the payment date thereof, as may be fixed by the Board of Directors.
(c) Except as hereinafter provided, no dividends shall be declared or paid or set apart for payment on the Preferred Stock of any series ranking, as to dividends, on each Annual Dividend Payment Datea parity with or junior to this Series for any period unless full cumulative dividends have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid on this Series for all past dividend periods. When dividends are not paid in full, commencing as aforesaid, upon the shares of this Series and any other Preferred Stock ranking on a parity as to dividends with this Series, all dividends declared upon shares of this Series and any other Preferred Stock ranking on a parity as to dividends with this Series shall be declared pro rata so that the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date amount of dividends declared per share on this Series and such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, other Preferred Stock shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant bear to Section 5, upon a conversion each other the same ratio that accrued dividends per share on the shares of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder this Series and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).such 19
(iiid) The Annual Dividends maySo long as any shares of this Series are outstanding, at the option no dividend (other than a dividend in Common Stock or in any other stock of the Corporation ranking junior to this Series as to dividends and upon liquidation and other than as provided in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”Section 2(c), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not declared or paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment or other distribution declared or made upon the Common Stock or any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements stock of the Corporation ranking junior to or its Subsidiaries) on a parity with this Series as to dividends or upon liquidation, nor shall any Common Stock nor any other stock of the Corporation ranking junior to or on a parity with this Series as to dividends or upon liquidation be redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired for any consideration (or pay any moneys be paid to or make made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of any such Junior Securities, stock) by the Corporation (except by conversion into or exchange for stock of the Corporation ranking junior to this Series as to dividends and upon liquidation) unless, in each case, (A) immediately before the full cumulative dividends on all outstanding shares of this Series shall have been paid or contemporaneously are declared and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including paid for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable lawpast dividend periods.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
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Sources: Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Usx Capital Trust I)
Dividends. (a) Holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when and as declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor, and the assets Company shall pay, annually in arrears on December 31 of each year, commencing on the earlier of December 31, 1998, or any Conversion Date (as defined below), cumulative dividends on the Preferred Stock at the rate per share (as a percentage of the Corporation Stated Value per share) equal to four percent (4%) per annum, payable in cash or shares of Common Stock (as defined in Section 7) at the option of the Company. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable as payment of dividends hereunder shall equal the aggregate dollar amount of dividends then being paid, divided by the Conversion Price (as defined in Section 5(c)(i)) then in effect. Dividends on the Preferred Stock shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year, shall accrue daily commencing the Original Issue Date (as defined in Section 7), and shall be deemed to accrue on such date whether or not earned or declared and whether or not there are profits, surplus or other funds of the Company legally available for the payment of dividends. The party that holds the Preferred Stock on an applicable record date for any dividend payment will be entitled to receive such dividend payment and any other accrued and unpaid dividends which accrued prior to such dividend payment date, without regard to any sale or disposition of such Preferred Stock subsequent to the applicable record date but prior to the applicable dividend payment date. Except as otherwise provided herein, if at any time the Company pays less than the total amount of dividends then accrued on account of the terms described below:
(i) Preferred Stock, such payment shall be distributed ratably among the Holders of the Preferred Stock based upon the number of shares then held by each Holder in proportion to the total number of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled then outstanding. In order for the Company to participate equally and ratably with exercise its right to pay dividends in cash, the Company shall, no less than five (5) Trading Days after the last day of a calendar year for which dividends are payable, provide the Holders of the Preferred Stock written notice of its intention to pay dividends in cash. In order for the Company to exercise its right to pay dividends in cash on any Conversion Date, the Company must provide written notice to the holders of shares of Common Preferred Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately at any time prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Datethe Company's receipt of a Conversion Notice, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant which notice will remain in effect for subsequent Conversion Notices until rescinded by the Company in a written notice to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date such effect that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time is addressed to the Holders holders of the Preferred Stock.
(iib) In addition Notwithstanding anything to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i)the contrary contained herein, the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or Company may not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in issue shares of Common Stock in payment of dividends on the Preferred Stock (such amount with and must deliver cash in respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, thereof) if: (Ai) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted at the time authorized, unissued and unreserved for all purposes, or held as treasury stock, is either insufficient to be delivered issue such dividends in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Common Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders Company has not duly reserved for issuance in respect of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”)Stock, and (ii) such shares are not registered for resale pursuant to an effective Underlying Securities Registration Statement (as defined in Section 7) and may not be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), as determined by counsel to the -------------- Company pursuant to a written opinion letter, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent or other Person performing functions similar thereto, (iii such shares are not listed for trading on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, Nasdaq National Market, The New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") or the American ---- Stock Exchange (the "AMEX") (and any other exchange, market or trading facility ---- in which the Common Stock is then listed for trading), (iv) the issuance of such shares would result in the recipient thereof beneficially owning, determined in accordance with respect to Annual DividendsRule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, shall be not as amended, more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent 4.999% of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-then issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Common Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (iiv) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire the Company shall have failed to timely satisfy its obligations pursuant to any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions Conversion Notice. Payment of dividends in shares of Junior Securities with respect Common Stock is further subject to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises the provisions of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred StockSection 5(a)(ii), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of So long as any share shares of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on remain outstanding, neither the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to Company nor any subsidiary thereof shall, without the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then consent of the Holder holders of such share at one hundred percent (100%) of the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share shares of Preferred Stock will cease then outstanding, redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire directly or indirectly any Junior Securities (as defined in Section 7), nor shall the Company directly or indirectly pay or declare any dividend or make any distribution (other than a dividend or distribution described in Section 5) upon, nor shall any distribution be made in respect of, any Junior Securities, nor shall any monies be set aside for or applied to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date purchase or Conversion Date, as applicableredemption (through a sinking fund or otherwise) of any Junior Securities.
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Sources: Series D Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (Fonix Corp)
Dividends. (a) Holders From and after the Closing, subject to the terms of this Section 3, cumulative dividends shall accrue on the issued and outstanding shares Accrued Value of each share of Preferred Stock at the Annual Rate. Dividends on each share of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receivecumulative and shall accrue daily from and after the Closing, out of the but shall compound on a semi-annual basis on each Semi-Annual Dividend Date (each, an “Accrued Dividend”) whether or not earned or declared, and whether or not there are earnings or profits, surplus, or other funds or assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends. Each Accrued Dividend shall be paid, dividends on at the terms described below:
election of the Corporation, (i) Holders in cash (a “Cash Dividend”), or (ii) in kind by increasing the Accrued Value of such share (a “PIK Dividend”).
(b) The Corporation shall not declare, pay or set aside any dividends on shares of any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the “12.0% Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form on shares of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into payable in shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant ) unless (in addition to the obtaining of any consents required in this Section 4(a)(iCertificate of Designation or the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i)Stock then outstanding shall first receive, the Corporation shall payor simultaneously receive, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends a dividend on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) in an amount at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) least equal to 8.00% the sum of (i) the amount of the Liquidation Preference aggregate Accrued Dividends then accrued on such share of Preferred Stock and not previously paid and (ii) (A) in the case of a dividend on Common Stock or any class or series that is convertible into Common Stock, that dividend per share of Preferred Stock as would equal the product of (1) the “Dividend Rate”), dividend payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date each share of such shareclass or series determined, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment if applicable, as if all shares of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), class or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of series had been converted into Common Stock and (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A2) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted issuable upon conversion of a share of Series A Preferred Stock, in each case calculated on the record date for determination of holders entitled to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and receive such dividend or (B) in the portion case of a dividend on any class or series of capital stock of the Annual Dividend Corporation ranking junior to the 12.0% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cashconvertible into Common Stock, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares at a rate per share of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend determined by (1) dividing the amount of the dividend payable on each share of such class or Annual Dividend shall be series of capital stock by the original issuance price of such class or series of capital stock (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to such class or series) and (2) multiplying such fraction by an amount equal to the Accrued Value; provided that if the Corporation declares, pays or sets aside, on the same date, a dividend on shares of more than one class or series of capital stock of the Corporation that is junior to the “12.0% Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, the dividend payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear pursuant to this Section 3 shall be calculated based upon the dividend on the Register at class or series of capital stock that would result in the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common highest Preferred Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable lawdividend.
(c) If Subject to Section 5 and Section 7, the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share Holders shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay, dividends on shares of Preferred Stock is after (other than Accrued Dividends), on an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend as-converted basis, equal to and in the same form as dividends actually paid on shares of the Preferred Common Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversionwhen, as applicable, to receive, and if such dividends are paid on or, at shares of the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicableCommon Stock.
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Sources: Securities Purchase Agreement (Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. II)
Dividends. (a) Holders The holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock stock shall be entitled to receivereceive preferential dividends in cash, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of the assets funds of the Corporation Bank legally available at the time for the payment of dividends, dividends at a rate of $2.00 per share per annum, and no more, payable quarterly on the terms described below:
thirtieth (30th) day of January, April, July and October to holders of record of Series A Preferred Stock at the close of business on the last day of the preceding month, before any dividend or other distribution on (i) Holders of shares of any equity securities ranking junior to the Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders payment of the Preferred dividends or other distributions ("Junior Stock.
") and (ii) In addition ("Common Stock"); provided, however, may, at any time and from time to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock dividend fifteen (15) days before or after those which event the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on first dividend payable after each such change in the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends payment date shall accrue and accumulate be adjusted accordingly on a daily basis from the Issuance Date dividend payment date last preceding such change. The first dividend payment date of such sharethe Series A Preferred Stock shall be October 30, 1988. Dividends on each share of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding shall be non- cumulative, whether or not declared and whether or not in any fiscal year there shall be any funds of the Corporation has funds Bank legally available for the payment of such dividends, so that if in any fiscal year or years, dividends in whole or in part are not paid upon the Series A Preferred Stock, unpaid dividends shall not accumulate as against the holder(s) of the Common Stock or any Junior Stock, so that except as set forth in paragraphs 3 and 4 hereof no sums in any later years shall be payable annually paid to the holder(s) of the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to any prior year or years when dividends were not paid, and so that in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by no event shall the Board holder(s) of Directors, the Series A Preferred Stock receive dividends of more than $2.00 per share in any fiscal year. The date on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing which the Bank shall initially issue a share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be deemed to be the "date of issuance" of such share regardless of the number of times the transfer of such share shall be made on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following Bank's stock transfer records and regardless of the Issuance Date number of certificates which may be issued to evidence such share. Accrued DividendsIf, in any quarterly dividend period or periods, full dividends upon the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock at the dividend rate set forth herein shall not have been paid or set apart for payment, then, until such payment is made or set apart, (i) no dividends or other distributions shall be declared and paid or set apart for payment upon any equity securities of the Bank other than securities which have a dividend payment preference superior to the extent unpaidSeries A Preferred Stock; (ii) the Bank and its subsidiaries, if any, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5prohibited from repurchasing, upon a conversion redeeming or otherwise acquiring any of the Bank's preferred stock ranking on a parity with the Series A Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Common Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder any Junior Stock; and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends maythe Bank shall be prohibited from issuing any preferred stock which ranks superior to or on parity with the Series A Preferred stock as to the payment of dividends and other distributions. If, at any time, the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to Bank shall pay all or any part of less than the total amount of dividends then payable on the then-outstanding Series A Preferred Stock and on any then-outstanding class or series of stock of the Bank which ranks on a parity with the Series A Preferred Stock as to the payment of dividends and other distributions ("Parity Stock"), the aggregate payment to all holders of Series A Preferred Stock and to all holders of Parity Stock shall be distributed among all such holders so that an Annual Dividend amount ratably in shares proportion to the respective annual dividend rates fixed thereon shall be paid with respect to each outstanding share of Common Series A Preferred Stock and Parity Stock. Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to participate in any dividends or other distributions (such amount cash, stock or otherwise) declared or paid on or with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment DateCommon Stock, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number Junior Stock or any other class of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment stock or equity security of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend Bank or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption series of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable lawclass.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
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Sources: Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement (Pennsylvania Commerce Bancorp Inc)
Dividends. (a) Holders 17.1 A holder of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock an Exchangeable Share shall be entitled to receivereceive and the Board of Directors shall, subject to applicable law, on each JAG Dividend Declaration Date, declare a dividend on each Exchangeable Share (a) in the case of a cash dividend declared on the JAG Common Stock, in an amount in cash for each Exchangeable Share equal to the cash dividend declared on each share of JAG Common Stock, (b) in the case of a stock dividend declared on the JAG Common Stock to be paid in JAG Common Stock, in such number of Exchangeable Shares for each Exchangeable Share as is equal to the number of shares of JAG Common Stock to be paid on each share of JAG Common Stock, (c) in the case of a dividend declared on the JAG Common Stock in property other than cash or securities of JAG, in such type and amount of property for each Exchangeable Share as is the same as the type and amount of property declared as a dividend on each share of JAG Common Stock or (d) in the case of a dividend declared on the JAG Common Stock to be paid in securities of JAG other than JAG Common Stock, in such number of either such securities or economically equivalent securities of the Corporation, as the Board of Directors determines, for each Exchangeable Share as is equal to the number of securities of JAG to be paid on each share of JAG Common Stock. Such dividends (less any tax required to be deducted and withheld from such dividends) shall be paid out of the money, assets or property of the Corporation legally available for properly applicable to the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders or out of authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock the Corporation.
17.2 Cheques of the Corporation payable at par at any branch of the bankers of the Corporation shall be issued in respect of any cash dividends contemplated by subsection 3.1 (a) hereof and the sending of such a cheque to each holder of an Exchangeable Share (less any tax required to be deducted and withheld from such dividends paid or credited by the Corporation) shall satisfy the cash dividends represented thereby unless the cheque is not paid on presentation. Certificates registered in the name of the registered holder of Exchangeable Shares shall be issued or transferred in respect of any stock dividends contemplated by subsections 3.1 (b) or (d) hereof and the sending of such a certificate to each holder of an Exchangeable Share shall satisfy the stock dividend represented thereby or dividend payable in other securities represented thereby. Such other type and amount of property in respect of any dividends contemplated by subsection 3.1 (c) hereof shall be issued, distributed or transferred by the Corporation in such manner as it shall determine and the issuance, distribution or transfer thereof by the Corporation to each holder of an Exchangeable Share shall satisfy the dividend represented thereby. In all cases, any such dividends shall be subject to any reduction or adjustment for tax required to be deducted and withheld from such dividends, and the Corporation shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders liquidate some of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable property which would otherwise be deliverable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and to a particular holder of Exchangeable Shares to fund any statutory withholding obligation. No holder of an Exchangeable Share shall be payable annually in arrearsentitled to recover by action or other legal process against the Corporation any dividend which is represented by a cheque that has not been duly presented to the Corporation's bankers for payment or which otherwise remains unclaimed for a period of six years from the date on which such dividend was payable.
17.3 The record date for the determination of the holders of Exchangeable Shares entitled to receive payment of, ifand the payment date for, as and when so authorized and any dividend declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following Exchangeable Shares under Section 3.1 hereof shall be the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividendssame dates as the record date and payment date, to respectively, for the extent unpaid, shall corresponding dividend declared on the JAG Common Stock.
17.4 If on any payment date for any dividends declared on the Exchangeable Shares under Section 3.1 hereof the dividends are not paid in full on all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i)Exchangeable Shares then outstanding, or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, dividends which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend remain unpaid shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend on a subsequent date or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated dates determined by the Board of Directors for such dividendson which the Corporation shall have sufficient moneys, which (i) with respect assets or property properly applicable to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”)dividends.
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. 17.5 Except as provided in this Section 4(c)Article 3, Annual Dividends on any share the holders of Preferred Stock will cease Exchangeable Shares shall not be entitled to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicablereceive dividends in respect thereof.
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Sources: Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement (Jag Media Holdings Inc)
Dividends. (a) Holders Subject to the prior preferences and other rights of any Senior Stock as to dividends, the issued and outstanding shares record holder of each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receivereceive dividends quarterly on the first day of each calendar quarter, out commencing January 1, 2000 (each, a "Dividend Payment Date"), with respect to the prior calendar quarter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any accrued but unpaid dividends, including any dividend applicable to the pro rata portion of the assets then-current dividend period, shall be paid upon the earlier of (i) the Corporation consummation of an IPO and (ii) the conversion of such share of Series A Preferred Stock. In any case, dividends shall be paid only to the extent that funds are legally available for the payment of dividends, . Such dividends shall be payable at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum of the Liquidation Preference.
(b) Dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled paid in cash, or at the option of the Corporation, unless such dividend is payable upon consummation of an IPO or conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock and at such time sufficient funds are legally available for payment of such dividends, in substitute in whole or in part for such cash, in additional fully paid and nonassessable shares of Series A Preferred Stock legally available for such purpose (such dividends paid in kind being herein called "PIK Dividends"). Dividends of additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be paid by delivering to participate equally and ratably with the record holders of Series A Preferred Stock a number of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares determined by dividing the total amount of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall cash dividend which otherwise would be payable on the same Dividend Payment Date to such holders (rounded to the nearest whole cent) by the average Quoted Price per share of the Series A Preferred Stock for the thirty(30) Trading Days immediately preceding the date that on which such dividends are payable to holders PIK Dividends were accrued ("PIK Quoted Price"). The issuance of any such PIK Dividend in such amount shall constitute full payment of such dividend. The Corporation shall not issue fractional shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable Series A Preferred Stock to which holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends may become entitle pursuant to Section 4(a)(i)this subsection, but in lieu thereof, the Corporation shall pay, subject deliver its check in an amount equal to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared the applicable fraction of the PIK Quoted Price. In no event shall the election by the Board Corporation to pay dividends, in whole or in part, in cash or in additional shares of Directors, out of funds Series A Preferred Stock preclude the Corporation from making a different election with respect to all or a portion of the Corporation legally available therefor, dividends to be paid on each Annual the Series A Preferred Stock on any subsequent Dividend Payment Date Date. Any additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued pursuant to this section shall be governed by this Certificate and shall be subject in all respects, expect as to the date of issuance and date from which dividends accrue and cumulate as set forth below, to he same terms as the shares of Series A Preferred Stock originally issued hereunder. All dividends (whether payable in cash or in whole or in part in additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock) paid pursuant to this section shall be paid in equal pro rata proportions of such cash and/or shares of Series A Preferred Stock to the holders entitled thereto, except with respect to cash payable in lieu of fractional shares which would otherwise be paid as PIK Dividends.
(c) Dividends on shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall accrue quarterly on the first day of each calendar quarter for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue prior calendar quarter and accumulate on a daily basis be cumulative from the Issuance Date date of issuance of such shareshares, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward)are legally available.
(iiid) The Annual Dividends maySo long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be outstanding, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretionshall not declare, be paid (A) pay or set apart for payment on any Junior Stock any dividends whatsoever, whether in cash, property or otherwise (B) by delivery of other than dividends payable in shares of Common Stockthe class or series upon which such dividends are declared or paid, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend payable in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment DateJunior Stock other than Common Stock, the “Dividend PIK Amount”together with cash in lieu of fractional shares), nor shall the number of shares of Common Corporation make any distribution on any Junior Stock, nor shall any Junior Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in or any of its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is subsidiaries of which it owns not less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stockvoting power, the Corporation nor shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys be paid or make made available for a sinking fund for the purchase or redemption of any shares Junior Stock, unless all dividends to which the holders of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (ASeries A Preferred Stock shall) immediately before have been entitled for all previous periods shall have been paid or declared and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the a sum of its debts (including money sufficient for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable lawpayment thereof has been set apart.
(ce) If In the Fundamental Transaction Date event that full dividends are not paid or Conversion Date made available to the holder of all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and of any share Parity Stock and funds available for payment of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on dividends shall be insufficient to permit payment in full to holders of all such stock of the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior full preferential amounts to the next Annual Dividend Payment Datewhich they are then entitled, then the Holder entire amount available for payment of dividends shall be distributed ratably among all such share at holders of Series A Preferred Stock in proportion to the Close full amount to which they would otherwise be respectively entitle. For purposes of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will this subsection, the amount of legally available PIK Dividends shall be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual deemed funds available for payment of dividends but shall not require payment of PIK Dividends on any share Parity Stock.
(f) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, no dividends on shares of Series A Preferred Stock will cease shall be declared by the Board of Directors of the Corporation or paid or set apart for payment by the Corporation at such time as the terms and provisions of any agreement of the Corporation relating to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date its funded indebtedness prohibits such declaration, payment or Conversion Datesetting apart for payment or provides that such declaration, as applicablepayment or setting apart for payment would constitute a breach thereof or a default thereunder, or if such declaration or payment shall be restricted or prohibited by law.
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Dividends. (a) Holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, The Borrower will not declare or pay any dividends or make any distributions on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock its capital stock (other than dividends paid payable in the form its own capital stock) or redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any of Common Stockits capital stock or any options or other rights in respect thereof at any time outstanding, Convertible Securities except that so long as no Default or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time Unmatured Default exists before or after giving effect to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period declaration or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends or distributions or repurchase or redemption of such stock or other transaction, (a) the Borrower may declare and shall be payable annually in arrearspay dividends, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directorsmake distributions, on each Annual Dividend Payment Dateits common stock and repurchase and redeem and otherwise acquire or retire its common stock and any options or other rights thereof in an aggregate amount not to exceed, commencing on when aggregated with the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total principal amount of an Annual Dividend loans (exclusive of loans described in shares of Common Stock (SECTION 6.13(e)(II)) made during such amount with respect Fiscal Year from the Borrower or its Subsidiaries to any Annual Dividend Payment DateParent, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividendsduring the Borrower's 1998 Fiscal Year, shall be the same day 2% of Adjusted Net Worth as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”)December 31, 1997, and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividendsduring any Fiscal Year thereafter, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days 3% of Adjusted Net Worth as of the end of the Fiscal Year preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (Fiscal Year during which such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
transaction is consummated and (b) Without in addition to any dividends, distributions, repurchases, redemptions, acquisitions or retirements which may be declared, paid or made pursuant to the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stockpreceding CLAUSE (a), the Corporation shall not (i) declareBorrower may declare and pay dividends, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchaseand make distributions, on its common stock and repurchase and redeem or and otherwise acquire or retire its common stock, and any Junior Securities options or rights thereof, (x) in an amount equal to (1) the net proceeds received by the Borrower from dividends, sales, transfers or other than repurchasesdispositions of its equity interests in SOMSC or FAE's equity interest in San ▇▇▇▇ Basin Trust, redemptions or acquisitions MINUS (2) the amount of shares loans made pursuant to SECTION 6.13(e)(II), PROVIDED, that such dividend is paid within one hundred eighty (180) days of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares receipt of such Junior Securities, unless, in each casenet proceeds, (Ay) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, equity interests in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due SOMSC and (Cz) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable lawan amount equal to that immediately utilized by Parent to repay all or a portion of a certain $40,000,000 loan from FAE to Parent.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicable.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Fund American Enterprises Holdings Inc)
Dividends. (a) Holders Cumulative Dividends - The registered holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock Series V Special Shares (“Holders”) shall be entitled to receive, out of receive and the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock Company shall be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, pay thereon as and when declared by the Board board of Directors, directors out of funds the moneys of the Corporation legally available thereforCompany properly applicable to the payment of dividends, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for fixed cumulative preferential dividends at the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share rate of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.003.75% in respect of the Liquidation Preference per share period prior to and including June [•], 2013 and 5.0% thereafter or such alternative fixed cumulative preferential dividend rate as may be determined by Unanimous Consent from time to time, provided that in no event shall the fixed cumulative preferential dividend rate exceed 3.75% in respect of Preferred Stock the period prior to and including June [•], 2013 and 5.0% thereafter (the “Dividend Rate”)) of the Paid Up Amount per share per quarter, payable in accordance with quarterly on the first day of January, April, July and October. No dividends shall at any time be declared or paid on or set apart for the Common Shares or any other shares of the Company junior to the Series V Special Shares unless all accrued dividends up to and including the dividend payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(iii24.7(c)(i) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends for the last completed quarter of the Company on the Series V Special Shares then issued and outstanding shall accrue have been declared and accumulate on a daily basis from paid at the Issuance Date date of such sharedeclaration or payment or setting apart. All dividends declared and paid or otherwise accruing due pursuant to this Section 24.7(c)(i) shall be declared and paid, or shall accrue, in US dollars. No interest shall be paid on the dividends due or accruing due pursuant to this Section 24.7(c)(i). Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default the Dividend Rate shall be 5%, provided that upon the occurrence or during the continuance of any Event of Default from and after June [•], 2013, the Dividend Rate shall be 6.25%, whether or not declared the particular Event of Default occurred prior to June [•], 2013, provided that the said dividend rate applicable upon the occurrence and whether or not during the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment continuance of such dividends and an Event of Default shall be payable annually in arrears, if, such alternative rate as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall may be determined by dividing Unanimous Consent from time to time provided further that in no event shall the fixed cumulative preferential dividend rate applicable upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default exceed 5% in respect of the period prior to and including June [•], 2013 and 6.25% thereafter; provided further that in the event that the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect Rate increases pursuant to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due this provision as a result of the exercise occurrence of Options or delivery an Event of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements Default and the Event of Default continues for less than 6 months, the increased rate shall remain in place for a period of 6 months following the first occurrence of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption relevant Event of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitledDefault, notwithstanding that the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share relevant Event of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicableDefault is no longer continuing.
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Sources: Share Subscription Agreement
Dividends. (a) Holders Subject to the prior and superior rights of the issued and outstanding holders of any shares of any series of Preferred Stock shall be entitled ranking prior and superior to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled in preference to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation and any other junior stock, shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for the purpose, dividends payable in cash in an amount per share (rounded to the nearest cent) equal to, subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, 1000 times the aggregate per share amount of all cash dividends, and dividends paid on payable in kind in an amount per share (rounded to the nearest cent) equal to, subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, 1000 times the aggregate per share amount of all non-cash dividends or other distributions, other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or a subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in by reclassification or otherwise), declared on the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) In the event the Corporation shall at any time after May 15, 2000 (the “Participating Dividends”"Rights Declaration Date")
(i) shall be declare any dividend on Common Stock payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of in shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), subdivide the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (Ciii) by delivery combine the outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of any combination shares, then in each such case the amount to which holders of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects Series A Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to pay all or any part such event under clause (b) of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, by a fraction the “Dividend PIK Amount”), numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing outstanding immediately after such event and the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date denominator of which is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted were outstanding immediately prior to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”)event.
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the The Corporation shall not declare a dividend or distribution on the Series A Preferred Stock as provided in paragraph (ia) declare, pay above immediately after it declares a dividend or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities distribution on the Common Stock (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of a dividend payable in shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” Common Stock) and shall pay such dividend or “net” exercises of Options, payment of distribution on the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) Series A Preferred Stock immediately before and after it pays a dividend or distribution on the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Common Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If The Board of Directors may fix a record date for the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date determination of any share holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for entitled to receive payment of a dividend or distribution declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or thereon, which record date shall be no more than 60 days prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then date fixed for the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicablepayment thereof.
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Dividends. (a) Holders The holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out in preference to all of the assets of Corporation’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends“Common Stock”), dividends issued previously or hereafter, a 7.0% per annum dividend on the terms described below:
(i) Holders Original Issue Price of each share of Series D Preferred Stock held by such holder that is cumulative and payable in kind per share in such number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall be entitled determined using a price per share equal to participate equally $11.0741176 per share (adjusted appropriately for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations, consolidations, mergers, reclassifications and ratably the like with respect to the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Series D Preferred Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”Original Issue Price’’) shall be payable and calculated on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders actual number of shares days elapsed in a year of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders 365 days. In lieu of the issuance of a fractional share of Series D Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i)Stock as a dividend, the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding issue a whole share of Series D Preferred Stock (rounded to the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated nearest whole share), determined on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% the total number of the Liquidation Preference per share shares of Series D Preferred Stock (held by the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance holder with Section 4(a)(iii) belowrespect to which such dividends are being calculated. Subject Such dividends will be cumulative and compound on a quarterly basis to Section 4(c), Annual the extent not paid for any reason. Dividends shall will accrue and accumulate on a daily basis be cumulative from the Issuance Date date that the Series D Preferred Stock is issued under the Certificate of such shareDesignation, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has earnings or profits, whether or not there are funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall whether or not such dividends are declared or paid. Quarterly dividends will be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by paid on the Board last business day of Directors, on each Annual Dividend the fiscal quarter (the “Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii”). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation paid in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of an amount less than the total amount of an Annual Dividend in such accrued dividends at the time shall be allocated pro rata on a share-by-share basis among all shares of Common Series D Preferred Stock at the time outstanding. The record date for determination of the holders of Series D Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of a dividend thereon shall be fifteen (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend 15) days before the Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to or such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where other date that the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is establishes no less than the Floor Price, ten (A10) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price days and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, shall be not no more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such dateDate. In addition, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without if and when any dividend is declared or paid by the consent Board of Directors with respect to the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Common Stock, the Corporation Board of Directors shall not (i) declare, also declare and pay or set aside for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment the same dividend on each share of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date of any share of Series D Preferred Stock is after then outstanding on an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred as-if-converted to Common Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicablebasis.
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Sources: Restructuring and Exchange Agreement (Yuma Energy, Inc.)
Dividends. (a) Holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when and as declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor, and the assets Company shall pay, cumulative dividends at the rate per share (as a percentage of the Corporation Stated Value per share) of 4% per annum, payable, subject to the provisions of this Section 2(a), on a quarterly basis on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year while such share is outstanding (each a "Dividend -------- Payment Date") and on each Conversion Date (as defined herein) for such share, ------------ commencing on the earlier to occur of the Conversion Date for such share and June 30, 1999, in cash or shares of Common Stock (as defined in Section 8). Subject to the terms and conditions herein, the decision whether to pay dividends hereunder in Common Stock or cash shall be at the discretion of the Company. Dividends on the Preferred Stock shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year, shall accrue daily commencing on the Original Issue Date (as defined in Section 8), and shall be deemed to accrue from such date whether or not earned or declared and whether or not there are profits, surplus or other funds of the Company legally available for the payment of dividends, dividends unless the Company provides the Holder with an unqualified legal opinion of its outside counsel (both of which legal opinion and counsel are acceptable to the Holder) that the accrual of any such dividend (as opposed to payment) is not permitted at such time under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. A party that holds shares of Preferred Stock on the terms described below:
(i) record date with respect to a Dividend Payment Date will be entitled to receive such dividend payment and any other accrued and unpaid dividends which accrued prior to such Dividend Payment Date, without regard to any sale or disposition of such Preferred Stock subsequent to the applicable record date. Except as otherwise provided herein, if at any time the Company pays less than the total amount of dividends then accrued on account of the Preferred Stock, such payment shall be distributed ratably among the Holders based upon the number of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled held by each Holder. If the Company is permitted hereunder to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock pay dividends in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be payable annually in arrears, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), then the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on account of such dividend shall equal the cash amount of such dividend on either the Dividend Payment Date or the Conversion Date, as applicable, divided by the Conversion Price (as defined herein) on such date. Any dividends to be delivered paid in cash hereunder that are not paid within three (3) Trading Days (as defined in Section 8) following a Conversion Date or Dividend Payment Date, as applicable, shall continue to accrue and shall entail a late fee, which must be paid in cash, at the rate of 18% per annum (such fees to accrue daily, from the date such dividend is due hereunder through and including the date of payment). The Company shall provide the Holders written notice of its intention to pay dividends in cash or shares of Common Stock not less than ten (10) days prior to any Dividend Payment Date for so long as shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding (the Company may indicate in such notice the maximum amount of cash dividends that it intends to pay during such period). Failure to timely provide such notice shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount deemed an election by the 10-Day VWAP Company to pay dividends for such period in shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms hereof.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company may not issue shares of Common Stock in payment of dividends on the Preferred Stock (and must deliver cash in respect thereof, subject to the provisions of Section 2(a) with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, applicable law) if:
(Ai) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted at the time authorized, unissued and unreserved for all purposes is insufficient to be delivered pay such dividends in partial payment shares of Common Stock;
(ii) after the Dividend PIK Amount Effectiveness Date (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable as defined in cashSection 8), which amount shall be calculated as such shares (x) are not registered for resale pursuant to an effective Underlying Securities Registration Statement (as defined in Section 8), or (y) may not be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the total Dividend PIK Amount less Securities Act (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied as defined in Section 8), as determined by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata counsel to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable Company pursuant to a written opinion letter, addressed to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on Company's transfer agent in the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends form and substance acceptable to the holders of applicable Holder and such transfer agent (if the Company is permitted and elects to pay dividends in shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and under this clause (ii) with respect prior to Annual Dividends, the Dividend Effectiveness Date and thereafter an Underlying Securities Registration Statement shall be not more than thirty declared effective by the Commission (30as defined in Section 8), the Company shall, within three (3) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding Trading Days after the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (date of such datedeclaration of effectiveness, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”exchange such shares for shares of Common Stock that are free of restrictive legends of any kind).;
(biii) Without the consent Company has failed to timely satisfy its conversion obligations hereunder; or (iv) the issuance of such shares would result in a violation of Section 5(a)(iii) or the rules of the Holders representing at least a majority of Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. or any other rules and regulations governing any Subsequent Market (as defined in Section 8) on which the then-issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not (i) declare, pay Common Stock is then listed or set aside quoted for payment any dividends or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of shares of Junior Securities with respect to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable lawtrading.
(c) If So long as any Preferred Stock shall remain outstanding, neither the Fundamental Transaction Date Company nor any subsidiary thereof shall redeem, purchase or Conversion Date otherwise acquire directly or indirectly any Junior Securities (as defined in Section 8), nor shall the Company directly or indirectly pay or declare any dividend or make any distribution (other than a dividend or distribution described in Section 5 or dividends due and paid in the ordinary course on preferred stock of the Company at such times when the Company is in compliance with its payment and other obligations hereunder) upon, nor shall any distribution be made in respect of, any Junior Securities, nor shall any monies be set aside for or applied to the purchase or redemption (through a sinking fund or otherwise) of any share of Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on Junior Securities or shares pari passu with the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date, as applicableStock.
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Sources: Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (Number Nine Visual Technology Corp)
Dividends. (a) Holders The holders of the issued and outstanding record of shares of Series A, Preferred Stock shall be entitled entiled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of receive regular cash dividends, dividends on the terms described below:
(i) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to participate equally when and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock (other than dividends paid in the form of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options) as if immediately prior to each Common Stock Dividend Record Date, all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends payable pursuant to this Section 4(a)(i) (the “Participating Dividends”) shall be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends shall be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless the full dividends contemplated by this Section 4(a)(i) are paid at the same time to the Holders of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) In addition to any dividends pursuant to Section 4(a)(i), the Corporation shall pay, subject to Section 4(c), if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out at the annual rate of funds $85 per share, all of which dividends shall be cumulative and shall be deemed to accrue from and after the date of the Corporation legally available therefor, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date for the applicable Payment Period or Payment Periods dividends on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock (the “Annual Dividends”) at a rate per annum (calculated on the basis of an actual 365- or 366-day year, as applicable) equal to 8.00% of the Liquidation Preference per share of Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”), payable in accordance with Section 4(a)(iii) below. Subject to Section 4(c), Annual Dividends shall accrue and accumulate on a daily basis from the Issuance Date issuance of such shareshares, whether or not earned or declared and whether or not there be funds legally available therefor; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of a Corporate Transaction (as defined in Section 4(b) below), the right to such dividends shall terminate and cease to accrue as of the date of original issue. All dividends shall be payable in cash upon the earlier to occur of a Liquidation (as defined in Section 4(a) below) or a Corporate Transaction, except that in lieu of cash, such dividends shall be payable in shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the number of shares being determined pursuant to subparagraph (c) hereof , if agreed to by holders of at least a majority in interest of the Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding. Any written instructions or determination delivered to the Corporation has and purporting to be the agreement of the holders of such requisite percentage of the Series A Preferred Stock outstanding shall be final, conclusive and binding upon the holders of all of the Series A Preferred Stock outstanding shall be final, conclusive and binding upon the holders of all of the Series A Preferred Stock. If the Corporation does not receive written direction as to whether such holders desire to receive Series A Preferred Stock or cash for any dividend by the date such dividend shall be payable, Series A Preferred Stock shall be issued.
(b) If, for any dividend accrual period, dividends at the rate hereinabove specified are not declared and paid or set aside for payment, the amount of accrued but unpaid dividends shall accumulate, and shall be added to the dividends payable for subsequent dividend accrual periods. If the funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and shall be are insufficient to pay in full the dividends payable annually in arrearson all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, if, as and when so authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, on each Annual Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Annual Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Accrued Dividends, to the extent unpaid, shall in all cases be payable upon a Liquidation pursuant to Section 5, upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock following a Fundamental Transaction pursuant to Section 7(g)(i), or upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)(ii). Annual Dividend payments shall be aggregated per Holder and shall be made to the nearest cent (with $0.005 being rounded upward).
(iii) The Annual Dividends may, at the option of the Corporation in its sole discretion, total available funds may be paid (A) in cash, (B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock, or (C) by delivery of any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock; provided that, if the Corporation elects to pay all or any part of the total amount of an Annual Dividend in shares of Common Stock (such amount with respect to any Annual Dividend Payment Date, the “Dividend PIK Amount”), the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered shall be determined by dividing the Dividend PIK Amount by the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date; provided that, where the Corporation has determined in its sole discretion to pay a Dividend PIK Amount, if the 10-Day VWAP with respect to such Annual Dividend Payment Date is less than the Floor Price, (A) the number of shares of Common Stock that are permitted to be delivered in partial payment of the Dividend PIK Amount (the “Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares”) shall be calculated by dividing (v) the Dividend PIK Amount by (w) the Floor Price and (B) the portion of the Annual Dividend that is not paid by delivery of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares shall be payable in cash, which amount shall be calculated as (x) the total Dividend PIK Amount less (y)(i) the product of the Actual Dividend PIK Payment Shares multiplied by (ii) the 10-Day VWAP.
(iv) Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be paid pro rata to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock entitled thereto. Each Participating Dividend or Annual Dividend shall be payable to the Holders of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Register at the Close of Business on the record date designated by the Board of Directors for such dividends, which (i) with respect to Participating Dividends, shall be the same day as the record date for the payment of dividends to the holders of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock ratably in proportion to the full dividends to which they are entitled. No dividend or distribution in cash or other property (other than a stock dividend payable solely in shares of Common Stock (Stock) on any other class of stock of the “Common Stock Dividend Record Date”), and (ii) with respect to Annual Dividends, Corporation shall be not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding declared or paid or set apart for payment unless dividends on the applicable Annual Dividend Payment Date (such date, an “Annual Dividend Payment Record Date”).
(b) Without the consent of the Holders representing at least a majority of the then-issued Series A Preferred Stock have been paid in full and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, then only if the Corporation shall not (i) declarebe in default in respect of any redemption or purchase obligation pursuant to this resolution. Any reference to "distributions" in this paragraph 3 shall not be deemed to include any distribution made in connection with any liquidation, pay dissolution or set aside for payment any dividends winding-up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or distributions upon any Junior Securities or (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Junior Securities (other than repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions involuntary. Dividends shall cease to accumulate in respect of shares of Junior Securities with respect Series A Preferred Stock on the day prior to equity awards (including in connection with “cashless” or “net” exercises of Options, payment of the exercise or purchase price of Options, or to satisfy tax withholding obligations due as a result of the exercise of Options or delivery of equity awards) under any equity incentive plan or similar arrangements of their redemption unless the Corporation or its Subsidiaries) for any consideration or pay any moneys or make available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of such Junior Securities, unless, in each case, (A) immediately before and after the taking of such action, the fair value of the Corporation’s assets would exceed the sum of its debts (including for this purpose the aggregate Liquidation Preference and the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock), (B) immediately after the taking of such action, the Corporation, in its good faith judgment, would be able shall have failed to pay all of its debts (including the aggregate Liquidation Preference and relevant redemption price on the aggregate Accrued Dividends of the Preferred Stock) as they are reasonably expected to come due and (C) such action is otherwise in compliance with applicable lawdate fixed for redemption.
(c) If the Fundamental Transaction Date or Conversion Date pursuant to subparagraph (a) hereof, a dividend is to be paid in shares of any share of Series A Preferred Stock is after an Annual Dividend Payment Record Date for a declared Annual Dividend on the Preferred Stock but occurs on or prior to the next Annual Dividend Payment DateStock, then the Holder holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall receive and the Corporation shall issue and deliver or, failing such actual issuance and delivery, shall be deemed to have issued and delivered, to each holder of record of Series A Preferred Stock that number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Series A Preferred Stock of the Corporation as shall be equal to the aggregate amount payable in respect of such share at the Close dividend payment not theretofore paid on all outstanding shares of Business on such Annual Dividend Payment Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding the related Fundamental Transaction or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Corporation’s election, before such Annual Dividend Payment Date, such declared Annual Dividend on such share. Except as provided in this Section 4(c), Annual Dividends on any share of Series A Preferred Stock will cease of each holder of Series A Preferred Stock as if a dividend was payable in shares,. and the Corporation shall be deemed to accumulate have issued and delivered such Series A Preferred Stock, quarterly from and after the Fundamental Transaction Date date of original issue, divided by the Original Issue Price (as hereinafter defined). Fractional shares of Series A Preferred Stock may be issued in respect of dividends hereon.
(d) The Corporation will not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation or Conversion Datethrough any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Corporation but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this paragraph 3 and in the taking of all such action as applicablemay be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the rights of holders of Series A Preferred Stock to receive the dividends specified herein.
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Sources: Stockholders' Agreement (Philipp Brothers Chemicals Inc)