Common use of Surrender of Shares Clause in Contracts

Surrender of Shares. (a) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent or Merger Sub shall enter into an agreement (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company) with a bank or trust company to act as transfer agent for the stockholders of the Company in connection with the Merger (the “Paying Agent”) to receive the Merger Consideration to which the stockholders of the Company shall become entitled pursuant to this Article II. At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit or cause to be deposited with the Paying Agent sufficient funds to make all payments pursuant to Section 2.3(b). Such funds may be invested by the Paying Agent as directed by Merger Sub or, after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation; provided that (a) no such investment or losses thereon shall affect the Merger Consideration payable to the holders of Common Stock and following any losses which result in, as of the time of such losses, an excess of (i) the Merger Consideration attributable to the outstanding Common Stock over (ii) the aggregate amount of such funds, Parent shall promptly provide or cause to be provided additional funds to the Paying Agent for the benefit of the stockholders of the Company in the amount of such excess and (b) such investments shall be in short-term obligations of the United States of America with maturities of no more than 30 days or guaranteed by the United States of America and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America or in commercial paper obligations rated A-1 or P-1 or better by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Corporation, respectively. Any interest or income produced by such investments will be the sole and exclusive property of the Surviving Corporation and Parent and will be payable to the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as Parent directs.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger, Agreement and Plan of Merger (Phoenix Companies Inc/De)

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Surrender of Shares. (a) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent or Merger Sub shall enter into an agreement with the Company’s transfer agent (in form and substance or another entity reasonably satisfactory acceptable to the Company) with a bank or trust company to act as transfer agent for the stockholders of the Company in connection with the Merger (the “Paying Agent”) and to receive the Merger Consideration to which the stockholders of the Company shall become entitled pursuant to this Article II. At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit (or cause to be deposited deposited) with the Paying Agent sufficient funds to make all payments pursuant to Section 2.3(b2.4(b). Such funds may be invested by the Paying Agent as directed by Merger Sub or, after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation; provided that (ai) no such investment or losses thereon shall affect the Merger Consideration payable to the holders of Company Common Stock and following any losses which result in, as of the time of such losses, an excess of (i) the Merger Consideration attributable to the outstanding Common Stock over (ii) the aggregate amount of such funds, Parent shall promptly provide or cause to be provided additional funds to the Paying Agent for the benefit of the stockholders of the Company in the amount of any such excess losses and (bii) such investments shall be in short-term obligations of the United States of America with maturities of no more than 30 days or guaranteed by the United States of America and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America or in commercial paper obligations rated A-1 or P-1 or better by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Corporation, respectively. Any interest or income produced by such investments will be the sole and exclusive property of the Surviving Corporation and Parent and will be payable to the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as Parent directs.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Neiman Marcus, Inc.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Neiman Marcus, Inc.)

Surrender of Shares. (a) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent or Merger Sub shall enter into an agreement (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company) with appoint a bank or trust company reasonably acceptable to the Company (which may be the Company’s transfer agent) to act as transfer paying agent for the stockholders of the Company (and, to the extent any Option Consideration is not paid at the Effective Time, shall appoint the same or such other agent reasonably acceptable to the Company to act as paying agent for the holders of Options) in connection with the Merger (as the case may be, the “Paying Agent”) to receive the Merger Consideration to which the stockholders of the Company shall become entitled pursuant to (and, to the extent applicable, the Option Consideration to which the holders of Options shall become entitled upon cancellation thereof pursuant to) this Article II. At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit (or cause to be deposited deposited) with the Paying Agent sufficient funds to make all payments pursuant to Section 2.3(b2.4(b) and Section 2.4(c). Such funds may be invested by the Paying Agent as directed by Merger Sub or, after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation; provided that (ai) no such investment or losses thereon shall affect the Merger Consideration payable to the stockholders of the Company or the holders of Common Stock Options and following any losses which result in, as of the time of such losses, an excess of (i) the Merger Consideration attributable to the outstanding Common Stock over (ii) the aggregate amount of such funds, Parent shall promptly provide or cause to be provided additional funds to the Paying Agent for the benefit of the stockholders of the Company and, if applicable, the holders of Options in the amount of any such excess losses and (bii) such investments shall be in short-term obligations of the United States of America with maturities of no more than 30 days or guaranteed by the United States of America and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America or in commercial paper obligations rated A-1 or P-1 or better by Xxxxx’x Mxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Corporation, respectively. Any interest or income produced by by, or profit resulting from, such investments will be the sole and exclusive property of the Surviving Corporation and Parent and will be payable to the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as Parent directs.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Penton Media Inc)

Surrender of Shares. (a) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent or Merger Sub shall enter into an agreement (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to with the Company) with a bank or trust company ’s transfer agent to act as transfer paying agent for the stockholders of the Company (and, to the extent any Equity Incentive Consideration is not paid at the Effective Time, shall appoint the same or such other agent reasonably acceptable to the Company to act as paying agent for the holders of Equity Incentives) in connection with the Merger (the “Paying Agent”) to receive the Merger Consideration to which the stockholders of the Company shall become entitled pursuant to this Article II and the Equity Incentive Consideration to which holders of Equity Incentives shall become entitled upon cancellation thereof pursuant to this Article II. At or Immediately prior to or simultaneously with the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit or cause to be deposited with the Paying Agent sufficient funds to make all payments pursuant to Section 2.3(bSections 2.4(b) and 2.4(c). Such funds may be invested by the Paying Agent as directed by Merger Sub or, after the Effective Time, by the Surviving Corporation; provided that (a) no such investment or losses thereon shall affect the Merger Consideration payable to the holders of Common Stock or Equity Incentive Consideration payable hereunder to holders of Equity Incentives and following any losses which result in, as of the time of such losses, an excess of (i) the Merger Consideration attributable to the outstanding Common Stock over (ii) the aggregate amount of such funds, Parent shall promptly provide or cause to be provided additional funds to the Paying Agent for the benefit of the stockholders of the Company and the holders of Equity Incentives in the amount of any such excess losses and (b) such investments shall be in short-term obligations of the United States of America with maturities of no more than 30 days or guaranteed by the United States of America and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America America, or in commercial paper obligations rated A-1 or P-1 or better by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Corporation, respectively, or in certificates of deposit, bank repurchase agreements or banker’s acceptances of commercial banks with capital exceeding $1 billion (based on the most recent financial statements of such bank which are then publicly available). Any interest or income produced by by, or profit resulting from, such investments will be the sole and exclusive property of the Surviving Corporation and Parent and will be payable to the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as Parent directs.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (1 800 Contacts Inc)

Surrender of Shares. (a) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent or Merger Sub shall enter into an agreement with the Company's transfer agent (in form and substance or another entity reasonably satisfactory acceptable to the Company) with a bank or trust company to act as transfer agent for the stockholders of the Company in connection with the Merger (the "Paying Agent") and to receive the Merger Consideration to which the stockholders of the Company shall become entitled pursuant to this Article II. At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit (or cause to be deposited deposited) with the Paying Agent sufficient funds to make all payments pursuant to Section 2.3(b2.4(b). Such funds may be invested by the Paying Agent as directed by Merger Sub or, after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation; provided that (ai) no such investment or losses thereon shall affect the Merger Consideration payable to the holders of Company Common Stock and following any losses which result in, as of the time of such losses, an excess of (i) the Merger Consideration attributable to the outstanding Common Stock over (ii) the aggregate amount of such funds, Parent shall promptly provide or cause to be provided additional funds to the Paying Agent for the benefit of the stockholders of the Company in the amount of any such excess losses and (bii) such investments shall be in short-term obligations of the United States of America with maturities of no more than 30 days or guaranteed by the United States of America and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America or in commercial paper obligations rated A-1 or P-1 or better by Xxxxx’x Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s 's Corporation, respectively. Any interest or income produced by such investments will be the sole and exclusive property of the Surviving Corporation and Parent and will be payable to the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as Parent directs. (b) Promptly after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall cause to be mailed to each record holder, as of the Effective Time, of (i) an outstanding certificate or certificates which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented Shares (the "Certificates") or (ii) Shares represented by book-entry ("Book-Entry Shares"), a form of letter of transmittal (which shall be in customary form and shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates to the Paying Agent or, in the case of Book-Entry Shares, upon adherence to the procedures set forth in the letter of transmittal or have such other provisions as Parent may reasonably specify) and instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates or, in the case of Book-Entry Shares, the surrender of such Shares for payment of the Merger Consideration therefor. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent of a Certificate or of Book-Entry Shares, together with such letter of transmittal, duly completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto, and such other documents as may be required pursuant to such instructions, the holder of such Certificate or Book-Entry Shares shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the Merger Consideration for each Share formerly represented by such Certificate or Book-Entry Shares and such Certificate or book-entry shall then be canceled. No interest shall be paid or accrued for the benefit of holders of the Certificates or Book-Entry Shares on the Merger Consideration payable in respect of the Certificates or Book-Entry Shares. If payment of the Merger Consideration is to be made to a person other than the person in whose name the surrendered Certificate is registered, it shall be a condition of payment that the Certificate so surrendered shall be properly endorsed or shall be otherwise in proper form for transfer and that the person requesting such payment shall have paid any transfer and other Taxes required by reason of the payment of the Merger Consideration to a person other than the registered holder of the Certificate surrendered or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Surviving Corporation that such Tax either has been paid or is not applicable. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 2.4(b), each Certificate and each Book-Entry Share shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the applicable Merger Consideration as contemplated by this Article II. (c) At any time following the date that is twelve months after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to require the Paying Agent to deliver to it any funds (including any interest received with respect thereto) which have been made available to the Paying Agent and which have not been disbursed to holders of Certificates or Book-Entry Shares and thereafter such holders shall be entitled to look to Parent and the Surviving Corporation (subject to abandoned property, escheat or other similar laws) only as general creditors thereof with respect to the Merger Consideration payable upon due surrender of their Certificates or Book-Entry Shares. The Surviving Corporation shall pay all charges and expenses, including those of the Paying Agent, in connection with the exchange of Shares for the Merger Consideration. Any Merger Consideration remaining unclaimed as of a date which is immediately prior to such time as such amounts would otherwise escheat to or become property of any Governmental Entity shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of Parent free and clear of any claims or interests of any person previously entitled thereto. Neither the Surviving Corporation, Parent nor the Paying Agent will be liable to any person entitled to payment under this Article II for any consideration which is delivered to a public official pursuant to any abandoned property, escheat or similar Law. (d) After the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed and thereafter there shall be no further registration of transfers of Shares that were outstanding prior to the Effective Time. After the Effective Time, Certificates or Book-Entry Shares presented to the Surviving Corporation for transfer shall be canceled and exchanged for the consideration provided for, and in accordance with the procedures set forth in, this Article II. (e) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Parent, the Surviving Corporation and the Paying Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable to any former holder of Shares pursuant to this Agreement any amount as may be required to be deducted and withheld with respect to the making of such payment under applicable Tax (as defined below) Laws. To the extent that amounts are so properly withheld by the Paying Agent, the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as the case may be, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of the Shares in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by the Paying Agent, the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as the case may be. (f) In the event that any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the holder's compliance with the replacement requirements established by the Paying Agent, including, if necessary, the posting by the holder of a bond in customary amount as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to the Certificate, the Paying Agent will deliver in exchange for the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the applicable Merger Consideration payable in respect of the Shares represented by such Certificate pursuant to this Article II. (g) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, the issued and outstanding Shares shall have been changed into a different number of shares or a different class by reason of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, reclassification, redenomination, recapitalization, split-up, combination, exchange of shares or other similar transaction, the Merger Consideration and any other dependent items shall be appropriately adjusted to provide to the holders of the Shares the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such action and as so adjusted shall, from and after the date of such event, be the Merger Consideration or other dependent item, subject to further adjustment in accordance with this Section 2.4(g).

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Neiman Marcus Group Inc)

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Surrender of Shares. (a) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent or Merger Sub shall enter into an agreement (in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory acceptable to the Company) with a bank the Company’s transfer agent or trust company another financial institution to act as transfer agent for the stockholders of the Company in connection with the Merger (the “Paying Agent”) to receive the Merger Consideration to which the stockholders of the Company shall become entitled pursuant to this Article IISection 3.1(a). At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit (or cause to be deposited deposited) with the Paying Agent sufficient funds (that when taken together with available cash of the Company and its subsidiaries that is deposited with the Paying Agent at the Effective Time) to make all payments pursuant to Section 2.3(b3.1(a). Such funds may be invested by the Paying Agent as directed by Merger Sub or, after the Effective Time, the Surviving CorporationParent; provided that (ai) no such investment or losses thereon shall affect the Merger Consideration payable to the holders of Common Stock Shares and following any losses which result in, as of the time of such losses, an excess of (i) the Merger Consideration attributable to the outstanding Common Stock over (ii) the aggregate amount of such funds, Parent shall promptly provide or cause to be provided additional funds to the Paying Agent for the benefit of the stockholders of the Company in the amount of any such excess losses and (bii) such investments shall be in short-short term obligations of the United States of America with maturities of no more than 30 days or guaranteed by the United States of America and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America or in America, (B) short term commercial paper obligations rated A-1 or P-1 or better the highest quality by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Corporation, respectivelyrespectively or (C) in money market funds investing solely in a combination of the foregoing. Any interest or income produced by such investments will be the sole and exclusive property of the Surviving Corporation and Parent and will be payable to the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as Parent directs.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Diamond Resorts International, Inc.)

Surrender of Shares. (a) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent or Merger Sub shall enter into an agreement (in form with a paying agent designated by Merger Sub and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company) with a bank or trust company Company to act as transfer paying agent for the stockholders of the Company (and, to the extent any Equity Incentive Consideration is not paid at the Effective Time, shall appoint the same or such other agent reasonably acceptable to the Company to act as paying agent for the holders of Equity Incentives) in connection with the Merger (the “Paying Agent”) to receive the Merger Consideration to which the stockholders of the Company shall become entitled pursuant to this Article II. At or Immediately prior to the Effective Time, Time Parent shall deposit or cause to be deposited with the Paying Agent sufficient funds to make all payments pursuant to Section 2.3(b2.4(b). Such funds may be invested by the Paying Agent as directed by Merger Sub or, after the Effective Time, by the Surviving Corporation; provided that (a) no such investment or losses thereon shall affect the Merger Consideration payable to the holders of Common Stock and following any losses which result in, as of the time of such losses, an excess of (i) the Merger Consideration attributable to the outstanding Common Stock over (ii) the aggregate amount of such funds, Parent shall promptly provide or cause to be provided additional funds to be deposited with the Paying Agent for the benefit of the stockholders of the Company in the amount of any such excess losses and (b) such investments shall be in short-term obligations of the United States of America with maturities of no more than 30 days or guaranteed by the United States of America and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America America, or in commercial paper obligations rated A-1 or P-1 or better by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Corporation, respectively, or in certificates of deposit, bank repurchase agreements or banker’s acceptances of commercial banks with capital exceeding $1 billion (based on the most recent financial statements of such bank which are then publicly available). Any interest or income produced by by, or profit resulting from, such investments will be the sole and exclusive property of the Surviving Corporation and Parent and will be payable to the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as Parent directs.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Ecollege Com)

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