The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. (b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. (c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares. (d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”). (e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff. (f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer. (g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Care.com Inc), Merger Agreement (Iac/Interactivecorp), Merger Agreement (Iac/Interactivecorp)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 8.1, Merger Sub shall commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2(a) of the Exchange Act) the Offer as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event not later than January 13the twentieth (20th) day from and including the date of initial public announcement of this Agreement). The obligation of Merger Sub to commence the Offer shall be subject only to the condition that none of the events set forth in clause (c) of Annex A hereto shall have occurred and be continuing (and not waived by Parent or Merger Sub in their sole discretion), 2020and the obligation of Merger Sub to accept for payment, purchase and pay for Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be subject only to the satisfaction (or waiver by Parent or Merger Sub in their sole discretion (but subject to the next sentence)) of the conditions set forth in such Annex A. Merger Sub expressly reserves the right to waive any conditions to the Offer or change the terms of the Offer except that, without the prior written consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall may not waive the condition in clause (a) of Annex A (the “Minimum Condition”) or the conditions in clause (b) of Annex A, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, no change in the Offer to purchase for cash any and all may be made which (i) Shares decreases the Offer Price payable in the Offer, (other than ii) changes the form of consideration to be paid in the Offer, (iii) reduces the maximum number of Shares to be cancelled purchased in accordance with Section 2.1(b)the Offer or the minimum number of Shares contemplated by the Minimum Condition, (iv) at imposes conditions to the Share Offer Price in addition to those set forth in Annex A hereto or which otherwise modifies the conditions set forth in such Annex A or (v) amends any other term of the Offer in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares. Subject to the terms and (ii) Preferred Shares at conditions of the Preferred Share Offer Price. and this Agreement, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in Offer as soon as practicable after the expiration of the Offer (the date of acceptance for payment, the “Acceptance Date” and the time of acceptance for payment on the Acceptance Date, the “Acceptance Time”) or (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number case of Shares and Preferred Shares thattendered during any Subsequent Offering Period) as soon as practicable following the valid tender thereof, together with the number in any case without interest, subject to any withholding of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned Taxes required by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis applicable Law or in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”Sections 3.2(i); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, . Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become becomes obligated to accept for payment payment, purchase and purchase pay for pursuant to the Offer. Subject to .
(b) Unless extended as provided in this Agreement, the satisfaction of Offer shall expire on the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment date (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Initial Expiration Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two that is twenty (220) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions commencement of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including (determined pursuant to Rule 14d-1(g)(3) under the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Exchange Act). Merger Sub expressly reserve may, without the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease extend the Offer Price, for one or more additional consecutive periods of up to twenty (ii20) change Business Days per extension (with the form length of consideration payable such periods to be determined in the Offersole discretion of Parent consistent with applicable Law), (iii) reduce if on any then-scheduled expiration date of the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend Offer any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I heretoA shall not have been satisfied or waived, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended if this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with the terms of this AgreementArticle VIII, and (ii) extend the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under SEC or the Exchange Act) (such date and timestaff thereof applicable to the Offer. If, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if at the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with Time or subsequent expiration time related to an extension of the Offer, including an extension pursuant to this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Datesentence, any of the conditions to the obligation of Merger Sub to accept for payment, purchase and pay for Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer has not been satisfied (including or waived in accordance with this Agreement), then, if requested by the Minimum Condition Company, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, extend the other Offer through such time as the Company may specify, which time shall be no later than the Termination Date; provided, however, that neither Merger Sub nor Parent shall have any obligation to so extend the Offer at the Company’s request if either of the conditions and requirements set forth in paragraph (c)(ii) or (c)(iii) of Annex IA are not at such time satisfied in accordance with this Agreement. Nothing in this Section 2.1(b) have not been shall affect or impair any termination rights under Article VIII.
(c) If all of the conditions to the Offer are satisfied or waived waived, but the number of Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn, together with the Shares, if any, held by Parent and Merger Sub or any other direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (any such wholly owned Subsidiaries of Parent, Parent and Merger Sub, each a “Parent Company”), constitute less than the number of Shares required to consummate the Merger pursuant to Section 2.10 (assuming the exercise of the Top-Up Option in full), then, upon the applicable expiration time of the Offer, Merger Sub shall may (and if the Company so requests Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) provide a subsequent offering period (a “Subsequent Offering Period”) in accordance with Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act and, if applicable and to the extent permitted under such Rule 14d-11, thereafter extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staffsubsequent offering period.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(gd) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the OfferOffer is commenced, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendmentsOffer, supplements and exhibits theretowhich shall include the offer to purchase, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of the related letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement notice of guaranteed delivery and all other ancillary Offer documents (collectively, together with any amendments, amendments and supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). The Offer Documents will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub agree to shall cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and . Merger Sub further agrees to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable federal securities Laws. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and comment on the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SECSEC or disseminated to holders of Shares, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall agree to provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any comments or communications, whether written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral commentsor oral, that Parent and Parent, Merger Sub or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after Parent’s or Merger Sub’s, as the case may be, receipt of such comments, and any written comments or oral responses theretocommunications. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any responses to such responses comments or communications, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Flir Systems Inc), Merger Agreement (Flir Systems Inc), Merger Agreement (Icx Technologies Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 7.1 and no event set forth in Annex A hereto shall have occurred and be continuing, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020ten (10) business days after the public announcement of the execution hereof), Merger Sub shall (the Purchaser shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub Purchaser to) commence, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act, ") ) an offer (the Offer "Offer") to purchase for cash all of the Shares at a price of $0.57 per Share, net to the seller in cash (such price, or such other price per Share as may be paid in the Offer, being referred to herein as the "Offer Price"), subject to reduction only for any applicable federal back-up withholding or stock transfer taxes payable by such seller; provided, -------- however, that Parent may designate another wholly owned, direct or indirect ------- subsidiary of Parent as the bidder (within the meaning of Rule 14d-1(g) under the Exchange Act) in, and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred commencement of, the Offer, in which case reference herein to Purchaser shall be deemed to apply to such subsidiary, as appropriate. The Company shall not tender Shares at held by it or by any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the Preferred Share Offer PriceOffer. Merger Sub The Purchaser shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub the Purchaser to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the prior satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in this Agreementto the Offer, accept for payment and pay for Shares tendered as soon as it is legally permitted to do so under applicable law.
(cb) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “"Offer to Purchase”") that describes containing the terms set forth in this Agreement and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To A hereto and providing for an initial expiration date (the extent permitted by applicable Law"Expiration Date", which term shall also indicate any later date to which the Offer is extended in accordance with this Agreement) of twenty (20) business days (as defined in Rule 14d-1 under the Exchange Act) from the date of commencement of the Offer. The Purchaser shall not, and Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve shall cause the right to increase Purchaser not to, decrease the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form number of consideration payable Shares sought in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate A or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the impose conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements in addition to those set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger SubA, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company. The Purchaser may, except without the consent of the Company, (A) extend the Offer for the shortest time periods which it reasonably believes are necessary, in one or more such periods, but in no event more than an additional fifteen (15) business days if Parent and Purchaser are not in material breach of this Agreement has been terminated and if any condition to the Offer is not satisfied or waived and such condition is reasonably capable of being satisfied and (B) if, on the Expiration Date, the Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer is less than eighty percent (80%) of the outstanding Shares (on a fully diluted basis, as such term is defined in Annex A), (1) extend the Offer for up to ten (10) business days, or (2) provide a subsequent offering period of up to ten (10) business days in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated Rule 14d-11 of the Exchange Act, in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate each case notwithstanding that all the conditions to the Offer were satisfied as of the date such extension or subsequent offering period, as the case may be, is announced. In addition, the Offer Price may be increased and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer may be extended to the extent required by law in connection with such increase, in each case without the consent of the Company.
(c) On the date the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offercommenced, Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser shall file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, ") a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, amendments and supplements thereto and including the exhibits thereto, the “"Schedule TO”"). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, contain or shall incorporate by reference the Offer to Purchase, Purchase and a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectivelythe Schedule TO, the Offer to Purchase and related letter of transmittal and related summary advertisement, together with any amendments, amendments and supplements and exhibits thereto, collectively the “"Offer Documents”"). The Offer Documents shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of applicable federal securities laws and, on the date filed with the SEC and on the date first published, sent or given to the Company's stockholders, shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that no representation is made by Parent or the Purchaser with respect to information supplied by the Company for inclusion in the Offer Documents. Each of Parent and Merger Sub agree Purchaser shall further take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Actlaws. Each of Parent and Merger SubPurchaser, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to shall promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it shall have become false or and misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, prior to the Expiration Date and Merger Sub agrees the Purchaser further shall take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable federal securities laws. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable an opportunity to review the Schedule TO and comment upon the Offer Documents before they are filed (and shall provide any comments thereon as soon as practicable) prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board RecommendationParent shall, Parent and Merger Sub shall cause the Purchaser to, provide the Company and its counsel in writing with copies of any written commentscomments that Parent, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, comments and with copies of any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and telephonic notification of any verbal responses by Parent, Purchaser or their counsel.
(d) Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration provide or cause to be provided to Purchaser all of the funds necessary to purchase any Shares that Purchaser becomes obligated to purchase pursuant to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselOffer.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Emusic Com Inc), Merger Agreement (Emusic Com Inc), Merger Agreement (Universal Music Group Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement So long as none of the events set forth in clauses (a) through (h) of Annex I hereto shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7occurred or exist, the Purchaser shall, and Parent shall cause the Purchaser to, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (hereof, but in no any event not later than January 13May 4, 2020)1998, Merger Sub the Offer for any and all outstanding Shares not owned by the Purchaser at the Offer Price applicable to such Shares, net to the seller in cash. The initial expiration date for the Offer shall (be the twentieth business day from and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commenceafter the date the Offer is commenced, within including the meaning date of commencement as the first business day in accordance with Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange ActAct (the "Expiration Date"). As promptly as practicable, the Purchaser shall file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") the Purchaser's Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 (the "Schedule 14D-1" and together with the documents therein pursuant to which the Offer will be made, and with any supplements or amendments thereto, the "Offer Documents"), which shall contain (as an exhibit thereto) the Purchaser's Offer to purchase for cash any Purchase (the "Offer to Purchase") which shall be mailed to the holders of Shares with respect to the Offer. The obligation of Parent and all (i) Shares (other than Shares the Purchaser to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and payment or pay for all any Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, tendered pursuant to the Offer will be subject only to there being validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date expiration of the Offer, that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals which represents at least a majority 66-2/3% of the voting power represented by Shares outstanding on a fully diluted basis (without giving pro forma effect to the potential issuance of any Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with issuable under the Certificate of DesignationsStock Option Agreement) that are then issued and outstanding (the “"Minimum Condition”); ") and (b) to the satisfaction, satisfaction or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
I hereto (b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for "fully diluted basis" means issued and outstanding Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with issuance under outstanding employee stock options). Without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub the Purchaser shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) Price or change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iiiii) reduce decrease the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, or (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (viii) amend any other term of the other Offer in any manner adverse to the holders of any Shares; provided, however, that if on the initial scheduled Expiration Date, the sole condition remaining unsatisfied is the failure of the waiting period under the HSR Act (as hereinafter defined) to have expired or been terminated, the Purchaser shall, and Parent shall cause the Purchaser to, extend the expiration date from time to time until two business days after the expiration of the waiting period under the HSR Act.
(b) Subject to the terms of the Offer and this Agreement and the satisfaction or waiver of all the conditions to of the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders hereto as of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of Purchaser will accept for payment and pay for all Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to as soon as practicable after the holders of Shares or Preferred SharesExpiration Date.
(dc) Unless extended The Offer Documents will comply in accordance all material respects with the terms provisions of this Agreementapplicable federal securities laws and, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated on the date first published, sent or given to holders the Company's shareholders, shall not contain any untrue statement of Shares and Preferred Sharesa material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in each caselight of the circumstances under which they were made, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.not misleading,
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Hein Werner Corp), Merger Agreement (Snap on Pace Co), Merger Agreement (Snap on Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 8.1, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, and Sub shall commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred SharesAct of 1934, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: amended (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares rules and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parentregulations promulgated thereunder, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum ConditionExchange Act”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of Offer as promptly as practicable and in any event no later than the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
tenth (b10th) On or prior to business day following the date that Merger hereof. The obligations of Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred any Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant prior to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect expiration of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer (as it may be extended in accordance with this Section 1.1(a) ) shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject only to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
Annex I (ccollectively, the “Offer Conditions” and each an “Offer Condition”). Subject to the prior satisfaction or, to the extent permitted, waiver by Parent and Sub of the Offer Conditions, Parent shall cause Sub to, and Sub shall, consummate the Offer in accordance with its terms and accept for payment and pay the Offer Price for all Shares tendered and not withdrawn promptly following the acceptance in compliance with Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act of Shares for payment pursuant to the Offer. The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes contains the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To this Agreement and the extent permitted by applicable Law, Offer Conditions. Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to waive any Offer Conditions, to increase the Offer Price or and to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not, and Parent shall cause Sub not (i) to, decrease the Offer PriceClosing Amount or CPR Payment Amount, (ii) change the form of consideration payable payment of the Closing Amount or CPR Payment Amount, decrease the number of Shares sought in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares waive or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive change the Minimum Condition, (v) impose additional conditions to the Offer, amend any of the other conditions Offer Conditions so as to broaden the scope of any such condition, extend the offer beyond a date that is twenty-one (21) business days after commencement of the Offer set forth or the last extension in Annex I in a manner adverse to accordance with this Section 1.1, if any, of the holders of Shares or Preferred SharesOffer, whichever is later (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii“Expiration Date”) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f)set forth below, terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms term or condition of the Offer in a manner materially adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date each case without the prior written consent of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject to the parties respective termination rights set forth in Section 8.1, except if this Agreement has been terminated Sub may, without the consent of the Company (i) extend the Offer beyond the initial expiration date if, at any scheduled (or extended) expiration of the Offer, any of the conditions to Sub’s obligation to accept Shares for payment, shall not be satisfied or waived, (ii) extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation or interpretation of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or its staff applicable to the Offer. In addition to the foregoing, Sub also may provide a “subsequent offering period” in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act if, as of the Expiration Date, all of the conditions to Sub’s obligations to accept for payment and pay for all Shares are satisfied or waived, but there shall not have been validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer that number of Shares necessary to permit the Merger to be effected without a meeting of the Company’s stockholders in accordance with Article 7the DGCL.
(b) Subject to the parties’ respective termination rights set forth in Section 8.1, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination)if, irrevocably and unconditionally terminate at the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If time at which the Offer is terminated scheduled to expire, any Offer Condition has not been satisfied or withdrawn has not been validly waived, then, if so requested by Merger Sub, the Company by written notice on or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Timedate the Offer is then scheduled to expire, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for up to one period of not more than five (5) business days per extension period, until all of the Offer Conditions have been satisfied or, to the extent permitted, validly waived; provided, however, that the Company shall not have the right to request an extension pursuant to this Section 1.1(b) if, at the time of any proposed extension, an Acquisition Proposal has been publicly made and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub toCompany Board of Directors failed to reaffirm its recommendation of the Offer within two (2) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf business days of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the OfferParent’s request.
(gc) As soon as practicable on On the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 pursuant to Regulation M-A under the Exchange ActAct (“Regulation M-A”), a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, Purchase and a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, amendments and supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Subject to Section 5.2, the Company hereby consents to the inclusion in the Offer Documents of the recommendation and the approval of the Company Board of Directors referred to in Section 3.20(a). Subject to the Company’s compliance with Section 1.2(c), Parent and Merger Sub agree to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Actapplicable Law. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, . Parent and Merger Sub agrees further agree to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable Law. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents any amendment thereto before they are it is filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any all reasonable and appropriate additions, deletions or changes thereto suggested thereto by the Company and its legal counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall agree to provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral commentswhether written or oral, that Parent and Merger Parent, Sub or its their counsel may receive from time to time prior to the expiration or termination of the Offer, from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents Documents, promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The , and the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review such comments and have the right to consult with Parent, Sub and their counsel prior to responding to any such responses comments, either in written or oral form, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by and appropriate views and comments of the Company and its counsellegal counsel related thereto.
(d) Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Sub promptly following the expiration of the Offer or any subsequent extension thereof, as applicable, all funds necessary to pay the aggregate Closing Amounts with respect to Shares that have been validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer and that Sub is obligated to accept for payment pursuant to the Offer and permitted to accept for payment under applicable Law.
(e) Parent shall, at or prior to the Acceptance Time (as defined in Section 5.2(b)), duly authorize, execute and deliver the CPR Agreement.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc), Merger Agreement (Adolor Corp), Merger Agreement (Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 8.1, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, and Sub shall, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred SharesAct of 1934, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: amended (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares rules and Preferred Shares regulations promulgated thereunder, the “Exchange Act”)) the Offer within ten (if any10) then owned by business days following the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding date hereof (the date on which the Offer is commenced being referred to herein as the “Minimum ConditionCommencement Date”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, . The obligations of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred any Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant prior to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect expiration of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer (as it may be extended in accordance with requirements of this Section 1.1(a)) shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject only to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
Annex I hereto (cthe “Offer Conditions”). Subject to the prior satisfaction or, to the extent permitted, waiver by Parent or Sub of the Offer Conditions, Parent shall cause Sub to, and Sub shall, consummate the Offer in accordance with its terms and accept for payment all Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer and pay the Offer Price in exchange for each such Share promptly following such acceptance in compliance with Rule 14e-1(c) of the Exchange Act (the time at which Sub first accepts any Shares for payment pursuant to the Offer being referred to herein as the “Acceptance Time”). The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes contains the terms set forth in this Agreement and conditions the Offer Conditions. Parent expressly reserves the right to waive any of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this AgreementConditions, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or and to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with Sub shall not, and Parent shall cause Sub not to, without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce decrease the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify waive or waive change the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other impose additional conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the Offer Conditions so as to broaden the scope of such Offer Condition, (vi) extend the Offer beyond a date that is twenty-one (21) business days after commencement of the Offer or the last extension (in accordance with this Agreement), if any, of the Offer, whichever is later (the “Expiration Date”) except as set forth in this Agreement, or (vii) otherwise amend any other terms term or condition of the Offer in a manner materially adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(db) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the The Offer shall initially be scheduled to expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) 12:01 a.m. on the date that is twenty twenty-first (2021st) Business Days business day following the commencement of the Offer Commencement Date (determined using calculated as set forth in Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated and Rule 14e-1(a) under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if ). Notwithstanding anything to the Initial Expiration Date has been extended contrary contained in accordance with this Agreement, but subject to the date and parties’ respective termination rights set forth in Section 8.1, Sub (i) may, without the consent of the Company, if, at the time to as of which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time is scheduled to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Dateexpire, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition is not satisfied and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have has not been satisfied or waived by Merger Subvalidly waived, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for up to two successive periods of up to ten not more than twenty (1020) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and business days per extension (with the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction length of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not periods to be required to extend determined by Parent) until all of the Offer beyond Conditions have been satisfied or, to the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20extent permitted, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub validly waived and (ii) shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law including any rule, regulation or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions interpretation of the SEC United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), or its staffthe staff thereof, applicable to the Offer. In addition to the foregoing, Sub also may provide a “subsequent offering period” in accordance with Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act if, as of the Expiration Date, all of the Offer Conditions have been satisfied or, to the extent permitted, waived, but there shall not have been validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer that number of Shares necessary to permit the Merger to be effected without a meeting of the Company’s shareholders in accordance with the MBCA.
(fc) Merger Sub shall not terminate Subject to the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without parties’ respective termination rights set forth in Section 8.1, if, at the prior written consent time as of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If which the Offer is terminated scheduled to expire, any Offer Condition has not been satisfied or withdrawn has not been validly waived and there has not been an Adverse Recommendation Change, then, if so requested by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated the Company by written notice at least two (2) business days prior to the Acceptance Timedate the Offer is then scheduled to expire, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for up to two (and 2) successive periods of not more than ten (10) business days per extension period, until all of the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly returnOffer Conditions have been satisfied or, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offerextent permitted, validly waived.
(gd) As soon as practicable on On the date of the commencement of the OfferCommencement Date, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 pursuant to Regulation M-A under the Exchange ActAct (“Regulation M-A”), a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, Purchase and a related form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, amendments and supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Subject to Section 5.2, the Company hereby consents to the inclusion in the Offer Documents of the Company Board Recommendation referred to in Section 3.20(a). Parent and Merger Sub agree shall take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated filed with the SEC and, subject to the Company’s compliance with Section 1.2(c), disseminate the Offer Documents to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Actapplicable Law. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, . Parent and Merger Sub agrees further agree to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable Law. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Offer Documents, Schedule TO and the Offer Documents any amendment thereto before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any include all additions, deletions or changes thereto suggested thereto by the Company and its counsellegal counsel that Parent reasonably determines to be appropriate. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall agree to provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral commentswhether written or oral, that Parent and Merger Parent, Sub or its their counsel may receive from time to time prior to the expiration or termination of the Offer, from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents Documents, promptly after upon receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The , and the Company shall have the right to consult with Parent, Sub and its their counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity prior to review responding to any such responses comments, either in written or oral form, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by incorporate in each response those views and comments of the Company and its counsellegal counsel related thereto that Parent reasonably determines to be appropriate.
(e) Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Sub as promptly as practicable following the Expiration Date and any subsequent offering period, as applicable, all funds necessary to pay for those Shares that have been validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer and that Sub is obligated to accept for payment pursuant to the Offer and permitted to accept for payment under applicable Law.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Somanetics Corp), Merger Agreement (Covidien PLC), Merger Agreement (Somanetics Corp)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7, as promptly as practicable after Section 8.1 and none of the date hereof events described in any of paragraphs (but in no event later than January 13, 2020a) or (b) of Annex III hereto have occurred and be continuing (unless waived by Parent or Sub), Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the “Exchange Act, ”)) the Offer within ten (10) business days following the date hereof. The obligations of Sub to purchase accept for cash payment and to pay for any Shares validly tendered and all not withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Offer (i) Shares (other than Shares to as it may be cancelled extended in accordance with requirements of this Section 2.1(b1.1(a)) at shall be subject only to the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at conditions set forth in Annex III hereto. Subject to the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger prior satisfaction or waiver by Parent or Sub of conditions set forth in Annex III hereto, Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, consummate the Offer in accordance with its terms and accept for payment, purchase payment and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to promptly following the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number acceptance of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes contains the terms set forth in this Agreement and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, III hereto. Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve reserves the right to waive any of such conditions, to increase the Offer Price or and to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not, and Parent shall cause Sub not (i) to, decrease the Offer Price, (ii) Price or change the form of consideration payable in which any component of the Offer Price is payable, decrease the number of Shares sought in the Offer, waive or change the Minimum Condition (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased as defined in the Offer, (iv) amendAnnex III hereto), modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I III hereto or otherwise modify or amend any other term or condition of the Offer, in a each case in any manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Sharesthe Company Common Stock, (vi) impose any conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to not set forth on Annex III hereto, or extend the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in beyond a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty twenty-one (2021) Business Days following the business days after commencement of the Offer or the last extension (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended as permitted in accordance with this AgreementSection 1.1), if any, of the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended Offer, whichever is later (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements except as set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Companybelow, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date each case without the prior written consent of the CompanyCompany (such consent to be authorized by the Company Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof). Notwithstanding the foregoing, except if but subject to the parties’ respective rights to terminate this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 8.1, Sub shall, upon the written request of the Company at least one business day before the then-scheduled expiration date, and may, without the consent of the Company, (i) extend the Offer beyond the initial expiration date if, at any scheduled (or extended) expiration of the Offer, any of the conditions set forth in Annex III hereto (other than the Minimum Condition) shall not be satisfied or waived for up to two periods of not more than ten (10) business days per extension, (ii) from time to time, extend the Offer if at the scheduled or extended Expiration Date the Minimum Condition is not satisfied, for up to two periods of ten (10) business days per extension or (iii) extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation or interpretation of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), or the staff thereof, applicable to the Offer. If this Agreement is terminated In addition to the foregoing and excluded from any such limitations, Sub also may provide a “subsequent offering period” in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate Rule 14d-11 under the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the OfferExchange Act.
(gb) As soon as practicable on On the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 pursuant to Regulation M-A under the Exchange ActAct (“Regulation M-A”), a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, Purchase and a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, amendments and supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Subject to Section 5.2, the Company hereby consents to the inclusion in the Offer Documents of the recommendation and the approval of the Company Board of Directors referred to in Section 3.20(a). The Offer Documents will comply in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub agree to take all commercially reasonable steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents to be filed with the SEC and, subject to the Company’s compliance with Section 1.2(c), disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Actapplicable Law. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, . Parent and Merger Sub agrees further agree to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable Law. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents any amendment thereto before they are it is filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any all reasonable additions, deletions or changes modifications thereto suggested thereto by the Company and its legal counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall agree to provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral commentswhether written or oral, that Parent and Merger Parent, Sub or its their counsel may receive from time to time prior to the expiration or termination of the Offer, from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents Documents, promptly after upon receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto, and the Company shall have the right to consult with Parent, Sub and their counsel prior to responding to any such comments, either in written or oral form. The Company and its legal counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any responses to such responses comments or communications, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by views and comments of the Company and its counsellegal counsel with respect thereto.
(c) Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Sub promptly following the expiration of the Offer or any subsequent extension thereof, as applicable, all funds necessary to promptly pay in full in cash the aggregate Offer Price for those Shares that have been validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer and that Sub is obligated to accept for payment pursuant to the Offer and permitted to accept for payment under applicable Law.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Covidien PLC), Merger Agreement (Covidien Delaware Corp.), Merger Agreement (Power Medical Interventions, Inc.)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 8.01, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub Purchaser shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub Purchaser to, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) the Offer promptly after the date of this Agreement, but in any event not later than June 1, 2006. The obligation of the Purchaser to accept for payment, purchase and pay for all payment Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, Offer shall be subject only to: to (ai) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding condition (the “Minimum Condition”); ) that at least the number of Shares that, when added to Shares then owned by Parent and its direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries and affiliates, shall constitute at least ninety percent (90%) of the then outstanding Shares shall have been validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Offer and (bii) the satisfaction, satisfaction or waiver by Merger Sub, of each of the other conditions and requirements set forth in attached Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the OfferI hereto. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser expressly reserve reserves the right to waive any such conditions, to increase the Offer Price or Price, and to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, provided that except with without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub the Purchaser shall not, and Parent shall cause Purchaser not (i) to, waive the Minimum Condition, extend the Offer except as expressly provided below, decrease the Offer Price, (ii) price per Share or change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce decrease the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other impose conditions to the Offer in addition to those set forth in Annex I I, or amend any other term of the Offer in a any manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred any Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (vi) impose conditions Purchaser may, without the prior consent of the Company, prior to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms termination of this Agreement, (x) extend the Offer for an aggregate period of not more than 10 business days beyond the scheduled expiration date, which initially shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days be 20 business days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or), if if, at any scheduled expiration of the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration DateOffer, any of the conditions to Purchaser’s obligations to accept the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer Shares for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub payment shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20satisfied or waived, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall (y) extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law any rule, regulation, or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions interpretation of the SEC Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), or its staff.
the staff thereof, applicable to the Offer, or (fz) Merger Sub shall not terminate extend the Offer prior (one or more times) for an aggregate period of not more than 10 business days beyond the latest applicable date that would otherwise be permitted under clause (x) or (y) of this sentence, if, as of such date, all of the conditions to any scheduled Purchaser’s obligations to accept the Shares for payment are satisfied or waived, but the number of Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer totals less than ninety percent (90%) of the outstanding Shares (including Shares already owned by Parent and its direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries and affiliates). In addition, (1) if, on the Initial Expiration Date Date, the sole condition remaining unsatisfied is the failure of the waiting period under the H▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), to have expired or been terminated, then Purchaser shall, without the prior written consent of the Company, except if extend the Offer from time to time until the fifth business day after expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the HSR Act or (2) if, on the Initial Expiration Date, the sole condition remaining unsatisfied is the condition set forth in paragraph (g) of Annex I, the Purchaser may, for so long as the Company is using its commercially reasonable efforts to cure such breach, extend the Offer from time to time until five business days after such breach is cured, provided that Purchaser shall not be required pursuant to this clause (2) to extend the Offer beyond 30 calendar days after the Initial Expiration Date. The Company agrees that no Shares held by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company will be tendered pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the terms of the Offer and this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If and the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted by this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7Agreement) of all the conditions to the Offer, Merger Sub shall (Purchaser shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub Purchaser to) promptly (, accept for payment and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably pay for all Shares validly tendered and unconditionally terminate not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer promptly after the expiration of the Offer. Each of the Parent and the Purchaser shall not acquire use its commercially reasonable efforts to avoid the occurrence of any Shares Event specified in Annex I or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If to cure any such Event that shall have occurred.
(b) Parent shall cause Purchaser to file with the SEC on the date the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, commenced a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, any supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits or amendments thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree , which shall contain (as an exhibit thereto) the Purchaser’s Offer to cause Purchase (the “Offer Documents to Purchase”) which shall be disseminated mailed to the holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and with respect to the extent required by Offer. The Offer Documents will comply in all material respects with the provisions of applicable federal securities Lawslaws and, including on the Exchange Actdate filed with the SEC and on the date first published, sent, or given to the Company’s stockholders, shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that no representation or warranty is made by the Parent or the Purchaser with respect to information supplied by or on behalf of the Company specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Offer Documents. Each of the Parent and Merger Subthe Purchaser, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree agrees promptly to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect, and Merger Sub Purchaser further agrees to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to holders stockholders of Shares and Preferred Sharesthe Company, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses theretoapplicable federal securities laws. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Offer Documents (including any amendments or supplements thereto) prior to such responses documents being filed with the SEC.
(c) Parent, Purchaser, and the Company agree that if all of the conditions to the Offer other than the Minimum Condition have been satisfied as of the expiration date of the Offer (as such expiration date may have been extended in accordance with Section 1.01(a)) and Purchaser elects not to waive the Minimum Condition, then Parent and Purchaser shall terminate the Offer (or otherwise permit the Offer to expire) and the Company shall solicit the approval of its stockholders for a merger (the “Cash Merger”) of the Company with Purchaser in accordance with Article II, and the Cash Merger Sub shall give due consideration be governed by the other provisions of this Agreement relating to the reasonable additionsMerger, deletions or changes suggested thereto by Effective Time, Proxy Statement, Merger Price, Closing, and like terms, all of which shall apply to the Cash Merger, and in such case each issued and outstanding Share, Option, and Warrant will be treated in accordance with Article II and Article III. If the Offer is terminated and a Cash Merger is required pursuant to this Section 1.01(c), (i) the Company and its counselParent shall promptly undertake the actions contemplated by Section 2.10 as if the Purchaser had accepted for payment and paid for Shares in the Offer; (ii) the obligations of the Parent, the Purchaser, and the Company to effect the Cash Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Annex I hereto; and (iii) each Party shall continue to have the obligations set forth in Article VI and to be subject to the conditions set forth in Article VII with respect to the Cash Merger.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Main Street Restaurant Group, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Main Street Restaurant Group, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Main Street Acquisition CORP)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 8.01 hereof and that none of the events set forth in clause (2) of Exhibit A hereto shall have occurred or be existing, as Parent shall cause Sub promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020), Merger Sub shall five business days following the public announcement of the terms of this Agreement) to commence (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange ActAct of 1934, as amended (the "EXCHANGE ACT")) an offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share (the "SHARES"), at a price of $5.25 per Share, net to the seller in cash (the "OFFER"). Subject to the satisfaction of the Offer to purchase for cash any Conditions (as defined below) and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price terms and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger conditions of this Agreement, Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase payment and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Dateunder applicable law. The Offer Price payable in respect obligation of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant Sub to consummate the Offer and to accept for payment and to pay for any Shares tendered pursuant thereto shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the only those conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase Exhibit A hereto (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions "OFFER CONDITIONS"), which may be asserted by Parent or Sub regardless of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right circumstances giving rise to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Datesuch condition, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material except as set forth below with respect to the holders of Shares Minimum Condition (as defined in Exhibit A)) waived by Parent or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended Sub, in accordance with the terms of this Agreementwhole or in part, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date any time and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and from time to which time in their sole discretion. The Company agrees that no Shares held by the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, Company or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions its Subsidiaries (as defined in Section 9.11 hereof) will be tendered to Sub pursuant to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger SubOffer. Sub will not, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, (i) decrease or change the form of the consideration payable in the Offer, (ii) decrease the number of Shares sought pursuant to the Offer (except if this Agreement has been terminated as otherwise set forth in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub toSection 1.01(c) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such terminationhereof), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate (iii) impose additional conditions to the Offer, (iv) change the conditions to the Offer and shall not acquire (provided, that Parent or Sub in their sole discretion may waive any Shares of the conditions to the Offer other than the Minimum Condition) or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto(v) make any other change in the terms or conditions of the Offer which is materially adverse to the holders of the Shares. If the conditions set forth in Exhibit A are satisfied as of any scheduled expiration date of the Offer, Sub may extend the Offer is terminated for up to ten business days in the aggregate, and may extend the Offer for a longer period with the prior written consent of the Company or withdrawn as required by Merger Sublaw. If the conditions set forth in Exhibit A are not satisfied or, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Timeextent permitted by this Agreement, Merger waived by Parent or Sub shall as of any scheduled expiration date, Sub may extend the Offer from time to time (and but not beyond the Parent shall cause Merger Sub todate that is fifty business days from the date hereof) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to returnand, in accordance with applicable Lawany event, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares upon the written request of the Company, Sub will extend the Offer from time to time until the registered holders thereof and Merger earlier of the consummation of the Offer or forty business days from the date hereof (provided, that Sub shall not be obligated to make any such extension if (and Parent i) it reasonably determines that all such conditions are not likely to be satisfied by such date or (ii) it shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares then have the right to terminate this Agreement, pursuant to the Offerits terms).
(gb) As soon as practicable on On the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file or cause to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, ") a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO 14D-1 (together with all amendments and supplements thereto, the "SCHEDULE 14D-1") with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements which shall contain the offer to purchase and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of related letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement other ancillary Offer documents and instruments pursuant to which the Offer will be made (collectively, together collectively with any amendments, supplements and exhibits or amendments thereto, the “Offer Documents”"OFFER DOCUMENTS"). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and comment on the Offer Documents prior to their filing with the SEC. Parent and Merger Sub agree to provide the Company with, and to consult with the Company regarding, any comments that may be received from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Offer Documents promptly after receipt thereof.
(c) In the event that the Minimum Condition is not satisfied on any scheduled expiration date of the Offer but there shall have been validly tendered and not withdrawn as of such expiration date a majority of the outstanding Shares on a fully diluted basis, Sub shall give due consideration either (i) extend the Offer in accordance with, and subject to, the last sentence of Section 1.01(a) hereof for a period or periods not to exceed, in the aggregate, ten business days or (ii)(A) amend the Offer to reduce the number of Shares sought pursuant to the reasonable additionsOffer, deletions and the number of Shares needed to satisfy the Minimum Condition, to that number of Shares which, when added to the Shares then owned directly or changes suggested thereto indirectly by Sub, would equal forty-nine and nine-tenths percent (49.9%) of the Company Shares then outstanding (the "REVISED MINIMUM NUMBER"), (B) extend the Offer for a period of not less than ten business days following the public announcement of such amendment to the Offer (the Offer, as so amended, being sometimes referred to as the "49.9% OFFER") and its counsel(C) if, at the expiration of such extension, a greater number of Shares is tendered into the 49.9% Offer and not withdrawn, purchase, on a pro rata basis, the Revised Minimum Number of Shares.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Henkel Acquisition Corp Ii), Merger Agreement (Dep Corp), Merger Agreement (Dep Corp)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement nothing shall not have been terminated occurred that would give rise to a right to terminate the Offer pursuant to any of the conditions set forth in accordance with Article 7Annex I, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (hereof, but in no event later than January 13three Business Days following the public announcement of the execution of this Agreement, 2020Merger Subsidiary shall amend the Offer to (i) increase the purchase price to $6.50 per Share (the “Offer Price”), net to the seller in cash, (ii) provide that the conditions to the Offer shall be as set forth in Annex I and that no other conditions shall apply, (iii) provide that the expiration date of the Offer shall be midnight (New York City time) on the date that is ten Business Days (for this purpose calculated in accordance with Rule 14d-1(g)(3) under the Exchange Act) following the filing of such amendment, and (iv) make such other amendments as are necessary or appropriate to conform to the requirements of this Agreement. The Offer shall be subject to the condition that there shall be validly tendered in accordance with the terms of the Offer prior to the expiration date of the Offer and not withdrawn, a number of Shares that, together with the Shares then owned by Parent and its Affiliates, represents a majority of the total number of Shares outstanding on a fully-diluted basis, without regard to whether any convertible or exchangeable securities are then vested and exercisable (the “Minimum Condition”) and to the other conditions set forth in Annex I and to no other conditions. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the prior satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Annex I (the “Offer Conditions”), promptly after the later of (x) the earliest date as of which Merger Sub Subsidiary is permitted under applicable Law to accept for payment Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer and (y) the earliest date as of which each of the Offer Conditions has been satisfied, or waived by Parent or Merger Subsidiary, Merger Subsidiary shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub Subsidiary to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, consummate the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at its terms and accept for payment each Share validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Share Offer and promptly following the acceptance of Shares for payment pursuant to the Offer pay the Offer Price and (iiwithout interest) Preferred Shares at the Preferred for each Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: . The obligation of Merger Subsidiary (aand of Parent to cause Merger Subsidiary) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfactionpayment, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration DatePrice (without interest) for, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid subject only to the seller in cashsatisfaction, without interestor waiver by Parent or Merger Subsidiary, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on each of the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this AgreementOffer Conditions.
(cb) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer Merger Subsidiary expressly reserves the right to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions waive any of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law Conditions and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and of or conditions of to the Offer; provided, however, provided that except with without the prior written approval consent of the Company (which consent may be granted or withheld by the Company in its sole discretion) (A) the Minimum Condition may not be waived, (B) no change may be made that changes the form of consideration to be paid, decreases the price per Share or the number of Shares sought in the Offer, amends or adds to the Offer Conditions or amends any other term of the Offer in any manner adverse to the stockholders of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (iC) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the expiration date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20extended except as otherwise provided herein, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
and (fD) Merger Sub Subsidiary shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without expiration date except in the prior written consent event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 11.01. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) Merger Subsidiary shall (or at the request of the Company, except Parent shall cause Merger Subsidiary to) extend the Offer if at the scheduled or extended expiration date of the Offer any of the conditions to the Offer shall not be satisfied or waived, from time to time until such conditions are satisfied (other than conditions which by their nature are to be satisfied on the Acceptance Date) or waived; and (y) Merger Subsidiary shall extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or the Nasdaq Global Market applicable to the Offer; provided that in no event shall Merger Subsidiary be required to extend the Offer beyond the End Date unless Parent or Merger Subsidiary is not then permitted to terminate this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section 11.01(b)(i), in which case Merger Subsidiary shall be required to extend the Offer beyond the End Date. Following expiration of the Offer, Merger Subsidiary shall, if requested by the Company, or may, in its sole discretion, provide a subsequent offering period (“Subsequent Offering Period”) in accordance with Article 7Rule 14d-11 of the 1934 Act. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7Subject to the foregoing, including the requirements of Rule 14d-11, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, Merger Sub shall (Subsidiary shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub it to, accept for payment and pay for, as promptly as practicable after the expiration of the Offer, all Shares (1) promptly (validly tendered and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer and shall not acquire any (2) validly tendered in the Subsequent Offering Period (the date on which Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If are first accepted for payment, the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub“Acceptance Date”).
(c) As promptly as practicable after the date hereof, or but in no event later than three Business Days following the public announcement of the execution of this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance TimeAgreement, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly returnSubsidiary shall, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to returnits Affiliates to, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not toi) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect SEC an amendment to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO , which shall include, as exhibits, the Offer include a revised offer to Purchase, a purchase and form of letter of transmittal reflecting the terms and a form of summary advertisement conditions set forth in this Agreement (collectively, together with any amendments, amendments or supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent , and Merger Sub agree (ii) to the extent required by applicable U.S. federal securities laws, cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares Shares. Each of Parent, Merger Subsidiary and Preferred Sharesthe Company agrees that they shall cause the Schedule TO and the other Offer Documents filed by any of them with the SEC to comply in all material respects with the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and other applicable Law and that the Offer Documents, as when filed with the SEC and on the date first published, sent or given to the extent stockholders of the Company, shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required by federal securities Lawsto be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, including in light of the Exchange Act. circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (except that Parent and Merger Subsubsidiary shall have no obligation with respect to any information in the Offer Documents supplied by the Company or its Representatives in writing). Each of Parent, on the one hand, Merger Subsidiary and the Company, on the other hand, agree Company agrees promptly to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it or any of its Affiliates for use in the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect. Merger Subsidiary shall, and Merger Sub agrees shall cause its Affiliates to, use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause the Offer Documents, Schedule TO as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and the Offer Documents as so corrected to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses theretoapplicable U.S. federal securities laws. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment (A) on the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents each time before any such responses document is filed with the SEC after the date hereof and Parent (B) on any correspondence with the SEC (including comment response letters) concerning the Offer or the Offer Documents, and Merger Sub Subsidiary shall give due reasonable and good faith consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto any comments made by the Company and its counsel. Parent and Merger Subsidiary shall provide the Company and its counsel with any written or oral comments Parent, Merger Subsidiary or their respective Affiliates or counsel may receive from the SEC with respect to the Offer Documents promptly, but in no event later than twenty-four hours, after the receipt of such comments, and, subject to the provisions hereof, promptly respond to such comments.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (RP Management, LLC), Merger Agreement (Ramius Value & Opportunity LLC), Merger Agreement (Cypress Bioscience Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7VI, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, as promptly as reasonably practicable and no later than the date that is seven (7) business days after the date of the initial public announcement of this Agreement, amend the Pending Offer and file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) amended Offer Documents reflecting the execution, terms and conditions of this Agreement, and cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to the holders of Shares as, and to the extent, required by applicable Law (such date of the filing, the “Offer Amendment Date”).
(b) The obligations of Merger Sub to, and of Parent to cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase payment and pay for all any Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, Offer is subject only to: to the satisfaction or waiver (aas provided in Section 1.1(c)) there being validly tendered of the conditions set forth in Annex A (the “Offer Conditions”) (without limiting the right of Merger Sub to terminate, extend or modify the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate terms of Designationsthis Agreement) that are then issued and outstanding (not to any other conditions. On the “Minimum Condition”); terms and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior subject to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares Offer Conditions and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex Ithis Agreement, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, (i) no later than the first Business Day after the Expiration Date, irrevocably accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for purchase all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer (the “Tendered Shares”) and (ii) as soon as practicable following after the Expiration Date, and, Date (and in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after business days), pay for all such Shares (provided that if the Expiration Date is the Outside Date, such acceptance shall occur on the Outside Date). The Offer Price payable in respect acceptance for purchase of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn Shares pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth of the Offer is referred to in this Agreement as the “Offer Closing,” and the date and time at which the Offer Closing occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the “Acceptance Time.” Parent shall provide, or cause to be provided, to Merger Sub on the date of the Offer Closing funds necessary to purchase and pay for any and all Shares that Merger Sub becomes obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer and this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall Conditions are for the sole benefit of Parent and Merger Sub, and Parent and Merger Sub may waive, in whole or in part, any Offer Condition at any time and from time to time, in their sole and absolute discretion, other than the Minimum Condition, which may be made waived by means of an offer to purchase (Parent and Merger Sub only with the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions prior written consent of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Company. Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to waive any of the Offer Conditions, to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; providedprovided that, howeverunless otherwise provided in this Agreement or previously approved by the Company in writing, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall not not: (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) Price or change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iiiii) reduce decrease the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iviii) impose conditions or requirements to the Offer in addition to the Offer Conditions or amend, modify or waive supplement any Offer Conditions, (iv) waive, modify or amend the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any other term of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner that is adverse to the holders of Shares except as required or Preferred Sharespermitted by Section 1.1(e), (vi) impose conditions to terminate the Offer or accelerate, extend or otherwise change (or make any other amendment that are in addition to would have the conditions to effect of accelerating, extending or otherwise changing) the Offer set forth in Annex I heretoExpiration Date (as defined below) except as required or permitted by Section 1.1(e), or (vii) except as provided provide any “subsequent offering period” in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any accordance with Rule 14d-11 of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred SharesExchange Act.
(d) Unless extended The Company hereby consents to the inclusion of the recommendation of the Company Board that the Company’s stockholders accept the Offer and tender their Shares to Merger Sub pursuant to the Offer (the “Company Recommendation”) in accordance the Offer Documents provided that there has not been a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or an Intervening Event Recommendation Change. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, cause the Offer Documents to comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of applicable Law. The Company shall promptly furnish to Parent and Merger Sub all information concerning the Company and the holders of Shares that may be required to be set forth in the Offer Documents or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 1.1(d), including communication of the Offer to the record and beneficial holders of Shares. Each of the parties agrees to promptly correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect, and Parent and Merger Sub further agree to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents as so corrected to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to the holders of Shares, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable Law. Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel in writing with any written comments (and shall orally describe any oral comments) that Parent, Merger Sub or their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments. Prior to the filing of the Offer Documents (including any amendment or supplement thereto) with the SEC or dissemination thereof to the holders of Shares, or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Offer Documents, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such Offer Documents or response, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give reasonable consideration to any comments provided by the Company. Parent and Merger Sub shall use reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any such SEC comments.
(e) Subject to the terms of this Agreementand conditions set forth in the Offer Documents, the Offer shall initially be scheduled to expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (5:00 p.m., New York City time) , on the date that is twenty tenth (2010th) Business Days following the commencement of business day after the Offer Amendment Date (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has period of time for which the Offer is open shall have been extended pursuant to, and in accordance with with, this AgreementSection 1.1(e) or as may be required by applicable Law, the time and date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, Date or such later time and date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date Offer has been extended in accordance with this AgreementSection 1.1(e), the “Expiration Date”).
. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (ei) If if, on any then scheduled the then-effective Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) Conditions have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Subwaived, Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) , extend the Offer for successive periods of up not more than five (5) business days (the length of such period to ten (10) Business Days eachbe determined by Parent or Merger Sub in their sole discretion), or for such longer period as the parties may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Companyagree, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditionsthe Offer Conditions, (ii) Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or its staff applicable to the Offer or necessary to resolve any comments of the SEC or its staff applicable to the Offer or the Offer Documents and (iii) Parent, in its sole discretion, may cause Merger Sub to extend the Offer for up to two (2) successive periods of five (5) business days each upon notice to the Company at least twenty-four (24) hours’ prior to the then-effective Expiration Date; providedprovided that, howeverin the case of clauses (i) and (ii), that Merger Sub shall not in any event be required to to, and without the Company’s prior written consent shall not, extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20Except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Parent and Merger Sub shall not terminate extend the Offer prior Offer. Nothing in this Section 1.1(e) shall be deemed to impair, limit or otherwise restrict in any scheduled Expiration Date without manner the prior written consent right of the Company, except if Parent or Merger Sub to terminate this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with pursuant to Article 7VI. If In the event that this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7pursuant to the terms hereof, Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) , promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following one (1) business day of such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally ) terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant theretoOffer. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article VI, prior to the Acceptance Timeacceptance for payment of Shares tendered in the Offer, Merger Sub shall (shall, and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) , promptly return, and shall cause any depositary depository acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and thereof. Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to withdraw the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, Offer unless this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselArticle VI.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (QXO, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Beacon Roofing Supply Inc), Merger Agreement (QXO, Inc.)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have --------- been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 8.01 hereof and none of the events set forth in Annex A hereto shall have occurred or be existing, Parent shall commence the Offer as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date hereof (hereof, but in no event later than January 13September 12, 2020), Merger Sub shall (and 1995. The obligation of Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the condition that at least 2,986,004 Shares (or such greater number of Shares as equals 75% of the Shares then outstanding) shall have been validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Offer (the "Minimum Tender Condition") and shall also be subject to the satisfaction of the other conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer Annex A hereto. Subject to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, (including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable LawMinimum Tender Condition), Parent shall pay for Shares which have been validly tendered and Merger Sub not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as promptly as reasonably practicable after expiration of the Offer. Parent expressly reserve reserves the right to increase the price per Share payable in the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; providedprovided that, howeverunless approved by the Board in writing, no change will be made that except with decreases the prior written approval of price per Share payable in the CompanyOffer, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change changes the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce adds additional conditions to the maximum Offer, decreases the number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased being tendered for in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive makes any change in the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any terms and conditions of the other Offer which is inconsistent with the third sentence of this Section 1.01(a) or which is otherwise materially adverse to holders of Shares. It is agreed that the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse A hereto are for the benefit of Parent and may be asserted by Parent or, subject to the holders of Shares preceding sentence, may be waived by Parent, in whole or Preferred Sharesin part at any time and from time to time, (vi) impose conditions in its sole discretion. The Per Share Amount, subject to applicable withholding taxes, shall be paid net to the Offer that are seller in addition cash, upon the terms and subject to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(gb) As soon as reasonably practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub Acquisition shall file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, ")
(i) a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO 14D-1 (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the "Schedule 14D-1") with respect to the Offer and (ii) if required, a Rule 13E-3 Transaction Statement (the "Schedule 13E-3") with respect to the execution and delivery of the Stockholders Option Agreement and the Offer. The Schedule 14D-1 shall contain or shall incorporate by reference an offer to purchase and a form of the related letter of transmittal and any related summary advertisement (together with all amendments, supplements or amendments thereto and exhibits theretothe Schedule 14D-1, the “Schedule TO”"Offer Documents"). The Offer Documents and Schedule TO 13E-3 will comply in all material respects with the provisions of applicable federal securities laws and, on the date filed with the SEC and on the date first published, sent or given to the Company's stockholders, shall includenot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, as exhibitsin light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that no representation is made by Parent or Acquisition with respect to information supplied by the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause Company for inclusion in the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Sharesor Schedule 13E-3. Parent, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, Acquisition and the Company, on the other hand, agree Company each agrees promptly to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents and Schedule 13E-3 if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub Parent and Acquisition each further agrees to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents, Documents and Schedule 13E-3 as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable federal securities laws. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration Acquisition agree to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of in writing any written commentscomments Parent, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub Acquisition or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff Staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after the receipt of such comments.
(c) The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC, subject to the prior approval of Acquisition (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), if necessary, as soon as practicable after the expiration of the Offer, a proxy or information statement (the "Proxy Statement") and such other documents relating to the Merger as required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the rules and regulations thereunder, and the Company shall prepare or shall assist Parent and Acquisition in preparing, as the case may be, any written other filings required under the Exchange Act, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or oral responses theretoany other federal or state securities laws relating to the Offer, the Merger and the transactions contemplated herein (the "Other Filings"). The Company shall obtain and its counsel shall furnish the information required to be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses included in the Proxy Statement and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration shall, subject to the reasonable additionsprior approval of Acquisition (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), deletions or changes suggested thereto respond promptly to any comments made by the Company SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and its counselcause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company's stockholders at the earliest reasonably practicable date.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Marmon Holdings Inc), Merger Agreement (Tie Acquisition Co), Merger Agreement (Pritzker Family Philanthropic Fund)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall --------- not have been terminated in accordance with Section 9.1 and none of the events or conditions set forth in Article 77 shall have occurred and be existing, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (practicable, but in no event later than January 13five (5) business days after the public announcement of the execution hereof by the parties, 2020), Merger Sub Acquisition shall commence (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), the Offer; and Acquisition shall use reasonable efforts to consummate the Offer, including, without limitation, engaging an information agent in connection therewith. Acquisition shall accept for payment Shares which have been validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share earliest time following expiration of the Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at that all conditions to the Preferred Share Offer Priceshall have been satisfied or waived by Acquisition. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, The obligation of Acquisition to accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid subject only to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on condition that at least 2,000,000 Shares be validly tendered (the terms "Minimum Condition") and subject to the other conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub Article 7. Acquisition expressly reserve reserves the right to increase the price per Share payable in the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; providedOffer (provided that, howeverunless previously approved by the Company in writing, that except with no change may be made which decreases the prior written approval of the CompanyPer Share Amount, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change which changes the form of consideration payable to be paid in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other which imposes conditions to the Offer in addition to those set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to Article 7 or which broadens the holders scope of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer such conditions). It is agreed that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I heretoArticle 7 are for the sole benefit of Acquisition and may be asserted by Acquisition regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any such condition (including any action or inaction by Acquisition) or may be waived by Acquisition, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) whole or in part at any time and 1.1(f)from time to time, terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer in its sole discretion. The failure by Acquisition at any time to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend exercise any of the other terms foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver of the Offer any such right and each such right shall be deemed an ongoing right which may be asserted at any time and from time to time. Any determination (which shall be made in a manner adverse in any material good faith) by Acquisition with respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the foregoing conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Subincluding, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days eachwithout limitation, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided) shall be final and binding on the parties. The Per Share Amount shall be paid net to the seller in cash, howeverless any required withholding of taxes, upon the terms and subject to such conditions of the Offer. The Company agrees that Merger Sub shall no Shares held by the Company or any of its subsidiaries will be tendered in the Offer. Pursuant to separate agreements, the persons listed in Schedules 2.1(a) and 2.1(b) have agreed not be required to extend tender in the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions number of the SEC or its staffShares listed in such Schedules without Parent's consent.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(gb) As soon as practicable on after the date of the commencement of the Offerhereof, Parent and Merger Sub Acquisition shall file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, ") a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO 14D-1 with respect to the Offer Offer, which shall include an offer to purchase and form of transmittal letter (together with all amendments, any amendments thereof or supplements and exhibits thereto, collectively the “Schedule TO”"Offer Documents"). The Schedule TO shall includeOffer Documents will comply in all material respects with the provisions of applicable federal securities laws. The information provided and to be provided by the Company, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, Parent a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause nd Acquisition for use in the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Subshall not, on the one handdate filed with the SEC and on the date first published or sent or given to the Company's stockholders, as the case may be, contain any untrue statement of a material fact nor omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, provided, however, that no representation or warranty is made by Parent or Acquisition with respect to information supplied by the Company or any of its stockholders for inclusion in the Offer Documents. The Company agrees that information provided by the Company for inclusion or incorporation in the Offer Documents shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact nor omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Parent, Acquisition and the Company, on the other hand, agree Company each agrees promptly to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub Acquisition further agrees to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselapplicable federal securities laws.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Marriott International Inc /Md/), Merger Agreement (Mi Subsidiary I Inc), Merger Agreement (Execustay Corp)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7, as As promptly as practicable (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13hereof, 2020), Merger Sub the Purchaser shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub the Purchaser to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”), the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) the outstanding Common Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Common Offer Price and (ii) all the outstanding Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shallThe obligation of the Purchaser to commence the Offer shall be subject only to the condition that none of the events set forth in clauses (c)(i) through (c)(iv) of Annex I hereto shall have occurred and be continuing (and not waived by Parent or the Purchaser in their sole discretion), and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, the obligation of the Purchaser to accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, Offer shall be subject only to: (ai) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares thatwhich, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned of record by Parent or the ParentPurchaser or with respect to which Parent or the Purchaser otherwise has, equals directly or indirectly, sole voting power, represents at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Common Shares and Preferred Shares then outstanding (voting determined on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designationsa Fully Diluted Basis) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (bii) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger SubParent or the Purchaser, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger SubParent or the Purchaser, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub the Purchaser shall (and Parent shall cause the Purchaser to) accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon promptly as practicable following after Purchaser is legally permitted to do so under applicable Law. For the avoidance of doubt, the Acceptance Time shall not occur (and Purchaser may not accept for payment any Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer) prior to the Initial Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after Date or if the Expiration DateMinimum Condition is not satisfied. The Common Offer Price and Preferred Offer Price payable in respect of each Common Share and Preferred Share, as applicablerespectively, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid net to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth Law in this Agreementaccordance with Section 2.2(e).
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub the Purchaser expressly reserve the right to increase the Common Offer Price and the Preferred Offer Price in proportion to each other or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with unless otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or as previously approved by the prior written approval of Company in writing, the Company, Merger Sub Purchaser shall not (i) decrease the Common Offer Price or the Preferred Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify amend or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend or modify any term, condition or requirement of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions add any additional condition to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, or (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate extend or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate change the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer Date in a manner adverse other than in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Sharesaccordance with this Agreement.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. midnight (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to on which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on or prior to any then scheduled Expiration Date, any all of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied satisfied, or waived by Merger SubParent or the Purchaser, Merger Sub the Purchaser may, and, if requested by the Company, shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub the Purchaser to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or the length of each such longer period as may to be agreed between Merger Sub and the Companydetermined by Parent in its sole discretion, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub neither Parent nor the Purchaser shall not be required to extend the Offer (i) beyond April 22, 2011 (the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall ”), (ii) if either of the conditions set forth in clause (c)(iii) or (c)(iv) of Annex I are not at such time satisfied in accordance with this Agreement (other than any such conditions that are not so satisfied or waived under circumstances in which the breach or breaches preventing such conditions from being satisfied may, by their nature, be June 20cured by the Company through the exercise of its reasonable efforts for a period not greater than forty-five (45) days, 2020in which case the Company may (if all other conditions set forth in clauses (c)(iii) and (c)(iv) of Annex I are satisfied) request one or more extensions of the Offer pursuant to this sentence for up to forty-five (45) days in the aggregate) or (iii) after the Company delivers or is required to deliver to Parent a notice with respect to an Acquisition Proposal that has been received by the Company in accordance with Section 5.4(c), except to the extent that (A) prior to the expiration of the Offer the Acquisition Proposal giving rise to such notice has been withdrawn or the Company Board has rejected the Acquisition Proposal giving rise to such notice and, in each case, the Company Board has reconfirmed the Company Board Recommendation and the withdrawal or rejection of such Acquisition Proposal, and the reconfirmation of the Company Board Recommendation has been publicly announced by the Company or (B) less than three (3) Business Days have elapsed since the Company has received such Acquisition Proposal and there has not been a Change of Board Recommendation. In addition, Merger Sub the Purchaser shall extend the Offer (i) for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or its staffstaff or (ii) following Parent’s receipt of written notice from the Company within the three (3) Business Day period immediately preceding (and including) the Expiration Date advising Parent that the Company Board intends to make a Change of Board Recommendation or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.4(d), until (and including) the third (3rd) Business Day following the date of such receipt.
(f) Merger Sub If necessary to obtain sufficient Common Shares and Preferred Shares to reach the Short Form Threshold (without regard to the exercise of the Top-Up Option), the Purchaser may, and, if requested by the Company, shall (and shall cause the Purchaser to), provide for a “subsequent offering period” in accordance with Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act of at least three (3) Business Days. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Offer, the Purchaser shall (and Parent shall cause the Purchaser to) immediately accept for payment, and pay for, all Shares that are validly tendered pursuant to the Offer during such “subsequent offering period”. The Offer Documents will provide for the possibility of a “subsequent offering period” in a manner consistent with the terms of this Section 1.1(f).
(g) The Purchaser shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been is terminated in accordance with pursuant to Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with pursuant to Article 7, Merger Sub the Purchaser shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub the Purchaser to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following of such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant theretoOffer. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Subthe Purchaser, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Timepurchase of Shares in the Offer, Merger Sub the Purchaser shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub the Purchaser to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offerthereof.
(gh) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub the Purchaser shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, amendments and supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub the Purchaser agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Subthe Purchaser, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees Parent and the Purchaser agree to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub the Purchaser shall give due consideration to any the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub the Purchaser shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide inform them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub Parent, the Purchaser or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such written responses and Parent and Merger Sub the Purchaser shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement, Merger Agreement (General Electric Co), Merger Agreement (Clarient, Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020)Section 8.01, Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, on or before the date that is ten (10) commenceBusiness Days after the date of the initial public announcement of this Agreement (but in no event earlier than five (5) Business Days after the date of the initial public announcement of this Agreement), commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) the Offer.
(b) The obligations of Merger Sub to, and of Parent to cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment and pay for any Shares pursuant to the Offer is subject to purchase for cash any the terms and all the satisfaction or waiver (ias provided in Section 1.01(c) Shares below) of the conditions set forth in Annex I (other than Shares the “Offer Conditions”) (without limiting the right of Merger Sub to be cancelled terminate, extend or modify the Offer in accordance with Section 2.1(bthe terms of this Agreement)) at . On the Share terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. this Agreement, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate“Tendered Shares”) and not properly withdrawn prior to as soon as practicable after the Expiration Date that number (as defined below) and in compliance with applicable Law (as defined below). The acceptance for payment of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to and subject to the Offer, conditions of the Offer is referred to in this Agreement as the “Offer Closing,” and the date and time at which the Offer Closing occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the “Acceptance Time.” Parent shall provide provide, or cause to be provided provided, to Merger Sub on a timely basis the date of the Offer Closing funds sufficient necessary to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become becomes obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition Offer and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall Conditions are for the sole benefit of Parent and Merger Sub, and Parent and Merger Sub may waive, in whole or in part, any Offer Condition at any time and from time to time, in their sole and absolute discretion, other than the Minimum Condition, which may be made waived by means of an offer to purchase (Parent and Merger Sub only with the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions prior written consent of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Company. Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to waive any of the Offer Conditions, to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; providedprovided that, howeverunless otherwise provided in this Agreement or previously approved by the Company in writing, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall not not: (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) Price or change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iiiii) reduce decrease the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iii) impose conditions on the Offer in addition to the Offer Conditions or amend any Offer Condition, (iv) amend, modify waive or waive amend the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms term of the Offer in a manner that is adverse in to the holders of Shares, or (vi) extend the Expiration Date (as defined below) except as required or permitted by Section 1.01(e).
(d) On the date the Offer is commenced, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer, which Tender Offer Statement shall include an offer to purchase, letter of transmittal, summary advertisement and other required ancillary offer documents (such Schedule TO and the documents included therein pursuant to which the Offer will be made, together with any material respect supplements or amendments thereto, the “Offer Documents”) and cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to the holders of Shares as and to the extent required by applicable Law. The Company hereby consents to the inclusion of the recommendation of the Company Board that the Company’s stockholders accept the Offer and tender their Shares pursuant to the Offer (the “Company Board Recommendation”) in the Offer Documents. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, cause the Offer Documents to comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of applicable Law. The Company shall promptly furnish to Parent and Merger Sub all information concerning the Company and the holders of Shares that may be required to be set forth in the Offer Documents or Preferred reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 1.01(d), including communication of the Offer to the record and beneficial holders of Shares. Each of the parties agrees to promptly correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect, and Parent and Merger Sub further agree to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents as so corrected to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to the holders of Shares, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable Law. Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel in writing with any written comments (and shall orally describe any oral comments) that Parent, Merger Sub or their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments. Prior to the filing of the Offer Documents (including any amendment or supplement thereto) with the SEC or dissemination thereof to the holders of Shares, or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Offer Documents, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such Offer Documents or response, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give reasonable consideration to any comments provided by the Company. Parent and Merger Sub shall use reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any such SEC comments.
(de) Unless extended in accordance with Subject to the terms of this Agreementand conditions set forth in the Offer Documents, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (remain open until midnight, New York City time) on , at the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement end of the Offer 20th business day (determined using for purposes of this Section 1.01(e) calculated in accordance with Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) after the date that the Offer is commenced (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has period of time for which the Offer is open shall have been extended pursuant to, and in accordance with with, this AgreementSection 1.01(e) or as may be required by applicable Law, the time and date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, Date or such later time and date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date Offer has been extended in accordance with this AgreementSection 1.01(e), the “Expiration Date”).
. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (ei) If if, on any then scheduled the then-effective Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) Conditions have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Subwaived, Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) , extend the Offer for successive periods of up to not more than ten (10) Business Days each(as defined below) (the length of such period to be determined by Merger Sub), or for such longer period as the parties may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Companyagree, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; providedthe Offer Conditions (it being understood, howeverfor the avoidance of doubt, that Merger Sub the Offer shall not be required extended pursuant to extend the this clause (i) if all Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20Conditions have been satisfied or waived), 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
and (fii) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Companyshall, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or its staff applicable to the Offer or necessary to resolve any comments of the SEC or its staff applicable to the Offer or the Offer Documents; provided that, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), Merger Sub shall not in any event be required to, and without the Company’s prior written consent shall not, extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date (as defined below). Nothing in this Section 1.01(e) shall be deemed to impair, limit or otherwise restrict in any manner the right of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01. In the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to the terms hereof, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following one (1) Business Day of such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally ) terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant theretoOffer. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 8.01, prior to the Acceptance Timeacceptance for payment of Shares tendered in the Offer, Merger Sub shall (shall, and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) , promptly return, and shall cause any depositary depository acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offerthereof.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Cadence Pharmaceuticals Inc), Merger Agreement (Mallinckrodt PLC)
The Offer. (a) Provided that Subject to the provisions of this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Agreement, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13five business days after the announcement of the execution of this Agreement, 2020)the Purchaser shall, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub the Purchaser to) commence, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) the Offer. ------------ The obligation of the Purchaser to, and of Parent to cause the Purchaser to, accept for payment, and pay for, any shares of Common Stock tendered pursuant to the Offer shall be subject to purchase for cash any and all the (i) Shares the Minimum Condition (other than Shares to be cancelled as defined in accordance with Section 2.1(bAnnex A)) at the Share Offer Price and , (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share condition that the Purchaser shall have received the Financing (as defined below) contemplated by the commitment letter dated September 11, 1997 (the "Financing Commitment Letter"), pursuant to which, subject to certain terms --------------------------- and conditions thereof, the lenders named therein have committed to provide all of the Financing (the "Financing") necessary to consummate the Offering and the --------- Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby (the "Financing Condition") and ------------------- (iii) conditions set forth in Annex A attached hereto and to the other conditions of this Agreement. On the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer Price. Merger Sub and this Agreement, the Purchaser shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub the Purchaser to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares shares of Common Stock validly tendered and Preferred Sharesnot withdrawn pursuant to the Offer that the Purchaser becomes obligated to purchase pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable after the expiration of the Offer. The Purchaser expressly reserves the right to modify the terms of the Offer and to waive any condition of the Offer, except that, without the consent of the Company, the Purchaser shall not (i) reduce the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Offer, (ii) reduce the price per share of Common Stock to be paid pursuant to the Offer, (iii) modify or add to the conditions set forth in Annex A or otherwise amend the Offer in any manner materially adverse to the Company's stockholders, (iv) except as applicableprovided in the next two sentences, extend the Offer, or (v) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser may, without the consent of the Company, (i) extend the Offer for a period of not more than 10 business days beyond the initial expiration date of the Offer (which initial expiration date shall be 20 business days following commencement of the Offer), if on the date of such extension less than 90% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock have been validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (aii) there being validly tendered in extend the Offer (in from time to time if at the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, initial expiration date or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of extension thereof the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer Purchaser's obligation to purchase shares of Common Stock set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Sharesparagraphs (a), (vib) impose and (e) of Annex A shall not be satisfied or waived, until such time as such conditions are satisfied or waived, (iii) extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") or the staff thereof applicable --- to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to and (iv) extend the Offer set forth in Annex I heretofor any reason for a period of not more than 10 business days beyond the latest expiration date that would otherwise be permitted under clause (i), (viiii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(eor (iii) and 1.1(f)of this sentence. In addition, terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Purchaser shall at the request of the Company extend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend for five business days if at any of the other terms scheduled expiration date of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have Purchaser's obligation to purchase shares of Common Stock shall not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditionssatisfied; provided, however, that Merger Sub the Purchaser shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20November 30, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff1997.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(gb) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the OfferOffer is commenced, Parent and Merger Sub the Purchaser shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO 14D-1 with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, amendments and supplements thereto and including the exhibits thereto, the “"Schedule TO”14D-l"). The Schedule TO shall -------------- 14D-1 will include disclosure sufficient to satisfy the requirements of Rule 13e-3 under the Exchange Act. The Schedule 14D-1 will include, as exhibits, the offer to purchase pursuant to which the Offer shall be made (the "Offer to -------- Purchase, ") and a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement -------- (collectively, together with any amendments, amendments and supplements and exhibits thereto, the “"Offer ----- Documents"). The Offer Documents will comply in all material respects with the --------- provisions of applicable federal securities laws and, on the date filed with the SEC and on the date first published, sent or given to the Company's stockholders, shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that no representation is made by Parent or the Purchaser with respect to information furnished by the Company to Parent or the Purchaser, in writing, expressly for inclusion in the Offer Documents”). The Company shall furnish to Parent and Merger Sub agree the Purchaser all information concerning the Company and its affiliates required to be set forth in the Offer Documents. The information supplied by the Company to Parent or the Purchaser, in writing, expressly for inclusion in the Offer Documents and by Parent or the Purchaser to the Company, in writing, expressly for inclusion in the Schedule 14D-9 (as hereinafter defined) will not, at the time so provided, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact re- quired to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(c) Each of Parent and the Purchaser will take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred the Shares, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Actlaws. Each of Parent and Merger Subthe Purchaser, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to will promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees the Purchaser will take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred the Shares, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable federal securities laws. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable the opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents 14D-1 (including, without limitation, all documents filed therewith as exhibits) before they are it is filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall the Purchaser will provide the Company and its counsel in writing with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral commentswhether written or oral, that Parent and Merger Sub Parent, the Purchaser or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after the receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Hain Food Group Inc), Merger Agreement (Hain Food Group Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that Subject to the provisions of this Agreement shall and this Agreement not have having been terminated in accordance with Article 78, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13Thursday, 2020)June 3, 1999, Merger Sub shall (commence, and Parent and Purchaser shall cause Merger Sub to) to commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Exchange Act"), an offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Company together with the associated Rights (as hereinafter defined), at a price of $7.50 per share of Common Stock, net to the seller in cash (the "Offer"). Except where the context otherwise requires, all references herein to the shares of Common Stock shall include the associated Rights. The obligation of Merger Sub, and of Parent and Purchaser to cause Merger Sub, to commence the Offer and to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction shares of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly Common Stock tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject only to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.Exhibit A (the "Offer Conditions"). Subject to
(cb) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with Without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Parent, Purchaser and Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease waive or increase the Offer PriceMinimum Condition (as defined in Exhibit A), (ii) reduce the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Offer, (iii) reduce the price per share of Common Stock to be paid pursuant to the Offer, (iv) extend the Offer if all of the Offer Conditions are satisfied or waived, (v) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, or (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (ivvi) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions add to the Offer set forth Conditions or the Offer in Annex I in a any manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred SharesCommon Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (vi) impose conditions to Merger Sub may, without the consent of the Company, extend the Offer that are in addition at any time and from time to time: (i) if at the conditions to then scheduled expiration date of the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms Offer Conditions shall not have been satisfied or waived, such extension not to exceed such time as Merger Sub shall reasonably conclude is necessary for all such conditions to be satisfied or waived; (ii) for any period required by any statute or rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") or its staff applicable to the Offer; (iii) for any period required by applicable law in connection with an increase in the consideration to be paid pursuant to the Offer; and (iv) if all Offer Conditions are satisfied or waived but the number of shares of Common Stock tendered is less than 90% of the then outstanding number of shares of Common Stock, but only if Merger Sub waives all Offer Conditions, for an aggregate period of not more than 10 business days (for all such extensions under this clause (iv)) beyond the latest expiration date that would be permitted under clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent, Purchaser and Merger Sub agree that if all of the Offer in a manner adverse in Conditions are not satisfied on any material respect to the holders scheduled expiration date of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on then, provided that all such conditions are and continue to be reasonably probable of being satisfied by the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following 30 business days after the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date Offer, Parent, Purchaser and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up from time to ten (10) Business Days eachtime until such conditions are satisfied or waived, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub provided that Parent, Purchaser and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Datedate that is 30 business days after the commencement of the Offer. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend Subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if and this Agreement has been terminated (but subject to the right of termination in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 78), Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent and Purchaser shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to returnaccept for payment, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement terms of the Offer, Parent all shares of Common Stock validly tendered and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, as soon as practicable after the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, expiration of the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselOffer.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (M Acquisition Corp), Merger Agreement (Marcam Solutions Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 9.01, Purchaser shall (and Parent shall cause Purchaser to) commence the Offer to purchase all of the Shares at the Per Share Amount as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13six (6) Business Days after the date hereof. The obligation of Purchaser to accept for payment and pay for all Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer will be subject to the satisfaction of each of the conditions set forth in Annex A. Purchaser expressly reserves the right to waive any such condition, 2020to increase the price per Share payable in the Offer and to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer, subject, in each case, to the provisions of Section 2.01(b). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser shall not be required to commence the Offer if, immediately prior to such commencement, anything shall have occurred that gives rise to a right of (1) Parent to terminate this Agreement or (2) Purchaser, pursuant to clause (a)(4) or (b) of Annex A hereto, to not accept for payment or pay for the Shares; provided, that for purposes of clause (2) above, references to any other date in clause (a)(4) and (b) of Annex A shall be deemed to be the date of the commencement of the Offer; and provided, further, that if Purchaser has not commenced the Offer in accordance with clause (1) or (2) above within forty-five (45) days of the date hereof, the Company shall have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01(e).
(b) Purchaser shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, (1) decrease the Per Share Amount or change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (2) reduce the maximum number of Shares to be purchased in the Offer, (3) impose conditions to the Offer in addition to those set forth in Annex A, (4) modify, waive or change the Minimum Condition, (5) amend or modify any other term of the Offer in a manner adverse to the Company’s shareholders, or (6) extend the Offer in a manner other than in accordance with this Agreement.
(c) Purchaser shall from time to time extend the Offer beyond the initial scheduled expiration date, which shall be twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer, for five (5) Business Days in each instance (or for such different period to which the Company agrees in its reasonable discretion) if, at the scheduled expiration of the Offer (or any extension thereof), Merger Sub any of the conditions to Purchaser’s obligation to accept Shares for payment is not satisfied or waived. In addition, Purchaser shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff. Further, if all of the conditions to the Offer are satisfied or waived but the number of Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn, together with the Shares held by Parent and Purchaser, if any, is less than ninety percent (90%) of the Fully Diluted Shares, then upon the expiration date of the Offer (or any extension thereof), Purchaser may provide “subsequent offering periods,” as such term is defined in, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commencein accordance with, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 14d-11 under the Exchange Act, for an aggregate period not to exceed twenty (20) Business Days (for all such extensions) and, if such subsequent offering periods are provided, Purchaser shall (1) give the Offer required notice of such subsequent offering period and (2) immediately accept and promptly pay for all Shares tendered as of such applicable expiration date.
(d) Promptly upon the satisfaction or waiver (subject to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b2.01(b)) at by Purchaser of the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shallconditions set forth in Annex A, and Parent Purchaser shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase payment and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to promptly as practicable after the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in expiration date of the Offer (in the aggregateor any extension thereof) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the date of acceptance for payment, the “Minimum ConditionAcceptance Date”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) . On or prior to the date that Merger Sub Purchaser becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis Purchaser the funds sufficient necessary to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become Purchaser becomes so obligated to accept for payment and purchase pay pursuant to the Offer. Subject .
(e) Purchaser shall pay the Per Share Amount (less any Taxes required by applicable Law to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”be withheld) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid net to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth of the Offer. Purchaser shall pay for all Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn promptly following the acceptance of Shares for payment pursuant to the Offer. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence and subject to the applicable rules of the SEC and the terms and conditions of the Offer, Purchaser expressly reserves the right to delay payment for Shares in this Agreementorder to comply in whole or in part with applicable Laws. Any such delay shall be effected in compliance with Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act. If the payment is to be made to a Person other than the Person in whose name the surrendered Certificate formerly evidencing Shares is registered on the stock transfer books of the Company, it will be a condition of payment that the Certificate so surrendered be endorsed properly or otherwise be in proper form for transfer, and that the Person requesting such payment shall have paid all transfer and other similar Taxes required by reason of the payment of the Per Share Amount to a Person other than the registered holder of the Certificate surrendered, or shall have established to the satisfaction of Purchaser that such Taxes either have been paid or are inapplicable.
(cf) As promptly as reasonably practicable on the date of commencement of the Offer, Purchaser shall file with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (together with all amendments and supplements thereto, the “Schedule TO”) with respect to the Offer. The Offer shall be made Schedule TO will contain or incorporate by means of reference an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions forms of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law related letter of transmittal and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended customary documents (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal Purchase and a form of summary advertisement (collectivelysuch other documents, together with any amendments, all supplements and exhibits amendments thereto, being referred to herein collectively as the “Offer Documents”). Parent Parent, Purchaser and Merger Sub the Company agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to correct promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it any of them for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent Documents that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawmisleading, and Merger Sub agrees Parent and Purchaser further agree to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer DocumentsSchedule TO, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC SEC, and the other Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, case as and to the extent required by applicable U.S. federal securities Laws to give effect to the Exchange ActOffer. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Purchaser shall give the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and comment upon the Offer Documents before they are filed and all amendments and supplements thereto prior to their filing with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide inform them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub Parent, Purchaser or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such written responses and Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.
(g) In the event this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9.01 prior to the Acceptance Date, Parent and Purchaser shall promptly terminate the Offer without accepting any Shares previously tendered and Purchaser shall promptly return, and shall cause any depository acting on behalf of Purchaser to return, all tendered Shares to the registered holders thereof.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Intelligroup Inc), Merger Agreement (Intelligroup Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement Parent shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7cause Merger Sub to, and Merger Sub shall, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) the Offer as promptly soon as reasonably practicable after the date hereof (of this Agreement, but in no event later than January 13, 2020)the 15th Business Day after the date of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Merger Sub shall (not be required to commence the Offer if the Company shall not be prepared to file with the SEC immediately following commencement of the Offer, and Parent shall cause to disseminate to holders of Shares, the Schedule 14D-9. The date on which Merger Sub to) commencecommences the Offer, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, is referred to in this Agreement as the “Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled Commencement Date.” In the Offer, each Share accepted by Merger Sub in accordance with the terms of the Offer shall, subject to the adjustments set forth in Section 2.1(b2.1(e)) at , be exchanged for the Share right to receive the Offer Price Consideration. Subject to the terms and (ii) Preferred Shares at conditions of the Preferred Share Offer Price. and this Agreement, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, (x) accept for payment, purchase and pay for exchange all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered (and not properly withdrawn withdrawn) pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, after Merger Sub is permitted to do so under applicable Laws (and in any event, no more than two event in compliance with Rule 14e-1(c) of the Exchange Act) and (2y) Business Days after deliver the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable Consideration in respect of exchange for each Share accepted for exchange pursuant to the Offer.
(b) The obligation of Merger Sub to accept for exchange (and Preferred Share, as applicable, the obligation of Parent to cause Merger Sub to accept for exchange) Shares validly tendered (and not properly withdrawn withdrawn) pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject only to the conditions set forth in this AgreementAnnex II (the “Offer Conditions”).
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve reserves the right right, in its sole discretion, to (i) increase the Offer Price Consideration and (ii) waive or to make any other changes in to the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall : (A) the Minimum Tender Condition or any of the conditions set forth in clauses (d) or (e) of Annex II may not be amended or waived; and (iB) decrease no change may be made to the Offer Price, that (ii1) change changes the form of consideration payable to be delivered by Merger Sub pursuant to the Offer, (2) decreases any component of the Offer Consideration, (3) decreases the aggregate number of Shares to be purchased by Merger Sub in the Offer, (iii4) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other imposes conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I addition to the Offer Conditions or modifies the existing Offer Conditions in a manner adverse to the holders stockholders of Shares the Company, or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii5) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(fSection 1.1(d), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend extends the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms expiration time of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to beyond the holders initial expiration time of Shares or Preferred Sharesthe Offer.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the The Offer shall initially be scheduled to expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer Commencement Date (determined using calculated as set forth in Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated and Rule 14e-1(a) under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if ). Notwithstanding anything to the Initial Expiration Date has been extended contrary contained in accordance with this Agreement, but subject to the date and parties’ respective termination rights under Section 7.1, (i) if, at the time to as of which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time is scheduled to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Dateexpire, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition is not satisfied and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have has not been satisfied or waived by Merger Subwaived, then Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer on one or more occasions, for additional successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days eachper extension (with the length of such periods to be determined by Parent), until all Offer Conditions are satisfied or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, validly waived in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditionsAcceptance Time to occur; provided, however, that in no event shall Merger Sub shall not or Parent be required or permitted, except to the extent consented to by the Company, to extend the Offer beyond to a date later than the Outside Date; and (ii) Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer from time to time for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or the staff of the SEC applicable to the Offer; provided, however that in no event shall Merger Sub or Parent be required or permitted, except to the extent consented to by the Company, to extend the Offer to a date later than the Outside Date. The “Outside For the avoidance of doubt, if, at any Expiration Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend all of the Offer for any period Conditions have been satisfied or periods required waived in writing by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if Parent and this Agreement has not otherwise been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, its terms Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (accept for exchange, and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate deliver the Offer Consideration for, all Shares validly tendered and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares validly withdrawn pursuant thereto. If to the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offerthis Agreement.
(ge) As soon as reasonably practicable on after the date of this Agreement, Parent shall prepare and file with the commencement SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 to register the offer and sale of Parent Common Stock pursuant to the OfferOffer (the “Registration Statement”). The Registration Statement will include a preliminary prospectus containing the information required under Rule 14d-4(b) under the Exchange Act (the “Preliminary Prospectus”). On the Offer Commencement Date, Parent and Merger Sub shall file shall: (i) cause to be filed with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, amendments and supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, which will contain or incorporate by reference the Offer to Purchase, a form Preliminary Prospectus and forms of the related letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectivelysuch Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO and all exhibits, together with any amendments, amendments and supplements and exhibits thereto, thereto being referred to collectively in this Agreement as the “Offer Documents”). Parent ; and Merger Sub agree to (ii) cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities applicable Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, Sub shall cause the Registration Statement and the Offer Documents and the filing and dissemination thereof to comply in all material respects with the applicable Laws. The Company and its counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the one handRegistration Statement and the Offer Documents (including all amendments and supplements thereto) prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall consider and incorporate any such comments as Parent, Merger Sub and their counsel deem appropriate. Parent and Merger Sub shall promptly provide the CompanyCompany and its counsel with a copy of any written comments and a description of any oral comments received by Parent, on Merger Sub or their counsel from the other handSEC or its staff with respect to the Registration Statement or the Offer Documents. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall use reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff with respect to the Registration Statement, agree the Offer Documents or the Offer. To the extent required by the applicable Laws, (1) each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to correct promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Registration Statement or the Offer Documents, if and Documents to the extent that it becomes aware that such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and (2) Parent and Merger Sub agrees shall take all steps necessary to promptly cause the Registration Statement and the Offer Documents, as so correctedsupplemented or amended to correct such information, to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and . The Company shall promptly furnish to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by all information concerning the Company and the Company’s stockholders that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 1.1(e). Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after its counselfiling and to maintain its effectiveness for so long as shall be required for the issuance of Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Offer and the Merger. In addition, except following a Change of Board RecommendationFollowing the time the Registration Statement is declared effective, Parent and shall file the final prospectus included therein under Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act.
(f) Neither Parent nor Merger Sub shall provide terminate or withdraw the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect Offer prior to the Schedule TO or then scheduled expiration of the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such commentsunless this Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with this Agreement, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and in which case Merger Sub shall give due consideration to (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselOffer promptly (but in no event more than one (1) Business Day) after such termination of this Agreement.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Knowles Corp), Merger Agreement (Audience Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7, as As promptly as practicable after the date hereof (hereof, but in no event later than January 13the fifth business day after the public announcement of the execution of this Agreement, 2020), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, Subsidiary to commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange ActAct of 1934), and Merger Subsidiary shall commence, an offer (the Offer "OFFER") to purchase for cash all issued and outstanding shares, together with the associated rights to purchase Series B Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock ( collectively, the "SHARES") of common stock, $.00l par value per share, of the Company (the "COMMON STOCK") at a price of $20 per Share, net to the seller in cash (such price, or such higher price per Share as may be paid in the Offer, being referred to as the "OFFER PRICE"). The Offer shall be subject to only those conditions set forth in Annex A (any of which may be waived by Merger Subsidiary in its sole discretion; provided that, without the consent of the Company, Merger Subsidiary shall not waive the Minimum Tender Condition (as defined in Annex A)).
(b) As soon as practicable on the date of commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Subsidiary shall file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") with respect to the Offer a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 (the "SCHEDULE 14D-1"), which will comply in all material respects with the provisions of applicable federal securities laws and will contain the offer to purchase relating to the Offer (the "OFFER TO PURCHASE") and forms of related letters of transmittal and summary advertisement (which documents, together with any supplements or amendments thereto, are referred to herein collectively as the "OFFER Documents"). Parent will deliver copies of the proposed forms of the Schedule 14D-1 and the Offer Documents (as well as any change thereto) to the Company within a reasonable time prior to the commencement of the Offer for prompt review and comment by the Company and its counsel. Parent will provide the Company and its counsel in writing any comments that Merger Subsidiary, Parent or their counsel may receive from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Offer Documents promptly after the receipt thereof. Parent and Merger Subsidiary represent that the Schedule 14D-1 and the Offer Documents (including any amendments or supplements thereto) (i) Shares shall comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)collectively, the "EXCHANGE ACT") at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares shall not, in the 6 case of the Schedule 14D-1 at the Preferred Share time filed with the SEC and at the time the Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, is consummated and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions case of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law Documents when first published, sent or given to the stockholders of the Company and this Agreement, including at the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase time the Offer Price is consummated, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make any other changes the statements therein, in the terms and conditions light of the Offercircumstances under which they are made, not misleading; provided, however, that except Parent and Merger Subsidiary make no covenant, representation or warranty as to any of the information relating to and supplied by the Company in writing specifically for inclusion in the Schedule 14D-1 or the Offer Documents (including any amendments or supplements thereto). Parent and Merger Subsidiary shall promptly correct any information in the Schedule 14D-1 or the Offer Documents that shall have become false or misleading in any material respect and take all steps necessary to cause such Schedule 14D-1 or Offer Documents as so corrected to be filed with the prior written approval SEC and disseminated to the stockholders of the Company, as and to the extent required by applicable law. Parent and Merger Sub shall not Subsidiary will provide copies of any amendments or supplements to the Offer Documents or the Schedule 14D-1 to the Company prior to any filing of such amendments or supplements with the SEC in order to provide the Company and its counsel with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon.
(ic) Each of Parent and Merger Subsidiary expressly reserves the right to modify the terms of the Offer, except that neither Parent nor Merger Subsidiary shall, without the prior written consent of the Company, decrease the Offer Priceconsideration payable in the Offer, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce decrease the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought pursuant to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, change or modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the Company or holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose additional conditions to the Offer that are in addition to Offer, waive the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I heretoMinimum Tender Condition, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms term of the Offer in a any manner adverse in any material respect to the Company or holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Merger Subsidiary, without the consent of the Company, (di) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, must extend the Offer shall expire at one minute for an aggregate of 10 additional business days after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the then scheduled expiration date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer to the extent necessary to permit such condition to be satisfied (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3the "FIRST EXTENSION PERIOD"), (ii) promulgated under may extend the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) orOffer, if at the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, end of the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, First Extension Period any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition Merger Subsidiary's obligation to accept for payment and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) pay for Shares shall not have not been satisfied, until such time as such condition is satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall and (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub toiii) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law any rule, regulation, interpretation or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions position of the SEC or its staffthe staff thereof applicable to the Offer.
(fd) Parent will provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub shall not terminate Subsidiary on a timely basis the Offer prior funds necessary to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly returnaccept for payment, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of pay for, Shares that Merger Sub Subsidiary becomes obligated to returnaccept for payment, in accordance with applicable Lawand pay for, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(ge) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of Merger Subsidiary shall accept for payment, and pay for, Shares in accordance with the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect subject to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, satisfaction or waiver of the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and conditions to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselOffer.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Agreement and Plan of Merger (JLG Industries Inc), Merger Agreement (Gradall Industries Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that Subject to this Agreement shall not have having been terminated in accordance with Article 7the provisions of Section 8.1 hereof, Purchaser shall, and Parent shall cause Purchaser to, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (practicable, but in no event later than January 13five business days from the date of the public announcement of the terms of this Agreement or the Offer, 2020), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer commence an offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to as it may be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis amended in accordance with the Certificate terms of Designationsthis Agreement, the "OFFER") that are then issued and all of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock, no par value (the “Minimum Condition”"SHARES"); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
Exhibit A hereto (cthe "CONDITIONS"), at a price of $13.00 per Share, net to the seller in cash. Subject only to the Conditions, Purchaser shall, and Parent shall cause Purchaser to, (i) The accept for payment and pay for all Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer as promptly as practicable following the expiration date of the Offer, and (ii) extend the period of time the Offer is open until the first business day following the date on which the Conditions are satisfied or waived in accordance with the provisions thereof; provided that (x) Purchaser shall be made by means permitted but shall not -------- be obligated to extend the time the Offer is open if the Company is in breach in any material respect of an offer its covenants or agreements contained herein and (y) Purchaser shall be permitted but shall not be obligated to purchase (extend the “time the Offer is open if there is a reasonable likelihood that one or more of the Conditions cannot be satisfied; and provided, further, that the Purchaser shall -------- ------- in no event be obligated or permitted to Purchase”) that describes extend the terms and conditions period of time the Offer is open beyond July 15, 1996. Neither Purchaser nor Parent will extend the expiration date of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including beyond the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To twentieth business day following commencement thereof unless one or more of the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub Conditions shall not be satisfied. Purchaser expressly reserve reserves the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in amend the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not no amendment may be made -------- which (i) decrease decreases the Offer Price, (ii) change price per Share or changes the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iiiii) reduce decreases the maximum number of Shares sought, or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iviii) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other imposes additional conditions to the Offer set forth or amends any other term of the Offer in Annex I in a any manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions . Upon the terms and subject to the Offer that are in addition to Conditions, Purchaser will accept for payment and purchase, as soon as permitted under the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Offer, all Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date validly tendered and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf expiration of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(gb) As soon The Company will not, nor will it permit any of its wholly owned Subsidiaries (as practicable on defined below) to, tender into the date Offer any Shares beneficially owned by it; provided, that Shares held beneficially or of record -------- by any plan, program or arrangement sponsored or maintained for the benefit of employees of the commencement Company or any of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub its Subsidiaries shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents not be deemed to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto held by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change regardless of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide whether the Company and its counsel with copies has, directly or indirectly, the power to vote or control the disposition of such Shares. For purposes of this Agreement, "SUBSIDIARY" means, as to any Person (as defined below), any corporation, partnership or joint venture, whether now existing or hereafter organized or acquired: (a) in the case of a corporation, of which at least a majority of the outstanding shares of stock having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (other than stock having such voting power solely by reason of the happening of any written commentscontingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries or (b) in the case of a partnership or joint venture, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub in which such Person or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt a Subsidiary of such commentsPerson is a general partner or joint venturer or of which a majority of the partnership or other ownership interests are at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries. For purposes of this Agreement, and "PERSON" means any written individual, corporation, company, voluntary association, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselother entity.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Forum Group Inc), Merger Agreement (Marriott International Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7, as promptly as practicable after VII and none of the date hereof events or circumstances set forth in clause (but in no event later than January 13, 2020iii) of Annex A hereto shall have occurred and be existing (and shall not have been waived by Purchaser), Merger Sub Purchaser shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub Purchaser to) commence, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act, ”)) the Offer to purchase all of the Shares at the Offer Price as promptly as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days, after the date of this Agreement; provided, however, that such ten (10) Business Day deadline to commence the Offer will be extended to such date as the Company is ready to file the Schedule 14D-9 on the same date as the commencement of the Offer. The obligation of Purchaser to accept for cash any payment and all pay for Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer shall be subject only to (ix) Shares (other than Shares to the satisfaction of the condition that at the expiration of the Offer there be cancelled validly tendered in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share terms of the Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares thatwhich, when taken together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the ParentParent or any of its Subsidiaries, equals at least a majority represents more than 50% of the voting power represented by Shares then outstanding determined on a fully-diluted basis (on a “fully-diluted basis” meaning the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding plus all shares of Company Common Stock which the Company may be required to issue as of such date pursuant to options, warrants, convertible securities (other than the shares of Series D-1 Preferred Stock owned, beneficially or of record, as of the date hereof, by the Company Preferred Stockholders) or similar obligations regardless of the conversion or exercise price, the vesting schedule or other terms and conditions thereof) (the “Minimum Condition”); , and (by) the satisfaction, satisfaction (or waiver by Merger Sub, Purchaser) of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
A hereto. Purchaser expressly reserves the right to waive any of such conditions (bother than the Minimum Condition), to increase the price per Share payable in the Offer and to make any other changes in the terms of the Offer; provided, however, that no change may be made without the prior written consent of the Company which decreases the price per Share payable in the Offer, changes the form of consideration payable in the Offer, reduces the maximum number of Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, imposes conditions to the Offer in addition to, or modifies or amends, the conditions set forth in Annex A hereto, waives the Minimum Condition or makes any other changes in the terms of the Offer that are in any manner adverse to the holders of Shares or, except as provided below, extends the expiration date of the Offer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to the right of the parties to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.1, Purchaser may, and at the request of the Company shall, extend the Offer (i) beyond the initial scheduled expiration date, which shall be twenty (20) business days (as defined in Rule 14d-1 under the Exchange Act) following the date of commencement of the Offer, or any subsequent scheduled expiration date, if, at the scheduled expiration of the Offer, any of the conditions to Purchaser’s obligation to accept for payment and to pay for Shares tendered shall not be satisfied or, to the extent permitted by this Agreement, waived and (ii) for any period required by any rule, regulation or interpretation of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or the staff thereof applicable to the Offer; provided that Purchaser shall not be required to extend the Offer to a date later than the Outside Date. Each extension of the Offer pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding sentence shall not exceed ten (10) Business Days (or such longer period as the Company and Purchaser may agree in writing in any particular instance) or such fewer number of days that Purchaser reasonably believes are necessary to cause the conditions of the Offer set forth in Annex A hereto to be satisfied. Subject to the terms of this Agreement and the satisfaction or earlier waiver of all the conditions of the Offer set forth in Annex A hereto as of any expiration date of the Offer, Purchaser shall (and Parent shall cause Purchaser to) accept for payment and pay for all Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer promptly after it is permitted to do so under applicable Laws (but in no event later than two (2) Business Days after such expiration date of the Offer). In addition, if, at the expiration date of the Offer, all of the conditions to the Offer have been satisfied (or, to the extent permitted by this Agreement, waived by Purchaser) but the number of Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, when taken together with Shares, if any, then owned by Parent and its Subsidiaries, constitutes less than 90% of the Shares then outstanding, determined on a fully-diluted basis (as defined in Section 1.1(a)), Purchaser may, or at the Company’s request (subject to applicable Laws) shall, provide for one or more “subsequent offering periods” (as contemplated by Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act) for at least three (3) but not more than twenty (20) Business Days following the Purchase Date, in which event Purchaser shall (and Parent shall cause Purchaser to) (A) give the required notice of such subsequent offering period and (B) immediately accept and promptly pay for all Shares tendered during the “initial offering period” and immediately accept and promptly pay for all Shares tendered during any “subsequent offering period,” in each case in accordance with Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act. On or prior to the date that Merger Sub Purchaser becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis Purchaser the funds sufficient necessary to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become Purchaser becomes so obligated to accept pay for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interestshall, subject to any required withholding of Taxes required by applicable LawTaxes, on be net to the sellers in cash, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, . The Company agrees that except with no shares of Company Common Stock held by the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares Company or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth its Subsidiaries will be tendered in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(gb) As soon promptly as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”)) with respect to the Offer. The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, contain or incorporate by reference an offer to purchase and forms of the Offer to Purchase, a form of related letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement all other ancillary Offer documents (collectively, together with any all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to Purchaser shall cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to the holders of the Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities Laws, including the Exchange ActLaws and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Parent and Merger SubPurchaser, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to shall promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it them for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it shall be or shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect, and Merger Sub agrees to Parent and Purchaser shall cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred the Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable federal securities Laws and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and comment upon the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, SEC and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration disseminated to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselholders of Shares. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, comments that Parent and Merger Sub or its Purchaser or their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after the receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The consult with the Company and its counsel prior to responding to any such comments and provide the Company with copies of all such responses.
(c) Purchaser shall be given a reasonable opportunity entitled to review deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to the Offer (or in connection with any subsequent offering period) any such responses amounts as are required to be deducted and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration withheld with respect to the reasonable additionsmaking of such payment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, deletions as amended (the “Code”), or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselunder any provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Galderma Laboratories, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Collagenex Pharmaceuticals Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Agreement, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13seven Business Days) after the date of this Agreement, 2020), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub Purchaser shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub Purchaser to, file with Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) amended Offer Documents, reflecting the offer to purchase all of the Shares at the Offer Price, and cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to the stockholders of the Company as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws. The obligations of Purchaser to, and of Parent to cause Purchaser to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Sharesfor, as applicable, validly any shares of Company Common Stock tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, are subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject only to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
Exhibit A (c) The Offer shall as they may be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer amended in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the “Offer Conditions”).
(i) The expiration date of the Offer pursuant to the amended Offer Documents shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (be 5:00 p.m., New York City time) , on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days 15th business day following the commencement filing of the amended Offer Documents pursuant to Section 1.1(a) (determined using pursuant to Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date Offer has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, at the time and date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, Date or such later time and date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date Offer has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on . Purchaser expressly reserves the right, at any then scheduled Expiration Datetime, to, in its sole discretion, waive, in whole or in part, any Offer Condition or modify the terms of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditionsOffer; provided, however, that Merger Sub that, without the prior written consent of the Company, Purchaser shall not be required (A) reduce the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to the Offer, (B) reduce the Offer Price or change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (C) change, modify or waive the Minimum Tender Condition, (D) add to the Offer Conditions or make any condition to the Offer more difficult to satisfy, (E) extend the Offer beyond Expiration Date other than in accordance with this Agreement or provide a “subsequent offering period” within the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend meaning of Rule 14d-11 promulgated under the Exchange Act or (F) otherwise amend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions in a manner adverse to the holders of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub Shares generally. Purchaser shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been is terminated in accordance with Article 7pursuant to Section 8.1. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7pursuant to Section 8.1, Merger Sub shall (Purchaser shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub Purchaser to) , promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally ) terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger SubPurchaser, or if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1 prior to the Acceptance Timeacceptance for payment and payment for Shares in the Offer, Merger Sub Purchaser shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub the Purchaser to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof thereof.
(ii) Parent and Merger Sub shall Purchaser agree that if on any scheduled Expiration Date of the Offer, any of the Offer Conditions (including the Minimum Tender Condition and the other Offer Conditions set forth in Exhibit A) is not satisfied or, in Purchaser’s sole discretion, waived (if such condition is permitted to be waived pursuant to this Agreement and applicable Law), then Purchaser shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not Purchaser to, extend the Offer for successive periods of time of up to ten Business Days (the length of such periods to be determined by Parent, in its sole discretion) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares such number of Business Days as the parties may agree in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that if the sole then unsatisfied condition is the Minimum Tender Condition, Purchaser shall so extend the Offer if and only if the Company shall have delivered to Purchaser a written request that Purchaser so extend the Offer; provided further, that if the Antitrust Condition shall have been satisfied less than five business days prior to the Expiration Date (as determined pursuant to the Offer.
(gRule 14d-1(g)(3) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement Exchange Act), no such consent of the Offer, Company shall be required for Parent and Merger Sub shall file with to extend the SECOffer for a period of up to five business days (as determined pursuant to Rule 14d-1(g)(3) of the Exchange Act). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in accordance with no event shall Purchaser be required to (1) extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date or (2) extend the Offer at any time that Parent or Purchaser is permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII. In addition, Purchaser shall, and Parent shall cause Purchaser to, extend the Offer (i) for any period or periods required by applicable Law, including applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff, or rules of any securities exchange and (ii) for a period of five business days (determined pursuant to Rule 14d-3 14d-1(g)(3) under the Exchange Act) following the then scheduled Expiration Date if, within the five business day (determined pursuant to Rule 14d-1(g)(3) under the Exchange Act) period prior to such Expiration Date, the Company Board shall have provided Parent notice pursuant to Section 6.5(b) or Section 6.5(d) of its intention to make a Tender Change in Company Recommendation or otherwise terminate the Agreement as provided in Section 6.5(b).
(iii) Subject to the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted by this Agreement and applicable Law) by Purchaser of the Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect Conditions as of any scheduled Expiration Date, Purchaser shall, and Parent shall cause Purchaser to, accept for payment and pay for (subject to any withholding of tax pursuant to Section 1.1(d)) all Shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, promptly after the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, expiration of the Offer on such Expiration Date. Acceptance for payment of Shares pursuant to Purchase, a form and subject to the conditions of letter the Offer upon the expiration of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the Offer is referred to in this Agreement as the “Offer DocumentsClosing”), and the date on which the Offer Closing occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the “Offer Closing Date”.
(b) The Offer Documents shall comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and other federal securities Laws. Parent Each of Parent, Purchaser and Merger Sub agree to cause the Company shall promptly correct any information supplied by it for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect, and Merger Sub agrees each of Parent and Purchaser shall take all steps necessary to amend or supplement the Offer Documents and to cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, amended or supplemented to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders the stockholders of Shares and Preferred Sharesthe Company, in each case, case as soon as reasonably practicable and as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable federal securities Laws. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Purchaser shall promptly notify the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review upon the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with receipt of any comments from the SEC, or any request from the SEC for amendments or supplements, to the Offer Documents, and Parent shall promptly provide the Company with copies of all correspondence and Merger Sub shall give due consideration summaries of all material oral communications between them and their Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand. Prior to the filing of any Offer Documents (including any amendment or supplement thereto) with the SEC or dissemination thereof to the stockholders of the Company, or responding to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by comments of the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board RecommendationSEC with respect to the Offer Documents, Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written commentsa reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such Offer Documents or response, and Parent and Purchaser shall provide them an oral summary of give reasonable consideration to any oral such comments, . In the event that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time Purchaser receives any comments from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO Offer Documents, each shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) respond promptly to such comments and (ii) take all other actions necessary to resolve the issues raised therein.
(c) Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Purchaser on a timely basis the consideration necessary to pay for any Shares that Purchaser becomes obligated to accept for payment, and pay for, pursuant to the Offer and shall cause Purchaser to fulfill all of Purchaser’s obligations under this Agreement.
(d) At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall engage a nationally-recognized financial institution reasonably satisfactory to the Company to act as paying agent in connection with the Offer and the Merger (the “Paying Agent”). Parent, Purchaser or the Paying Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to the Offer Documents promptly after receipt to any holder of Shares such amounts as Parent, Purchaser or the Paying Agent is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such commentspayment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and applicable Treasury Regulations issued pursuant thereto (the “Code”), or any written provision of state or oral responses theretolocal Tax Law. The Company To the extent that amounts are so withheld and its counsel paid over by Parent, Purchaser or the Paying Agent to the appropriate taxing authority, such withheld amounts shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the reasonable additionsholder of the Shares in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by Parent, deletions Purchaser or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselPaying Agent.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Bank Jos a Clothiers Inc /De/), Merger Agreement (Mens Wearhouse Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 78, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in and that no event shall have occurred and be continuing that, had the Offer been commenced, would give rise to a right to terminate the Offer pursuant to any of the conditions set forth in Annex A, no later than January 135:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings time on July 28, 2020)2009, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) to commence, and Merger Sub shall commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled Offer. In the Offer, each Share accepted by Merger Sub in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share terms of the Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at shall be exchanged for the Preferred Share right to receive from Merger Sub the Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, to accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptancepayment, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares which have been validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the above, andthe obligation of Merger Sub to accept for payment, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly pay for all Shares tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid subject (x) to the seller in cashcondition that the number of Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn shall be at least the minimum number of Shares required to approve this Agreement, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms Merger and subject the other transactions contemplated herein pursuant to the organizational documents of the Company and the FBCA (the “Minimum Condition”), and (y) to the other conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) Annex A. The Offer shall be made by means of an offer conditions to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To A are for the extent permitted by applicable Law, sole benefit of Parent and Merger Sub and may be asserted by Parent or Merger Sub regardless of the circumstances (including any action or inaction by Parent or Merger Sub, provided that nothing therein shall relieve any party hereto from any obligation or liability such party has under the Agreement) giving rise to such condition or may be waived by Parent or Merger Sub, in their sole discretion, in whole or in part at any time and from time to time, subject to the following sentence. Merger Sub expressly reserve reserves the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes amount of consideration payable in the terms Offer and conditions to waive any condition of the Offer, except the Minimum Condition; providedprovided that, howeverMerger Sub, that except at its sole option, may waive such Minimum Condition (i) if the number of Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn shall be at least equal to the difference between (x) the minimum number of Shares required to approve this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated herein pursuant to the organizational documents of the Company and the FBCA, less (y) the number of Shares subject to Support Agreements or (ii) with the prior written approval consent of the Company. The failure of Parent or Merger Sub at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver of any such right and each such right shall be deemed an ongoing right that may be asserted at any time and from time to time. Without the prior written consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the amount of consideration payable in the Offer Price, (ii) or change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce decrease the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other impose additional conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to or reduce the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, time period during which the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on remain open. The Company agrees that no Shares held by the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, Company or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth its Subsidiaries will be tendered in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(gb) As soon as practicable on On the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall (i) file or cause to be filed with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a combined Schedule 13E-3 and Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, amendments and supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the ) and related Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement and other ancillary Offer documents and instruments pursuant to which the Offer will be made (collectively, together with and including any amendments, supplements and exhibits or amendments thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent ) and Merger Sub agree to (ii) cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to the holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Actapplicable Law. The Company shall promptly furnish to Parent and Merger Sub, on Sub in writing all information concerning the one handCompany that may be required by applicable securities Laws or reasonably requested by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion in the Offer Documents. The Company hereby consents to the inclusion in the Offer Documents of all material disclosure relating to (i) the company financial advisor ▇▇▇▇▇ & Company LLC (including the amount of fees and other consideration that ▇▇▇▇▇ & Company LLC will receive upon consummation of or as a result of the Offer and the Merger, and the conditions therefor), (ii) the financial advisor ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Company (including the amount of fees and other consideration that ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Company shall receive in connection with the opinion referred to in Section 4.20), (iii) the opinions of each of ▇▇▇▇▇ & Company LLC and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Company referred to in Section 4.20 and (iv) the information that formed the basis for rendering each of such opinions, subject to the approval of the form of such disclosure by ▇▇▇▇▇ & Company LLC and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Company, on respectively, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the other hand, agree Company agrees promptly to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, . Parent and Merger Sub agrees shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Offer Documents, Schedule TO as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and the Offer Documents as so corrected to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as soon as reasonably practicable and as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable federal securities Laws. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents each time before they are any such document is filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due reasonable and good faith consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto comments made by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of (i) any written commentscomments or other communications, and shall provide inform them an oral summary of any oral commentscomments or other communications, that Parent and Parent, Merger Sub or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, those comments or other communications and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given (ii) a reasonable opportunity to review participate in the response of Parent and Merger Sub to those comments and to provide comments on that response (to which reasonable and good faith consideration shall be given).
(c) Subject to the terms and conditions thereof, the Offer shall remain open until at least midnight, New York City time, on the twentieth Business Day (for this purpose calculated in accordance with Rule 14d-1(g)(3) under the Exchange Act) following the date the Offer is commenced (the initial “Expiration Date,” and any expiration time and date established pursuant to an authorized extension of the Offer as so extended, also an “Expiration Date”); provided, however, that Merger Sub shall: (i) from time to time extend the Offer for one or more periods of up to 20 Business Days each, the length of each such responses period to be determined by Merger Sub in its sole discretion, if at the scheduled Expiration Date any of the conditions of the Offer, including the Minimum Condition and the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex A, shall not have been satisfied or waived, until such time as such conditions are satisfied or waived to the extent permitted by this Agreement, and (ii) extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or the staff thereof applicable to the Offer. Merger Sub may, from time to time, extend the Offer for a period of no more than 20 days in the aggregate, if at the scheduled Expiration Date less than 80% of the number of Shares then outstanding less the number of shares held by persons subject to Support Agreements (the “Support Agreement Shares”) have been validly tendered and not withdrawn. Notwithstanding the above, in no event shall Merger Sub be required to, or shall Parent be required to cause Merger Sub to, extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date (as hereinafter defined). In no event shall Merger Sub extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date without the consent of the Company. Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration comply with the obligations respecting prompt payment and announcement under the Exchange Act, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, and pay for, all Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the reasonable additionsOffer promptly following the acceptance of such Shares for payment pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer and this Agreement. This paragraph shall not be deemed to impair, deletions limit or changes suggested thereto by otherwise restrict in any manner the Company and its counselright of Parent or Merger Sub to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Bankrate Inc), Merger Agreement (Bankrate Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that (i) this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7ARTICLE 10 and (ii) all of the conditions set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (g) of Annex I shall then be satisfied (in the case of clause (b), with respect to covenants and obligations that the Company is required to comply with or to perform prior to such time) or waived (to the extent applicable) by Parent and Merger Sub, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020), Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) commencethe Offer; provided, however, Merger Sub shall not be required to commence the Offer if the Company shall not: (A) have provided to Parent on a timely basis all information reasonably requested by Parent in connection with the preparation of the Offer Documents; (B) have given Parent and its legal counsel reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule 14D-9 prior to the filing thereof with the SEC and reasonable consideration to any such comments provided by Parent or its legal counsel; and (C) be prepared to file with the SEC immediately following commencement of the Offer, and to disseminate to holders of Shares, the Schedule 14D-9. The date on which Merger Sub commences the Offer, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, is referred to in this Agreement as the “Offer Commencement Date.”
(b) In the Offer, each Share accepted by Merger Sub in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer shall be exchanged for the right to purchase receive the Offer Price, which at the election of the holder means, for cash any and all each Share (i) Shares that amount of cash equal to the Per Share Cash Purchase Price, without interest (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(bsuch amount for each such Share, the “Cash Consideration”)) at the Share Offer Price and , or (ii) Preferred that number of fully paid and non-assessable Parent Common Shares at equal to the Preferred Exchange Ratio, without interest (the “Share Consideration,”), in each case subject to proration as set forth in Section 2.01(f) and subject to the other provisions of this Section 2.01.
(c) Notwithstanding any other terms or provisions of the Offer Price. or this Agreement, and in addition to (and not in limitation of) Merger Sub’s rights to extend and amend the Offer (subject to the provisions of this Agreement), Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, not be obligated to accept for payment, purchase and, subject to the rules and regulations of the SEC (including Rule 14e-1(c) promulgated under the Exchange Act), shall not be obligated to pay for, or may delay the acceptance for all payment of or payment for, any validly tendered Shares pursuant to the Offer (and Preferred Sharesnot theretofore accepted for payment), as applicableif (i) immediately prior to the Expiration Date, there shall not have been validly tendered and not properly validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares that would represent one Share more than one-half (if any1/2) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by Adjusted Outstanding Share Number, calculated as of immediately prior to the Shares and Preferred Shares Acceptance Time (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (such condition being the “Minimum Condition”); and (bii) at the satisfactionExpiration Date, or waiver by Merger Sub, any of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
I (b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, I are referred to collectively as the “Offer Conditions”) shall not have been satisfied or waived (to the extent applicable) by Parent and Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time Sub. For purposes of such acceptancethis Agreement, the “Acceptance Time”Adjusted Outstanding Share Number” shall be the number of Shares equal to the sum of: (A) the aggregate number of Shares issued and pay for outstanding immediately prior to the applicable time of determination; plus (B) all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant that the Company may be required to issue upon the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Datevesting, andconversion, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Sharesettlement or exercise, as applicable, validly of all Company Stock Options and other Company Securities that are outstanding immediately prior to the applicable time of determination, regardless of the conversion or exercise price or other terms and conditions thereof. For purposes of determining whether the Minimum Condition has been satisfied, Parent and Merger Sub may, in their sole discretion, include or exclude Shares tendered and not properly withdrawn in the Offer pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreementguaranteed delivery procedures.
(cd) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right right, in their sole discretion, to (i) increase the Offer Price or to Price, (ii) waive any Offer Condition, and (iii) make any other changes in to the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with not, except pursuant to Section 6.02(b): (A) amend, modify or waive the SECMinimum Condition or the Termination Condition; (B) change the form of consideration to be delivered by Merger Sub pursuant to the Offer; (C) decrease the Offer Price or the number of Shares sought to be purchased by Merger Sub in the Offer; (D) impose any conditions to the Offer in addition to the Offer Conditions; (E) except as permitted by this Agreement, terminate the Offer; (F) except as permitted by this Agreement, extend or otherwise change the Expiration Date; (G) except as permitted by Section 2.01(l), provide any “subsequent offering period” in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under 14d-11 of the Exchange Act; or (H) otherwise amend the Offer or waive or modify any Offer Condition in any manner that adversely affects (other than in an immaterial respect) the holders of Shares generally.
(e) Subject to Sections 2.01(f), (g) and (i), each holder of Shares shall be entitled to elect for the Shares held by such holder (i) the number of such Shares that such holder desires to exchange for the right to receive the Cash Consideration (a “Cash Election”), and (ii) the number of such Shares that such holder desires to exchange for the right to receive the Share Consideration (a “Share Election”). Any Cash Election or Share Election shall be referred to herein as an “Election,” and shall be made on a form mutually agreed by Parent, Merger Sub and the Company for that purpose (a “Form of Election”), included as part of the letter of election and transmittal accompanying the Offer. Holders of record who hold Shares as nominees, trustees or in other representative capacities may submit multiple Forms of Election on behalf of their respective beneficial holders, but only one (1) such Form of Election for each such beneficial holder. For the avoidance of doubt, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO holder of Shares may make a Cash Election and/or a Share Election with respect to all or any part of such holder’s Shares.
(f) Notwithstanding anything herein to the Offer contrary:
(together with all amendmentsi) If the total number of Cash Elections would require aggregate cash payments in excess of the Cash Available, supplements and exhibits theretosuch Elections shall be subject to proration as follows: for each Cash Election, the “Schedule TO”)number of Shares that shall be converted into the right to receive the Cash Consideration shall be (A) the total number of such Shares subject to such Cash Election multiplied by (B) the Cash Proration Factor, rounded down to the nearest Share. The Schedule TO “Cash Proration Factor” means a fraction (x) the numerator of which shall include, as exhibits, be the Offer Cash Available and (y) the denominator of which shall be the product of the aggregate number of Shares subject to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to all Cash Elections made by all holders of such Shares and Preferred Shares, as and (before giving effect to the extent required proration provisions of this Section 2.01(f)), multiplied by federal securities Lawsthe Cash Consideration. Each Share subject to such Cash Election that was not converted into the right to receive the Cash Consideration in accordance with this Section 2.01(f) shall be converted into the right to receive the Share Consideration. All prorations resulting from this Section 2.01(f) shall be applied on a pro rata basis, including such that each holder who tenders Shares subject to a Cash Election bears its proportionate share of the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Subproration, based on the one hand, and percentage of all such Shares subject to Cash Elections that is reflected by the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders total amount of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and subject to the extent required a Cash Election tendered by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselholder.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Mitel Networks Corp), Merger Agreement (Mavenir Systems Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 9.1 and subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including the conditions to the Offer set forth in Exhibit A hereto, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13of the public announcement by Parent and the Company of this Agreement, 2020)Sub shall, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) , commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer PriceOffer. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger The obligation of Sub to, and of Parent to cause Sub to, commence the Offer and accept for payment, purchase and pay for all for, any Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject only to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase Exhibit A (the “"Offer to Purchase”Conditions") that describes the terms and conditions (any one or more of the Offer which may be waived in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreementwhole or in part by Sub in its sole discretion, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Lawprovided that, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not waive the Minimum Condition (as defined in Exhibit A)). Sub expressly reserves the right to modify the terms of the Offer, except that, without the prior written consent of the Company, Sub shall not (i) decrease reduce the Offer Pricenumber of Shares sought in the Offer, (ii) decrease the price per Share, (iii) impose any conditions to the Offer in addition to the Offer Conditions or modify the Offer Conditions in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares (other than to waive any Offer Conditions to the extent permitted by this Agreement), (iv) except as provided in (b) below, extend the Offer, (v) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, Offer (iiiother than by adding consideration) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased (vi) make any other change or modification in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to terms of the Offer set forth in Annex I in a any manner that is adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(db) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the The Offer shall initially be scheduled to expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days 20 business days following the commencement thereof. Parent and Sub agree that Sub will not terminate the Offer between scheduled expiration dates (except in the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9.1) and that, in the event that Sub would otherwise be entitled to terminate the Offer at any scheduled expiration date thereof due to the failure of one or more of the Offer (Conditions, unless this Agreement shall have been terminated pursuant to Section 9.1, Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Sub to, extend the Offer for such period or periods as shall be determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (by Sub until such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which as the Offer has Conditions have been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, satisfied or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived as required by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditionsapplicable law; provided, however, that Merger nothing herein shall require Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sub may, without the consent of the Company, (i) extend the Offer, if at the scheduled or extended expiration date of the Offer any of the Offer Conditions shall not be June 20satisfied or waived, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall until such time as such conditions are satisfied or waived and (ii) extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law any rule, regulation, interpretation or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions position of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger the staff thereof applicable to the Offer or as might be required by the NYSE. Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated provide for a subsequent offering period in accordance with Article 7Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer and this Agreement, Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Sub to, accept and pay for 16,730,502 Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer that Sub is permitted to accept and exchange for under applicable law, as soon as practicable after the expiration of the Offer, and in any event in compliance with the obligations respecting prompt payment pursuant to Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act; provided, however, that no such payment shall be made until after Parent and Sub shall have calculated how cash should be prorated if more than 16,730,502 Shares are validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7by either Parent or Sub or by the Company, Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) , promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(gc) As soon as practicable on On the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (together with all supplements and amendments thereto, the "Schedule TO") with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of related letter of transmittal transmittal, and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to shall cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Actlaws. Parent and Merger SubSub agree that they shall cause the Schedule TO, on the one hand, Offer to Purchase and all amendments or supplements thereto (which together constitute the "Offer Documents") to comply in all material respects with the Exchange Act and the Companyrules and regulations thereunder and other applicable laws. Parent, on Sub and the other hand, agree Company each agrees promptly to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect, and Merger Parent and Sub agrees further agree to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and the other Offer Documents as so corrected to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable federal securities laws. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and comment upon the Offer Documents before they are filed prior to their filing with the SEC, and SEC or dissemination to the Company's stockholders. Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration agree to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written commentscomments Parent, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after the receipt of such comments, comments and any written or oral responses thereto. The to cooperate with the Company and its counsel in responding to such comments.
(d) Parent shall provide or cause to be given provided to Sub on a reasonable opportunity timely basis all funds necessary to review accept for payment, and pay for, any such responses Shares accepted for payment that are validly tendered and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration not withdrawn pursuant to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by Offer and that Sub is permitted to accept for payment pursuant to the Company terms and its counselconditions of the Offer and under applicable law.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Williams Companies Inc), Merger Agreement (Williams Companies Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided Provided, that nothing shall have occurred that gives rise to a right of Parent to terminate the Offer or this Agreement Agreement; provided, further, that none of the conditions set forth in Sections (iii)(c) through (iii)(e) of Annex A hereto shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7, occurred and be continuing as promptly as practicable after of the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13that Purchaser would otherwise commence the Offer; and provided, 2020further, that the Company has fulfilled its obligation to provide information to Parent and Purchaser on a timely basis as contemplated by Section 2.1(f), Merger Sub Purchaser shall commence (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, ) the Offer as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date hereof. Parent or Purchaser shall provide the Company with prior written notice if Purchaser fails to purchase for cash any and all commence the Offer within 10 business days of the date of this Agreement together with a brief explanation of the reasons therefore.
(ib) Shares (other than Shares The obligation of Purchaser to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all any Company Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, Offer shall be subject only to: to (ax) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding condition (the “Minimum Condition”); ) that at least that number of Company Shares equal to (i) fifty percent (50%) of the then outstanding Company Shares on a fully diluted basis (including all Company Shares potentially issuable upon the conversion of any convertible securities or upon the exercise of any options, warrants or rights (other than the Rights) including the Company RSUs, in each case, which are convertible or exercisable prior to the Outside Date but excluding the Subject Shares) plus (ii) the Subject Shares, shall have been validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Offer and (by) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
A hereto. Purchaser expressly reserves the right (bbut shall not be obligated) On at any time or prior from time to time, in its sole discretion, to amend or waive any such condition (other than the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated Minimum Condition which may not be amended or waived), to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to increase the price per Company Share payable in the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with without the prior written approval consent of the CompanyCompany no change may be made that decreases the price per Company Share payable in the Offer, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change changes the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce reduces the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Company Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition adds to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I A hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend extends the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Dateother than as set forth in this Section 2.1, or (viii) otherwise modify modifies or amend amends any of the other terms of condition to the Offer in a any manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Company Shares.
(dc) Unless extended in accordance with Subject to the terms of this Agreementand conditions thereof, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (remain open until midnight, New York City time, at the end of the twentieth (20th) on business day beginning with (and including) the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer is commenced (determined using in accordance with Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
, unless the period of time for which the Offer is open shall have been extended pursuant to, and in accordance with, the provisions of this Section 2.1(c) (e) If on any then scheduled in which event the term “Expiration Date” shall mean the latest time and date as the Offer, as so extended, may expire). Purchaser may, without the consent of the Company, extend the Offer for one or more periods beyond the scheduled expiration date if, at the scheduled expiration of the Offer, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer Purchaser’s obligation to accept Company Shares for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub payment shall not be required satisfied or waived, for such period of time as Purchaser reasonably determines to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020necessary to permit such conditions to be satisfied or waived. In addition, Merger Sub Purchaser shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.:
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Wind River Systems Inc), Merger Agreement (Intel Corp)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement nothing shall not have been terminated occurred that would give rise to a right to terminate the Offer pursuant to any of the conditions set forth in accordance with Article 7Annex I, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (hereof, but in no event later than January 13, 2020)five Business Days following the public announcement of the execution of this Agreement, Merger Sub Subsidiary shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, amend the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares increase the purchase price to $89.50 per Share, net to the seller in cash, (ii) provide that the conditions to the Offer shall be as set forth in Annex I and no others, (iii) provide that the expiration date shall be February 7, 2008 and (iv) make such other than Shares amendments as are necessary or appropriate to conform to the requirements of this Agreement. The Offer shall be cancelled subject to the condition that there shall be validly tendered in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in terms of the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that expiration date of the Offer and not withdrawn, a number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the ParentParent and its Affiliates, equals represents at least a majority of the voting power represented by the total number of Shares and Preferred Shares (voting outstanding on an asa fully-converted diluted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); ) and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of to the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior I and to no other conditions. Merger Subsidiary expressly reserves the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated right to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for waive any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and of or conditions of to the Offer; provided, however, provided that except with without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall Company (which consent may be granted or withheld by the Company in its sole discretion) (A) the Minimum Condition may not (i) decrease the Offer Pricebe waived, (iiB) no change may be made that changes the form of consideration payable to be paid, decreases the price per Share or the number of Shares sought in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares amends or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition adds to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend amends any of the other terms term of the Offer in a any manner adverse in any material respect to the holders stockholders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
the Company and (dC) Unless the expiration date shall not be extended in accordance with except as otherwise provided herein. Notwithstanding the terms of this Agreementforegoing, (x) Merger Subsidiary shall extend the Offer shall expire if at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the scheduled or extended expiration date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have shall not been be satisfied or waived by waived, from time to time until such conditions are satisfied or waived; and (y) Merger Sub, Merger Sub Subsidiary shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of up the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or the Nasdaq Global Select Market applicable to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between the Offer; provided that in no event shall Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not Subsidiary be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” End Date unless Parent or Merger Subsidiary is not then permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.01(b)(i), in which case Merger Subsidiary shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall required to extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions beyond the End Date. Following expiration of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Offer, Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of Subsidiary shall, if requested by the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated or may, in its sole discretion, provide a subsequent offering period (“Subsequent Offering Period”) in accordance with Article 7Rule 14d-11 of the 1934 Act. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7Subject to the foregoing, including the requirements of Rule 14d-11, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, Merger Sub shall (Subsidiary shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub it to, accept for payment and pay for, as promptly as practicable after the expiration of the Offer, all Shares (1) promptly (validly tendered and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer and shall not acquire any (2) validly tendered in the Subsequent Offering Period (the date on which Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If are first accepted for payment, the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub“Acceptance Date”).
(b) As promptly as practicable after the date hereof, or but in no event later than five Business Days following the public announcement of the execution of this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance TimeAgreement, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly returnSubsidiary shall, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to returnits Affiliates to, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not toi) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect SEC an amendment to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO , which shall include, as exhibits, the Offer include a revised offer to Purchase, a purchase and form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement reflecting the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement (collectively, together with any amendments, amendments or supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent , and Merger Sub agree (ii) to the extent required by applicable U.S. federal securities laws, cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares. Each of Parent, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, Subsidiary and the Company, on the other hand, agree Company agrees promptly to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it or any of its Affiliates for use in the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect. Merger Subsidiary shall, and Merger Sub agrees shall cause its Affiliates to, use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause the Offer Documents, Schedule TO as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and the Offer Documents as so corrected to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses theretoapplicable U.S. federal securities laws. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment (A) on the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents each time before any such responses document is filed with the SEC and Parent (B) on any correspondence with the SEC (including comment response letters) concerning the Offer or the Offer Documents, and Merger Sub Subsidiary shall give due reasonable and good faith consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto any comments made by the Company and its counsel. Parent and Merger Subsidiary shall provide the Company and its counsel with any written or oral comments Parent, Merger Subsidiary or their respective Affiliates or counsel may receive from the SEC with respect to the Offer Documents promptly, but in no event later than twelve hours, after the receipt of such comments.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Ventana Medical Systems Inc), Merger Agreement (Roche Holding LTD)
The Offer. (a) Provided that Subject to the provisions of this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Agreement, as promptly as practicable practicable, and in any event no more than seven Business Days, after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020)of this Agreement, Merger Sub shall (Subsidiary shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub Subsidiary to) , commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 l4d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer PriceOffer. The obligation of Merger Sub shallSubsidiary to, and of Parent shall to cause Merger Sub Subsidiary to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase payment and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub tendered shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject be subject only to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) A and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, ; provided that Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve Subsidiary may waive any of the right conditions to increase the Offer Price or to (other than the Minimum Condition, which may not be waived without the prior written consent of the Company) and may make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; providedOffer except that, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, no change may be made to the form of consideration to be paid, no decrease in the Offer Price or the number of Shares sought in the Offer may be made, no change which imposes additional conditions to the Offer or modifies any of the conditions set forth in Annex A in any manner adverse to the holders of the Shares may be made and neither Parent nor Merger Subsidiary may extend the Offer, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such terminationSection 2.01(c), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(gb) As soon as practicable on On the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub Subsidiary shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect (as amended and supplemented from time to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits theretotime, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO , which shall includecomply in all material respects with the provisions of applicable federal securities Laws, as exhibits, and shall contain the offer to purchase relating to the Offer to Purchase, a form and forms of the related letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement other appropriate documents (collectivelywhich documents, together with any amendmentsas amended or supplemented from time to time, supplements and exhibits thereto, are referred to herein collectively as the “Offer Documents”). The Parent and the Merger Sub Subsidiary further agree to cause disseminate the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities Laws. In conducting the Offer, including the Parent and the Merger Subsidiary shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Exchange ActAct and any other applicable Laws necessary to be complied with in connection with the Offer. The Company shall promptly furnish to Parent and Merger Subsidiary all information concerning the Company and its Subsidiaries and the Company’s stockholders that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 2.01. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Offer Documents prior to their filing with the SEC. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and Subsidiary agree to provide the Company, on and to consult with the other handCompany and its counsel regarding, agree any comments that may be received from the SEC or its staff (whether written or oral) with respect to the Offer Documents promptly notify after receipt thereof and any responses thereto. Each of Parent, Merger Subsidiary and the other party and Company agrees promptly to correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect, and Parent and Merger Sub agrees Subsidiary further agree to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by Law.
(c) The initial scheduled expiration date of the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel Offer shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review 20 Business Days after the Schedule TO and date of its commencement. Notwithstanding the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendationforegoing, Parent and Merger Sub Subsidiary shall provide have the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive right to extend the Offer (i) from time to time from if, at any scheduled or extended expiration date of the Offer, any of the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex A shall not have been satisfied or waived; provided that if any of the conditions to the Offer are not satisfied or waived on any scheduled or extended expiration date of the Offer, Parent and Merger Subsidiary shall extend the Offer, if such condition or conditions could reasonably be expected to be satisfied prior to ten Business Days following the initial scheduled expiration date of the Offer; provided further that if the conditions set forth in clauses (x) or (y) of the first sentence of Annex A hereto are not satisfied or waived or the condition set forth in clause (z) of Annex A hereto is not satisfied or waived as a result of the occurrence of any of the events described in subparagraph (b) thereon on any scheduled expiration date of the Offer, Parent and Merger Subsidiary shall extend the Offer at the written request of the Company if such conditions or condition could reasonably be expected to be satisfied on or before July 31, 2004, (ii) for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or its the staff with respect thereof applicable to the Schedule TO Offer or any period required by applicable Law, (iii) on one or more occasions (all such occasions aggregating not more than 20 Business Days) beyond the latest expiration that would otherwise be permitted under clause (i) or (ii) of this sentence, if, on such expiration date, the number of Shares tendered (and not withdrawn) pursuant to the Offer, together with Shares then owned by Parent, represents more than 50% but less than 90% of the outstanding Shares on a fully diluted basis; provided, however, that Parent’s decision to extend the Offer Documents promptly after receipt in the case of such commentsthis clause (iii) shall constitute a waiver of the conditions set forth in clauses (c) and (e) (excluding any wilful or intentional breach of any material obligation of the Company) on Annex A and of its right to terminate the Agreement under Sections 8.01(b), (d) (unless there has been a wilful or intentional breach of any material obligation by the Company), (i) or (j), (iv) on up to two occasions (for a period not to exceed ten Business Days on each occasion) if an Adverse Market Change shall have occurred and be continuing on the initial or any extended expiration date of the Offer, and (v) for one or more subsequent offering periods of up to an additional 20 Business Days in the aggregate (collectively, the “Subsequent Period”) pursuant to Rule 14d-11 of the Exchange Act.
(d) Subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer and this Agreement, Merger Subsidiary shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Subsidiary to, accept for payment and pay for Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as possible after the expiration thereof; provided that Merger Subsidiary shall immediately accept and promptly pay for all Shares as they are tendered during any written Subsequent Period. Parent shall provide or oral responses thereto. cause to be provided to Merger Subsidiary on a timely basis the funds necessary to purchase any Shares that Merger Subsidiary becomes obligated to purchase pursuant to the Offer.
(e) The Company and its counsel Offer Price may be increased by the Parent without the consent of the Company, in which case the Offer shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to extended, without the reasonable additionsconsent of the Company, deletions or changes suggested thereto as required by the Company and its counselapplicable Law.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Forest Oil Corp), Merger Agreement (Wiser Oil Co)
The Offer. (a) Provided that In accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and provided that nothing shall not have been terminated occurred which would result in accordance with Article 7a failure of any of the conditions set forth in Annex A, attached hereto and made a part hereof, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but practicable, and in no event later than January 13the fifth (5th) business day following the date hereof, 2020), Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub the Purchaser to) commence, and the Purchaser shall commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), a tender offer (as it may be amended from time to time as permitted hereunder, the Offer "Offer") for all of the issued and outstanding shares (the "Shares") of the Common Stock (defined hereafter) at a price of Twenty Three Dollars and Forty Cents ($23.40) per share net to purchase the seller in cash, without interest thereon (such price or such higher price per share as may be paid in the Offer, being referred to herein as the "Share Price"), which Offer, and the obligation of the Purchaser to accept payment and pay for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer, shall be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at terms of this Agreement, subject to the Preferred Share Offer Priceconditions set forth in Annex A hereto. Merger Sub The Purchaser shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub tosubject only to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth on Annex A hereto, accept for payment, purchase payment and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Dateexpiration of the Offer. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “"Offer to Purchase”") that describes containing the terms and conditions of the Offer set forth in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the Minimum Condition (as defined in Annex A hereto) and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To A hereto. Notwithstanding the extent permitted by applicable Lawforegoing, Parent and Merger Sub the Purchaser expressly reserve reserves the right to increase the price per Share payable in the Offer Price or to and make any other changes in to the terms and or conditions of the Offer; Offer (or waive in whole or in part, at the sole discretion of the Purchaser any of such conditions), provided, however, that except with the Purchaser will not, without the prior written approval consent of the Company (such consent to be authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company), Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease waive the Offer PriceMinimum Condition, (ii) subject to clause (z) of the proviso in the immediately following sentence, extend the Offer if all of the Offer conditions are satisfied or waived, (iii) decrease the Share Price, change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce Offer or decrease the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought sought, (iv) impose additional conditions to be purchased in the Offer, (ivv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, condition described in clause (vx) of Annex A hereto or (vi) amend any the conditions of the Offer or any other conditions to term of the Offer set forth in Annex I in a any manner adverse to the holders of Shares (other than insignificant changes or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions amendments or other than to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(fwaive any condition), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms . The initial expiration date of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to shall be 20 business days following commencement of the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
Offer (d) Unless such date and time, as may be extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreementhereof, is referred to as the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on "Expiration Date"); provided, however, and notwithstanding anything in the date foregoing to the contrary, it is understood and agreed that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and Purchaser may, from time to time, in its sole discretion extend the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which but not beyond September 24, 1997, without the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, consent of the “Expiration Date”).
Company (ex) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, if any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Subsatisfied, Merger Sub shall for the minimum period of time necessary to satisfy such condition; (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub toy) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by any order, decree or ruling of, or any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of, any Governmental Entity (as hereafter defined) applicable Law to the Offer; or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations (z) for a period of not more than five business days beyond the latest expiration date that would otherwise be permitted under clause (x) or positions (y) of this sentence solely for the purpose of obtaining valid tenders (which are not withdrawn) of 90% of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall Shares. A record holder who validly tenders, and does not terminate withdraw, pursuant to the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without at least 500,000 shares of Common Stock which such holder beneficially owns, may receive, upon acceptance of such shares by the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares Purchaser pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance TimeOffer, Merger Sub shall (and payment therefor by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account in the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, United States designated in accordance with applicable Law, all writing by such holder at the time such shares are tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(gb) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of Offer is commenced, the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub the Purchaser shall file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, ") a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO 14D-1 with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, amendments and supplements thereto and including the exhibits thereto, the “"Schedule TO”14D-1"). The Schedule TO shall 14D-1 will include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, Purchase and a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, amendments and supplements and exhibits thereto, the “"Offer Documents”"). The Offer Documents will comply as to form in all material respects with the provisions of applicable federal securities laws and, on the date filed with the SEC and on the date first published, sent or given to the Company's stockholders, shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that no representation is made by the Parent or the Purchaser with respect to information furnished by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Offer Documents. The information supplied in writing by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Offer Documents and by the Parent or the Purchaser for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Schedule 14D-9 (as hereinafter defined) will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of the Parent and Merger Sub agree the Purchaser will take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred the Shares, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities Laws, including laws. Each of the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Subthe Purchaser, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to will promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it shall have become false or and misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees the Purchaser will take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred the Shares, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable federal securities laws. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable the opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents 14D-1 before they are it is filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Parent and Merger Sub shall the Purchaser will provide the Company and its counsel in writing with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral commentswhether written or oral, that Parent and Merger Sub the Parent, the Purchaser or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after the receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Ibp Inc), Merger Agreement (Foodbrands America Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 7.1 hereof and nothing shall have occurred that would result in a failure to satisfy any of the conditions set forth in Annex I hereto, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13hereof, 2020), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, to commence and Sub shall commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) an offer to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company Common Stock at a price of $7.00 per share (the "Offer Price") net to the seller in cash, but subject to any withholding required by law (the "Initial Offer").
(b) The Initial Offer shall be subject to the conditions set forth in Annex I hereto. Sub shall not except as expressly contemplated hereby, without the prior written consent of the Company, make any change in the terms or conditions of the Initial Offer that is adverse to the holders of the Company Common Stock in any material respect, decrease the Offer Price or impose material conditions to purchase for cash the Initial Offer other than those set forth in Annex I hereto (it being agreed that a waiver by Sub of any and all condition, in its sole discretion, shall not be deemed to be adverse to the holders of the Company Common Stock); provided that:
(i) Shares (other than Shares if on any scheduled expiration date of the Initial Offer all conditions to the Initial Offer shall not have been satisfied or waived, the Initial Offer may, but need not, be extended from time to time without the consent of the Company for such period of time as is reasonably expected by Sub to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at necessary to satisfy the Share Offer Price and unsatisfied conditions;
(ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Initial Offer Price. Merger may be extended by Sub shallwithout the consent of the Company for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the United States Securities and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant Exchange Commission (the "SEC") or the staff thereof applicable to the Initial Offer, subject only to: ; and
(aiii) there being validly tendered in if at any scheduled expiration date of the Initial Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior all conditions to the Expiration Date that Initial Offer shall have been satisfied but less than a number of Shares and Preferred Shares shares of Company Common Stock that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then shares of Company Common Stock owned by the ParentParent and Sub, equals at least a majority represents ninety percent (90%) of the voting power represented by outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, on a fully-diluted basis, shall have been tendered into the Shares and Preferred Shares Initial Offer, Sub shall be entitled to (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with but not required to) extend the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (Initial Offer from time to time without the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, consent of the other Company (but in no event beyond one week after the date on which all of the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(bI have been satisfied) On or prior in order to permit Sub to solicit additional shares to be tendered into the Initial Offer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sub may not, without the consent of the Company, extend the scheduled expiration date that Merger of the Initial Offer beyond September 28, 2000; provided, however, Sub becomes obligated may extend the scheduled expiration date of the Initial Offer beyond such date for such period of time as is reasonably expected by Sub to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares be necessary to satisfy the unsatisfied conditions if Sub has not purchased shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the OfferInitial Offer due to a delay in the consummation of the Initial Offer resulting from (i) review of the Offer Documents (as hereinafter defined) by the SEC, Parent shall provide (ii) receipt of regulatory approvals required under applicable Law (as hereinafter defined), including, but not limited to approvals under the HSR Act (as hereinafter defined) or cause to be provided to Merger (iii) the existence of any of the conditions contained in Sections (i) or (ii) of Annex I hereto. Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Sharesshall, as applicable, that Merger unless Sub shall become obligated have in its sole discretion exercised its right to accept for payment and purchase extend the termination date of the Initial Offer pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Lawthis Section 1.1(b), on the terms and subject to the prior satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth of the Initial Offer, accept for payment and purchase, as soon as permitted under the terms of the Initial Offer, all shares of the Company Common Stock validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration date of the Initial Offer. It is agreed that the conditions to the Initial Offer are solely for the benefit of Sub and may be asserted by Sub regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any such condition (including any action or inaction by Sub) or may, but need not, be waived by Sub, in this Agreementwhole or in part at any time and from time to time, in its sole discretion.
(c) The Initial Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “"Offer to Purchase”") that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition is subject to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.Initial
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Harland John H Co), Merger Agreement (Cfi Proservices Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7, as As promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020five business days after the public announcement of the execution hereof), Merger Sub Purchaser shall commence (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act, ")) the Offer to purchase for cash any all of the issued and all outstanding shares of Company Common Stock at a price of $17.50 per Share, net to the seller in cash (i) Shares (other than Shares such price, or such higher price per Share as may be paid in the Offer, being referred to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at herein as the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share "Offer Price. Merger Sub shall"), and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, subject to there being validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date expiration of the Offer that number of Shares and Preferred Shares thatwhich, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then beneficially owned by the ParentParent or Purchaser, equals represents at least a majority 80% of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting outstanding on an as-converted a fully diluted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “"Minimum Condition”); ") and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of to the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the OfferA hereto. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable LawPurchaser shall, on the terms and subject to the prior satisfaction or waiver of the conditions of the Offer (including without limitation the Minimum Condition), accept for payment and pay for Shares tendered as soon as practicable after it is legally permitted to do so under applicable law, but in no event prior to January 3, 1996. The obligations of Purchaser to commence the Offer and to accept for payment and to pay for any Shares validly tendered on or prior to the expiration of the Offer and not withdrawn shall be subject only to the Minimum Condition and the other conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) Annex A hereto. The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “"Offer to Purchase”") that describes containing the terms and conditions of the Offer set forth in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend A hereto. Without the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated Purchaser shall not decrease the Offer Price, decrease the number of Shares sought, change the form of consideration to be paid in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7the Offer, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and or amend any other condition of the Offer in any event within 24 hours following manner adverse to the holders of the Shares (other than with respect to the Minimum Condition or insignificant changes or amendments) without the written consent of the Company; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if prior to the initial scheduled expiration date of the Offer the Company shall have received a Higher POL Offer (as defined in Section 6.13 below) that the Company intends to accept, then at the Company's request Purchaser shall extend the Offer for fifteen business days in order to facilitate the consummation of such termination)Higher POL Offer; and PROVIDED, irrevocably FURTHER, that if on the initial scheduled expiration date of the Offer (as it may be extended) all conditions to the Offer shall not have been satisfied or waived, the Offer may be extended from time to time until February 1, 1996 without the consent of the Company. In addition, the Offer Price may be increased and unconditionally the Offer may be extended to the extent required by law in connection with such increase, in each case without the consent of the Company. Purchaser shall terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or upon termination of this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offerits terms.
(gb) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the OfferOffer is commenced, Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser shall file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, ") a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO 14D-1 with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, amendments and supplements thereto and including the exhibits thereto, the “"Schedule TO”14D-1"). The Schedule TO shall 14D-1 will include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, Purchase and a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, amendments and supplements and exhibits thereto, the “"Offer Documents”)") with respect to the Offer. The Offer Documents will comply in all material respects with the provisions of applicable Federal securities laws and, on the date filed with the SEC and on the date first published, sent or given to the Company's shareholders, shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that no representation is made by Parent or Purchaser with respect to information supplied by the Company for inclusion in the Offer Documents. Each of Parent and Merger Sub agree Purchaser further agrees to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case as and to the extent required by federal applicable Federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Actlaws. Each of Parent and Merger SubPurchaser, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree agrees promptly to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it shall have become false or and misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub Purchaser further agrees to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable Federal securities laws. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable the opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents 14D-1 before they are it is filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall Purchaser agree to provide the Company and its counsel in writing with copies of any written commentscomments Parent, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after the receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Psicor Inc), Merger Agreement (Baxter International Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7IX, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in and that no event later than January 13shall have occurred and be continuing that would result the failure to be satisfied of any of the conditions set forth in Annex A, 2020), Merger Sub Purchaser shall commence (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act, ”)) the Offer no earlier than September 22, 2010.
(b) The initial expiration date of the Offer shall be midnight (New York City time) on the later of (x) October 20, 2010 and (y) the date that is 20 business days from the date on which the Offer was commenced (determined as provided in Rule 14d-1(g)(3) under the Exchange Act) (the initial “Expiration Date” and any expiration time and date established pursuant to purchase an extension of the Offer as so extended, also an “Expiration Date”).
(c) The obligations of Purchaser to commence the Offer and accept for cash payment, and pay for, any and all Public Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer are subject only to (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled the conditions set forth in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price Annex A and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shallnon-waivable condition that pursuant to the Offer, and Parent prior to the Expiration Date, there shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, have been validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that a number of Public Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals which constitutes at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred outstanding Public Shares (voting on assuming the exercise of all outstanding Stock Options having an as-converted basis in accordance with exercise price less than the Certificate of DesignationsOffer Price, and excluding from such calculation any Rollover Shares) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) . The conditions to the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements Offer set forth in Annex I.A are for the sole benefit of Purchaser and may be asserted by Purchaser regardless of the circumstances (including any action or inaction by Purchaser; provided that nothing therein shall relieve any party hereto from any obligation or liability such party has under the Agreement) giving rise to such condition. The failure of Purchaser at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver of any such right and each such right shall be deemed an ongoing right that may be asserted at any time and from time to time.
(bd) On or prior Purchaser expressly reserves the right (i) to increase the Offer Price and (ii) to waive any condition to the date Offer or modify the terms of the Offer, except that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for the Minimum Condition may not be waived and that, without the consent of the Company, Purchaser shall not (A) reduce the number of Public Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant subject to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be (B) except as provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Sharesin Section 4.4, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to reduce the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration DatePrice, and, in any event, no more than two (2C) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject add to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements Annex A or modify any condition set forth in Annex I. To A in any manner adverse to the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price holders of Public Shares or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (iiD) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on Purchaser may in its discretion (i) extend the Offer for one or more consecutive increments of not more than ten business days each, if at any then otherwise scheduled Expiration Date, Date of the Offer any of the conditions to Purchaser’s obligation to purchase Public Shares in the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have are not been satisfied or waived by Merger Subwaived, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub toii) extend the Offer for successive periods the minimum period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of up the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or the staff thereof applicable to ten (10) Business Days eachthe Offer, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, (iii) make available a “subsequent offering period” in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions accordance with Rule 14d-11 of the SEC or its staffExchange Act.
(f) Merger Sub Purchaser shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file comply with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 obligations respecting prompt payment and announcement under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Purchaser shall accept for payment, and pay for, all Public Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements promptly following the acceptance of such Public Shares for payment pursuant to the terms and exhibits thereto, subject to the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, conditions of the Offer and this Agreement. This paragraph shall not be deemed to Purchaseimpair, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false limit or misleading otherwise restrict in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees manner the right of Purchaser to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, terminate this Agreement pursuant to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselArticle IX.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Share Exchange Agreement (Res Care Inc /Ky/), Share Exchange Agreement (Res Care Inc /Ky/)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have --------- been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 7.1, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020five business days after the public announcement of the execution hereof), Merger Sub shall (the Purchaser shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub Purchaser to) commence, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act, ")) an offer (the Offer "Offer") to purchase for cash any and all shares of the issued and outstanding Company Common Stock at a price of $17.85 per Share, net to the seller in cash (i) Shares (other than Shares to such price, or such higher price per Share as may be cancelled paid in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, being referred to herein as the "Offer Price"), subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On A hereto. The Company shall not tender Shares held by it or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for by any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase of its subsidiaries pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable LawPurchaser shall, on the terms and subject to the prior satisfaction or waiver of the conditions of the Offer, accept for payment and pay for Shares tendered as soon as it is legally permitted to do so under applicable law. The obligations of the Purchaser to consummate the Offer and to accept for payment and to pay for any Shares validly tendered on or prior to the expiration of the Offer and not withdrawn shall be subject only to the conditions set forth in this AgreementAnnex A hereto.
(cb) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “"Offer to Purchase”") that describes containing the terms set forth in this Agreement and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase A hereto. The Purchaser shall not decrease the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offersought, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I heretoA or impose conditions to the Offer in addition to those set forth in Annex A, without the prior written consent of the Company (vii) except such consent to be authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company or a duly authorized committee thereof). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser shall be entitled to and shall, and Parent agrees to cause the Purchaser to, extend the Offer at any time up to 40 days in the aggregate, in one or more periods of not more than 10 business days, if at the initial expiration date of the Offer, or any extension thereof, any condition to the Offer is not satisfied or waived; provided however, that the Purchaser shall not be required to extend the Offer as provided in Sections 1.1(ethis sentence unless (i) each such condition is reasonably capable of being satisfied and 1.1(f)(ii) the Company is in material compliance with all of its covenants under this Agreement after the Purchaser shall have given the Company five business days prior written notice of any such non-compliance. In addition, terminatewithout limiting the foregoing, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Purchaser may, without the consent of the Company, (A) extend the Offer for up to accelerate an additional 40 days, in one or more periods of not more than 10 business days, if any condition to the Expiration DateOffer is not satisfied or waived and (B) if, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any on the expiration date of the other terms Offer, the Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer are sufficient to satisfy the Minimum Condition (as defined in Annex A hereto) but equal less than 90% of the outstanding Shares, extend the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect on one occasion for up to 10 business days notwithstanding that all the conditions to the holders Offer have been satisfied so long as Purchaser irrevocably waives the satisfaction of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including other than in the Minimum Condition and case of paragraph (a) of Annex A hereto the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex Ioccurrence of any statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order or preliminary or permanent injunction making illegal or prohibiting the consummation of the Offer) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as that subsequently may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend satisfied during any such extension of the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020Offer. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods Price may be increased and the Offer may be extended to the extent required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date law in connection with such increase in each case without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(gc) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the OfferOffer is commenced, Parent and Merger Sub the Purchaser shall file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, ") a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO 14D-1 with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, amendments and supplements thereto and including the exhibits thereto, the “"Schedule TO”14D-1"). The Schedule TO 14D-1 shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, Purchase and a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, amendments and supplements and exhibits thereto, the “"Offer Documents”"). The Offer Documents shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of applicable federal securities laws and, on the date filed with the SEC and on the date first published, sent or given to the Company's stockholders, shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that no representation is made by Parent or the Purchaser with respect to information supplied by the Company for inclusion in the Offer Documents. Each of Parent and Merger Sub agree the Purchaser shall further take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Actlaws. Each of Parent and Merger Subthe Purchaser, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to shall promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it shall have become false or and misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees the Purchaser further shall take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable federal securities laws. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable an opportunity to review and comment upon the Schedule TO 14D-1 (and shall provide any comments thereon as soon as practicable) prior to the Offer Documents before they are filed filing thereof with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub the Purchaser shall provide the Company and its counsel in writing with copies of any written commentscomments that Parent, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, comments and with copies of any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and telephonic notification of any verbal responses by Parent, Purchaser or their counsel.
(d) Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration provide or cause to be provided to Purchaser all of the funds necessary to purchase any shares of Company Common Stock that Purchaser becomes obligated to purchase pursuant to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselOffer.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Societe Nationale D Exploitation Indus Des Tabacs Et Allumet), Merger Agreement (Consolidated Cigar Holdings Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7VII and none of the events set forth in Annex A hereto (the “Tender Offer Conditions”) shall have occurred and be existing, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13public announcement of this Agreement, 2020), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, to commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act, ) the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for acquire any and all Shares at the Offer Price. Subject to the Minimum Condition and Preferred Sharessubject to the other Tender Offer Conditions hereto, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated use all reasonable efforts to consummate the Offer in accordance with its terms and to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following Sub is legally permitted to do so under applicable Law. With respect to such Shares, the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid net to the seller thereof in cash, without interest, subject to reduction for any applicable state, federal or foreign withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on or transfer taxes and otherwise subject to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in of this Agreement.
(c) . The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes and shall be subject to the Minimum Condition and the other Tender Offer Conditions and shall reflect, as appropriate, the other terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To this Agreement. The obligation of Sub to accept for payment or pay for any Shares tendered pursuant to the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Offer will be subject only to the satisfaction of the Tender Offer Conditions. Sub expressly reserve reserves the right to increase waive any condition to the Offer Price or to make any other changes in amend or modify the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, howeverexcept that, that except with without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought subject to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other modify or add conditions to the Tender Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to Conditions which otherwise adversely affect the holders of Shares or Preferred the Shares, or (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(fSection 1.1(b), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend extend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer. The Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (remain open until 5:00 p.m., New York City time) , on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days day immediately following the commencement of the Offer twentieth business day (determined using as such term is defined in Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and timeafter the commencement of the Offer, unless Sub shall have extended the “Initial Expiration Date”) orperiod of time for which the Offer is open, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, Section 1.1(b) or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”)as may be required by applicable Law.
(eb) If on any then the scheduled Expiration Date, any expiration date of the Offer (or as such date may be extended pursuant to this Section 1.1(b)), all conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Subwaived, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) may, from time to time, in its sole discretion, extend the Offer for successive periods expiration date of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditionsOffer; provided, however, that Merger Sub may only extend the Offer for a period not to exceed ten business days (a “Ten Day Extension”) and that Sub may not make more than three Ten Day Extensions without the prior consent of the Company, which consent shall not be required unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. If, immediately prior to the expiration date of the Offer (as it may be extended), the Shares tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer constitute less than 90% of the outstanding Shares (on a fully diluted basis), Sub may extend the Offer, on one or more occasions, for an aggregate period of not more than ten business days, notwithstanding that all conditions to the Offer are satisfied as of such expiration date of the Offer; provided, however, that Sub may not extend the Offer pursuant to this sentence beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20September 15, 20202003. In addition, Merger Sub shall may extend the Offer for any period or periods reason for up to two business days; provided that no more than three such extensions are permitted and provided further that if all the conditions to the Offer have been met as of the expiration of the Offer, Sub may not extend the Offer pursuant to this sentence beyond September 15, 2003. Sub may, but shall not have the obligation to, increase the amount it offers to pay per Share in the Offer, and the Offer may be extended to the extent required by applicable Law or applicable rulesin connection with such increase, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date in each case without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement Following expiration of the Offer, Sub may, but is not obligated to, make available a subsequent offering period in accordance with the Exchange Act.
(c) On the date the Offer is commenced, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under Securities and Exchange Commission (the Exchange Act, “Commission”) a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”)) and all other necessary documents and make all deliveries, mailings and telephone notices required by Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act with respect to the Offer. The Schedule TO shall will include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, any other documents required by the Exchange Act. The Schedule TO together with all exhibits thereto and any amendments, amendments or supplements and exhibits thereto, thereto are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Offer Documents”). .” Each of Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other handother, agree to shall promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect, and Merger each of Parent and Sub agrees shall take all steps necessary to amend or supplement the Offer Documents and to cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, amended or supplemented to be filed with the SEC Commission and to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Sharesthe Company’s stockholders, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable federal securities laws. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable the opportunity to review the Schedule TO and suggest comments to the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselCommission. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall agree to provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral commentswhether written or oral, that Parent and Merger or Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC Commission or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after the receipt of such comments, comments or other communications and any written or oral responses thereto. The shall give the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable the opportunity to review and suggest comments to any such responses communications.
(d) Parent and Sub will take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities laws.
(e) Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Sub on a timely basis the funds necessary to purchase any Shares that Sub becomes obligated to purchase pursuant to the Offer. Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Sub to, pay for all Shares validly tendered and Merger Sub shall give due consideration not withdrawn pursuant to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by Offer that Sub becomes obligated to purchase pursuant to the Company and its counselOffer as soon as practicable after the expiration of the Offer.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Mercator Software Inc), Merger Agreement (Ascential Software Corp)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement nothing shall not have occurred that, had the Offer referred to below been terminated commenced, would give rise to a right to terminate the Offer pursuant to any of the conditions set forth in accordance with Article 7Annex A hereto, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020five business days from the public announcement of the execution hereof), Merger Sub shall (the Purchaser shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub the Purchaser to) commence, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")), an offer (the Offer "Offer") to purchase for cash any and all of the issued and outstanding shares of (i) Shares Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (other than Shares referred to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)herein as either the "Common Shares" or "Company Common Stock") at a price of $35.00 per Common Share, net to the seller in cash (such price, or such higher price per Common Share as may be paid in the Offer, being referred to herein as the "Common Offer Price Price," provided that Purchaser shall not be required to increase the Common Offer Price) and (ii) Preferred Shares at Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Company (referred to herein as either the "Class A Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that" or "Company Class A Common Stock" and, together with the number of Shares and Common Shares, as the "Shares" or "Company Stock," which references include for all purposes the related Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding Stock Purchase Rights (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b"Rights") the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares issued pursuant to the OfferRights Agreement between the Company and Harris Trust and Savings ▇▇▇▇, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on dated as of December 22, 1997) at a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction price of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred $32.965 per Class A Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid net to the seller in cashcash (such price, without interestor such higher price per Class A Share as may be paid in the Offer, subject being referred to any withholding of Taxes herein as the "Class A Offer Price," provided that Purchaser shall not be required by applicable Lawto increase the Class A Offer Price, and, together with the Common Offer Price, as the "Offer Price"). The Purchaser shall, on the terms and subject to the prior satisfaction or waiver of the conditions of the Offer, accept for payment and pay for Shares tendered as soon as it is legally permitted to do so under applicable law; provided that, if the number of Shares that have been physically tendered and not withdrawn are more than 50% of the Shares outstanding on a fully diluted basis but less than 90% of the outstanding shares of each class of capital stock of the Company, the Purchaser may extend the Offer for up to 20 business days from the date that all conditions to the Offer shall first have been satisfied or waived. The obligations of the Purchaser to accept for payment and to pay for any and all Shares validly tendered on or prior to the expiration of the Offer and not withdrawn shall be subject only to there being validly tendered in accordance with the terms of the Offer and not withdrawn prior to the expiration date of the Offer, that number of Shares which, together with any Shares beneficially owned by Parent or the Purchaser, represent at least a majority of the Shares outstanding on a fully diluted basis (the "Minimum Condition") and the other conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) Annex A hereto. The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “"Offer to Purchase”") that describes containing the terms and conditions of the Offer set forth in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have A hereto. The Purchaser shall not been satisfied amend or waived by Merger Subwaive the Minimum Condition, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) decrease the Offer Price or decrease the number of Shares sought, or impose any additional conditions to the Offer, or amend any term of the Offer in any manner adverse to the holders of the Shares or extend the expiration date of the Offer (except for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period extensions as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Companyare contemplated below), in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date each case without the prior written consent of the CompanyCompany (such consent to be authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company or a duly authorized committee thereof). Notwithstanding the foregoing, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7the Purchaser shall, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall agrees to cause Merger Sub the Purchaser to, extend the Offer from time to time until the date that all conditions to the Offer have been satisfied, subject to the provisions of Section 7.01(b)(i) promptly (hereof if, and to the extent that, at the initial expiration date of the Offer, or any extension thereof, all conditions to the Offer have not been satisfied or waived. In addition, the Offer Price may be increased and the Offer may be extended to the extent required by law in connection with such increase, in each case without the consent of the Company. In the event of any increase in the Common Offer Price, the Class A Offer Price will be increased by an equal amount, and in the event of any event within 24 hours following such termination)increase in the Class A Offer Price, irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Common Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn Price will be increased by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offeran equal amount.
(gb) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the OfferOffer is commenced, Parent and Merger Sub the Purchaser shall file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, ") a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO 14D-1 with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, amendments and supplements thereto and including the exhibits thereto, the “"Schedule TO”14D-1"). The Schedule TO shall 14D-1 will include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, Purchase and a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, amendments and supplements and exhibits thereto, the “"Offer Documents”"). The Offer Documents when filed will comply as to form in all material respects with the provisions of applicable federal securities laws and, on the date filed with the SEC and on the date first published, sent or given to the Company's stockholders, shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that no representation is made by Parent or the Purchaser with respect to omissions or information supplied in writing for inclusion in the Offer Documents, in each case by the Company. Each of Parent and Merger Sub agree the Purchaser further agrees to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Actlaws. Each of Parent and Merger Subthe Purchaser, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree agrees promptly to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub each of Parent and the Purchaser further agrees to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable federal securities laws. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the initial Schedule TO and the Offer Documents 14D-1 before they are it is filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall the Purchaser agree to provide the Company and its counsel in writing with copies of any written commentscomments or other communications that Parent, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub the Purchaser or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after the receipt of such comments, and any written comments or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselother communications.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Berg Acquisition Co), Merger Agreement (Berg Acquisition Co)
The Offer. (a) Provided that Subject to the provisions of this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Agreement, as promptly as practicable practicable, and in any event no more than ten Business Days, after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020)of this Agreement, Merger Sub shall (Subsidiary shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub Subsidiary to) , commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 l4d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer PriceOffer. The obligation of Merger Sub shallSubsidiary to, and of Parent shall to cause Merger Sub Subsidiary to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase payment and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub tendered shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject be subject only to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) A and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, ; provided that Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve Subsidiary may waive any of the right conditions to increase the Offer Price or to (other than the Minimum Condition, which may not be waived without the prior written consent of the Company) and may make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; providedOffer except that, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, no change may be made to the form of consideration to be paid, no decrease in the Offer Price or the number of Shares sought in the Offer may be made, no change which imposes additional conditions to the Offer or modifies any of the conditions set forth in Annex A in any manner adverse to the holders of the Shares may be made and neither Parent nor Merger Subsidiary may extend the Offer, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such terminationSection 2.01(c), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(gb) As soon as practicable on On the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub Subsidiary shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (as amended and supplemented from time to time, the "Schedule TO"), which shall comply in all material respects with respect the provisions of applicable federal securities laws, and shall contain the offer to purchase relating to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, forms of the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of related letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement other appropriate documents (collectivelywhich documents, together with any amendmentsas amended or supplemented from time to time, supplements and exhibits thereto, are referred to herein collectively as the “"Offer Documents”"). The Parent and the Merger Sub Subsidiary further agree to cause disseminate the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities Lawslaws. In conducting the Offer, including the Parent and the Merger Subsidiary shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Exchange ActAct and any other applicable laws necessary to be complied with in connection with the Offer. The Company shall promptly furnish to Parent and Merger Subsidiary all information concerning the Company and its Subsidiaries and the Company's stockholders that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 2.01. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Offer Documents prior to their filing with the SEC. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and Subsidiary agree to provide the Company, on and to consult with the other handCompany and its counsel regarding, agree any comments that may be received from the SEC or its staff (whether written or oral) with respect to the Offer Documents promptly notify after receipt thereof and any responses thereto. Each of Parent, Merger Subsidiary and the other party and Company agrees promptly to correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect, and Parent and Merger Sub agrees Subsidiary further agree to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by law.
(c) The initial scheduled expiration date of the Offer shall be 20 Business Days after the date of its commencement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent and Merger Subsidiary shall have the right to extend the Offer (i) from time to time if, at any scheduled expiration date of the Offer, any of the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex A shall not have been satisfied or waived, until such conditions are satisfied or waived; provided that if any of the conditions to the Offer are not satisfied or waived on any scheduled or extended expiration date of the Offer, Parent and Merger Subsidiary shall extend the Offer, if such condition or conditions could reasonably be expected to be satisfied prior to ten Business Days following the initial scheduled expiration date of the Offer; provided further that if the conditions set forth in clauses (x) or (y) of the first sentence of Annex A hereto are not satisfied or waived or the condition set forth in clause (z) of Annex A is not satisfied or waived as a result of the occurrence of any of the events described in subparagraphs (b) or (g) thereon on any scheduled expiration date of the Offer, Parent and Merger Subsidiary shall extend the Offer at the request of the Company (but in no event shall Parent and Merger Subsidiary be obligated to extend expiration of the Offer pursuant to this clause (i) beyond August 15, 2004), (ii) for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or the staff thereof applicable to the Offer or any period required by applicable law, (iii) on one or more occasions (all such occasions aggregating not more than ten Business Days) beyond the latest expiration that would otherwise be permitted under clause (i) or (ii) of this sentence, if, on such expiration date, all of the conditions to Merger Subsidiary's obligations to accept for payment Shares are satisfied or waived, but the number of Shares tendered (and not withdrawn) pursuant to the Offer, together with Shares then owned by Parent, represents less than 90% of the outstanding Shares on a fully diluted basis; provided, however, that Parent's decision to extend the Offer in the case of this clause (iii) shall constitute a waiver of the conditions set forth in clauses (d) and (f) on Annex A and of its right to terminate the Agreement under Sections 8.01(b), (d), (j) or (k), (iv) on up to two occasions (for a period not to exceed ten Business Days on each occasion) if an Adverse Market Change shall have occurred and be continuing on the initial or any extended expiration date of the Offer, and (v) for one or more subsequent offering periods of up to an additional 20 Business Days in the aggregate (collectively, the "Subsequent Period") pursuant to Rule 14d-11 of the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Notwithstanding the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendationforegoing, Parent and Merger Sub Subsidiary shall also have the right to extend the Offer in accordance with Section 8.01(f).
(d) Subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer and this Agreement, Merger Subsidiary shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Subsidiary to, accept for payment and pay for Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as possible after the expiration thereof; provided that Merger Subsidiary shall immediately accept and promptly pay for all Shares as they are tendered during any Subsequent Period. Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Subsidiary on a timely basis the Company and its counsel with copies of funds necessary to purchase any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, Shares that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time Subsidiary becomes obligated to time from the SEC or its staff with respect purchase pursuant to the Schedule TO or Offer.
(e) The Offer Price may be increased by the Parent without the consent of the Company, in which case the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to extended, without the reasonable additionsconsent of the Company, deletions or changes suggested thereto as required by the Company and its counselapplicable law.
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Sources: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Encana Corp), Merger Agreement (Brown Tom Inc /De)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have previously been validly terminated in accordance with Article 7its terms, as promptly as practicable after following the date hereof of this Agreement (but in no event later than January 13October 4, 20202010), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub Purchaser to) commence, and Purchaser shall, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act) the Offer for all (or, solely in the circumstances described in Section 2.1(e)(ii), the Offer to purchase Reduced Purchase Amount) of the outstanding Company Shares for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the a price per Company Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant equal to the Offer, subject only to: Per Share Amount (a) there being validly tendered as adjusted as provided in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”Section 2.1(h); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer). Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) and form of the related letter of transmittal (the Schedule TO, the Offer to Purchase and any other ancillary documents pursuant to which the Offer will be made, together with all exhibits, supplements and amendments thereto, being referred to herein collectively as the “Offer Documents”) that describes contain the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and Annex A. The date on which Purchaser commences the Offer, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act, is referred to in this Agreement as the “Offer Commencement Date.”
(b) Subject to the extension rights of the Offer parties set forth in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the Offer shall be subject only to the satisfaction or waiver of each of the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To A (the extent permitted “Tender Offer Conditions”). Unless the Offer is extended pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, promptly (within the meaning of Rule 14e-1(c) promulgated under the Exchange Act) after the expiration of the Offer, Purchaser shall (and Parent shall cause Purchaser to) accept for payment, and pay for, (i) all Company Shares validly tendered pursuant to the Offer (and not properly withdrawn) or (ii) in the circumstances contemplated by applicable LawSection 2.1(e)(ii), Company Shares representing the Reduced Purchase Amount (such date of acceptance for payment, the “Acceptance Time”). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Purchaser on a timely basis the funds necessary to pay for any Company Shares that Purchaser becomes obligated to purchaser pursuant to the Offer. The Per Share Amount shall be net to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to reduction for any applicable withholding or stock transfer Taxes payable by or with respect to such seller. No Company Shares held by the Company or any Company Subsidiary shall be tendered pursuant to the Offer.
(c) Each of Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser expressly reserve reserves the right from time to time, in its sole and absolute discretion, to increase the Per Share Amount, waive any Tender Offer Price Condition or to make amend, modify or supplement any other changes in of the Tender Offer Conditions or terms and conditions of the Offer; provided. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, howeverneither Parent nor Purchaser shall, that except with without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not Company and except as otherwise permitted or required by Sections 2.1(d)-(f):
(i) change or waive the Minimum Condition;
(ii) decrease the Offer Price, number of Company Shares sought to be purchased by Purchaser in the Offer;
(iiiii) reduce the Per Share Amount;
(iv) extend or otherwise change the Expiration Date of the Offer;
(v) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, ;
(iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (ivvi) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend supplement any of the Tender Offer Conditions (other conditions than to the waive such Tender Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, Conditions); or
(vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f)amend, terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other supplement terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to that adversely affects the holders of Company Shares or Preferred in their capacities as holders of Company Shares.
(d) Unless the Offer is extended pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (midnight, New York City time) , on the date day that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer business days (determined using calculated as set forth in Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) after the Offer Commencement Date (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless the Agreement is terminated in accordance with the terms hereof, (i) orPurchaser shall extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, if regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or its staff or the NASDAQ Global Market (“Nasdaq”) that is applicable to the Offer, and (ii) if, on the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the or any subsequent date and time to as of which the Offer has been so extended is scheduled to expire (together with the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Tender Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have is not been satisfied or waived by Merger Subwaived, Merger Sub Purchaser shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for one (1) or more successive periods as determined by Purchaser of up to ten (10) Business Days each, business days each (or such any longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub requested by Purchaser and approved in advance by the Company, ) in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditionsall of the Tender Offer Conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub in no event with respect to either clause (i) or (ii) shall not Purchaser be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” ; and provided further however, that if, at the Initial Expiration Date or at any subsequent Expiration Date (other than any such Expiration Date that follows an extension of the Offer pursuant to Sections 2.1(e)(i) or 2.1(f)), all of the Tender Offer Conditions (except for the Minimum Condition) are satisfied or have been waived, Purchaser shall only be required to extend the Offer and its Expiration Date beyond the Initial Expiration Date or such subsequent Expiration Date for one or more successive periods in order to permit the satisfaction of all of the Tender Offer Conditions for an aggregate of forty (40) business days, unless the Minimum Condition shall be June 20satisfied earlier. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 2.1(e) and 2.1(f), 2020. In addition, Merger Sub neither Parent nor Purchaser shall extend the Offer for in any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions manner other than pursuant to and in accordance with this Section 2.1(d) without the prior written consent of the SEC or its staffCompany. The Offer shall not be terminated prior to the Outside Date, unless this Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with Section 9.1, in which case Purchaser shall (and Parent shall cause Purchaser to) irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer promptly (but in no event more than one business day) after such termination of this Agreement. Nothing in this Section 2.1(d) shall affect any termination rights in Section 9.1.
(fe) Merger Sub Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 2.1(d), if, at any Expiration Date, all of the Tender Offer Conditions (including the Minimum Condition) shall not terminate have been satisfied or have been waived, but the number of Company Shares validly tendered in the Offer prior and not properly withdrawn is less than that number of Company Shares which, when added to the number of Company Shares that may be issued pursuant to the Top-Up Option in compliance with Section 2.3, would represent at least one (1) Company Share more than ninety percent (90%) of the issued and outstanding Company Shares then outstanding (including such Company Shares issued upon exercise of the Top-Up Option) (the “Short-Form Merger Threshold”), then in such case Purchaser may, in its sole and absolute discretion, without the consent of the Company:
(i) extend the Offer for one (1) or more successive periods as determined by Purchaser of up to ten (10) business days each (or any scheduled Expiration longer period as may be requested by Purchaser and approved in advance by the Company) until the Outside Date in order to permit additional Company Shares to be tendered into the Offer such that the Short-Form Merger Threshold may be attained; provided, however, that notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in the event Purchaser elects to extend the Offer pursuant to and in accordance with this Section 2.1(e)(i), then each of Parent and Purchaser shall be deemed to have irrevocably waived all of the Tender Offer Conditions (other than the Tender Offer Condition contemplated by clause (iii)(e) of Annex A, which shall remain in full force and effect) and its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Sections 9.1(b)(i), 9.1(b)(ii), 9.1(b)(iii), 9.1(c) (as it relates to the Tender Offer Condition contemplated by clause (iii)(d) of Annex A, but not as it relates to the Tender Offer Condition contemplated by clause (iii)(e) of Annex A), or 9.1(d) (it being acknowledged and agreed that, (A) notwithstanding such irrevocable waiver, without the prior written consent of the Company, except neither Parent nor Purchaser shall be permitted to accept for payment (or pay for) any Company Shares that are tendered in the Offer unless the Minimum Condition is satisfied at such time, (B) during any extension of the Offer pursuant to this Section 2.1(e)(i), the Company shall not exercise any remedies against Parent or Purchaser for failure to accept for payment (or pay for) any Company Shares that are tendered in the Offer, and (C) if for any reason other than a failure of the Tender Offer Condition contemplated by clause (iii)(e) of Annex A, Purchaser does not accept for payment (and pay for) all Company Shares validly tendered in the Offer and not properly withdrawn at the expiration of such successive period(s), then Parent and Purchaser shall be deemed to be in breach of this Agreement has been terminated Agreement); or
(ii) (A) amend the Offer and the Offer Documents (but only to the extent required by applicable Law) to reduce the Minimum Condition to such number of Company Shares (the “Reduced Purchase Amount”) such that following the purchase of Company Shares in the Offer, Parent and its wholly owned subsidiaries, including Purchaser, would own forty-nine and nine-tenths percent (49.9%) of the Company Shares then outstanding and (B) purchase, on a pro rata basis based on the Company Shares actually deposited in the Offer by such each holder of Company Shares, Company Shares representing the Reduced Purchase Amount in the Offer; provided, however, that notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in the event Purchaser purchases a number of Company Shares equal to the Reduced Purchase Amount pursuant to and in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated Section 2.1(e)(ii), then, without the prior written consent of Parent and Purchaser, at all times prior to the termination of this Agreement, the Company shall take no action whatsoever (including the redemption of any Company Shares) that would have the effect of increasing the percentage of direct or indirect ownership of Company Shares by Parent and its controlled affiliates, including Purchaser, in excess of forty-nine and nine-tenths percent (49.9%).
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 2.1(d), if, at any Expiration Date, all of the Tender Offer Conditions (including the Minimum Condition) shall have been satisfied or have been waived, but (i) there exists an uncured Financing Failure and (ii) such Financing Failure impedes the ability of Parent or Purchaser to accept Company Shares for payment in the Offer, then: (A) Purchaser shall be permitted to extend the Offer for one (1) or more successive periods as determined by Purchaser of up to ten (10) business days each (or any longer period as may be requested by Purchaser and approved in advance by the Company) until the Outside Date in order to permit such Financing Failure to be cured; provided, however, that notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in the event Purchaser elects to extend the Offer pursuant to and in accordance with Article 7this Section 2.1(f), Merger Sub then each of Parent and Purchaser shall be deemed to have irrevocably waived all of the Tender Offer Conditions (other than the Tender Offer Condition contemplated by clause (iii)(e) of Annex A, which shall remain in full force and effect) and its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Sections 9.1(b)(i), 9.1(b)(ii), 9.1(b)(iii), 9.1(c) (as it relates to the Tender Offer Condition contemplated by clause (iii)(d) of Annex A, but not as it relates to the Tender Offer Condition contemplated by clause (iii)(e) of Annex A), or 9.1(d) (it being acknowledged and agreed that, (A) notwithstanding such irrevocable waiver, without the prior written consent of the Company, neither Parent nor Purchaser shall be permitted to accept for payment (or pay for) any Company Shares that are tendered in the Offer unless the Minimum Condition is satisfied at such time, (B) during any extension of the Offer pursuant to this Section 2.1(f), the Company shall not exercise any remedies against Parent or Purchaser for failure to accept for payment (or pay for) any Company Shares that are tendered in the Offer, and (C) if for any reason other than a failure of the Tender Offer Condition contemplated by clause (iii)(e) of Annex A, Purchaser does not accept for payment (and pay for) all Company Shares validly tendered in the Offer and not properly withdrawn at the expiration of such successive period(s), then Parent and Purchaser shall be deemed to be in breach of this Agreement).
(g) If immediately following the Acceptance Time and assuming exercise in full of the Top-Up Option, Parent, Purchaser and their respective wholly owned subsidiaries would own less than ninety percent (90%) of the Company Shares outstanding at that time (after giving effect to the exercise in full of the Top-Up Option), Purchaser may, in its sole discretion without the consent of the Company, provide for a “subsequent offering period” (and one (1) or more extensions thereof) following the Acceptance Time (as provided in Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act) of not less than three (3) nor more than twenty (20) business days in the aggregate (determined in accordance with Rule 14d-1(g)(3) under the Exchange Act). Promptly (within the meaning of Rule 14e-1(c) promulgated under the Exchange Act) after any Company Shares are validly tendered during any such subsequent offering period (or extension thereof), Purchaser shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub Purchaser to) promptly accept for payment, and pay for, all such Company Shares. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Purchaser on a timely basis the funds necessary to pay for any Company Shares that Purchaser becomes obligated to purchaser pursuant to such subsequent offering period (and or extension thereof). The Per Share Amount shall be net to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to reduction for any event within 24 hours following applicable withholding or stock transfer Taxes payable by or with respect to such terminationseller. No Company Shares held by the Company or any Company Subsidiary shall be tendered pursuant to such subsequent offering period (or extension thereof).
(h) The Per Share Amount shall be adjusted to the extent appropriate to reflect the effect of any stock split, irrevocably and unconditionally terminate division or subdivision of shares, stock dividend, reverse stock split, consolidation of shares, reclassification, recapitalization or other similar transaction with respect to Company Shares occurring or having a record date on or after the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or date of this Agreement is terminated and prior to the Acceptance Timepayment by Purchaser for the Company Shares; provided, Merger Sub however, that nothing in this Section 2.1(h) shall (and be construed as permitting the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause Company to take any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept action or enter into any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offertransaction otherwise prohibited by this Agreement.
(gi) As soon promptly as reasonably practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, amendments and supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”)) with respect to the Offer. The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, contain or shall incorporate by reference the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree Purchaser shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Company Shares and Preferred Shares, as and in all material respects to the extent required by applicable federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Actlaws. Parent and Merger SubPurchaser shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause the Offer Documents to comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of federal securities laws. Parent, on the one hand, Purchaser and the Company, on the other hand, Company agree to correct promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it any of them for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent Documents that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect, and Merger Sub agrees Parent and Purchaser further agree to use reasonable best efforts to cause the Offer DocumentsSchedule TO, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additionsthe other Offer Documents, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.as so correcte
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Actel Corp), Merger Agreement (Microsemi Corp)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement nothing shall not have occurred and be continuing that, had the Offer been terminated commenced, would give rise to a right to terminate the Offer pursuant to any of the conditions set forth in accordance with Article 7Annex I, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but and in no any event later than January 13, 2020)within ten calendar days after the date hereof, Merger Sub Subsidiary shall commence (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) of the outstanding Shares (other than Shares at the Offer Price, net to the seller in cash. The Offer shall only be cancelled subject to the condition that there shall be validly tendered in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to terms of the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that expiration date of the Offer and not withdrawn, a number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the Shares then owned by Parent and/or Merger Subsidiary, represents at least two-thirds of the total number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least outstanding on a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted fully diluted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); ) and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of to the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub Subsidiary expressly reserve reserves the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer and to make any change in the terms of or conditions to the Offer; provided that, without the prior consent of the Company, (including i) the Minimum Condition may not be waived and (ii) no change may be made that changes the other form of consideration to be paid, decreases the Offer Price or the number of Shares sought in the Offer, imposes conditions and requirements to the Offer in addition to those set forth in Annex II or modifies the conditions set forth in Annex I or amends any other term of the Offer in any manner adverse to the holders of Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Subwithout the consent of the Company, Merger Sub Subsidiary shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) have the right to extend the Offer for successive periods any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of up the SEC or the staff thereof applicable to ten the Offer or any period required by Applicable Law and (10y) Business Days eachif any condition to the Offer is not satisfied or waived on any scheduled expiration date of the Offer, Merger Subsidiary shall extend the Offer from time to time until such conditions are satisfied or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditionswaived; provided, howeverin each case, that Merger Sub Subsidiary shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside End Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In additionFollowing expiration of the Offer, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any Subsidiary may, in its sole discretion, provide a subsequent offering period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions (“Subsequent Offering Period”) in accordance with Rule 14d-11 of the SEC or its staff.
(f) 1934 Act. Merger Sub Subsidiary shall not terminate or withdraw the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without other than in connection with the prior written consent termination of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 711 hereof. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7Subject to the foregoing, including the requirements of Rule 14d-11, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, Merger Sub shall (Subsidiary shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub it to, accept for payment and pay for, as promptly as practicable after the expiration of the Offer, all Shares (i) promptly (validly tendered and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer and shall not acquire any (ii) validly tendered in the Subsequent Offering Period (the time at which Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If are first accepted for payment under the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger SubOffer, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the “Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer”).
(gb) As soon as practicable on On the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub Subsidiary shall (i) file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, amendments and supplements thereto and including exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO ) that shall includeinclude the summary term sheet required thereby and, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, Purchase and a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement and other appropriate ancillary Offer documents (collectively, together with any amendments, amendments or supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent ) and Merger Sub agree to (ii) cause the Offer Documents Documents, along with the notice of the Merger required by Section 3-106(d)(1) of Maryland Law (the “Notice of Merger”), to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares. Each of Parent, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, Subsidiary and the Company, on the other hand, agree Company agrees promptly to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Schedule TO, the Offer Documents, Documents or the Notice of Merger if and to the extent that it such information shall have become (or shall become known to be) false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, respect. Parent and Merger Sub agrees Subsidiary shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Offer Documents, Schedule TO as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and the Offer Documents as so corrected to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as soon as reasonably practicable and as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable U.S. federal securities laws. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents each time before they are any such document is filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub Subsidiary shall give due reasonable and good faith consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto comments made by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub Subsidiary shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of (i) any comments or other communications, whether written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral commentsor oral, that Parent and Parent, Merger Sub Subsidiary or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, those comments or other communications and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given (ii) a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and participate in the response of Parent and Merger Sub Subsidiary to those comments and to provide comments on that response (to which reasonable and good faith consideration shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselbe given).
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (CVS Caremark Corp), Merger Agreement (Longs Drug Stores Corp)
The Offer. (a) Provided that Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Agreement, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date hereof (of this Agreement, but in no event later than January 13, 2020)five (5) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commencecommence the Offer, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Actapplicable rules and regulations of the SEC, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all outstanding Shares at a price equal to the Offer Price. The obligations of Merger Sub to, and of Parent to cause Merger Sub to, purchase, accept for payment, and pay for, Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer are subject only to the satisfaction or waiver of each of the conditions set forth in Annex A (the "Offer Conditions").
(b) The initial expiration date of the Offer shall be the twentieth (20th) Business Day following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Exchange Act Rules 14d-1(g)(3) and 14d-2). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, on the initial expiration date or any subsequent date as of which the Offer is scheduled to expire, all of the Offer Conditions have not been satisfied or waived, then Merger Sub shall extend (and re-extend) the Offer and its expiration date beyond the initial expiration date or such other date for one or more periods, until the earlier to occur of (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at a date as of which all of the Share Offer Price Conditions, including the Minimum Tender Condition, are satisfied or waived and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Walk Away Date; provided that any such extension shall be in increments determined by Merger Sub of not more than ten (10) Business Days, and in no event shall the Offer Priceextend beyond the Walk Away Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept extend the Offer for paymentany period required by any rule, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Sharesregulation, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant interpretation or position of the SEC or the staff thereof applicable to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and or any period required by any other Law. The Offer may not properly withdrawn be terminated prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares its expiration date (as such expiration date may be extended and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an asre-converted basis extended in accordance with the Certificate of Designationsthis Agreement), unless this Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with Article 8. Nothing in this Section 1.1(b) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”)shall affect any termination rights in Article 8; and (bin the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Section 1.1(b) the satisfactionand Article 8, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.Article 8 shall be controlling.
(bc) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis the funds sufficient necessary to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become becomes obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend accept for payment and pay for all Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as promptly as practicable following the later of: (i) the earliest date as of which Merger Sub is permitted under applicable Law to accept for successive periods payment Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer and (ii) the earliest date as of up which each of the Offer Conditions shall have been satisfied or waived.
(d) Merger Sub may, in its discretion, elect to provide for a subsequent offering period (and one or more extensions thereof) in accordance with Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act (each a "Subsequent Offering Period") following the Acceptance Time if at the commencement of any Subsequent Offering Period (or extension thereof) the number of Shares owned by Ultimate Parent, Parent, Merger Sub and their respective Subsidiaries (including any Shares beneficially owned by any of the foregoing) represent less than 90% of the then outstanding number of Shares. If immediately following the Acceptance Time, Ultimate Parent, Parent, Merger Sub and their respective Subsidiaries own more than 80% but less than 90% of the Shares outstanding at that time (which shall include (i) shares beneficially owned by Ultimate Parent, Parent, Merger Sub and their respective Subsidiaries, which Shares shall be converted into direct ownership at or prior to the expiration of the Offer by Ultimate Parent, Parent, Merger Sub or their respective Subsidiaries, as the case may be, and (ii) shares tendered in the Offer and not withdrawn), to the extent requested by the Company, Merger Sub shall provide for a Subsequent Offering Period of at least ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditionsDays; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend provide for such Subsequent Offering Period if the Offer beyond number of Shares issuable upon the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20exercise of the Top-Up Option would, 2020. In additionafter giving effect to such exercise and when added to the number of Shares so owned by Ultimate Parent, Parent, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rulesand their respective Subsidiaries, regulations, interpretations or positions represent not less than 90% of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate then outstanding number of Shares. Subject to the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7and the Offer, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) , and Merger Sub shall, accept for payment and pay for all Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn during such Subsequent Offering Period as promptly (as practicable after any such Shares are tendered during any Subsequent Offering Period and in any event within 24 hours following such termination)in compliance with Rule 14d-11(c) promulgated under the Exchange Act.
(e) Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to waive any condition to the Offer, irrevocably and unconditionally terminate to increase the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If Price and/or to modify the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Subother terms of the Offer, or this Agreement is terminated prior to except that, without the Acceptance Timeconsent of the Company, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not do any of the following:
(i) reduce the number of Shares subject to the Offer;
(ii) reduce the Offer Price;
(iii) change or waive the Minimum Tender Condition;
(iv) except as provided in Section 1.1(b) and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not toSection 1.1(d), extend or otherwise change the expiration date of the Offer, except (A) accept as required by applicable Law (including for any Shares period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or Preferred Shares position of the SEC or the staff thereof) or (B) in connection with an increase of at least $0.25 per share in the consideration to be paid pursuant to the Offer so as to comply with applicable rules and regulations of the SEC;
(v) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer;
(vi) amend, modify or supplement any of the Offer Conditions or the terms of the Offer in any manner adverse to holders of Shares or that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the consummation of the Offer or prevent, materially delay or impair the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to consummate the Offer, the Merger or the other Transactions; or
(vii) impose any condition to the Offer other than the Offer Conditions.
(gf) As soon as practicable on On the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer, which Tender Offer Statement shall (together with all amendments, supplements i) contain an offer to purchase and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of related letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectivelysuch Schedule TO and the documents included therein pursuant to which the Offer will be made, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits or amendments thereto, being referred to as the “"Offer Documents”)") and (ii) be in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company. The Company shall promptly upon request of Parent provide Parent with all information concerning the Company that is required to be included in the Offer Documents. Parent and Merger Sub agree to shall cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders comply in all material respects with the requirements of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by applicable U.S. federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sublaws and, on the one handdate first filed with the SEC and on the date first published, sent or given to the holders of Shares, and not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the Companystatements therein, on in light of the other handcircumstances under which they were made, agree not misleading, except that no covenant is made by Parent or Merger Sub with respect to information supplied by the Company in writing specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Offer Documents. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent necessary such that it shall have become false the Offer Documents do not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or misleading in omit to state any material respect fact required to be stated therein or as otherwise required by applicable Lawnecessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. Each of Parent and Merger Sub agrees shall take all steps necessary to amend or supplement the Offer Documents and to cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, amended or supplemented to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to the holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable Federal securities Laws. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given afforded a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and comment upon the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, SEC and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration disseminated to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselholders of Shares. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide to the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary comments or telephonic notification of any oral commentscomments Parent, that Parent and Merger Sub or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after the receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The shall consult with the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity prior to review responding to any such comments and shall provide the Company with copies of all written responses and telephonic notification of any oral responses thereto of Parent and or Merger Sub or their counsel.
(g) Unless this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1, neither Parent nor Merger Sub shall give due consideration terminate or withdraw the Offer prior to any scheduled expiration date without the prior written consent of the Company in its sole and absolute discretion, except that in the event this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1, Merger Sub shall promptly (and in any event within one (1) Business Day) following such termination irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated in accordance with this Agreement prior to the reasonable additionspurchase of Shares in the Offer, deletions Merger Sub shall promptly return, or changes suggested thereto cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, all tendered Shares to the tendering stockholders.
(h) The Offer Price shall be adjusted to reflect fully the effect of any reclassification, stock split, reverse split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into Company Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization or other like change with respect to Company Common Stock occurring (or for which a record date is established) after the date of this Agreement and prior to the payment by Merger Sub for the Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn in connection with the Offer; provided, however, the provisions of this Section 1.1(h) are not authority for the Company to take any action referenced in Section 5.1(b), and its counselin the event of any conflict between the provisions of Section 5.1(b) and this Section 1.1(h), the provision of Section 5.1(b) shall be controlling.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc), Merger Agreement (Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7VI hereof and so long as none of the events set forth in Annex A hereto (the "Tender Offer Conditions") shall have occurred and are continuing, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (practicable, but in no event later than January 13the fifth business day after the date of this Agreement, 2020), Merger Sub shall (Parent and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in commence the Offer (in at the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number Offer Price. The obligations of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to pay for any shares of 6 Common Stock tendered shall be subject only to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction Tender Offer Conditions, any of which may be waived by Parent or Sub in their sole discretion; provided, however, that Sub shall not waive the Minimum Condition and (as defined in Annex A) without the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, prior written consent of the other conditions Company. The Tender Offer Conditions are for the sole benefit of Parent and requirements Sub and may be asserted by Parent and Sub regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any such Tender Offer Conditions or, except as expressly set forth in Annex Iherein, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall may be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required waived by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub in whole or in part. Parent and Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in modify the terms and conditions of the Offer, including without limitation to extend the Offer beyond any scheduled expiration date; provided, ; however, that except with without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease reduce the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased in the Offer, (ii) reduce the Offer Price, (iiiii) modify or add to the Tender Offer Conditions, (iv) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares Offer or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend make any other change in the terms of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner which is materially adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition Common Stock. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, Sub shall purchase all shares of Common Stock which are validly tendered on or prior to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms expiration of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Sharesand not withdrawn.
(db) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) As soon as reasonably practicable on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date is commenced, Parent and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (file, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to returnfile, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under Securities and Exchange Commission (the Exchange Act, "Commission") a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO 14D-1 (together with all amendments and supplements thereto, the "Schedule 14D-1") with respect to the Offer. The Schedule 14D-1 shall contain (included as an exhibit) or shall incorporate by reference an offer to purchase (the "Offer to Purchase") and a form of the related letter of transmittal (the "Letter of Transmittal"), as well as all other information and exhibits required by law (which Schedule 14D-1, Offer to Purchase, Letter of Transmittal and such other information and exhibits, together with all amendments, any supplements and exhibits or amendments thereto, are referred to herein collectively as the “Schedule TO”"Offer Documents"). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, 14D-1 will comply in all material respects with the Offer to Purchase, a form provisions of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sublaws and, on the one hand, date filed with the Commission and the date first published, sent or given to the Company's shareholders, on shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the other handstatements therein, agree in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, except that no representation is made by Parent or Sub with respect to any information supplied by the Company in writing for inclusion in the Schedule 14D-1. Each of Parent and Sub agrees promptly notify the other party and to correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer DocumentsDocuments that shall be, if and to the extent that it shall or have become become, false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect, and Merger Parent and Sub agrees further agree to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents, Schedule 14D-1 as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC Commission and the other Offer Documents as so corrected to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred SharesCommon Stock, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable federal securities laws. Except following a Change Each of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration agrees to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that comments Parent and Merger Sub or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC Commission or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.promptly
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Raymond Corp), Merger Agreement (Lift Acquisition Co Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that Subject to the conditions of this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Agreement, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13reasonably practicable, 2020)Sub shall, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, commence within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (such Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder being referred to herein as the "Exchange Act, ") the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer PriceOffer. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger The obligations of Sub to, and of Parent to cause Sub to, commence the Offer and accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Sharesfor, as applicable, validly any shares of Company Common Stock tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and are subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Exhibit A attached hereto. Sub expressly reserve reserves the right to increase waive any condition to the Offer Price or to make any other changes in amend or modify the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, howeverexcept that, that except with without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease reduce the Offer Pricenumber of shares of Company Common Stock subject to the Offer, (ii) reduce the Merger Consideration per share of Company Common Stock to be paid pursuant to the Offer, (iii) waive the Minimum Tender Condition, add to the conditions set forth in Exhibit A or modify any condition set forth in Exhibit A in any manner adverse to the holders of Company Common Stock, or (iv) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer . Parent and Sub agree that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any all of the conditions to the Offer (including are not satisfied on any scheduled expiration date of the Minimum Condition and the other Offer then, provided that all such conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Subare reasonably capable of being satisfied, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up from time to ten (10) Business Days eachtime until such conditions are satisfied or waived, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, provided that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond February 10, 2002. On the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rulesand this Agreement, regulationsSub shall, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (, pay for all shares of Company Common Stock validly tendered and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares that Sub becomes obligated to purchase pursuant thereto. If to the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to promptly after the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf expiration of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(gb) As soon as practicable on On the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendmentsOffer, supplements which shall contain an offer to purchase and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of related letter of transmittal (such Schedule TO and a form of summary advertisement (collectivelythe documents included therein pursuant to which the Offer will be made, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits or amendments thereto, the “"Offer Documents”"). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause that the Offer Documents shall comply as to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including form in all material respects with the Exchange Act. Parent , and Merger Subthe rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and the Offer Documents, on the one handdate first published, sent or given to the Company's shareholders, shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that no representation or warranty is made by Parent or Sub with respect to information supplied by the Company or any of its shareholders specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Offer Documents. Each of Parent, Sub and the Company, on the other hand, agree to Company shall promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect, and Merger each of Parent and Sub agrees shall take all steps necessary to amend or supplement the Offer Documents and to cause the Offer DocumentsDocuments as so amended or supplemented to be filed with the SEC and the Offer Documents as so amended or supplemented to be disseminated to the Company's shareholders, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable Federal securities laws. The Company and its counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon the Offer Documents prior to their filing with the SEC or dissemination to the shareholders of the Company. Parent and Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel in writing with any comments Parent, Sub or their counsel may receive from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Offer Documents promptly after the receipt of such comments.
(c) Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Sub on a timely basis the funds necessary to accept for payment, and purchase any shares of Company Common Stock that Sub becomes obligated to accept for payment, and purchase pursuant to the Offer.
(d) The Company hereby approves of and consents to the Offer, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company hereby represents that the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board of Directors"), at a meeting duly called and held, has (i) determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the Merger, are fair to and in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders, (ii) approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer, the Merger and the Stock Option Agreement dated the date hereof by and between the Company and Sub (the "Option Agreement"), and (iii) resolved to recommend that the Company's shareholders accept the Offer and tender their Shares pursuant to the Offer, and approve and adopt this Agreement and the Merger. The Company further represents that ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co. has rendered to the Board of Directors its written opinion (a copy of which has been furnished to Parent prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company) to be included in the Schedule 14D-9 (as defined below), to the effect that the consideration to be received by the holders of the shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to each of the Offer and the Merger is fair to the holders of such shares from a financial point of view. The Company has been advised that all of its directors and executive officers intend to tender their shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the Offer.
(e) On the date the Offer Documents are filed with the SEC, the Company shall file with the SEC a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 with respect to the Offer (such Schedule 14D-9, as amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Schedule 14D-9") describing the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Company to the Company's shareholders that they accept the Offer, tender their shares pursuant to the Offer and approve this Agreement and shall mail the Schedule 14D-9 to the holders of Company Common Stock. The Schedule 14D-9 shall comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and, on the date filed with the SEC and on the date first published, sent or given to the Company's shareholders, shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that no representation or warranty is made by the Company with respect to information supplied by Parent or Sub specifically for inclusion in the Schedule 14D-9. Each of the Company, Parent and Sub shall promptly correct any information provided by it for use in the Schedule 14D-9 if and to the extent that such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect, and the Company shall take all steps necessary to amend or supplement the Schedule 14D-9 and to cause the Schedule 14D-9 as so corrected, amended or supplemented to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Sharesthe Company's shareholders, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable federal securities laws. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company Parent and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed 14D-9 prior to its filing with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration SEC or dissemination to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by shareholders of the Company. The Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company Parent and its counsel in writing with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub comments the Company or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents 14D-9 promptly after the receipt of such comments.
(f) In connection with the Offer and the Merger, the Company shall cause its transfer agents to furnish Sub promptly with mailing labels containing the names and addresses of the record holders, the consenting beneficial owners and the names and addresses of the brokers representing the non-consenting beneficial holders of Company Common Stock as of a recent date and of those persons becoming record holders subsequent to such date, together with copies of all lists of shareholders, security position listings and computer files and all other information in the Company's possession or control regarding the beneficial owners of Company Common Stock, and shall furnish to Sub such information and assistance (including updated lists of shareholders, security position listings and computer files) as Parent may reasonably request in communicating the Offer to the Company's shareholders Subject to the requirements of applicable law, and except for such steps as are necessary to disseminate the Offer Documents and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company other documents necessary to consummate the Offer, the Merger and its counsel the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Parent and Sub shall hold in confidence the information contained in any such labels, listings and files, shall use such information only in connection with the Offer and the Merger and, if this Agreement shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration terminated, shall, upon request, deliver to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselall copies of such information then in their possession.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Alpnet Inc), Merger Agreement (Alpnet Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 8.1 and no event shall have occurred and no circumstance shall exist which would result in a failure to satisfy any of the conditions or events set forth in Annex A hereto (the "Offer Conditions"), Purchaser shall, as promptly soon as reasonably practicable after the date hereof (but and in no any event later than January 13, 2020within five business days from the date of public announcement of the execution hereof), Merger Sub shall commence an offer (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub tothe "Offer") commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $.14 2/3 per share (referred to herein as either the “Minimum Condition”"Shares" or "Company Common Stock"); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior Company at a price of $80.00 per Share, net to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated seller in cash. The obligation of Purchaser to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid subject only to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required satisfaction or waiver by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions Purchaser of the Offer Conditions. Purchaser expressly reserves the right, in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreementits sole discretion, including to waive any such condition (other than the conditions and requirements set forth Minimum Condition as defined in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to Conditions) and make any other changes in the terms and or conditions of the Offer; provided, howeverprovided that, that except with unless previously approved by the prior written approval of Company in writing, no change may be made which decreases the Companyprice per Share payable in the Offer, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change changes the form of consideration payable in the OfferOffer (other than by adding consideration), (iii) reduce reduces the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I Conditions or otherwise amend the Offer in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred the Shares. Purchaser covenants and agrees that, (vi) impose subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including but not limited to the Offer Conditions, it will accept for payment and pay for Shares as soon as it is permitted to do so under applicable law; provided that, Purchaser shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to extend the Offer for up to five business days, notwithstanding the prior satisfaction of the Offer, in order to attempt to satisfy the requirements of Section 253 of the DGCL. It is agreed that the Offer Conditions are for the benefit of Purchaser and may be asserted by Purchaser regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any such condition (except for any action or inaction by Purchaser or Parent constituting a breach of this Agreement) or, except with respect to the Minimum Condition, may be waived by Purchaser, in addition whole or in part at any time and from time to time, in its sole discretion. Purchaser further agrees that the Holding Co. Merger and the Woodbank Merger will not be closed until the Offer Conditions are otherwise satisfied or waived by Purchaser, and immediately prior to the purchase of the Shares by Purchaser pursuant to the Offer. Purchaser agrees that, so long as this Agreement is in effect and all of the Offer Conditions are satisfied other than the conditions to the Offer set forth in clause (h) of Annex I heretoA and the Minimum Condition, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend at the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any request of the other terms of Company the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this AgreementPurchaser, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and timeits option, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period until the earlier of (1) such time as such conditions are satisfied or periods required waived, and (2) the date chosen by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub Company which shall not terminate be later than (x) the Outside Date (as defined herein), (y) the earliest date on which the Company reasonably believes such condition will be satisfied; provided, that the Company may request further extensions up until the Outside Date if the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without Conditions set forth in clause (h) and the prior written consent of Minimum Condition are still the Company, except if only Offer Condition not satisfied unless this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offerprovisions of Article VIII.
(gb) As soon as reasonably practicable on the date of the commencement of the OfferOffer is commenced, Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO 14D-1 (the "Schedule 14D-1") with respect to the Offer with the Securities and Exchange Commission (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”"SEC"). The Schedule TO 14D-1 shall include, as exhibits, the contain an Offer to Purchase, a form Purchase and forms of the related letter of transmittal (which Schedule 14D-1, Offer to Purchase and a form of summary advertisement (collectivelyother documents, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits or amendments thereto, are referred to herein collectively as the “"Offer Documents”"). Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser agree that the Company and its counsel shall be given an opportunity to cause review the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred SharesSchedule 14D-1 before it is filed with the SEC. Parent, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, Purchaser and the Company, on the other hand, agree Company each agrees promptly to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent Documents that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect, and Merger Sub agrees Parent and Purchaser further agree to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents, Schedule 14D-1 as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and the other Offer Documents as so corrected to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselapplicable federal securities laws.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Dillard Department Stores Inc), Merger Agreement (Mercantile Stores Co Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 8.1 and the Company is prepared in accordance with Section 2.2(a) to file with the SEC, and to disseminate to the Company’s stockholders, the Schedule 14D-9 on the same date as the Merger Sub commences the Offer, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020)ten Business Days) after the date hereof, Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act), the Offer.
(b) The obligations of Merger Sub to, and of Parent to cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment and pay for any Shares pursuant to the Offer is subject to purchase for cash any the terms and all the satisfaction or waiver (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled as provided in accordance with Section 2.1(b2.1(c)) at of the Share conditions set forth in Annex I (the “Offer Price Conditions”). On the terms and (ii) Preferred Shares at subject to the Preferred Share conditions of the Offer Price. and this Agreement, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase payment and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum ConditionTendered Shares”); ) promptly (and in any event within one Business Day with respect to acceptance and three Business Days with respect to payment (b) the satisfactionin each case, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements calculated as set forth in Annex I.
(bRule 14d-1(g)(3) On under the Exchange Act)) on or prior to after the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay Expiration Date. The acceptance for Shares and Preferred payment of Shares pursuant to and subject to the Offer, Offer Conditions is referred to in this Agreement as the “Offer Closing,” and the date and time at which the Offer Closing occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the “Acceptance Time.” Parent shall provide provide, or cause to be provided provided, to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient necessary to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become becomes obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to waive any of the Offer Conditions other than the Minimum Condition, to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except Offer not inconsistent with the prior written approval terms of the Company, this Agreement; provided that Parent and Merger Sub shall not waive, modify or amend the Minimum Condition and, unless otherwise provided in this Agreement or previously approved by the Company in writing, Parent and Merger Sub shall not: (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) Price or change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, ; (iiiii) reduce decrease the maximum number of Shares subject to or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, ; (iviii) impose conditions on the Offer in addition to the Offer Conditions or amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend supplement any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I condition in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, Company’s stockholders; (viiv) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms term of the Offer in a manner that is materially adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares Company’s stockholders or Preferred Shares(v) extend or otherwise change the Expiration Date except as required or permitted by Section 2.1(e). The Offer may not be terminated prior to the Expiration Date, unless this Agreement is terminated or withdrawn in accordance with Section 8.1.
(d) On the date the Offer is commenced, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, (i) file with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer, which Tender Offer Statement shall include an offer to purchase, letter of transmittal, summary advertisement and other required ancillary offer documents (such Schedule TO and the documents included therein pursuant to which the Offer will be made, together with any supplements or amendments thereto, the “Offer Documents”) and Rule 13E-3 Transaction Statement on Schedule 13E-3 (together with any exhibits, amendments or supplements thereto, the “Schedule 13E-3” and such Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Parent and Merger Sub, the “Parent Schedule 13E-3”) and (ii) cause the Offer Documents and the Parent Schedule 13E-3 and related documents to be disseminated to the Company’s stockholders to the extent required by applicable Law. The Company hereby consents to the inclusion of the Company Recommendation in the Offer Documents and the Parent Schedule 13E-3. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, cause the Offer Documents and the Parent Schedule 13E-3 to comply in all material respects with the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations thereunder, and other requirements of applicable Law. The Company shall promptly furnish to Parent and Merger Sub all information concerning the Company, the Company’s Subsidiaries and the Company’s stockholders that may be required to be set forth in the Offer Documents or the Parent Schedule 13E-3 or otherwise required in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 2.1(d). Each of the Parties agrees to promptly correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents or the Parent Schedule 13E-3 if and to the extent that such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect, and to correct any material omissions therefrom, and Parent and Merger Sub further agree to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents and the Parent Schedule 13E-3 as so corrected to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to the Company’s stockholders, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable Law. Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its outside counsel with any comments (including a summary of any oral comments) that Parent, Merger Sub or their outside counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Offer Documents or the Parent Schedule 13E-3 promptly after receipt of such comments. Prior to the filing of the Offer Documents or the Parent Schedule 13E-3 (including any amendment or supplement thereto) with the SEC or dissemination thereof to the Company’s stockholders, or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Offer Documents, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such Offer Documents, Parent Schedule 13E-3 or response, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give reasonable and good faith consideration to any comments provided by the Company. Parent and Merger Sub shall use reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any such SEC comments.
(e) Unless extended or earlier terminated pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (remain open until 5:00 p.m., New York City time) , on the date that is twenty 20th business day (20for purposes of this Section 2.1(e), calculated in accordance with Rule 14d-1(g)(3) Business Days under the Exchange Act) following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has period of time for which the Offer is open shall have been extended pursuant to, and in accordance with with, this AgreementAgreement or as may be required by applicable Law, the time and date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, Date or such later time and date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date Offer has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (ei) If if on any then scheduled the then-effective Expiration Date, the Minimum Condition has not been satisfied or any of the conditions to the other Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) Conditions have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Parent or Merger Sub shall (if permitted hereunder, then Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) , extend the Offer for successive periods on one or more occasions in consecutive increments of up to not more than ten (10) Business Days each, or for such longer period as the parties may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, agree in writing in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditionsOffer Conditions (subject to the right of Parent or Merger Sub to waive any Offer Conditions, other than the Minimum Condition) and (ii) Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, extend the Offer for the minimum period required by applicable Law, interpretation or position of the SEC or its staff or NASDAQ or its staff; provided, however, in the case of clause (i) above and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in such provision, if on the then-effective Expiration Date, the Minimum Condition has not been satisfied and a Change in Recommendation has occurred prior to the then-effective Expiration Date and remains in effect, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, extend the Offer by only one period of no more than ten Business Days (the “Limited Extension”); and, provided, further, that Merger Sub shall not in any event be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If date on which this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 8.1. In the event that this Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to Section 8.1, Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, (i) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following of such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall Offer, (ii) not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If to the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall and (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub toiii) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Tendered Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offerthereof.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Innoviva, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Entasis Therapeutics Holdings Inc.)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7IX, Parent shall, or shall cause Offer Sub to, commence an offer to acquire all outstanding shares of SRH Common Stock not owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company at a price of $72.00 per share of SRH Common Stock. Parent shall, and shall cause Offer Sub to, accept for payment all shares of SRH Common Stock tendered to Parent or Offer Sub at, or as promptly soon as practicable possible following, the Effective Time; provided, that Parent or Offer Sub shall not be required to make payment for, or mail checks with respect to, tendered shares of SRH Common Stock until the seventh calendar day following the Effective Time, but if the Effective Time occurs after the date hereof (but December 17, 1999 in no event later earlier than January 1310, 20202000. The obligation of Parent or Offer Sub to consummate the Offer and to accept for payment any shares of SRH Common Stock tendered pursuant thereto shall be subject only to the conditions set forth in Article VIII to this Agreement and to the prior or concurrent consummation of the Merger (collectively, the "Offer Conditions"), Merger which are for the sole benefit of Parent and Offer Sub and may be asserted by Parent or Offer Sub regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any such condition, or waived by Parent or Offer Sub in whole or in part at any time and from time to time prior to acceptance of shares for payment in its sole discretion; provided, that in no event shall Parent or Offer Sub purchase (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub toor accept for purchase) commence, within the meaning any shares of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, SRH Common Stock pursuant to the Offer if the Merger shall not have occurred or concurrently occur. The Company and SRH agree that no shares of SRH Common Stock held by the Company, SRH or any of their respective Subsidiaries will be tendered to purchase for cash any Parent or Offer Sub pursuant to the Offer. Parent and all Offer Sub will not, without the prior written consent of SRH, (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled decrease or change the form of the consideration payable in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and Offer, (ii) Preferred Shares decrease the number of shares of SRH Common Stock sought pursuant to the Offer, (iii) impose additional conditions to the Offer or change the Offer Conditions (provided, that Parent or Investor in its sole discretion may waive any such conditions and, in connection therewith, substitute a less restrictive condition) or (iv) make any other change in the terms or conditions of the Offer which is materially adverse to the holders of the shares of SRH Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent and SRH may, without the consent of the Company or SRH, (x) extend the Offer, if at the Preferred Share scheduled expiration date of the Offer Priceany of the Offer Conditions shall not have been satisfied or waived, until such time as all conditions are satisfied or waived, (xi) extend the Offer for any period required by any statute, rule, regulation, interpretation or position of any Governmental Authority applicable to the Offer, and (xii) extend the Offer for any reason on one or more occasions for an aggregate of not more than 15 business days beyond the latest expiration date that would otherwise be permitted under clauses (x) and (xi) of this sentence. Merger Sub Subject to the Offer Conditions and the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Parent shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Offer Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for payment all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, shares of SRH Common Stock validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions expiration of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Parent or Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend make payment for, or mail checks with respect to, tendered shares of SRH Common Stock until the Offer beyond seventh calendar day following the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20Effective Time, 2020. In additionbut if the Effective Time occurs after December 17, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules1999 in no event earlier than January 10, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff2000.
(fE) Merger Sub The following Section 7.15 shall not terminate the Offer prior be added to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent Article VII of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the OfferOriginal Agreement.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger (Republic New York Corp), Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger (HSBC Holdings PLC)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7VIII and none of the events set forth in Annex I hereto (the "Tender Offer Conditions") shall have occurred, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (practicable, but in no event later than January 13the fifth business day from the date of this Agreement, 2020), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, the Purchaser to commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Exchange Act, the Offer ")) an offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred outstanding Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub , shall, after affording the Company a reasonable opportunity to review and Parent comment thereon, file all necessary documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") in connection with the Offer (the "Offer Documents"), and shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant use reasonable best efforts to consummate the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares terms and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority conditions thereof. The obligation of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated Purchaser to accept for payment and purchase or pay for any Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer. Subject thereto will be subject only to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this AgreementI hereto.
(cb) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (Without the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions prior written consent of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this AgreementCompany, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase Purchaser shall not decrease the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce decrease the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other impose additional conditions to the Offer set forth or amend any other term of the Offer in Annex I in a any manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Common Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the . The Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on remain open until the date that is twenty 20 business days (20as such term is defined in Rule 14d-1(c)(6) Business Days following under the Exchange Act) after the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial "Expiration Date”) or"), if unless the Initial Expiration Date has been Purchaser shall have extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and period of time to for which the Offer has been is open pursuant to, and in accordance with, the two succeeding sentences or as may be required by applicable law, in which event the term "Expiration Date" shall mean the latest time and date as the Offer, as so extended (extended, may expire. Subject to the Initial terms of the Offer and this Agreement and the satisfaction of all the Tender Offer Conditions as of any Expiration Date, or such later date the Purchaser shall accept for payment and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions pay for all Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as promptly as practicable after such Expiration Date; provided that, (including i) if on any scheduled Expiration Date of the Offer all of the Tender Offer Conditions (other than the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth (as defined in Annex I) shall not have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Subwaived, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer may, but need not, be extended from time to time without the consent of the Company for successive periods such period of up time as is reasonably expected by the Purchaser to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as be necessary to satisfy the unsatisfied conditions; provided further that the Offer may be agreed between Merger Sub extended by the Purchaser without the consent of the Company for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or the staff thereof applicable to the Offer, and (ii) if all of the CompanyTender Offer Conditions are satisfied but less than 90% of the outstanding Common Shares have been validly tendered and not withdrawn in the Offer, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub Purchaser shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond for one additional business day (or such longer time as may be agreed to by the Outside DatePurchaser and the Company (an "Offer Extension"). The “Outside Date” If, following such Offer Extension, the Minimum Condition has not been satisfied, the Purchaser shall effect successive additional Offer Extensions (which Offer Extensions shall each be June 20for one business day unless the Purchaser and the Company shall agree to a longer period) until the earlier to occur of (i) the close of business on the business day immediately prior to the Special Meeting (as defined herein) and (ii) such time as the Minimum Condition has been satisfied, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall after which time the Purchaser may not extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without reason. Without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and Purchaser shall not acquire waive the Minimum Condition or accept for payment or pay for any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documentsif, if as a result, Purchaser would acquire less than the number of Shares necessary to satisfy the Minimum Condition. It is agreed that the Tender Offer Conditions are solely for the benefit of the Purchaser and may be asserted by the Purchaser regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any such condition (but not including any action or inaction by the extent that it shall have become false Purchaser) or misleading in any material respect or may (except as otherwise required specifically provided in this Agreement), but need not, be waived by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred SharesPurchaser, in each case, as whole or in part at any time and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or time, in its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselsole discretion.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Pacific Scientific Co), Merger Agreement (Pacific Scientific Co)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement (i) none of the events or circumstances set forth in clauses (i) through (vi) of Annex A hereto shall have occurred and be existing (and shall not have been terminated in accordance waived by Parent) and (ii) the Company shall have complied with Article 7its applicable obligations under Section 1.2 hereof, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act, ”)) the Offer as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date hereof, but in no event later than ten (10) business days after the date hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, Parent may consummate the Offer through Acquisition, its direct wholly owned subsidiary.
(b) The obligation of Parent to purchase accept for cash any exchange, and all to exchange the Offer Consideration for, Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer shall be subject only (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority satisfaction of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding condition (the “Minimum Condition”); ) that, at the expiration of the Offer, there be validly tendered in accordance with the terms of the Offer (other than Shares tendered by guaranteed delivery where actual delivery has not occurred) and not withdrawn that number of Shares which represents not less than sixty-six and seven-tenths percent (66.7%) of (A) Shares then outstanding, plus (B) shares of Company Common Stock which the Company may be required to issue pursuant to Company Stock Options (as defined below) outstanding on the date hereof which do not terminate upon consummation of the Offer under Company Plans or otherwise (the “Fully-Diluted Shares”) and (bii) to the satisfaction, satisfaction (or waiver by Merger Sub, Parent) of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
A hereto. Parent expressly reserves the right to waive any of such conditions (b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of other than the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
clauses (c), (d) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase and (the “Offer to Purchase”e) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law second paragraph of Annex A hereto and this Agreement, including the conditions clauses (i)(A) and requirements set forth in Annex I. To (ii) (solely to the extent permitted by applicable Lawsuch clause relates to clause (i)(A)) of Annex A hereto), Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the consideration per Share payable in the Offer Price or and to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with no change may be made without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease Company which decreases the Exchange Ratio for the Offer Pricefrom that set forth herein, (ii) change changes the form of consideration payable to be paid in the Offer, (iii) reduce reduces the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased acquired in the Offer, (iv) amendimposes conditions to the Offer in addition to the conditions set forth in Annex A hereto, modify or waive waives the Minimum Condition, (v) amend modifies or amends any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I A hereto (although such conditions may be waived as provided herein), makes other changes in a the terms of the Offer that are in any manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Sharesor, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(ebelow, extends the expiration date of the Offer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent may (A) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend extend the Offer to accelerate beyond the Expiration Dateinitial scheduled expiration date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer which shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is be twenty (20) Business Days business days following the date of commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) ” or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been as extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreementpursuant hereto, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on , or any then subsequent scheduled Expiration Dateexpiration date, if, at the scheduled expiration of the Offer, any of the conditions to Parent’s obligation to accept for exchange, and to exchange the Offer (including Consideration for, Shares tendered shall not be satisfied or, to the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived extent permitted by Merger Subthis Agreement, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days eachwaived, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; providedsubject, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall parties’ respective rights to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1 and (B) extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law any rule, regulation or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions interpretation of the SEC Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or its staffthe staff thereof applicable to the Offer. Each extension of the Offer pursuant to clause (A) of the preceding sentence shall not exceed the lesser of ten business days (or such longer period as the Company and Parent may agree in writing in any particular instance) or such fewer number of days that Parent reasonably believes are necessary to cause the conditions of the Offer set forth in Annex A hereto to be satisfied; provided, that no such extension or extensions shall occur after the earlier to occur of (1) the date on which all of the conditions of the Offer have been satisfied or waived and (2) the Final Date. In addition, if, at the Expiration Date, all of the conditions to the Offer have been satisfied (or, to the extent permitted by this Agreement, waived by Parent) but the number of Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer constitutes less than ninety percent (90%) of the Shares then outstanding, without the consent of the Company, Parent shall have the right (subject to applicable law) to provide for a “subsequent offering period” (as contemplated by Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act) for up to twenty (20) business days after Parent’s acceptance for exchange of the Shares then tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, in which event Parent shall (1) give the required notice of such subsequent offering period and (2) immediately accept for exchange, and promptly exchange the Offer Consideration for, all Shares tendered and not withdrawn as of such Expiration Date.
(c) Subject to the terms of the Offer and this Agreement and the satisfaction or earlier waiver of all the conditions of the Offer set forth in Annex A hereto as of the Expiration Date, Parent shall accept for exchange, and exchange the Offer Consideration (subject to subsection (g) below) for, all Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer promptly after it is permitted to do so under applicable law.
(d) In the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7.1 prior to acceptance of Shares for exchange pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall, or shall cause Acquisition to, promptly terminate the Offer without accepting any Shares previously tendered.
(e) No fractions of a share of Parent Common Stock shall be issued in connection with the Offer, no dividends or other distributions with respect to Parent Common Stock shall be payable on or with respect to any such fractional share interest and such fractional share interests shall not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any other rights of a stockholder of Parent. In lieu thereof, each tendering stockholder who would otherwise be entitled to a fractional share of Parent Common Stock (after aggregating all fractional shares of Parent Common Stock that otherwise would have been received by such stockholder) shall, upon surrender of his or her Certificate or Certificates (as defined below), be entitled to receive an amount of cash (without interest) determined by multiplying (i) the closing price of a share of Parent Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market (the “NASDAQ”) on the first date on which Parent accepts for payment all Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer by (ii) the fractional share interest to which such holder would otherwise be entitled. The parties acknowledge that payment of the cash consideration in lieu of issuing fractional shares was not separately bargained for consideration, but merely represents a mechanical rounding off for purposes of simplifying the corporate and accounting complexities that would otherwise be caused by the issuance of fractional shares.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate The Company agrees that no Shares held by the Offer prior Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as defined below) will be tendered to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon promptly as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC (i) a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include) and (ii) a registration statement on Form S-4 to register, under the Securities Act of 1933, as exhibitsamended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act”), the offer and sale of Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement the Merger (collectively, together with any all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “S-4”). The S-4 shall include a prospectus (the “Prospectus”) containing the information required under Rule 14d-4(b) promulgated under the Exchange Act. The Schedule TO shall include or contain as an exhibit an offer to exchange and form of the related letter of transmittal and all other ancillary Offer documents (collectively with the Prospectus, and together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto and to the Prospectus, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to shall cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to the holders of the Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities Lawslaws. The Company shall provide Parent with such information with respect to the Company and its directors, including officers and affiliates as shall be required to be included in the Exchange ActOffer Documents and S-4. Parent and Merger SubParent, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to shall promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it shall be or shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect, and Merger Sub agrees to Parent shall cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred the Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable federal securities laws. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and comment upon the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, SEC and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration disseminated to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselholders of Shares. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall agrees to provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral commentswhether written or oral, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after the receipt of such commentscomments and to provide the Company with copies of all such responses, and any whether written or oral responses theretooral. The No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, or written correspondence to the SEC or its staff with respect to, the Offer Documents shall be made by Parent without providing the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon. If at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Company or Parent, or any of their respective affiliates, officers or directors, should become known by Company or Parent, or Company, Parent or their respective subsidiaries shall take any action, which should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to either the Offer Documents or the Schedule 14D-9, as the case may be, so that such documents would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party which obtains knowledge of such information shall promptly notify the other party hereto and, to the extent required by law, rules or regulations, Company and Parent shall cooperate to cause an appropriate amendment or supplement to the applicable SEC filings disclosing such information promptly to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to the stockholders of Company
(h) Parent agrees (i) to promptly upon the Company’s request provide all information about Parent and Acquisition required to be disclosed in the Schedule 14D-9, (ii) that all information provided by Parent for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Schedule 14D-9 will not (at the respective times such materials, or any amendments or supplements thereto, are filed with the SEC, first published, sent or given to stockholders of the Company, the Offer expires or shares of Parent Common Stock are delivered in connection with the Offer, or at the Effective Time, as the case may be) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (iii) to promptly correct any information provided by Parent for the Schedule 14D-9 if and to the extent that such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect.
(i) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Parent, the Company or the Exchange Agent may withhold Offer Consideration as they reasonably deem necessary to satisfy their withholding obligations under applicable law, and the withholding of any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub Offer Consideration for such purpose shall give due consideration be treated as the payment thereof to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselperson from whom such amount was withheld for purposes of determining whether such person received amounts to which such person is entitled hereunder.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Valueclick Inc/Ca), Merger Agreement (Fastclick Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that (i) this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 7.1 and (ii) none of the events set forth in Annex I hereto that would entitle the Buyer not to consummate the Offer shall have occurred and be continuing, as promptly as practicable after practicable, the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020), Merger Sub Buyer shall (and Parent or shall cause Merger Sub a Subsidiary of the Buyer to) commence, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, ) the Offer to purchase for cash any and all of the Company Shares. In the event that the Buyer shall cause a Subsidiary of the Buyer to commence the Offer, each reference to the Buyer in this Article I and Annex I shall be deemed, where applicable, to refer to such Subsidiary. Each Company Share accepted by the Buyer pursuant to the Offer shall be exchanged for the right to receive the Offer Price from the Buyer. The obligation of the Buyer to accept for payment and to pay for any Company Shares tendered shall be subject only to the satisfaction or waiver of: (i) Shares (other than Shares to the condition that there shall be cancelled validly tendered in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in terms of the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that Time and not withdrawn a number of Shares and Preferred Company Shares that, together with the number of Company Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the ParentBuyer and its Subsidiaries, equals represents at least a majority ninety-five percent (95%) of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Outstanding Company Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”"MINIMUM CONDITION"); and (bii) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub The Buyer expressly reserve reserves the right to increase the Offer Price Price, to waive any of the conditions to the Offer or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; providedPROVIDED, howeverHOWEVER, that except with that, unless previously approved by the prior written approval of the CompanyCompany in writing, Merger Sub shall not no change may be made that: (i1) decrease decreases the Offer Price, ; (ii2) change changes the form or combination of consideration payable to be paid in the Offer, ; (iii3) reduce reduces the maximum number of Company Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, ; (iv4) amend, modify or waive amends the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to broaden the holders scope of Shares or Preferred Sharessuch conditions, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I heretoadd any additional conditions, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms material term of the Offer in a manner materially adverse in any material respect to the holders Company Shareholders; (5) extends the Offer, except as provided in Section 1.1(b) or in the next sentence; or (6) amends the Minimum Condition, except as provided in the next sentence. The Buyer expressly reserves the right to amend or waive the Minimum Condition to reduce the percentage of Outstanding Company Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended required to be validly tendered in accordance with the terms of this Agreementthe Offer, PROVIDED that the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub Buyer shall extend the Offer for any a period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly fewer than 10 Business Days after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions amendment or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselwaiver.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Offer Agreement (Hewlett Packard Co), Offer Agreement (Hewlett Packard Co)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement nothing shall not have occurred that, had the Offer been terminated commenced, would give rise to a right to terminate the Offer pursuant to any of the conditions set forth in accordance with Article 7Annex I, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020)hereof, Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) the Offer at the Offer Price. Parent’s and Merger Sub’s obligation to accept and pay for shares of Company Common Stock tendered in the Offer shall be subject to the condition that there shall be validly tendered in accordance with the terms of the Offer, prior to the scheduled expiration of the Offer (as it may be extended hereunder) and not withdrawn, a number of shares of Company Common Stock that, together with the shares of Company Common Stock subject to a Sale and Support Agreement (the “Committed Shares”), represents at least two-thirds (or such lesser number as may be determined by Parent and Merger Sub) of all shares of Company Common Stock then outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”) and to the other conditions set forth in Annex I. Merger Sub expressly reserves the right to waive any of the conditions to the Offer and to make any change in the terms of or conditions to the Offer; provided that unless otherwise provided by this Agreement, the Sale and Support Agreement or previously approved by the Company in writing, (i) the Minimum Condition may not be waived below that number of shares of Company Common Stock that, together with the Committed Shares, represents a majority of all shares of Company Common Stock then outstanding, (ii) no change may be made that changes the form of consideration to be paid pursuant to the Offer, decreases the Offer Price or the number of shares of Company Common Stock sought in the Offer, imposes conditions to the Offer in addition to those set forth in Annex I, or otherwise amends or modifies the Offer in any manner materially adverse to the holders of shares of Company Common Stock and (iii) the Offer may not be extended except as set forth in this Section 1.1(a). Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Offer to purchase shall expire at midnight, New York City time, on the date that is 20 Business Days (for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled this purpose calculated in accordance with Section 2.1(b)14d-1(g)(3) under the Exchange Act) after the date that the Offer is commenced. Merger Sub shall extend the Offer (1) if, at the Share scheduled or extended expiration date of the Offer, any of the conditions to the Offer Price shall not have been satisfied or waived, from time to time, until the earliest to occur of (x) the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions, (y) the reasonable determination by Parent that any such condition to the Offer is not capable of being satisfied on or prior to the Walk-Away Date, provided that the inability to satisfy such condition does not result from any breach of any provision of this Agreement by Parent or Merger Sub, and (iiz) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Walk-Away Date, and (2) for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or the staff thereof applicable to the Offer Priceor any period required by applicable Law. Following expiration of the Offer, Merger Sub may, in its sole discretion, provide one or more subsequent offering periods (each, a “Subsequent Offering Period”) in accordance with Rule 14d-11 of the Exchange Act, if, as of the commencement of each such period, the number of shares of Company Common Stock validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer and any prior Subsequent Offering Period, together with the Committed Shares, is less than that number of shares of Company Common Stock necessary to permit the Merger to be effected without a meeting of shareholders of the Company, in accordance with Section 5.16 of TBCA. Subject to the foregoing, including the requirements of Rule 14d-11, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase payment and pay for all Shares and Preferred Sharesfor, as applicablepromptly as practicable, all shares of Company Common Stock (A) validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following after the Expiration Date, and, final expiration of the Offer and/or (B) validly tendered in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration DateSubsequent Offering Period. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, share of Company Common Stock validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer or validly tendered in any Subsequent Offering Period shall be paid net to the seller holder thereof in cash, without interest, subject to reduction for any applicable withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this AgreementTaxes.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(gb) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall (i) file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, amendments and supplements thereto and including exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO ) that shall includeinclude the summary term sheet required thereby and, as exhibitsexhibits or incorporated by reference thereto, the Offer to Purchase, a form Purchase and forms of letter of transmittal and a form summary advertisement, if any, in respect of summary advertisement the Offer (collectively, together with any amendments, amendments or supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent , and Merger Sub agree to (ii) cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and shares of Company Common Stock. The Company shall promptly furnish to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger SubSub in writing all information concerning the Company that may be required by applicable securities laws or reasonably requested by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion in the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents. Each of Parent, on the one hand, Merger Sub and the Company, on the other hand, agree Company agrees promptly to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, respect. Parent and Merger Sub agrees agree to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents, Schedule TO as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and the Offer Documents as so corrected to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Sharesshares of Company Common Stock, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable U.S. federal securities laws. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents each time before they are any such document is filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due reasonable and good faith consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto comments made by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall promptly provide the Company and its counsel with copies of (A) any comments or other communications, whether written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral commentsor oral, that Parent and Parent, Merger Sub or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such commentsthose comments or other communications, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given (B) a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and participate in the response of Parent and Merger Sub to those comments and to provide comments on that response (to which reasonable and good faith consideration shall give due consideration to be given), including by participating with Parent and Merger Sub or their counsel in any discussions or meetings with the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselSEC.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Watsco Inc), Merger Agreement (Acr Group Inc)
The Offer. (a) (i) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 8.1 and that none of the events set forth in Paragraph (2) of Annex I hereto shall exist or have occurred and be continuing, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (hereof, but in no event later than January 13the fifth business day after the date hereof, 2020), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Sharescommence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding amended (the “Minimum ConditionExchange Act”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, Offer to purchase all of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to outstanding shares of Company Common Stock at the date that Offer Price. The obligations of Merger Sub becomes obligated to, and of Parent to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Sharesto, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares shares of Company Common Stock validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly subsequently withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject only to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase Annex I hereto (the “Offer to PurchaseConditions”) that describes the terms and conditions of ). The date on which Merger Sub “commences” the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including (within the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) is hereafter referred to as the “Offer Commencement Date”. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve reserves the right to increase waive any of the Offer Price or Conditions and to make any other changes change in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, except that except with without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (iA) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) Price or change the form of the consideration payable in the Offer, (iiiB) reduce decrease the maximum number or percentage of Shares or Preferred Shares shares of Company Common Stock sought pursuant to be purchased in the Offer, (ivC) amend, modify amend or waive the Minimum ConditionTender Condition (as defined in Annex I), (vD) amend impose any of the other conditions to the Offer in addition to the conditions set forth in on Annex I I, (E) amend or modify the Offer in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares shares of Company Common Stock taken as a whole, or Preferred Shares, (viF) impose conditions to extend the Expiration Date (as defined in Annex I) except as required or permitted by this Section 1.1(a). The Expiration Date shall be the 20th Business Day next following the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer Commencement Date (calculated as set forth in Annex I hereto, Rule 14d-1(a) (vii3) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Plethico Pharmaceuticals Ltd.), Merger Agreement (Nutra Acquisition CO Inc.)
The Offer. (a) Provided that (i) this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7ARTICLE X, (ii) all of the conditions set forth in clauses 2(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (h), and (i) of ANNEX I shall then be satisfied (in the case of clause 2(e), with respect to covenants and obligations that the Company is required to comply with or to perform prior to such time) or waived by Parent and Acquisition Sub and (iii) the Company has timely provided any information required to be provided by it pursuant to Section 2.01(h), as promptly as practicable after the date hereof of this Agreement (but and in no any event later than January 13, 2020within 10 Business Days of the date of this Agreement), Merger Acquisition Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Acquisition Sub to) commence, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) the Offer.
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the prior satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction or waiver by Parent and Acquisition Sub of the other conditions set forth in ANNEX I (collectively, the “Offer to purchase for cash any and all Conditions”), as soon as practicable after the Expiration Date, Acquisition Sub shall (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Acquisition Sub to) consummate the Offer in accordance with its terms, and promptly accept for payment, purchase payment and promptly thereafter pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and the terms set forth in this Agreement, including the conditions Minimum Condition and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, other Offer Conditions. Parent and Merger Acquisition Sub expressly reserve the right to (i) increase the Offer Price or to Price, (ii) waive any Offer Condition and (iii) make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with unless otherwise provided by this Agreement, without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Parent and Acquisition Sub shall not (iA) decrease the Offer Price, (iiB) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iiiC) reduce decrease the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (viD) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to Offer Conditions, (E) amend or modify any of the Offer set forth Conditions in Annex I heretoa manner that adversely affects Stockholders generally, (viiF) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f)waive, terminate, accelerate amend or otherwise modify or amend change the Offer to accelerate the Expiration DateMinimum Condition, or (viiiG) extend or otherwise modify or amend any of change the other terms of the Offer Expiration Date in a manner adverse in any material respect other than as required or permitted by this Agreement. The Offer may not be terminated prior to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.Expiration Date unless this Agreement is terminated in accordance with ARTICLE X.
(d) Unless extended pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. 12:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) 20 Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using for this purpose calculated in accordance with Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) following the commencement (such date and time, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) of the Offer (the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if in the event the Initial Expiration Date has been extended pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement, is referred to as the “Expiration Date”).
(e) The Offer shall be extended from time to time as follows:
(i) If on any then the scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have has not been satisfied or any of the other Offer Conditions have not been satisfied, or waived by Merger SubParent and Acquisition Sub if permitted hereunder, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger then Acquisition Sub shall extend the Offer for one or more periods of not more than 20 Business Days (subject to the foregoing, the length of each such period to be determined by Parent in its sole discretion) or such other number of Business Days as the parties may agree (subject to the right of Parent and Acquisition Sub to waive any Offer Condition (other than the Minimum Condition) in accordance with this Agreement and the parties’ respective rights to terminate this Agreement in accordance with ARTICLE X); and
(ii) Acquisition Sub shall extend, and Parent shall cause Acquisition Sub to extend, the Offer for the minimum period or periods required by applicable Law Applicable Law, interpretation or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions position of the SEC or its staff or the NYSE or its staff.
(f) Merger Without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, if at any time during the period between the date of this Agreement and the time when Acquisition Sub shall accepts, for the first time, for payment Shares validly tendered and not terminate properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer prior to (the “Offer Acceptance Time”), any scheduled Expiration Date without change in the prior written consent outstanding shares of capital stock of the CompanyCompany shall occur by reason of any reclassification, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance recapitalization, stock split or combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, or any stock dividend thereon with Article 7. If a record date during such period, the Offer Price shall be equitably adjusted to reflect such reclassification, recapitalization, stock split or combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, or stock dividend thereon.
(g) In the event that this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7pursuant to the terms hereof, Merger Acquisition Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Acquisition Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following of such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and Offer, shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If to the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Acquisition Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered record holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offerthereof.
(gh) As soon promptly as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with Offer (within the SEC, in accordance with meaning of Rule 14d-3 14d-2 under the Exchange Act), Parent and Acquisition Sub shall (i) file with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, amendments and supplements thereto and including exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, ) that will contain or incorporate by reference the Offer to Purchase, a Purchase and form of the related letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectivelyii) cause the Offer to Purchase and related documents to be disseminated to Stockholders. Parent and Acquisition Sub agree that they shall cause the Schedule TO and all exhibits, amendments or supplements thereto (which together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, constitute the “Offer Documents”). ) filed by either Parent and Merger or Acquisition Sub agree with the SEC to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including comply in all material respects with the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, Act and the Companyrules and regulations thereunder and other Applicable Law. Each of Parent, on Acquisition Sub and the other hand, agree Company agrees to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect, and Merger Parent and Acquisition Sub agrees further agree to use all reasonable efforts to promptly cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and to promptly be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred SharesStockholders, in each case, case as and to the extent required by Applicable Law. The Company shall promptly furnish or otherwise make available to Parent and Acquisition Sub or Parent’s legal counsel all information concerning the Exchange ActCompany and its Subsidiaries and Stockholders that may be required in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 2.01(h), including communicating the Offer to the record and beneficial holders of the Shares. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and comment on the Offer Documents before they are filed prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Acquisition Sub shall give due consideration agree to consider in good faith any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselsuch comments. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Acquisition Sub shall agree to provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written commentscomments Parent, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Acquisition Sub or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Acquisition Sub shall give due consideration respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff with respect to the reasonable additions, deletions Offer Documents or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselOffer.
(i) Parent shall cause to be provided to Acquisition Sub on a timely basis all of the funds necessary to purchase any Shares that Acquisition Sub becomes obligated to purchase pursuant to the Offer.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Athlon Energy Inc.), Merger Agreement (Encana Corp)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7VIII hereof, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020the seventh (7th) Business Day after the date hereof), Merger Sub shall commence (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub toto commence, the Offer to purchase all of the issued and outstanding Shares at a price per Share in cash equal to $31.00 net to the seller, without interest and less any taxes required to be withheld as described in Section 3.5 (such amount to be paid for each Share, as it may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, the “Offer Price”). The Company agrees that no Shares owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries will be tendered pursuant to the Offer.
(b) The obligations of Merger Sub, and of Parent to cause Merger Sub, to accept for payment, purchase payment and pay for all any Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn on or prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum ConditionTendered Shares”); and ) shall be subject only to (bi) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and (ii) the satisfaction, satisfaction or waiver by Merger Sub, Sub of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex II hereto (such conditions, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (together with the time of such acceptanceMinimum Condition, the “Acceptance TimeOffer Conditions”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions hereof. The Offer Conditions are for the sole benefit of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law Parent and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Merger Sub. Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in waive or to modify the terms and or conditions of the Offer; provided, howeverexcept that, that except with without the prior written approval consent of the Company, neither Parent nor Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease reduce the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased by Merger Sub in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify waive or waive amend the Minimum Condition, (v) amend add to the Offer Conditions or impose any of the other conditions to the Offer, (vi) extend the expiration of the Offer except as required or permitted in Section 1.1 of this Agreement, (vii) otherwise amend, modify or supplement any Offer Condition or any term of the Offer set forth in Annex I this Agreement, in each case in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify abandon or amend any of terminate the other terms of the Offer Offer, except as expressly provided in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Sharesthis Agreement.
(dc) Unless Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Offer, the initial expiration date for the Offer shall be midnight, New York City time, the twentieth (20th) Business Day from and after the date the Offer is commenced, as determined in accordance with Rule 14d-1(g)(3) of the Exchange Act (such initial expiration date as it may be extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause it to, extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the Securities and Exchange Commission (ethe “SEC”) If on any then or the staff thereof or the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) that is applicable to the Offer. Merger Sub may without the consent of the Company (in each case unless this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Article VIII), (i) extend the Offer for one or more consecutive increments of not more than ten (10) Business Days each, if at the then-scheduled Expiration Date, Date any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have has not been satisfied or waived (the length of such period to be determined by Parent and Merger Sub) and/or (ii) make available a “subsequent offering period” in accordance with Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act. If at any then-scheduled Expiration Date any Offer Condition has not been satisfied or waived, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause it to (in each case unless this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Article VIII), extend the Offer at the request of the Company for one or more consecutive increments of not more than ten (10) Business Days each (the length of such period to be determined by Parent and Merger Sub) until the earlier to occur of (A) the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and (B) the Outside Date. In addition, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each), or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and if requested by the Company, make available a “subsequent offering period” in order to permit accordance with Rule 14d-11 under the satisfaction Exchange Act of such conditionsnot less than five (5) Business Days; provided, however, provided that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend make available such a “subsequent offering period” in the Offer beyond event that, prior to the Outside Date. The commencement of such “Outside Datesubsequent offering period,” shall be June 20Parent and Merger Sub, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period directly or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions indirectly own at least ninety percent (90%) of the SEC or its staff.
outstanding Shares (f) Merger Sub shall not terminate after taking into account the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent exercise of the CompanyTop-Up Option, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7applicable); provided further that if Parent and Merger Sub, do not directly or indirectly own at least ninety percent (90%) of the outstanding Shares (after taking into account the exercise of the Top-Up Option, if applicable) at the end of the initial “subsequent offering period,” Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to), if requested by the Company, extend the “subsequent offering period” for not less than an additional five (5) promptly Business Days. Nothing in this Section 1.1(c) shall (and i) impose any obligation on Merger Sub to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date, or (ii) be deemed to impair, limit or otherwise restrict in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally manner the right of Parent to terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior pursuant to Article VIII.
(d) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the Acceptance Time, “Offer to Purchase”) containing the terms set forth in this Agreement and the conditions set forth in Annex I hereto. Merger Sub shall (shall, and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, on the terms set forth in this Agreement and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf subject to the prior satisfaction or waiver of the conditions of the Offer (provided, however, that the Minimum Condition may not be waived without the written consent of the Company), accept for payment and pay for all Tendered Shares as soon as practicable after the Expiration Date. If Merger Sub to return, makes available a “subsequent offering period” in accordance with applicable LawSection 1.1(c) hereof, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not toto accept for payment and pay for all Shares that are validly tendered during such “subsequent offering period” promptly (within the meaning of Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act) accept after any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offerare validly tendered during such “subsequent offering period.”
(ge) As soon as practicable on On the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, SEC in accordance with Rule 14d-3 and Regulation M-A under the Exchange Act, Act a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendmentsOffer, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO which shall include, as exhibits, contain the Offer to Purchase, Purchase and a form of related letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectivelysuch Schedule TO and the documents included therein pursuant to which the Offer will be made, together with any amendments, supplements or amendments thereto and including the exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent , and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, the Stockholders as and to the extent required by United States federal securities Laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder (the “Federal Securities Laws, including the Exchange Act”). Parent and Merger Sub, on Sub shall cause the one handOffer Documents to comply in all material respects with the Federal Securities Laws. Parent and Merger Sub shall deliver copies of the proposed forms of the Offer Documents (including any amendments or supplements thereto) to the Company within a reasonable time prior to the dissemination or filing thereof for review and comment by the Company and its counsel, and shall consider in good faith any comments of the Company. Each of Parent, on Merger Sub and the other hand, agree Company shall respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff with respect to the Offer or the Offer Documents and promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, the Federal Securities Laws. Parent and Merger Sub agrees to shall amend or supplement the Offer Documents and cause the Offer Documents, as so correctedamended or supplemented, to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to the holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange ActFederal Securities Laws and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide inform them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Parent, Merger Sub or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after the receipt of such comments, comments and shall give the Company a reasonable opportunity under the circumstances to review and comment on any proposed written or oral responses theretoto such comments. The Company hereby consents to the inclusion in the Offer Documents of the Company Board Recommendation as it may be amended or modified, and its counsel until but not after it is withdrawn, in each case as permitted by this Agreement.
(f) Parent shall cause to be given a reasonable opportunity provided to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration all of the funds necessary to purchase any Shares that Merger Sub becomes obligated to purchase pursuant to the reasonable additionsOffer, deletions and shall cause Merger Sub to perform, on a timely basis, all of Merger Sub’s obligations under this Agreement with respect to consummation of the Offer and the Merger and payment or changes suggested thereto issuance of consideration contemplated by the Company and its counselthis Agreement in respect thereof.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc), Merger Agreement (Bristol Myers Squibb Co)
The Offer. (a) Provided that (i) this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article VIII, (ii) nothing shall have occurred that would render any of the conditions set forth in the first paragraph of Annex A incapable of being satisfied and (iii) none of the events set forth in the second paragraph of Annex A hereto shall have occurred and be continuing, as promptly as practicable (but in no event later than seven (7) business days after the date of this Agreement) Purchaser shall, and Parent shall cause Purchaser to, commence (within the meaning of the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange 2 Commission (the "SEC") promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) an offer to purchase for cash (the "Offer") any and all of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock ("Shares") (including the related Rights (as defined in Section 4.02 of this Agreement)) at a price of $35.00 per Share, net to the seller in cash. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Transaction Consideration" shall mean $35.00 per Share in cash or any higher price as shall be paid in respect of the Shares in the Offer. The obligations of Purchaser to commence the Offer and to accept for payment and to pay for any Shares tendered shall be subject to the conditions set forth in Annex A hereto (any or all of which may, subject to the provisions hereof, be waived by Parent or Purchaser, subject to applicable law). The initial expiration date of the Offer (the "Expiration Date") shall be the 20th business day following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rules 14d-1 and 14d-2 under the Exchange Act), but in no event shall be later than October 6, 2000. Without the prior written consent of the Company, Purchaser shall not (i) decrease the Transaction Consideration, (ii) decrease the number of Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer (although Purchaser shall, in its sole discretion, have the right to increase the amount of the Transaction Consideration), (iv) add to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex A, (v) waive the Minimum Condition (as defined in Annex A) or (vi) make any other change in the terms or conditions of the Offer which is adverse to any holder of Shares, it being agreed that neither a waiver by Purchaser of any of the conditions set forth in Annex A (other than the Minimum Condition) in whole or in part at any time and from time to time in its discretion, nor the extension of the Expiration Date as permitted below, shall be deemed to be adverse to any holder of Shares. Purchaser may, without the consent of the Company, extend the Expiration Date (which extended date shall thereupon be the Expiration Date for purposes of this Agreement):(i) in increments of not more than ten (10) business days each, if at the scheduled Expiration Date any of the conditions to Purchaser's obligation to purchase Shares are not satisfied, until such time as such conditions are satisfied or waived and (ii) for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or the staff thereof applicable to the Offer. In addition, Purchaser shall have the right, without the consent of the Company, to make available a subsequent offering period (within the meaning of Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act). Without limiting the right of Purchaser to extend the Offer, provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7VIII hereof, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Annex A are not satisfied or, to the extent permitted hereby, waived by Purchaser as of the Expiration Date, then, except to the extent that such conditions are incapable of being satisfied, at the request of the Company, Purchaser will extend the Expiration Date from time to time until the earlier of the date that such conditions are satisfied or waived or the date that is thirty (30) days (or if the condition set forth in clause (ii) in the first paragraph of Annex A has not been satisfied, 60 days) from the date of the initial Expiration Date(such date the "Mandatory Extension Date," and, if such date is later than the then-scheduled Expiration Date, the Mandatory Extension Date shall thereupon be the Expiration Date for purposes of this Agreement.
(c) The Offer ); provided, however, that Purchaser shall not be made by means of an offer required to purchase (so extend the “Offer Expiration Date if the failure to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions meet any of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To A was caused by or resulted from the extent permitted failure of the Company to perform in any material respect any covenant or agreement of the Company contained herein, or the material breach by applicable Lawthe Company of any representation or warranty contained herein. Purchaser shall, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right subject to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of accept for payment Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except tendered as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 it is legally permitted to do so under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsellaw.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Bayer Corp), Merger Agreement (Bayer Corp)
The Offer. (a) Provided that Subject to the provisions of this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Agreement, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but and in any event no event later than January 13October 9, 2020)2014, Merger Sub shall (Subsidiary shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub Subsidiary to) , commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 l4d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer PriceOffer. The obligation of Merger Sub shallSubsidiary to, and of Parent shall to cause Merger Sub Subsidiary to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase payment and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid subject only to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding satisfaction of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer Annex A and to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, ; provided that Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve Subsidiary may waive any of the right conditions to increase the Offer Price or to (other than the Minimum Tender Condition, which may not be waived without the prior written consent of the Company) and may make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; providedOffer except that, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, (i) no change may be made to the form of consideration to be paid, (ii) no decrease in the Offer Price or the number of Shares sought in the Offer may be made, (iii) no change which imposes additional conditions to the Offer or modifies any of the conditions set forth in Annex A in any manner adverse to the holders of the Shares may be made, (iv) neither Parent nor Merger Subsidiary may extend the Offer, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall Section 2.1(c) and (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub tov) promptly (and otherwise amend the Offer in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate manner adverse to the Company or any holder of Shares. The parties hereto agree to cooperate in good faith to modify the terms of the Offer as and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If if required by the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the OfferSEC.
(gb) As soon as practicable on On the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub Subsidiary shall file with the SEC, pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 14d-3 and Regulation M-A under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect (as amended and supplemented from time to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits theretotime, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO , which shall includecomply in all material respects with the provisions of applicable federal securities Laws, as exhibits, and shall contain the offer to purchase relating to the Offer to Purchase, a form and forms of the related letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement other appropriate documents (collectivelywhich documents, together with any amendmentsas amended or supplemented from time to time, supplements and exhibits thereto, are referred to herein collectively as the “Offer Documents”). Parent and the Merger Sub Subsidiary further agree to cause disseminate the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities Laws. In conducting the Offer, including Parent and the Merger Subsidiary shall comply with the provisions of the Exchange ActAct and any other applicable Laws necessary to be complied with in connection with the Offer. The Company shall promptly furnish to Parent and Merger Subsidiary all information concerning the Company and its Subsidiaries and the Company’s stockholders that may be required by the Exchange Act to be set forth in the Offer Documents or reasonably requested by Parent and Merger Subsidiary for inclusion therein The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Offer Documents prior to their filing with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Subsidiary shall give reasonable and good faith consideration to any comments made by the Company and its counsel. Parent and Merger SubSubsidiary agree to provide the Company and its counsel (i) any comments that may be received from the SEC or its staff (whether written or oral) with respect to the Offer Documents promptly after receipt thereof and prior to responding thereto and (ii) a reasonable opportunity to participate in the response of Parent and Merger Subsidiary to these comments and to provide comments on that response (to which reasonable and good faith consideration shall be given), on including by participating with Parent and Merger Subsidiary or their counsel in any discussions or meetings with the one handSEC. Each of Parent, Merger Subsidiary and the Company, on the other hand, agree Company agrees promptly to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect, and Parent and Merger Sub agrees Subsidiary further agree to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by applicable Law.
(c) The initial scheduled expiration date of the Offer shall be midnight, New York City time, on the twentieth Business Day after (for this purpose calculated in accordance with Rule 14d-1(g)(3) under the Exchange Act. Except following a Change ) the date of Board Recommendationits commencement (the initial “Expiration Date,” and if and only if the expiration time and date is extended as authorized in this Agreement, as so extended, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC“Expiration Date”); provided, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral commentshowever, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive Subsidiary: (i) may, from time to time from extend the Offer for one or more periods of up to 10 Business Days each (or such longer period as may be agreed to by the Company), if at the scheduled Expiration Date any of the conditions of the Offer, including the Minimum Tender Condition and the conditions and requirements set forth on Annex A (other than conditions which by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of the Offer), shall not have been satisfied or waived, until such time as such conditions are satisfied or waived to the extent permitted by this Agreement or (ii) shall extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or its the staff with respect thereof applicable to the Schedule TO or Offer. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such commentsand this Agreement, Merger Subsidiary shall, and any written Parent shall cause Merger Subsidiary to, accept for payment and pay for Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as possible after the Expiration Date so long as the conditions and requirements set forth on Annex A have been complied with or oral responses theretovalidly waived. The Company and Offer may not be terminated prior to its counsel scheduled Expiration Date (as it may be extended in accordance with this Agreement) unless this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 8.1.
(d) Parent shall provide or cause to be given provided to Merger Subsidiary on a reasonable opportunity timely basis the funds necessary to review purchase any such responses and Parent and Shares that Merger Sub shall give due consideration Subsidiary becomes obligated to purchase pursuant to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselOffer.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Dune Energy Inc), Merger Agreement (Eos Petro, Inc.)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 10.01, as promptly as practicable after substantially concurrently with the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020)execution and delivery of this Agreement, Merger Sub Subsidiary shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, amend the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares increase the purchase price to $95.00 per Share, net to the seller in cash (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(bthe “Offer Price”)) at the Share Offer Price and ; (ii) Preferred Shares at provide that the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions as set forth in Annex I and no others; (iii) provide that the expiration date shall be March 25, 2009; and (iv) make such other amendments as are necessary or appropriate to conform to the requirements of this Agreement.
(cb) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub Subsidiary expressly reserve reserves the right to increase waive any of the conditions to the Offer Price or and to make any other changes in the terms and of or conditions of to the Offer; provided, however, provided that except with without the prior written approval consent of the CompanyCompany (provided that such consent has been approved by the Special Committee), Merger Sub Subsidiary shall not not:
(i) decrease change the Offer Price, amount or form of the consideration to be paid or the number of Shares sought in the Offer;
(ii) change waive the form Majority of consideration payable the Minority Condition (as defined in the Offer, Annex I);
(iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offeradd to, (iv) amend, modify modify, supplement or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend otherwise change any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, I;
(viiiv) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms term of the Offer in a any manner adverse in any material respect to the holders stockholders of Shares or Preferred Shares.the Company (other than Parent and its Affiliates); or
(dv) Unless extended in accordance with extend the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the expiration date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer except as otherwise provided herein. Notwithstanding clause (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3v) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Subabove, Merger Sub Subsidiary shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub Subsidiary to) extend the Offer (x) from time to time, for successive periods of up not to ten (10) Business Days exceed 10 business days each, until the conditions to the Offer are satisfied or such longer waived if any of the conditions is not satisfied or waived on any scheduled expiration date of the Offer, and (y) for the minimum period as may be agreed between required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or the staff thereof applicable to the Offer or any period otherwise required by applicable Law; provided that in no event shall Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not Subsidiary be required or permitted to extend the Offer beyond the Outside End Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In additionFollowing expiration of the Offer, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any Subsidiary may, in its sole discretion, provide a subsequent offering period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions (“Subsequent Offering Period”) in accordance with Rule 14d-11 of the SEC or its staff1934 Act.
(fc) Merger Sub shall not terminate Subject to the Offer prior terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent satisfaction or waiver of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7conditions to the Offer, Merger Sub shall (Subsidiary shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub it to, accept for payment and pay for, promptly after the expiration of the Offer, all Shares (i) promptly (validly tendered and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer and shall not acquire (ii) validly tendered in any Subsequent Offering Period (the date on which Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If are first accepted for payment, the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or “Acceptance Date”).
(d) Substantially concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance TimeAgreement, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly returnSubsidiary shall, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to returnits Affiliates to, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect SEC an amendment to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO , which shall include, as exhibits, the Offer include a revised offer to Purchase, a purchase and form of letter of transmittal reflecting the terms and a form of summary advertisement conditions set forth in this Agreement (collectively, together with any amendments, amendments or supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent , and to the extent required by applicable U.S. federal securities laws, Merger Sub agree to Subsidiary shall cause the Offer Documents to be promptly disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares. Each of Parent, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, Subsidiary and the Company, on the other hand, agree Company agrees promptly to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it or any of its Affiliates for use in the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect. Merger Subsidiary shall, and Merger Sub agrees shall cause its Affiliates to, use reasonable best efforts to cause the Offer Documents, Schedule TO as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and the Offer Documents as so corrected to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable U.S. federal securities laws. Except following a Change of Board RecommendationThe Company, the Company Special Committee and its their respective counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any amendment to the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents each time before they are any such document is filed with the SEC, and Merger Subsidiary shall give reasonable and good faith consideration to any comments made by the Company, the Special Committee and their respective counsel. Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub Subsidiary shall provide the Company Company, the Special Committee and its their respective counsel with copies of (i) any comments or other communications, whether written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral commentsor oral, that Parent and Parent, Merger Sub Subsidiary or its their respective Affiliates or counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, those comments or other communications and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given (ii) a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and participate in the response of Parent and Merger Sub Subsidiary to those comments and to provide comments on that response (to which reasonable and good faith consideration shall give due consideration to be given), including by participating with Parent and Merger Subsidiary or their counsel in any discussions or meetings with the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselSEC.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Roche Investments USA Inc.), Merger Agreement (Genentech Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 8.01, as promptly as practicable after and subject to the date hereof (but Company having complied with its obligations set forth in no event later than January 13, 2020Section 1.02(b), Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent Acquiror shall cause Merger Sub to, on or before the date that is ten (10) commenceBusiness Days after the date of the execution of this Agreement, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b”)) at the Share Offer Price and Offer.
(iib) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. The obligations of Merger Sub shallto, and Parent shall of Acquiror to cause Merger Sub to, accept for paymentpayment and pay for any Shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer are subject only to the satisfaction or waiver (if permitted by Section 1.01(c) below) of the conditions set forth in Annex I (the “Offer Conditions”) and are not subject to any other conditions (without limiting the right of Merger Sub to terminate, purchase extend or modify the Offer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement). On the terms and subject to the Offer Conditions, Merger Sub shall, and Acquiror shall cause Merger Sub to, (x) consummate the Offer in accordance with its terms and (y) accept and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate“Tendered Shares”) and not properly withdrawn prior to as soon as practicable after the Expiration Date that number (as defined below) and in compliance with applicable Law (as defined below). The acceptance for payment of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to and subject to the Offerconditions of the Offer is referred to in this Agreement as the “Offer Closing,” and the date and time at which the Offer Closing occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the “Acceptance Time.” Acquiror shall provide, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided provided, to Merger Sub on a timely basis the date of the Offer Closing all funds sufficient necessary to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become becomes obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition Offer and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means Conditions (other than the Minimum Condition) are for the sole benefit of an offer Acquiror and Merger Sub, and, to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent Acquiror and Merger Sub may waive, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, in whole or in part, any Offer Condition at any time and from time to time, in their sole and absolute discretion, other than the Minimum Condition, which may be waived by Acquiror and Merger Sub only with the prior written consent of the Company. Acquiror and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to waive, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, any of the Offer Conditions, to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; providedprovided that, howeverunless otherwise provided in this Agreement or previously approved by the Company in writing, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Acquiror and Merger Sub shall not not: (i) subject to Section 3.07, decrease the Offer Price, (ii) Price or change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iiiii) reduce decrease the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iii) impose conditions on the Offer in addition to the Offer Conditions or amend any Offer Condition in a manner that is adverse to the holders of Shares, (iv) amend, modify waive or waive amend the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms term of the Offer in a manner that is adverse in to the holders of Shares, (vi) extend or otherwise change the Expiration Date (as defined below) except as required or permitted by Section 1.01(e), or (vii) provide a “subsequent offering period” within the meaning of Rule 14d-11 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
(d) On the date the Offer is commenced, Merger Sub shall, and Acquiror shall cause Merger Sub to, file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer, which Tender Offer Statement shall include an offer to purchase, letter of transmittal, summary advertisement and other required ancillary offer documents (such Schedule TO and the documents included therein pursuant to which the Offer will be made, together with any material respect exhibits, supplements or amendments thereto, the “Offer Documents”) and cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to the holders of Shares as and to the extent required by applicable Law. Subject to Section 6.02, the Company hereby consents to the inclusion of the recommendation of the Company Board that the Company’s stockholders accept the Offer and tender all of their Shares pursuant to the Offer (the “Company Board Recommendation”) in the Offer Documents. Merger Sub shall, and Acquiror shall cause Merger Sub to, cause the Offer Documents and the filing and dissemination thereof to comply in all material respects with the requirements of applicable Law. The Company shall promptly furnish to Acquiror and Merger Sub all information concerning the Company and the holders of Shares that may be required to be set forth in the Offer Documents or Preferred reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 1.01(d), including communication of the Offer to the record and beneficial holders of Shares. Each of the parties agrees to promptly correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect, and Acquiror and Merger Sub further agree to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents as so corrected to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to the holders of Shares, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable Law. Acquiror and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel in writing with any written comments (and shall orally describe any oral comments) that Acquiror, Merger Sub or their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments. Prior to the filing of the Offer Documents (including any amendment or supplement thereto) with the SEC or dissemination thereof to the holders of Shares, or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Offer Documents, Acquiror and Merger Sub shall provide the Company with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such Offer Documents or response, and Acquiror and Merger Sub shall give reasonable consideration to any comments provided by the Company. Acquiror and Merger Sub shall use reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any such SEC comments.
(de) Unless extended in accordance with Subject to the terms of this Agreementand conditions set forth in the Offer Documents, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (remain open until midnight, New York City time) on , at the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement end of the Offer 20th business day (determined using for purposes of this Section 1.01(e) calculated in accordance with Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) after the date that the Offer is commenced (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has period of time for which the Offer is open shall have been extended pursuant to, and in accordance with with, this AgreementSection 1.01(e) or as may be required by applicable Law, the time and date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, Date or such later time and date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date Offer has been extended in accordance with this AgreementSection 1.01(e) or applicable Law, the “Expiration Date”).
. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (ei) If if, on any then scheduled the then-effective Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) Conditions shall not have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Subin accordance with this Agreement, Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent Acquiror shall cause Merger Sub to) , extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten not more than twenty (1020) Business Days eachper extension (as defined below) (the length of such period to be determined by Merger Sub), or for such longer period as the parties may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Companyagree, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; providedthe Offer Conditions (it being understood, howeverfor the avoidance of doubt, that the Offer shall not be extended pursuant to this clause (i) if all Offer Conditions have been satisfied or waived in accordance with this Agreement), and (ii) Merger Sub shall, and Acquiror shall cause Merger Sub to, extend the Offer for any period required by any applicable Law, rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or its staff or rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market applicable to the Offer; provided that, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), Merger Sub shall not in any event be required to to, and without the Company’s prior written consent shall not, extend the Offer beyond the Outside DateDate (as defined below). The “Outside Date” Nothing in this Section 1.01(e) shall be June 20deemed to impair, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend limit or otherwise restrict in any manner the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent right of the Company, except if Acquiror or Merger Sub to terminate this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7pursuant to Section 8.01. If In the event that this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7pursuant to the terms hereof, Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent Acquiror shall cause Merger Sub to) , promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following one (1) Business Day of such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally ) terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant theretoOffer. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 8.01, prior to the Acceptance Timeacceptance for payment of Shares tendered in the Offer, Merger Sub shall (shall, and the Parent Acquiror shall cause Merger Sub to) , promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offerthereof.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (News Corp), Merger Agreement (Move Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7IX, Parent shall, or shall cause Offer Sub to, commence an offer to acquire all outstanding shares of SRH Common Stock not owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company at a price of $72.00 per share of SRH Common Stock. Parent shall, and shall cause Offer Sub, to use its reasonable efforts to cause the Offer to be consummated at, or as promptly soon as practicable after possible following, the date hereof Effective Time. The obligation of Parent or Offer Sub to consummate the Offer and to accept for payment and to pay for any shares of SRH Common Stock tendered pursuant thereto shall be subject only to the conditions set forth in Article VIII to this Agreement and to the prior or concurrent consummation of the Merger (but collectively, the "Offer Conditions"), which are for the sole benefit of Parent and Offer Sub and may be asserted by Parent or Offer Sub regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any such condition, or waived by Parent or Offer Sub in whole or in part at any time and from time to time in its sole discretion; provided, that in no event later than January 13, 2020), Merger shall Parent or Offer Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning purchase any shares of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, SRH Common Stock pursuant to the Offer if the Merger shall not have occurred or concurrently occur. The Company and SRH agree that no shares of SRH Common Stock held by the Company, SRH or any of their respective Subsidiaries will be tendered to purchase for cash any Parent or Offer Sub pursuant to the Offer. Parent and all Offer Sub will not, without the prior written consent of SRH, (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled decrease or change the form of the consideration payable in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and Offer, (ii) Preferred Shares decrease the number of shares of SRH Common Stock sought pursuant to the Offer, (iii) impose additional conditions to the Offer or change the Offer Conditions (provided, that Parent or Investor in its sole discretion may waive any such conditions and, in connection therewith, substitute a less restrictive condition) or (v) make any other change in the terms or conditions of the Offer which is materially adverse to the holders of the shares of SRH Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent and SRH may, without the consent of the Company or SRH, (x) extend the Offer, if at the Preferred Share scheduled expiration date of the Offer Priceany of the Offer Conditions shall not have been satisfied or waived, until such time as all conditions are satisfied or waived, (xi) extend the Offer for any period required by any statute, rule, regulation, interpretation or position of any Governmental Authority applicable to the Offer, and (xii) extend the Offer for any reason on one or more occasions for an aggregate of not more than 15 business days beyond the latest expiration date that would otherwise be permitted under clauses (x) and (xi) of this sentence. Merger Sub Subject to the Offer Conditions and the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Parent shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Offer Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for for, all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, shares of SRH Common Stock validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions expiration of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger (Republic New York Corp), Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger (HSBC Holdings PLC)
The Offer. (a) Provided that Subject to the provisions of this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Agreement, as promptly as practicable practicable, and in any event no more than ten (10) Business Days, after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020)of this Agreement, Merger Sub shall (Subsidiary shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub Subsidiary to) , commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 l4d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer PriceOffer. The obligation of Merger Sub shallSubsidiary to, and of Parent shall to cause Merger Sub Subsidiary to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase payment and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub tendered shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject be subject only to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) A and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, ; provided that Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve Subsidiary may waive any of the right conditions to increase the Offer Price or to (except for the Minimum Tender Condition which may not be waived without the prior written consent of the Company) and may make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; providedOffer except that, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, (i) no change may be made to the form of consideration to be paid, (ii) no decrease in the Offer Price or the number of Shares sought in the Offer may be made, (iii) no change which imposes additional conditions to the Offer or modifies any of the conditions set forth in Annex A in any manner adverse to the holders of the Shares may be made and (iv) neither Parent nor Merger Subsidiary may extend the Offer, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such terminationSection 2.1(c), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(gb) As soon as practicable on On the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub Subsidiary shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect (as amended and supplemented from time to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits theretotime, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO , which shall includecomply in all material respects with the provisions of applicable federal securities Laws, as exhibits, and shall contain the offer to purchase relating to the Offer to Purchase, a form and forms of the related letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement other appropriate documents (collectivelywhich documents, together with any amendmentsas amended or supplemented from time to time, supplements and exhibits thereto, are referred to herein collectively as the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub Subsidiary further agree to cause disseminate the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities Laws. In conducting the Offer, including Parent and Merger Subsidiary shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Exchange ActAct and any other applicable Laws necessary to be complied with in connection with the Offer. The Company shall promptly furnish to Parent and Merger Subsidiary all information concerning the Company and its Subsidiaries and the Company’s stockholders that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 2.1. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Offer Documents prior to their filing with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Subsidiary shall give reasonable and good faith consideration to any comments made by the Company and its counsel. Parent and Merger SubSubsidiary agree to provide the Company (i) any comments that may be received from the SEC or its staff (whether written or oral) with respect to the Offer Documents promptly after receipt thereof and prior to responding thereto and (ii) a reasonable opportunity to participate in the response of Parent and Merger Subsidiary to these comments and to provide comments on that response (to which reasonable and good faith consideration shall be given. Each of Parent, on the one hand, Merger Subsidiary and the Company, on the other hand, agree Company agrees promptly to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect, and Parent and Merger Sub agrees Subsidiary further agree to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by Law.
(c) The initial scheduled expiration date of the Offer shall be 12:01 a.m., New York City time, on the twenty-sixth (26th) Business Day after (for this purpose calculated in accordance with Rule 14d-1(g)(3) under the Exchange Act. Except following a Change ) the date of Board Recommendationits commencement (such initial date, or if and only if the expiration time and date is extended as authorized in this Agreement, such time and date as so extended, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review “Expiration Date”); provided, however, that Merger Subsidiary: (i) may, at the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SECsole discretion of Merger Subsidiary, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additionsor, deletions or changes suggested thereto if requested by the Company and its counsel. In additionno later than one (1) hour after the Expiration Date, except following a Change of Board Recommendationshall, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from extend the Offer for one or more periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, the length of each such period to be determined by Merger Subsidiary in its sole discretion, if at the scheduled Expiration Date any of the conditions of the Offer, including the Minimum Tender Condition and the conditions and requirements set forth on Annex A (other than conditions which by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of the Offer), shall not have been satisfied or waived, until such time as such conditions are satisfied or waived to the extent permitted by this Agreement, provided, however, that the Merger Subsidiary shall not be required to extend the Offer if any of the conditions or requirements in paragraphs (iv)(a) or (iv)(e) of Annex A are not satisfied or if the Parent or Merger Subsidiary are then entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII, (ii) shall extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, Regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or its staff with respect the Stock Exchange or the staffs thereof applicable to the Schedule TO Offer and (iii) shall, in the event that the Marketing Period Condition is not satisfied or waived as of any then scheduled expiration of the Offer, extend the Offer Documents promptly to the date that is first (1st) Business Day after receipt the scheduled end of such commentsthe Marketing Period, unless the Marketing Period Condition is waived by Parent. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer and this Agreement, Merger Subsidiary shall, and any written Parent shall cause Merger Subsidiary to, accept for payment and pay for Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as possible after the Expiration Date.
(d) Notwithstanding the above, in no event shall Merger Subsidiary be required to, or oral responses theretoshall Parent be required to cause Merger Subsidiary to, extend the Offer beyond the earliest to occur of (x) the valid termination of this Agreement in compliance with Section 8.1 and (y) the End Date (as defined in Section 8.1(b)(i)). In no event shall Merger Subsidiary extend the Offer beyond the End Date without the consent of the Company. The Company and Offer may not be terminated prior to its counsel scheduled Expiration Date (as it may be extended in accordance with this Agreement) unless this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 8.1.
(e) Parent shall provide or cause to be given provided to Merger Subsidiary on a reasonable opportunity timely basis the funds necessary to review purchase any such responses and Parent and Shares that Merger Sub shall give due consideration Subsidiary becomes obligated to purchase pursuant to the reasonable additionsOffer and shall cause Merger Subsidiary to fulfill all of its covenants, deletions or changes suggested thereto by agreements and obligations in respect of the Company Offer and its counselthis Agreement.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Wabash National Corp /De), Merger Agreement (Supreme Industries Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7VIII, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (of this Agreement but in no event later than January 13May 11, 2020)2012, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, ) the Offer to purchase for cash any all issued and all outstanding shares of Common Stock (including shares of Restricted Common Stock) at the Offer Price; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to commence the Offer if (i) Shares any of the conditions set forth in clauses 2(a), 2(b), 2(c), 2(e), 2(f), or 2(g) of Annex I have occurred or (ii) the Company Board shall have made an Adverse Change Recommendation. The Offer Price shall be net to the seller in cash, subject to reduction only for any applicable Taxes.
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the prior satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction or waiver by Merger Sub of the other than Shares to be cancelled conditions set forth in Annex I (collectively, the “Offer Conditions”), promptly after the later of (i) twenty (20) Business Days (for this purpose calculated in accordance with Section 2.1(b)Rule 14d-1(g)(3) at under the Share Offer Price Exchange Act) and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share earliest date as of which the Minimum Condition has been satisfied and each of the other Offer Price. Conditions has been satisfied, or waived, by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall, shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) consummate the Offer in accordance with its terms, and accept for payment, purchase payment and pay promptly after the Expiration Date for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, shares of Common Stock (including shares of Restricted Common Stock) validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and the terms set forth in this Agreement, including the conditions Minimum Condition and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and other Offer Conditions. Merger Sub expressly reserve reserves the right to (i) increase the Offer Price or to Price, (ii) waive any Offer Condition (provided that Merger Sub will not waive the Minimum Condition without the prior written consent of the Company) and (iii) make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the OfferOffer not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, in each case subject to extending the Offer as required by applicable Law; provided, however, that except with unless otherwise provided by this Agreement, without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (iA) decrease the Offer Price, (iiB) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iiiC) reduce decrease the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares shares of Common Stock sought to be purchased in the Offer, (ivD) amendadd to, modify or waive impose conditions to the Minimum ConditionOffer, other than the Offer Conditions, (vE) amend or modify any of the other conditions to Offer Conditions or any of the terms of the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares shares of Common Stock or Preferred Sharesthat would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or impair the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to consummate the Offer, the Merger or the other Transactions contemplated hereby, (viF) impose conditions to waive or change the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, Minimum Condition or (viiG) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate extend or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate change the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer Date in a manner adverse in any material respect other than as required or permitted by this Agreement. The Offer may not be withdrawn prior to the holders of Shares Expiration Date (or Preferred Sharesany rescheduled Expiration Date), unless this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article VIII.
(d) Unless extended pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall initially be scheduled to expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty twenty-one (2021) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using for this purpose calculated in accordance with Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) following the commencement (such date and time, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) of the Offer (the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if in the event the Initial Expiration Date has been extended pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement, is referred to as the “Expiration Date”).
(e) The Offer shall be extended from time to time as follows:
(i) If on any then the scheduled Expiration Date, the Minimum Condition has not been satisfied or any of the conditions to the other Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) Conditions have not been satisfied (other than conditions which by their nature are to be satisfied at the Offer Acceptance Time), or waived by Merger Sub, Parent or Merger Sub shall if permitted hereunder, then prior to the then scheduled expiration date (and Parent shall cause A) Merger Sub to) may, at its option, extend the Offer for successive one or more periods of up to ten not more than five (105) Business Days each, each (or such longer period other number of Business Days as the parties may be agreed between Merger Sub agree and ending no later than the Company, Termination Date in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditionsconditions (subject to the right of Merger Sub to waive any Offer Condition, other than the Minimum Condition, in accordance with this Agreement) and (B) Merger Sub shall, if such condition or conditions are then capable of being satisfied prior to the Termination Date, extend the Offer from time to time until such conditions are satisfied or waived; provided, howeverthat Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the offer beyond the Termination Date; and
(ii) Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law, interpretation or position of the SEC or its staff or NASDAQ or its staff, in each case applicable to the Offer, provided that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Termination Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate may (and the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without Documents shall reserve the prior written consent right of Merger Sub to) provide for a subsequent offering period (within the Company, except if meaning of Rule 14d-11 promulgated under the Exchange Act) in compliance with Rule 14d-11 promulgated under the Exchange Act of not less than three (3) Business Days nor more than twenty (20) Business Days (for this Agreement has been terminated purpose calculated in accordance with Article 7Rule 14d-1(g)(3) under the Exchange Act) immediately following the expiration of the Offer. If Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Offer, Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, and Merger Sub shall, accept for payment and pay for all shares of Common Stock validly tendered during such subsequent offering period as promptly as practicable after any such shares of Common Stock are tendered and in any event in compliance with Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act. Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis the funds necessary to purchase and pay for any and all shares of Common Stock that Merger Sub becomes obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer and shall cause Merger Sub to fulfill all of Merger Sub’s covenants, agreements and obligations in respect of the Offer and this Agreement, in each case to the extent such covenants and payment obligations are to be performed or made at or prior to Closing.
(g) In the event that this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7pursuant to the terms hereof, Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, (i) promptly (and in any event within 24 twenty-four (24) hours following of such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall Offer, (ii) not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares shares of Common Stock pursuant thereto. If to the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall and (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub toiii) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary depository acting on behalf of Merger Sub to promptly return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares shares of Common Stock to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offerthereof.
(gh) As soon promptly as practicable on the date of the commencement of the OfferOffer (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act), Parent and Merger Sub shall use reasonable best efforts to (i) file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, amendments and supplements thereto and including exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The ) that will contain or incorporate by reference the Offer to Purchase and form of the related letter of transmittal, form of summary advertisement and such other customary documents as the Company and Parent may agree (the Schedule TO shall include, as exhibitsTO, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal Purchase and a form of summary advertisement (collectivelysuch other documents, together with any amendments, all amendments and supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent ) and Merger Sub agree to (ii) cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Sharesshares of Common Stock, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger SubSub agree that they shall cause the Offer Documents and all exhibits, on amendments or supplements thereto filed by either Parent or Merger Sub with the one hand, SEC to comply in all material respects with the Exchange Act and the Companyrules and regulations thereunder and other applicable Laws. Each of Parent, on Merger Sub and the other hand, agree Company agrees to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect, and Merger Sub Parent further agrees to use all reasonable efforts to promptly cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and to promptly be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Sharesshares of Common Stock, in each case, case as and to the extent required by applicable Law. The Company shall promptly furnish or otherwise make available to Parent and Merger Sub or Parent’s legal counsel, for inclusion in the Exchange ActOffer Documents, all information reasonably requested by Parent and reasonably available to the Company concerning the Company and the Company’s shareholders that may be required in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 1.1(h) to be included in the Offer Documents, including in connection with communicating the Offer to the record and beneficial holders of the shares of Common Stock. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and comment on the Offer Documents before they are filed and any amendments thereto prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall agree to provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written commentscomments Parent, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto, and to promptly inform them of any oral comments or other communications. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon any such written responses and to participate in any oral responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the all reasonable additions, deletions or changes changes, as applicable, suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff with respect to the Offer Documents or the Offer.
(i) Parent shall cause to be provided to Merger Sub all of the funds necessary to purchase any shares of Common Stock that Merger Sub becomes obligated to purchase pursuant to the Offer, and shall cause Merger Sub to perform, on a timely basis, all of Merger Sub’s obligations under this Agreement. Parent and Merger Sub shall, and each of Parent and Merger Sub shall ensure that all of their respective Affiliates shall, tender any shares of Common Stock held by them into the Offer.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (LD Commodities Sugar Holdings LLC), Merger Agreement (Imperial Sugar Co /New/)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement none of the events set forth in Exhibit A hereto shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7occurred and be continuing, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no any event not later than January 13, 2020five business days after the public announcement of the execution and delivery of this Agreement), Merger Sub shall commence (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")), the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”"Offer") that describes the terms and conditions all outstanding shares of the Company Common Stock at a price of $11.25 per share, net to the seller in cash (the "Offer Consideration"). The obligation of Parent and Sub to commence the Offer, consummate the Offer, accept for payment and to pay for shares of Company Common Stock validly tendered in accordance with applicable Law the Offer and this Agreement, including the not withdrawn shall be subject only to those conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Exhibit A hereto.
(b) Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price amend or to make any other changes in modify the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, howeverexcept that, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall not cause Merger Sub not to): (i) accept any decrease the Offer Consideration, change the form of the Offer Consideration or decrease the number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought pursuant to the Offer.
, (gii) As soon as practicable amend or waive the condition that there shall be validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the time the Offer expires a number of shares of Company Common Stock which constitutes a majority of the Shares outstanding on a fully-diluted basis on the date of purchase ("on a fully-diluted basis" having the commencement following meaning, as of any date: the number of shares of Company Common Stock outstanding, together with Shares which the Company may be required, now or in the future, to issue pursuant to options, warrants or other rights or obligations outstanding at that date), (iii) extend the expiration date of the OfferOffer (except that Sub may extend the expiration date of the Offer (a) as required by any rule, Parent regulation or interpretation of the United States Securities and Merger Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), (b) for such periods as Sub shall file with may reasonably deem necessary (but not to a date later than the SEC, 60th calendar day after the date of commencement) in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect event that any condition to the Offer is not satisfied, or (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, c) for one or more times for an aggregate period of up to 15 days (not to exceed 60 calendar days from the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form date of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with commencement) for any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the reason other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use than those specified in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.immediately preceding
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Sources: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Hc Acquisition Corp), Merger Agreement (Ero Marketing Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that Subject to the last sentence of this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 1.1(a), as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no any event not later than January 13, 2020five business days after the public announcement of the execution and delivery of this Agreement), Merger Sub shall Parent will cause Purchaser to commence (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange ActAct of 1934, as amended (the "EXCHANGE ACT")), the Offer whereby Purchaser will offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at of the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Per Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shallAmount, and net to the seller in cash (subject to reduction for any stock transfer taxes payable by the seller, if payment is to be made to a Person other than the Person in whose name the certificate for such Shares is registered, or any applicable federal back-up withholding), provided, however, that Parent shall cause Merger Sub tomay designate another direct or indirect subsidiary of Parent as the bidder thereunder (within the meaning of Rule 14d-1(e) under the Exchange Act), accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Sharesin which event references herein to Purchaser will be deemed to apply to such subsidiary, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, validly tendered if between the date of this Agreement and not properly withdrawn pursuant the Effective Time the outstanding Shares shall have been changed into a different number of shares or a different class, by reason of any stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination or exchange of shares, the Per Share Amount will be correspondingly adjusted on a per-share basis to reflect such stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination or exchange of shares. The obligation of Parent to cause Purchaser to commence the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being to consummate the Offer and to accept for payment and to pay for Shares validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn in accordance therewith will be subject to, and only to, those conditions set forth in Annex A hereto (the "OFFER CONDITIONS").
(b) Without the prior to written consent of the Expiration Date that number Company, Purchaser will not, and Parent will cause Purchaser not to, (i) decrease or change the form of Shares and Preferred Shares thatthe Per Share Amount, together with (ii) decrease the number of Shares and Preferred Shares sought in the Offer, (if anyiii) then owned by amend or waive the ParentMinimum Condition (as defined in Annex A hereto) or impose conditions other than the Offer Conditions on the Offer, equals at least a majority (iv) extend the expiration date of the voting power represented Offer (the "EXPIRATION DATE") (which will initially be 20 business days following the commencement of the Offer) except (A) as required by Law, (B) that, in the Shares event that any condition to the Offer is not satisfied or waived at the time that the Expiration Date would otherwise occur, (1) Purchaser must extend the Expiration Date for an aggregate of 10 additional business days to the extent necessary to permit such condition to be satisfied and Preferred Shares (voting on 2) Purchaser may, in its sole discretion, extend the Expiration Date for such additional period as it may determine to be appropriate (but not beyond June 30, 1999) to permit such condition to be satisfied, and (C) that, in the event that the OCC Condition (as defined in Annex A hereto) is not satisfied, and all other Offer Conditions have been satisfied or waived at the time that the Expiration Date (as extended pursuant to Section 1.1(b)(iv)(A) or (B)), would have otherwise occurred, Purchaser must either irrevocably waive the OCC Condition or extend the Expiration Date (but not beyond the date that is 60 calendar days from the date of the filing with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the "OCC") in respect of the OCC Condition) to the extent necessary to permit the OCC Condition to be satisfied, or (v) amend any term of the Offer in any manner materially adverse to Shareholders (including without limitation to result in any extension which would be inconsistent with the preceding provisions of this sentence), provided, however, that (1) subject to applicable legal requirements, Parent may cause Purchaser to waive any Offer Condition, other than the Minimum Condition, in Parent's sole discretion and (2) the Offer may be extended in connection with an as-converted basis increase in the consideration to be paid pursuant to the Offer so as to comply with applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Except as set forth above and subject to applicable legal requirements, Purchaser may amend the Offer or waive any Offer Condition in its sole discretion. Assuming the prior satisfaction or waiver of the Offer Conditions, Parent will cause Purchaser to accept for payment, and pay for, in accordance with the Certificate terms of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to Date or any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreementextension thereof.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Federated Department Stores Inc /De/), Merger Agreement (Fingerhut Companies Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 8.1, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof Purchaser (but in no event or one or more other direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Parent) shall, not later than January 13one business day after execution of this Agreement, 2020)publicly announce the transactions contemplated hereby, Merger Sub shall and not later than five business days after execution of this Agreement, commence (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")), the Offer an offer to purchase for all Shares at a price of $10.00 per Share (the "Per Share Price"), net to the seller in cash (the "Offer," which term shall include any and all (iamendments to such Offer not prohibited by this Agreement) and, subject to a minimum of not less than a majority of the outstanding Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(bon a fully-diluted basis excluding Out of the Money Options (as defined below)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, being validly tendered and not properly withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Offer (the "Minimum Condition") and the further conditions set forth in this Agreement and Annex I of this Agreement, shall accept for payment and pay for Shares purchased pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in . The initial expiration date of the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares thatshall be May 18, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, 1998. Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub the Purchaser on a timely basis the funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated necessary to accept for payment and purchase pay for any Shares that the Purchaser becomes obligated to accept for payment, and pay for, pursuant to the Offer. Subject to , and shall cause the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition Purchaser and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time to fulfill all of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in their respective other obligations under this Agreement.
(c) . The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including containing the Minimum Condition and the other further conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance and Annex I. Simultaneously with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub the Purchaser shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under Securities and Exchange Commission (the Exchange Act, "Commission") a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO 14D-1 with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, amendments and supplements and exhibits theretohereto, the “"Schedule TO”14D-1"), which shall have been provided to the Company such that the Company shall have a reasonable opportunity to promptly comment thereon. The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibitsParent, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal Purchaser and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written commentscomments the Parent, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and the Purchaser or the Merger Sub or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC Commission or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents 14D-1 promptly after the receipt of such comments. For purposes of this Agreement, "Out of the Money Options" shall mean any option, warrant or other contractual right to purchase shares of the Common Stock of the Company which as of the date hereof have an exercise price per Share of Common Stock equal to or greater than the Per Share Price.
(b) The Purchaser expressly reserves the right to modify the terms and any conditions of the Offer from time to time, except that, without the prior written or oral responses approval of the Company, the Purchaser shall not amend the Offer (i) to reduce the cash price per Share to be paid pursuant thereto. The Company and its counsel shall , (ii) to reduce the number of Shares to be given a reasonable opportunity purchased thereunder, (iii) to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due change the form of consideration to be paid in the reasonable additionsOffer, deletions or changes suggested thereto by (iv) to increase the Company and its counsel.minimum number of Shares which must be tendered as a condition to the
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (S Acquisition Corp), Merger Agreement (Simulation Sciences Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7, the Company has fulfilled its obligation to provide information to Parent and Merger Sub on a timely basis as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020contemplated by Section 2.1(e), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) the Offer as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date hereof.
(b) The obligation of Merger Sub to accept for payment, purchase and pay for all any Company Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on (i) the terms Minimum Condition and subject to (ii) the other conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and A hereto. Merger Sub expressly reserve reserves the right (but shall not be obligated) at any time or from time to time, in its sole discretion, to waive any such condition (other than the Minimum Condition), to increase the Offer Price or price per Company Share payable in the Offer, and to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not Company no change may be made that (i) decrease decreases the Offer Priceprice per Company Share payable in the Offer, (ii) change changes the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce reduces the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Company Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition adds to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I A hereto, (viiv) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend extends the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Dateother than as set forth in this Section 2.1, or (viiivi) otherwise modify modifies or amend amends any of the other terms of condition to the Offer in a any manner materially adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Company Shares.
(dc) Unless The Offer initially shall be scheduled to expire twenty (20) Business Days following (and including, if it is a Business Day, the day of) the commencement thereof (the “Expiration Date,” unless extended in accordance with this subsection (c), in which case any expiration time and date established pursuant to an authorized extension of the Offer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, shall be the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions . Notwithstanding anything herein to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Subcontrary, Merger Sub shall (i) at the written request of the Company, shall, and Parent shall then cause Merger Sub to) , from time to time extend the Offer for successive periods Offer, in increments of up to no more than ten (10) Business Days each, if at the initial or such longer period as may be agreed between any subsequent scheduled Expiration Date of the Offer any of the conditions to Merger Sub and the Company, in order Sub’s obligation to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub accept Company Shares for payment shall not be satisfied or waived, but each such condition is reasonably capable of being satisfied at or prior to the Outside Date, until such time as such conditions are satisfied or waived to the extent permitted by this Agreement, (ii) shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation or interpretation of the SEC, or the staff thereof, applicable to the Offer, or (iii) may extend the Offer one time for up to five (5) Business Days if all of the conditions to Merger Sub’s obligation to accept for payment Company Shares are satisfied or waived, but the number of Company Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer is less than ninety percent (90%) of the then outstanding Company Shares on a fully diluted basis at the otherwise scheduled Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such extension provided for in this Section 2.1(c) shall extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” In each of the above cases, Parent shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, cause Merger Sub shall to extend the Offer from time to time in accordance with this Section 2.1(c) for any period or the shortest time periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions which it reasonably believes are necessary until consummation of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub Offer if the conditions of the Offer shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Companyhave been satisfied or waived, except if so long as this Agreement has shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7VIII hereof.
(d) The Per Share Amount shall, subject to applicable withholding of Taxes, be net to the seller of Company Shares in cash, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) , pay the Per Share Amount for all Company Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn promptly (and following the acceptance of Company Shares for payment in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate accordance with the terms of the Offer (the date and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant theretotime of acceptance for payment of such Company Shares, the “Acceptance Time”). If payment of the Offer Per Share Amount is terminated to be made to a Person other than the Person in whose name the surrendered certificate formerly evidencing Company Shares is registered on the stock transfer books of the Company, it shall be a condition of payment that the certificate so surrendered shall be endorsed properly or withdrawn otherwise be in proper form for transfer and that the Person requesting such payment shall have paid all transfer and other Taxes required by Merger Subreason of the payment of the Per Share Amount to a Person other than the registered holder of the certificate surrendered, or this Agreement is terminated prior shall have established to the Acceptance Timereasonable satisfaction of Merger Sub that such Taxes either have been paid or are not applicable.
(e) As promptly as practicable on the date of commencement of the Offer, and conditioned on Company’s having fulfilled its obligation to provide information to Parent and Merger Sub on a timely basis as contemplated by this Section 2.1(e), Merger Sub shall (shall, and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, amendments and supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”)) with respect to the Offer. The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibitscontain or shall incorporate by reference an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) and forms of the related letter of transmittal and any related summary advertisement (the Schedule TO, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal Purchase and a form of summary advertisement (collectivelysuch other documents, together with any amendmentsall exhibits, supplements and exhibits amendments thereto, being referred to herein collectively as the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Company Shares and Preferred Shares, as and in all material respects to the extent required by applicable federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Actlaws. Parent and Merger SubSub shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Offer Documents to comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of federal securities laws. Parent, on the one hand, Merger Sub and the Company, on the other hand, Company agree to correct promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it any of them for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent Documents that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect, and Parent and Merger Sub agrees further agree to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer DocumentsSchedule TO, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC SEC, and the other Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Company Shares, in each case, case in all material respects as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable federal securities laws. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, The Company shall as promptly as practicable furnish to Merger Sub or Parent all information concerning the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity that is required by applicable federal securities laws or reasonably requested by Merger Sub or Parent in connection with their obligations relating to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and or any action contemplated by this Section 2.1(e). Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselcounsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule TO before it is filed with the SEC. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall agree to provide the Company and its counsel (i) in writing with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral commentswhether written or oral, that Parent and Parent, Merger Sub or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after the receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company , and its counsel shall be given a (ii) reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any written or oral response to such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration comments or any proposed amendment to the reasonable additionsOffer Documents prior to the filing thereof with the SEC.
(f) If, deletions between the date of this Agreement and the date on which any particular Company Share is accepted for payment and paid for pursuant to the Offer, the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock are changed into a different number or changes suggested thereto class of shares by means of any stock split, division or subdivision of shares, stock dividend, reverse stock dividend, reverse stock split, consolidation of shares, reclassification, recapitalization or similar transaction, then the Per Share Amount applicable to such Company and its counselShare shall be appropriately adjusted.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Blackbaud Inc), Merger Agreement (Convio, Inc.)
The Offer. So long as none of the events set forth in clauses (a) Provided that this Agreement through (g) of Annex I hereto shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7occurred or exist, the Purchaser shall, and Parent shall cause the Purchaser to, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) as 2 promptly as practicable after the date hereof (hereof, but in no any event not later than January 13December 18, 2020)1997, Merger Sub the Offer for any and all outstanding Shares not owned by the Purchaser at the Offer Price applicable to such Shares, net to the seller in cash. The initial expiration date for the Offer shall (be the twentieth business day from and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commenceafter the date the Offer is commenced, within including the meaning date of commencement as the first business day in accordance with Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange ActAct (the "Initial Expiration Date"). As promptly as practicable, the Purchaser shall file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") the Purchaser's Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 (the "Schedule 14D-1" and together with the documents therein pursuant to which the Offer will be made, and with any supplements or amendments thereto, the "Offer Documents"), which shall contain (as an exhibit thereto) the Purchaser's Offer to purchase for cash any and all Purchase (ithe "Offer to Purchase") which shall be mailed to the holders of Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant respect to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in . The obligation of Parent and the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated Purchaser to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all any Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant will be subject only to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding satisfaction or waiver of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with I hereto. Without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub the Purchaser shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) Price or change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iiiii) reduce decrease the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the OfferOffer (except as otherwise set forth in Section 1.01(b) hereof), (iii) change the conditions set forth in Annex I, (iv) amend, modify or waive extend the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the expiration date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under except as required by applicable rules and regulations of the Exchange Act) (such SEC and except that Purchaser may in its discretion extend the expiration date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which of the Offer has been so extended (for up to 10 business days after the Initial Expiration Date, or such later and may extend the Offer thereafter for longer periods (not to exceed 90 calendar days from the date and time to which of commencement (unless, in the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this AgreementCompany's sole discretion, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any Company requests that the expiration date of the conditions Offer be further extended, up to a maximum of 120 calendar days) from the date of commencement in the event that any condition to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have is not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such terminationwaived), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Impact Systems Inc /Ca/), Merger Agreement (Voith Sulzer Acquisition Corp)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7X hereof and so long as none of the events set forth in Annex A hereto (the "Tender Offer Conditions") shall have occurred and are continuing (unless such event shall have been waived by Parent or Merger Sub), as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (practicable, but in no event later than January 13the fifth business day after the date of this Agreement, 2020), Merger Sub shall (Parent and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, commence the Offer at the Offer Price. The initial expiration date for the Offer shall be the twentieth business day following the commencement of the Offer. The obligations of Merger Sub to accept for payment, purchase payment and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant any shares of Common Stock tendered shall be subject only to the OfferTender Offer Conditions, any of which may be waived by Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Sharesin their sole discretion; PROVIDED, as applicableHOWEVER, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of not waive the Minimum Condition and without the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, prior written consent of the other conditions Company. The Tender Offer Conditions are for the sole benefit of Parent and requirements Merger Sub and may be asserted by Parent and Merger Sub regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any such Tender Offer Conditions or, except as expressly set forth in Annex Iherein, may be waived by Parent and Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Datewhole or in part. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in modify the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, howeverPROVIDED HOWEVER, that except with without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease reduce the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased in the Offer, (ii) reduce the Offer Price, (iiiii) modify or add to the Tender Offer Conditions, (iv) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares Offer or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend make any other change in the terms of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner which is materially adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred SharesCommon Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, Merger Sub may, without the consent of the Company, (viA) impose conditions to extend the Offer that are in addition to Offer, if at the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms then scheduled expiration date of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to Merger Sub's obligations to purchase the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) shares of Common Stock have not been satisfied or waived waived, until the third business day after the day Merger Sub reasonably believes to be the earliest date on which such conditions will be satisfied, (B) extend the Offer from time to time up to a maximum of an aggregate of 30 days beyond the first day all of the Tender Offer Conditions have been met, and/or (C) extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or the staff thereof applicable to the Offer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) the Offer may not, without the Company's written consent, be extended beyond the date of termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1(a) and (y) the Offer may not, without the Company's prior written consent, be extended pursuant to clause (A) above if the failure to satisfy any condition was caused by a material breach by Parent or Merger SubSub of any of their representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement. Notwithstanding any thing to the contrary in this Agreement, Parent and Merger Sub agree that if immediately prior to any scheduled expiration date of the Offer, the Regulatory Conditions (as defined in Annex A) shall not have been satisfied, but at such scheduled expiration date each of the other conditions set forth in Annex A (other than the Minimum Condition) shall then be satisfied, at the request of the Company, Merger Sub shall (extend the Offer from time to time, subject to the right of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to the terms hereof. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend , promptly purchase all shares of Common Stock which are validly tendered on or prior to the expiration of the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days eachand not withdrawn. Parent shall provide, or such longer period as may cause to be agreed between provided, to Merger Sub on a timely basis all funds necessary to accept for payment, and the Companypay for, in order to permit the satisfaction all shares of such conditions; provided, however, Common Stock that Merger Sub shall not be required becomes obligated to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares purchase pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Bison Acquisition Corp), Merger Agreement (Entertainment Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 8.1 and none of the events set forth in paragraph (2)(iii) of Annex I shall exist or have occurred and be continuing, as promptly as practicable (and in any event within 10 Business Days) after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13of this Agreement, 2020), Merger Sub Purchaser shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub Purchaser to) commence, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act, ) the Offer to purchase for cash any and all outstanding Shares at the Offer Price.
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Offer, promptly after the latest of (i) Shares (other than Shares the earliest date as of which Purchaser is permitted under applicable Law to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all payment Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (aii) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number earliest date as of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority which each of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
I (bthe “Offer Conditions”) On has been satisfied, or prior to waived by Parent or Purchaser, and (iii) the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares Expiration Date, Purchaser shall (and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase Purchaser to) consummate the Offer in accordance with its terms and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and pay for all Shares (without interest) validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer that Purchaser becomes obligated to purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject The obligation of Purchaser to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly (without interest) tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreementsatisfaction, or waiver by Parent or Purchaser, of each of the Offer Conditions.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes contains, among other things, the terms and conditions of the Offer set forth in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, I to this Agreement. Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser expressly reserve the right to (i) increase the Offer Price or to and (ii) waive any Offer Conditions and make any other changes in to the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with unless otherwise provided by this Agreement, without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub neither Parent nor Purchaser shall not (iA) decrease the Offer Price, (iiB) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.,
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (GCP Sunshine Acquisition, Inc. A Delaware Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (American Land Lease Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that Subject to the conditions of this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Agreement, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (practicable, but in no event later than January 13five business days after the date of the public announcement of this Agreement, 2020), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, commence the Offer within the meaning of the applicable rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The obligations of Merger Sub to, and of Parent to cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, payment or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Company Common Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and are subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) Exhibit A hereto. The initial expiration date of the Offer shall be made by means January 3, 2001 (determined using Rules 14d-1(g)(3) and 14d-2 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of an offer to purchase 1934, as amended (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and "Exchange Act")). Merger Sub expressly reserve reserves the right to increase waive any condition to the Offer Price or to make any other changes in modify the terms and conditions of the Offer, in each case in its sole discretion; provided, however, that except with without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease reduce the Offer Pricenumber of Company Common Shares subject to the Offer, (ii) reduce the price per Company Common Share to be paid pursuant to the Offer or change the form or time of consideration payable in the Offerdelivery of consideration, (iii) reduce amend or waive the maximum number of Shares Minimum Tender Condition (as defined in Exhibit A hereto) or Preferred Shares sought add to be purchased the conditions set forth in the OfferExhibit A hereto, (iv) amendexcept as provided below in this Section 1.1(a), modify extend the Offer, or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) otherwise amend any the terms of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a any manner adverse to the holders of Shares Company Common Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Merger Sub may, at any time and from time to time, and, in each case, subject to Section 8.1 hereof, take one or Preferred Shares, more of the following actions without the consent of the Company: (viA) impose conditions to extend the Offer for one or more periods of time that Merger Sub reasonably believes are in addition necessary to cause the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I heretoto be satisfied, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend if at the scheduled expiration date of the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms conditions to Merger Sub's obligation to accept Company Common Shares for payment is not satisfied or waived, until such time as all such conditions are satisfied or waived, (B) extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect SEC or the staff thereof that is applicable to the holders Offer or (C) extend the Offer for an aggregate period of Shares not more than 10 business days beyond the latest applicable date that would otherwise be permitted under clause (A) or Preferred Shares.
(dB) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreementsentence, if, as of such date, all of the conditions to Merger Sub's obligation to accept Company Common Shares for payment (including the Minimum Tender Condition) are satisfied or waived, but the number of Company Common Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. equals less than 90% of the outstanding Company Common Shares (New York City time) determined on a fully diluted basis for all outstanding stock options, convertible securities and any other rights to acquire Company Common Stock on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following of purchase). Without limiting the commencement rights of Merger Sub to extend the Offer pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, Parent and Merger Sub agree that if (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange ActI) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”x) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any all of the conditions to the Offer are not satisfied on any scheduled expiration date of the Offer, (including y) such conditions are reasonably capable of being satisfied within 30 days after the Minimum Condition initial expiration date of the Offer and (z) the other conditions and requirements set forth Company is in Annex Icompliance with all of its covenants in this Agreement, or (II) have not been satisfied any rule, regulation, interpretation or waived by Merger Subposition of the SEC or the staff thereof that is applicable to the Offer requires an extension of the Offer, then Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive one or more periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between time that Merger Sub and reasonably believes are necessary to cause the Companyconditions of the Offer to be satisfied, in order to permit the satisfaction of until all such conditionsconditions are satisfied or waived; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer pursuant to this sentence beyond the Outside Date30th day after the initial expiration date of the Offer, unless otherwise required pursuant to (II) above. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In additionSubject to Section 8.1 hereof, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rulesmay, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated elect to provide a subsequent offering period for the Offer in accordance with Article 7Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act, following its acceptance of Company Common Shares for payment pursuant to the Offer. If On the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer and this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7Agreement, Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (, pay for all Company Common Shares validly tendered and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares that Merger Sub becomes obligated to purchase pursuant thereto. If to the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to as soon as practicable after the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf expiration of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(gb) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (such Tender Offer Statement, together with all amendments, amendments and supplements and exhibits thereto, the “"Schedule TO”"). The Schedule TO , which shall include, as exhibits, the Offer contain an offer to Purchase, purchase and a form of related letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectivelysuch Schedule TO and the documents contained therein pursuant to which the Offer will be made, in each case together with any amendments, all supplements and exhibits amendments thereto, the “"Offer Documents”"). Parent and Merger Sub (i) agree that, on the date on which the Schedule TO is filed with the SEC and on each date on which any amendment or supplement to cause any Offer Document is filed with the SEC, the Offer Documents shall comply as to form in all material respects with the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (ii) represent and warrant that, on the date first published, sent or given to Shareholders, the Offer Documents will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be disseminated stated therein or necessary in order to holders make the statements therein, in light of Shares and Preferred Sharesthe circumstances under which they were made, as and not misleading, except that no representation or warranty is made by Parent or Merger Sub with respect to information supplied in writing by or on behalf of the extent required Company or any of its officers or directors specifically for inclusion or incorporation by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Actreference in any Offer Document. Each of Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and Sub (or the Company, in the case of any information supplied by or on behalf of the other hand, Company or any of its officers or directors specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in any Offer Document) agree promptly to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use contained in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect, and each of Parent and Merger Sub agrees shall take all steps necessary to amend or supplement the Offer Documents to reflect such correction and to cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, amended or supplemented to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Sharesthe Shareholders, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable Federal and state securities laws. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon the Offer Documents (including, without limitation, any amendment or supplement thereto) prior to their filing with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that the SEC or dissemination to the Shareholders. Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel in writing with any written comments (and orally, with any oral comments) that Parent, Merger Sub or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after the receipt of such comments, comments and any written or oral responses thereto. The shall provide the Company and its counsel shall be given with a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and participate in the response of Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any such comments.
(c) The parties hereto agree to promptly file with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts any registration statement relating to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by Offer required to be filed pursuant to Chapter 110C of the Company and its counsel.Massachusetts
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co), Merger Agreement (Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co)
The Offer. (a) Provided that Subject to this Agreement shall not have having been terminated in accordance with Article 7the provisions of Section 8.1 hereof, Purchaser shall, and Parent shall cause Purchaser to, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (practicable, but in no event later than January 13five business days from the date of the public announcement of the terms of this Agreement or the Offer, 2020), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer commence an offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to as it may be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis amended in accordance with the Certificate terms of Designationsthis Agreement, the "OFFER") that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfactionall shares of common stock, or waiver by Merger Sub$1.00 par value, of the other conditions and requirements set forth Company (including the common stock purchase rights referred to in Annex I.
Section 6.12 hereof (bcollectively, the "SHARES")) On or outstanding immediately prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to consummation of the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase Exhibit A hereto (the “Offer "CONDITIONS"), at a price of $29.00 per Share, net to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer seller in cash. Subject to this Agreement not having been terminated in accordance with applicable Law the provisions of Section 8.1 hereof and this Agreementto the Conditions, including Purchaser shall, and Parent shall cause Purchaser to, accept for payment and pay for all Shares validly tendered pursuant to the conditions Offer, and requirements set forth not withdrawn prior to the expiration date of the Offer, as promptly as practicable following the expiration date of the Offer. If all of the Conditions are not satisfied on the initial expiration date of the Offer, and the Agreement has not been terminated in Annex I. To accordance with the extent permitted by applicable Lawprovisions of Section 8.1, Parent shall, and Merger Sub shall cause Purchaser to, extend (and re-extend) the Offer to provide time to satisfy such Conditions provided that Purchaser or Parent may but in no event shall be obligated to extend the period of time the Offer is open beyond August 15, 1997 or, if Purchaser has elected, in its judgment, to extend the Offer beyond August 15, 1997 pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 1.1(a), November 15, 1997 (such applicable date being known as the "Final Termination Date"). Purchaser expressly reserve reserves the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in amend the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not no amendment may be made which (i) decrease decreases the Offer Price, (ii) change price per Share or changes the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iiiii) reduce decreases the maximum number of Shares sought, or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iviii) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other imposes additional conditions to the Offer set forth or amends any other term of the Offer in Annex I in a any manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer it being understood that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms extensions of the Offer in a manner as contemplated by this Section 1.1(a) are not adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser shall, in its judgment, have right to extend and re-extend the Offer, from time to time, but in no event beyond November 15, 1997, if it believes that such extension is advisable in order to facilitate the orderly transition of the business of the Company and preserve and maintain the Company's business relationships.
(db) Unless extended in accordance with The Company will not, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries (as defined below) to, tender into the terms Offer any Shares beneficially owned by it. For purposes of this Agreement, "SUBSIDIARY" means, as to any Person (as defined below), any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or joint venture, whether now existing or hereafter organized or acquired: (i) in the Offer shall expire case of a corporation, of which at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement least a majority of the Offer outstanding shares of stock having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3other than stock having such voting power solely by reason of the happening of any contingency) promulgated under is at the Exchange Acttime directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries or (ii) (in the case of a limited liability company, partnership or joint venture, in which such date and timePerson or a Subsidiary of such Person is a managing member, general partner or joint venturer or of which a majority of the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if partnership or other ownership interests are at the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with time owned by such Person and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries. For purposes of this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date"PERSON" means any individual, corporation, company, voluntary association, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”)other entity.
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Agreement and Plan of Merger (BBN Corp), Merger Agreement (Gte Corp)
The Offer. (a) Provided that Subject to the provisions of this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Agreement, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13the fifth business day from and including the date of public announcement of the terms of this Agreement, 2020), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to commence the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis . Unless earlier terminated in accordance with the Certificate provisions of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (this Agreement, the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to Offer shall not expire before 12:00 midnight on the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares is 20 business days from and Preferred Shares pursuant to including the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to date the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Dateis commenced. The Offer Price payable in respect obligation of each Share Sub to, and Preferred Shareof Parent to cause Sub to, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to commence the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in clauses (a) through (h) set forth in Exhibit A (any of which may be waived by Sub in its sole discretion, and it being understood for all purposes of this Agreement.
(cAgreement that the fact that any condition specified in the first paragraph of Exhibit A shall not have been satisfied shall not, without more, constitute a failure of any other condition set forth in Exhibit A) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer and to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The obligation of Sub to accept for payment, and pay for, any Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including shall be subject to the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To Exhibit A (any of which may be waived by Sub in its sole discretion, provided that, without the extent permitted by applicable Lawconsent of the Company, Parent Sub shall not waive the Minimum Tender Condition (as defined in Exhibit A)) and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Sub expressly reserves the right to modify the terms of the Offer; provided, howeverexcept that, that except with without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease reduce the Offer Pricenumber of Shares subject to the Offer, (ii) reduce the price per Share to be paid pursuant to the Offer, (iii) modify or add to the conditions set forth in Exhibit A, (iv) except as provided in the next two sentences, extend the Offer, (v) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, Offer or (iiivi) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) otherwise amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a any manner materially adverse to the holders Company's stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sub may, without the consent of Shares or Preferred Sharesthe Company, (vii) impose conditions to extend the Offer that are in addition to if at the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms scheduled expiration date of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer Sub's obligation to purchase Shares (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements as set forth in Annex IExhibit A) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20satisfied, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall (ii) extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or periods position of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") or the staff thereof applicable to the Offer or for any period required by applicable Law law and (iii) extend the Offer on one or applicable rulesmore occasions for an aggregate period of not more than 10 business days beyond the latest expiration date that would otherwise be permitted under clause (i) or (ii) of this sentence, regulationsif, interpretations or positions on such expiration date, the number of Shares tendered (and not withdrawn) pursuant to the Offer represents less than 90% of the SEC or its staff.
Fully Diluted Shares (f) Merger as defined in Exhibit A). Sub shall not terminate and Parent agree that if at any scheduled expiration date of the Offer prior to any the HSR Condition (as defined in Exhibit A) has not been satisfied, but at such scheduled Expiration Date without expiration date all the prior written consent other conditions set forth in Exhibit A shall have been satisfied (other than the Minimum Tender Condition), Sub may (and at the request of the Company, except if this Agreement Company (confirmed in writing) shall) extend the Offer (a "Special Extension") from time to time until the HSR Condition has been terminated in accordance with Article 7satisfied. If In no event may the Company or Sub require that the Offer be extended to a date later than 270 days following the date hereof by Special Extensions or to a date later than 180 days following the date hereof for any other reason. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer and this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7Agreement, Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (, pay for all Shares validly tendered and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares that Sub becomes obligated to purchase pursuant thereto. If to the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to as promptly as practicable after the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf expiration of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(gb) As soon as practicable on On the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO 14D-1 with respect to the Offer (together with all amendmentsOffer, supplements which shall contain an offer to purchase and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of related letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectivelysuch Schedule 14D-1 and the documents therein pursuant to which the Offer will be made, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits or amendments thereto, the “"Offer Documents”"). Parent The Offer Documents shall comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and Merger Sub agree to cause the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger SubDocuments, on the one handdate first published, sent or given to the Company's stockholders, shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that no representation is made by Parent or Sub with respect to information supplied by the Company for inclusion in the Offer Documents. Each of Parent, Sub and the Company, on the other hand, agree Company agrees promptly to promptly notify the other party and correct amend or supplement any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect, and Merger each of Parent and Sub further agrees to take all steps necessary to amend or supplement the Offer Documents and to cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, amended or supplemented to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Sharesthe Company's stockholders, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses theretoapplicable Federal securities laws. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and comment on the Offer Documents and all amendments and supplements thereto prior to their filing with the SEC or dissemination to stockholders of the Company. Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration agree to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by provide the Company and its counselcounsel with any comments Parent, Sub or their counsel may have received from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Offer Documents promptly after the receipt of such comments.
(c) Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Sub on a timely basis the funds necessary to purchase any Shares that Sub becomes obligated to purchase pursuant to the Offer.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Emersub Lxxiv Inc), Merger Agreement (Daniel Industries Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7, as As promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later more than January 13, 2020twelve (12) business days after the date of this Agreement), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange ActAct of 1934, as amended (the Offer to purchase "EXCHANGE ACT")) a tender offer (the "OFFER") for cash any and all (i) Shares of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then shares owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (Offer Affiliates at the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”Offer) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to (the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2"SHARES") Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect at a price of each Share and Preferred $16.25 per Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cashcash (such price, without interestor such higher price per Share as may be paid in the Offer, subject being referred to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Lawherein as the "OFFER PRICE"), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this AgreementSection 3.3 below and ANNEX A hereto.
(cb) The obligations of Parent to commence the Offer and to accept for payment and to pay for any Shares validly tendered on or prior to the expiration of the Offer and not withdrawn shall be subject only to the conditions set forth in ANNEX A hereto. The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”"OFFER TO PURCHASE") that describes containing the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To this Agreement and the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I ANNEX A hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and . Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days eachnot, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, (i) terminate the Offer, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7the terms of ANNEX A attached hereto or (ii) extend the expiration of the Offer except as specifically provided herein.
(c) Parent expressly reserves the right to modify the terms of the Offer; PROVIDED, THAT, without the Special Committee's prior written consent, Parent shall not decrease the Offer Price or decrease the number of Shares sought, change the form of consideration or amend any other condition of the Offer in any manner materially adverse to the holders of the Shares (other than with respect to insignificant changes or amendments and subject to the penultimate sentence of this Section 1.1(c)) or impose additional conditions without the prior written consent of the Special Committee; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, if on the initial scheduled expiration date of the Offer, which shall be twenty (20) business days after the date that the Offer is commenced, all conditions to the Offer shall not have been satisfied or waived, Parent may, from time to time until such time as all such conditions are satisfied or waived, in its sole discretion, extend the expiration date; PROVIDED, FURTHER, HOWEVER, that the expiration date of the Offer may not be extended beyond ninety (90) calendar days after commencement of the Offer without the Special Committee's prior written consent. If this Agreement is terminated In addition, the Offer Price may be increased and the Offer may be extended to the extent required by applicable Law (as hereinafter defined) in connection with such increase, in each case without the consent of the Special Committee. In addition, Parent may make available a "subsequent offering period," in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall Rule 14d-11 of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such terminationthe "SEC"), irrevocably of not greater than twenty (20) business days. On the terms and unconditionally terminate subject to the prior satisfaction or waiver of the conditions of the Offer and this Agreement, Parent shall accept for payment and pay for all Shares validly tendered and not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares withdrawn pursuant thereto. If to the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to as soon as practicable after the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf expiration of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(gd) As soon The parties understand and agree that the Offer Price has been calculated based upon the accuracy of the representation and warranty set forth in Section 4.2(a) and that, in the event the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock exceeds the amounts specifically set forth in Section 4.2(a) (including, without limitation, as practicable on a result of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into stock or stock equivalent of the Company, recapitalization, or other like change occurring after the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”this Agreement). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel Price shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses theretoappropriately adjusted. The Company provisions of this Section 1.1(d) shall not, however, affect the representation and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselwarranty set forth in Section 4.2(a).
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Westfield Holdings LTD /), Merger Agreement (Westfield America Management LTD)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7VIII and none of the events set forth in Exhibit A shall have occurred, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13seven (7) business days following the public announcement by Parent and the Company of the Offer and Merger, 2020)Sub shall, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) , commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (together with the rules and regulations thereunder, the "Exchange Act"), the Offer at the Offer Price. The obligation of Sub to, and of Parent to purchase cause Sub to, consummate the Offer and accept for cash payment, and pay for, any Shares tendered and all not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be subject to the conditions set forth in Exhibit A (the "Offer Conditions") (any of which may be waived in whole or in part by Parent and Sub in their sole discretion, except as expressly provided in the Offer Conditions) and to the rights of Parent and Sub to terminate this Agreement as provided in Section 8.1. The conditions to the Offer set forth in Exhibit A are for the sole benefit of Parent and Sub and may be asserted by Parent and Sub regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any such conditions (other than as a result of any action or inaction of Parent or Sub that constitutes a breach of this Agreement). The initial expiration date of the Offer shall be the twentieth (20th) business day following commencement of the Offer. The Offer Price shall be net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer. Parent and Sub expressly reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to modify the terms of the Offer, except that, without the consent of the Company, Sub shall not (i) reduce the number of Shares subject to the Offer, (ii) reduce the Offer Price, (iii) impose any material conditions to the Offer other than the Offer Conditions or modify the Offer Conditions (other than to waive any Offer Conditions to the extent permitted by this Agreement); (iv) except as provided in the next sentence, extend the Offer beyond any scheduled expiration date; (v) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer (other than adding consideration); or (vi) amend any other material terms of the Offer in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sub may, without the consent of the Company (i) extend the Offer, if at the scheduled or extended expiration date of the Offer any of the Offer Conditions shall not be satisfied or waived, until such time as such conditions are satisfied or waived; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if any of the conditions to the Offer are not satisfied or waived on any scheduled expiration date of the Offer, Parent and Sub shall be required to extend the Offer until such condition or conditions are satisfied or waived unless such condition or conditions could not reasonably be expected to be satisfied by the Outside Date; provided, further, that in no event shall Parent and Sub be required to extend the expiration date of the Offer beyond the Outside Date; (ii) extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") or the staff thereof applicable to the Offer; (iii) extend the Offer for any reason on one or more occasions for an aggregate period of not more than 15 business days beyond the latest expiration date that would otherwise be permitted under clauses (i) and (ii) of this sentence if there shall not have been tendered a sufficient number of Shares to enable the Merger to be cancelled effected without a meeting of the Company's stockholders in accordance with Section 2.1(b253 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended (the "DGCL")) at the Share Offer Price ; and (iiiv) Preferred Shares at after the Preferred Share Offer PriceAcceptance Date, for one or more subsequent offering periods of up to an additional twenty (20) business days in the aggregate pursuant to Rule 14d-11 of the Exchange Act, in each case subject to the right of Parent, Sub or the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to the terms hereof. Merger Subject to the foregoing and applicable law and upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub it to, accept for payment, purchase as promptly as permitted under applicable securities laws, and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares(after giving effect to any required withholding tax), as applicablepromptly as practicable after the date on which Sub first accepts shares for payment pursuant to the Offer (such date, regardless of whether Parent and Sub elect to provide for one or more subsequent offering periods pursuant to Rule 14d-11 of the Exchange Act, the "Acceptance Date") all shares of Company Common Stock validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I..
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “"Offer to Purchase”") that describes the terms and conditions of subject to the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements Conditions set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on Exhibit A. On the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (together with all supplements or amendments thereto, the "Schedule TO") with respect to the Offer (together with all amendmentsOffer, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO which shall include, contain as exhibits, an exhibit or incorporate by reference the Offer to Purchase, Purchase and a form of related letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectivelysuch Schedule TO and the documents included therein pursuant to which the Offer will be made, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits or amendments thereto, the “"Offer Documents”"). , and Parent and Merger Sub agree shall cause to cause be disseminated the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Actlaws. Parent and Merger SubSub agree that the Offer Documents shall comply in all material respects with the Exchange Act and the Offer Documents, on the one handdate first published, sent or given to the Company's stockholders, shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that no covenant is made by Parent or Sub with respect to information supplied by the Company or any of its stockholders specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Offer Documents. Each of Parent, Sub and the Company, on the other hand, agree Company agrees to correct promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it the Offer Documents shall be, or have become become, false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect, and Merger Parent and Sub agrees further agree to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer DocumentsSchedule TO, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and the other Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable federal securities laws. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and comment upon the Offer Documents before they are filed prior to their filing with the SEC, and SEC or dissemination to the stockholders of the Company. Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration agree to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written commentscomments Parent, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after the receipt of such comments, comments and any written or oral responses thereto. The to cooperate with the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity in responding to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselcomments.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Ebro Puleva Partners G.P.), Merger Agreement (Riviana Foods Inc /De/)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 8.1 and none of the events set forth in paragraph (2)(iii) of Annex I shall exist or have occurred and be continuing, as promptly as practicable (and in any event within 10 Business Days) after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13of this Agreement, 2020), Merger Sub Purchaser shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub Purchaser to) commence, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act, ) the Offer to purchase for cash any all outstanding Shares at the Offer Price.
(b) Subject to the terms and all conditions of this Agreement and the Offer, promptly after the latest of (i) Shares (other than Shares the earliest date as of which Purchaser is permitted under applicable law to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all payment Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (aii) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number earliest date as of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority which each of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
I (bthe “Offer Conditions”) On has been satisfied, or prior to waived by Parent or Purchaser, and (iii) the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares Expiration Date, Purchaser shall (and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase Purchaser to) consummate the Offer in accordance with its terms and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and pay for all Shares (without interest) validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer that Purchaser becomes obligated to purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject The obligation of Purchaser to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly (without interest) tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreementsatisfaction, or waiver by Parent or Purchaser, of each of the Offer Conditions.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes contains, among other things, the terms and conditions of the Offer set forth in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser expressly reserve the right to (x) increase the Offer Price or and (y) to waive any Offer Conditions and make any other changes in to the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with unless otherwise provided by this Agreement, without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub neither Parent nor Purchaser shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce decrease the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive impose additional conditions to the Minimum ConditionOffer, (v) except as required by any Governmental Entity, amend or modify any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I terms in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to change or waive the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, Minimum Condition or (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate extend or otherwise modify or amend change the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms expiration date of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares other than as required or Preferred Sharespermitted by this Agreement.
(d) Unless extended pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. midnight (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) 20 Business Days following the commencement (within the meaning of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) 14d-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of the Offer (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if in the event the Initial Expiration Date has been extended pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, is referred to as the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If The Offer may be extended from time to time as follows:
(i) If, on or prior to any then scheduled Expiration Date, any all of the conditions to the Offer Conditions (including the Minimum Condition and the all other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex IOffer Conditions) shall not have not been satisfied satisfied, or waived by Merger SubParent or Purchaser if permitted hereunder, Merger Sub Purchaser shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub Purchaser to) ), at the request of the Company, extend the Offer for one or more successive periods of up to ten (10) not more than 10 Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, each until the earlier of (x) the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1 and (y) (A) the date that Merger Sub is 180 days after commencement of the Offer (the “Initial Outside Date”) or (B) the date that is 270 days after commencement of the Offer in the event that the HSR Condition or the Governmental Approval Condition shall not be required to have been satisfied, or waived by Parent or Purchaser if permitted hereunder, by the Initial Outside Date (the “Extended Outside Date”), if any such extension of not more than 10 Business Days would otherwise end after the Initial Outside Date or the Extended Outside Date, as applicable;
(ii) Purchaser may, in its sole discretion, without consent of the Company, extend the Offer beyond for one or more successive periods of not more than 10 Business Days each, if at any otherwise scheduled Expiration Date any of the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” Offer Conditions shall be June 20have not been satisfied, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub or waived by Parent or Purchaser if permitted hereunder; and
(iii) Purchaser shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law law, rule, regulation, interpretation or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions position of the SEC Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or its staff or Nasdaq or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub Purchaser may, in its sole discretion, provide for a “subsequent offering period” in accordance with Rule 14d-11 promulgated under the Exchange Act. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Offer, Purchaser shall (and Parent shall cause Purchaser to) accept for payment, and pay for, all Shares that are validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer during any such “subsequent offering period” promptly after any such Shares are tendered during such “subsequent offering period.” The Offer Documents will provide for the possibility of a “subsequent offering period” in a manner consistent with the terms of this Section 1.1(f).
(g) Purchaser shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If the event that this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7pursuant to Section 8.1 or as required by applicable law. In the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1, Merger Sub Purchaser shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub Purchaser to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(gh) As soon as practicable on On the date of the commencement of the OfferOffer (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act), Purchaser shall (and Parent and Merger Sub shall cause Purchaser to) file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 pursuant to Regulation M-A under the Exchange ActAct (“Regulation M-A”), a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”)) that will comply in all material respects with the provisions of all applicable Federal and other securities Laws. The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, Purchase and a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, amendments and supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree Purchaser shall take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred the Shares, in each case as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger SubEach of Parent, on the one hand, Purchaser and the Company, on the other hand, agree to Company shall correct promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, law. Parent and Merger Sub agrees Purchaser further agree to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents, as so correctedcorrected (if applicable), to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred the Shares, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser shall give due consideration to any all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide inform them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub Parent, Purchaser or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Parent and Purchaser shall give the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such written responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. Parent and Purchaser shall use their reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff with respect to the Offer Documents. The Company hereby consents to the inclusion in the Offer Documents of the Company Recommendation, as such Company Recommendation may be amended and until such Company Recommendation may be withdrawn, in each case as permitted by this Agreement. If Purchaser terminates or withdraws the Offer, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the purchase of Shares in the Offer, Purchaser shall promptly return, and shall cause any depository acting on behalf of Purchaser to return, all tendered Shares to the registered holders thereof.
(i) The Offer Price shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into Company Common Stock), cash dividend, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination or other like change with respect to Common Stock occurring on or after the date of this Agreement and prior to the time Purchaser accepts for payment and pays for any Shares tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer (the “Acceptance Time”), if any.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Amazon Com Inc), Merger Agreement (Audible Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7VIII hereof, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13Purchaser shall, 2020), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub Purchaser to) commence, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, ) the Offer as promptly as reasonably practicable following the execution of this Agreement, but not later than ten (10) Business Days following the date of this Agreement; provided, however, that such ten (10) Business Day period shall be extended to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares such date as the Company is ready to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at file the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at Schedule 14D-9 on the Preferred Share Offer Pricesame date as the commencement of the Offer. Merger Sub shallThe obligation of Purchaser to, and of Parent shall to cause Merger Sub Purchaser to, accept for payment, purchase payment and pay for all any Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered in the Offer and not properly withdrawn shall be subject to the satisfaction of those conditions set forth in Annex I. The conditions to the Offer set forth on Annex I are for the sole benefit of Parent and Purchaser and each of Parent and Purchaser expressly reserves the right from time to time, subject to Sections 1.1(b) and 1.1(d) hereof, to waive any such condition, to increase the Offer Price, or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer. The Company agrees that no Shares held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be tendered pursuant to the Offer.
(b) Without the prior written consent of the Company, subject only to: neither Parent nor Purchaser shall (ai) there being validly tendered decrease the Offer Price or change the form of consideration payable in the Offer Offer, (in the aggregateii) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with decrease the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis sought to be purchased in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide (iii) amend or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the waive satisfaction of the Minimum Tender Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth (as defined in Annex I), Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”iv) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant impose conditions to the Offer as soon as practicable following in addition to the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant conditions to the Offer shall be paid set forth on Annex I, (v) add to, amend or modify the conditions to the seller Offer set forth on Annex I in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject manner that is adverse to the conditions set forth holders of the Shares, or (vi) undertake any extension of the Offer not specifically provided for or contemplated in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the having such terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that as are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date the Offer is commenced (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the commencement of the OfferExchange Act), Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser shall file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, ”) a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, exhibits and supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO ) with respect to the Offer that shall includecomply in all material respects with the provisions of all applicable federal securities laws, and shall contain (including as exhibits, an exhibit) or incorporate by reference the Offer to Purchase, a form Purchase and forms of the related letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectivelywhich documents, together with any amendmentssupplements, supplements and exhibits or amendments thereto, and any other schedule or form which is filed in connection with the Offer and related transactions, are referred to collectively herein as the “Offer Documents”). The Parent and Merger Sub agree Purchaser shall give the Company one (1) Business Day advance notice prior to cause filing the Schedule TO. Parent and Purchaser shall disseminate the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities Laws, including laws. The Company shall promptly furnish to Parent and Purchaser all information concerning the Exchange ActCompany that may be required by applicable securities laws or reasonably requested by Parent or Purchaser for inclusion in the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents. Parent and Merger SubPurchaser hereby further agree that the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents, when filed with the SEC and on the one handdate first published, sent or given to the Company’s stockholders, shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that no representation or warranty is made by Parent or Purchaser with respect to information supplied by or on behalf of the Company specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents. The Company hereby agrees that the information provided by or on behalf of the Company specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Purchaser and the Company, on the other hand, agree to Company shall promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by or on behalf of it for use in the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, respect. Parent and Merger Sub agrees Purchaser shall take all steps necessary to cause the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents, as so correctedamended, to reflect such corrected information, to be filed with the SEC and the other Offer Documents, as amended to reflect such corrected information, to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Sharesthe Company’s stockholders, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable federal securities laws. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the comment on any Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser shall give due consideration to any all the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide inform them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub Parent, Purchaser or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such written responses and Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser shall give due consideration to the all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.
(d) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Offer, the Offer to Purchase shall provide that the Offer shall expire at midnight, New York time, on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days (for this purpose calculated in accordance with Rule 14d-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act) after the date the Offer is commenced (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act). Purchaser agrees that it shall not terminate or withdraw the Offer or extend the expiration date of the Offer unless at the expiration date of the Offer the conditions to the Offer described in Annex I hereto shall not have been satisfied or earlier waived or, in the case of termination, such termination is in connection with the termination of this Agreement. Subject to the rights of the Purchaser to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Article VIII, if at the expiration date of the Offer, the conditions to the Offer described in Annex I hereto shall not have been satisfied or earlier waived, either the Company or Parent may cause Purchaser to for one (1) or more consecutive increments of not more than five (5) Business Days, extend the expiration date of the Offer until the date such conditions are satisfied or earlier waived and Purchaser becomes obligated to accept for payment and pay for Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent may, without the consent of the Company, cause Purchaser to (i) extend the expiration date of the Offer (as it may be extended) for any period required by applicable rules, interpretations and regulations of the SEC in connection with the Offer and (ii) extend the expiration date of the Offer (as it may be extended) for up to two periods, each for up to five (5) Business Days, if on such expiration date the conditions for the Offer described on Annex I hereto shall have been satisfied or earlier waived, but the number of Shares that have been validly tendered and not withdrawn, when added to the Shares, if any, beneficially owned by Parent represents less than ninety percent (90%) of the then issued and outstanding Shares on a fully diluted basis. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) Purchaser (or Parent on its behalf) may, in its sole discretion, elect to provide a subsequent offering period for the Offer in accordance with Rule 14d-11 promulgated under the Exchange Act and (ii) in addition, Purchaser shall, if requested by the Company, make available a subsequent offering period in accordance with Exchange Act Rule 14d-11 of not less than ten (10) Business Days.
(e) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Offer, Purchaser shall accept for payment and pay for all Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as promptly as practicable after the applicable expiration date of the Offer (as it may be extended) and in any event in compliance with Rule 14e-1(c) promulgated under the Exchange Act. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer or during any subsequent offering period shall be paid net to the holder thereof in cash, without interest, subject to reduction only for any dividends or other distributions declared thereon between the date hereof and the Acceptance Time. Parent shall provide, or cause to be provided to Purchaser, on a timely basis, the funds necessary to pay for any Shares that Purchaser accepts or is obligated to accept for payment pursuant to the Offer.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Barrier Therapeutics Inc), Merger Agreement (Stiefel Laboratories, Inc.)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 10.1 and none of the events set forth in Annex A shall have occurred or be existing, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof Company shall commence the Offer within two (2) business days of Purchaser's request, but in no event later than January 13ten (10) business days, 2020), Merger Sub shall (from the date hereof. Subject to Article III and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Actconditions set forth in Annex A, the Company shall accept for payment Shares which have been validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share earliest time following expiration of the Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at that all conditions to the Preferred Share Offer Priceshall have been satisfied or waived by the Company. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, The obligation of the Company to accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid subject only to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms Article III and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer Annex A hereto and to the further condition that a number of Shares representing not less than a majority of the Shares then outstanding on a fully diluted basis shall be made by means of an offer have been validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions expiration date of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement(the "Minimum Condition"). At Purchaser's request, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to Company ----------------- shall increase the price per Share payable in the Offer Price or to and make any such other changes in to the terms and conditions of the Offer; Offer as Purchaser may request, provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall -------- ------- Company will not (i) be required to make any changes which decrease the Offer Priceprice per Share payable in the Offer, (ii) which change the form of consideration payable to be paid in the Offer, (iii) or which reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) which impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to those set forth in Article III and Annex A hereto or which broadens the scope of such conditions. The Company shall make no other changes to the Offer or waive any conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I heretoor take any other action, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f)including, terminatewithout limitation, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any notice of the other terms acceptance of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offerdepositary, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer without Purchaser's prior written consent. The Per Share Amount shall be paid net to the seller in cash, less any required withholding of taxes, upon the terms and subject to such condition tions of the Offer. Subject to the terms of the Offer (together with all amendmentsinclud ing, supplements and exhibits theretowithout limitation, the “Schedule TO”Minimum Condition, Article III and Annex A). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company shall pay, as promptly as practicable after expiration of the Offer, for all Shares validly tendered and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto not withdrawn. The Company agrees that no Shares held by the Company and or any of its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide Subsidiaries (as hereinafter defined) will be tendered in the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselOffer.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Global Motorsport Group Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Fremont Partners Lp)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7, as promptly as practicable after On the date hereof of commencement of the Offer (but in no event later than January 13, 2020), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act), Guarantor, Parent and Merger Sub filed with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments and supplements thereto and including exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”) that incorporated by reference the Offer to Purchase and form of the related letter of transmittal, form of summary advertisement and such other customary documents included therein (the Schedule TO, the Offer to purchase for cash any Purchase and all such other documents pursuant to which the Offer is being made, the “Offer Documents”).
(ib) Shares (other Subject to the conditions of this Agreement, as promptly as practicable but in no event later than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at three Business Days after the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. date hereof, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to amend the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (as so amended and supplemented, the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes and the terms and conditions of the other Offer Documents, in each case in accordance with applicable Law and the terms of this Agreement, (as so amended and supplemented, the “Amended Offer Documents”), including to reflect the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To I (the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent “Offer Conditions”) and file with the SEC the Amended Offer Documents.
(c) Merger Sub expressly reserve reserves the right to (i) increase the Offer Price or to Price, (ii) waive any Offer Condition (provided, that Merger Sub will not waive the Minimum Condition without the prior written consent of the Company) and (iii) make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the OfferOffer not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, in each case subject to extending the Offer as required by applicable Law; provided, however, that except with unless otherwise provided by this Agreement, without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (iA) decrease the Offer Price, (iiB) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iiiC) reduce decrease the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (ivD) amendadd to, modify or waive impose conditions to the Minimum ConditionOffer, other than the Offer Conditions, (vE) amend or modify any of the other conditions to Offer Conditions or any of the terms of the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or impair the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to consummate the Offer, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby, (F) waive or change the Minimum Condition (provided, that Merger Sub may, at its sole discretion prior to the expiration of the Offer, waive or change the Minimum Condition to remove the proviso in the definition of such term requiring that the calculation of the total outstanding voting power of the Shares be made on a fully-diluted basis; provided further, that Merger Sub (i) provides written notification of such determination to the Company and (ii) provides any notification or modification to the Amended Offer Documents with respect thereto, to the extent required by applicable Law, in each case at least five Business Days prior to any scheduled Expiration Date) or (G) extend or otherwise change the Expiration Date in a manner other than as required or permitted by this Agreement. The Offer may not be withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date (or any Expiration Date, as extended pursuant to the terms of this Agreement), unless this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 8. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Offer Price shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into Shares), cash dividend, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or other like change with respect to the Shares, (vi) impose conditions occurring on or after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions Acceptance Time, and such adjustment to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect Price shall provide to the holders of Shares or Preferred Sharesthe same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such action; provided, that nothing in this sentence shall be construed to permit the Company to take any action with respect to its securities that is prohibited by the terms of this Agreement.
(d) Unless extended pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall initially be scheduled to expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty the later of (20i) December 14, 2012 or (ii) the date that is five (5) Business Days following the commencement date of filing with the SEC of the Amended Offer Documents (determined using for this purpose calculated in accordance with Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if in the event the Initial Expiration Date has been extended pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement, is referred to as the “Expiration Date”).
(e) The Offer shall be extended from time to time as follows:
(i) If on any then the scheduled Expiration Date, the Minimum Condition has not been satisfied or any of the conditions to the other Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) Conditions have not been satisfied (other than conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at any time prior the Offer Acceptance Time), or waived by Parent or Merger SubSub if permitted hereunder, then prior to the then scheduled Expiration Date Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive one or more periods of up to ten not more than five (105) Business Days each, each (or such longer period other number of Business Days as the parties may be agreed between Merger Sub agree) and ending no later than the Company, Outside Date in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditionsconditions (subject to the right of Merger Sub to waive any Offer Condition, other than the Minimum Condition (except as provided in Section 1.1(c)), in accordance with this Agreement); provided, howeverthat nothing in this Section 1.1(e)(i) shall be deemed to impair, limit or otherwise restrict in any manner the right of Parent or the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Article 8 hereof; and
(ii) Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law, interpretation or position of the SEC or its staff or the New York Stock Exchange LLC (the “NYSE”) or its staff, in each case applicable to the Offer, provided that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub may (and the Amended Offer Documents shall reserve the right of Merger Sub to) provide for a subsequent offering period (within the meaning of Rule 14d-11 promulgated under the Exchange Act) in compliance with Rule 14d-11 promulgated under the Exchange Act (a “Subsequent Offering Period”) of not fewer than three (3) Business Days nor more than twenty (20) Business Days (for this purpose calculated in accordance with Rule 14d-1(g)(3) under the Exchange Act) immediately following the expiration of the Offer; provided, that Merger Sub shall offer a Subsequent Offering Period of three (3) Business Days at the request of the Company if, immediately following the expiration of the Offer, the Short Form Threshold has not been reached and cannot be reached through the immediate exercise of the Top-Up Option hereunder in accordance with its terms. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Offer, Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, and Merger Sub shall, accept for payment and pay for all Shares validly tendered during such Subsequent Offering Period as promptly as practicable after any such Shares are tendered and in any event in compliance with Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act. Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis the funds necessary to purchase and pay for any and all Shares that Merger Sub becomes obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer and shall cause Merger Sub to fulfill all of Merger Sub’s covenants, agreements and obligations in respect of the Offer and this Agreement, in each case to the extent such covenants and payment obligations are to be performed or made at or prior to Closing. Parent and Merger Sub shall, and each of Parent and Merger Sub shall ensure that all of their respective Affiliates shall, tender any Shares held by them into the Offer.
(g) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been is terminated in accordance with pursuant to Article 78. If In the event that this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7pursuant to the terms hereof, Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, (i) promptly (and in any event within 24 twenty-four (24) hours following of such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall Offer, (ii) not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If to the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall and (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub toiii) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary depository acting on behalf of Merger Sub to promptly return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offerthereof.
(gh) As soon as practicable on The Company shall cooperate fully in the date preparation of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Amended Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders reflect the terms of Shares this Agreement and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Amended Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC. Parent and Merger Sub agree that they shall cause the Amended Offer Documents and all exhibits, amendments or supplements thereto filed by either Parent or Merger Sub with the SEC to comply in all material respects with the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and other applicable Laws. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will furnish to the Parent and Merger Sub the information relating to it required by the Exchange Act to be set forth in the Amended Offer Documents, including in connection with communicating the Offer to the record and beneficial holders of the Shares. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration use its reasonable best efforts to resolve all SEC comments with respect to the Amended Offer Documents as promptly as reasonably practicable after receipt thereof. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees to correct any information provided by it for use in the Amended Offer Documents which shall have become false or misleading. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall as soon as reasonably practicable notify the Company of the receipt of any comments from the SEC with respect to the Amended Offer Documents and any request by the SEC for any amendment to the Amended Offer Documents or for additional information and shall provide the Company with copies of all such comments and correspondence. Prior to filing or mailing the Amended Offer Documents (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any additionscomments of the SEC (or the staff of the SEC) with respect thereto, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change each of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any and to propose comments on such responses document or response and Parent shall, in good faith, consider and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to incorporate the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by comments of the Company and its counselCompany.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC), Merger Agreement (Schiff Nutrition International, Inc.)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7VII, as promptly as practicable by the later of (i) ten business days after the date hereof of this Agreement and (but in no event later than January 13, 2020ii) the date on which the Company files its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 2015 fiscal year with the SEC (as defined below), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) the Offer.
(b) In accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and subject only to the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent such waiver is permitted by applicable Law) of the conditions set forth in Annex I (collectively, the “Offer to purchase Conditions”) and, for cash any and all (i) Shares (the avoidance of doubt, no other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. conditions, Merger Sub shall, shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to), at or as promptly as practicable following the Expiration Time, irrevocably accept for payment (the time of acceptance for payment, purchase and the “Offer Acceptance Time”) and, at or as promptly as practicable following the Offer Acceptance Time (but in any event within three business days (calculated as set forth in Rule 14d-1(g)(3) under the Exchange Act) thereafter) pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, shares of Company Common Stock validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, . Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub Sub, at the Offer Acceptance Time and on a timely basis at all times thereafter, the funds sufficient necessary to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, shares of Company Common Stock that Merger Sub shall become becomes obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes in accordance with the terms set forth in this Agreement and subject only to the Minimum Condition and the other Offer Conditions. Merger Sub expressly reserves the right to (i) increase the Offer Price, (ii) waive any Offer Condition other than the Minimum Condition and (iii) make any other changes to the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance not inconsistent with applicable Law and the terms of this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with unless otherwise expressly provided by this Agreement, without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to, (iA) decrease the Offer Price, (iiB) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iiiC) reduce decrease the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares shares of Company Common Stock sought to be purchased in the Offer, (ivD) impose any conditions to the Offer other than the Offer Conditions, (E) amend, modify or supplement any of the Offer Conditions (i) in a manner that adversely affects the holders of Company Common Stock or that makes such Offer Condition more difficult to satisfy or (ii) in any other circumstance, without the consent of the Company, not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, (F) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (viiG) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(fotherwise required or expressly permitted by Section 1.01(e), terminate, accelerate extend or otherwise change the Expiration Time, (H) provide for any “subsequent offering period” within the meaning of Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act or (I) otherwise amend, modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend supplement any of the other terms of the Offer in a any manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred SharesCompany Common Stock. The Offer may not be terminated prior to its scheduled Expiration Time, unless this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article VII.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the The Offer shall expire at midnight (New York City time) (i.e., one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty 20 business days (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using calculated in accordance with Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) following the commencement (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) of the Offer (such initial expiration date and timetime of the Offer, the “Initial Expiration DateTime”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date Offer has been extended pursuant to and in accordance with this AgreementSection 1.01(e), the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration DateTime, or such later expiration date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date Offer has been extended in accordance with this Agreementso extended, the “Expiration DateTime”).
(e) If on any then Subject to the parties’ respective rights to terminate the Agreement pursuant to Article VII, the Offer may or shall, as applicable, be extended from time to time as follows:
(i) if, at the then-scheduled Expiration DateTime, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have Conditions has not been satisfied or waived by Parent and Merger Sub (to the extent such waiver is permitted under this Agreement and applicable Law), then Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, extend the Offer on one or more occasions in consecutive increments of five business days each (each such increment to end at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the last business day of such increment) (or such other duration as may be agreed to by Parent and the Company) in order to permit the satisfaction of such Offer Condition(s); provided, however, that (A) Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer to a date later than the Outside Date (for the avoidance of doubt, as the Outside Date may be extended pursuant to Section 7.01(b)(i) and (B) if the Marketing Period has ended and the sole then-unsatisfied Offer Condition is the Minimum Condition, (1) Merger Sub may (but shall not be required to) extend the Offer on up to two occasions in consecutive increments of five business days each (each such increment to end at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the last business day of such increment) (or such other duration as may be agreed to by Parent and the Company) and (2) except as provided in clause (1) of this Section 1.01(e)(i), Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, extend the Offer if the Company shall have requested in writing that Merger Sub so extend the Offer;
(ii) Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for the minimum period required by applicable Law, interpretation or position of the SEC or its staff or The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) or its staff;
(iii) if, at the then-scheduled Expiration Time, the Company brings or shall have brought any action in accordance with Section 8.08 to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions of this Agreement by Parent or Merger Sub, the Expiration Time shall be extended (A) for the period during which such action is pending or (B) by such other time period established by the court presiding over such action, as the case may be, but, in any event, not past the Outside Date (for the avoidance of doubt, as the Outside Date may be extended pursuant to Section 7.01(b)(i)); and
(iv) if , at the then-scheduled Expiration Time, (A) the full amount of the Debt Financing has not been funded and will not be available to be funded at the Offer Closing and the Closing (other than as a result of a breach by Parent or Merger Sub of any of their representations, warranties or covenants set forth in Sections 4.05 and 5.04 of this Agreement) and (B) Parent and Merger Sub acknowledge and agree in writing that (1) the Company may terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.01(d)(iii) and receive the Parent Termination Fee and (2) all Offer Conditions set forth in paragraphs (d), (e), (f) and (h) of Annex I will be deemed to have been satisfied or waived at the Expiration Time of the Offer after giving effect to any extension pursuant to this clause (iv), Merger Sub shall have the right in its sole discretion to extend the Offer on up to four occasions in consecutive increments of five business days each (each such increment to end at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the last business day of such increment) (or such other duration as may be agreed to by Parent and the Company); provided that Merger Sub shall not be permitted to extend the Offer to a date later than the Outside Date (for the avoidance of doubt, as the Outside Date may be extended pursuant to Section 7.01(b)(i)). Merger Sub shall not, and Parent shall not permit Merger Sub to, extend the Offer in any manner except as required or expressly permitted pursuant to this Section 1.01(e). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that, as a result of the extension of the Offer in accordance with the provisions of this Section 1.01(e), the Expiration Time would occur on the date that is the Outside Date, the Expiration Time shall instead occur at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the business day immediately preceding the Outside Date.
(f) The Offer Price shall be adjusted appropriately and proportionately to reflect the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or other distribution of securities convertible into Company Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or other like change with respect to Company Common Stock occurring on or after the date of this Agreement and at or prior to the Offer Acceptance Time, and such adjustment to the Offer Price shall provide to the holders of shares of Company Common Stock the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such action.
(g) In the event that this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article VII, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly as practicable (and in any event within 24 hours following one business day of such termination), ) irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer Offer, and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares shares of Company Common Stock pursuant thereto. If to the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary depository acting on behalf of Parent or Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares shares of Company Common Stock to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offerthereof.
(gh) As soon promptly as practicable on the date of the commencement of the OfferOffer (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act), Parent and Merger Sub shall (i) file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendmentsexhibits, amendments and supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, ) that will contain or incorporate by reference the Offer to Purchase, a Purchase and form of the related letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectivelythe Schedule TO, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits theretoall documents included therein pursuant to which the Offer will be made, the “Offer Documents”). Parent ) and Merger Sub agree to (ii) cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Sharesshares of Company Common Stock. Each of Parent, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, Sub and the Company, on the other hand, agree Company agrees to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect, and Merger Sub Parent further agrees to use all reasonable efforts to promptly cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and to promptly be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Sharesshares of Company Common Stock, in each case, case as and to the extent required by applicable Law. The Company shall promptly furnish or otherwise make available to Parent, Merger Sub or Parent’s legal counsel any information concerning the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries that is required by the Exchange ActAct to be set forth in the Offer Documents or reasonably requested by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion in the Offer Documents. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and comment on the Offer Documents before they are filed prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and . Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration agree to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral comments (including a summary of any oral comments) that Parent, that Parent and Merger Sub or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselcounsel a reasonable opportunity to participate in the response to any comments of the SEC or its staff with respect to the Offer Documents and shall respond promptly to any such comments.
(i) Parent, Merger Sub and the paying agent with respect to the Offer shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the Offer Price payable pursuant to the Offer such amounts as are required to be deducted and withheld with respect to the making of such payment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Code”), or under any provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law. To the extent amounts are so withheld and (if required) paid over to the appropriate Governmental Authority, the withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Fresh Market, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Fresh Market, Inc.)
The Offer. (a) Provided that (i) this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7VII, and (ii) all of the conditions set forth in paragraphs (c)(i) through (c)(vi) of Annex I shall then be satisfied (in the case of (x) paragraphs (c)(ii) through (c)(v), giving effect only to representations and warranties made as of dates prior to such time and (y) paragraph (c)(vi), giving effect only to agreements and covenants that the Company is required to comply with or to perform prior to such time) or waived by Parent or Merger Sub, as promptly as practicable (and in any event within ten Business Days) after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020)of this Agreement, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”), the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred outstanding Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I..
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Datepracticable, and, but in any eventevent no later than three Business Days, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid net to the seller holder in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth Law in this Agreementaccordance with Section 2.2(e).
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve reserves the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or as previously approved by the prior written approval of the CompanyCompany in writing, Merger Sub shall not, and Parent shall not permit Merger Sub to, (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) add any additional conditions to those set forth on Annex I or amend any of the other conditions and requirements to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to extend the Offer that are Expiration Date in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth a manner other than in Annex I hereto, accordance with this Agreement or (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f)otherwise amend, terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend supplement any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred the Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. midnight (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) 20 Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) . If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any all of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied satisfied, or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or the length of each such longer period as may to be agreed between Merger Sub and the Companydetermined by Parent in its sole discretion, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to to, and shall not without the Company’s prior written consent, extend the Offer beyond August 20, 2015 (the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020”). In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or its staff.
(fe) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been is terminated in accordance with pursuant to Article 7VII. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with pursuant to Article 7VII, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination)promptly, irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant theretoOffer. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Timepurchase of Shares in the Offer, Merger Sub shall promptly (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub toin any event within two Business Days) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offerthereof.
(gf) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits theretoexhibits, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements amendments and exhibits theretosupplements, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Parent and Merger Sub agrees agree to promptly cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide inform them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Parent, Merger Sub or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses theretoresponses. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such written responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. The date and time at which Merger Sub accepts for payment Shares tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer is referred to in this Agreement as the “Acceptance Time.”
(g) Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis the funds necessary to purchase any Shares Merger Sub becomes obligated to purchase pursuant to the Offer.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Salix Pharmaceuticals LTD), Merger Agreement (Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020)VI, Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, as promptly as reasonably practicable but in no event later than the date that is ten (10) commencedays after the date of the initial public announcement of this Agreement, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) the Offer.
(b) The obligations of Merger Sub to, and of Parent to cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment and pay for any Shares pursuant to the Offer is subject only to purchase for cash any and all the satisfaction or waiver (ias provided in Section 1.1(c)) Shares of the conditions set forth in Annex A (other than Shares the “Offer Conditions”) (without limiting the right of Merger Sub to be cancelled terminate, extend or modify the Offer in accordance with Section 2.1(b)the terms of this Agreement) at and not to any other conditions. On the Share terms and subject to the Offer Price Conditions and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. this Agreement, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate“Tendered Shares”) and not properly withdrawn prior to as soon as practicable after the Expiration Date (provided that number if the Expiration Date is the Outside Date, such acceptance shall occur on the Outside Date) and in compliance with applicable Law. The acceptance for payment of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to and subject to the Offer, conditions of the Offer is referred to in this Agreement as the “Offer Closing,” and the date and time at which the Offer Closing occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the “Acceptance Time.” Parent shall provide provide, or cause to be provided provided, to Merger Sub on a timely basis the date of the Offer Closing funds sufficient necessary to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become becomes obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition Offer and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall Conditions are for the sole benefit of Parent and Merger Sub, and Parent and Merger Sub may waive, in whole or in part, any Offer Condition at any time and from time to time, in their sole and absolute discretion, other than the Minimum Condition, which may be made waived by means of an offer to purchase (Parent and Merger Sub only with the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions prior written consent of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Company. Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to waive any of the Offer Conditions, to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; providedprovided that, howeverunless otherwise provided in this Agreement or previously approved by the Company in writing, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall not not: (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) Price or change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iiiii) reduce decrease the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iii) impose conditions on the Offer in addition to the Offer Conditions or amend any Offer Condition, (iv) amend, modify waive or waive amend the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms term of the Offer in a manner that is adverse in to the holders of Shares, or (vi) extend (or make any material other amendment that would have the effect of extending) the Expiration Date (as defined below) except as required or permitted by Section 1.1(e).
(d) On the date the Offer is commenced, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer, which Tender Offer Statement shall include an offer to purchase, letter of transmittal, summary advertisement and other required ancillary offer documents (such Schedule TO and the documents included therein pursuant to which the Offer will be made, together with any supplements or amendments thereto, the “Offer Documents”) and cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to the holders of Shares as, and to the extent, required by applicable Law. The Company hereby consents to the inclusion of the recommendation of the Company Board that the Company’s stockholders accept the Offer and tender their Shares pursuant to the Offer (the “Company Recommendation”) in the Offer Documents provided that there has not been a Company Adverse Recommendation Change or Preferred an Intervening Event Recommendation Change. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, cause the Offer Documents to comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of applicable Law. The Company shall promptly furnish to Parent and Merger Sub all information concerning the Company and the holders of Shares that may be required to be set forth in the Offer Documents or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 1.1(d), including communication of the Offer to the record and beneficial holders of Shares. Each of the parties agrees to promptly correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect, and Parent and Merger Sub further agree to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents as so corrected to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to the holders of Shares, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable Law. Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel in writing with any written comments (and shall orally describe any oral comments) that Parent, Merger Sub or their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments. Prior to the filing of the Offer Documents (including any amendment or supplement thereto) with the SEC or dissemination thereof to the holders of Shares, or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Offer Documents, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such Offer Documents or response, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give reasonable consideration to any comments provided by the Company. Parent and Merger Sub shall use reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to any such SEC comments.
(de) Unless extended in accordance with Subject to the terms of this Agreementand conditions set forth in the Offer Documents, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (remain open until 12:01 a.m., New York City time) , on the date that is twenty twenty-first (2021st) Business Days following the commencement business day (for purposes of the Offer (determined using this Section 1.1(e) calculated in accordance with Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) after the date that the Offer is commenced (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has period of time for which the Offer is open shall have been extended pursuant to, and in accordance with with, this AgreementSection 1.1(e) or as may be required by applicable Law, the time and date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, Date or such later time and date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date Offer has been extended in accordance with this AgreementSection 1.1(e), the “Expiration Date”).
. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (ei) If if, on any then scheduled the then-effective Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) Conditions have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Subwaived, Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) , extend the Offer for successive periods of up not more than five (5) business days (the length of such period to ten (10) Business Days eachbe determined by Parent or Merger Sub in their sole discretion), or for such longer period as the parties may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Companyagree, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditionsthe Offer Conditions, and (ii) Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or its staff applicable to the Offer or necessary to resolve any comments of the SEC or its staff applicable to the Offer or the Offer Documents; providedprovided that, howeverin the case of clauses (i) and (ii), that Merger Sub shall not in any event be required to to, and without the Company’s prior written consent shall not, extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20Except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Parent and Merger Sub shall not terminate extend the Offer prior Offer. Nothing in this Section 1.1(e) shall be deemed to impair, limit or otherwise restrict in any scheduled Expiration Date without manner the prior written consent right of the Company, except if Parent or Merger Sub to terminate this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with pursuant to Article 7VI. If In the event that this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7pursuant to the terms hereof, Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) , promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following one (1) business day of such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally ) terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant theretoOffer. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article VI, prior to the Acceptance Timeacceptance for payment of Shares tendered in the Offer, Merger Sub shall (shall, and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) , promptly return, and shall cause any depositary depository acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and thereof. Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to withdraw the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, Offer unless this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselArticle VI.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (XPO Logistics, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Con-Way Inc.)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 7.1, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to (i) as promptly as practicable following the execution of this Agreement, and in any event within three Business Days following the date of this Agreement (or such other later date as the parties may mutually agree in writing) commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) the Offer to purchase all outstanding Shares at the Per Share Amount. The Per Share Amount shall be net to the seller in cash, subject to reduction only for any applicable federal backup withholding or stock transfer taxes payable by the seller. The obligations of Merger Sub to, and of Parent to cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase payment and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for any Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the only those conditions set forth in Annex III (the “Tender Offer Conditions”). The Company agrees that no Shares held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any Shares held on behalf of third parties) will be tendered pursuant to the Offer. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties hereto agree that Restricted Shares may be tendered in the Offer and be acquired by Parent or Merger Sub pursuant to the Offer.
(b) Parent on behalf of Merger Sub expressly reserves the right from time to time, subject to Sections 1A.1(c) and (d), to waive any Tender Offer Condition or increase the Per Share Amount, provided that without the prior written consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to (i) decrease the Per Share Amount or change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (ii) decrease the number of Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iii) amend or waive satisfaction of the Minimum Condition (as defined in Annex III), (iv) impose additional conditions to the Offer, (v) make any change in the Offer that would require an extension or delay of the then-current Expiration Date (other than an increase in the Per Share Amount), (vi) modify or amend the Tender Offer Conditions (other than to waive such Tender Offer Conditions, other than the Minimum Condition) or (vii) modify or amend any other term of the Offer, in the case of this Agreementclause (vii), in any manner (A) adverse to the holders of Shares or (B) which would reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(c) The On the date of commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file or cause to be filed with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (together with all amendments and supplements thereto, the “Schedule TO”) with respect to the Offer which shall be made by means of an contain the offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions related letter of the transmittal and summary advertisement and other ancillary Offer in accordance with applicable Law documents and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time instruments pursuant to which the Offer has been so extended will be made (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together collectively with any amendments, supplements and exhibits or amendments thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Parent, Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree Company each agrees promptly to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub shall, and Parent further agrees to cause Merger Sub to, take all steps necessary to cause the Offer DocumentsSchedule TO, as so correctedcorrected or supplemented, to be filed with the SEC and the Offer Documents, as so corrected or supplemented, to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable Federal securities laws. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the comment on any Offer Documents (including each amendment or supplement thereto) before they are filed with the SEC. Merger Sub shall, and Parent and agrees to cause Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additionsto, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments(in writing, if written), and shall provide them an oral summary of to consult with the Company regarding, any oral commentscomments (written or oral) that may be received by Parent, that Parent and Merger Sub or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents as promptly as practicable after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses theretothereof. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses written and Parent oral comments and proposed responses.
(d) The Offer to Purchase shall provide for an expiration date of the 20th Business Day (as defined in Rule 14d-1 under the Exchange Act, “Business Day”) following (and including the day of) the commencement of the Offer (such date, or such subsequent date to which the expiration of the Offer is extended pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this agreement, the “Expiration Date”). Merger Sub shall give due consideration not and Parent agrees that it shall cause Merger Sub to not terminate or withdraw the Offer other than in connection with the effective termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.1 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Merger Sub may, without Parent receiving the consent of the Company, (A) extend the Expiration Date for any period required by applicable rules and regulations of the SEC or the New York Stock Exchange applicable to the reasonable additionsOffer or (B) elect to provide a subsequent offering period for the Offer in accordance with Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act. So long as the Offer and this Agreement have not been terminated pursuant to Section 7.1, deletions if at any scheduled Expiration Date, the Tender Offer Conditions shall not have been satisfied or changes suggested thereto earlier waived, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to extend the Offer and the Expiration Date to a date that is not more than five Business Days after such previously scheduled Expiration Date; provided that Merger Sub shall not and Parent shall not be required to cause Merger Sub to extend the Offer beyond the End Date. In the event the Acceptance Date occurs but Parent does not acquire a sufficient number of Shares to enable a Short Form Merger to occur, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to provide a “subsequent offering period” for a number of days to be determined by Parent but not less than three nor more than 15 Business Days, in accordance with Rule 14d-11 under the Company Exchange Act; provided that Merger Sub shall, and its counselParent shall cause Merger Sub to immediately accept and promptly pay for all Shares tendered during the initial offering period and immediately accept and promptly pay for all Shares tendered during such subsequent offering period, in each case in accordance with Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act.
(e) Subject solely to the satisfaction or waiver by Merger Sub in accordance with Section 1A.1(b) of the Tender Offer Conditions, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub, as soon as possible after the expiration of the Offer, to accept for payment and pay for Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer (the date of acceptance for payment, the “Acceptance Date”). Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis the funds necessary to purchase any Shares that Merger Sub becomes obligated to purchase pursuant to the Offer.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Elkcorp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (CGEA Investor, Inc.)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 7.1 and none of the events set forth in Exhibit A shall have occurred and be continuing, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13ten (10) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, 2020), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to commence the Offer. The obligation of Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and of Parent shall to cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all for, any Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid subject to the seller satisfaction of each of the conditions set forth in cashExhibit A (any of which may be waived by Sub in its sole discretion), provided, however, that Sub will return or cause to be returned all stock certificates tendered to it by any holders of Shares if the Offer expires or terminates without Sub having accepted all of the shares validly tendered for payment pursuant to the Offer (the time at which such acceptance for payment occurs being referred to herein as the “Offer Closing”). The expiration date of the Offer shall be the 20th Business Day following the commencement of the Offer (the “Expected Expiration Date”). Sub expressly reserves the right to modify the terms of the Offer with at least two (2) business days written notice to the Company, setting forth in full detail any such change, except that, without interestthe consent of the Company, Sub shall not (i) reduce the number of Shares subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Lawthe Offer, on (ii) reduce the terms and subject Offer Price, (ii) modify or add to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
Exhibit A, (ciii) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreementexcept as provided below, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of extend the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (iiiv) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares Offer or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) otherwise amend any of the other conditions to or modify the Offer set forth in Annex I in a any manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred SharesCompany Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law any rule, regulation, interpretation or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions position of the SEC or its staffthe staff thereof applicable to the Offer or for any period agreed upon by Parent and the Company. On the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer and this Agreement, Sub shall promptly pay for all Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer that Sub becomes obligated to purchase pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable after the expiration of the Offer and, during any extension of the Offer pursuant to a subsequent offering period under Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act, as soon as practicable after Shares are validly tendered.
(fb) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on On the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendmentsOffer, supplements which shall contain an offer to purchase and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of related letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectivelysuch Schedule TO and the documents included therein pursuant to which the Offer will be made, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits or amendments thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent ) and Merger Sub agree to cause the such Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of the Shares in accordance with applicable federal securities laws. The Company and Preferred Shares, as its counsel shall be given at least two (2) Business Days to review and comment on the Offer Documents (including any amendment thereto) prior to the extent required by federal securities Lawsfiling thereof with the SEC.
(c) During the period(s) that the Offer is in effect, including the Exchange Act. each of Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, Company on the other hand, agree to will (i) promptly notify inform the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in of any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed communication with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred SharesCompany Common Stock, in each case, as and or any person purporting to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such commentsact on their behalf, and any written communication with any Governmental Entity of which it becomes aware, concerning this Agreement or oral responses thereto. The Company any Transaction and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to (ii) keep the reasonable additions, deletions other reasonably informed of developments regarding the number of Shares tendered in or changes suggested thereto by withdrawn from the Company and its counselOffer.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Tender Offer Agreement (Unioil), Tender Offer Agreement (Petroleum Development Corp)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 10.01 and nothing shall have occurred that, as promptly as practicable after had the Offer been commenced, would give rise to a right to terminate the Offer pursuant to any of the conditions set forth in Annex I hereto (the “Offer Conditions”) (other than the conditions set forth in clause (i) and subclause (D) of clause (ii)), no earlier than fifteen (15) Business Days following the date hereof (but in of this Agreement and no event later than January 13September 1, 2020)2016, Merger Sub shall (Subsidiary shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub it to) commence, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, 19▇▇ ▇▇▇) the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant payable net to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller holders in cash, without interest, subject to any deduction or withholding of Taxes required by applicable Applicable Law, on . The Offer shall be subject to the terms Offer Conditions. The time scheduled for payment for Shares accepted for payment pursuant to and subject to the conditions set forth of the Offer is referred to in this AgreementAgreement as the “Offer Closing”, and the date on which Merger Subsidiary commences (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the 19▇▇ ▇▇▇) the Offer is referred to as the “Offer Commencement Date”.
(cb) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub Subsidiary expressly reserve the right to increase waive (in whole or in part) any of the Offer Price or Conditions at any time and to make any other changes change in the terms and of or conditions of to the Offer, including raising the Offer Price; providedprovided that, however, that except with without the prior written approval consent of the Company, neither Parent nor Merger Sub shall not Subsidiary shall:
(i) waive or change the Minimum Condition (as defined in Annex I);
(ii) decrease the Offer Price, ;
(iiiii) change the form of consideration payable to be paid in the Offer, ;
(iiiiv) reduce decrease the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, ;
(v) amend any extend or otherwise change the expiration date of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, except as otherwise provided herein; or
(vi) impose conditions to the additional Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate Conditions or otherwise amend or modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other Offer Conditions or terms of the Offer in a manner that is adverse in any material respect to the holders beneficial owners of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(dc) Unless extended as provided in this Agreement, the Offer shall initially be scheduled to expire on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days (calculated as set forth in Rule 14d-1(g)(3) under the 19▇▇ ▇▇▇) after the Offer Commencement Date (such initial expiration date of the Offer or such subsequent date to which the expiration of the Offer is extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
; provided that, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Parties, such initial Expiration Date shall not be a date that is within five (e5) If on Business Days after the date of a regularly scheduled payroll run of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, but subject to the parties’ respective termination rights under Article 7, (i) Merger Subsidiary shall, and Parent shall cause it to, extend the Offer for any then period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or the staff thereof or Nasdaq applicable to the Offer or for any period otherwise required by Applicable Law, (ii) if, as of the then-scheduled Expiration Date, any Offer Condition is not satisfied and has not been waived, then, at the request of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger SubCompany, Merger Sub shall (Subsidiary shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub it to) , extend the Offer for successive one (1) or more periods of up to ten (10) Business Days eachper extension to permit such Offer Condition to be satisfied or waived and (iii) if, as of the then-scheduled Expiration Date, any Offer Condition is not satisfied and has not been waived, Parent may, in its sole discretion (and without the consent of the Company or any other Person), extend the Offer (up to the End Date but not thereafter) on one or more occasions, for an additional period of up to ten (10) Business Days per extension, to permit such longer period as may Offer Condition to be satisfied; provided that, unless otherwise agreed between Merger Sub and in writing by the Parties, no such extended Expiration Date shall be a date that is within five (5) Business Days after the date of a regularly scheduled payroll run of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.01(c), in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that no event shall Merger Sub shall not Subsidiary be required or permitted to extend the Offer beyond the Outside End Date. The “Outside Date” shall Offer may be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer terminated prior to any its then-scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the CompanyDate, except but only if this Agreement has been is validly terminated in accordance with Article 7. If 10.
(d) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7and to the satisfaction or waiver by Merger Subsidiary or Parent of the Offer Conditions, Merger Sub shall (Subsidiary shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub it to) , promptly (after the expiration of the Offer, accept for payment all Shares validly tendered and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer (the time at which Shares are first accepted for payment under the Offer, the “Acceptance Time”). The obligation of Merger Subsidiary to accept for payment Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer shall be subject only to the satisfaction or waiver of each of the Offer Conditions (and shall not acquire be subject to any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant theretoother conditions). If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to Promptly after the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub Subsidiary shall (and pay the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the OfferOffer Price for such Shares.
(ge) As soon as practicable on On the date of the commencement of the OfferOffer Commencement Date, Parent and Merger Sub Subsidiary shall (i) file or cause to be filed with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a Tender Offer Statement tender offer statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, amendments and supplements thereto and including exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO ) that shall includeinclude the summary term sheet required thereby and, as exhibits, the Offer to PurchaseOffer, a form of letter of transmittal and transmittal, a form of summary advertisement and any schedule or form required to be filed pursuant to the Instructions to Schedule TO (collectively, and together with any amendments, amendments or supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent ) and Merger Sub agree to (ii) cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders beneficial owners of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, Applicable Law (including the Exchange 1934 Act). The Offer shall be conducted in compliance with Applicable Law (including the 1934 Act).
(f) Parent and Merger Subsidiary shall cause the Offer Documents to (i) comply with the applicable requirements of the 1934 Act and (ii) not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, no covenant is made by Parent or Merger Subsidiary with respect to information supplied by the Company for inclusion in the Offer Documents. Parent and Merger SubSubsidiary shall cause the information supplied by Parent and its Affiliates specifically for inclusion in the Company’s Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the “Schedule 14D-9”) at the time the Schedule 14D-9 is filed with the SEC not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company shall promptly furnish to Merger Subsidiary and Parent in writing all information concerning the Company and its stockholders that may be required by Applicable Law to be set forth in the Offer Documents or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by Section 2.01(e) or this Section 2.01(f). The Company and its counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the one handOffer Documents prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and Merger Subsidiary and Parent shall give reasonable and good faith consideration to any comments made by Company and its counsel. Each of Parent, Merger Subsidiary and the Company, on the other hand, agree Company agrees promptly to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Applicable Law, . Parent and Merger Sub agrees Subsidiary further agree to cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, corrected (if applicable) to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, case as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities laws (including the Exchange 1934 Act). Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule TO and the other Offer Documents each time before they are any such document is filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub Subsidiary shall give due reasonable and good faith consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto comments made by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub Subsidiary shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of (i) any comments or other communications, whether written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral commentsor oral, that Parent and Parent, Merger Sub Subsidiary or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the other Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, those comments or other communications and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given (ii) a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and participate in the response of Parent and Merger Sub Subsidiary to those comments and to provide comments on that response (to which reasonable and good faith consideration shall give due consideration be given), including by participating with Parent and Merger Subsidiary or their counsel in any material discussions or meetings with the SEC.
(g) Subject in all respects to the reasonable additionsother terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Offer Conditions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by Parent shall cause to be provided to Merger Subsidiary on a timely basis all of the Company funds necessary to purchase any Shares that Merger Subsidiary becomes obligated to purchase pursuant to the Offer, and its counselshall cause Merger Subsidiary to perform, on a timely basis, all of Merger Subsidiary’s obligations under this Agreement.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Sizmek Inc.), Merger Agreement (Sizmek Inc.)
The Offer. (a) Provided that Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with (including Article 7VII), as promptly as reasonably practicable following the date hereof, but in any event no later than the tenth Business Day after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020)initial public announcement of the execution of this Agreement, Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) , commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer PriceOffer. The obligations of Merger Sub shallto, and of Parent shall to cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Sharesfor, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number any shares of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares Common Stock validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant are subject only to the Offer shall be paid satisfaction or waiver (to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding extent permitted under this Agreement) of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Annex I (as they may be amended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Offer Conditions”).
(cb) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right right, at any time, to waive, in whole or in part, any Offer Condition (other than the Minimum Condition), to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in modify the terms and conditions of the OfferOffer in a manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that except with that, without the prior written approval consent of the Company, neither Parent nor Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease reduce the Offer Pricemaximum number of shares of Common Stock sought to be purchased in the Offer, (ii) reduce the Offer Price or change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amendchange, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (viiv) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions Offer Conditions, (v) modify or amend any existing Offer Conditions in a manner adverse to the Offer set forth in Annex I heretoholders of the Common Stock, (vi) except as otherwise required or expressly permitted by Section 1.1(d), extend or otherwise change the Expiration Time, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend provide for any “subsequent offering period” within the Offer to accelerate meaning of Rule 14d-11 under the Expiration DateExchange Act, or (viii) otherwise amend, modify or amend any of the other terms of supplement the Offer in a any manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred SharesCommon Stock. The Offer may not be terminated prior to its scheduled Expiration Time, unless this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article VII.
(dc) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the The Offer shall initially expire at midnight (Eastern Standard Time) (i.e., one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City timeEastern Standard Time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days (calculated in accordance with Rule 14d-1(g)(3) under the Exchange Act) following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such initial expiration date and timetime of the Offer, the “Initial Expiration DateTime”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date Offer has been extended pursuant to and in accordance with this AgreementSection 1.1(d), the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration DateTime, or such later expiration date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date Offer has been extended in accordance with this Agreementso extended, the “Expiration DateTime”).
(ed) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions Subject to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger SubArticle VII, Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) , extend the Offer on one or more occasions, (i) for successive periods the minimum period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC, the staff thereof or the Nasdaq Global Market (the “Nasdaq”) applicable to the Offer and (ii) if, at the then-scheduled Expiration Time, any of the Offer Conditions has not been satisfied or waived by Parent and Merger Sub (to the extent such waiver is permitted under this Agreement and applicable Law), in consecutive increments of at least five and up to ten (10) Business Days eacheach (with each such period to end at midnight (Eastern Standard Time) (i.e., one minute after 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time), on the last Business Day of such period), or such longer period other duration as may be agreed between Merger Sub to by Parent and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditionsOffer Condition(s); provided, however, that (A) in either case Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond (1) to a date later than the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” Date or (2) after the Company notifies, or is required to notify, Parent of a Takeover Proposal in accordance with Section 5.4(c), except to the extent that at least one (1) day prior to the then-scheduled Expiration Date (I) the Takeover Proposal giving rise to such notification has been withdrawn or the Company Board has rejected the Takeover Proposal giving rise to such notification, (II) the Company Board has reconfirmed the Board Recommendation (after receiving such Takeover Proposal), and (III) the withdrawal or rejection of such Takeover Proposal or such reconfirmation of the Board Recommendation shall have been publicly announced by the Company, (B) any such extension shall not be June 20deemed to impair, 2020. In additionlimit, or otherwise restrict in any manner the rights of the parties hereto to terminate this Agreement pursuant to the terms of Article VII, and (C) with respect to clause (ii) above, if, at any such scheduled Expiration Time, the only Offer Condition that has not been so satisfied or waived is the Minimum Condition, then Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer for more than one such additional increment (and shall not be required to extend the Offer at any period subsequent Expiration Time at which the Minimum Condition is not satisfied), but shall be entitled, at its sole discretion, to extend the Offer for more than one such additional increment.
(e) On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, (i) at or periods required by applicable Law as promptly as practicable following the Expiration Time, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, irrevocably accept for payment (the time of acceptance for payment, the “Offer Acceptance Time”) all shares of Common Stock validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer and (ii) at or applicable rulesas promptly as practicable following the Offer Acceptance Time (but in any event within three Business Days (calculated as set forth in Rule 14d-1(g)(3) under the Exchange Act) thereafter) Merger Sub shall, regulationsand Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, interpretations pay for all shares of Common Stock validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer. Parent shall provide or positions cause to be provided to Merger Sub, on a timely basis, the funds necessary to purchase any shares of Common Stock that Merger Sub becomes obligated to purchase pursuant to the SEC or its staffOffer and shall cause Merger Sub to fulfill all of Merger Sub’s obligations under this Agreement.
(f) The Offer Price payable in respect of each share of Common Stock shall be paid on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement. The Company agrees that no shares of Common Stock held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries will be tendered pursuant to the Offer.
(g) Unless this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article VII, neither Parent nor Merger Sub shall not terminate or withdraw the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date Time without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated Company in accordance with Article 7its sole discretion. If In the event this Agreement is terminated in accordance with pursuant to Article 7VII, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours two (2) Business Days) following such termination), termination irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares shares of Common Stock pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Timein accordance with this Agreement, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall or cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to promptly return, all tendered shares of Common Stock to the tendering shareholders in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(gh) As soon as practicable The Offer Price shall be adjusted appropriately and proportionately to reflect the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or other distribution of securities convertible into Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or other similar change with respect to the Common Stock occurring on or after the date of this Agreement and at or prior to the Offer Acceptance Time, and such adjustment to the Offer Price shall provide to the holders of shares of Common Stock the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such action.
(i) On the date of commencement of the OfferOffer (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act), Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, amendments and supplements thereto and including exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO , which shall include, as exhibits, the Offer contain or incorporate by reference an offer to Purchase, purchase and a form of related letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement other appropriate ancillary offer documents (collectivelysuch Schedule TO and the documents included therein pursuant to which the Offer will be made, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits or amendments thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent , and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to the holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, the Common Stock as and to the extent required by United States federal securities Laws, including . The Company shall promptly furnish or otherwise make available to Parent or Parent’s legal counsel upon request all information concerning the Company that is required by the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the Act or other hand, agree applicable Law to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use be set forth in the Offer Documents, and all other information concerning the Company that may be reasonably requested by Parent for inclusion in the Offer Documents. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall promptly correct any information supplied by it or on its behalf for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Offer Documents if and to the extent that it such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect, and each of Parent and Merger Sub agrees shall take all steps necessary and use all reasonable efforts to promptly amend or supplement the Offer Documents and to cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, amended or supplemented to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to the holders of Shares and Preferred Sharesthe Common Stock, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable Law. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration promptly notify the Company upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC, or any request from the SEC for amendments or supplements, to the Offer Documents, and shall promptly provide the Company with copies of all written correspondence and summaries of all material oral communications between them and their respective Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand. Unless there has been an Adverse Recommendation Change, prior to the filing of the Offer Documents and any amendment or supplement thereto with the SEC, dissemination thereof to the holders of the Common Stock, or responding to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by comments of the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board RecommendationSEC with respect to the Offer Documents, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such Offer Documents or any written commentsamendment, supplement, or response, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub shall give reasonable consideration to any such comments. Unless the Offer has been terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, in the event that Parent or its counsel may receive from time to time Merger Sub receives any comments from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or Offer Documents, each shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) respond promptly to such comments and (ii) take all other actions necessary to resolve the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselissues raised therein.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Qumu Corp)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7VIII and none of the events or conditions set forth in Annex A shall have occurred and be existing and shall not have been waived in writing by Parent or Merger Sub (the conditions set forth in Annex A, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020“Tender Offer Conditions”), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Sharescommence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: amended (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares rules and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptanceregulations thereunder, the “Acceptance TimeExchange Act”)) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Datereasonably practicable, and, in any event, no more but not later than two twenty (220) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect date of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with . Without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) Price or change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce decrease the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares shares of Company Common Stock sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other impose conditions to on the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Tender Offer set forth in Annex I heretoConditions, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify waive or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration DateMinimum Condition or, or (viii) otherwise modify or except as may be required by a Governmental Authority, amend any of the other terms term of the Offer in a manner that is materially adverse in any material respect to the holders Company Stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Merger Sub expressly reserves the right to increase the Offer Price and to waive any of Shares the Tender Offer Conditions, other than the Minimum Condition. The Company agrees that no shares of Company Common Stock held by the Company or Preferred Sharesany of its Subsidiaries will be tendered in the Offer.
(db) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, ”) a Tender Offer Statement tender offer statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, on the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, date that the Offer is commenced, which tender offer statement shall include an offer to Purchasepurchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement notice of guaranteed delivery (collectively, together with any amendmentssupplements or amendments thereto, supplements and exhibits theretocollectively, the “Offer Documents”) and, subject to the Company’s compliance with Section 1.02(c). Parent and Merger Sub agree to , cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders the Company Stockholders in accordance with the applicable requirements of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by U.S. federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger SubSub agree that the Offer Documents shall comply in all material respects with the applicable U.S. federal securities Laws and, on the one hand, and date first filed with the CompanySEC, on the other handdate first published, sent or given to the Company Stockholders and upon consummation of the Offer (including all applicable extensions and subsequent offering periods), shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that no covenant, agreement, representation or warranty is made by Parent or Merger Sub with respect to information supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Offer Documents. The Company, Parent and Merger Sub each agree promptly to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect, and Merger Sub Parent further agrees to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and the Company Stockholders to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable Law. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity promptly furnish to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by all information concerning the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, that is required or reasonably requested by Parent and or Merger Sub shall provide in connection with the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time obligations relating to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses theretocontained in this Section 1.01(b). The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Offer Documents and any such responses amendments thereto in advance of filing with the SEC or dissemination to the Company Stockholders, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due reasonable and good faith consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto any comments made by the Company and its counsel. Parent and Merger Sub shall (i) provide the Company and its counsel with a copy of any written comments or telephonic notification of any oral comments with respect to the Offer that Parent or Merger Sub may receive from the SEC or its staff (the “SEC Staff”) as promptly as practicable after the receipt thereof, (ii) consult in good faith with the Company and its counsel prior to responding to any such comments, and (iii) provide the Company and its counsel with a copy of any written responses thereto and telephonic notification of any oral responses thereto of Parent and Merger Sub or their counsel.
(c) Subject to the terms and conditions thereof, the Offer shall remain open until midnight, New York City time, at the end of the 20th Business Day beginning with (and including) the date that the Offer is commenced (determined in accordance with Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) (the “Expiration Date”), unless Merger Sub shall have extended the period of time for which the Offer is open pursuant to, and in accordance with this Section 1.01(c) or Section 1.01(d) or as may be required by applicable Law (in which event the term “Expiration Date” shall mean the latest time and date as the Offer, as so extended, may expire); provided, however, that (i) Merger Sub shall have the right, in its sole discretion, but not the obligation to extend the Offer for one or more periods of not more than five (5) Business Days each if, at the scheduled Expiration Date, any of the Tender Offer Conditions shall not have been satisfied or waived; or (ii) Merger Sub may, in its sole discretion, commence a subsequent offering period (as provided in Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act) for three (3) to twenty (20) Business Days to acquire outstanding shares of Company Common Stock if all of the Tender Offer Conditions are satisfied, but the number of shares of Company Common Stock that have been validly tendered and not properly withdrawn in the Offer, together with any shares of Company Common Stock then owned by Parent, is less than 90% of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock. Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or of the SEC Staff applicable to the Offer.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc.)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event 1.1 Not later than January 13the Latest Mailing Time, 2020), Merger Sub Offeror shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, mail the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the OfferSupport Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, conditions of the other conditions and requirements set forth Offer as contemplated in Annex ISection 1.2 below, Merger Sub Offeror shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) take up and pay for all the Common Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to deposited under the Offer as soon as reasonably practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more not later than two (2) Business Days after three business days following the Expiration Date. The time at which Offeror becomes entitled to take up such Common Shares under the Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to Applicable Securities Laws.
1.2 The obligation of Offeror to take up and pay for the Subject Common Shares under the Offer shall not be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding conditions, save and except for those conditions set out in Schedule A of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject Support Agreement. The conditions to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions making of the Offer are for the sole benefit of Offeror and may be waived by Offeror in accordance with applicable Law whole or in part in its sole discretion.
1.3 The Seller acknowledges and this Agreementagrees that Offeror may, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Lawits sole discretion, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price modify or to make waive any other changes in the terms and conditions term or condition of the Offer; providedprovided that Offeror shall not, however, that except with without the prior written approval consent of the CompanySeller and Goldbelt, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease increase the Offer PriceMinimum Tender Condition, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in impose additional conditions to the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms condition of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders Shareholders generally (which for greater certainty does not include a waiver of a condition), decrease the consideration per Common Share, decrease the number of Common Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms respect of this Agreement, which the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on is made, change the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement form of consideration payable under the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3other than to increase the total consideration per Common Share and/or add additional consideration or consideration alternatives) promulgated under or otherwise vary the Exchange ActOffer or any terms or conditions thereof (which for greater certainty does not include a waiver of a condition) (such date in a manner which is adverse to the Seller.
1.4 Parent and time, Offeror acknowledge and agree that the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Subscription Closing Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, will not occur until after the date and time to on which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”)is commenced.
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Lock Up Agreement (Wega Mining Asa)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7IX, then (i) not later than the first Business Day after execution of this Agreement, Parent and Company shall issue a public announcement of the execution of this Agreement, and (ii) Subsidiary shall, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (practicable, but in no event later than January 13five business days after the date of such public announcement, 2020), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub Subsidiary to) commence, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")), the Offer. The Offer shall be made pursuant to the Offer to purchase for cash any Purchase and
1. related Letter of Transmittal in form reasonably satisfactory to Company and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled containing the terms and conditions set forth in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Pricethis Agreement. Merger Sub shallThe obligation of Subsidiary to, and of Parent shall to cause Merger Sub Subsidiary to, commence the Offer, conduct and consummate the Offer and accept for payment, purchase and pay for all for, any Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject only to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase Exhibit A (the “"Offer to Purchase”Conditions") that describes the terms and conditions (any of the Offer which may be waived in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreementwhole or in part by Subsidiary in its sole discretion, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the Subsidiary shall not waive the Minimum Condition without the prior written approval consent of the Company). Subsidiary expressly reserves the right, Merger Sub subject to compliance with the Exchange Act, to modify the terms of the Offer, except that, without the express written consent of Company, neither Parent nor Subsidiary shall not (i) decrease reduce the number of Shares subject to the Offer, (ii) reduce the Offer Price, (iiiii) add to or modify the Offer Conditions, (iv) except as provided in the next sentence, change the expiration date of the Offer, (v) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, Offer or (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (ivvi) amend, modify alter, add or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any term of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a any manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred the Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend if on any scheduled expiration date of the other terms Offer, which shall initially be 20 Business Days after the commencement date of the Offer, all Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) Conditions have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Subwaived, Merger Sub shall (Subsidiary may, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) at the request of the Company shall, from time to time, extend the expiration date of the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) 10 additional Business Days eachDays, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and Subsidiary may, without the consent of Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall (A) extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law any rule, regulation, interpretation or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions position of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") or the SEC or its staff.
staff applicable to the Offer, and (fB) Merger Sub shall not terminate extend the Offer for up to ten Business Days if there have been validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent expiration of the CompanyOffer such number of Shares that would constitute at least 75% but less than 90% of the issued and outstanding Shares as of the date of determination. Subject only to the conditions set forth in Exhibit A, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7Subsidiary shall, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub Subsidiary to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate as soon as practicable after the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If expiration of the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger SubOffer, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly returnaccept for payment, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub pay for all Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn that Subsidiary becomes obligated to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares for payment pursuant to the Offer.
(gb) As soon as practicable on On the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub Subsidiary shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO 14D-1 (as supplemented or amended from time to time, the "Schedule 14D-1") with respect to the Offer (together with all amendmentsOffer, supplements which shall contain an offer to purchase and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of related letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectivelysuch Schedule 14D-1 and the documents included therein pursuant to which the Offer will be made, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits or amendments thereto, the “"Offer Documents”"). Parent and Merger Sub Subsidiary agree to cause that the Offer Documents shall comply as to be disseminated to holders of Shares form and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including content in all material respects with the Exchange Act. Parent Act and Merger Subthe rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the Offer Documents, on the one handdate first published, sent or given to Company's stockholders, shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that no representation or warranty is made by Parent or Subsidiary with respect to written information supplied by Company or any of its stockholders specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Offer Documents. Parent, Subsidiary and the Company, on the other hand, agree Company each agrees promptly to promptly notify the other party and correct any written information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SECrespect, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration Subsidiary further agree to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.take all steps
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Merger Agreement (Urs Corp /New/)
The Offer. (a) (i) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 8.1, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13ten business days (as defined in Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 2020as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commenceafter the date of this Agreement, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, commence the Offer within the meaning of the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC. The obligations of Merger Sub to, and of Parent to cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for, any shares of Company Common Stock tendered pursuant to the Offer are subject to the conditions set forth in Exhibit A (the “Offer Conditions”). The initial expiration date of the Offer shall be the 20th business day following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Exchange Act Rule 14d-1(g)(3)). Merger Sub expressly reserves the right to waive any condition to the Offer or modify the terms of the Offer, except that, without the consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (A) reduce the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to the Offer, (B) reduce the Offer Price, (C) waive the Minimum Tender Condition (as defined in Exhibit A) unless (and only to the extent) the Minimum Tender Condition is not satisfied solely by reason of the failure of any holder of Shares to comply with his or its obligations under Section 3 of the Voting and Tender Agreement, (D) add to the Offer Conditions or modify any Offer Condition in a manner adverse to the holders of Company Common Stock, (E) extend the Offer (except as required or permitted by the other provisions of this Section 1.1), (F) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer or (G) otherwise amend the Offer in any manner adverse to the holders of Company Common Stock.
(ii) Parent and Merger Sub agree that Merger Sub shall be permitted to (without the consent of the Company), and shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to):
(A) extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or the staff thereof applicable to the Offer; and
(B) if, on the initial expiration date or any subsequent date as of which the Offer is scheduled to expire, any Offer Condition is not satisfied and has not been waived, then Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause it to, extend the Offer on one or more occasions in consecutive increments of up to ten business days each (or such longer period as the parties hereto may agree), until such time as such Offer Conditions are satisfied; provided, however, that (1) Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date (as defined in Section 8.1(b)(i)) or the termination of this Agreement and (2) if, at any expiration of the Offer, all Shares of the Offer Conditions, except for the Minimum Tender Condition, are satisfied or have been waived, Merger Sub shall only be required to extend the Offer for one or more additional periods not to exceed an aggregate of twenty business days.
(iii) If fewer than 90% of the issued and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn outstanding shares of Company Common Stock are accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in then Merger Sub may, and at the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority request of the voting power represented by Company, shall, and upon any such request of the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis Company, Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, make available a “subsequent offering period,” in accordance with Rule 14d-11 promulgated by the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (SEC under the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger SubExchange Act, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.not less than ten business days.
(biv) On or prior the terms and subject to the date conditions of the Offer and this Agreement, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, pay for all shares of Company Common Stock validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares purchase pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable after the expiration of the Offer.
(v) Nothing contained in this Section 1.1(a) shall affect any termination rights in Article 8, as to the Agreement, or in Exhibit A, as to the Offer.
(b) On the date of commencement of the Offer, Parent and Preferred Shares pursuant Merger Sub shall file with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer, which shall contain an offer to purchase and a related letter of transmittal and summary advertisement (such Schedule TO and the documents included therein pursuant to which the Offer will be made, together with any supplements or amendments thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Unless previously withdrawn in accordance with Section 6.8(d), Parent and Merger Sub shall be entitled to include the Company Recommendations (as defined in Section 3.3(b)) in the Offer Documents. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall promptly correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents if and to the extent that such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect, and each of Parent and Merger Sub shall take all steps necessary to amend or supplement the Offer Documents and to cause the Offer Documents as so amended or supplemented to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to the holders of Company Common Stock, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities Laws. The Company and its counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon the Offer Documents and any amendments thereto prior to filing such documents with the SEC or dissemination of such documents to the stockholders of the Company. Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel in writing any comments Parent, Merger Sub or their counsel may receive from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Offer Documents promptly after the receipt of such comments, shall consult with the Company and its counsel prior to responding to such comments, and shall provide to the Company and its counsel a copy of any written responses thereto and telephonic notice of any oral responses or discussions with the SEC staff.
(c) Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis the funds sufficient necessary to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, shares of Company Common Stock that Merger Sub shall become becomes obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Merger Agreement (Cogent, Inc.)
The Offer. (a) Provided that (i) this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 9.1 and (ii) none of the events set forth in Annex A hereto that would entitle Parent and Merger Subsidiary to fail to consummate the Offer shall have occurred and be continuing (and shall not have been waived by Parent), as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020)practicable, Merger Sub Subsidiary shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub Subsidiary to) commence, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")), the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred of the Shares, as applicable, that at the Offer Price. The obligation of Merger Sub shall become obligated Subsidiary to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to pay for any Shares tendered (and the Offer. Subject obligation of Parent to cause Merger Subsidiary to accept for payment and to pay for any Shares tendered) shall be subject only to (i) the satisfaction condition that at least 80% of the outstanding Shares be validly tendered and not withdrawn (the "Minimum Condition Condition"), and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of (ii) the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, A. Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub Subsidiary expressly reserve reserves the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with unless previously approved by the prior written approval of the CompanyCompany in writing, Merger Sub shall not no change may be made that (i) decrease decreases the Offer PricePrice or the Cash Portion or the Stock Portion thereof, (ii) change changes the form or combination of consideration payable to be paid in the Offer, (iii) reduce reduces the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amendamends the conditions set forth in Annex A to broaden the scope of such conditions, modify add any additional conditions, or waive otherwise adversely affect the holders of Shares, (v) extends the Offer except as provided in Section 1.1(b), or (vi) amends or waives the Minimum Condition. It is agreed that the conditions set forth in Annex A are for the sole benefit of Parent and Merger Subsidiary and may be waived by Parent and Merger Subsidiary, in whole or in part at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion, other than the Minimum Condition, (v) amend as to which prior written Company approval is required. The failure by Parent and Merger Subsidiary at any time to exercise any of the other conditions foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver of any such right, and each such right shall be deemed an ongoing right that may be asserted at any time and from time to time. The Company agrees that no Shares held by the Offer set forth Company or its Subsidiary will be tendered in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred SharesOffer.
(db) Unless extended in accordance with Subject to the terms of this Agreementand conditions thereof, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (midnight, New York City time) , on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following business days after the commencement date the Offer is commenced; provided, however, that without the consent of the Company Board (the "Company Board"), Merger Subsidiary may (i) from time to time extend the Offer, if at the scheduled expiration date of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) shall not have not been satisfied or waived waived, until such time as such conditions are satisfied or waived, but not beyond the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article IX; (ii) extend the Offer for any period required by Merger Subany rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") or the staff thereof applicable to the Offer; or (iii) include a subsequent offering period (as such term is defined in Rule 14d-1 under the Exchange Act) to the Offer for a period up to twenty (20) business days. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer and this Agreement, Merger Sub Subsidiary shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not Subsidiary to) accept any for payment, and pay for, all Shares or Preferred Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer that Merger Subsidiary becomes obligated to accept for payment and pay for pursuant to the Offer, as promptly as practicable after the expiration of the Offer. No fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock will be issued in connection with the payment of the Stock Portion upon consummation of the Offer, but in lieu thereof each tendering shareholder who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock (after aggregating all fractional shares of Parent Common Stock that otherwise would be received by such holder) in the Offer shall receive from Parent an amount of cash (rounded to the nearest whole cent), without interest, equal to the product obtained by multiplying such fraction by the closing price of one (1) share of Parent Common Stock on the first date Merger Subsidiary accepts Shares for exchange in the Offer, as reported on the Nasdaq National Market ("Nasdaq"). With respect to any such Shares the Cash Portion shall be net to the seller thereof in cash, subject to reduction only for any applicable federal back-up withholding or stock transfer taxes payable by such seller.
(gc) As soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement, Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 to register the offer and sale of Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Offer (the "Registration Statement"). The Registration Statement will include a preliminary prospectus containing the information required under Rule 14d-4(b) promulgated under the Exchange Act (the "Preliminary Prospectus"). As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the OfferOffer is commenced, Parent and Merger Sub Subsidiary shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (together with all amendments and supplements thereto, and including all exhibits thereto, the "Schedule TO") with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares Shares. The Schedule TO shall contain as an exhibit or incorporate by reference the Preliminary Prospectus (or portions thereof) and Preferred Sharesforms of the related letter of transmittal and summary advertisement, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Actif any. Parent and Merger SubSubsidiary agree that they shall cause the Schedule TO, the Preliminary Prospectus and all amendments or supplements thereto (which together constitute the "Offer Documents") to comply in all material respects with the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and other applicable Laws (as defined in Section 4.1(c)). Parent and Merger Subsidiary further agree that the Offer Documents, on the one handdate first published, sent or given to the Company's shareholders, shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that no representation or warranty is made by Parent or Merger Subsidiary with respect to information supplied by the Company or any of its shareholders in writing specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Offer Documents. The Company agrees that the information provided by the Company in writing specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Offer Documents shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Subsidiary and the Company, on the other hand, agree Company agrees promptly to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Registration Statement or the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect, and Parent and Merger Sub agrees Subsidiary further agree to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents, Schedule TO as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and the other Offer Documents as so corrected to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Sharesthe Company's shareholders, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable federal securities laws. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule TO TO, the Registration Statement and the Offer Documents before they are filed prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and . Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration Subsidiary agree to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide in writing to the Company and its counsel with copies of any written commentscomments Parent, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub Subsidiary or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, comments and any written or oral responses thereto. The shall provide Company and its counsel shall be given with a reasonable opportunity to review any participate in the response of Parent or Merger Subsidiary to such responses comments. Parent shall use all reasonable efforts to have the S-4 declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after its filing and to maintain such effectiveness for so long as shall be required for the issuance of Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration Common Stock pursuant to the reasonable additionsOffer. Following the time the S-4 is declared effective, deletions or changes suggested thereto by Parent shall file the Company and its counselfinal prospectus included therein under Rule 424(b) promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Carescience Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020)Section 8.1, Merger Sub shall (commence and Parent Purchaser shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, to commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, ) the Offer to purchase for cash any as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date hereof, but in no event later than five (5) business days (as defined in Rule 14d-1(g)(3) of the Exchange Act) from the date of this Agreement, and all the Offer shall remain open at least twenty (i20) Shares business days from commencement of the Offer (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(bthe “Initial Expiration Date”)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. The obligation of Merger Sub shallto accept, and Parent shall Purchaser to cause Merger Sub toto accept, accept for payment, purchase payment and to pay for all any Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant prior to the Offer, expiration of the Offer (as it may be extended in accordance with the requirements of this Section 1.1(a)) shall be subject only toto the satisfaction or waiver by Purchaser or Merger Sub of the following conditions: (ai) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date expiration of the Offer that number of Shares and Preferred Shares thatshares of Common Stock which, together Table of Contents with the number any shares of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) Common Stock then owned by the ParentPurchaser or Merger Sub, equals represents at least a majority 53% of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate shares of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding Common Stock Outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (bii) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the OfferA hereto. Subject to the prior satisfaction or waiver by Purchaser or Merger Sub of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, other conditions of the other conditions and requirements Offer set forth in Annex IA hereto, Merger Sub shall, and Purchaser shall cause Merger Sub to, consummate the Offer in accordance with its terms and shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to at the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required earliest time permitted by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) law. The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes contains the terms and conditions of the Offer set forth in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the Minimum Condition and only the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and A hereto. Merger Sub expressly reserve reserves the right to waive any of such conditions, to increase the Offer Price or and to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not, and Purchaser shall cause Merger Sub not (i) to, decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce extend the maximum Offer beyond the Initial Expiration Date, except to the extent expressly permitted pursuant to this Section 1.1(a), decrease the number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought in the offer, impose additional conditions to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend purchase any of the other conditions Shares pursuant to the Offer set forth that when added to Shares owned by Purchaser and its Affiliates would represent less than the Minimum Condition or amend any other term or condition of the Offer in Annex I in a any manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred the Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date each case without the prior written consent of the CompanyCompany (such consent to be authorized by the Board or a duly authorized committee thereof). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7but subject to the parties’ respective termination rights under Section 8.1, Merger Sub may, in its discretion and without the consent of the Company, prior to the termination of this Agreement, (i) if, at any scheduled expiration of the Offer any of the conditions to Merger Sub’s obligation to accept Shares for payment (including without limitation the Minimum Condition) shall not be satisfied or waived, extend the Offer beyond the then applicable expiration date by one or more periods of not less than five (5) business days per extension, not to exceed an aggregate period of thirty (30) business days for all such extensions, to permit such condition to be satisfied, or (ii) extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation or interpretation of the SEC, or the staff thereof, applicable to the Offer, or (iii) if, at any scheduled expiration of the Offer, the number of shares of Common Stock that shall have been validly tendered and Parent not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, together with any shares of Common Stock then owned by Purchaser or Merger Sub satisfies the Minimum Condition but represents less than 90% of the shares of Common Stock Outstanding, extend the Offer (as provided in Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act) for an additional period of three (3) to twenty (20) business days, or until such earlier date as the number of shares of Common Stock that shall have been validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, together with any shares of Common Stock then owned by Purchaser or Merger Sub represents 90% of the shares of Common Stock Outstanding. Upon the written request of the Company, Purchaser shall cause Merger Sub toto extend the Offer for one or more periods not to exceed an aggregate of twenty (20) promptly business days, if all of the conditions of the Offer are not satisfied, but Company believes that such conditions are reasonably capable of being satisfied in such period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, but subject to the parties’ respective termination rights under Section 8.1, if all conditions to the Offer have been satisfied other than the condition set forth in paragraph (and in k) of Annex A, the then applicable expiration date of the Offer shall be extended by one or more periods of not less than five (5) business days per extension (without the requirement of consent from any event within 24 hours following such terminationparty hereto), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate until the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares earlier of (i) the satisfaction of the condition set forth in paragraph (k) of Annex A or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub(ii) November 30, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer2007.
(gb) As soon promptly as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent Purchaser and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, amendments and supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”)) with respect to the Offer. The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, contain or incorporate by reference the Offer to Purchase, a form Purchase and forms of the related letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement all other ancillary Offer documents (collectively, together with any amendments, all amendments and supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent Neither the Schedule TO nor any information supplied by Purchaser or Merger Sub for inclusion in the Schedule 14D-9 will, at the respective times the Schedule TO, the Schedule 14D-9, or any amendments or supplements thereto, are filed with the SEC or are first published, sent or given to stockholders of the Company, as the case may be, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. The Schedule TO will, when filed by Merger Sub with the SEC, comply as to Table of Contents form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. Purchaser and Merger Sub agree to shall cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to the holders of the Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent Purchaser and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to will promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect, and Merger Sub agrees to will cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred the Shares, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable federal securities Laws. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are it is filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent Purchaser and Merger Sub shall agree to provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral commentswhether written or oral, that Parent and Purchaser or Merger Sub or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after the receipt of such comments, comments and any written or oral responses thereto. The to consult with the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity prior to review responding to any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselcomments.
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The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 11.01 and nothing shall have occurred that, had the Offer been commenced, would give rise to a right to terminate the Offer pursuant to any of the conditions set forth in Annex I hereto (the “Offer Conditions”), as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (hereof, but in no event later than January 13, 2020)10 Business Days following the date of this Agreement, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) the Offer. The Offer shall be subject to the Offer Conditions. The date on which Merger Sub commences the Offer is referred to purchase for cash as the “Offer Commencement Date”.
(b) Merger Sub expressly reserves the right to waive any of the Offer Conditions and all to make any change in the terms of or conditions to the Offer; provided that, without the prior written consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not:
(i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at waive or change the Share Offer Price and Minimum Condition;
(ii) Preferred Shares at decrease the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant ;
(iii) change the form of consideration to be paid in the Offer, subject only to: ;
(aiv) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with decrease the number of Shares and Preferred Shares sought in the Offer;
(if anyv) then owned by extend or otherwise change the Parent, equals at least a majority expiration date of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares Offer except as otherwise provided herein; or (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designationsvi) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfactionotherwise amend, modify or waiver by Merger Sub, supplement any of the Offer Conditions or other terms of the Offer in any manner that broadens such conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior is otherwise adverse to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction holders of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this AgreementShares.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty 20 business days (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using calculated as set forth in Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which after the Offer has been so extended Commencement Date (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any unless the period of the conditions to time for which the Offer is open shall have been extended pursuant to, and in accordance with, the provisions of this Section (including in which event the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The term “Outside Expiration Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend mean the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (earliest time and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of that the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so correctedextended, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselexpire).
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Tyson Foods Inc)
The Offer. (a) Provided that Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, and provided this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 10.1 hereof and that nothing shall have occurred that would result in a failure to satisfy any of the conditions set forth is paragraphs (a) and (b) of Annex I hereto, Merger Sub shall, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (hereof, but in no event later than January 13five business days following the date of public announcement of the execution of this Agreement, 2020), Merger Sub shall commence (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange ActAct of 1934, as amended (the "1934 ACT")) the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number a price of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred $2.75 per Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid net to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to interest and less any required transfer and withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) taxes. The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions subject to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, condition that there shall be validly tendered (viand not withdrawn) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreementthe Offer, prior to the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the expiration date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer Offer, at least that number of Shares (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under not including Shares tendered by Parent, Merger Sub or any affiliate of Parent), which is the Exchange Actsmallest number of Shares that represents a majority of the outstanding Shares (excluding for purposes of this calculation all Shares owned by Parent, Merger Sub or any affiliate of Parent and any Shares held in Intek employee stock plans that cannot be tendered pursuant to the terms of those plans) (such date the "MINIMUM CONDITION"), and timeto the other conditions set forth herein and in Annex I hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Merger Sub expressly reserves the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time right to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, waive any of the conditions to the Offer (including and to make any change in the Minimum Condition and terms or conditions of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger SubOffer; PROVIDED, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, howeverHOWEVER, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not waive the Minimum Condition or make any change in the Offer that changes the form of the Offer or of the consideration or decreases the price per share, except if this Agreement has been terminated as provided in accordance with Article 7Section 2.7 hereof, or that imposes conditions to the Offer in addition to those set forth herein and in Annex I hereto, or that is otherwise materially adverse to the holders of Shares (other than Parent and its affiliates). The Offer shall expire at midnight on the expiration date. The initial scheduled expiration date of the Offer shall be the date that is 20 business days following the date of commencement of the Offer. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7on any scheduled expiration date of the Offer all conditions to the Offer shall not have been satisfied or waived, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer from time to time until such conditions have been satisfied or waived; PROVIDED that Merger Sub shall have no obligation to extend the Offer beyond the date 60 days after commencement of the Offer, nor shall it have the right to extend the Offer beyond the date 60 days after commencement of the Offer without the prior written consent of the Company (except pursuant to the next sentence). If on any scheduled expiration date of the Offer all conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition) shall have been satisfied but the sum of (i) the number of Shares tendered (and Parent shall cause not withdrawn) pursuant to the Offer plus (ii) the number of Shares held by Parent, Merger Sub to) promptly or any other affiliate of Parent that have not been tendered pursuant to the Offer, including Shares issuable to any of them upon conversion of Series A Preferred Shares and convertible debt of the Company held by any of them, represent less than 90% of the outstanding Shares on a fully-diluted basis (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and except that unexercised Options shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or be treated as outstanding for this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Timepurpose), Merger Sub shall also have the right to extend the Offer from time to time without the consent of the Company (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub tofor not more than an aggregate of 10 business days) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of in order to permit Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to solicit the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred tender of additional Shares pursuant to the Offer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or in Annex I, if the Offer is extended in accordance with the foregoing following satisfaction of the Minimum Condition, the Minimum Condition shall be deemed to remain satisfied regardless of any withdrawal of previously tendered shares during the extension period. Subject to the foregoing and to the terms and conditions of the Offer, Merger Sub agrees to pay, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the expiration of the Offer, for all Shares properly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer that Merger Sub is obligated to purchase.
(gb) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC, in accordance with ") a Transaction Statement on Schedule 13E-3 pursuant to Rule 14d-3 under 13e-3 of the Exchange Act, 1934 Act ("SCHEDULE 13E-3") and a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO 14D-1 pursuant to Rule 14d-6 of the 1934 Act ("SCHEDULE 14D-1") with respect to the Offer (Offer. Schedule 13E-3 and Schedule 14D-1, together with all amendments, supplements the related offer to purchase and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of the related letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements or amendments thereto and including the exhibits thereto, are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Offer Documents”). Parent and "OFFER DOCUMENTS." Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree Company each agrees promptly to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and respect. Merger Sub agrees to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents, as so correctedcorrected if applicable, to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable federal securities laws. Except following a Change of Board RecommendationThe Company, the Company Independent Committee and its their respective counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and comment on the Offer Documents before they are and any amendments thereto prior to their being filed with the SEC, and Parent and . Merger Sub shall give due consideration will furnish to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change copy of Board Recommendation, Parent and any comments that Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselthereof.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Intek Global Corp)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7ARTICLE VII, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13fifteen (15) Business Days) after the date hereof, 2020subject to the Company having timely provided any information required to be provided by it pursuant to Section 1.01(g) and Section 1.02(b), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price issued and (ii) Preferred outstanding Company Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Company Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered (but excluding any Company Shares tendered pursuant to guaranteed delivery procedures that have not yet been received, as defined by Section 251(h)(6) of the DGCL) in the Offer (in the aggregate) aggregate and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Company Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Company Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by sum of the number Company Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding and the number of Company Shares then reserved for issuance pursuant to outstanding Company PSUs (the “Minimum Condition”); (b) the Merger Agreement not having been terminated in accordance with its terms (the “Termination Condition”); and (bc) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.I (together with the Minimum Condition and the Termination Condition, the “Tender Offer Conditions”).
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Company Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Company Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex ITender Offer Conditions, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Company Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable promptly following the Expiration Date, andand pay for such Company Shares promptly after the Acceptance Time, and in any event, no more than two three (23) Business Days after the Expiration DateAcceptance Time. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Company Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. Tender Offer Conditions. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to, at any time and from time to time, increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer (provided that nothing herein shall limit the ability of Parent and Merger Sub to increase the cash consideration payable in the Offer), (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Company Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition or the Termination Condition, (v) amend or modify any other terms of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Company Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Tender Offer set forth in Annex I heretoConditions, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(eSection 1.01(e) and 1.1(fSection 1.01(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend provide any “subsequent offering period” in accordance with Rule 14d-11 of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred SharesExchange Act.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one (1) minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Tender Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) Conditions have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, then Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for one or more successive extension periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, each in order to permit the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be (i) required (and Parent shall not be required to cause Merger Sub) to extend the Offer (A) beyond the Outside Date, (B) at any time that Parent or Merger Sub is permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to ARTICLE VII or (C) if the only Tender Offer Condition that is not satisfied or waived is the Minimum Condition and the Offer has already been extended for two periods of ten (10) Business Days each or (ii) permitted to extend the Offer beyond the Outside DateDate without the prior written consent of the Company. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20six (6) months from the date of this Agreement; provided, 2020however, that, if all the Tender Offer Conditions, other than the condition described in paragraph (c)(i) of Annex I, shall have been satisfied or shall be capable of being satisfied as of such date, then the Outside Date may be extended by either the Company or Parent for a period of up to three (3) months by written notice to the other no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the Outside Date. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staffstaff or the NYSE American.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been validly terminated in accordance with Article 7ARTICLE VII. If this Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with Article 7ARTICLE VII prior to any scheduled Expiration Date, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Company Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Company Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Company Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sub agree to (i) make all deliveries, mailings and telephonic notices required by Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act and (ii) cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Company Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Company Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. Each of Parent, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sub and the Company agrees to respond promptly to any comments (including oral comments) of the SEC or its staff with respect to the Offer Documents. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral a written summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.
(h) Without limiting the generality of Section 5.15, Parent shall cause Merger Sub to perform, on a timely basis, all of Merger Sub’s obligations under this Agreement.
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The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 7.1, as promptly as practicable after (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days from the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020hereof), Merger Sub Purchaser shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub Purchaser to) commence, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act, ”)) the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger SubParent or Purchaser, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior Subject to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares Section 1.1(a), Purchaser shall (and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase Purchaser to) consummate the Offer in accordance with its terms and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon promptly as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Datepracticable. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid net to the seller Seller in cash, without interest, cash subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth as provided in this AgreementSection 2.2(e).
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes contains the terms set forth in this Agreement and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offeroffer; provided, however, that except with unless otherwise provided by this Agreement or as previously approved by the prior written approval of the CompanyCompany in writing, Merger Sub Parent and Purchaser shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amendimpose conditions to the Offer that are different from, modify or in addition to, the conditions set forth in Annex I, (v) waive the Minimum ConditionCondition as defined in Annex I, (vvi) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of the Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend extend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms expiration of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Sharesother than as required by this Agreement.
(d) Unless extended pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. midnight (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using for this purpose calculated in accordance with Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) following the commencement (such date and time, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) of the Offer (the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if in the event the Initial Expiration Date has been extended pursuant to, and in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement, is referred to as the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the The Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive extended from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.as follows:
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Datascope Corp)
The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7and subject to the provisions of this Agreement and the conditions set forth on Annex A hereto, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (hereof, but in no ------- event later than January 13, 2020)ten business days following the public announcement of the terms of this Agreement, Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent Logitech Subsidiary shall cause Merger Sub to) , commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer PriceOffer. The obligation ------------ of Merger Sub shallto, and Parent shall of Logitech Subsidiary to cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all payment any Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, only those conditions set forth on Annex A. The initial expiration date of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the ------- Offer shall be paid to the seller 20th "business day" (as such term is defined in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on Rule 14d- 1(g)(3) under the terms and subject to Exchange Act) following the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions commencement of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law (determined using Rules 14d-1(g)(3) and this Agreement, including 14d-2 under the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Exchange Act). Merger Sub and Logitech Subsidiary expressly reserve the right to increase waive any condition to the Offer Price or to make any other changes in modify the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, howeverexcept that, that except with without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not, and Logitech Subsidiary shall not cause Merger Sub to, (i) decrease reduce the Offer Pricenumber of shares of Company Common Stock subject to the Offer, (ii) reduce the Cash Portion or reduce the Stock Portion, (iii) waive or change the Minimum Condition (as defined in Annex A), (iv) modify in ------- any manner adverse to the holders of Company Common Stock or add to the conditions to the obligation of Merger Sub to, or Logitech Subsidiary to cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment any Shares tendered in the Offer set forth in Annex A, (v) except as provided in the next two sentences, extend the Offer or ------- (vi) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Merger Sub may, and Logitech Subsidiary may cause Merger Sub to, without the consent of the Company, (iiix) reduce extend the maximum number Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation of Shares the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") or Preferred Shares sought the staff thereof; (y) from time to be purchased in time extend the --- Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive if at the Minimum Condition, (v) amend scheduled expiration date of the Offer any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares shall not have been satisfied or Preferred Shareswaived, until such time as such conditions are satisfied or waived; or (viz) impose conditions to extend the Offer for any reason on one or more occasions for an aggregate period of not more than 10 business days beyond the latest expiration date that are in addition to would otherwise be permitted under clause (x) or (y) of this sentence if on such expiration date there shall not have been tendered (and not properly withdrawn) at least 90% of the outstanding Shares on a Fully Diluted Basis. Logitech Subsidiary and Merger Sub agree that, if any one or more of the conditions to the Offer set forth in on Annex I heretoA are not satisfied then, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any that such conditions are ------- -------- reasonably capable of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Subbeing satisfied, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) shall, at the request of the Company, extend the Offer for successive periods from time to time unless any such condition is no longer reasonably capable of up to ten (10) Business Days each, being satisfied or any such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditionsevent has occurred; provided, however, that in no event shall Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the -------- ------- Offer beyond July 15, 2001. Following expiration of the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In additionOffer, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rulesmay, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) and Logitech Subsidiary may cause Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Companyto, except if this Agreement has been terminated make available a "subsequent offering period" in accordance with Article 7Rule 14d-11 of the Exchange Act. If On the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer and this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7Agreement, Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent Logitech Subsidiary shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (, accept for payment and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably pay for all Shares validly tendered and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable after the expiration of the Offer. With respect to any such Shares the Cash Portion shall be net to the seller thereof in cash, subject to reduction only for any applicable federal back-up withholding or stock transfer taxes payable by such seller.
(gb) As soon as practicable on On the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent shall file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form F-4, which will include a preliminary prospectus containing the information required under Rule 14d-4(b) under the Exchange Act to register the offer and sale of Registered Parent Shares represented by Parent ADSs pursuant to the Offer (as the same may be supplemented or amended, the "Form F-4"). On the date of commencement of the -------- Offer, Logitech Subsidiary and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (together with any communications filed with the SEC under cover of Schedule TO prior to commencement of the Offer in accordance with Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act, and as such Schedule TO may be supplemented or amended, the "Schedule TO") with respect to the Offer (together with all amendmentsOffer, supplements which ----------- shall contain an offer to purchase and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of related letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectivelysuch Schedule TO, the Form F-4 and the documents included therein pursuant to which the Offer will be made, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits or amendments thereto, the “"Offer Documents”"). Parent and Each of Logitech Subsidiary, --------------- Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to Company shall promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect, and each of Logitech Subsidiary and Merger Sub agrees shall, upon becoming aware that such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect, take all steps necessary to amend or supplement the Offer Documents and to cause the Offer Documents, Schedule TO and Form F-4 as so corrected, amended or supplemented to be filed with the SEC and for the other Offer Documents, as so amended or supplemented, to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Sharesthe Company's stockholders, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable federal securities laws. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Logitech Subsidiary and Merger Sub shall give the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and comment on the Offer Documents before they are prior to their being filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration SEC or disseminated to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselstockholders of the Company. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent Logitech Subsidiary and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel in writing with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and comments Logitech Subsidiary or Merger Sub or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after the receipt of such comments, comments and any written or oral responses thereto. The shall provide the Company and its counsel shall be given with a reasonable opportunity to review any participate in the response of Logitech Subsidiary and/or Merger Sub to such responses and comments. Parent shall not issue certificates or scrip representing fractional Parent ADSs pursuant to the Offer. Logitech Subsidiary will pay cash in lieu of fractional Parent ADSs in accordance with the provision set forth in the last two sentences of Section 2.4(d) hereof.
(c) Logitech Subsidiary and Merger Sub shall, and Logitech Subsidiary shall give due consideration cause Merger Sub to, provide or cause to be provided to the reasonable additionsExchange Agent (as defined in Section 2.6 below) on, deletions prior to or changes suggested thereto by promptly after the Company expiration of the Offer (and its counselthereafter on a timely basis) Parent ADRs and funds necessary to make payment for any Shares that Logitech Subsidiary or Merger Sub become obligated to purchase pursuant to the Offer.
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The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7VIII hereof and so long as none of the events set forth on Annex A hereto (the "Tender Offer Conditions") shall have occurred and are continuing, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof of this Agreement (but in no any event not later than January 13, 2020seven (7) Business Days after the first public announcement of the execution and delivery of this Agreement), Merger Sub shall commence (and Parent within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act) the Offer. The initial expiration date of the Offer shall cause Merger Sub tobe the twentieth (20th) commence, Business Day following the date the Offer is commenced within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger The obligation of Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to pay for any Ordinary Shares tendered in the Offer and not withdrawn shall be subject only to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction Tender Offer Conditions, any of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interestwhich, subject to any withholding the proviso below, may be waived by Parent or Sub in whole or in part in their sole discretion. The Tender Offer Conditions are for the sole benefit of Taxes required Parent and Sub and may be asserted by applicable Law, on the terms Parent and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions Sub regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any such Tender Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Conditions. Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in modify the terms and conditions of the Offer; , provided, however, that except with neither Parent nor Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Sub not to), without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease reduce the number of Ordinary Shares to be purchased pursuant to the Offer, (ii) reduce the Ordinary Share Offer Price, (iiiii) impose any additional conditions to the Offer, (iv) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iiiv) reduce make any change to the maximum number terms of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, including without limitation the Tender Offer Conditions, which is materially adverse in any manner to the holders of the Ordinary Shares, (ivvi) amend, modify amend or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) except that Parent or Sub may, at any time, amend any the Minimum Condition to equal the number of Ordinary Shares representing a majority of the other conditions total number of votes of the outstanding Ordinary Shares on a fully-diluted basis or (vii) extend the expiration date of the Offer, provided, however, that Parent or Sub may extend the expiration date of the Offer: (A) as required by any rule, regulation or interpretation of the Commission; or (B) in the event that any condition to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse is not satisfied and, to the holders of Shares or Preferred Sharesextent permitted herein, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except is not waived as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms scheduled expiration date of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this AgreementOffer, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (for such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of for up to ten (10) Business Days each, at a time (or such longer period as may shall be agreed between Merger Sub and approved by the Company) until the earlier of the acceptance for payment of any Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Offer or the date (the "Offer Termination Date") that is sixty (60) days from the date of commencement of the Offer. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Company may require Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond on one occasion for a maximum period of ten (10) days if at the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20scheduled expiration date of the Offer, 2020the Tender Offer Conditions (assuming for this purpose that the Minimum Condition has not been amended in accordance with clause (vi) of the proviso contained above in this Section 2.1(a)) have not been satisfied. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.1(a) to the contrary, if not already disclosed in the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
to Purchase (f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such terminationas defined below), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with may amend the SEC, Schedule TO (as defined below) to permit the announcement of a subsequent offering period (as such term is defined in accordance with Rule 14d-3 14d-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to Act (the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel."Subsequent Offer
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The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7IX and provided that none of the events set forth in Annex I hereto shall have occurred or be continuing, unless otherwise agreed by Parent and the Company, as soon as practicable after the public announcement of the execution of this Agreement, Parent shall cause Merger Sub to commence the Offer to exchange all of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock for the right to receive from Merger Sub pursuant to the Offer 0.3333 fully paid and nonassessable shares of Parent Common Stock for each share of Company Common Stock (the "Exchange Ratio"). The Offer shall be subject only to (1) the condition that there shall be validly tendered in accordance with the terms of the Offer, prior to the expiration of the Offer, and not withdrawn, at least a number of shares of Company Common Stock that represents a majority of the shares of Company Common Stock outstanding on a Fully Diluted Basis (the "Minimum Condition") and (2) the other conditions set forth in Annex I hereto. Merger Sub expressly reserves the right to waive any of the conditions to the Offer and to make any change in the terms of or conditions to the Offer; provided that no change may be made that changes the form of consideration payable in the Offer, decreases the consideration payable in the Offer, reduces the maximum number of shares of Company Common Stock to be purchased in the Offer, imposes conditions to the Offer in addition to those set forth in Annex I or makes any other change which is adverse to the holders of Company Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to Section 10.01(d), without the consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall have the right to extend the Offer (i) beyond the scheduled expiration date, which shall initially be 20 business days following the commencement of the Offer (the "Initial Expiration Date"), if, at the Initial Expiration Date or any extension thereof, any of the conditions to the Offer shall not have been satisfied or waived, until such conditions are satisfied or waived, (ii) for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or the staff thereof applicable to the Offer or any period required by applicable law or (iii) for an aggregate period of not more than 10 business days beyond the latest applicable date that would otherwise be permitted under clause (i) or (ii) of this sentence, if, as of such date, all of the conditions to the Offer have been satisfied or waived, but the number of shares of Company Common Stock validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer equals more than 50%, but less than 90%, of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock on a Fully Diluted Basis. In the event that Merger Sub is unable to consummate the Offer on the Initial Expiration Date due to the failure of the Minimum Condition to be satisfied, Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, unless this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article X, extend the Offer on one or more occasions and set subsequent scheduled expiration dates until the Minimum Condition has been satisfied; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall require Parent to cause Merger Sub to extend the Offer for more than, in the aggregate, 15 business days after the Initial Expiration Date. Subject to the foregoing and upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, Parent shall cause Merger Sub to accept for payment and pay for, as promptly as practicable after the expiration of the Offer, all shares of Company Common Stock validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer.
(b) As soon as reasonably practicable on the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13of commencement of the Offer, 2020), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together file with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not SEC (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (together with respect any amendments or supplements thereto, the "Schedule TO") relating to the Offer and (ii) a registration statement on Form S-4 to register the offer and sale of Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”"Offer Registration Statement"). The Offer Registration Statement will include a prospectus containing the information required under Rule 14d-4(b) under the Exchange Act (together, the Schedule TO shall include, as exhibitsTO, the Offer Registration Statement and such documents included therein pursuant to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectivelywhich the Offer will be made, together with any amendments, amendments and supplements and exhibits thereto, the “"Offer Documents”"). Each of the Company and Parent shall use their reasonable efforts to have the Offer Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after the filing thereof with the SEC and to keep the Offer Registration Statement effective as long as necessary to complete the Offer. Each of Parent, Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, Company agree promptly to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawand to supplement the Offer Documents to include any information that shall become necessary to include in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Parent shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub agrees to, take all steps necessary to cause the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents, Registration Statement as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and the other Offer Documents as so corrected to be, at such time as reasonably agreed by Parent and the Company, disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Sharesshares of Company Common Stock, in each case, case as and to the extent required by the Exchange Actapplicable federal securities laws. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable an opportunity to review the Schedule TO and comment on the Offer Documents before they are prior to their being filed with the SECSEC or disseminated to the holders of shares of Company Common Stock. Parent shall, and Parent and shall cause Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additionsto, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that comments Parent and Merger Sub or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after the receipt of such comments, comments and any written or oral responses thereto. The shall provide the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable an opportunity to review any such responses and participate in the response of Parent and or Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselsuch comments.
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The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 9.1 and none of the events set forth in paragraph (2) of Annex I shall exist or have occurred and be continuing, as promptly as reasonably practicable (and in any event within ten Business Days) after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13of this Agreement, 2020), Merger Sub Purchaser shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub Purchaser to) commence, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), the Offer to purchase for cash any and all Shares at the Offer Price.
(b) Promptly upon the later of (i) the earliest date as of which Purchaser is permitted under applicable law to accept for payment Shares (other than Shares tendered pursuant to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, earliest date as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority which each of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
I (bthe “Offer Conditions”) On has been satisfied, or prior to waived by Parent or Purchaser, Purchaser shall (and Parent shall cause Purchaser to) consummate the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to Offer in accordance with its terms and accept for payment and pay for all Shares validly tendered and Preferred Shares not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated . The obligation of Purchaser to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid subject only to the seller satisfaction, or waiver in cashtheir sole discretion by Parent or Purchaser, without interestof each or any, as applicable, of the Offer Conditions (and shall not be subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreementother conditions).
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes contains the terms and conditions of the Offer set forth in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To The Offer Conditions are for the extent permitted by applicable Law, sole benefit of Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser, and may be asserted by Parent and Purchaser regardless of the circumstances (including any action or inaction by Parent or Purchaser, provided that nothing therein shall relieve any party hereto from any obligation or liability such party has under this Agreement) giving rise to such condition or may be waived by Parent or Purchaser, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion, other than the Minimum Condition, which may be waived by Parent and Purchaser only with the prior written consent of the Company. Parent and Purchaser expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with unless otherwise provided by this Agreement, without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub neither Parent nor Purchaser shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce decrease the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought subject to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amendimpose conditions or requirements to the Offer that are different than or in addition to the Offer Conditions, modify (v) change or waive the Minimum Condition, (vvi) amend or modify any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I Conditions in a manner adverse to that adversely affects the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, or (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate extend or otherwise modify or amend change the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms expiration date of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares other than as required or Preferred Sharespermitted by this Agreement.
(d) Unless extended pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. midnight (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) 20 Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using for this purpose calculated in accordance with Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) following the commencement (such date and time, within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of the Offer (the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if in the event the Initial Expiration Date has been extended pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement, is referred to as the “Expiration Date”).
(e) The Offer shall be extended from time to time as follows:
(i) If on or prior to any then then-scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer Conditions (including the Minimum Condition and the all other conditions and requirements Offer Conditions set forth in Annex I) shall not have been satisfied, or, to the extent waivable in accordance with the terms hereof, have not been satisfied or waived by Merger SubParent or Purchaser, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) Purchaser shall, subject to Parent’s right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to ARTICLE IX, extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) 10 Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, or any period less than 10 Business Days such that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond remains open at least until the Outside Date. The date that is 60 calendar days after commencement of the Offer (the “Outside Date” shall ”), the length of each such period to be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for determined by Parent in its sole discretion; and
(ii) any period or periods required by applicable Law law, rule, regulation, interpretation or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions position of the SEC Securities or Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or its staff or NASDAQ or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate If necessary to obtain sufficient Shares to reach the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the CompanyShort Form Threshold, except if this Agreement has been terminated Purchaser may, in its sole discretion, provide for a “subsequent offering period” in accordance with Article 7Rule 14d-11 promulgated under the Exchange Act. If Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7and the Offer, Merger Sub including Parent’s right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to ARTICLE IX, Purchaser shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub Purchaser to) accept for payment, and pay for, all Shares that are validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer during such “subsequent offering period” promptly after any such Shares are tendered during such “subsequent offering period.” The Offer Documents will provide for the possibility of a “subsequent offering period” in a manner consistent with the terms of this Section 1.1(f).
(g) Purchaser shall not, and Parent shall cause Purchaser not to, terminate or withdraw the Offer prior to any then-scheduled Expiration Date, other than in connection with the effective termination of this Agreement in accordance with ARTICLE IX; provided, however, that Purchaser shall, and Parent shall cause Purchaser to, withdraw and terminate the Offer promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate one Business Day) after the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or effective termination of this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall in accordance with ARTICLE IX (and promptly after any termination or withdrawal of the Parent Offer, Purchaser shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary depository acting on behalf of Merger Sub Purchaser to return, in accordance with applicable Lawlaw, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto, to the extent required by the terms of the Offer).
(gh) As soon as practicable on On the date of the commencement of the OfferOffer (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act), Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 pursuant to Regulation M-A under the Exchange ActAct (“Regulation M-A”), a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of transmittal, summary advertisement and other ancillary Offer documents pursuant to which the Offer will be made (collectively, together with any amendments, amendments and supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser agree to comply with the Exchange Act and the terms and conditions of this Agreement to cause the Offer Documents to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of the Shares promptly. The Company shall promptly furnish to Parent and Preferred SharesPurchaser all information concerning the Company that may be required by applicable securities laws or reasonably requested by Parent or Purchaser for inclusion in the Offer Documents. The Company hereby consents to the inclusion, as and to the extent required by federal securities Lawsapplicable law, including in the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, Offer Documents and the Schedule 13E-3 of, among other things, the opinion of the Company’s financial advisor and all material disclosure relating thereto. Each of Parent, on Purchaser and the other hand, agree Company agrees to correct promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent that it such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, law. Parent and Merger Sub agrees Purchaser further agree to comply with the Exchange Act and the terms and conditions of this Agreement to cause the Offer Documents, as so correctedcorrected (if applicable), to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred the Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser shall give due consideration to any all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub Purchaser shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide inform them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub Parent, Purchaser or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Parent and Purchaser shall give the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses written responses, or material oral responses, to such comments, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. Parent and Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to the SEC or the staff of the SEC with respect to the Offer Documents. In addition, Parent and Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to permit the Company and its counsel to participate with Parent and Purchaser or their counsel in any discussions or meetings with the SEC. If Purchaser terminates or withdraws the Offer, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the purchase of Shares in the Offer, Purchaser shall promptly return, and shall cause any depository acting on behalf of Purchaser to return, all tendered Shares to the registered holders thereof, to the extent required by the terms of the Offer.
(i) Subject in all respects to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Purchaser, on a timely basis, the funds necessary to pay for any Shares that Purchaser becomes obligated to accept for payment, and pay for, pursuant to the Offer.
(j) Parent and Purchaser shall timely file with the Commissioner of Commerce of the State of Minnesota any registration statement relating to the Transactions required to be filed pursuant to Chapter 80B of the Minnesota Statutes and shall disseminate to the holders of Shares via the Offer Documents the information set forth in any such registration statement to the extent and within the time period required by Chapter 80B of the Minnesota Statutes.
(k) The Offer Price shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into Common Stock), cash dividend, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination or other like change with respect to Common Stock occurring on or after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Effective Time, provided that nothing in this Section 1.1(k) shall be construed to permit the Company to take any action with respect to its securities that is prohibited by the terms of this Agreement.
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The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 11.01 and nothing shall have occurred that, had the Offer been commenced, would give rise to a right to terminate the Offer pursuant to any of the conditions set forth in Annex I hereto (the “Offer Conditions”) (other than the conditions set forth in clause (i) and subclause (D) of clause (ii)), as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (hereof, but in no event later than January 1310 Business Days following the date of this Agreement, 2020)Acquisition Subsidiary shall, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub it to) commence, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, 1▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at of the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred outstanding Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub shall, and Parent The Offer shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant be subject to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger SubParent or Acquisition Subsidiary, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment Offer Conditions. The date on which Acquisition Subsidiary commences (within the time meaning of such acceptance, Rule 14d-2 under the 1▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) the Offer is referred to as the “Acceptance TimeOffer Commencement Date”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(cb) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub Acquisition Subsidiary expressly reserve the right to increase waive any of the Offer Price or Conditions and to make any other changes change in the terms and of or conditions of to the Offer; provided, however, that except with the prior written approval of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease including raising the Offer Price; provided that, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) reduce the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, neither Parent nor Acquisition Subsidiary shall:
(i) waive or change the Minimum Condition;
(ii) decrease the Offer Price (except pursuant to Section 2.01(e)(ii);
(iii) change the form of consideration to be paid in the Offer;
(iv) decrease the number of Shares sought in the Offer;
(v) extend or otherwise change the expiration date of the Offer except as otherwise provided herein; or
(vi) impose additional Offer Conditions or otherwise amend, modify or supplement any of the Offer Conditions or terms of the Offer in a manner that adversely affects, or would reasonably be expected to adversely affect, the holders of the Shares generally.
(c) Unless extended as provided in this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at midnight, New York City time, on the date that is thirty-four (34) Business Days (calculated as set forth in Rule 14d-1(g)(3) under the 1▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) after the Offer Commencement Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) Acquisition Subsidiary shall, and Parent shall cause it to, extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or the staff thereof or Nasdaq applicable to the Offer or for any period otherwise required by Applicable Law and (B) if, on the initial expiration date or any subsequent date as of which the Offer is scheduled to expire, any Offer Condition is not satisfied and has not been waived, then Acquisition Subsidiary shall, and Parent shall cause it to, extend the Offer for one or (as needed) more periods of five (5) Business Days each (or such shorter period as the Company agrees to or such longer period as the parties hereto may agree); provided, however, that in no event shall Acquisition Subsidiary be required to extend the Offer to a date later than the End Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing clause (B), if at the end of the initial expiration date (or the expiration date as extended in accordance with Section 2.01(f), if necessary), all of the Offer Conditions are satisfied other than the Minimum Condition, then Acquisition Subsidiary shall be required to, and Parent shall cause it to, extend the Offer for one additional period of five (5) Business Days, and if at the end of such five (5) Business Day period, the Minimum Condition continues to not be satisfied, Acquisition Subsidiary shall be required to, and Parent shall cause it to, extend the Offer for one more period of five (5) Business Days; provided, however that if at the end of any expiration date as of which the Offer is scheduled to expire, (i) all of the Offer Conditions are satisfied other than the Minimum Condition and (ii) an Acquisition Proposal shall have been publicly announced or a tender offer or exchange offer shall have been commenced by a Third Party (and in each case not withdrawn), Acquisition Subsidiary shall be required to, and Parent shall cause it to, extend the Offer for one or (as needed) more periods of five (5) Business Days each (or such shorter period as the Company agrees to or such longer period as the parties hereto may agree) until the earlier of (i) February 28, 2014 and (ii) five (5) Business Day after the date such Acquisition Proposal or tender or exchange offer has been withdrawn, after which Acquisition Subsidiary shall not be required to extend the Offer ; provided further, that in no event shall Acquisition Subsidiary be required to extend the Offer to a date later than the End Date. The Offer may be terminated prior to its expiration date (as such expiration date may be extended and re-extended in accordance with this Section 2.01(c)), but only if this Agreement has been is validly terminated in accordance with Article 7. If 11.
(d) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7and to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction or waiver of the other Offer Conditions, Merger Sub shall (Acquisition Subsidiary shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub it to) , promptly (after the expiration of the Offer, accept for payment and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably pay for all Shares validly tendered and unconditionally terminate not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer (the time at which Shares are first accepted for payment under the Offer, the “Acceptance Time”). The obligation of Acquisition Subsidiary to accept for payment and pay for all Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer shall be subject only to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction or waiver of each of the other Offer Conditions (and shall not acquire be subject to any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant other conditions). Promptly after the Acceptance Time, Acquisition Subsidiary shall pay the Offer Price for such Shares.
(e) On the Adjustment Date, the Company shall deliver to Parent and Acquisition Subsidiary its calculation of (i) the Estimated World Wide Cash Amount and (ii) the World Wide Cash Amount Statement reflecting such Estimated World Wide Cash Amount, and reasonable supporting documentation for each of the foregoing. The Company and Parent shall work in good faith to resolve any disputes regarding the Company’s calculations of the Estimated World Wide Cash Amount and World Wide Cash Amount Statement within two (2) days following the date such calculations were received by Parent, and in the event such agreement is reached, shall within such two (2) day period mutually amend (if necessary) the World Wide Cash Amount Statement originally delivered by the Company to reflect any agreed-upon changes thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn parties are not able to reach agreement within such two (2) day period, within one day after the end of the four (4) Business Day period starting the day after the Adjustment Date, the Company shall instead deliver to Parent and Acquisition Subsidiary its calculation of (i) the Actual World Wide Cash Amount and (ii) World Wide Cash Amount Statement reflecting such Actual World Wide Cash Amount, and reasonable supporting documentation for each of the foregoing. The Company and Parent shall work in good faith to resolve any disputes regarding the Company’s calculation of the Actual World Wide Cash Amount and World Wide Cash Amount Statement within two (2) days following the date such calculations were received by Merger SubParent. The Company, or this Agreement is terminated prior shall within such two (2) day period revise (if necessary) the World Wide Cash Amount Statement originally delivered by the Company to reflect any changes to the Acceptance TimeActual World Wide Cash Amount and/or World Wide Cash Amount Statement that the Company in good faith determines appropriate (in each case taking into account any such disputes). For the avoidance of doubt, Merger Sub shall (but without limiting the other provisions and definitions of this Agreement, the final determination of the Actual World Wide Cash Amount and the Parent World Wide Cash Adjusted Amount shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, be made solely by the Company in accordance with applicable Lawsuch provisions and definitions. Following final determination of the World Wide Cash Adjusted Amount set forth in the World Wide Cash Amount Statement (whether calculated using the Estimated World Wide Cash Amount or Actual World Wide Cash Amount, all tendered Shares as determined as set forth above), the Offer Price shall be adjusted as follows in the circumstances set forth below:
(i) if the World Wide Cash Adjusted Amount is greater than $9,350,000, the Offer Price shall be increased, so that from and Preferred Shares after the Adjustment Date the Offer Price shall be equal to (x) $2.00, plus (y) an amount equal to the registered holders thereof quotient (rounded to the nearest whole $0.01) of (A) the amount by which the World Wide Cash Adjusted Amount exceeds $9,300,000 divided by (B) the number of Shares issued and Merger Sub outstanding as of the Adjustment Date on a Fully Diluted basis.
(ii) if the World Wide Cash Adjusted Amount is less than $9,250,000, the Offer Price shall be decreased, so that from and after the Adjustment Date the Offer Price shall be equal to (x) $2.00, less (y) an amount equal to the quotient (rounded to the nearest whole $0.01) of (A) the amount by which the World Wide Cash Adjusted Amount is less than $9,300,000 divided by (B) the number of Shares issued and outstanding as of the Adjustment Date on a Fully Diluted basis. For the avoidance of doubt, if the World Wide Cash Adjusted Amount is equal to or greater than $9,250,000 and less than or equal to $9,350,000, the Offer Price shall not be adjusted.
(f) In the event the Offer Price is adjusted pursuant to Section 2.01(e), then Acquisition Subsidiary shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not it to, no later than 9:00 AM New York Time on the Business Day following final determination of the World Wide Cash Adjusted Amount as set forth in the World Wide Cash Amount Statement (as revised, if applicable) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares (x) provide notice of such adjustment to the Company’s stockholders pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 14e-1(b) under the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date 1934 Act and any other applicable rules and regulations of the commencement of the Offer, Parent SEC or other Applicable Law and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and y) to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading the date as of which the Offer is scheduled to expire is less than ten (10) Business Days (calculated as set forth in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable LawRule 14d-1(g)(3) under the 1▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) following such notice, extend the Offer such that the expiration date is ten (10) Business Days following such notice. In the event the Offer Price is not adjusted pursuant to Section 2.01(e), then Acquisition Subsidiary shall, and Merger Sub agrees Parent shall cause it to, no later than 9:00 AM New York Time on the Business Day following final determination of the World Wide Cash Adjusted Amount as set forth in the World Wide Cash Amount Statement (as revised, if applicable) (x) provide notice of the foregoing to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC Company’s stockholders and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and (y) to the extent required by that the Exchange Act. Except following a Change date as of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and which the Offer Documents before they are filed with is scheduled to expire is less than five (5) Business Days (calculated as set forth in Rule 14d-1(g)(3) under the SEC1▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) following such notice, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or extend the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any that the expiration date is five (5) Business Days following such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counselnotice.
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The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7VII, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (of this Agreement but in no event later more than January 13, 2020)ten (10) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) the Offer.
(b) In accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and subject only to the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent such waiver is permitted by this Agreement and applicable Law) of the conditions set forth in Annex I (collectively, the “Offer to purchase Conditions”) and, for cash any and all (i) Shares (the avoidance of doubt, no other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. conditions, Merger Sub shall, shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to), at or as promptly as practicable following the Expiration Time, irrevocably accept for payment (such time of acceptance for payment, purchase the “Offer Acceptance Time”) and, at or as promptly as practicable following the Offer Acceptance Time (and in any event within three (3) Business Days) pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, shares of Company Common Stock validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, . Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub Sub, at the Offer Acceptance Time and on a timely basis at all times thereafter, the funds sufficient necessary to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, shares of Company Common Stock that Merger Sub shall become becomes obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes in accordance with the terms set forth in this Agreement and subject only to the Minimum Condition and the other Offer Conditions. Merger Sub expressly reserves the exclusive right to (i) increase the Offer Price, (ii) waive any Offer Condition other than the Minimum Condition, the Termination Condition or the conditions set forth in clause (b) or (d) of Annex I and (iii) make any other changes to the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance not inconsistent with applicable Law and the terms of this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except with notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to, (iA) except as otherwise required or expressly permitted by Section 1.01(f), decrease the Offer Price, (iiB) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iiiC) reduce decrease the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares shares of Company Common Stock sought to be purchased in the Offer, (ivD) impose any conditions to the Offer other than the Offer Conditions, (E) amend, modify or supplement any of the Offer Conditions in a manner that adversely affects, or would reasonably be expected to adversely affect, the holders of Company Common Stock, (F) amend, modify or waive the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other Termination Condition or the conditions to the Offer set forth in clause (b) or (d) of Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred SharesI, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (viiG) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(fotherwise required or expressly permitted by Section 1.01(e), terminate, accelerate extend or otherwise change the Expiration Time or (H) otherwise amend, modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend supplement any of the other terms of the Offer in a any manner adverse in any material respect that adversely affects, or would reasonably be expected to adversely affect, the holders of Shares or Preferred SharesCompany Common Stock. The Offer may not be terminated prior to its scheduled Expiration Time, unless this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article VII.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the The Offer shall expire at midnight (New York City time) (i.e., one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty business days (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using calculated in accordance with Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) following the commencement (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) of the Offer (such initial expiration date and timetime of the Offer, the “Initial Expiration DateTime”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date Offer has been extended pursuant to and in accordance with this AgreementSection 1.01(e), the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration DateTime, or such later expiration date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date Offer has been extended in accordance with this Agreementso extended, the “Expiration DateTime”).
(e) If on any then Subject to each party hereto’s respective rights to terminate the Agreement pursuant to Article VII:
(i) If, at the then-scheduled Expiration DateTime, any of the conditions to the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have Conditions has not been satisfied or waived by Parent and Merger Sub (to the extent such waiver is permitted under this Agreement and applicable Law), then (x) Merger Sub may, in its sole discretion (and without the consent of the Company or any other Person) and (y) upon the Company’s written request, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, extend the Offer on one or more occasions in consecutive increments of up to ten (10) Business Days each (each such increment to end at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the last Business Day of such increment) in order to permit the satisfaction of such Offer Condition(s); provided, however, that (i) Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer to a date later than the Outside Date and Merger Sub shall not be permitted to extend the offer to a date later than the Outside Date without the prior written consent of the Company and (ii) if at any then scheduled expiration of the Offer, all of the Offer Conditions (other than the Minimum Condition and any Offer Conditions that are by their nature to be satisfied at the Offer Acceptance Time) have been satisfied or waived (to the extent permitted by this Agreement and applicable Law) and the Minimum Condition has not been satisfied, Merger Sub shall not be required to (and Parent shall not be required to cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for more than three additional consecutive increments of ten (10) Business Days (or such shorter periods as may be agreed to by the Company and Merger Sub);
(ii) Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for the minimum period required by applicable Law, interpretation or position of the SEC or its staff or The NASDAQ Global Select Market (the “NASDAQ”) or its staff; and
(iii) Merger Sub shall not, and Parent shall not permit Merger Sub to, extend the Offer in any manner except as required or expressly permitted pursuant to this Section 1.01(e).
(f) The Offer Price shall be adjusted appropriately and proportionately to reflect the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or other distribution of securities convertible into Company Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or other like change with respect to Company Common Stock occurring on or after the date hereof and at or prior to the Offer Acceptance Time, and such adjustment to the Offer Price shall provide to the holders of shares of Company Common Stock the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such action.
(g) In the event that this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article VII, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days each, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly as practicable (and in any event within 24 hours following one (1) Business Day of such termination), ) irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer Offer, and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares shares of Company Common Stock pursuant thereto. If to the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary depository acting on behalf of Parent or Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares shares of Company Common Stock to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offerthereof.
(gh) As soon promptly as practicable on the date of the commencement of the OfferOffer (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act), Parent and Merger Sub shall (i) file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendmentsexhibits, amendments and supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, ) that will contain or incorporate by reference the Offer to Purchase, a Purchase and form of the related letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectivelythe Schedule TO, together with any amendmentsall documents included therein pursuant to which the Offer will be made, and all amendments and supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent ) and Merger Sub agree to (ii) cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Sharesshares of Company Common Stock. Each of Parent, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, Sub and the Company, on the other hand, agree Company agrees to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, Documents if and to the extent such party becomes aware that it such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Lawrespect, and Merger Sub Parent further agrees to use all reasonable efforts to promptly cause the Offer Documents, Documents as so corrected, corrected to be filed with the SEC and to promptly be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Sharesshares of Company Common Stock, in each case, case as and to the extent required by applicable Law. The Company shall promptly furnish or otherwise make available to Parent, Merger Sub or Parent’s legal counsel any information concerning the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries that is required by the Exchange ActAct to be set forth in the Offer Documents or that is reasonably requested by Parent or Merger Sub in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 1.01(h). Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and comment on the Offer Documents before they are filed prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due reasonable and good faith consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto comments made by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall agree to provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral comments (including a summary of any oral comments) that Parent, that Parent and Merger Sub or its their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, . Each of Parent and any written or oral responses thereto. The Merger Sub shall give the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review participate in the formulation of any such responses written response to any comments of the SEC or its staff with respect to the Offer Documents, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration respond promptly to the reasonable additionsany such comments.
(i) Each of Parent, deletions or changes suggested thereto by Merger Sub, the Company and its counselthe paying agent with respect to the Offer shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the amounts otherwise payable pursuant to the Offer such amounts as are required to be deducted and withheld with respect to the making of such payment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or under any provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax Law. To the extent amounts are so withheld and paid over to the appropriate Governmental Authority, the withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made.
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The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7VIII hereof and none of the events set forth in Annex A shall have occurred and be existing, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020), Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, within the meaning later of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, the Offer to purchase for cash any and all (i) Shares (other than Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at ten business days after a public announcement of the Share Offer Price execution of this Agreement and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. Merger Sub first business day following the filing by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") of its Annual Report on Form 10_K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1999 (the "1999 10_K")), Purchaser shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub Purchaser to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Sharescommence (within the meaning of Rule 14d_2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to amended (the Offer, subject only to: (a"Exchange Act")) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in at the aggregate) and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date that number of Shares and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I.
(b) On or prior to the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, Parent shall provide or cause to be provided to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, that Merger Sub shall become obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the OfferOffer Price. Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject only to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(c) Annex A hereto, Purchaser shall, and Parent shall cause Purchaser to, accept for payment and pay for all Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer prior to its expiration date. The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “"Offer to Purchase”") that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including subject to the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub A hereto. Purchaser expressly reserve reserves the right to increase waive any conditions to the Offer Price or and to make any other changes change in the terms and or conditions of to the Offer; provided, howeverprovided that, that except with as provided in Section 1.1(d), Purchaser shall not, without the prior written approval consent of the Company, Merger Sub shall not (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) Price or change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iiiii) reduce decrease the maximum number of Shares or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iviii) amend, modify or waive impose conditions to the Minimum ConditionOffer in addition to those set forth in Annex A, (viv) amend any condition of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration DateA, or (viiiv) otherwise modify amend or amend any waive satisfaction of the other Minimum Condition (as defined in Annex A hereto). Purchaser shall on the terms of the Offer in a manner adverse in any material respect and subject to the holders of Shares prior satisfaction or Preferred Shares.
(d) Unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is twenty (20) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, or such later date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
(e) If on any then scheduled Expiration Date, any waiver of the conditions of the Offer, accept for payment, and pay for, Shares tendered as soon as it is legally permitted to do so under applicable law, subject to Section 1.1(d) (the Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Merger Sub shall (and "Acceptance Date"). Parent shall provide or cause Merger Sub to) extend to be provided to Purchaser on a timely basis the Offer funds necessary to accept for successive periods of up to ten (10) Business Days eachpayment, or such longer period as may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Companypay for, in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditions; provided, however, that Merger Sub shall not be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant thereto. If the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior that Purchaser becomes obligated to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly returnaccept for payment, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to returnpay for, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.
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The Offer. (a) Provided that this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with Article 7Section 9.1, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than January 13, 2020)10 Business Days) after the date hereof, Merger Sub shall (shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence, commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act), the Offer.
(b) The obligations of Merger Sub to, and of Parent to cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment and pay for any shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the Offer is subject to purchase for cash any the terms and all the satisfaction or waiver (ias provided in Section 2.1(c) Shares below) of the conditions set forth in Annex I (other than Shares the “Offer Conditions”). On the terms and subject to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(b)) at the Share conditions of the Offer Price and (ii) Preferred Shares at the Preferred Share Offer Price. this Agreement, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, accept for payment, purchase and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, shares of Company Common Stock validly tendered and not properly validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, subject only to: (a) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the aggregate“Tendered Shares”) and not properly withdrawn prior to promptly on or after the Expiration Date that number of Shares (and Preferred Shares that, together with the number of Shares and Preferred Shares in any event within three business days (if any) then owned by the Parent, equals at least a majority of the voting power represented by the Shares and Preferred Shares (voting on an as-converted basis in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) that are then issued and outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”); and (b) the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements calculated as set forth in Annex I.
(bRule 14d-1(g)(3) On or prior under the Exchange Act)). The acceptance for payment of shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to and subject to the conditions of the Offer is referred to in this Agreement as the “Offer Closing,” and the date that Merger Sub becomes obligated and time at which the Offer Closing occurs is referred to pay for Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to in this Agreement as the Offer, “Acceptance Time.” Parent shall provide provide, or cause to be provided provided, to Merger Sub on a timely basis funds sufficient necessary to purchase and pay for any and all Shares and Preferred Shares, as applicable, shares of Company Common Stock that Merger Sub shall become becomes obligated to accept for payment and purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to the satisfaction Parent and Merger Sub shall, and each of the Minimum Condition Parent and the satisfaction, or waiver by Merger Sub, of the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I, Merger Sub shall accept for payment (ensure that all of their respective controlled Affiliates shall, tender any shares of Company Common Stock held by them into the time of such acceptance, the “Acceptance Time”) and pay for all Shares and Preferred Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date, and, in any event, no more than two (2) Business Days after the Expiration Date. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Share and Preferred Share, as applicable, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be paid to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this AgreementOffer.
(c) The Offer shall be made by means of an offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) that describes the terms and conditions of the Offer in accordance with applicable Law and this Agreement, including the conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to waive any of the Offer Conditions other than the Minimum Condition, to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however, that except Offer not inconsistent with the prior written approval terms of this Agreement; provided that, unless otherwise provided in this Agreement or previously approved by the CompanyCompany in writing, Parent and Merger Sub shall not not: (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) Price or change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iiiii) reduce decrease the maximum number of Shares shares of Company Common Stock subject to or Preferred Shares sought to be purchased in the Offer, (iviii) impose conditions on the Offer in addition to the Offer Conditions or amend, modify or waive supplement any condition in a manner adverse to the Stockholders, (iv) waive, modify or amend the Minimum Condition, (v) amend any of the other conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I in a manner adverse to the holders of Shares or Preferred Shares, (vi) impose conditions to the Offer that are in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex I hereto, (vii) except as provided in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f), terminate, accelerate or otherwise modify or amend the Offer to accelerate the Expiration Date, or (viii) otherwise modify or amend any of the other terms term of the Offer in a manner that is materially adverse in any material respect to the holders of Shares Stockholders or Preferred Shares(vi) extend or otherwise change the Expiration Date except as required or permitted by Section 2.1(e). The Offer may not be terminated prior to the Expiration Date, unless this Agreement is terminated or withdrawn in accordance with Section 9.1.
(d) On the date the Offer is commenced, Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, file with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer, which Tender Offer Statement shall include an offer to purchase, letter of transmittal, summary advertisement and other required ancillary offer documents (such Schedule TO and the documents included therein pursuant to which the Offer will be made, together with any supplements or amendments thereto, the “Offer Documents”) and cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to the Stockholders to the extent required by applicable Law. The Company hereby consents to the inclusion of the Company Recommendation in the Offer Documents. Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, cause the Offer Documents to comply in all material respects with the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations thereunder, and other requirements of applicable Law. The Company shall promptly furnish to Parent and Merger Sub all information concerning the Company, the Company Subsidiary and the Stockholders that may be required to be set forth in the Offer Documents or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 2.1(d), including communication of the Offer to the record and beneficial Stockholders. Each of the parties agrees to promptly correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents if and to the extent that such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect, and Parent and Merger Sub further agree to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents as so corrected to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to the Stockholders, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable Law. Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with any comments (including a summary of any oral comments) that Parent, Merger Sub or their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments. Prior to the filing of the Offer Documents (including any amendment or supplement thereto) with the SEC or dissemination thereof to the Stockholders, or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Offer Documents, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such Offer Documents or response, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give reasonable consideration to any comments provided by the Company. Parent and Merger Sub shall use reasonable efforts to respond promptly to any such SEC comments.
(e) Unless extended pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this AgreementAgreement , the Offer shall expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m. (remain open until midnight, New York City time, at the end of the 20th business day (for purposes of this Section 2.1(e), calculated in accordance with Rule 14d-1(g)(3) on under the date that is twenty (20Exchange Act) Business Days following the commencement of the Offer (determined using Rule 14d-1(g)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) (such date and time, the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if the Initial Expiration Date has period of time for which the Offer is open shall have been extended pursuant to, and in accordance with with, this AgreementAgreement or as may be required by applicable Law, the time and date and time to which the Offer has been so extended (the Initial Expiration Date, Date or such later time and date and time to which the Initial Expiration Date Offer has been extended in accordance with this Agreement, the “Expiration Date”).
. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (ei) If if on any then scheduled the then-effective Expiration Date, the Minimum Condition has not been satisfied or any of the conditions to the other Offer (including the Minimum Condition and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex I) Conditions have not been satisfied or waived by Merger Sub, Parent or Merger Sub shall (if permitted hereunder, then Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) , extend the Offer for successive periods on one or more occasions in consecutive increments of up to ten (10) not more than 10 Business Days eacheach (the length of such period to be determined by Parent and Merger Sub in their discretion), or for such longer period as the parties may be agreed between Merger Sub and the Company, agree in order to permit the satisfaction of such conditionsOffer Conditions (subject to the right of Parent or Merger Sub to waive any Offer Conditions, other than the Minimum Condition), and (ii) Merger Sub shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to, extend the Offer for the minimum period required by applicable Law, interpretation or position of the SEC or its staff or NASDAQ or its staff; provided, however, provided that Merger Sub shall not in any event be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The “Outside Date” shall be June 20, 2020. In addition, Merger Sub shall extend the Offer for any period or periods required by applicable Law or applicable rules, regulations, interpretations or positions of the SEC or its staff.
(f) Merger Sub shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled Expiration Date without the prior written consent of the Company, except if this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article 7. If event that this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article 7pursuant to Section 9.1, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours following of such termination), irrevocably and unconditionally terminate the Offer and Offer, shall not acquire any Shares or Preferred Shares shares of Company Common Stock pursuant thereto. If to the Offer is terminated or withdrawn by Merger Sub, or this Agreement is terminated prior to the Acceptance Time, Merger Sub shall (and the Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) promptly return, and shall cause any depositary acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, in accordance with applicable Law, all tendered Shares and Preferred Tendered Shares to the registered holders thereof and Merger Sub shall not (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub not to) accept any Shares or Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offerthereof.
(g) As soon as practicable on the date of the commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger Sub shall file with the SEC, in accordance with Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO shall include, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase, a form of letter of transmittal and a form of summary advertisement (collectively, together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Offer Documents”). Parent and Merger Sub agree to cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, as and to the extent required by federal securities Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, agree to promptly notify the other party and correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents, if and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Law, and Merger Sub agrees to cause the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act. Except following a Change of Board Recommendation, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to any additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, except following a Change of Board Recommendation, Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall provide them an oral summary of any oral comments, that Parent and Merger Sub or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such responses and Parent and Merger Sub shall give due consideration to the reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel.
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