Common use of Treatment of Warrants Clause in Contracts

Treatment of Warrants. Prior to the Effective Time, the Board of Directors of the Company shall adopt appropriate resolutions and take all other actions necessary and appropriate to provide that, at the Effective Time, (i) each unexpired and unexercised warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Common Warrants”) pursuant to a contract or agreement to which the Company is a party shall, immediately prior to its termination in accordance with its terms at the Closing, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor, each former holder of any such cancelled Common Warrant shall be converted into a right to receive, in consideration of such cancellation, (a) a payment in cash (subject to any applicable withholding or other Taxes required by applicable Law to be withheld) in an amount equal to the product of (1) the total number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Common Warrant multiplied by (2) the Common Per-Share Merger Consideration less the exercise price per share of Common Stock subject to such Common Warrant (any such amount payable hereunder with respect to any such Common Warrant being referred to as a “Common Warrant Payment”, and the aggregate of all such amounts payable hereunder being referred to as the “Common Warrant Payments”), and (b) the right to receive payments from the General Escrow Account and the Equityholders’ Representative Escrow Account in accordance with the Escrow Agreement and Section 3.3, (ii) each unexpired and unexercised warrant to purchase shares of Series B Preferred Stock (the “Series B Warrants”) pursuant to a contract or agreement to which the Company is a party shall, immediately prior to its termination in accordance with its terms at the Closing, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor, each former holder of any such cancelled Series B Warrant shall be converted into a right to receive, in consideration of such cancellation, (a) a payment in cash (subject to any applicable withholding or other Taxes required by applicable Law to be withheld) in an amount equal to the product of (1) the total number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock subject to such Series B Warrant multiplied by (2) the Series B Preferred Per-Share Merger Consideration less the exercise price per share of Series B Preferred Stock subject to such Series B Warrant (any such amount payable hereunder with respect to any such Series B Warrant being referred to as a “Series B Warrant Payment”, and the aggregate of all such amounts payable hereunder being referred to as the “Series B Warrant Payments”), and (b) the right to receive payments from the General Escrow Account and the Equityholders’ Representative Escrow Account in accordance with the Escrow Agreement and Section 3.3, (iii) each unexpired and unexercised warrant to purchase shares of Series C Preferred Stock (the “Series C Warrants”) pursuant to a contract or agreement to which the Company is a party shall, immediately prior to its termination in accordance with its terms at the Closing, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor, each former holder of any such cancelled Series C Warrant shall be converted into a right to receive, in consideration of such cancellation, (a) a payment in cash (subject to any applicable withholding or other Taxes required by applicable Law to be withheld) in an amount equal to the product of (1) the total number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock subject to such Series C Warrant multiplied by (2) the Series C Preferred Per-Share Merger Consideration less the exercise price per share of Series C Preferred Stock subject to such Series C Warrant (any such amount payable hereunder with respect to any such Series C Warrant being referred to as a “Series C Warrant Payment”, and the aggregate of all such amounts payable hereunder being referred to as the “Series C Warrant Payments”), and (b) the right to receive payments from the General Escrow Account and the Equityholders’ Representative Escrow Account in accordance with the Escrow Agreement and Section 3.3, and (iv) each unexpired and unexercised warrant to purchase shares of Series C-1 Preferred Stock (the “Series C-1 Warrants” and, together with the Common Warrants, the Series B Warrants and the Series C Warrants, the “Warrants”) pursuant to a contract or agreement to which the Company is a party shall, immediately prior to its termination in accordance with its terms at the Closing, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor, each former holder of any such cancelled Series C-1 Warrant shall be converted into a right to receive, in consideration of such cancellation, (a) a payment in cash (subject to any applicable withholding or other Taxes required by applicable Law to be withheld) in an amount equal to the product of (1) the total number of shares of Series C-1 Preferred Stock subject to such Series C-1 Warrant multiplied by (2) the Series C-1 Preferred Per-Share Merger Consideration less the exercise price per share of Series C-1 Preferred Stock subject to such Series C-1 Warrant (any such amount payable hereunder with respect to any such Series C-1 Warrant being referred to as a “Series C-1 Warrant Payment”, and the aggregate of all such amounts payable hereunder being referred to as the “Series C-1 Warrant Payments” and, together with the Common Warrant Payments, the Series B Warrant Payments and the Series C Warrant Payments, the “Warrant Payments”), and (b) the right to receive payments from the General Escrow Account and the Equityholders’ Representative Escrow Account in accordance with the Escrow Agreement and Section 3.3. All such Warrants shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and each Certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented such Warrants shall thereafter represent the right to receive the Warrant Payment payable therefor and the right to receive payments from the General Escrow Account and the Equityholders’ Representative Escrow Account in accordance with the Escrow Agreement and Section 3.3. Certificates previously representing Warrants shall be exchanged for the Warrant Payment payable in respect of such Certificates, without interest, upon the surrender of such Certificates in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.1.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Shire PLC), Agreement and Plan of Merger, Agreement and Plan of Merger

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Treatment of Warrants. Prior to At the Effective Time, the Board of Directors of the Company shall adopt appropriate resolutions and take all other actions necessary and appropriate to provide that, at the Effective Time, (i) each unexpired and unexercised warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock Shares (the “Common Warrants”) pursuant to a contract or agreement to which the Company is a party shall, immediately prior to its termination in accordance with its terms at the Closing, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor, each former holder of any such cancelled Common Warrant shall be converted into a right to receive, in consideration of such cancellation, (a) a payment in cash (subject to any applicable withholding or other Taxes required by applicable Law to be withheld) in an amount equal to the product of (1) the total number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Common Warrant multiplied by (2) the Common Per-Share Merger Consideration less the exercise price per share of Common Stock subject to such Common Warrant (any such amount payable hereunder with respect to any such Common Warrant being referred to as a “Common Warrant Payment”, Warrant” and the aggregate of all such amounts payable hereunder being referred to as the “Common Warrant Payments”), and (b) the right to receive payments from the General Escrow Account and the Equityholders’ Representative Escrow Account in accordance with the Escrow Agreement and Section 3.3, (ii) each unexpired and unexercised warrant to purchase shares of Series B Preferred Stock (the “Series B Warrants”) pursuant to a contract or agreement to which the Company is a party shall, immediately prior to its termination in accordance with its terms at the Closing, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor, each former holder of any such cancelled Series B Warrant shall be converted into a right to receive, in consideration of such cancellation, (a) a payment in cash (subject to any applicable withholding or other Taxes required by applicable Law to be withheld) in an amount equal to the product of (1) the total number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock subject to such Series B Warrant multiplied by (2) the Series B Preferred Per-Share Merger Consideration less the exercise price per share of Series B Preferred Stock subject to such Series B Warrant (any such amount payable hereunder with respect to any such Series B Warrant being referred to as a “Series B Warrant Payment”, and the aggregate of all such amounts payable hereunder being referred to as the “Series B Warrant Payments”), and (b) the right to receive payments from the General Escrow Account and the Equityholders’ Representative Escrow Account in accordance with the Escrow Agreement and Section 3.3, (iii) each unexpired and unexercised warrant to purchase shares of Series C Preferred Stock (the “Series C Warrants”) pursuant to a contract or agreement to which the Company is a party shall, immediately prior to its termination in accordance with its terms at the Closing, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor, each former holder of any such cancelled Series C Warrant shall be converted into a right to receive, in consideration of such cancellation, (a) a payment in cash (subject to any applicable withholding or other Taxes required by applicable Law to be withheld) in an amount equal to the product of (1) the total number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock subject to such Series C Warrant multiplied by (2) the Series C Preferred Per-Share Merger Consideration less the exercise price per share of Series C Preferred Stock subject to such Series C Warrant (any such amount payable hereunder with respect to any such Series C Warrant being referred to as a “Series C Warrant Payment”, and the aggregate of all such amounts payable hereunder being referred to as the “Series C Warrant Payments”), and (b) the right to receive payments from the General Escrow Account and the Equityholders’ Representative Escrow Account in accordance with the Escrow Agreement and Section 3.3, and (iv) each unexpired and unexercised warrant to purchase shares of Series C-1 Preferred Stock (the “Series C-1 Warrants” and, together with the Common Warrants, the Series B Warrants and the Series C Warrants, collectively the “Warrants”) pursuant to a contract or agreement to which the Company that is a party shall, immediately prior to its termination in accordance with its terms at the Closing, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor, each former holder of any such cancelled Series C-1 Warrant shall be converted into a right to receive, in consideration of such cancellation, (a) a payment in cash (subject to any applicable withholding or other Taxes required by applicable Law to be withheld) in an amount equal to the product of (1) the total number of shares of Series C-1 Preferred Stock subject to such Series C-1 Warrant multiplied by (2) the Series C-1 Preferred Per-Share Merger Consideration less the exercise price per share of Series C-1 Preferred Stock subject to such Series C-1 Warrant (any such amount payable hereunder with respect to any such Series C-1 Warrant being referred to as a “Series C-1 Warrant Payment”, issued and the aggregate of all such amounts payable hereunder being referred to as the “Series C-1 Warrant Payments” and, together with the Common Warrant Payments, the Series B Warrant Payments and the Series C Warrant Payments, the “Warrant Payments”), and (b) the right to receive payments from the General Escrow Account and the Equityholders’ Representative Escrow Account in accordance with the Escrow Agreement and Section 3.3. All such Warrants shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and each Certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented such Warrants and not terminated pursuant to its terms shall thereafter represent be assumed by Parent and converted into the right to receive cash equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the aggregate number of Shares for which such Warrant Payment payable therefor was exercisable immediately prior to the Effective Time and (y) the excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration less the per Share exercise price of such Warrant (the “Warrant Consideration”). The Company shall take all necessary actions, including obtaining any required consents from holders of outstanding Warrants necessary to effect such assumption pursuant to the terms of the applicable Warrant. The Company shall prepare and use reasonable best efforts to obtain the agreement of each holder of Warrants that such holder conditionally exercises such Warrant contingent upon the consummation of the Merger, such that each such holder shall have the right to receive vote the Shares for which such Warrant has been conditionally exercised at the meeting of the Company’s stockholders to be held for the Company Stockholder Approval and that, if the Merger is not consummated, such Warrant shall be deemed to have never been exercised. Any payments made pursuant to this Section 3.5 shall be net of all applicable withholding taxes that Parent, Purchaser, the Surviving Corporation and the Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall be required to deduct and withhold from the General Escrow Account Warrant Consideration under the Code, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or any provision of applicable state, local or foreign law. To the Equityholders’ Representative Escrow Account in accordance with extent that amounts are so withheld by Parent, Purchaser, the Escrow Agreement and Section 3.3. Certificates previously representing Warrants Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent, such amounts shall be exchanged treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Warrant Payment payable holder of Warrants in respect of which such Certificatesdeduction and withholding was made by Parent, without interestPurchaser, upon the surrender of such Certificates in accordance with Surviving Corporation or the provisions of Section 3.1Paying Agent.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Global Aero Logistics Inc.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (World Air Holdings, Inc.)

Treatment of Warrants. Prior to Commencing on the Effective TimeTime and continuing until the expiration of, each of the then outstanding warrants to purchase OptiSystems Shares (collectively, the Board of Directors of "OptiSystems Warrants"), OptiSystems Warrants will and without any further action on the Company shall adopt appropriate resolutions and take all other actions necessary and appropriate to provide that, at the Effective Time, (i) each unexpired and unexercised warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Common Warrants”) pursuant to a contract or agreement to which the Company is a party shall, immediately prior to its termination in accordance with its terms at the Closing, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor, each former holder part of any holder thereof (herein, a "Warrantholder") be treated as follows: (a) with respect to OptiSystems Warrants that are not Underwriters Warrants (as defined below) ("Public Warrants"), such cancelled Common Warrant Public Warrants shall be converted into a represent the right to receive, in consideration promptly upon the surrender to the Exchange Agent of such cancellationPublic Warrants, (a) a payment and without any further action on the part of the holder thereof, an amount in cash (subject to any applicable withholding or other Taxes required by applicable Law to be withheld) in an amount equal to the product of (1i) the total number of shares of Common Stock OptiSystems Shares subject to such Common Public Warrant multiplied by and (2ii) the Common Per-amount, if any, by which the Per Share Merger Consideration less exceeds the exercise price per share of Common Stock OptiSystems Share subject to such Common Public Warrant (any such amount payable hereunder with respect to any such Common Warrant being referred to as a “Common Warrant Payment”, and the aggregate of all such amounts payable hereunder being referred to as the “Common Warrant Payments”), and (b) with respect to the right OptiSystems Warrants that were issued pursuant to receive payments from the General Escrow Account that certain Representatives Warrant Agreement dated as of June 12, 1997 between OptiSystems and the Equityholders’ Representative Escrow Account in accordance with the Escrow Agreement and Section 3.3, (ii) each unexpired and unexercised warrant to purchase shares of Series B Preferred Stock National Securities Corporation (the “Series B "Underwriters Warrants”) pursuant to a contract or agreement to which "), such Underwriters Warrants shall represent the Company is a party shall, immediately prior to its termination in accordance with its terms at the Closing, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor, each former holder of any such cancelled Series B Warrant shall be converted into a right to receive, in consideration promptly upon the surrender to the Exchange Agent of such cancellationUnderwriters Warrants, and without any further action on the part of the holder thereof, (x) the number of Public Warrants into which such Underwriters Warrant is convertible pursuant to the terms of such Underwriters Warrant upon payment of the exercise price therefore, which Public Warrants so issued shall be treated as set forth in clause (a) a payment of this Section 1.8 and (y) an amount in cash (subject to any applicable withholding or other Taxes required by applicable Law to be withheld) in an amount equal to the product of (1i) the total number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock OptiSystems Shares subject to such Series B the Underwriters Warrant multiplied by and (2ii) the Series B Preferred Per-amount, if any, by which the Per Share Merger Consideration less exceeds the exercise price per share of Series B Preferred Stock OptiSystems Share subject to such Series B Warrant (any such amount payable hereunder with respect to any such Series B Warrant being referred to as a “Series B Warrant Payment”Underwriters Warrant. At the Effective Time, BMC shall execute and the aggregate of all such amounts payable hereunder being referred to as the “Series B Warrant Payments”), and (b) the right to receive payments from the General Escrow Account and the Equityholders’ Representative Escrow Account in accordance with the Escrow Agreement and Section 3.3, (iii) each unexpired and unexercised warrant to purchase shares of Series C Preferred Stock (the “Series C Warrants”) pursuant to a contract or agreement to which the Company is a party shall, immediately prior to its termination in accordance with its terms at the Closing, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor, each former holder of any such cancelled Series C Warrant shall be converted into a right to receive, in consideration of such cancellation, (a) a payment in cash (subject to any applicable withholding or other Taxes required by applicable Law to be withheld) in an amount equal deliver to the product holders of (1) the total number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock subject to such Series C Warrant multiplied by (2) the Series C Preferred Per-Share Merger Consideration less the exercise price per share of Series C Preferred Stock subject to such Series C Warrant (any such amount payable hereunder with respect to any such Series C Warrant being referred to as Underwriters Warrants a “Series C Warrant Payment”, and the aggregate of all such amounts payable hereunder being referred to as the “Series C Warrant Payments”), and (b) the right to receive payments from the General Escrow Account and the Equityholders’ Representative Escrow Account in accordance with the Escrow Agreement and Section 3.3, and (iv) each unexpired and unexercised supplemental warrant to purchase shares of Series C-1 Preferred Stock (the “Series C-1 Warrants” and, together with the Common Warrants, the Series B Warrants and the Series C Warrants, the “Warrants”) pursuant to a contract or agreement to which the Company is a party shall, immediately prior to its termination in accordance with its terms at the Closing, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor, each former holder of any such cancelled Series C-1 Warrant shall be converted into a right to receive, in consideration of such cancellation, (a) a payment in cash (subject to any applicable withholding or other Taxes required by applicable Law to be withheld) in an amount equal to the product of (1) the total number of shares of Series C-1 Preferred Stock subject to such Series C-1 Warrant multiplied by (2) the Series C-1 Preferred Per-Share Merger Consideration less the exercise price per share of Series C-1 Preferred Stock subject to such Series C-1 Warrant (any such amount payable hereunder with respect to any such Series C-1 Warrant being referred to as a “Series C-1 Warrant Payment”, and the aggregate of all such amounts payable hereunder being referred to as the “Series C-1 Warrant Payments” and, together with the Common Warrant Payments, the Series B Warrant Payments and the Series C Warrant Payments, the “Warrant Payments”), and (b) the right to receive payments from the General Escrow Account and the Equityholders’ Representative Escrow Account in accordance with the Escrow Agreement and Section 3.3. All such Warrants shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and each Certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented such Warrants shall thereafter represent the right to receive the Warrant Payment payable therefor and the right to receive payments from the General Escrow Account and the Equityholders’ Representative Escrow Account in accordance with the Escrow Agreement and Section 3.3. Certificates previously representing Warrants shall be exchanged providing for the treatment of the Underwriters Warrant Payment payable in respect of such Certificates, without interest, upon the surrender of such Certificates in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.1as set forth above.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement of Merger (BMC Software Inc)

Treatment of Warrants. Prior to the Effective Time, the Board The name of Directors each holder (“Warrant Holder”) of the Company shall adopt appropriate resolutions and take all other actions necessary and appropriate to provide that, at the Effective Time, (i) each unexpired and unexercised a warrant to purchase shares of Target Common Stock issued by Target (the Common WarrantsTarget Warrant”) pursuant to a contract or agreement to which and the Company number of Target Warrants owned by such Warrant Holder is a party shallset forth on Exhibit 3.6(a) hereto. At the election of the Warrant Holder, immediately prior to its termination in accordance with its terms at the Closing, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor, entirety of each former holder of any Target Warrant held by such cancelled Common Warrant Holder shall be converted at the Effective Time into a the right to receive, in consideration of such cancellationon the Closing Date, either (a) a payment in cash (subject to any applicable withholding or other Taxes required by applicable Law to be withheld) in an amount equal to the product of (1i) the total aggregate number of shares of Common Stock subject to Warrant Shares for which such Common Target Warrant multiplied by (2) the Common Per-Share Merger Consideration less the exercise price per share of Common Stock subject to such Common Warrant (any such amount payable hereunder with respect to any such Common Warrant being referred to as a “Common Warrant Payment”, and the aggregate of all such amounts payable hereunder being referred to as the “Common Warrant Payments”), and (b) the right to receive payments from the General Escrow Account and the Equityholders’ Representative Escrow Account in accordance with the Escrow Agreement and Section 3.3, (ii) each unexpired and unexercised warrant to purchase shares of Series B Preferred Stock (the “Series B Warrants”) pursuant to a contract or agreement to which the Company is a party shall, immediately prior to its termination in accordance with its terms at the Closing, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor, each former holder of any such cancelled Series B Warrant shall be converted into a right to receive, in consideration of such cancellation, (a) a payment in cash (subject to any applicable withholding or other Taxes required by applicable Law to be withheld) in an amount equal to the product of (1) the total number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock subject to such Series B Warrant multiplied by (2) the Series B Preferred Per-Share Merger Consideration less the exercise price per share of Series B Preferred Stock subject to such Series B Warrant (any such amount payable hereunder with respect to any such Series B Warrant being referred to as a “Series B Warrant Payment”, and the aggregate of all such amounts payable hereunder being referred to as the “Series B Warrant Payments”), and (b) the right to receive payments from the General Escrow Account and the Equityholders’ Representative Escrow Account in accordance with the Escrow Agreement and Section 3.3, (iii) each unexpired and unexercised warrant to purchase shares of Series C Preferred Stock (the “Series C Warrants”) pursuant to a contract or agreement to which the Company is a party shall, immediately prior to its termination in accordance with its terms at the Closing, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor, each former holder of any such cancelled Series C Warrant shall be converted into a right to receive, in consideration of such cancellation, (a) a payment in cash (subject to any applicable withholding or other Taxes required by applicable Law to be withheld) in an amount equal to the product of (1) the total number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock subject to such Series C Warrant multiplied by (2) the Series C Preferred Per-Share Merger Consideration less the exercise price per share of Series C Preferred Stock subject to such Series C Warrant (any such amount payable hereunder with respect to any such Series C Warrant being referred to as a “Series C Warrant Payment”, and the aggregate of all such amounts payable hereunder being referred to as the “Series C Warrant Payments”), and (b) the right to receive payments from the General Escrow Account and the Equityholders’ Representative Escrow Account in accordance with the Escrow Agreement and Section 3.3, and (iv) each unexpired and unexercised warrant to purchase shares of Series C-1 Preferred Stock (the “Series C-1 Warrants” and, together with the Common Warrants, the Series B Warrants and the Series C Warrants, the “Warrants”) pursuant to a contract or agreement to which the Company is a party shall, immediately prior to its termination in accordance with its terms at the Closing, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor, each former holder of any such cancelled Series C-1 Warrant shall be converted into a right to receive, in consideration of such cancellation, (a) a payment in cash (subject to any applicable withholding or other Taxes required by applicable Law to be withheld) in an amount equal to the product of (1) the total number of shares of Series C-1 Preferred Stock subject to such Series C-1 Warrant multiplied by (2) the Series C-1 Preferred Per-Share Merger Consideration less the exercise price per share of Series C-1 Preferred Stock subject to such Series C-1 Warrant (any such amount payable hereunder with respect to any such Series C-1 Warrant being referred to as a “Series C-1 Warrant Payment”, and the aggregate of all such amounts payable hereunder being referred to as the “Series C-1 Warrant Payments” and, together with the Common Warrant Payments, the Series B Warrant Payments and the Series C Warrant Payments, the “Warrant Payments”), and (b) the right to receive payments from the General Escrow Account and the Equityholders’ Representative Escrow Account in accordance with the Escrow Agreement and Section 3.3. All such Warrants shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and each Certificate which could have been exercised immediately prior to the Effective Time represented (whether or not such Warrants Target Warrant is then exercisable), multiplied by (ii) the difference between (A) the Target Stock Price and (B) the exercise price for each Warrant Share subject to such Target Warrant, or (b) a number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock equal to (i) the aggregate number of Warrant Shares for which such Target Warrant could have been exercised immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether or not such Target Warrant is then exercisable), multiplied by (ii) the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the difference between (1) the Target Stock Price and (2) the exercise price for each Warrant Share subject to such Target Warrant, by (B) the Average Market Price. Such election shall thereafter represent the right to receive be made by the Warrant Payment payable therefor Holder’s delivery to Target of an election notice in the form set forth in Exhibit A to Exhibit 3.6(b) hereto prior to the Election Deadline. A Warrant Holder who does not deliver such an election notice to Target by the Election Deadline shall receive cash in respect of 50% of the Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of such Warrant Holder’s Target Warrant and Purchaser Common Stock in respect of the right to receive payments from the General Escrow Account and the Equityholders’ Representative Escrow Account remaining 50% of such Warrant Shares, in each case in an amount determined in accordance with the Escrow Agreement and second sentence of this Section 3.33.6. Certificates Target has previously representing Warrants shall be exchanged for delivered to Purchaser a letter agreement in the form set forth in Exhibit 3.6(b) with each Warrant Payment payable in respect of such Certificates, without interest, upon the surrender of such Certificates in accordance with Holder pursuant to which each Warrant Holder has consented to the provisions of this Section 3.13.6.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Ameris Bancorp)

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Treatment of Warrants. Prior The Company shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to cause each warrant exercisable for shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, the Board of Directors of the Closing (“Company shall adopt appropriate resolutions and take all other actions necessary and appropriate to provide that, at the Effective Time, (i) each unexpired and unexercised warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Common Warrants”) to be exercised or terminated prior to the Closing. The Company acknowledges that Parent intends to take the position that the Merger, pursuant to which holders of Company Warrants, upon the exercise thereof, shall be entitled to receive shares of common stock of a contract or agreement publicly traded company, is an event that is substantially equivalent to which an initial public offering of the Company’s common stock for purposes of determining the expiration date of Company is a party shall, immediately prior to its termination in accordance with its terms at the Closing, be cancelled Warrants Nos. 1-20 and, in exchange therefor, each former holder of any such cancelled Common Warrant shall be converted into a right to receive, in consideration of such cancellation, (a) a payment in cash (subject to any applicable withholding or other Taxes required by applicable Law to be withheld) in an amount equal to the product of (1) the total number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Common Warrant multiplied by (2) the Common Per-Share Merger Consideration less the exercise price per share of Common Stock subject to such Common Warrant (any such amount payable hereunder with respect to any such Common Warrant being referred to as a “Common Warrant Payment”, and the aggregate of all such amounts payable hereunder being referred to as the “Common Warrant Payments”), and (b) the right to receive payments from the General Escrow Account and the Equityholders’ Representative Escrow Account in accordance with the Escrow Agreement and Section 3.3, (ii) each unexpired and unexercised warrant to purchase shares of Series B Preferred Stock (the “Series B Warrants”) pursuant to a contract or agreement to which the Company is a party shall, immediately prior to its termination in accordance with its terms at the Closing, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor, each former holder of any such cancelled Series B Warrant shall be converted into a right to receive, in consideration of such cancellation, (a) a payment in cash (subject to any applicable withholding or other Taxes required by applicable Law to be withheld) in an amount equal to the product of (1) the total number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock subject to such Series B Warrant multiplied by (2) the Series B Preferred Per-Share Merger Consideration less the exercise price per share of Series B Preferred Stock subject to such Series B Warrant (any such amount payable hereunder with respect to any such Series B Warrant being referred to as a “Series B Warrant Payment”, and the aggregate of all such amounts payable hereunder being referred to as the “Series B Warrant Payments”), and (b) the right to receive payments from the General Escrow Account and the Equityholders’ Representative Escrow Account in accordance with the Escrow Agreement and Section 3.3, (iii) each unexpired and unexercised warrant to purchase shares of Series C Preferred Stock (the “Series C Warrants”) pursuant to a contract or agreement to which the Company is a party shall, immediately prior to its termination in accordance with its terms at the Closing, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor, each former holder of any such cancelled Series C Warrant shall be converted into a right to receive, in consideration of such cancellation, (a) a payment in cash (subject to any applicable withholding or other Taxes required by applicable Law to be withheld) in an amount equal to the product of (1) the total number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock subject to such Series C Warrant multiplied by (2) the Series C Preferred Per-Share Merger Consideration less the exercise price per share of Series C Preferred Stock subject to such Series C Warrant (any such amount payable hereunder with respect to any such Series C Warrant being referred to as a “Series C Warrant Payment”, and the aggregate of all such amounts payable hereunder being referred to as the “Series C Warrant Payments”), and (b) the right to receive payments from the General Escrow Account and the Equityholders’ Representative Escrow Account in accordance with the Escrow Agreement and Section 3.3, and (iv) each unexpired and unexercised warrant to purchase shares of Series C-1 Preferred Stock (the “Series C-1 Warrants” and, together with the Common Warrants, the Series B Warrants and the Series C Warrants, the “Warrants”) pursuant to a contract or agreement to which the Company is a party shall, immediately prior to its termination in accordance with its terms at the Closing, be cancelled and, in exchange therefor, each former holder of any such cancelled Series C-1 Warrant shall be converted into a right to receive, in consideration of such cancellation, (a) a payment in cash (subject to any applicable withholding or other Taxes required by applicable Law to be withheld) in an amount equal to the product of (1) the total number of shares of Series C-1 Preferred Stock subject to such Series C-1 Warrant multiplied by (2) the Series C-1 Preferred Per-Share Merger Consideration less the exercise price per share of Series C-1 Preferred Stock subject to such Series C-1 Warrant (any such amount payable hereunder with respect to any such Series C-1 Warrant being referred to as a “Series C-1 Warrant Payment”, and the aggregate of all such amounts payable hereunder being referred to as the “Series C-1 Warrant Payments” and, together with the Common Warrant Payments, the Series B Warrant Payments and the Series C Warrant Paymentsaccordingly, the “Warrant Payments”Expiration Date,” as defined in each of Company Warrants Nos. 1-20, will be deemed to be the later of the date specified in such Company Warrant and the first anniversary of the Closing Date. The Company shall comply with the notice requirements set forth in the instruments evidencing the Company Warrants, and shall include in the notices to be delivered to the holders of Company Warrants Nos. 1-20 a statement of Parent’s position to the effect set forth in the foregoing sentence. As provided in Section 2.2(b), and the portion of the aggregate Merger Consideration that would have been payable in respect of the Company Warrants (b) had the right to receive payments from the General Escrow Account and the Equityholders’ Representative Escrow Account in accordance with the Escrow Agreement and Section 3.3. All such Company Warrants shall no longer be that remain outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and each Certificate which unexercised at the Closing been exercised immediately prior to the Effective Time represented such Warrants Closing) that constitutes Escrowed Warrant Consideration shall thereafter represent the right to receive be deposited with the Warrant Payment payable therefor and Escrow Agent, of which 33.33% (or 16.665%, as applicable) of the right to receive payments from shares of Parent Common Stock constituting part of the General Escrow Account and the Equityholders’ Representative Escrow Account in accordance with the Escrow Agreement and Section 3.3. Certificates previously representing Warrants shall be exchanged for the Warrant Payment aggregate Merger Consideration payable in respect of such CertificatesCompany Warrants shall constitute Indemnity Escrowed Warrant Shares. Upon termination of the Indemnity Escrow Fund, without interestthe Indemnity Escrowed Warrant Shares, upon together with any dividends or distributions paid with respect to the surrender Indemnity Escrowed Warrant Shares, shall become available for distribution pursuant to the terms of such Certificates in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.1Warrant Escrow Agreement.

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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Ivanhoe Energy Inc)

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