Conversion of Securities Exchange of Certificates 11 Section 3.1
Payment for Securities Surrender of Certificates (a) Paying Agent At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall designate a reputable bank or trust company to act as the paying agent (the identity and terms of designation and appointment of which shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company) for purposes of delivering or causing to be delivered to each holder of Company Shares and shares of Company Preferred Stock, the Merger Consideration, the Series A Offer Price or the Series B Offer Price, as applicable, that such holder shall become entitled to receive with respect to such holder’s Company Shares or shares of Company Preferred Stock pursuant to this Agreement (the “Paying Agent”). Parent shall pay, or cause to be paid, the fees and expenses of the Paying Agent. At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Paying Agent cash in immediately available funds in an amount sufficient for the Paying Agent to distribute the Merger Consideration, the Series A Offer Price and the Series B Offer Price, to which holders of Company Shares and holders of shares of Company Preferred Stock, as applicable, shall be entitled at the Effective Time pursuant to this Agreement. In the event such deposited funds are insufficient to make the payments contemplated pursuant to Section 2.1, Parent shall promptly deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Paying Agent such additional funds to ensure that the Paying Agent has sufficient funds to make such payments. Such funds shall be invested by the Paying Agent as directed by Parent, pending payment thereof by the Paying Agent to the holders of the Company Shares and shares of Company Preferred Stock; provided, however, that any such investments shall be in obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States government or rated A-1 or P-1 or better by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Investor Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Corporation, respectively. Earnings from such investments shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Surviving Corporation, and no part of such earnings shall accrue to the benefit of holders of Company Shares or holders of shares of Company Preferred Stock.
Surrender of Certificates At or promptly after the Effective Time, Parent shall make available to Equiserve L.P., or a bank reasonably acceptable to the Company (the "Exchange Agent"), in trust for the benefit of the holders of shares of Company Common Stock for exchange in accordance with this Article II, (i) cash in an amount sufficient to pay cash in lieu of fractional shares pursuant to Section 2.3, and (ii) certificates representing the aggregate number of shares of Parent Common Stock issuable pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof. Promptly after the Effective Time, the Exchange Agent shall mail to each holder of record of a Certificate or Certificates a letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates to the Exchange Agent) and instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates in exchange for certificates representing Parent Common Stock and cash in lieu of fractional shares, if applicable. Upon surrender of a Certificate or Certificates to the Exchange Agent, together with such letter of transmittal, duly executed, the holder of such Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the Merger Consideration for each share of Company Common Stock formerly represented by such Certificate or Certificates, and the Certificate(s) so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Article II, from and after the Effective Time each Certificate shall be deemed to represent only the right to receive the Merger Consideration (and cash in lieu of any fractional share as contemplated by Section 2.3) for each share of Company Common Stock formerly represented by such Certificate, and shall not evidence any interest in, or any right to exercise the rights of a stockholder of, Parent. If a certificate representing Parent Common Stock is to be issued or a cash payment in lieu of fractional share interests is to be made to a person other than the one in whose name the Certificate surrendered in exchange therefor is registered, it shall be a condition to such issuance or payment that such Certificate be properly endorsed (or accompanied by an appropriate instrument of transfer) and accompanied by evidence that any applicable stock transfer taxes have been paid or provided for.
DECLARATION OF TRUST; ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES Section 2.01 Creation and Declaration of Trust Fund; Conveyance of Mortgage Loans. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Depositor does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over, deposit with and otherwise convey to the Trustee, without recourse, subject to Sections 2.02 and 2.04, in trust, all right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the Trust Fund consisting of: (i) the Mortgage Loans, including the Mortgage Notes, the Mortgages, and the right to all payments of principal and interest received on or with respect to the Mortgage Loans after the Cut-off Date (other than Scheduled Payments due on or before such date), and all such payments due after such date but received on or prior to such date and intended by the related Mortgagors to be applied after such date; (ii) all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest, if any, in and to all amounts from time to time credited to and the proceeds of the Distribution Account, the Master Servicer Collection Account, any Custodial Accounts or any Escrow Account established with respect to the Mortgage Loans; (iii) with respect to the Mortgage Loans, to the extent set forth in the Acknowledgements, the Depositor’s rights under the Purchase Agreements and the Servicing Agreements and all of the Depositor’s rights under the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement; (iv) all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest, if any, in REO Property and the proceeds thereof; (v) all of the Depositor’s rights under any Insurance Policies related to the Mortgage Loans; and (vi) the Depositor’s security interest in any collateral pledged to secure the Mortgage Loans, including the Mortgaged Properties (collectively, the “Trust Fund”); and the Trustee declares that, subject to the Custodian’s review provided for in Section 2.02, it has received and shall hold the Trust Fund, as trustee, in trust, for the benefit and use of the Holders of the Certificates and for the purposes and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and, concurrently with such receipt, has caused to be executed, authenticated and delivered to or upon the order of the Depositor, in exchange for the Trust Fund, all of the Certificates in the authorized denominations specified by the Depositor pursuant to Section 3.01(b). The foregoing sale, transfer, assignment, set-over, deposit and conveyance does not and is not intended to result in the creation or assumption by the Trustee of any obligation of the Depositor, the Seller or any other Person in connection with the Mortgage Loans or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto except as specifically set forth therein. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the parties hereto acknowledge that the functions of the Trustee with respect to the custody, acceptance and inspection of the Trustee Mortgage Files and release of Mortgage Documents, and preparation and delivery of the certifications relating to the Trustee Mortgage Files shall be performed by the Custodian pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Custodial Agreement. In addition, the Trustee is hereby directed to execute, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee hereunder, and deliver the Acknowledgements and the Custodial Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Securities Administrator and the Certificateholders (by their acceptance of such Certificates) acknowledge and agree that the Trustee is executing and delivering the Custodial Agreement and the Acknowledgements solely in its capacity as Trustee and not in its individual capacity. In connection with such sale, transfer and assignment of the Mortgage Loans, the Depositor does hereby deliver to, and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Custodian acting on the Trustee’s behalf, the Trustee Mortgage Files.
Conversion of Securities At the Effective Time, pursuant to this Agreement and by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the Company, the Purchaser or the holder of any Shares or any shares of capital stock of the Purchaser: (a) Each share of common stock, $0.01 par value, of the Purchaser issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall convert into and become one newly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation. (b) All shares of Company Common Stock that are owned by the Company as treasury stock and any shares of Company Common Stock owned by the Parent or the Purchaser immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether pursuant to the Offer or otherwise) shall be cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist, and no payment or distribution shall be made or delivered with respect thereto. (c) Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.4, each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares of Company Common Stock to be cancelled pursuant to Section 3.1(b) and Dissenting Shares) shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be converted into the right to receive an amount in cash, payable to the holder thereon, without any interest thereon, equal to the Offer Price (the “Merger Consideration”). At the Effective Time, all such Shares shall be automatically cancelled and shall cease to exist, and the holders immediately prior to the Effective Time of Shares not represented by certificates (“Book Entry Shares”) and the holders of certificates that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, represented Shares (the “Certificates”) shall cease to have any rights with respect to such Shares other than the right to receive, upon transfer of such Book Entry Shares or delivery of such Certificates in accordance with Section 3.2, the Merger Consideration, without any interest thereon, for each such Share held by them. (d) If at any time between the Agreement Date and the Effective Time any change in the number of outstanding Shares shall occur as a result of a reclassification, recapitalization, stock split (including a reverse stock split), or combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, or any stock dividend or stock distribution with a record date during such period, other than the Merger, the amount of the Merger Consideration as provided in Section 3.1(c) shall be equitably adjusted to reflect such change.