Cumulative Dividends Priority Clause Samples
Cumulative Dividends Priority
Dividends, Etc The Company shall not declare or pay any dividend of any kind, in cash or in property, on any class of its capital stock, nor purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any shares of such stock, nor make any distribution of any kind in respect thereof, nor make any return of capital to shareholders, nor make any payments in respect of any pension, profit sharing, retirement, stock option, stock bonus, incentive compensation or similar plan (except as required or permitted hereunder), without the prior written consent of the Secured Party.
Stock Dividends and Splits If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest, etc (a) Unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and after the Collateral Agent shall have given written notice (provided that with respect to any Event of Default pursuant to Section 8.1(g) or (h) of the Credit Agreement, such notice shall have automatically, and without further action, been deemed to have been delivered) to the Borrower of the Collateral Agent’s intention to exercise its rights hereunder: (i) Each Credit Party shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and/or other consensual rights and powers inuring to an owner of Pledged Collateral or any part thereof for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents; provided that, except as permitted under the Credit Agreement, such rights and powers shall not be exercised in any manner that could materially and adversely affect the rights inuring to a holder of any Pledged Collateral, the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent or any of the other Secured Parties under this Agreement, the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document or the ability of the Secured Parties to exercise the same. (ii) The Collateral Agent shall promptly execute and deliver to each Credit Party, or cause to be executed and delivered to such Credit Party, all such proxies, powers of attorney and other instruments as such Credit Party may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling such Credit Party to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to subparagraph (i) above. (iii) Each Credit Party shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all dividends, interest, principal and other distributions or payments paid on or distributed in respect of the Pledged Equity Interests to the extent and only to the extent that such dividends, interest, principal and other distributions or payments are permitted by, and otherwise paid or distributed in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, the other Credit Documents and applicable laws; provided that (A) any non-cash dividends, interest, principal or other non-cash distributions, payments or other consideration in respect thereof, including any rights to receive the same to the extent not so distributed or paid, that would constitute Pledged Equity Interests, whether resulting from a subdivision, combination or reclassification of the outstanding Equity Interests of the issuer of any Pledged Equity Interests, received in exchange for Pledged Equity Interests or any part thereof, or in redemption thereof, as a result of any merger, consolidation, acquisition or other exchange of assets to which such issuer may be a party or otherwise and (B) any non-cash dividends and other non-cash distributions or payments paid or payable in respect of any Pledged Equity Interests that would constitute Pledged Equity Interests in connection with a partial or total liquidation or dissolution or in connection with a reduction of capital, capital surplus or paid in surplus, shall be and become part of the Pledged Equity Interests, as applicable, and, if received by any Credit Party, shall not be commingled by such Credit Party with any of its other funds or property but shall be held separate and apart therefrom, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and shall be promptly delivered to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the same form as so received (endorsed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent). (b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, and after the Collateral Agent shall have given written notice (provided that with respect to any Event of Default pursuant to Section 8.1(g) or (h) of the Credit Agreement, such notice shall be deemed to have been delivered automatically and without further action) to the Borrower of the Collateral Agent’s intention to exercise its rights hereunder, all rights of any Credit Party to dividends, interest, principal or other distributions or payments that such Credit Party is authorized to receive pursuant to paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.05 shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the Collateral Agent which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to receive and retain such dividends, interest, principal or other distributions or payments. All dividends, interest, principal or other distributions or payments received by any Credit Party contrary to the provisions of this Section 2.05 shall not be commingled by such Credit Party with any of its other funds or property but shall be held separate and apart therefrom, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and shall be promptly delivered to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the same form as so received (endorsed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent). Any and all money and other property paid over to or received by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph (b) shall be retained by the Collateral Agent in an account to be established by the Collateral Agent upon receipt of such money or other property and shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.02 hereof. After all Events of Default have been cured or waived, the Collateral Agent shall promptly repay to each Credit Party, without interest, all dividends, interest, principal or other distributions or payments that such Credit Party would otherwise be permitted to retain pursuant to the terms of paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.05 and that remain in such account. (c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, and after the Collateral Agent shall have given written notice (provided that with respect to any Event of Default pursuant to Section 8.1(g) or (h) of the Credit Agreement, such notice shall be deemed to have been delivered automatically and without further action) to the Borrower of the Collateral Agent’s intention to exercise its rights hereunder, all rights of any Credit Party to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.05, and the obligations of the Collateral Agent under paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section 2.05, shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to exercise such voting and consensual rights and powers; provided that, unless otherwise directed by the Requisite Lenders, the Collateral Agent shall have the right from time to time following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default to permit the Credit Parties to exercise such rights. After all Events of Default have been cured or waived, each Credit Party shall have the right to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers that such Credit Party would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to the terms of paragraph (a)(i) above.
Stock Dividends, etc In the event of a stock split, stock dividend or distribution, or any change in the Common Stock by reason of any split-up, reverse stock split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification, exchange of shares or the like, the terms “Existing Shares” and “Covered Shares” shall be deemed to refer to and include such shares as well as all such stock dividends and distributions and any securities into which or for which any or all of such shares may be changed or exchanged or which are received in such transaction.
Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest (a) Unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Notes Collateral Agent shall have notified the Issuer that the rights of the Grantors under this Section 2.06 are being suspended: (i) Each Grantor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and/or other consensual rights and powers inuring to an owner of Pledged Securities or any part thereof for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Indenture and the other Notes Documents; provided that such rights and powers shall not be exercised in any manner that could materially and adversely affect the rights inuring to a holder of any Pledged Securities or the rights and remedies of any of the Notes Collateral Agent or the other Secured Parties under this Agreement, the Indenture or any other Notes Document or the ability of the Secured Parties to exercise the same. (ii) The Notes Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver to each Grantor, or cause to be executed and delivered to each Grantor, all such proxies, powers of attorney and other instruments as each Grantor may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling such Grantor to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to subparagraph (i) above. (iii) Each Grantor shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all dividends, interest, principal and other distributions paid on or distributed in respect of the Pledged Securities to the extent and only to the extent that such dividends, interest, principal and other distributions are permitted by, and otherwise paid or distributed in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the other Notes Documents and applicable Laws; provided that any noncash dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that would constitute Pledged Equity or Pledged Debt, whether resulting from a subdivision, combination or reclassification of the outstanding Equity Interests of the issuer of any Pledged Securities or received in exchange for Pledged Securities or any part thereof, or in redemption thereof, or as a result of any merger, consolidation, acquisition or other exchange of assets to which such issuer may be a party or otherwise, shall be and become part of the Pledged Collateral, and, if received by any Grantor, shall not be commingled by such Grantor with any of its other funds or property but shall be held separate and apart therefrom, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties and shall be forthwith delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement reasonably requested by the Notes Collateral Agent). (b) Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, after the Notes Collateral Agent shall have notified the Issuer of the suspension of the rights of the Grantors under paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.06, then all rights of any Grantor to dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that such Grantor is authorized to receive pursuant to paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.06 shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Notes Collateral Agent, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to receive and retain such dividends, interest, principal or other distributions. All dividends, interest, principal or other distributions received by any Grantor contrary to the provisions of this Section 2.06 shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent, shall be segregated from other property or funds of such Grantor and shall be forthwith delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent upon demand in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement reasonably requested by the Notes Collateral Agent). Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, any and all money and other property paid over to or received by the Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph (b) shall be retained by the Notes Collateral Agent in an account to be established by the Notes Collateral Agent upon receipt of such money or other property and shall be applied in accordance with Section 4.02. After all Events of Default have been cured or waived, the Notes Collateral Agent shall promptly repay to each Grantor (without interest) all dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that such Grantor would otherwise be permitted to retain pursuant to the terms of paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.06 and that remain in such account. (c) Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, after the Notes Collateral Agent shall have notified the Issuer of the suspension of the rights of the Grantors under paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.06, then all rights of any Grantor to exercise the voting and consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.06, and the obligations of the Notes Collateral Agent under paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section 2.06, shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Notes Collateral Agent, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to exercise such voting and consensual rights and powers; provided that, unless otherwise directed by Holders of more than 50% in principal amount of the total outstanding Notes, the Notes Collateral Agent shall have the right from time to time following and during the continuance of an Event of Default to permit the Grantors to exercise such rights. After all Events of Default have been cured or waived, each Grantor shall have the exclusive right to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers that such Grantor would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to the terms of paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.06. (d) Any notice given by the Notes Collateral Agent to the Issuer suspending the rights of the Grantors under paragraph (a) of this Section 2.06 (i) shall be given in writing, (ii) may be given with respect to one or more of the Grantors at the same or different times and (iii) may suspend the rights of the Grantors under paragraph (a)(i) or paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.06 in part without suspending all such rights (as specified by the Notes Collateral Agent in its sole and absolute discretion) and without waiving or otherwise affecting the Notes Collateral Agent’s rights to give additional notices from time to time suspending other rights so long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.