Effect of the First Merger. As of the Effective Time of the First Merger, by virtue of the First Merger and without any action on the part of the holders of any shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company (referred to herein as "Shares" or "Company Common Stock") or of common stock, no par value per share, of Merger Sub ("Merger Sub Common Stock"): (a) Each issued and outstanding share of Company Common Stock (other than Dissenting Shares (as defined in Section 2.3) covered by Section 2.3) and each associated stock purchase right (the "Company Rights") issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement, dated as of March 5, 1996, as amended, between the Company and Harr▇▇ ▇▇▇st Company, as Rights Agent (the "Company Rights Agreement"), which will be terminated at the Effective Time of the First Merger (references herein to Company Common Stock or Shares will be deemed to include the associated Company Rights), will be converted into the right to receive $28.50 per share in cash, payable to the holder thereof, without interest (the "Merger Consideration"), upon surrender of the certificate formerly representing such share of Company Common Stock in the manner provided in Section 2.2. All such shares of Company Common Stock, when so converted, shall no longer be outstanding and shall be canceled and automatically converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration therefor upon the surrender of such certificate in accordance with Section 2.2. Any payment made pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) shall be made net of applicable withholding taxes to the extent such withholding is required by law. (b) Each issued and outstanding share of Merger Sub Common Stock shall be converted into and become one fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company, as the surviving corporation in the First Merger ("First Merger Surviving Corporation Common Stock").
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Oneok Inc /New/)
Effect of the First Merger. As Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time of the First MergerTime, by virtue of the First Merger and without any further action on the part of any Person, the holders of any shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company (referred to herein as "Shares" or "Company Common Stock") or of common stock, no par value per share, of Merger Sub ("Merger Sub Common Stock"):following shall occur:
(a) Each issued and outstanding share of Company Common Stock that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any Company Dissenting Shares (as defined in Section 2.3) covered by Section 2.3) and each associated stock purchase right (the "shares of Company Rights") issued Common Stock to be cancelled pursuant to the Rights Agreement, dated as of March 5, 1996, as amended, between the Company and Harr▇▇ ▇▇▇st Company, as Rights Agent (the "Company Rights Agreement"Section 2.3(c)), shall thereupon be converted into, and the holder of such share of Company Common Stock shall be entitled to, (i) subject to the provisions of Section 2.10, the contingent right to receive a number of Earnout Shares (which will may be terminated at zero (0)) following the Closing in accordance with Section 2.10 and (ii) the right to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration, in each case, without interest, to the applicable Company Stockholder in accordance with Section 2.5 and Section 2.6; provided, that any shares of Company Common Stock converting into shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to this Section 2.3 that are subject to vesting or substantial risk of forfeiture (within the meaning of Section 83 of the Code) immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be subject to such same vesting (as set forth on Schedule 3.3(b)) or substantial risk of forfeiture in accordance with their terms following the conversion. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no certificates or scrip representing a fractional share of Parent Common Stock shall be issued to any of the First Merger Company Stockholders in connection with the issuance of the Stock Consideration, and to the extent a fractional share of Parent Common Stock is issuable as part of the Stock Consideration after aggregating all fractional shares of Parent Common Stock that otherwise would otherwise be received by such Company Stockholder, then in lieu of the issuance of any such fractional share, Parent shall pay to such Company Stockholder(s) an amount in cash, without interest, rounded down to the nearest cent, determined by multiplying (references herein A) the amount of the fractional share interest in a share of Parent Common Stock to which such holder otherwise would have been entitled to receive, by (B) $10.00 (such amount with respect to each Company Stockholder, such Company Stockholder’s “Fractional Share Cash Amount”);
(b) all of the shares of Company Common Stock or Shares will be deemed to include the associated Company Rights), will be converted into the right to receive $28.50 per share in cashthe Per Share Merger Consideration and contingent right to receive a number of Earnout Shares (which may be zero (0)) following the Closing pursuant to this Section 2.3 and Section 2.10, payable to the holder thereof, without interest (the "Merger Consideration"), upon surrender of the certificate formerly representing such share of Company Common Stock in the manner provided in Section 2.2. All such shares of Company Common Stock, when so convertedrespectively, shall no longer be outstanding and shall be canceled cease to exist, and automatically converted into each holder of Company Common Stock shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such securities, except the right to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration therefor upon and the surrender contingent right to a number of such certificate in accordance with Section 2.2. Any payment made Earnout Shares (which number of shares may be zero (0)) following the Closing pursuant to this Section 2.1(a2.10 into which such shares of Company Common Stock shall have been converted in the First Merger;
(c) each share of Company Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled without any conversion thereof and no payment or distribution shall be made net of applicable withholding taxes to the extent such withholding is required by law.with respect thereto; and
(bd) Each issued and outstanding share of Merger Sub Common Stock shall be converted into and become one fully paid and nonassessable each share of common stock, par value $1.00 0.01 per share, of Merger Sub I issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall no longer be outstanding and shall thereupon be converted into and become one validly issued fully paid and non-assessable share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the CompanySurviving Corporation, as and all such shares shall constitute the surviving corporation in only outstanding shares of capital stock of the First Merger ("First Merger Surviving Corporation Common Stock")as of immediately following the Effective Time.
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Effect of the First Merger. As of the Effective Time of the First Merger, by virtue of the First Merger and without any action on the part of the holders of any shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company (referred to herein as "Shares" or "Company Common Stock") or of common stock, no par value per share, of Merger Sub ("Merger Sub Common Stock"):
(a) Each issued and outstanding share of Company Common Stock (other than Dissenting Shares (as defined in Section 2.3) covered by Section 2.3) and each associated stock purchase right (the "Company Rights") issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement, dated as of March 5, 1996, as amended, between the Company and Harr▇▇ ▇▇▇st Harris Trust Company, as Rights Agent (the "Company Rights Agreement"), which ▇▇ich will be terminated at the Effective Time of the First Merger (references herein to Company Common Stock or Shares will be deemed to include the associated Company Rights), will be converted into the right to receive $28.50 per share in cash, payable to the holder thereof, without interest (the "Merger Consideration"), upon surrender of the certificate formerly representing such share of Company Common Stock in the manner provided in Section 2.2. All such shares of Company Common Stock, when so converted, shall no longer be outstanding and shall be canceled and automatically converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration therefor upon the surrender of such certificate in accordance with Section 2.2. Any payment made pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) shall be made net of applicable withholding taxes to the extent such withholding is required by law.
(b) Each issued and outstanding share of Merger Sub Common Stock shall be converted into and become one fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company, as the surviving corporation in the First Merger ("First Merger Surviving Corporation Common Stock").
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