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.
Exchange of Certificates (a) Substantially contemporaneously with the Effective Time, Mergerco shall cause to be deposited with a paying agent (the "Paying Agent") to be jointly selected by the Company (acting through the Independent Director) and Mergerco, for the benefit of the holders of shares of Company Common Stock (other than Treasury Shares, Cancelled Shares and Dissenting Shares), for payment in accordance with this Article III, the funds necessary to pay the Merger Consideration for each share as to which the Merger Consideration shall be payable.
(b) As soon as practicable after the Effective Time, and using its reasonable best efforts to do so within three business days thereafter, the Paying Agent shall mail to each holder of an outstanding certificate or certificates that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented shares of Company Common Stock (other than Treasury Shares and Cancelled Shares, if any), (i) a letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to such certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of such certificates to the Paying Agent and shall be in such form and have such other provisions as Mergerco and the Company may reasonably specify) and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of each certificate in exchange for payment of the Merger Consideration. As soon as practicable after the Effective Time, each holder of an outstanding certificate or certificates that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented such shares of Company Common Stock, upon surrender to the Paying Agent of such certificate or certificates, together with a properly completed letter of transmittal, and acceptance thereof by the Paying Agent, shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the Consideration or the Nybor Consideration (as appropriate in accordance with Section 3.2) multiplied by the number of shares of Company Common Stock formerly represented by such certificate. No interest shall be paid or accrue on the Merger Consideration. The Paying Agent shall accept such certificates upon compliance with such reasonable terms and conditions as the Paying Agent may impose to effect an orderly exchange thereof in accordance with customary exchange practices. After the Effective Time, there shall be no further transfer on the records of the Company or its transfer agent of certificates formerly representing shares of Company Common Stock that have been converted, in whole or in part, pursuant to this Agreement, into the right to receive cash, and if such certificates are presented to the Company for transfer, they shall be canceled against delivery of such cash. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 3.3(b), each certificate formerly representing shares of such Company Common Stock shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the Merger Consideration for each such share of Company Common Stock.
(c) Subject to the provisions of the DGCL, all cash paid upon the surrender for exchange of certificates formerly representing shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this Article III shall be deemed to have been paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the shares exchanged for cash theretofore represented by such certificates.
(d) Any cash deposited with the Paying Agent pursuant to this Section 3.3 (the "Exchange Fund") that remains undistributed to the holders of the certificates formerly representing shares of Company Common Stock one year after the Effective Time shall be delivered to the Surviving Corporation at such time and any former holders of shares of Company Common Stock prior to the Merger who have not theretofore complied with this Article III shall thereafter look only to the Surviving Corporation and only as general unsecured creditors thereof for payment of their claim for cash, if any.
(e) None of Mergerco, the Company or the Paying Agent shall be liable to any person in respect of any cash from the Exchange Fund delivered to a public office pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.
(f) In the event any certificate formerly representing Company Common Stock shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by Surviving Corporation, the posting by such person of a bond in such reasonable amount as Surviving Corporation may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such certificate, the Paying Agent will issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate the Merger Consideration.
Legend on Stock Certificates Certificates evidencing the Option Shares, to the extent appropriate at the time, shall have noted conspicuously on the certificates a legend intended to give all persons full notice of the existence of the conditions, restrictions, rights and obligations set forth herein and in the Plan.
Surrender and Exchange of Certificates Promptly after the Effective Time and upon (i) surrender of a certificate or certificates representing shares of Company Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time or an affidavit and indemnification in form reasonably acceptable to counsel for the Parent stating that such Stockholder has lost their certificate or certificates or that such have been destroyed and (ii) delivery of a Letter of Transmittal (as described in Section 4 hereof), Parent shall issue to each record holder of the Company Common Stock surrendering such certificate or certificates and Letter of Transmittal, a certificate or certificates registered in the name of such Stockholder representing the number of shares of Parent Common Stock that such Stockholder shall be entitled to receive as set forth in Section 1.5(a)(ii) hereof. Until the certificate, certificates or affidavit is or are surrendered together with the Letter of Transmittal as contemplated by this Section 1.6 and Section 4 hereof, each certificate or affidavit that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented any outstanding shares of Company Common Stock shall be deemed at and after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon surrender as aforesaid the Parent Common Stock specified in SCHEDULE 1.5 hereof for the holder thereof or to perfect any rights of appraisal which such holder may have pursuant to the applicable provisions of the DGCL.
Merger Consideration Each share of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (a “Share” or, collectively, the “Shares”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time other than (i) Shares owned by Parent, Merger Sub or any other direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent and Shares owned by the Company or any direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company, and in each case not held on behalf of third parties (but not including Shares held by the Company in any “rabbi trust” or similar arrangement in respect of any compensation plan or arrangement) and (ii) Shares that are owned by stockholders (“Dissenting Stockholders”) who have perfected and not withdrawn a demand for appraisal rights pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL (each Share referred to in clause (i) or clause (ii) being an “Excluded Share” and collectively, “Excluded Shares”) shall be converted into the right to receive $27.25 per Share in cash, without interest (the “Per Share Merger Consideration”). At the Effective Time, all of the Shares shall cease to be outstanding, shall be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and each certificate (a “Certificate”) formerly representing any of the Shares (other than Excluded Shares) and each non-certificated Share represented by book-entry (a “Book Entry Share”) (other than Excluded Shares) shall thereafter represent only the right to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration, without interest, and each Certificate formerly representing Shares or Book Entry Shares owned by Dissenting Stockholders shall thereafter only represent the right to receive the payment to which reference is made in Section 4.2(f).