Common use of Preference Stock Clause in Contracts

Preference Stock. If the Corporation shall at any time following September 9, 1997 (i) declare any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding Common Stock or (iii) combine the outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the amount to which holders of shares of Series A Junior Preference Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying each such amount by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Rights Agreement (Nicor Inc), Rights Agreement (Nicor Inc), Rights Agreement (Nicor Inc)