Common use of Securities Options Clause in Contracts

Securities Options. In order to induce Parent and the Purchaser to enter into the Merger Agreement, the Stockholder hereby grants to the Parent an irrevocable option (the "Securities Option") to purchase all, but not less than all, of the shares of Preferred Stock and Common Stock (the "Option Securities") owned by the Stockholder at a price per share of Preferred Stock and per share of Common Stock of $28.75 in cash (the "Purchase Price"). As of the date hereof, the Stockholder owns 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 4,206,000 shares of Preferred Stock. In the event of a stock dividend or distribution, or any change in the Common Stock or Preferred Stock by reason of any stock dividend, split-up, recapitalization, combination, exchange of shares or the like, the term "Option Securities" shall refer to and include the Option Securities as well as all such stock dividends and distributions and any shares into which or for which any and all of the Option Securities may be changed or exchanged and the Purchase Price shall be adjusted to reflect appropriately the effect thereof. The Securities Option may be exercised, in whole but not in part, by the Parent at any time or from time to time on or after the date which is 60 days following a termination of the Merger Agreement (other than (x) a termination by mutual written consent of Parent and the Company, (y) by the Company pursuant to Section 7.1(g) of the Merger Agreement or (z) by Parent as a result of a material breach by the Company of a representation or warranty in Article II of the Merger Agreement).