Unrestricted Common Shares Sample Clauses

The "Unrestricted Common Shares" clause defines a category of company shares that are not subject to transfer restrictions, lock-up periods, or other limitations typically imposed on securities. In practice, this means holders of these shares can freely sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of them without needing company approval or waiting for a specified period to expire. This clause is essential for providing liquidity to shareholders and ensuring that certain shares can be readily traded or used in transactions, thereby facilitating marketability and flexibility for investors.
Unrestricted Common Shares. If, unless otherwise required by applicable state securities laws, (a) the resale of the Common Shares represented by a certificate has been registered under an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act, (b) a holder of Common Shares provides the Company and the Transfer Agent with an opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Common Shares may be made without registration under the Securities Act and such sale either has occurred or may occur without restriction on the manner of such sale or transfer, (c) such holder provides the Company and the Transfer Agent with reasonable assurances that such Common Shares can be sold under Rule 144, or (d) the Common Shares represented by a certificate can be sold without restriction as to the number of securities sold under Rule 144(k), the Company will permit the transfer of the Common Shares, and the Transfer Agent will issue one or more certificates, free from any restrictive legend, in such name and in such denominations as specified by such holder. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Common Shares may be pledged as collateral in connection with a bona fide margin account or other lending arrangement; provided that such pledge will not alter the provisions of this Article V with respect to the removal of restrictive legends.
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  • Limitation on Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries The Company will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any Preferred Stock (other than to the Company or to a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) or permit any Person (other than the Company or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) to own any Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company.

  • Stock Options; Restricted Stock (a) Each holder of a stock option (a "Company Option") to purchase shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to any of the Company's 1993 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "1993 Plan"), the Company's 1996 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "1996 Plan") or the Company's 1996 Non-Employee Directors Compensation Program (the "1996 Directors Plan" and together with the 1993 Plan and the 1996 Plan, the "Company Stock Option Plans"), which Company Option is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether or not then presently exercisable), shall be entitled to receive, and shall receive, in settlement and cancellation thereof, an amount in cash equal to the product of (i) the excess, if any, of the average of the highest and lowest market prices of a Share, as reported on the NYSE on the last trading day immediately prior to the Effective Time (the "Per Share Amount"), over the exercise price of each such Company Option, and (ii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock covered by such Company Option. (b) Each unvested share of restricted Company Common Stock (a "Restricted Share") granted pursuant to the 1993 Plan or the 1996 Plan, which Restricted Share is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be canceled and the holder thereof shall be entitled to receive in settlement an amount in cash equal to the Merger Consideration. (c) Each holder of an unvested restricted share unit granted pursuant to the 1996 Directors Plan (a "Restricted Share Unit") which Restricted Share Unit is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be entitled to receive, and shall receive, in settlement and cancellation thereof, an amount in cash equal to the Merger Consideration. (d) All payments in respect of Company Options, Restricted Share Units and Restricted Shares shall be made as soon as practicable following the Effective Time, but not later than ten days after the Effective Time (the "Payment Time") and no person shall be entitled to receive any of such payments until the Payment Time. The Company Stock Option Plans shall terminate as of the Effective Time. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall, to the extent necessary, cause each holder of an outstanding Company Option, Restricted Share or Restricted Share Unit to consent to the cancellation of such Company Option, Restricted Share or Restricted Share Unit in consideration for the payment provided herein, and shall take such other action as may be necessary to carry out the terms of this Section 2.05.

  • Unrestricted Definitive Securities to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Securities A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Security may exchange such Unrestricted Definitive Security for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security or transfer such Unrestricted Definitive Security to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security at any time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Security and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Securities. If any such transfer or exchange is effected pursuant to this subparagraph (iii) at a time when an Unrestricted Global Security has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an written order of the Company in the form of an Officers’ Certificate, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Securities in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Unrestricted Definitive Securities transferred or exchanged pursuant to this subparagraph (iii).

  • Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee will cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes. If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraphs (2)(B), (2)(D) or (3) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company will issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee will authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Definitive Notes so transferred.

  • Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes If any holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.06(b)(2) hereof, the Trustee will cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Company will execute and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(3) will be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest requests through instructions to the Registrar from or through the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee will deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(3) will not bear the Private Placement Legend.