Common use of Acquisition of Units Clause in Contracts

Acquisition of Units. (a) The Company hereby grants to the GE Group Members the right to purchase, for every one Common Unit issued to Newco under Section 3.03(d), such number of additional Common Units as would result in the GE Group Members holding, in the aggregate, immediately following such purchase the same percentage of the total outstanding Common Units they held immediately prior to such issuance by Newco under Section 3.03(d). Newco hereby grants to the GE Group Members the right to purchase, for every one Common Unit issued to Newco under Section 3.03(d), such number of additional shares of Class B Common Stock as would result in GE holding immediately following such purchase the same percentage of the total outstanding shares of Newco common stock it held immediately prior to such issuance by Newco under Section 3.03(d). The Company shall give written notice of any such proposed issuance of additional Common Units to Newco under Section 3.03(d) no less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date of the proposed issuance (or, if later, as promptly as reasonably practicable and in any event prior to such proposed issuance), which notice shall include the number of additional Common Units proposed to be issued to Newco and the proposed date of issuance; provided that no such notice shall be required for any individual issuance of fewer than 100,000 additional Common Units so long as the sum of all such individual issuances below such amount do not exceed 1,000,000 Common Units in the aggregate in any ninety (90) day period referred to in the following proviso; provided, further, the Company shall provide at least one such notice every ninety (90) days, which notice shall include all previous issuances of Common Units to Newco under Section 3.03(d) during such ninety (90) day period for which a notice has not previously been provided pursuant to this sentence. The GE Group Members shall have the right to purchase a number of Common Units and an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock, in each case as would result in the GE Group Members holding, in the aggregate, immediately following such purchase the same percentage of the total outstanding Common Units and shares of Newco Common Stock it held immediately prior to such issuance by Newco under Section 3.03(d), by delivering written notice to the Company and Newco within one hundred twenty (120) days following the end of the year in which such issuance occurs. The aggregate purchase price payable by a GE Group Member for each such Common Unit and share of Class B Common Stock shall be equal to (i) in the case of a Common Unit issued by the Company in respect of a restricted share award under the Incentive Plans, the product of (x) the Exchange Rate immediately prior to the GE Group Member’s purchase of Common Units pursuant to this Section 3.05(a) and (y) the Closing Price on the date of the issuance of such restricted share award (or, if later, the date of issuance of Common Units to the GE Group Member), and (ii) in the case of a Common Unit issued by the Company in respect of an option exercise (or the exercise of any other instrument that entitles the holder thereof to purchase a share of Class A Common Stock) under the Incentive Plans, the product of (x) the Exchange Rate immediately prior to the GE Group Member’s purchase of Common Units pursuant to this Section 3.05(a) and (y) the Closing Price on the date such option or other instrument is exercised (or, if later, the date of issuance of Common Units to the GE Group Member), and the GE Group Member shall pay an amount equal to the par value per share of Class B Common Stock to Newco in respect of each such share of Class B Common Stock so purchased and pay the balance to the Company in respect of each such Common Unit so purchased. The GE Group Members’ rights under this Section 3.05(a) shall accrue in arrears and shall be exercisable by the GE Group Members at any time, and from time to time, at, from and after the issuance by the Company of additional Common Units to Newco provided for in Section 3.03(d) (but subject to the limitations set forth herein). (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if at any time the GE Group Members are permitted to acquire shares of Class A Common Stock under the Stockholders Agreement (“Permitted Acquisition”), a GE Group Member may instead, at its election purchase Paired Interests (in such number that equals the number of shares of Class A Common Stock permitted to be acquired multiplied by the inverse of the Exchange Rate), and the Company shall be obligated to issue the Common Units forming a part of such Paired Interests to GE, on the following terms and conditions: (i) In the case of a Permitted Acquisition of Class A Common Stock from Newco, the aggregate purchase price shall be equal to the per share price of the Class A Common Stock that would have been paid to Newco by the GE Group Member multiplied by the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that would have been acquired by the GE Group Member, in each case but for such election. (ii) In the case of a Permitted Acquisition of Class A Common Stock from any Person other than Newco, the GE Group Member shall give Newco notice of its election under this Section 3.05(b)(ii) specifying the number of Paired Interests it desires to acquire (which number shall not be greater than the number of shares of Class A Common Stock it would otherwise be permitted to acquire multiplied by the inverse of the Exchange Rate). Within five Business Days after its receipt of such notice, subject to applicable law, Newco shall repurchase a number of shares of Class A Common Stock in the market equal to the product of (x) the number of Paired Interests GE desires to acquire and (y) the Exchange Rate. The aggregate purchase price payable by the GE Group Member for the Paired Interests shall be the price paid by Newco for the shares of Class A Common Stock so repurchased. Concurrently with Newco’s repurchase of such shares of Class A Common Stock, the Company shall repurchase the same number of Common Units from the Newco Group Members as the Paired Interests the GE Group Member is acquiring pursuant to this Section 3.05(b)(ii) for the same aggregate purchase price. (iii) The aggregate purchase price payable by the GE Group Member under this Section 3.05(b) shall be paid by the GE Group Member to Newco and the Company in a manner consistent with Section 3.05(a). (iv) GE shall indemnify Newco for any taxes incurred by Newco, the Newco Group Members or the Company resulting from or arising out of an acquisition by the GE Group Members of Class B Common Stock and Common Units pursuant to clause (ii) of this Section 3.05(b), provided that any such taxes indemnified against shall be treated as Formation Taxes (as defined in and for purposes of the Tax Matters Agreement, as defined in the Transaction Agreement).

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Samples: Limited Liability Company Agreement (BAKER HUGHES a GE Co LLC), Limited Liability Company Agreement (Baker Hughes a GE Co)

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Acquisition of Units. (a) The Company hereby grants to the GE Group Members the right to purchase, for every one Common Unit issued to Newco under Section ‎Section 3.03(d), such number of additional Common Units as would result in the GE Group Members holding, in the aggregate, immediately following such purchase the same percentage of the total outstanding Common Units they held immediately prior to such issuance by Newco under Section ‎Section 3.03(d). Newco hereby grants to the GE Group Members the right to purchase, for every one Common Unit issued to Newco under Section ‎Section 3.03(d), such number of additional shares of Class B Common Stock as would result in GE holding immediately following such purchase the same percentage of the total outstanding shares of Newco common stock it held immediately prior to such issuance by Newco under Section ‎Section 3.03(d). The Company shall give written notice of any such proposed issuance of additional Common Units to Newco under Section ‎Section 3.03(d) no less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date of the proposed issuance (or, if later, as promptly as reasonably practicable and in any event prior to such proposed issuance), which notice shall include the number of additional Common Units proposed to be issued to Newco and the proposed date of issuance; issuance; provided that no such notice shall be required for any individual issuance of fewer than 100,000 additional Common Units so long as the sum of all such individual issuances below such amount do not exceed 1,000,000 Common Units in the aggregate in any ninety (90) day period referred to in the following proviso; proviso; provided, further, the Company shall provide at least one such notice every ninety (90) days, which notice shall include all previous issuances of Common Units to Newco under Section ‎Section 3.03(d) during such ninety (90) day period for which a notice has not previously been provided pursuant to this sentence. The GE Group Members shall have the right to purchase a number of Common Units and an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock, in each case as would result in the GE Group Members holding, in the aggregate, immediately following such purchase the same percentage of the total outstanding Common Units and shares of Newco Common Stock it held immediately prior to such issuance by Newco under Section ‎Section 3.03(d), by delivering written notice to the Company and Newco within one hundred twenty (120) days following the end of the year in which such issuance occurs. The aggregate purchase price payable by a GE Group Member for each such Common Unit and share of Class B Common Stock shall be equal to (i) in the case of a Common Unit issued by the Company in respect of a restricted share award under the Incentive Plans, the product of (x) the Exchange Rate immediately prior to the GE Group Member’s purchase of Common Units pursuant to this Section ‎Section 3.05(a) and (y) the Closing Price on the date of the issuance of such restricted share award (or, if later, the date of issuance of Common Units to the GE Group Member), and (ii) in the case of a Common Unit issued by the Company in respect of an option exercise (or the exercise of any other instrument that entitles the holder thereof to purchase a share of Class A Common Stock) under the Incentive Plans, the product of (x) the Exchange Rate immediately prior to the GE Group Member’s purchase of Common Units pursuant to this Section ‎Section 3.05(a) and (y) the Closing Price on the date such option or other instrument is exercised (or, if later, the date of issuance of Common Units to the GE Group Member), and the GE Group Member shall pay an amount equal to the par value per share of Class B Common Stock to Newco in respect of each such share of Class B Common Stock so purchased and pay the balance to the Company in respect of each such Common Unit so purchased. The GE Group Members’ rights under this Section ‎Section 3.05(a) shall accrue in arrears and shall be exercisable by the GE Group Members at any time, and from time to time, at, from and after the issuance by the Company of additional Common Units to Newco provided for in Section ‎Section 3.03(d) (but subject to the limitations set forth herein). (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if at any time the GE Group Members are permitted to acquire shares of Class A Common Stock under the Stockholders Agreement (“Permitted Acquisition”), a GE Group Member may instead, at its election purchase Paired Interests (in such number that equals the number of shares of Class A Common Stock permitted to be acquired multiplied by the inverse of the Exchange Rate), and the Company shall be obligated to issue the Common Units forming a part of such Paired Interests to GE, on the following terms and conditions: (i) In the case of a Permitted Acquisition of Class A Common Stock from Newco, the aggregate purchase price shall be equal to the per share price of the Class A Common Stock that would have been paid to Newco by the GE Group Member multiplied by the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that would have been acquired by the GE Group Member, in each case but for such election. (ii) In the case of a Permitted Acquisition of Class A Common Stock from any Person other than Newco, the GE Group Member shall give Newco notice of its election under this Section ‎Section 3.05(b)(ii) specifying the number of Paired Interests it desires to acquire (which number shall not be greater than the number of shares of Class A Common Stock it would otherwise be permitted to acquire multiplied by the inverse of the Exchange Rate). Within five Business Days after its receipt of such notice, subject to applicable law, Newco shall repurchase a number of shares of Class A Common Stock in the market equal to the product of (x) the number of Paired Interests GE desires to acquire and (y) the Exchange Rate. The aggregate purchase price payable by the GE Group Member for the Paired Interests shall be the price paid by Newco for the shares of Class A Common Stock so repurchased. Concurrently with Newco’s repurchase of such shares of Class A Common Stock, the Company shall repurchase the same number of Common Units from the Newco Group Members as the Paired Interests the GE Group Member is acquiring pursuant to this Section ‎Section 3.05(b)(ii) for the same aggregate purchase price. (iii) The aggregate purchase price payable by the GE Group Member under this Section ‎Section 3.05(b) shall be paid by the GE Group Member to Newco and the Company in a manner consistent with Section ‎Section 3.05(a). (iv) GE shall indemnify Newco for any taxes incurred by Newco, the Newco Group Members or the Company resulting from or arising out of an acquisition by the GE Group Members of Class B Common Stock and Common Units pursuant to clause (ii‎(ii) of this Section ‎Section 3.05(b), provided that any such taxes indemnified against shall be treated as Formation Taxes (as defined in and for purposes of the Tax Matters Agreement, as defined in the Transaction Agreement).

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Samples: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Baker Hughes Holdings LLC)

Acquisition of Units. (a) The Company hereby grants to the GE Group Members the right to purchase, for every one Common Unit issued to Newco under Section 3.03(d), such number of additional Common Units as would result in the GE Group Members holding, in the aggregate, holding immediately following such purchase the same percentage of the total outstanding Common Units they it held immediately prior to such issuance by Newco under Section 3.03(d). Newco hereby grants to the GE Group Members the right to purchase, for every one Common Unit issued to Newco under Section 3.03(d), such number of additional shares of Class B Common Stock as would result in GE holding immediately following such purchase the same percentage of the total outstanding shares of Newco common stock it held immediately prior to such issuance by Newco under Section 3.03(d). The Company shall give written notice of any such proposed issuance of additional Common Units to Newco under Section 3.03(d) no less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date of the proposed issuance (or, if later, as promptly as reasonably practicable and in any event prior to such proposed issuance), which notice shall include the number of additional Common Units proposed to be issued to Newco and the proposed date of issuance; provided that no such notice shall be required for any individual issuance of fewer than 100,000 additional Common Units so long as the sum of all such individual issuances below such amount do not exceed 1,000,000 Common Units in the aggregate in any ninety (90) day period referred to in the following proviso; provided, further, the Company shall provide at least one such notice every ninety (90) days, which notice shall include all previous issuances of Common Units to Newco under Section 3.03(d) during such ninety (90) day period for which a notice has not previously been provided pursuant to this sentence. The GE Group Members shall have the right to purchase a number of Common Units and an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock, in each case as would result in the GE Group Members holding, in the aggregate, holding immediately following such purchase the same percentage of the total outstanding Common Units and shares of Newco Common Stock it held immediately prior to such issuance by Newco under Section 3.03(d), by delivering written notice to the Company and Newco within one hundred twenty (120) days following the end of the year in which such issuance occurs. The aggregate purchase price payable by a GE Group Member for each such Common Unit and share of Class B Common Stock shall be equal to (i) in the case of a Common Unit issued by the Company in respect of a restricted share award under the Incentive Plans, the product closing price of the Class A Common Stock on the NYSE (xor any successor exchange on which the Class A Common Stock may be listed) the Exchange Rate immediately prior to the GE Group Member’s purchase of Common Units pursuant to this Section 3.05(a(“Closing Price”) and (y) the Closing Price on the date of the issuance of such restricted share award (or, if later, the date of issuance of Common Units to the GE Group MemberGE), and (ii) in the case of a Common Unit issued by the Company in respect of an option exercise (or the exercise of any other instrument that entitles the holder thereof to purchase a share of Class A Common Stock) under the Incentive Plans, the product of (x) the Exchange Rate immediately prior to the GE Group Member’s purchase of Common Units pursuant to this Section 3.05(a) and (y) the Closing Price on the date such option or other instrument is exercised (or, if later, the date of issuance of Common Units to the GE Group MemberGE), and the GE Group Member shall pay an amount equal to the par value per share of Class B Common Stock to Newco in respect of each such share of Class B Common Stock so purchased and pay the balance to the Company in respect of each such Common Unit so purchased. The GE Group Members’ GE’s rights under this Section 3.05(a) shall accrue in arrears and shall be exercisable by the GE Group Members at any time, and from time to time, at, from and after the issuance by the Company of additional Common Units to Newco provided for in Section 3.03(d) (but subject to the limitations set forth herein). (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if at any time the GE Group Members are is permitted to acquire shares of Class A Common Stock under the Stockholders Agreement (“Permitted Acquisition”), a GE Group Member may instead, at its election purchase Paired Interests (in such number that equals the number of shares of Class A Common Stock permitted to be acquired multiplied by the inverse of the Exchange Rate), and the Company shall be obligated to issue the Common Units forming a part of such Paired Interests to GE, ) on the following terms and conditions: (i) In the case of a Permitted Acquisition of Class A Common Stock from Newco, the aggregate purchase price shall be equal to the per share price of the Class A Common Stock that would have been paid to Newco by the GE Group Member multiplied by the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that would have been acquired by the GE Group MemberGE, in each case but for such election. (ii) In the case of a Permitted Acquisition of Class A Common Stock from any Person other than Newco, the GE Group Member shall give Newco notice of its election under this Section 3.05(b)(ii) specifying the number of Paired Interests it desires to acquire (which number shall not be greater than the number of shares of Class A Common Stock it would otherwise be permitted to acquire multiplied by the inverse of the Exchange Rateacquire). Within five Business Days after its receipt of such notice, subject to applicable law, Newco shall repurchase a number of shares of Class A Common Stock in the market equal to the product of (x) the number of Paired Interests GE desires to acquire and (y) the Exchange Rateacquire. The aggregate purchase price payable by the GE Group Member for the Paired Interests shall be the price paid by Newco for the shares of Class A Common Stock so repurchased. Concurrently with Newco’s repurchase of such shares of Class A Common Stock, the Company shall repurchase the same number of Common Units from the Newco Group Members as the Paired Interests the GE Group Member is acquiring pursuant to this Section 3.05(b)(ii) for the same aggregate purchase price. (iii) The aggregate purchase price payable by the GE Group Member under this Section 3.05(b) shall be paid by the GE Group Member to Newco and the Company in a manner consistent with Section 3.05(a). (iv) GE shall indemnify Newco for any taxes Taxes incurred by Newco, the Newco Group Members or the Company resulting from or arising out of an acquisition by the GE Group Members of Class B Common Stock and Common Units pursuant to clause (ii) of this Section 3.05(b), provided that any such taxes Taxes indemnified against shall be treated as Formation Taxes (as defined in and for purposes of the term sheet for the Tax Matters Agreement, as defined in the Transaction Agreement).

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Samples: Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger (General Electric Co)

Acquisition of Units. (a) The Company hereby grants to the GE Group Members the right to purchase, for every one Common Unit issued to Newco under Section ‎Section 3.03(d), such number of additional Common Units as would result in the GE Group Members holding, in the aggregate, immediately following such purchase the same percentage of the total outstanding Common Units they held immediately prior to such issuance by Newco under Section ‎Section 3.03(d). Newco hereby grants to the GE Group Members the right to purchase, for every one Common Unit issued to Newco under Section ‎Section 3.03(d), such number of additional shares of Class B Common Stock as would result in GE holding immediately following such purchase the same percentage of the total outstanding shares of Newco common stock it held immediately prior to such issuance by Newco under Section ‎Section 3.03(d). The Company shall give written notice of any such proposed issuance of additional Common Units to Newco under Section ‎Section 3.03(d) no less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date of the proposed issuance (or, if later, as promptly as reasonably practicable and in any event prior to such proposed issuance), which notice shall include the number of additional Common Units proposed to be issued to Newco and the proposed date of issuance; provided that no such notice shall be required for any individual issuance of fewer than 100,000 additional Common Units so long as the sum of all such individual issuances below such amount do not exceed 1,000,000 Common Units in the aggregate in any ninety (90) day period referred to in the following proviso; provided, further, the Company shall provide at least one such notice every ninety (90) days, which notice shall include all previous issuances of Common Units to Newco under Section ‎Section 3.03(d) during such ninety (90) day period for which a notice has not previously been provided pursuant to this sentence. The GE Group Members shall have the right to purchase a number of Common Units and an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock, in each case as would result in the GE Group Members holding, in the aggregate, immediately following such purchase the same percentage of the total outstanding Common Units and shares of Newco Common Stock it held immediately prior to such issuance by Newco under Section ‎Section 3.03(d), by delivering written notice to the Company and Newco within one hundred twenty (120) days following the end of the year in which such issuance occurs. The aggregate purchase price payable by a GE Group Member for each such Common Unit and share of Class B Common Stock shall be equal to (i) in the case of a Common Unit issued by the Company in respect of a restricted share award under the Incentive Plans, the product of (x) the Exchange Rate immediately prior to the GE Group Member’s purchase of Common Units pursuant to this Section 3.05(a‎Section 3.05‎(a) and (y) the Closing Price on the date of the issuance of such restricted share award (or, if later, the date of issuance of Common Units to the GE Group Member), and (ii) in the case of a Common Unit issued by the Company in respect of an option exercise (or the exercise of any other instrument that entitles the holder thereof to purchase a share of Class A Common Stock) under the Incentive Plans, the product of (x) the Exchange Rate immediately prior to the GE Group Member’s purchase of Common Units pursuant to this Section 3.05(a‎Section 3.05‎(a) and (y) the Closing Price on the date such option or other instrument is exercised (or, if later, the date of issuance of Common Units to the GE Group Member), and the GE Group Member shall pay an amount equal to the par value per share of Class B Common Stock to Newco in respect of each such share of Class B Common Stock so purchased and pay the balance to the Company in respect of each such Common Unit so purchased. The GE Group Members’ rights under this Section 3.05(a‎Section 3.05‎(a) shall accrue in arrears and shall be exercisable by the GE Group Members at any time, and from time to time, at, from and after the issuance by the Company of additional Common Units to Newco provided for in Section ‎Section 3.03(d) (but subject to the limitations set forth herein). (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if at any time the GE Group Members are permitted to acquire shares of Class A Common Stock under the Stockholders Agreement (“Permitted Acquisition”), a GE Group Member may instead, at its election purchase Paired Interests (in such number that equals the number of shares of Class A Common Stock permitted to be acquired multiplied by the inverse of the Exchange Rate), and the Company shall be obligated to issue the Common Units forming a part of such Paired Interests to GE, on the following terms and conditions: (i) In the case of a Permitted Acquisition of Class A Common Stock from Newco, the aggregate purchase price shall be equal to the per share price of the Class A Common Stock that would have been paid to Newco by the GE Group Member multiplied by the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that would have been acquired by the GE Group Member, in each case but for such election. (ii) In the case of a Permitted Acquisition of Class A Common Stock from any Person other than Newco, the GE Group Member shall give Newco notice of its election under this Section ‎Section 3.05(b)(ii) specifying the number of Paired Interests it desires to acquire (which number shall not be greater than the number of shares of Class A Common Stock it would otherwise be permitted to acquire multiplied by the inverse of the Exchange Rate). Within five Business Days after its receipt of such notice, subject to applicable law, Newco shall repurchase a number of shares of Class A Common Stock in the market equal to the product of (x) the number of Paired Interests GE desires to acquire and (y) the Exchange Rate. The aggregate purchase price payable by the GE Group Member for the Paired Interests shall be the price paid by Newco for the shares of Class A Common Stock so repurchased. Concurrently with Newco’s repurchase of such shares of Class A Common Stock, the Company shall repurchase the same number of Common Units from the Newco Group Members as the Paired Interests the GE Group Member is acquiring pursuant to this Section 3.05(b)(ii‎Section 3.05‎(b)‎(ii) for the same aggregate purchase price. (iii) The aggregate purchase price payable by the GE Group Member under this Section ‎Section 3.05(b) shall be paid by the GE Group Member to Newco and the Company in a manner consistent with Section ‎Section 3.05(a). (iv) GE shall indemnify Newco for any taxes incurred by Newco, the Newco Group Members or the Company resulting from or arising out of an acquisition by the GE Group Members of Class B Common Stock and Common Units pursuant to clause (ii) of this Section ‎Section 3.05(b), provided that any such taxes indemnified against shall be treated as Formation Taxes (as defined in and for purposes of the Tax Matters Agreement, as defined in the Transaction Agreement).

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Samples: Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger (Baker Hughes Inc)

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Acquisition of Units. (a) The Company hereby grants to the GE Group Members the right to purchase, for every one Common Unit issued to Newco under Section 3.03(d), such number of additional Common Units as would result in the GE Group Members holding, in the aggregate, holding immediately following such purchase the same percentage of the total outstanding Common Units they it held immediately prior to such issuance by Newco under Section 3.03(d). Newco hereby grants to the GE Group Members the right to purchase, for every one Common Unit issued to Newco under Section 3.03(d), such number of additional shares of Class B Common Stock as would result in GE holding immediately following such purchase the same percentage of the total outstanding shares of Newco common stock it held immediately prior to such issuance by Newco under Section 3.03(d). The Company shall give written notice of any such proposed issuance of additional Common Units to Newco under Section 3.03(d) no less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date of the proposed issuance (or, if later, as promptly as reasonably practicable and in any event prior to such proposed issuance), which notice shall include the number of additional Common Units proposed to be issued to Newco and the proposed date of issuance; provided that no such notice shall be required for any individual issuance of fewer than 100,000 additional Common Units so long as the sum of all such individual issuances below such amount do not exceed 1,000,000 Common Units in the aggregate in any ninety (90) day period referred to in the following proviso; provided, further, the Company shall provide at least one such notice every ninety (90) days, which notice shall include all previous issuances of Common Units to Newco under Section 3.03(d) during such ninety (90) day period for which a notice has not previously been provided pursuant to this sentence. The GE Group Members shall have the right to purchase a number of Common Units and an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock, in each case as would result in the GE Group Members holding, in the aggregate, holding immediately following such purchase the same percentage of the total outstanding Common Units and shares of Newco Common Stock it held immediately prior to such issuance by Newco under Section 3.03(d), by delivering written notice to the Company and Newco within one hundred twenty (120) days following the end of the year in which such issuance occurs. The aggregate purchase price payable by a GE Group Member for each such Common Unit and share of Class B Common Stock shall be equal to (i) in the case of a Common Unit issued by the Company in respect of a restricted share award under the Incentive Plans, the product closing price of the Class A Common Stock on the NYSE (xor any successor exchange on which the Class A Common Stock may be listed) the Exchange Rate immediately prior to the GE Group Member’s purchase of Common Units pursuant to this Section 3.05(a(“Closing Price”) and (y) the Closing Price on the date of the issuance of such restricted share award (or, if later, the date of issuance of Common Units to the GE Group MemberGE), and (ii) in the case of a Common Unit issued by the Company in respect of an option exercise (or the exercise of any other instrument that entitles the holder thereof to purchase a share of Class A Common Stock) under the Incentive Plans, the product of (x) the Exchange Rate immediately prior to the GE Group Member’s purchase of Common Units pursuant to this Section 3.05(a) and (y) the Closing Price on the date such option or other instrument is exercised (or, if later, the date of issuance of Common Units to the GE Group MemberGE), and the GE Group Member shall pay an amount equal to the par value per share of Class B Common Stock to Newco in respect of each such share of Class B Common Stock so purchased and pay the balance to the Company in respect of each such Common Unit so purchased. The GE Group Members’ GE’s rights under this Section 3.05(a) shall accrue in arrears and shall be exercisable by the GE Group Members at any time, and from time to time, at, from and after the issuance by the Company of additional Common Units to Newco provided for in Section 3.03(d) (but subject to the limitations set forth herein). (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if at any time the GE Group Members are is permitted to acquire shares of Class A Common Stock under the Stockholders Agreement (“Permitted Acquisition”), a GE Group Member may instead, at its election purchase Paired Interests (in such number that equals the number of shares of Class A Common Stock permitted to be acquired multiplied by the inverse of the Exchange Rate), and the Company shall be obligated to issue the Common Units forming a part of such Paired Interests to GE, ) on the following terms and conditions: (i) In the case of a Permitted Acquisition of Class A Common Stock from Newco, the aggregate purchase price shall be equal to the per share price of the Class A Common Stock that would have been paid to Newco by the GE Group Member multiplied by the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that would have been acquired by the GE Group MemberGE, in each case but for such election. (ii) In the case of a Permitted Acquisition of Class A Common Stock from any Person other than Newco, the GE Group Member shall give Newco notice of its election under this Section ‎Section 3.05(b)(ii) specifying the number of Paired Interests it desires to acquire (which number shall not be greater than the number of shares of Class A Common Stock it would otherwise be permitted to acquire multiplied by the inverse of the Exchange Rateacquire). Within five Business Days after its receipt of such notice, subject to applicable law, Newco shall repurchase a number of shares of Class A Common Stock in the market equal to the product of (x) the number of Paired Interests GE desires to acquire and (y) the Exchange Rateacquire. The aggregate purchase price payable by the GE Group Member for the Paired Interests shall be the price paid by Newco for the shares of Class A Common Stock so repurchased. Concurrently with Newco’s repurchase of such shares of Class A Common Stock, the Company shall repurchase the same number of Common Units from the Newco Group Members as the Paired Interests the GE Group Member is acquiring pursuant to this Section 3.05(b)(ii) for the same aggregate purchase price. (iii) The aggregate purchase price payable by the GE Group Member under this Section ‎Section 3.05(b) shall be paid by the GE Group Member to Newco and the Company in a manner consistent with Section 3.05(a). (iv) GE shall indemnify Newco for any taxes Taxes incurred by Newco, the Newco Group Members or the Company resulting from or arising out of an acquisition by the GE Group Members of Class B Common Stock and Common Units pursuant to clause (ii) of this Section 3.05(b), provided that any such taxes Taxes indemnified against shall be treated as Formation Taxes (as defined in and for purposes of the term sheet for the Tax Matters Agreement, as defined in the Transaction Agreement).

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Samples: Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger (Baker Hughes Inc)

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