Affirmative Covenants of the Caesars Parties. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, for the duration of the Restructuring Support Period, each of the Caesars Parties shall: (i) (A) support and complete the Restructuring and all transactions contemplated under the Restructuring Term Sheet and this Agreement, in accordance with the Milestones, (B) negotiate in good faith the Definitive Documentation necessary to effectuate the Restructuring, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, (C) use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any and all required governmental, regulatory, licensing, or other approvals (including, without limitation, any necessary third-party consents) necessary to the implementation or consummation of the Restructuring; (D) use its commercially reasonable efforts to lift or otherwise reverse the effect of any injunction or other order or ruling of a court or regulatory body that would impede the consummation of a material aspect of the Restructuring, and (E) operate the Company in the ordinary course consistent with industry practice and the operations contemplated pursuant to the Company’s business plan, taking into account the Restructuring and the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases; (ii) promptly notify or update the Consenting Creditors upon becoming aware of any of the following occurrences: (A) an additional person becomes a Consenting Creditor after the date of this Agreement; (B) a Termination Event has occurred; (C) any person has challenged the validity or priority of, or has sought to avoid, any lien securing the First Xxxx Xxxx Debt pursuant to a pleading filed with the Bankruptcy Court or another forum of competent jurisdiction; (D) material developments, negotiations, or proposals relating to the Caesars-Commenced Litigation, the Caesars Cases, the Forbearance Defaults, and any other case or controversy that may be commenced against such Caesars Party in a court of competent jurisdiction or brought before a state or federal regulatory, licensing, or similar board, authority, or tribunal that would reasonably be expected to materially impede or prevent consummation of the Restructuring; and (iii) unless the Caesars Party obtains the prior written consent of a Consenting Creditor: (x) use the information regarding any Claims owned at any time by such Consenting Creditor (the “Confidential Claims Information”) solely in connection with this Agreement (including any disputes relating thereto); and (y) except as required by law, rule, or regulation or by order of a court or as requested or required by the Securities and Exchange Commission or by any other federal or state regulatory, judicial, governmental, or supervisory authority or body, keep the Confidential Claims Information strictly confidential and not disclose the Confidential Claims Information to any other Person; provided, however, that the Caesars Parties may combine the Confidential Claims Information provided to the Caesars Parties by a Consenting Creditor with the corresponding data provided to the Company by the Consenting Creditors and freely disclose such combined data on an aggregate basis. In the event that any of the Caesars Parties is required (by law, rule, regulation, deposition, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal or administrative proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process, or by any governmental, judicial, regulatory, or supervisory body) to disclose the Confidential Claims Information or the contents thereof, the Caesars Parties shall, to the extent legally permissible, provide affected Consenting Creditors with prompt notice of any such request or requirement so that such Consenting Creditors may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this section. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver from a Consenting Creditor, a Caesars Party believes that it is nonetheless, following consultation with counsel, required to disclose the Confidential Claims Information, such Caesars Party may disclose only that portion of the Confidential Claims Information that it believes, following consultation with counsel, it is required to disclose, provided that it exercises reasonable efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Claims Information, including, without limitation, by marking the Confidential Claims Information “Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only” and by reasonably cooperating with the affected Consenting Creditor to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential and attorneys’ eyes only treatment will be accorded the Confidential Claims Information. In no event shall this Agreement be construed to impose on a Consenting Creditor an obligation to disclose the price for which it acquired or disposed of any Claim. The Caesars Parties’ obligations under this Section 5(a)(iii) shall survive termination of this Agreement.
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Samples: Restructuring Support and Forbearance Agreement (CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT Corp), Restructuring Support and Forbearance Agreement (Caesars Entertainment Operating Company, Inc.), Restructuring Support and Forbearance Agreement (CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT Corp)
Affirmative Covenants of the Caesars Parties. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, for the duration of the Restructuring Support Period, each of the Caesars Parties shall:
(i) (A) support and complete the Restructuring and all transactions contemplated under the Restructuring Term Sheet and this Agreement, in accordance with the Milestones, (B) negotiate in good faith the Definitive Documentation necessary to effectuate the Restructuring, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, (C) use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any and all required governmental, regulatory, licensing, Bankruptcy Court, or other approvals (including, without limitation, any necessary third-party consents) necessary to the implementation or consummation of the Restructuring; (D) use its commercially reasonable efforts to lift or otherwise reverse the effect of any injunction or other order or ruling of a court or regulatory body that would impede the consummation of a material aspect of the Restructuring, and (E) operate the Company and CEC in the ordinary course consistent with industry practice and the operations contemplated pursuant to the Company’s business plan and CEC’s business plan, taking into account the Restructuring and the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, a CEC Chapter 11 Case, or a CEC Bankruptcy Event;
(ii) promptly notify or update the Consenting Creditors upon becoming aware of any of the following occurrences: (A) an additional person becomes a Consenting Creditor after the date of this Agreement; (B) a Termination Event has occurred; (C) any person has challenged the validity or priority of, or has sought to avoid, any lien securing the First Xxxx Xxxx Debt pursuant to a pleading filed with the Bankruptcy Court or another forum of competent jurisdiction; (D) material developments, negotiations, or proposals relating to the Caesars-Commenced Litigation, the Caesars Cases, the Forbearance Defaults, and any other case or controversy that may be commenced against such Caesars Party in a court of competent jurisdiction or brought before a state or federal regulatory, licensing, or similar board, authority, or tribunal that would reasonably be expected to materially impede or prevent consummation of the Restructuring; and;
(iii) unless the Caesars Party obtains the prior written consent of a Consenting Creditor: (x) use the information regarding any Claims owned at any time by such Consenting Creditor (the “Confidential Claims Information”) solely in connection with this Agreement (including any disputes relating thereto); and (y) except as required by law, rule, or regulation or by order of a court or as requested or required by the Securities and Exchange Commission or by any other federal or state regulatory, judicial, governmental, or supervisory authority or body, keep the Confidential Claims Information strictly confidential and not disclose the Confidential Claims Information to any other Person; provided, however, that the Caesars Parties may combine the Confidential Claims Information provided to the Caesars Parties by a Consenting Creditor with the corresponding data provided to the Company by the Consenting Creditors and freely disclose such combined data on an aggregate basis. In the event that any of the Caesars Parties is required (by law, rule, regulation, deposition, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal or administrative proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process, or by any governmental, judicial, regulatory, or supervisory body) to disclose the Confidential Claims Information or the contents thereof, the Caesars Parties shall, to the extent legally permissible, provide affected Consenting Creditors with prompt notice of any such request or requirement so that such Consenting Creditors may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this section. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver from a Consenting Creditor, a Caesars Party believes that it is nonetheless, following consultation with counsel, required to disclose the Confidential Claims Information, such Caesars Party may disclose only that portion of the Confidential Claims Information that it believes, following consultation with counsel, it is required to disclose, provided that it exercises reasonable efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Claims Information, including, without limitation, by marking the Confidential Claims Information “Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only” and by reasonably cooperating with the affected Consenting Creditor to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential and attorneys’ eyes only treatment will be accorded the Confidential Claims Information. In no event shall this Agreement be construed to impose on a Consenting Creditor an obligation to disclose the price for which it acquired or disposed of any Claim. The Caesars Parties’ obligations under this Section 5(a)(iii) shall survive termination of this Agreement; and
(iv) any CEC Chapter 11 Case commenced by CEC or consented to by CEC shall be filed only in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and CEC and the Company shall move to transfer venue of any bankruptcy case commenced by a CEC Bankruptcy Event to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
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Samples: Restructuring Support and Forbearance Agreement (CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT Corp), Restructuring Support and Forbearance Agreement (CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT Corp), Restructuring Support and Forbearance Agreement (CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT Corp)
Affirmative Covenants of the Caesars Parties. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, for the duration of the Restructuring Support Period, each of the Caesars Parties (or the Company as specifically identified below) shall:
(i) (A) support file or otherwise submit any and complete all documents (including, without limitation, the Definitive Documentation), applications and other requests in connection with obtaining, and use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, any and all required Bankruptcy Court, governmental, regulatory, licensing or other orders, approvals, licenses or consents, (including, without limitation, any necessary third-party consents) necessary to the implementation and consummation of the Restructuring, in each case, as promptly as practicable in order to ensure that the Restructuring and all transactions contemplated under is consummated by the Restructuring Term Sheet and this Agreement, in accordance with the MilestonesOutside Date, (B) negotiate in good faith the Definitive Documentation necessary to effectuate the Restructuring, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, (C) use exercise its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any and all required governmental, regulatory, licensing, Bankruptcy Court, or other approvals (including, without limitation, any necessary third-party consents) necessary to the implementation or consummation of the Restructuring; , including but not limited to entry of the Confirmation Orders, in each case, as promptly as practicable in order to ensure that the Restructuring is consummated by the Outside Date, (DC) use its commercially reasonable efforts to lift or otherwise reverse the effect of any injunction or other order or ruling of a court or regulatory body that would impede the consummation of a material aspect of the Restructuring, and (ED) operate the Company and CEC in the ordinary course consistent with industry practice and the operations contemplated pursuant to the Company’s business plan, as shared with the Second Lien Committee prior to the Agreement Effective Date, taking into account the Restructuring and the commencement of the Chapter 11 CasesCases and a CEC Chapter 11 Case;
(ii) promptly notify or update the Consenting Creditors Xxxxx Day upon becoming aware of any of the following occurrences: (A) an additional person becomes a Consenting Second Lien Creditor after the date of this Agreement; (B) a Termination Event has occurred; (C) any person has challenged the validity or priority of, or has sought to avoid, any lien securing the First Xxxx Xxxx Debt pursuant to a pleading filed with the Bankruptcy Court or another forum of competent jurisdiction; (D) material developments, negotiations, or proposals relating to the Caesars-Commenced Litigation, the Caesars Cases, the Forbearance Defaults, Cases and any other case or controversy that may be commenced against such Caesars Party in a court of competent jurisdiction or brought before a state or federal regulatory, licensing, or similar board, authority, or tribunal that would could reasonably be expected to materially impede or prevent consummation of the Restructuring; and;
(iii) unless the a Caesars Party obtains the prior written consent of a Consenting Second Lien Creditor: (x) use the information regarding any Claims owned at any time by such Consenting Second Lien Creditor (the “Confidential Claims Information”) solely in connection with this Agreement (including any disputes relating thereto); and (y) except as required by law, rule, or regulation or by order of a court or as requested or required by the Securities and Exchange Commission or by any other federal or state regulatory, judicial, governmental, or supervisory authority or body, keep the Confidential Claims Information strictly confidential and not disclose the Confidential Claims Information to any other Person; provided, however, that the Caesars Parties may combine the Confidential Claims Information provided to the Caesars Parties by a Consenting Second Lien Creditor with the corresponding data provided to the Company by the Consenting Second Lien Creditors and freely disclose such combined data on an aggregate basis. In the event that any of the Caesars Parties is required (by law, rule, regulation, deposition, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal or administrative proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process, or by any governmental, judicial, regulatory, or supervisory body) to disclose the Confidential Claims Information or the contents thereof, the Caesars Parties shall, to the extent legally permissible, provide affected Consenting Second Lien Creditors with prompt notice of any such request or requirement so that such Consenting Second Lien Creditors may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this section. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver from a Consenting Second Lien Creditor, a Caesars Party believes that it is nonetheless, following consultation with counsel, required to disclose the Confidential Claims Information, such Caesars Party may disclose only that portion of the Confidential Claims Information that it believes, following consultation with counsel, it is required to disclose, provided that it exercises reasonable efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Claims Information, including, without limitation, by marking the Confidential Claims Information “Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only” and by reasonably cooperating with the affected Consenting Second Lien Creditor to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential and attorneys’ eyes only treatment will be accorded the Confidential Claims Information. In no event shall this Agreement be construed to impose on a Consenting Second Lien Creditor an obligation to disclose the price for which it acquired or disposed of any Claim. The Caesars Parties’ obligations under this Section 5(a)(iii) shall survive termination of this Agreement;
(iv) use commercially reasonable efforts to have the New CEC Common Equity listed on a national exchange following the Effective Date;
(v) to the extent permitted by the Bankruptcy Court and applicable law, cause the signature pages attached to this Agreement to be redacted to the extent this Agreement is filed on the docket maintained in the Chapter 11 Cases or a CEC Chapter 11 Case, if applicable, posted on the Company’s or CEC’s website, or otherwise made publicly available.
(vi) the Company shall request the Bankruptcy Court to hold in abeyance its objections to the proofs of claim filed in respect of the Second Lien Claims by the Trustees and Collateral Agent [ECF Nos. 3915, 3916] (provided that, such objections shall be deemed withdrawn upon the Effective Date of the CEOC Plan); provided, however, that if the Bankruptcy Court denies such stay, the Company will withdraw without prejudice objections to such claims (and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not direct or support any other party to prosecute or support such claim objections) during the term of this Agreement, other than to assert claims or causes of action that may be subject to a statute of limitations or similar defense and are not subject to a tolling agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Company, the Second Lien Committee, and the applicable Trustee;
(vii) as soon as reasonably practicable after the Agreement Effective Date, the Company shall request the Bankruptcy Court to hold in abeyance any ruling on the Company’s request for dismissal of the Involuntary Petition;
(viii) the Company shall request the Bankruptcy Court to hold in abeyance its adversary proceeding against the Trustees and the Collateral Agent captioned Caesars Entertainment Operating Company, Inc. v. BOKF, N.A., Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, and Delaware Trust Company, Adv. Case No. 16-00345 (ABG) (provided that, such adversary proceeding shall be deemed withdrawn upon the Effective Date of the CEOC Plan); provided, however, that if the Bankruptcy Court denies such stay, the Company will withdraw without prejudice any pending motions in such adversary proceeding (provided that to the extent that any such motion is subject to a time limitation from when it can be brought under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or other applicable rules or statutes, the Company, the Second Lien Committee, and the applicable Trustee will meet and confer in good faith on a stipulation preserving the right to bring such motion);
(ix) all Second Xxxx Xxxx Fees and Expenses incurred by the Trustees (other than Xxxxx Day’s fees incurred by WSFS) (a) prior to September 26, 2016, to the extent not otherwise or already paid by the Company in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases, and (b) on and after September 26, 2016 and through the Effective Date on a monthly basis, shall be paid in cash by the Company, subject to an order of the Bankruptcy Court; provided that if the Company either fails to obtain an order from the Bankruptcy Court by December 15, 2016 or such amounts remain unpaid, CEC shall pay (a) (i) $7.95 million to BOKF; (ii) $3.1 million to WSFS; and (iii) $1.3 million to Delaware Trust of such Second Xxxx Xxxx Fees and Expenses incurred through September 26, 2016 by no later than December 20, 2016, provided that the Company and the Second Lien Committee hereby agree to revise the CIE Agreement to provide for such payments, provided, further, that the Company and the Second Lien Committee hereby agree to permit CEC to be paid the “Accrued and Unpaid Amount” (as defined in the CIE Agreement) prior to making such payments, and (b) unpaid Second Xxxx Xxxx Fees and Expenses described in this Section 5(a)(ix), whether incurred prior to or after the Agreement Effective Date, upon entry of the CEOC Confirmation Order or on the Effective Date to the extent incurred after entry of the CEOC Confirmation Order through the Effective Date; provided further that the Company shall file the motion in a form reasonably acceptable to the Second Lien Committee and the Trustees after sufficient time to review and comment on such motion, seeking authority to pay such Second Xxxx Xxxx Fees and Expenses incurred by the Trustees within 7 Business Days of the Agreement Effective Date; provided, further, that if the Company, after good faith efforts, cannot receive a final order from the Bankruptcy Court, CEC shall pay such Second Xxxx Xxxx Fees and Expenses upon entry of the CEOC Confirmation Order, provided further that the obligations of CEOC and CEC under this Section 5(a)(ix) shall be joint and several and the CEC Plan and the CEOC Plan shall provide only such terms consistent with this Section 5(a)(ix);
(x) all Second Xxxx Xxxx Fees and Expenses, other than those covered by Section 5(a)(ix) above, incurred (a) prior to September 26, 2016, to the extent not otherwise or already paid by the Company in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases, provided, however, that the aggregate amount of Second Xxxx Xxxx Fees and Expenses under Section 5(a)(ix)(a) and this Section 5(a)(x)(a) shall not exceed $47 million, and (b) on and after September 26, 2016 and through the Effective Date shall be paid in cash by the Company, subject to a final order of the Bankruptcy Court, on the Effective Date; provided that if the Company, after good faith efforts, cannot receive a final order from the Bankruptcy Court, CEC shall pay such Second Xxxx Xxxx Fees and Expenses upon entry of the CEOC Confirmation Order; provided, however, that no Second Xxxx Xxxx Professionals, except for the Trustees and their professionals, and Xxxxx Day, shall be paid their Second Xxxx Xxxx Fees and Expenses unless and until all their clients have signed this Agreement;
(xi) maintain, preserve, and prevent the loss of any materials or information relevant to any claim or defense in any matter arising under, related to, or in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases, any adversary proceeding related to the Chapter 11 Cases, the Caesars Cases, the SDNY Guaranty Cases, the Second Lien Guaranty Cases, and the Estate Claims Complaint;
(xii) if necessary and applicable because the Second Lien Lawsuit is not stayed pursuant to Section 2(c)(ii) on account of the applicable court not agreeing to such stay, CEC will execute and file stipulations voluntarily withdrawing any pending motions without prejudice, solely to the extent such claims will remain fully preserved notwithstanding such withdrawal;
(xiii) as of the Effective Date, CEC shall terminate the Services Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2008, by and among CEC (f/k/a Xxxxxx’x Entertainment, Inc.), Apollo Management VI, L.P., Apollo Alternative Assets, L.P. and TPG Capital, L.P., as it may have been amended, modified, supplemented from time to time, and any similar agreements that provide for the payment of fees to Apollo Global Management, LLC, TPG Capital, L.P. or any of their Affiliates and such termination shall not require any payment by or cost to CEC, including for any accrued and unpaid amounts as of the Effective Date; and
(xiv) upon the Effective Date, consent to dismissal, as moot, of the Involuntary Petition, and refrain from seeking and release any claims for damages or reimbursement from the entities that filed the Involuntary Petition of any fees and expenses of the Debtors or any other Caesars Party relating to the Involuntary Petition.
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Samples: Restructuring Support, Forbearance, and Settlement Agreement (Caesars Acquisition Co), Restructuring Support, Forbearance, and Settlement Agreement (CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT Corp)
Affirmative Covenants of the Caesars Parties. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, for the duration of the Restructuring Support Period, each of the Caesars Parties shall:
(i) (A) support and complete the Restructuring and all transactions contemplated under the Restructuring Term Sheet CEOC Plan and this Agreement, in accordance with the Milestones, (B) negotiate in good faith the Definitive Documentation necessary to effectuate the Restructuring, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this AgreementAgreement and the CEOC Plan, (C) use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any and all required governmental, regulatory, licensing, Bankruptcy Court, or other approvals (including, without limitation, any necessary third-party consents) necessary to the implementation or consummation of the Restructuring; (D) use its commercially reasonable efforts to lift or otherwise reverse the effect of any injunction or other order or ruling of a court or regulatory body that would impede the consummation of a material aspect of the Restructuring, and (E) operate the Company and CEC in the ordinary course consistent with industry practice and the operations contemplated pursuant to the Company’s business plan, plan and CEC’s business plan taking into account the Restructuring and the commencement of the Chapter 11 CasesCases and a CEC Chapter 11 Case;
(ii) promptly notify or update the Consenting Creditors UCC upon becoming aware of any of the following occurrences: (A) an additional person becomes a Consenting Creditor after the date of this Agreement; (B) a Termination Event has occurred; occurred or (C) any person has challenged the validity or priority of, or has sought to avoid, any lien securing the First Xxxx Xxxx Debt pursuant to a pleading filed with the Bankruptcy Court or another forum of competent jurisdiction; (DB) material developments, negotiations, negotiations or proposals relating to the Caesars-Commenced Litigation, the Caesars Cases, the Forbearance Defaults, and any other case or controversy that may be commenced against such Caesars Party in a court of competent jurisdiction or brought before a state or federal regulatory, licensing, or similar board, authority, or tribunal that would reasonably be expected to materially impede or prevent consummation of the Restructuring;
(iii) cause the UCC, its members and the UCC Professionals, including the employees, representatives, agents, advisors and affiliates of each of the foregoing, to be included in the mutual release and exculpation provisions to be provided in the Plans;
(iv) cause the Company to include in the CEOC Disclosure Statement and the accompanying solicitation materials approved by the Bankruptcy Court the language stating: “Acceptance of the CEOC Plan by any entity or a Class shall not preclude any such entity or member of such Class from raising any objection to Confirmation on any ground” or similar language acceptable to the UCC; and
(iiiv) unless the Caesars Party obtains the prior written consent of a Consenting Creditor: (x) use the information regarding any Claims owned at any time by such Consenting Creditor (the “Confidential Claims Information”) solely in connection with this Agreement (including any disputes relating thereto); and (y) except as required by law, rule, or regulation or by order of a court or as requested or required by the Securities and Exchange Commission or by any other federal or state regulatory, judicial, governmental, or supervisory authority or body, keep the Confidential Claims Information strictly confidential and not disclose the Confidential Claims Information to any other Person; provided, however, that the Caesars Parties may combine the Confidential Claims Information provided to the Caesars Parties by a Consenting Creditor with the corresponding data provided to cause the Company by the Consenting Creditors and freely disclose such combined data on an aggregate basis. In the event that any of the Caesars Parties is required (by law, rule, regulation, deposition, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal or administrative proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process, or by any governmental, judicial, regulatory, or supervisory body) to disclose the Confidential Claims Information or the contents thereof, the Caesars Parties shall, to the extent legally permissible, provide affected Consenting Creditors with prompt notice of any such request or requirement so that such Consenting Creditors may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this section. If, include in the absence Plan Supplement a revised estimate of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver from a Consenting CreditorClaims in Class I (Undisputed Unsecured Claims), a Caesars Party believes that it is nonethelessClass J (Disputed Unsecured Claims), following consultation with counsel, required to disclose the Confidential Claims Information, such Caesars Party may disclose only that portion of the Confidential Claims Information that it believes, following consultation with counsel, it is required to disclose, provided that it exercises reasonable efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Claims Information, including, without limitation, by marking the Confidential Claims Information “Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only” and by reasonably cooperating with the affected Consenting Creditor to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential and attorneys’ eyes only treatment will be accorded the Confidential Claims Information. In no event shall this Agreement be construed to impose on a Consenting Creditor an obligation to disclose the price for which it acquired or disposed of any Claim. The Caesars Parties’ obligations under this Section 5(a)(iii) shall survive termination of this AgreementClass L (Insurance Covered Unsecured Claims).
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Samples: Restructuring Support and Settlement Agreement, Restructuring Support and Settlement Agreement (CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT Corp)
Affirmative Covenants of the Caesars Parties. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, for the duration of the Restructuring Support Period, each of the Caesars Parties shall:
(i) (A) support and complete the Restructuring and all transactions contemplated under the Restructuring Term Sheet and this Agreement, in accordance with the Milestones, (B) negotiate in good faith the Definitive Documentation necessary to effectuate the Restructuring, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, (C) use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any and all required governmental, regulatory, licensing, Bankruptcy Court, or other approvals (including, without limitation, any necessary third-party consents) necessary to the implementation or consummation of the Restructuring; (D) use its commercially reasonable efforts to lift or otherwise reverse the effect of any injunction or other order or ruling of a court or regulatory body that would impede the consummation of a material aspect of the Restructuring, and (E) operate the Company in the ordinary course consistent with industry practice and the operations contemplated pursuant to the Company’s business plan, taking into account the Restructuring and the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases;
(ii) promptly notify or update the Consenting Creditors upon becoming aware of any of the following occurrences: (A) an additional person becomes a Consenting Creditor after the date of this Agreement; (B) a Termination Event has occurred; (C) any person has challenged the validity or priority of, or has sought to avoid, any lien securing the First Xxxx Xxxx Debt pursuant to a pleading filed with the Bankruptcy Court or another forum of competent jurisdiction; (D) material developments, negotiations, or proposals relating to the Caesars-Commenced Litigation, the Caesars Cases, the Forbearance Defaults, and any other case or controversy that may be commenced against such Caesars Party in a court of competent jurisdiction or brought before a state or federal regulatory, licensing, or similar board, authority, or tribunal that would reasonably be expected to materially impede or prevent consummation of the Restructuring; and
(iii) unless the Caesars Party obtains the prior written consent of a Consenting Creditor: (x) use the information regarding any Claims owned at any time by such Consenting Creditor (the “Confidential Claims Information”) solely in connection with this Agreement (including any disputes relating thereto); and (y) except as required by law, rule, or regulation or by order of a court or as requested or required by the Securities and Exchange Commission or by any other federal or state regulatory, judicial, governmental, or supervisory authority or body, keep the Confidential Claims Information strictly confidential and not disclose the Confidential Claims Information to any other Person; provided, however, that the Caesars Parties may combine the Confidential Claims Information provided to the Caesars Parties by a Consenting Creditor with the corresponding data provided to the Company by the Consenting Creditors and freely disclose such combined data on an aggregate basis. In the event that any of the Caesars Parties is required (by law, rule, regulation, deposition, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal or administrative proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process, or by any governmental, judicial, regulatory, or supervisory body) to disclose the Confidential Claims Information or the contents thereof, the Caesars Parties shall, to the extent legally permissible, provide affected Consenting Creditors with prompt notice of any such request or requirement so that such Consenting Creditors may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this section. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver from a Consenting Creditor, a Caesars Party believes that it is nonetheless, following consultation with counsel, required to disclose the Confidential Claims Information, such Caesars Party may disclose only that portion of the Confidential Claims Information that it believes, following consultation with counsel, it is required to disclose, provided that it exercises reasonable efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Claims Information, including, without limitation, by marking the Confidential Claims Information “Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only” and by reasonably cooperating with the affected Consenting Creditor to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential and attorneys’ eyes only treatment will be accorded the Confidential Claims Information. In no event shall this Agreement be construed to impose on a Consenting Creditor an obligation to disclose the price for which it acquired or disposed of any Claim. The Caesars Parties’ obligations under this Section 5(a)(iii) shall survive termination of this Agreement.
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Samples: Restructuring Support and Forbearance Agreement (CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT Corp), Restructuring Support and Forbearance Agreement (CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT Corp)
Affirmative Covenants of the Caesars Parties. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, for the duration of the Restructuring Support Period, each of the Caesars Parties shall:
(i) (A) support and complete the Restructuring and all transactions contemplated under the Restructuring Term Sheet and this Agreement, in accordance with the Milestones, including amending, if required, the First Xxxx Xxxx RSA to account for the modifications of the Restructuring Term Sheet set forth herein, (B) negotiate in good faith the Definitive Documentation necessary to effectuate the Restructuring, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, (C) use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any and all required governmental, regulatory, licensing, or other approvals (including, without limitation, any necessary third-party consents) necessary to the implementation or consummation of the Restructuring; (D) use its commercially reasonable efforts to lift or otherwise reverse the effect of any injunction or other order or ruling of a court or regulatory body that would impede the consummation of a material aspect of the Restructuring, and (E) operate the Company in the ordinary course consistent with industry practice and the operations contemplated pursuant to the Company’s business plan, taking into account the Restructuring and the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, and (F) cooperate in good faith with the Consenting Second Lien Creditors in connection with the implementation of this Agreement, including in connection with obtaining a stay of the BOKF Case and the WSFS Case, and entering into agreement(s) providing the tolling of any applicable statutes of limitation reasonably satisfactory to the Consenting Second Lien Creditors, the Trustee(s) and CEC;
(ii) promptly notify or update the Consenting Second Lien Creditors upon becoming aware of any of the following occurrences: (A) an additional person becomes a Consenting Second Lien Creditor after the date of this Agreement; (B) a Termination Event has occurred; (C) any person has challenged the validity or priority of, or has sought to avoid, any lien securing the First Second Xxxx Xxxx Debt pursuant to a pleading filed with the Bankruptcy Court or another forum of competent jurisdiction; (D) material developments, negotiations, negotiations or proposals relating to the Caesars-Commenced Litigation, the Caesars Cases, the Forbearance Defaults, and any other case or controversy that may be commenced against such Caesars Party in a court of competent jurisdiction or brought before a state or federal regulatory, licensing, or similar board, authority, or tribunal that would reasonably be expected to materially impede or prevent consummation of the Restructuring;
(iii) cause the Consenting Second Lien Creditors to be included in the mutual release and exculpation provisions to be provided in the Plan; and
(iiiiv) unless the Caesars Party obtains the prior written consent of a Consenting Second Lien Creditor: (x) use the information regarding any Claims owned at any time by such Consenting Second Lien Creditor (the “Confidential Claims Information”) solely in connection with this Agreement (including any disputes relating thereto); and (y) except as required by law, rule, or regulation or by order of a court or as requested or required by the Securities and Exchange Commission or by any other federal or state regulatory, judicial, governmental, or supervisory authority or body, keep the Confidential Claims Information strictly confidential and not disclose the Confidential Claims Information to any other Person; provided, however, that the Caesars Parties may combine the Confidential Claims Information provided to the Caesars Parties by a Consenting Second Lien Creditor with the corresponding data provided to the Company by the Consenting Second Lien Creditors and freely disclose such combined data on an aggregate basis. In the event that any of the Caesars Parties is required (by law, rule, regulation, deposition, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal or administrative proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process, or by any governmental, judicial, regulatory, or supervisory body) to disclose the Confidential Claims Information or the contents thereof, the Caesars Parties shall, to the extent legally permissible, provide affected Consenting Second Lien Creditors with prompt notice of any such request or requirement so that such Consenting Second Lien Creditors may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this section. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver from a Consenting Second Lien Creditor, a Caesars Party believes that it is nonetheless, following consultation with counsel, required to disclose the Confidential Claims Information, such Caesars Party may disclose only that portion of the Confidential Claims Information that it believes, following consultation with counsel, it is required to disclose, provided that it exercises reasonable efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Claims Information, including, without limitation, by marking the Confidential Claims Information “Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only” and by reasonably cooperating with the affected Consenting Second Lien Creditor to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential and attorneys’ eyes only treatment will be accorded the Confidential Claims Information. In no event shall this Agreement be construed to impose on a Consenting Second Lien Creditor an obligation to disclose the price for which it acquired or disposed of any Claim. The Caesars Parties’ obligations under this Section 5(a)(iii5(a)(iv) shall survive termination of this Agreement.
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Samples: Restructuring Support and Forbearance Agreement (CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT Corp)
Affirmative Covenants of the Caesars Parties. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, for the duration of the Restructuring Support Period, each of the Caesars Parties shall:
(i) (A) support and complete the Restructuring and all transactions contemplated under the Restructuring Term Sheet and this Agreement, in accordance with the Milestones, (B) negotiate in good faith the Definitive Documentation necessary to effectuate the Restructuring, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, (C) use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any and all required governmental, regulatory, licensing, Bankruptcy Court, or other approvals (including, without limitation, any necessary third-party consents) necessary to the implementation or consummation of the Restructuring; (D) use its commercially reasonable efforts to lift or otherwise reverse the effect of any injunction or other order or ruling of a court or regulatory body that would impede the consummation of a material aspect of the Restructuring, and (E) operate the Company in the ordinary course consistent with industry practice and the operations contemplated pursuant to the Company’s business plan, taking into account the Restructuring and the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases;
(ii) promptly notify or update the Consenting Bank Creditors upon becoming aware of any of the following occurrences: (A) an additional person becomes a Consenting Bank Creditor after the date of this Agreement; (B) a Termination Event has occurred; (C) any person has challenged the validity or priority of, or has sought to avoid, any lien securing the First Xxxx Xxxx Lien Bank Debt pursuant to a pleading filed with the Bankruptcy Court or another forum of competent jurisdiction; (D) material developments, negotiations, or proposals relating to the Caesars-Commenced Litigation, the Caesars Cases, the Forbearance Defaults, the Trustee Guarantee Litigation, the Guaranty Cases, the Trustee Litigation and any other case or controversy that may be commenced against such Caesars Party in a court of competent jurisdiction or brought before a state or federal regulatory, licensing, or similar board, authority, or tribunal that would reasonably be expected to materially impede or prevent consummation of the Restructuring; and
(iii) unless the a Caesars Party obtains the prior written consent of a Consenting Bank Creditor: (x) use the information regarding any Claims owned at any time by such Consenting Bank Creditor (the “Confidential Claims Information”) solely in connection with this Agreement (including any disputes relating thereto); and (y) except as required by law, rule, or regulation or by order of a court or as requested or required by the Securities and Exchange Commission or by any other federal or state regulatory, judicial, governmental, or supervisory authority or body, keep the Confidential Claims Information strictly confidential and not disclose the Confidential Claims Information to any other Person; provided, however, that the Caesars Parties may combine the Confidential Claims Information provided to the Caesars Parties by a Consenting Bank Creditor with the corresponding data provided to the Company by the Consenting Bank Creditors and freely disclose such combined data on an aggregate basis. In the event that any of the Caesars Parties is required (by law, rule, regulation, deposition, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal or administrative proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process, or by any governmental, judicial, regulatory, or supervisory body) to disclose the Confidential Claims Information or the contents thereof, the Caesars Parties shall, to the extent legally permissible, provide affected Consenting Bank Creditors with prompt notice of any such request or requirement so that such Consenting Bank Creditors may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this section. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver from a Consenting Bank Creditor, a Caesars Party believes that it is nonetheless, following consultation with counsel, required to disclose the Confidential Claims Information, such Caesars Party may disclose only that portion of the Confidential Claims Information that it believes, following consultation with counsel, it is required to disclose, provided that it exercises reasonable efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Claims Information, including, without limitation, by marking the Confidential Claims Information “Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only” and by reasonably cooperating with the affected Consenting Bank Creditor to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential and attorneys’ eyes only treatment will be accorded the Confidential Claims Information. In no event shall this Agreement be construed to impose on a Consenting Bank Creditor an obligation to disclose the price for which it acquired or disposed of any Claim. The Caesars Parties’ obligations under this Section 5(a)(iii) shall survive termination of this Agreement.
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Samples: Restructuring Support and Forbearance Agreement (CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT Corp)
Affirmative Covenants of the Caesars Parties. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, for the duration of the Restructuring Support Period, each of the Caesars Parties shall:
(i) (A) support file or otherwise submit any and complete all documents (including, without limitation, the Definitive Documentation), applications and other requests in connection with obtaining, and use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, any and all required Bankruptcy Court, governmental, regulatory, licensing or other orders, approvals, licenses or consents, (including, without limitation, any necessary third-party consents) necessary to the implementation and consummation of the Restructuring, in each case, as promptly as practicable in order to ensure that the Restructuring and all transactions contemplated under is consummated by the Restructuring Term Sheet and this Agreement, in accordance with the MilestonesOutside Date, (B) negotiate in good faith the Definitive Documentation necessary to effectuate the Restructuring, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, (C) use exercise its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any and all required governmental, regulatory, licensing, Bankruptcy Court, or other approvals (including, without limitation, any necessary third-party consents) necessary to the implementation or consummation of the Restructuring; , 1 For the avoidance of doubt, assuming 100% participation, the Stay Fee shall equal 3.233% of New CEC Common Equity on a fully diluted basis (Dgiving effect to the issuance of the New CEC Convertible Notes but not taking into account any dilution from any New CEC Capital Raise). including but not limited to entry of the Confirmation Orders, in each case, as promptly as practicable in order to ensure that the Restructuring is consummated by the Outside Date, (C) use its commercially reasonable efforts to lift or otherwise reverse the effect of any injunction or other order or ruling of a court or regulatory body that would impede the consummation of a material aspect of the Restructuring, and (ED) operate the Company and CEC in the ordinary course consistent with industry practice and the operations contemplated pursuant to the Company’s business plan and CEC’s business plan, taking into account the Restructuring and the commencement of the Chapter 11 CasesCases and a CEC Chapter 11 Case;
(ii) promptly notify or update the Consenting Second Lien Creditors upon becoming aware of any of the following occurrences: (A) an additional person becomes a Consenting Second Lien Creditor after the date of this Agreement; (B) a Termination Event has occurred; (C) any person has challenged the validity or priority of, or has sought to avoid, any lien securing the First Xxxx Xxxx Debt pursuant to a pleading filed with the Bankruptcy Court or another forum of competent jurisdiction; (D) material developments, negotiations, or proposals relating to the Caesars-Commenced Litigation, the Caesars Cases, the Forbearance Defaults, Cases and any other case or controversy that may be commenced against such Caesars Party in a court of competent jurisdiction or brought before a state or federal regulatory, licensing, or similar board, authority, or tribunal that would reasonably be expected to materially impede or prevent consummation of the Restructuring; and;
(iii) unless the a Caesars Party obtains the prior written consent of a Consenting Second Lien Creditor: (x) use the information regarding any Claims owned at any time by such Consenting Second Lien Creditor (the “Confidential Claims Information”) solely in connection with this Agreement (including any disputes relating thereto); and (y) except as required by law, rule, or regulation or by order of a court or as requested or required by the Securities and Exchange Commission or by any other federal or state regulatory, judicial, governmental, or supervisory authority or body, keep the Confidential Claims Information strictly confidential and not disclose the Confidential Claims Information to any other Person; provided, however, that the Caesars Parties may combine the Confidential Claims Information provided to the Caesars Parties by a Consenting Second Lien Creditor with the corresponding data provided to the Company by the Consenting Second Lien Creditors and freely disclose such combined data on an aggregate basis. In the event that any of the Caesars Parties is required (by law, rule, regulation, deposition, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal or administrative proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process, or by any governmental, judicial, regulatory, or supervisory body) to disclose the Confidential Claims Information or the contents thereof, the Caesars Parties shall, to the extent legally permissible, provide affected Consenting Second Lien Creditors with prompt notice of any such request or requirement so that such Consenting Second Lien Creditors may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this section. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver from a Consenting Second Lien Creditor, a Caesars Party believes that it is nonetheless, following consultation with counsel, required to disclose the Confidential Claims Information, such Caesars Party may disclose only that portion of the Confidential Claims Information that it believes, following consultation with counsel, it is required to disclose, provided that it exercises reasonable efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Claims Information, including, without limitation, by marking the Confidential Claims Information “Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only” and by reasonably cooperating with the affected Consenting Second Lien Creditor to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential and attorneys’ eyes only treatment will be accorded the Confidential Claims Information. In no event shall this Agreement be construed to impose on a Consenting Second Lien Creditor an obligation to disclose the price for which it acquired or disposed of any Claim. The Caesars Parties’ obligations under this Section 5(a)(iii) shall survive termination of this Agreement;
(iv) if requested to do so by the Requisite Consenting Second Lien Creditors, will use commercially reasonable efforts to have the New CEC Common Equity listed on a national exchange following the Effective Date;
(v) within two (2) Business Days of July 31, 2016, CEC shall pay all reasonable and documented Second Xxxx Xxxx Fees and Expenses accrued prior to such date, up to a maximum of $1,000,000;
(vi) (a) following July 31, 2016, CEC shall pay all Second Xxxx Xxxx Fees and Expenses accruing from such date until the Agreement Effective Date; provided, however, that solely before the Agreement Effective Date, CEC may (x) deliver a written notice to the other Parties indicating that CEC does not intend to pursue the effectiveness of this Agreement and (y) pay all accrued Second Xxxx Xxxx Fees and Expenses accrued to the date of such notice, and after the delivery of such notice and the payment of such accrued Second Xxxx Xxxx Fees and Expenses, CEC shall have no further obligation to pay Second Xxxx Xxxx Fees and Expenses pursuant to this Section 5(a)(vi)(a), and (b) following the Agreement Effective Date, CEC shall pay all reasonable and documented Second Xxxx Xxxx Fees and Expenses up to $50,000 per month accruing on and after the Agreement Effective Date, in each case in cash in full on a monthly basis promptly upon receipt. The Company shall pay in cash on the Effective Date all accrued Second Xxxx Xxxx Fees and Expenses over $50,000 per month. For the avoidance of doubt, invoices on account of Second Xxxx Xxxx Professional Fees shall be summary in nature and shall not include billing detail that may be subject to the attorney-client privilege or other similar protective doctrines; provided that if the Company, after good faith efforts, is not legally permitted to pay the Second Xxxx Xxxx Fees and Expenses on the Effective Date, then CEC shall pay such Second Xxxx Xxxx Fees and Expenses on the Effective Date; and
(vii) in the event of a CEC Chapter 11 Case, CEC shall, within five (5) Business Days of the CEC Petition Date, file a motion with the Bankruptcy Court to assume this Agreement pursuant to section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code.
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Samples: Restructuring Support and Forbearance Agreement (CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT Corp)
Affirmative Covenants of the Caesars Parties. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, for the duration of the Restructuring Support Period, each of the Caesars Parties shall:
(i) (A) support file or otherwise submit any and complete all documents (including, without limitation, the Definitive Documentation), applications and other requests in connection with obtaining, and use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, any and all required Bankruptcy Court, governmental, regulatory, licensing or other orders, approvals, licenses or consents, (including, without limitation, any necessary third-party consents) necessary to the implementation and consummation of the Restructuring, in each case, as promptly as practicable in order to ensure that the Restructuring and all transactions contemplated under is consummated by the Restructuring Term Sheet and this Agreement, in accordance with the MilestonesOutside Date, (B) negotiate in good faith the Definitive Documentation necessary to effectuate the Restructuring, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, (C) use exercise its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any and all required governmental, regulatory, licensing, Bankruptcy Court, or other approvals (including, without limitation, any necessary third-party consents) necessary to the implementation or consummation of the Restructuring; , including but not limited to entry of the Confirmation Orders, in each case, as promptly as practicable in order to ensure that the Restructuring is consummated by the Outside Date, (DC) use its commercially reasonable efforts to lift or otherwise reverse the effect of any injunction or other order or ruling of a court or regulatory body that would impede the consummation of a material aspect of the Restructuring, and (ED) operate the Company and CEC in the ordinary course consistent with industry practice and the operations contemplated pursuant to the Company’s business plan and CEC’s business plan, taking into account the Restructuring and the commencement of the Chapter 11 CasesCases and a CEC Chapter 11 Case;
(ii) promptly notify or update the Consenting Bank Creditors upon becoming aware of any of the following occurrences: (A) an additional person becomes a Consenting Bank Creditor after the date of this Agreement; (B) a Termination Event has occurred; (C) any person has challenged the validity or priority of, or has sought to avoid, any lien securing the First Xxxx Xxxx Lien Bank Debt pursuant to a pleading filed with the Bankruptcy Court or another forum of competent jurisdiction; (D) material developments, negotiations, or proposals relating to the Caesars-Commenced Litigation, the Caesars Cases, the Forbearance Defaults, the Trustee Guarantee Litigation, the Guaranty Cases, the Trustee Litigation and any other case or controversy that may be commenced against such Caesars Party in a court of competent jurisdiction or brought before a state or federal regulatory, licensing, or similar board, authority, or tribunal that would reasonably be expected to materially impede or prevent consummation of the Restructuring; and;
(iii) unless the a Caesars Party obtains the prior written consent of a Consenting Bank Creditor: (x) use the information regarding any Claims owned at any time by such Consenting Bank Creditor (the “Confidential Claims Information”) solely in connection with this Agreement (including any disputes relating thereto); and (y) except as required by law, rule, or regulation or by order of a court or as requested or required by the Securities and Exchange Commission or by any other federal or state regulatory, judicial, governmental, or supervisory authority or body, keep the Confidential Claims Information strictly confidential and not disclose the Confidential Claims Information to any other Person; provided, however, that the Caesars Parties may combine the Confidential Claims Information provided to the Caesars Parties by a Consenting Bank Creditor with the corresponding data provided to the Company by the Consenting Bank Creditors and freely disclose such combined data on an aggregate basis. In the event that any of the Caesars Parties is required (by law, rule, regulation, deposition, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal or administrative proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process, or by any governmental, judicial, regulatory, or supervisory body) to disclose the Confidential Claims Information or the contents thereof, the Caesars Parties shall, to the extent legally permissible, provide affected Consenting Bank Creditors with prompt notice of any such request or requirement so that such Consenting Bank Creditors may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this section. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver from a Consenting Bank Creditor, a Caesars Party believes that it is nonetheless, following consultation with counsel, required to disclose the Confidential Claims Information, such Caesars Party may disclose only that portion of the Confidential Claims Information that it believes, following consultation with counsel, it is required to disclose, provided that it exercises reasonable efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Claims Information, including, without limitation, by marking the Confidential Claims Information “Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only” and by reasonably cooperating with the affected Consenting Bank Creditor to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential and attorneys’ eyes only treatment will be accorded the Confidential Claims Information. In no event shall this Agreement be construed to impose on a Consenting Bank Creditor an obligation to disclose the price for which it acquired or disposed of any Claim. The Caesars Parties’ obligations under this Section 5(a)(iii) shall survive termination of this Agreement;
(iv) within 30 days of the Agreement Effective Date, the Company shall file and prosecute a motion for, and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, an order of the Bankruptcy Court authorizing the Debtors to pay the holders of the First Lien Bank Claims $300 million in Cash (any such amounts paid will reduce dollar for dollar the $705 million in Cash to be received under the CEOC Plan by the holders of the First Lien Bank Claims on the Effective Date) as soon as practicable; and
(v) if requested to do so by the Requisite Consenting Bank Creditors, will use commercial reasonable efforts to have the New CEC Common Equity listed on a national exchange following the Effective Date.
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Samples: Restructuring Support and Forbearance Agreement (CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT Corp)
Affirmative Covenants of the Caesars Parties. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, for the duration of the Restructuring Support Period, each of the Caesars Parties shall:
(i) (A) support file or otherwise submit any and complete all documents (including, without limitation, the Definitive Documentation), applications and other requests in connection with obtaining, and use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, any and all required Bankruptcy Court, governmental, regulatory, licensing or other orders, approvals, licenses or consents, (including, without limitation, any necessary third-party consents) necessary to the implementation and consummation of the Restructuring, in each case, as promptly as practicable in order to ensure that the Restructuring and all transactions contemplated under is consummated by the Restructuring Term Sheet and this Agreement, in accordance with the MilestonesOutside Date, (B) negotiate in good faith the Definitive Documentation necessary to effectuate the Restructuring, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, (C) use exercise its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any and all required governmental, regulatory, licensing, Bankruptcy Court, or other approvals (including, without limitation, any necessary third-party consents) necessary to the implementation or consummation of the Restructuring; , including but not limited to entry of the Confirmation Orders, in each case, as promptly as practicable in order to ensure that the Restructuring is consummated by the Outside Date, (DC) use its commercially reasonable efforts to lift or otherwise reverse the effect of any injunction or other order or ruling of a court or regulatory body that would impede the consummation of a material aspect of the Restructuring, and (ED) operate the Company and CEC in the ordinary course consistent with industry practice and the operations contemplated pursuant to the Company’s business plan and CEC’s business plan, taking into account the Restructuring and the commencement of the Chapter 11 CasesCases and a CEC Chapter 11 Case;
(ii) promptly notify or update the Consenting Bank Creditors upon becoming aware of any of the following occurrences: (A) an additional person becomes a Consenting Bank Creditor after the date of this Agreement; (B) a Termination Event has occurred; (C) any person has challenged the validity or priority of, or has sought to avoid, any lien securing the First Xxxx Xxxx Lien Bank Debt pursuant to a pleading filed with the Bankruptcy Court or another forum of competent jurisdiction; (D) material developments, negotiations, or proposals relating to the Caesars-Commenced Litigation, the Caesars Cases, the Forbearance Defaults, the Trustee Guarantee Litigation, the Guaranty Cases, the Trustee Litigation and any other case or controversy that may be commenced against such Caesars Party in a court of competent jurisdiction or brought before a state or federal regulatory, licensing, or similar board, authority, or tribunal that would reasonably be expected to materially impede or prevent consummation of the Restructuring; and;
(iii) unless the a Caesars Party obtains the prior written consent of a Consenting Bank Creditor: (x) use the information regarding any Claims owned at any time by such Consenting Bank Creditor (the “Confidential Claims Information”) solely in connection with this Agreement (including any disputes relating thereto); and (y) except as required by law, rule, or regulation or by order of a court or as requested or required by the Securities and Exchange Commission or by any other federal or state regulatory, judicial, governmental, or supervisory authority or body, keep the Confidential Claims Information strictly confidential and not disclose the Confidential Claims Information to any other Person; provided, however, that the Caesars Parties may combine the Confidential Claims Information provided to the Caesars Parties by a Consenting Bank Creditor with the corresponding data provided to the Company by the Consenting Bank Creditors and freely disclose such combined data on an aggregate basis. In the event that any of the Caesars Parties is required (by law, rule, regulation, deposition, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal or administrative proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process, or by any governmental, judicial, regulatory, or supervisory body) to disclose the Confidential Claims Information or the contents thereof, the Caesars Parties shall, to the extent legally permissible, provide affected Consenting Bank Creditors with prompt notice of any such request or requirement so that such Consenting Bank Creditors may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this section. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver from a Consenting Bank Creditor, a Caesars Party believes that it is nonetheless, following consultation with counsel, required to disclose the Confidential Claims Information, such Caesars Party may disclose only that portion of the Confidential Claims Information that it believes, following consultation with counsel, it is required to disclose, provided that it exercises reasonable efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Claims Information, including, without limitation, by marking the Confidential Claims Information “Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only” and by reasonably cooperating with the affected Consenting Bank Creditor to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential and attorneys’ eyes only treatment will be accorded the Confidential Claims Information. In no event shall this Agreement be construed to impose on a Consenting Bank Creditor an obligation to disclose the price for which it acquired or disposed of any Claim. The Caesars Parties’ obligations under this Section 5(a)(iii) shall survive termination of this Agreement;
(iv) no later than October 3, 2016 (or such other date as the Majority Bank Creditors may agree to in writing, upon written request of the Company), the Company shall pay the holders of the First Lien Bank Claims $300 million in Cash pursuant to the Bank Paydown Order; and
(v) if requested to do so by the Requisite Consenting Bank Creditors, will use commercial reasonable efforts to have the New CEC Common Equity listed on a national exchange following the Effective Date.
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Samples: Restructuring Support and Forbearance Agreement (CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT Corp)
Affirmative Covenants of the Caesars Parties. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, for the duration of the Restructuring Support Period, each of the Caesars Parties shall:
(i) (A) support and complete the Restructuring and all transactions contemplated under the Restructuring Term Sheet and this Agreement, in accordance with the Milestones, (B) negotiate in good faith the Definitive Documentation necessary to effectuate the Restructuring, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, (C) use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any and all required governmental, regulatory, licensing, Bankruptcy Court, or other approvals (including, without limitation, any necessary third-party consents) necessary to the implementation or consummation of the Restructuring; (D) use its commercially reasonable efforts to lift or otherwise reverse the effect of any injunction or other order or ruling of a court or regulatory body that would impede the consummation of a material aspect of the Restructuring, and (E) operate the Company and CEC in the ordinary course consistent with industry practice and the operations contemplated pursuant to the Company’s business planpractice, taking into account the Restructuring and the commencement of the Chapter 11 CasesCases and a CEC Chapter 11 Case, and (F) cooperate in good faith with the Consenting SGN Creditors in connection with the implementation of this Agreement, including in connection with obtaining a stay of the Wilmington Trust Case;
(ii) promptly notify or update the Consenting Creditors White & Case LLP upon becoming aware of any of the following occurrences: (A) an additional person becomes a Consenting SGN Creditor after the date of this Agreement; (B) a Termination Event has occurred; (C) any person has challenged the validity or priority of, or has sought to avoid, any lien securing the First Xxxx Xxxx Debt pursuant to a pleading filed with the Bankruptcy Court or another forum of competent jurisdiction; (D) material developments, negotiations, negotiations or proposals relating to the Caesars-Commenced Litigation, the Caesars Cases, the Forbearance Defaults, and any other case or controversy that may be commenced against such Caesars Party in a court of competent jurisdiction or brought before a state or federal regulatory, licensing, or similar board, authority, or tribunal that would reasonably be expected to materially impede or prevent consummation of the Restructuring;
(iii) cause the Trustee and the Consenting SGN Creditors to be included in the mutual release and exculpation provisions to be provided in the Plans; and
(iiiiv) unless the Caesars Party obtains the prior written consent of a Consenting SGN Creditor: (x) use the information regarding any SGN Claims owned at any time by such Consenting SGN Creditor (the “Confidential Claims Information”) solely in connection with this Agreement (including any disputes relating thereto); and (y) except as required by law, rule, or regulation or by order of a court or as requested or required by the Securities and Exchange Commission or by any other federal or state regulatory, judicial, governmental, or supervisory authority or body, keep the Confidential Claims Information strictly confidential and not disclose the Confidential Claims Information to any other Person; provided, however, that the Caesars Parties may combine the Confidential Claims Information provided to the Caesars Parties by a Consenting SGN Creditor with the corresponding data provided to the Company by the other Consenting SGN Creditors and freely disclose such combined data on an aggregate basis. In the event that any of the Caesars Parties is required (by law, rule, regulation, deposition, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal or administrative proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process, or by any governmental, judicial, regulatory, or supervisory body) to disclose the Confidential Claims Information or the contents thereof, the Caesars Parties shall, to the extent legally permissible, provide affected Consenting SGN Creditors with prompt notice of any such request or requirement so that such Consenting SGN Creditors may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this section. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver from a Consenting SGN Creditor, a Caesars Party believes that it is nonetheless, following consultation with counsel, required to disclose the Confidential Claims Information, such Caesars Party may disclose only that portion of the Confidential Claims Information that it believes, following consultation with counsel, it is required to disclose, provided that it exercises reasonable efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Claims Information, including, without limitation, by marking the Confidential Claims Information “Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only” and by reasonably cooperating with the affected Consenting SGN Creditor to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential and attorneys’ eyes only treatment will be accorded the Confidential Claims Information. In no event shall this Agreement be construed to impose on a Consenting SGN Creditor an obligation to disclose the price for which it acquired or disposed of any SGN Claim. The Caesars Parties’ obligations under this Section 5(a)(iii5(a)(iv) shall survive termination of this Agreement;
(v) use commercially reasonable efforts to enter into a restructuring support agreement (whether an original or amended restructuring support agreement) dated on or after the date of this Agreement with certain holders of First Lien Notes Claims, certain holders of Prepetition Credit Agreements Claims, and the Unsecured Creditors Committee, each of which shall not, and any Plan contemplated therein shall not, (1) adversely affect the recoveries available to the holders of SGN Claims under the CEOC Plan as contemplated by this Agreement or (2) impair the ability of CEOC to provide the recoveries available to the holders of SGN Claims under the CEOC Plan as contemplated by this Agreement;
(vi) following the Agreement Effective Date, CEC shall pay all SGN Fees and Expenses up to $150,000 per month accruing on and after the Agreement Effective Date in cash in full on a monthly basis promptly upon receipt of invoice from each SGN Professional, which shall include for the avoidance of doubt any SGN Fees and Expenses actually incurred during the term of the Agreement. The Company shall, subject to a final order of the Bankruptcy Court, pay in cash in full any SGN Fees and Expenses over $150,000 per month, but less than $500,000 per month incurred on and after the Agreement Effective Date on a monthly basis promptly upon receipt of invoice from each SGN Professional (such $500,000 per month limitation to be calculated on a cumulative basis) (the “Fee Cap”); provided that: (a) if the Company, after good faith efforts, cannot receive a final order from the Bankruptcy Court, CEC will pay such fees and expenses on or before the Effective Date; and (b) to the extent that such SGN Fees and Expenses exceed the Fee Cap as a result of litigation relating to confirmation, the Parties shall agree to a reasonable increase in such Fee Cap.
(vii) All SGN Fees and Expenses incurred prior to the Agreement Effective Date shall be paid in cash in full by the Company on the earlier of (A) the entry of a final order of the Bankruptcy Court allowing the Company to pay such fees and expenses or (B) the Effective Date, subject to a final order of the Bankruptcy Court; provided that if the Company, after good faith efforts, cannot receive a final order from the Bankruptcy Court, CEC will pay such fees and expenses on or before the Effective Date.
(viii) The Company shall promptly amend the most recently filed CEOC Plan to reflect the terms of this Agreement and the Restructuring Term Sheet.
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Samples: Restructuring Support and Forbearance Agreement (CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT Corp)
Affirmative Covenants of the Caesars Parties. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, for the duration of the Restructuring Support Period, each of the Caesars Parties shall:
(i) (A) support and complete the Restructuring and all transactions contemplated under the Restructuring Term Sheet and this Agreement, in accordance with the Milestones, (B) negotiate in good faith the Definitive Documentation necessary to effectuate the Restructuring, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, (C) use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any and all required governmental, regulatory, licensing, or other approvals (including, without limitation, any necessary third-party consents) necessary to the implementation or consummation of the Restructuring; (D) use its commercially reasonable efforts to lift or otherwise reverse the effect of any injunction or other order or ruling of a court or regulatory body that would impede the consummation of a material aspect of the Restructuring, and (E) operate the Company in the ordinary course consistent with industry practice and the operations contemplated pursuant to the Company’s business plan, taking into account the Restructuring and the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases;
(ii) promptly notify or update the Consenting Creditors upon becoming aware of any of the following occurrences: (A) an additional person becomes a Consenting Creditor after the date of this Agreement; (B) a Termination Event has occurred; (C) any person has challenged the validity or priority of, or has sought to avoid, any lien securing the First Xxxx Xxxx Lien Bank Debt pursuant to a pleading filed with the Bankruptcy Court or another forum of competent jurisdiction; (D) material developments, negotiations, or proposals relating to the Caesars-Commenced Litigation, the Caesars Cases, the Forbearance Defaults, and any other case or controversy that may be commenced against such Caesars Party in a court of competent jurisdiction or brought before a state or federal regulatory, licensing, or similar board, authority, or tribunal that would reasonably be expected to materially impede or prevent consummation of the Restructuring; and
(iii) unless the Caesars Party obtains the prior written consent of a Consenting Creditor: (x) use the information regarding any Claims owned at any time by such Consenting Creditor (the “Confidential Claims Information”) solely in connection with this Agreement (including any disputes relating thereto); and (y) except as required by law, rule, or regulation or by order of a court or as requested or required by the Securities and Exchange Commission or by any other federal or state regulatory, judicial, governmental, or supervisory authority or body, keep the Confidential Claims Information strictly confidential and not disclose the Confidential Claims Information to any other Person; provided, however, that the Caesars Parties may combine the Confidential Claims Information provided to the Caesars Parties by a Consenting Creditor with the corresponding data provided to the Company by the Consenting Creditors and freely disclose such combined data on an aggregate basis. In the event that any of the Caesars Parties is required (by law, rule, regulation, deposition, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal or administrative proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process, or by any governmental, judicial, regulatory, or supervisory body) to disclose the Confidential Claims Information or the contents thereof, the Caesars Parties shall, to the extent legally permissible, provide affected Consenting Creditors with prompt notice of any such request or requirement so that such Consenting Creditors may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this section. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver from a Consenting Creditor, a Caesars Party believes that it is nonetheless, following consultation with counsel, required to disclose the Confidential Claims Information, such Caesars Party may disclose only that portion of the Confidential Claims Information that it believes, following consultation with counsel, it is required to disclose, provided that it exercises reasonable efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Claims Information, including, without limitation, by marking the Confidential Claims Information “Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only” and by reasonably cooperating with the affected Consenting Creditor to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential and attorneys’ eyes only treatment will be accorded the Confidential Claims Information. In no event shall this Agreement be construed to impose on a Consenting Creditor an obligation to disclose the price for which it acquired or disposed of any Claim. The Caesars Parties’ obligations under this Section 5(a)(iii) shall survive termination of this Agreement.
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Samples: Restructuring Support and Forbearance Agreement (Caesars Entertainment Operating Company, Inc.)