Break-Up Fee. (a) In recognition of the efforts, expenses and other opportunities foregone by Buyer while structuring and pursuing the Merger, Company shall pay to Buyer a break-up fee equal to $615,000 (“Break-Up Fee”), by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account specified by Buyer in the event of any of the following: (i) Buyer terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(g) or Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(h), Company shall pay Buyer the Break-Up Fee within two (2) Business Days after receipt of Buyer’s notification of such termination; and (ii) after the date of this Agreement and prior to the termination of this Agreement (or prior to the Company Meeting in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 8.01(c), an Acquisition Proposal shall have been made known to the Company Board or senior management of Company or has been made directly to its shareholders generally (and not withdrawn) or any Person shall have publicly announced (and not withdrawn) an Acquisition Proposal with respect to Company and (A) thereafter this Agreement is terminated by either Buyer or Company pursuant to Section 8.01(c) or Section 8.01(f) (without the Requisite Company Shareholder Approval having been obtained) or if this Agreement is terminated by Buyer pursuant to Section 8.01(e) as a result of willful and intentional breach of a covenant by Company, and (B) prior to the date that is twelve (12) months after the date of such termination, Company enters into any agreement to consummate, or consummates, an Acquisition Transaction (whether or not the same Acquisition Transaction which was the subject of the foregoing Acquisition Proposal)), then Company shall, on the earlier of the date it enters into such agreement or the date of consummation of such transaction, pay Buyer the Break-Up Fee, provided, that for purposes of this Section 8.02(a), all references in the definition of Acquisition Transaction to “15%” shall instead refer to “50%”.
Break-Up Fee. On the date the Petitions are filed (the "Petition Date"), RAG shall file a motion (after consulting with and obtaining the input from counsel to UDC) seeking a hearing date on approval of the Transition Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, and the Break-Up Fee (as defined below) on or before the tenth day following the Petition Date. Such motion shall request the UDC's claim for the Break-Up Fee be afforded status as a superpriority administrative claim secured by a lien on the Reliance Entities' assets. The Bankruptcy Court order approving the Transition Agreement and the Break-Up Fee shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to each Party hereto (the "Break-Up Fee Order"). The Reliance Entities shall pay to UDC a $2,000,000 fee (the "Break-Up Fee") in the event that after the Bankruptcy Court has entered the Break-Up Fee Order, (a) RAG and UDC execute and deliver the Warrant Agreement and (b)(i) UDC terminates the Transition Agreement, the Servicing Agreement or this Agreement by written notice after the Reliance Entities materially breach the Transition Agreement or this Agreement at any time or the Servicing Agreement prior to the effective date of the Consensual Plan, as applicable (provided that at such time UDC is not then in breach of any of such Agreements); or (ii) the Transactions are not consummated solely as a result of the Reliance Entities' entering into an alternative transaction with a counterparty other than UDC; it being understood that the conditions described in clauses (a) and (b) shall not be satisfied if the Transactions are not consummated due to the failure of a condition to Closing set forth in paragraph 6 below to have been satisfied. UDC shall pay to the Reliance Entities a $2,000,000 fee (the "Reliance Break-Up Fee") in the event that after the Bankruptcy Court has entered the Break-Up Fee Order, the Reliance Entities terminate the Transition Agreement, the Servicing Agreement or this Agreement by written notice after UDC materially breaches the Transition Agreement or this Agreement at any time or the Servicing Agreement prior to the effective date of the Consensual Plan, as applicable (provided that at such time the Reliance Entities are not then in breach of any of such Agreements).
Break-Up Fee. If Ontro fails to close a committed purchase of Shares for no less then $1.00 per share from a Purchaser who is ready, willing, and able to purchase Shares constituting directly or indirectly a minimum of 200,000 Shares for a minimum of $200,000 up to a maximum of 1,600,000 Shares for $1,600,000, and such purchase is on other terms that are acceptable to Ontro, which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld, then Ontro shall pay Aura the fees set forth in paragraph A. 2 above notwithstanding Ontro did not receive the funds or sell the Shares. The Performance Warrant issued to Aura in such case shall have all of the same registration rights and other rights set forth in Section C, below.
Break-Up Fee. In the event that (1) a Definitive Agreement is not successfully negotiated and entered into, or (2) a Definitive Agreement is entered into but a Closing does not occur, and, within one (1) year after termination of this Letter pursuant to Paragraph K(ii) or termination of the Definitive Agreement, as the case may be, Sulcus or Tridex closes a transaction relating to the acquisition of a material portion of its assets or business, in whole or in part, whether through purchase, merger, consolidation, business combination or otherwise, then, immediately upon such closing, Tridex shall pay to Sulcus (if Tridex enters into such alternative transaction), or Sulcus shall pay to Tridex (if Sulcus enters into such an alternative transaction), the sum of $2,000,000; provided, however, that no such payment will be required if (i) the condition set forth in clause (1) occurs due to Tridex or Sulcus exercising its rights under the last sentence of Paragraph B, (ii) the condition set forth in clause (2) occurs due to the failure to obtain the approval of the stockholders of Tridex or Sulcus or any third party consent; provided, that the executive officers and directors of Tridex and Sulcus will agree to vote their shares in favor of the Proposed Transaction and to undertake a best efforts solicitation with respect to the vote to approve the Proposed Transaction; or (iii) if Tridex or Sulcus is advised by its accountants that the Proposed Transaction cannot be structured as a tax-free transaction accounted for as a pooling of interests. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the provisions for the payment of break-up fees is an integral part of the Proposed Transaction and that, without this provision, they would not have entered into this Proposed Transaction. Accordingly, if a break-up fee shall become due and payable by a party, and such party shall fail to pay such amount when due pursuant to this paragraph, and, in order to obtain such payment, suit is commenced, the owing party shall pay reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) in connection with such suit, together with interest computed on any amounts determined to be due and payable pursuant to this paragraph and such costs (computed from the date incurred). The obligations of the parties under this paragraph shall survive the termination of the Binding Provisions.
Break-Up Fee. In the event that (a) this Agreement terminates pursuant to Section 4.4(e) by Purchaser or pursuant to Section 4.4(h), and (b) a Competing Transaction is consummated, then Sellers will pay to Purchaser in cash an amount (the “Break-Up Fee”) equal to the Cash Amount multiplied by the greater of (i) 3.5%; or (ii) the Alternative Sale Break-Up Fee Percentage (as defined below). The Break-Up Fee shall be paid in cash concurrently with the consummation (which, in the case of a plan of reorganization or liquidation, shall be the effectiveness) of the first Competing Transaction to occur simultaneously with or following the termination of this Agreement, and shall be paid from the first proceeds of such Competing Transaction and from each succeeding Competing Transaction prior to payment of any other claims including claims secured by the assets that are the subject of the Competing Transaction (other than claims arising under the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2009, among Interstate Bakeries Corporation and certain of its affiliates and General Electric Capital Corporation (as amended, the “ABL Agreement”)) until the Break-Up Fee is paid in full. The Break-Up Fee will constitute, pursuant to sections 364 and 503 of the Bankruptcy Code, a superpriority administrative expense claim in each of Seller’s bankruptcy estates with priority over any and all administrative expense claims other than claims arising under the ABL Agreement. Any Break-Up Fee payable pursuant to this Agreement will be allowed and paid, without any further Bankruptcy Court approval or order. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon timely payment of the Break-Up Fee to Purchaser in accordance with this Section 7.2, Sellers and their respective representatives and Affiliates, on the one hand, and Parent and Purchaser and their respective representatives and Affiliates, on the other hand, will be deemed to have fully released and discharged each other from any Liability resulting from the termination of this Agreement and neither Sellers and their respective representatives and Affiliates, on the one hand, and Parent and Purchaser and their respective representatives and Affiliates, on the other hand, nor any other Person will have any other remedy or cause of action under or relating to this Agreement or any applicable Law, including for reimbursement of expenses. The “Alternative Sale Break-Up Fee Percentage” shall equal the highest breakup fee percentage (whic...
Break-Up Fee. 15.5.1 In the event that this Agreement is terminated by the Company based upon a willful refusal by Lithia to complete this Agreement or any Other Reorganization Agreement, Lithia shall pay the Company a break-up fee equal to 200% of all amounts paid or payable to Lithia under the Consulting Agreement dated as of January 1, 1999 among Lithia and the members of the Xxxxxxxx Group in respect of the net profits of the Company. For purposes of this Section 15.5, a willful refusal by any party to complete this Agreement or any Other Reorganization Agreement means either such party's refusal to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Other Reorganization Agreement even though all of the conditions to its obligations to do so have been fulfilled or such party's failure to take any action within its reasonable control that would result in the fulfillment of a condition to such obligations.
Break-Up Fee. If any of the PGI Parties or any of their Representatives violates paragraph 3 or paragraph 4(a), (b), (c) or (d) of this Agreement, then, as liquidated damages for the violation of such provisions, the PGI Parties (other than Primestone) shall pay to Cadim an amount equal to $5,000,000. In addition, in the event that Cadim delivers the Notice and if, after the end of the Thirty-Day Period (as defined in the PGE SSA), but before the expiration of the Fifteen-Day Period (as defined in the PGE SSA), PGE decides to pursue any Superior Acquisition Proposal (as defined in the PGE SSA) with a price (or valuation) in excess of $15.00 per common share of beneficial interest, the PGI Parties shall pay to Cadim in cash within 5 business days of the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Superior Acquisition Proposal, an amount equal to 50% of the aggregate value received by the PGI Parties in excess of $15.00 per common share of beneficial interest.
Break-Up Fee. In the event that this Agreement is terminated as a result of a breach of this Agreement by the Company, failure of the Company to obtain any required consents or approvals, or in connection with the Company entering into another transaction, the Company will pay Purchaser in same day funds a cash fee of $300,000 immediately upon termination.
Break-Up Fee. If Arrow pays a “break-up” or similar fee to Crossbow, Crossbow shall immediately remit to Parent an amount equal to one-third of such fee. Crossbow hereby covenants with Parent that should Crossbow become entitled to receive a “break-up” or similar fee from Arrow, it will use its best efforts to collect such fee from Arrow, timely and in full. Parent shall be subrogated to Crossbow to the extent of one-third of any such fee to which Crossbow becomes entitled. In addition, if Crossbow becomes entitled under the Merger Agreement to reimbursement of expenses, Crossbow shall make payment to Parent as follows: (a) if Crossbow has expenses greater than $3,333,333, Crossbow shall promptly pay Parent’s expenses up to $1,666,667; and (b) if Crossbow has expenses of less than $3,333,333, Crossbow shall promptly pay Parent’s expenses up to the amount that is the difference between $5,000,000 and Crossbow’s expenses. For the purposes of this Section 8.3, “expenses” shall mean Crossbow’s and Parent’s documented out-of-pocket expenses (including attorneys’, accountants’, financial advisors’ fees and any fees incurred by Crossbow and Parent in connection with the Transaction and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the filing of the Schedule TO and the Proxy/Information Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the filing of (a) the Notification and Report Forms with the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice under the HSR Act and the Defense Production Act and (b) the premerger notification and report forms required under the competition laws of Germany. Crossbow acknowledges that the agreements contained in this Section 8.3 are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and that, without these agreements, Parent would not enter into this Agreement. Accordingly, if Crossbow fails to pay in a timely manner the amounts due pursuant to this Section 8.3, and, in order to obtain such payment, Parent makes a claim that results in a final judgment against Crossbow for the amounts set forth in this Section 8.3, Crossbow shall pay to Parent its reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) in connection with such suit, together with interest on the amounts set forth in this Section 8.3 at the base rate of Citibank N.A. in effect on the date such payment was required to be made plus 2%. Parent and Crossbow acknowledge and agree that payment of the fees and ot...
Break-Up Fee. If this Agreement is terminated for any reason except pursuant to Section 10.1(a) or (g), then in consideration of the real and substantial benefits conferred by the Buyer upon the Sellers’ bankruptcy estates by providing a minimum floor bid upon which the Sellers, their creditors and the other bidders were able to rely and in consideration of the time, expense and risks associated with serving as the “Initial Bidder,” including legal fees and expenses, overhead costs, due diligence expenses and other similar expenses related to the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement and of all related transactional documentation, due diligence and representation, the Sellers shall pay to the Buyer at the time of the closing of the sale of the Assets to the successful bidder for the Assets, provided that the Buyer is not then in material default of its obligations under this Agreement, an amount equal to $6,450,000, subject to the approval of the Bankruptcy Court (the “Break Up Fee”). The Sellers and Buyer agree and stipulate that the Buyers have provided a mutual benefit to the Sellers’ estates by increasing the likelihood that the best possible price for the Assets shall be received and that the Break Up Fee is reasonable and appropriate in light of the size and nature of the proposed sale transactions and comparable transactions, the commitments that have been made and the efforts that have and shall be expended by the Buyer and were necessary to induce the Buyer to pursue the transactions contemplated hereby under the terms of this Agreement. The Break Up Fee also shall serve as liquidated damages with respect to any claims the Buyer may have against the Sellers in connection with the Sellers’ failure to close the sale of the Assets to the Buyer as contemplated by this Agreement and Buyers shall provide a release to the Sellers of any and all such claims upon payment of the Break Up Fee.
