Common use of Business Combination Clause in Contracts

Business Combination. Consummation of a reorganization, merger, consolidation, statutory equity exchange or similar form of business transaction involving CEP or any Subsidiary Company (a “Business Combination”), unless immediately following such Business Combination: (A) more than 60% of the total voting power of (x) the organization resulting from such Business Combination (the “Surviving Organization”), or (y) if applicable, the ultimate parent organization that directly or indirectly has beneficial ownership of at least 95% of the voting securities eligible to elect managers or directors of the Surviving Organization (the “Parent Organization”), is represented by CEP Voting Securities that were outstanding immediately prior to such Business Combination (or, if applicable, is represented by equity interests into which such CEP Voting Securities were converted pursuant to such Business Combination), and such voting power among the holders thereof is in substantially the same proportion as the voting power of such CEP Voting Securities among the holders thereof immediately prior to the Business Combination, (B) no person (other than any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Surviving Organization or the Parent Organization), is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 25% or more (the “Applicable Percentage”) of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities eligible to elect managers or directors of the Parent Organization (or, if there is no Parent Organization, the Surviving Organization) except where such person held the Applicable Percentage of CEP Voting Securities immediately prior to the consummation of the Business Combination and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of managers or directors of the Parent Organization (or, if there is no Parent Organization, the Surviving Organization) following the consummation of the Business Combination were Managers at the time of the Board’s approval of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such Business Combination (any Business Combination that satisfies all of the criteria specified in (A), (B) and (C) above shall be deemed to be a “Non-Qualifying Transaction”);