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Tax Opinion The parties shall have received the opinion of Xxxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, dated the Closing Date, substantially to the effect that, based upon certain facts, assumptions and certain representations made by the Acquired Fund, the Acquiring Fund and their respective authorized officers, for U.S. federal income tax purposes: (a) the Merger as provided in this Agreement will constitute a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1) of the Code and that the Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund will each be a “party to a reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code; (b) no gain or loss will be recognized by the Acquired Fund in the Merger or upon the conversion of Acquired Fund Common Shares to shares of Acquiring Fund Common Stock as part of the Merger, except for (A) gain or loss that may be recognized on the transfer of “section 1256 contracts” as defined in Section 1256(b) of the Code, (B) gain that may be recognized on the transfer of stock in a “passive foreign investment company” as defined in Section 1297(a) of the Code, and (C) any other gain or loss that may be required to be recognized upon the transfer of an asset of the Acquired Fund pursuant to the Merger regardless of whether such transfer would otherwise be a non-recognition transaction under the Code; (c) no gain or loss will be recognized by the Acquiring Fund in the Merger or upon the conversion of Acquired Fund Common Shares to shares of Acquiring Fund Common Stock as part of the Merger; (d) no gain or loss will be recognized by the holders of the Acquired Fund Common Shares upon the conversion of their Acquired Fund Common Shares to shares of Acquiring Fund Common Stock as part of the Merger; (e) the aggregate tax basis in the hands of the Acquiring Fund of the Acquired Fund assets transferred to the Acquiring Fund in the Merger will be the same as the aggregate tax basis of such assets in the hands of the Acquired Fund immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger, increased by the amount of gain or decreased by the amount of loss, if any, recognized by the Acquired Fund in the Merger; (f) immediately after the Merger, the aggregate tax basis of the Acquiring Fund Common Stock received by each holder of Acquired Fund Common Shares in the Merger will be equal to the aggregate tax basis of the Acquired Fund Common Shares owned by such stockholder immediately prior to the Merger; (g) the holding period for Acquiring Fund Common Stock received by each holder of Acquired Fund Common Shares in the Merger will be determined by including the period for which he or she held Acquired Fund Common Shares converted pursuant to the Merger, provided that such shares of Acquired Fund Common Stock were held as capital assets at the time of the Merger; (h) the Acquiring Fund’s holding period with respect to the Acquired Fund’s assets transferred as part of the Merger, other than assets with respect to which gain or loss is required to be recognized, will include the Acquired Fund’s holding period for assets (except where investment activities of the Acquiring Fund have the effect of reducing or eliminating the holding period with respect to an asset); and (i) the taxable year of the Acquired Fund will not end as a result of the Merger. The delivery of such opinion is conditioned upon the receipt by Xxxxxx, Xxxxx & Bockius LLP of representations it shall request of the Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither the Acquiring Fund nor the Acquired Fund may waive the condition set forth in this paragraph 5.4.
Tax Opinions Parent and Company shall each have received written opinions from their respective tax counsel (Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, Professional Corporation, and Gray, Harris & Xxxxxxxx, P.A., respectively), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to them, to the effect that the Merger will constitute a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and such opinions shall not have been withdrawn. The parties to this Agreement agree to make such reasonable representations as requested by such counsel for the purpose of rendering such opinions.
Company Counsel Opinions On the Closing Date and/or the Option Closing Date, the Representative shall have received: (i) the favorable opinion of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx LLP, counsel to the Company, addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters and a negative assurance letter, addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative; (ii) the favorable opinion of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx law Firm, PRC counsel to the Company, addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative; and (iii) the favorable opinion of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx (Cayman) LLP, Cayman Islands counsel to the Company, addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative. The Underwriters and their counsel shall rely on the opinions of (i) the Company’s Cayman Islands counsel, Mourant Ozannes (Cayman) LLP, filed as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement, as to the due incorporation and validity of the Offered Securities and the Underlying Shares and (ii) the Company’s PRC counsel, Jiangsu Junjin law Firm, filed as Exhibit 8.1 to the Registration Statement as well as the opinions delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to this Section.
Federal Tax Opinion FNB shall have received the written opinion of its tax counsel, Xxxx Xxxxx LLP, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to FNB, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that, on the basis of facts, representations and assumptions set forth or referred to in such opinion, the Merger will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. In rendering such opinion, counsel may require and rely upon representations contained in Tax Representation Letters executed by officers of HBI and FNB.
Section 368 Opinion The Company shall have received a written opinion of Gxxxxxxxx Traurig, LLP (or other counsel to the Company reasonably satisfactory to Parent), dated as of the Closing Date and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that, on the basis of the facts, representations and assumptions set forth or referred to in such opinion, the Merger will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. In rendering the opinion described in this Section 7.3(e), counsel shall be entitled to require and rely upon customary representations contained in certificates of officers of the Company and Parent, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Company and Parent.
Opinion of U.S. Counsel for the Company The Company shall have requested and caused Pxxx, Weiss, Rifkind, Wxxxxxx & Gxxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Company, to have furnished to the Representative its opinions dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representative in form and substance acceptable to the Representative.
Opinion of Company Counsel On each Closing Date, there shall have been furnished to you, as Representative of the several Underwriters, the opinions of (i) Xxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Company, and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Bear, LLP, intellectual property counsel for the Company, dated such Closing Date and addressed to you, in form and substance satisfactory to you.
Company Counsel Legal Opinion Xxxxx shall have received the opinions of Company Counsel required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7(n) on or before the date on which such delivery of such opinion is required pursuant to Section 7(n).
REIT Opinion Parent shall have received a written opinion of Gxxxxxxxx Txxxxxx, LLP (or other counsel to Company reasonably acceptable to Parent), dated as of the Closing Date and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent, to the effect that, commencing with the Company’s taxable year ended December 31, 2009, the Company has been organized and operated in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code and its actual method of operation has enabled the Company to meet, through the Effective Time, the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code. Such opinion will be subject to customary exceptions, assumptions and qualifications and based on customary representations contained in an officer’s certificate executed by the Company, provided that Parent is given a reasonable opportunity to review such representations and finds them reasonably acceptable.
Delivery of Opinion The Company shall have caused the Company Counsel to furnish to the Manager its opinion and negative assurance statement, dated as of such date and addressed to the Manager in form and substance acceptable to the Manager.