Backstop Commitment (a) Each Unsecured Commitment Party (i) shall fully exercise all Unsecured Subscription Rights that are issued to it pursuant to the Unsecured Rights Offering and duly purchase all Unsecured Rights Offering Shares issuable to it pursuant to such exercise at the Purchase Price (each an “Unsecured Subscription Rights Commitment” and, collectively, the “Unsecured Subscription Rights Commitments”) and (ii) agrees to purchase (on a several and not joint basis) the Unsecured Rights Offering Shares (based on a price per Share equal to Plan Value less a 25% discount thereto (the “Discounted Backstop Price”)) that are not purchased as part of the Unsecured Rights Offering by holders of Allowed LINN Unsecured Notes Claims that are not Unsecured Commitment Parties (together with any additional Shares, at the Discounted Backstop Price, issued on account of such unpurchased Unsecured Rights Offering Shares to account for the Discounted Backstop Price at which the unpurchased Shares are to be sold), in accordance with the percentage set forth on Schedule IA hereto opposite the name of such Unsecured Commitment Party, as the percentage on such Schedule IA may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 6 and Section 7 hereof (as to each Unsecured Commitment Party, its “Unsecured Backstop Commitment Percentage”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Commitment Letter and in the Term Sheet (each an “Unsecured Backstop Commitment” and, collectively, the “Unsecured Backstop Commitments”). The Unsecured Subscription Rights Commitment together with the Unsecured Backstop Commitment of an Unsecured Commitment Party are referred to herein as the “Unsecured Commitment” of such Unsecured Commitment Party, and, collectively with the Unsecured Commitment of each other Unsecured Commitment Party, the “Unsecured Commitments”.
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Debt Financing (a) The Company, MCK and Echo Holdco and their respective Subsidiaries shall use their reasonable best efforts to assist the Company to arrange and obtain the Debt Financing on the terms and conditions described in the Debt Commitment Letters as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, including their reasonable best efforts to (i) maintain in effect the Debt Commitment Letters, (ii) negotiate and enter into definitive agreements with respect thereto on the terms and conditions contained in the Debt Commitment Letters (including any flex provisions) or on other terms no less favorable to the Company, (iii) satisfy on a timely basis all conditions in the Debt Commitment Letters that are within their control and (iv) upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Debt Commitment Letters, consummate the Debt Financing at or prior to the Closing; it being understood that, if any portion of the Debt Financing to be provided as contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters pursuant to a public offering, private offering under Rule 144A or otherwise has not been provided, and all conditions precedent to the Parties’ obligations hereunder shall have been satisfied or waived (other than receipt of the Debt Financing and those conditions which by their nature will not be satisfied except by actions taken at the Closing, but subject to the their satisfaction at the Closing), the Company shall draw upon the commitments under the Debt Commitment Letters to provide the bridge financing contemplated by and on the terms and conditions (including any applicable “flex” provisions) set forth in the Debt Commitment Letters. Each of the Company, MCK and Echo Holdco shall keep each other reasonably informed with respect to all material activity concerning the status of the Debt Financing contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters and shall give each other notice of any material adverse change with respect to such Debt Financing as promptly as practicable.
Equity Financing The Permitted Investors shall have made equity contributions to, or purchased for cash equity of, Holdings in an aggregate amount that, together with all roll-over equity, constitutes not less than 40% of the pro forma capitalization of Holdings and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (after giving effect to the Transactions but excluding any Loans made or Letters of Credit issued under the Revolving Facility).
Financing Commitment For the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the fifth anniversary hereof, Atlas America and Resource Energy agree to provide to the MLP funding of up to an aggregate of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) per annum to finance the cost of expanding the Gathering System or constructing new additions to the Gathering System. Atlas America and Resource Energy, jointly and severally, commit to provide such funding, upon the MLP's written request therefor, by purchasing Common Units at a price equal to the arithmetic average of the closing prices of the Common Units on the American Stock Exchange, or, if the American Stock Exchange is not the principal trading market for such security, on the principal trading market for such security, for the twenty consecutive trading days ending on the trading day prior to the purchase, or, if the fair market value of the Common Units cannot be calculated for such period on any of the foregoing bases, the average fair market value during such period as reasonably determined in good faith by the members of the managing board of the General Partner.
Placement Agent’s Fees Except as set forth on Schedule 2.12, no brokerage or finder’s fee or commission are or will be payable to any Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by the Company or any of its affiliates. The Company agrees that it shall be responsible for the payment of any placement agent’s fees, financial advisory fees, or brokers’ commissions (other than for persons engaged by Purchaser) relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall pay, and hold the Purchaser harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, attorney’s fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection with any claim for any such fees or commissions.
Placement Agent’s Fee The Company shall pay to Rodman a cash placement fee (the “Placement Agent’s Fee”) equal to 7% of the aggregate purchase price paid by each purchaser of Securities that are placed in the Offering. The Placement Agent’s Fee shall be paid at the closing of the Offering (the “Closing”) from the gross proceeds of the Securities sold.
Treatment of Warrant at Acquisition In the event of an Acquisition in which the consideration to be received by the Company’s stockholders consists solely of cash, solely of Marketable Securities or a combination of cash and Marketable Securities (a “Cash/Public Acquisition”), either (i) Holder shall exercise this Warrant pursuant to Section 1.1 and/or 1.2 and such exercise will be deemed effective immediately prior to and contingent upon the consummation of such Acquisition or (ii) if Holder elects not to exercise the Warrant, this Warrant will expire immediately prior to the consummation of such Acquisition.
Treatment of Warrants At the Effective Time, each warrant to purchase Shares (each a “Warrant” and collectively the “Warrants”) that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and not terminated pursuant to its terms shall be assumed by Parent and converted into the right to receive cash equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the aggregate number of Shares for which such Warrant was exercisable immediately prior to the Effective Time and (y) the excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration less the per Share exercise price of such Warrant (the “Warrant Consideration”). The Company shall take all necessary actions, including obtaining any required consents from holders of outstanding Warrants necessary to effect such assumption pursuant to the terms of the applicable Warrant. The Company shall prepare and use reasonable best efforts to obtain the agreement of each holder of Warrants that such holder conditionally exercises such Warrant contingent upon the consummation of the Merger, such that each such holder shall have the right to vote the Shares for which such Warrant has been conditionally exercised at the meeting of the Company’s stockholders to be held for the Company Stockholder Approval and that, if the Merger is not consummated, such Warrant shall be deemed to have never been exercised. Any payments made pursuant to this Section 3.5 shall be net of all applicable withholding taxes that Parent, Purchaser, the Surviving Corporation and the Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall be required to deduct and withhold from the Warrant Consideration under the Code, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or any provision of applicable state, local or foreign law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld by Parent, Purchaser, the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of Warrants in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by Parent, Purchaser, the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent.
Equity Offering The issuance and sale after the Closing Date by REIT or any of its Subsidiaries of any equity securities of such Person (other than equity securities issued to REIT or any one or more of its Subsidiaries in their respective Subsidiaries).