Casa Ley Sale Process. (a) From and after the Effective Time until the consummation of the Entire Casa Ley Sale or the Sale Deadline, whichever is earlier, the Shareholder Representative shall be responsible for conducting the sale process of Casa Ley (or, to the extent a Casa Ley Sale involving a sale of Casa Ley Series A Shares is contemplated, responsible for overseeing and making any decisions on behalf of the Company with respect to such sale process of Casa Ley, and the Company hereby agrees that it will act at the direction of the Shareholder Representative with respect to the voting of its Equity Interests in respect of any matters concerning the Casa Ley Sale) and shall be empowered to take all actions necessary or advisable in order to consummate a Casa Ley Sale, including retaining advisors in connection with the Casa Ley Sale, soliciting potential purchasers for the Equity Interests owned by the Company and any Company Subsidiary and determining which purchaser to select, negotiating the terms and conditions of any Casa Ley Sale Agreement, including the purchase price for the Equity Interests owned by the Company and any Company Subsidiary, complying with any applicable provisions of Casa Ley’s governing documents (including the By-Laws), including with respect to rights of first refusal or similar provisions, and effectuating the consummation of such Casa Ley Sale. (b) During the period from and after the Effective Time until the consummation of the Entire Casa Ley Sale or the Sale Deadline, whichever is earlier, the Company shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use commercially reasonable efforts to provide or cause to be provided to the Shareholder Representative all assistance reasonably requested by the Shareholder Representative in the preparation of the sales process, the negotiation and consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Entire Casa Ley Sale or any Partial Casa Ley Sale, including the use of commercially reasonable efforts (i) to provide such information, financial or otherwise, with respect to Casa Ley, its Subsidiaries or the Casa Ley Business as the Shareholder Representative may reasonably request, to the extent such information is reasonably available to, or can be reasonably obtained by, the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (ii) to assist in the preparation of disclosure schedules, exhibits and ancillary agreements contemplated in the applicable sales agreement relating to the Entire Casa Ley Sale or any such Partial Casa Ley Sale to the extent such information is reasonably available to, or can reasonably be attained by, the Company or any Company Subsidiary and (iii) to assist in obtaining approvals from Governmental Entities and consents and notices required to be obtained from or made to other Persons under the sales agreement relating to the Entire Casa Ley Sale or any such Partial Casa Ley Sale; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, all out-of-pocket costs, fees and expenses of the Company or its Affiliates in complying with this Section 4.3(b) shall be Casa Ley Sale Expenses, other than Excluded Expenses (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not be Casa Ley Sale Expenses). The Company shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, afford to the Shareholder Representative reasonable access, upon reasonable prior notice and during normal business hours to the Company’s officers, employees, properties, books, contracts and records as the Shareholder Representative may reasonably request relating to Casa Ley or its Subsidiaries; provided, that the Shareholder Representative shall conduct any such activities in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company. During the period from and after the Effective Time until the consummation of the Entire Casa Ley Sale or the Sale Deadline, whichever is earlier, the Company shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in good faith with the Shareholder Representative in connection with any proposed initial public offering of Casa Ley or the Casa Ley Series B Shares. The Shareholder Representative shall seek in good faith to complete the sale process of the Equity Interests in Casa Ley by the Sale Deadline (including any such Equity Interests that are publicly traded). (c) The Shareholder Representative shall consult with the Company in the Entire Casa Ley Sale or any Partial Casa Ley Sale and shall keep the Company and Ultimate Parent reasonably informed on a current basis of the status, details and progress of any negotiations for the Entire Casa Ley Sale or any Partial Casa Ley Sale, including by providing copies of any marketing or information materials, the prospective purchaser’s financial statements and the current interim drafts of any Casa Ley Sale Agreement, and shall provide reasonable time to the Company and Ultimate Parent for review of such documents. (d) In the event a definitive agreement is to be entered into prior to the Sale Deadline with respect to the Entire Casa Ley Sale or one or more Partial Casa Ley Sales, such agreement shall not, without the consent of the Company (which such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), (i) require the Company or any Company Subsidiary to agree to any material operating restrictions applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary (other than customary (A) confidentiality and/or employee non-solicitation restrictions that survive for no more than two (2) years from and after the Effective Time and, (B) restrictions relating to Casa Ley, any of its Subsidiaries, any of their respective properties or assets, the Casa Ley Business, any portions thereof or, to the extent such restrictions are reasonable, the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s management, operation or oversight thereof), (ii) require the Company or any Company Subsidiary to agree to any recourse applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary in excess of any escrow amount, holdback or similar amount after the closing of such agreement other than with respect to any customary indemnity obligations that are shared proportionately (based on their respective Equity Interests) among all of the participating Casa Ley shareholders for (A) any breaches by the Company or any Company Subsidiaries of (x) its covenants or agreements contained in such agreement or (y) any customary representations in such agreement relating to organization, qualification, capitalization, title to assets, authority, no conflicts, brokers, taxes, or employee benefits or (B) pre-closing taxes relating to Casa Ley, any of its Subsidiaries, any of their respective properties or assets, the Casa Ley Business, or any portions thereof, (iii) require the Company or any Company Subsidiary to retain any material excluded or retained liabilities (other than in connection with the matters described in (ii) above) relating to the securities or assets of Casa Ley or any of its Subsidiaries being directly or indirectly sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in connection with such Entire Casa Ley Sale or Partial Casa Ley Sale after the closing of such agreement or (iv) be sold for a price that is payable in consideration other than cash or that, in the good faith judgment of the Shareholder Representative, would cause the Casa Ley Net Proceeds or the Partial Casa Ley Net Proceeds from such sale agreement to be less than zero. For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything in any definitive agreement with respect to the Entire Casa Ley Sale or any Partial Casa Ley Sale, the Shareholder Representative shall control any third party claims relating to or arising under any such definitive agreement to the extent that any damages claimed thereunder are reasonably likely to be covered in full by any escrow, holdback or similar amount thereunder without direct liability of the Company or any Company Subsidiary and any costs, fees or expenses incurred by such Shareholder Representative in connection therewith shall be included in Casa Ley Sale Expenses. (e) Upon the consummation of the Entire Casa Ley Sale or any Partial Casa Ley Sale, unless otherwise agreed to between the Company and the purchaser under such Casa Ley Sale Agreement, all intercompany arrangements and obligations between the Company and Casa Ley will be terminated and the Company shall take all actions necessary or advisable to cause such termination.
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Samples: Contingent Value Rights Agreement, Contingent Value Rights Agreement (Safeway Stores 42, Inc.), Contingent Value Rights Agreement (Albertsons Companies, Inc.)
Casa Ley Sale Process. (a) From and after the Effective Time until the consummation of the Entire Casa Ley Sale or the Sale Deadline, whichever is earlier, the Shareholder Representative shall be responsible for conducting the sale process of Casa Ley (or, to the extent a Casa Ley Sale involving a sale of Casa Ley Series A Shares is contemplated, responsible for overseeing and making any decisions on behalf of the Company with respect to such sale process of Casa Ley, and the Company hereby agrees that it will act at the direction of the Shareholder Representative with respect to the voting of its Equity Interests in respect of any matters concerning the Casa Ley Sale) and shall be empowered to take all actions necessary or advisable in order to consummate a Casa Ley Sale, including retaining advisors in connection with the Casa Ley Sale, soliciting potential purchasers for the Equity Interests owned by the Company and any Company Subsidiary and determining which purchaser to select, negotiating the terms and conditions of any Casa Ley Sale Agreement, including the purchase price for the Equity Interests owned by the Company and any Company Subsidiary, complying with any applicable provisions of Casa Ley’s governing documents (including the By-Laws), including with respect to rights of first refusal or similar provisions, and effectuating the consummation of such Casa Ley Sale.
(b) During the period from and after the Effective Time until the consummation of the Entire Casa Ley Sale or the Sale Deadline, whichever is earlier, the Company shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use commercially reasonable efforts to provide or cause to be provided to the Shareholder Representative all assistance reasonably requested by the Shareholder Representative in the preparation of the sales process, the negotiation and consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Entire Casa Ley Sale or any Partial Casa Ley Sale, including the use of commercially reasonable efforts (i) to provide such information, financial or otherwise, with respect to Casa Ley, its Subsidiaries or the Casa Ley Business as the Shareholder Representative may reasonably request, to the extent such information is reasonably available to, or can be reasonably obtained by, the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (ii) to assist in the preparation of disclosure schedules, exhibits and ancillary agreements contemplated in the applicable sales agreement relating to the Entire Casa Ley Sale or any such Partial Casa Ley Sale to the extent such information is reasonably available to, or can reasonably be attained by, the Company or any Company Subsidiary and (iii) to assist in obtaining approvals from Governmental Entities and consents and notices required to be obtained from or made to other Persons under the sales agreement relating to the Entire Casa Ley Sale or any such Partial Casa Ley Sale; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, all out-of-pocket costs, fees and expenses of the Company or its Affiliates in complying with this Section 4.3(b) shall be Casa Ley Sale Expenses, other than Excluded Expenses (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not be Casa Ley Sale Expenses). The Company shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, afford to the Shareholder Representative reasonable access, upon reasonable prior notice and during normal business hours to the Company’s officers, employees, properties, books, contracts and records as the Shareholder Representative may reasonably request relating to Casa Ley or its Subsidiaries; provided, that the Shareholder Representative shall conduct any such activities in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company. During the period from and after the Effective Time until the consummation of the Entire Casa Ley Sale or the Sale Deadline, whichever is earlier, the Company shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in good faith with the Shareholder Representative in connection with any proposed initial public offering of Casa Ley or the Casa Ley Series B Shares. The Shareholder Representative shall seek in good faith to complete the sale process of the Equity Interests in Casa Ley by the Sale Deadline (including any such Equity Interests that are publicly traded).
(c) The Shareholder Representative shall consult with the Company in the Entire Casa Ley Sale or any Partial Casa Ley Sale and shall keep the Company and Ultimate Parent reasonably informed on a current basis of the status, details and progress of any negotiations for the Entire Casa Ley Sale or any Partial Casa Ley Sale, including by providing copies of any marketing or information materials, the prospective purchaser’s financial statements and the current interim drafts of any Casa Ley Sale Agreement, and shall provide reasonable time to the Company and Ultimate Parent for review of such documents.
(d) In the event a definitive agreement is to be entered into prior to the Sale Deadline with respect to the Entire Casa Ley Sale or one or more Partial Casa Ley Sales, such agreement shall not, without the consent of the Company (which such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), (i) require the Company or any Company Subsidiary to agree to any material operating restrictions applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary (other than customary (A) confidentiality and/or employee non-solicitation restrictions that survive for no more than two (2) years from and after the Effective Time and, (B) restrictions relating to Casa Ley, any of its Subsidiaries, any of their respective properties or assets, the Casa Ley Business, any portions thereof or, to the extent such restrictions are reasonable, the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s management, operation or oversight thereof), (ii) require the Company or any Company Subsidiary to agree to any recourse applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary in excess of any escrow amount, holdback or similar amount after the closing of such agreement other than with respect to any customary indemnity obligations that are shared proportionately (based on their respective Equity Interests) among all of the participating Casa Ley shareholders for (A) any breaches by the Company or any Company Subsidiaries of (x) its covenants or agreements contained in such agreement or (y) any customary representations in such agreement relating to organization, qualification, capitalization, title to assets, authority, no conflicts, brokers, taxes, or employee benefits or (B) pre-closing taxes relating to Casa Ley, any of its Subsidiaries, any of their respective properties or assets, the Casa Ley Business, or any portions thereof, (iii) require the Company or any Company Subsidiary to retain any material excluded or retained liabilities (other than in connection with the matters described in (ii) above) relating to the securities or assets of Casa Ley or any of its Subsidiaries being directly or indirectly sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in connection with such Entire Casa Ley Sale or Partial Casa Ley Sale after the closing of such agreement or (iv) be sold for a price that is payable in consideration other than cash or that, in the good faith judgment of the Shareholder Representative, would cause the Casa Ley Net Proceeds or the Partial Casa Ley Net Proceeds from such sale agreement to be less than zero. For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything in any definitive agreement with respect to the Entire Casa Ley Sale or any Partial Casa Ley Sale, the Shareholder Representative shall control any third party claims relating to or arising under any such definitive agreement to the extent that any damages claimed thereunder are reasonably likely to be covered in full by any escrow, holdback or similar amount thereunder without direct liability of the Company or any Company Subsidiary and any costs, fees or expenses incurred by such Shareholder Representative in connection therewith shall be included in Casa Ley Sale Expenses.
(e) Upon the consummation of the Entire Casa Ley Sale or any Partial Casa Ley Sale, unless otherwise agreed to between the Company and the purchaser under such Casa Ley Sale Agreement, all intercompany arrangements and obligations between the Company and Casa Ley will be terminated and the Company shall take all actions necessary or advisable to cause such termination.
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Samples: Amendment No. 2 to Agreement and Plan of Merger (Safeway Inc)
Casa Ley Sale Process. (a) From and after the Effective Time until the consummation of the Entire Casa Ley Sale or the Sale Deadline, whichever is earlier, the Shareholder Representative shall be responsible for conducting the sale process of Casa Ley (or, to the extent a Casa Ley Sale involving a sale of Casa Ley Series A Shares is contemplated, responsible for overseeing and making any decisions on behalf of the Company with respect to such sale process of Casa Ley, and the Company hereby agrees that it will act at the direction of the Shareholder Representative with respect to the voting of its Equity Interests in respect of any matters concerning the Casa Ley Sale) and shall be empowered to take all actions necessary or advisable in order to consummate a Casa Ley Sale, including retaining advisors in connection with the Casa Ley Sale, soliciting potential purchasers for the Equity Interests owned by the Company and any Company Subsidiary and determining which purchaser to select, negotiating the terms and conditions of any Casa Ley Sale Agreement, including the purchase price for the Equity Interests owned by the Company and any Company Subsidiary, complying with any applicable provisions of Casa Ley’s governing documents (including the By-Laws), including with respect to rights of first refusal or similar provisions, and effectuating the consummation of such Casa Ley Sale.
(b) During the period from and after the Effective Time until the consummation of the Entire Casa Ley Sale or the Sale Deadline, whichever is earlier, the Company shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use commercially reasonable efforts to provide or cause to be provided to the Shareholder Representative all assistance reasonably requested by the Shareholder Representative in the preparation of the sales process, the negotiation and consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Entire Casa Ley Sale or any Partial Casa Ley Sale, including the use of commercially reasonable efforts (i) to provide such information, financial or otherwise, with respect to Casa Ley, its Subsidiaries or the Casa Ley Business as the Shareholder Representative may reasonably request, to the extent such information is reasonably available to, or can be reasonably obtained by, the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (ii) to assist in the preparation of disclosure schedules, exhibits and ancillary agreements contemplated in the applicable sales agreement relating to the Entire Casa Ley Sale or any such Partial Casa Ley Sale to the extent such information is reasonably available to, or can reasonably be attained by, the Company or any Company Subsidiary and (iii) to assist in obtaining approvals from Governmental Entities and consents and notices required to be obtained from or made to other Persons under the sales agreement relating to the Entire Casa Ley Sale or any such Partial Casa Ley Sale; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, all out-of-pocket costs, fees and expenses of the Company or its Affiliates in complying with this Section 4.3(b) shall be Casa Ley Sale Expenses, other than Excluded Expenses (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not be Casa Ley Sale Expenses). The Company shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, afford to the Shareholder Representative reasonable access, upon reasonable prior notice and during normal business hours to the Company’s officers, employees, properties, books, contracts and records as the Shareholder Representative may reasonably request relating to Casa Ley or its Subsidiaries; provided, that the Shareholder Representative shall conduct any such activities in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company. During the period from and after the Effective Time until the consummation of the Entire Casa Ley Sale or the Sale Deadline, whichever is earlier, the Company shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in good faith with the Shareholder Representative in connection with any proposed initial public offering of Casa Ley or the Casa Ley Series B Shares. The Shareholder Representative shall seek in good faith to complete the sale process of the Equity Interests in Casa Ley by the Sale Deadline (including any such Equity Interests that are publicly traded).
(c) The Shareholder Representative shall consult with the Company in the Entire Casa Ley Sale or any Partial Casa Ley Sale and shall keep the Company and Ultimate Parent reasonably informed on a current basis of the status, details and progress of any negotiations for the Entire Casa Ley Sale or any Partial Casa Ley Sale, including by providing copies of any marketing or information materials, the prospective purchaser’s financial statements and the current interim drafts of any Casa Ley Sale Agreement, and shall provide reasonable time to the Company and Ultimate Parent for review of such documents.
(d) In the event a definitive agreement is to be entered into prior to the Sale Deadline with respect to the Entire Casa Ley Sale or one or more Partial Casa Ley Sales, such agreement shall not, without the consent of the Company (which such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), (i) require the Company or any Company Subsidiary to agree to any material operating restrictions applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary (other than customary (A) confidentiality and/or employee non-solicitation restrictions that survive for no more than two (2) years from and after the Effective Time and, (B) restrictions relating to Casa Ley, any of its Subsidiaries, any of their respective properties or assets, the Casa Ley Business, any portions thereof or, to the extent such restrictions are reasonable, the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s management, operation or oversight thereof), (ii) require the Company or any Company Subsidiary to agree to any recourse applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary in excess of any escrow amount, holdback or similar amount after the closing of such agreement other than with respect to any customary indemnity obligations that are shared proportionately (based on their respective Equity Interests) among all of the participating Casa Ley shareholders for (A) any breaches by the Company or any Company Subsidiaries of (x) its covenants or agreements contained in such agreement or (y) any customary representations in such agreement relating to organization, qualification, capitalization, title to assets, authority, no conflicts, brokers, taxes, or employee benefits or (B) pre-closing taxes relating to Casa Ley, any of its Subsidiaries, any of their respective properties or assets, the Casa Ley Business, or any portions thereof, (iii) require the Company or any Company Subsidiary to retain any material excluded or retained liabilities (other than in connection with the matters described in (ii) above) relating to the securities or assets of Casa Ley or any of its Subsidiaries being directly or indirectly sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in connection with such Entire Casa Ley Sale or Partial Casa Ley Sale after the closing of such agreement or (iv) be sold for a price that is payable in consideration other than cash or that, in the good faith judgment of the Shareholder Representative, would cause the Casa Ley Net Proceeds or the Partial Casa Ley Net Proceeds from such sale agreement to be less than zero. For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything in any definitive agreement with respect to the Entire Casa Ley Sale or any Partial Casa Ley Sale, the Shareholder Representative shall control any third party claims relating to or arising under any such definitive agreement to the extent that any damages claimed thereunder are reasonably likely to be covered in full by any escrow, holdback or similar amount thereunder without direct liability of the Company or any Company Subsidiary and any costs, fees or expenses incurred by such Shareholder Representative in connection therewith shall be included in Casa Ley Sale Expenses.
(e) Upon the consummation of the Entire Casa Ley Sale or any Partial Casa Ley Sale, unless otherwise agreed to between the Company and the purchaser under such Casa Ley Sale Agreement, all intercompany arrangements and obligations between the Company and Casa Ley will be terminated and the Company shall take all actions necessary or advisable to cause such termination.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Safeway Inc)