Circumstances for Termination. (a) In the period of six months prior to the date of the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date (such anniversary being the Initial SHA Term Date), either of Red and/or Olive HoldCo may give written notice to each other, with a copy to the Company, stating that, in its opinion, Red and Olive HoldCo do not share an aligned vision for the future of the Business (a Vision Notice). Following delivery of a Vision Notice with effect from the Initial SHA Term Date clause 15.3(a) shall apply and the Company shall, from the Initial SHA Term Date, be entitled to (and shall) require that the provisions of the Constitution set out in Article 138(F) shall cease to apply. (b) If a Vision Notice is not delivered in accordance with clause 15.2(a) above, in the period of three months prior to the date of the tenth anniversary following the Initial SHA Term Date (such anniversary being the Second SHA Term Expiry Date), either Red and/or Olive Holdco may give written notice of termination of this agreement to the other, with a copy to the Company. Following delivery of such a notice, with effect from the Second SHA Term Expiry Date clause 15.3(a) shall apply and the Company shall, from the Second SHA Term Expiry Date, be entitled to (and shall) require that the provisions of the Constitution set out in Article 138(F) shall cease to apply. (c) If a notice of termination is not delivered in accordance with clause 15.2(b) above, this agreement shall continue for further successive ten-year periods from the previous term’s expiry date (each a Following SHA Period). In the period of three months prior to the expiry of any Following SHA Period, either Red and/or Olive Holdco may serve a written notice of termination of this agreement on the other with a copy to the Company. Following delivery of such a notice with effect from date of expiry of the relevant Following SHA Period clause 15.3(a) shall apply and the Company shall, from that expiry date, be entitled to (and shall) require that the provisions of the Constitution set out in Article 138(F) shall cease to apply. (d) If Cobega Invest, S.L. breaches the terms of the Cobega Side Letter, Red shall have the right, following the Second SHA Term Expiry Date, to give notice to terminate this agreement to Olive HoldCo, with a copy to the Company. Following delivery of such a notice, with effect from the one year anniversary of the date of such notice, clause 15.3(a) shall apply and from that effective date the Company shall be entitled to (and shall) require that the provisions of the Constitution set out in Article 138(F) shall cease to apply. (e) This Agreement shall also terminate: (i) on the date on which an offer (as defined in The Takeover code) for the Company, recommended by a simple majority of INEDs, made by a Shareholder or one of its Affiliates (the Offeror Shareholder) becomes unconditional in all respects or becomes effective and as a result the Shareholders together with their Affiliates in aggregate hold more than 67 per cent. of the issued shares in the Company; (ii) on the date on which the Company is wound up; or (iii) in respect of any Shareholder, on the date on which such Shareholder’s Equity Proportion is less than 5 per cent.; or (iv) on the date on which all parties agree in writing to terminate this agreement, in each case, subject to the applicable provisions of clause 15.3. (f) The parties to this agreement may by agreement in writing also terminate any rights or obligations under this agreement in accordance with clause 19.1. In that event, the Company shall be entitled to require and shall require that the relevant rights or obligations in the Constitution shall cease to have effect in accordance with Article 138(I).
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Samples: Shareholder Agreement (Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.), Shareholders’ Agreement, Shareholders Agreement (Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.)
Circumstances for Termination. (a) In the period of six months prior to the date of the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date (such anniversary being the Initial SHA Term Date), either of Red and/or Olive HoldCo may give written notice to each other, with a copy to the Company, stating that, in its opinion, Red and Olive HoldCo do not no longer share an aligned vision for the future of the Business (a Vision Notice). Following delivery of a Vision Notice with effect from the Initial SHA Term Date clause 15.3(a) shall apply and the Company shall, from the Initial SHA Term Date, be entitled to (and shall) require that the provisions of the Constitution set out in Article [138(F) )] of the Constitution shall cease to apply.
(b) If a Vision Notice is not delivered in accordance with clause 15.2(a) above, in the period of three months prior to the date of the tenth anniversary following the Initial SHA Term Date (such anniversary being the Second SHA Term Expiry Date), either Red and/or Olive Holdco may Xxxxx xxx give written notice of termination of this agreement to the other, with a copy to the Company. Following delivery of such a notice, with effect from the Second SHA Term Expiry Date clause 15.3(a) shall apply and the Company shall, from the Second SHA Term Expiry Date, be entitled to (and shall) require that the provisions of the Constitution set out in Article [138(F) )] of the Constitution shall cease to apply.
(c) If a notice of termination is not delivered in accordance with clause 15.2(b) above, this agreement shall continue for further successive ten-year periods from the previous term’s expiry date (each a Following SHA Period). In the period of three months prior to the expiry of any Following SHA Period, either Red and/or Olive Holdco may Xxxxx xxx serve a written notice of termination of this agreement on the other with a copy to the Company. Following delivery of such a notice with effect from date of expiry of the relevant Following SHA Period clause 15.3(a) shall apply and the Company shall, from that expiry date, be entitled to (and shall) require that the provisions of the Constitution set out in Article [138(F) )] of the Constitution shall cease to apply.
(d) If Cobega Invest, S.L. breaches the terms of the Cobega Side Letter, Red shall have the right, following the Second SHA Term Expiry Date, to give notice to terminate this agreement to Olive HoldCo, with a copy to the Company. Following delivery of such a notice, with effect from the one year anniversary of the date of such notice, clause 15.3(a) shall apply and from that effective date the Company shall be entitled to (and shall) require that the provisions of the Constitution set out in Article [138(F) shall )] of the Constitution xxxx cease to apply.
(e) This Agreement shall also terminate:
(i) on the date on which an offer (as defined in The Takeover code) for the Company), recommended by a simple majority of INEDs, for the Company made by a Shareholder or one of its Affiliates affiliates (the Offeror Shareholder) becomes unconditional in all respects or becomes effective and as a result the Shareholders together with their Affiliates affiliates in aggregate hold more than 67 per cent. of the issued shares in the Company;
(ii) on the date on which the Company is wound up; or
(iii) in respect of any Shareholder, on the date on which such Shareholder’s Equity Proportion is less than 5 per cent.; or
(iv) on the date on which all parties agree in writing to terminate this agreement, in each case, subject to the applicable provisions of clause 15.3.
(f) The parties to this agreement may by agreement in writing also terminate any rights or obligations under this agreement in accordance with clause 19.1. In that event, the Company shall be entitled to require and shall require that the relevant rights or obligations in the Constitution shall cease to have effect in accordance with Article 138(I).
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Samples: Shareholders' Agreement (Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.)