Conditions to the Distribution. (a) The consummation of the Distribution shall be subject to the satisfaction, or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, waiver by KAR in its sole and absolute discretion, of the following conditions: (i) The SEC shall have declared effective the Form 10, no order suspending the effectiveness of the Form 10 shall be in effect, and no proceedings for such purposes shall have been instituted or threatened by the SEC. (ii) The Information Statement, or a notice of internet availability of the Information Statement, shall have been mailed to Record Holders. (iii) KAR shall have received an opinion from its outside counsel to the effect that the Separation and the Distribution, taken together, will qualify as a transaction that is described in Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Code. (iv) The KAR Board shall have obtained an opinion from a nationally recognized appraisal, valuation and investment banking firm, in form and substance satisfactory to the KAR Board, substantially to the effect that, immediately after and giving effect to the Separation and Distribution and on a pro forma basis: (a) each of the fair value and present fair saleable value of the assets of KAR and SpinCo on a consolidated basis would exceed the stated liabilities and identified contingent liabilities of KAR and SpinCo, respectively, on a consolidated basis; (b) each of KAR and SpinCo should be able to pay its debts as they become absolute and mature; and (c) each of KAR and SpinCo should not have unreasonably small capital for the business in which each such entity is engaged. (v) The Internal Restructuring shall have been effectuated, except for such steps (if any) as KAR in its sole discretion shall have determined need not be completed or may be completed after the Distribution Date. (vi) The Separation (other than the transfer of Delayed KAR Assets, Delayed KAR Liabilities, Delayed SpinCo Assets and Delayed SpinCo Liabilities, if any) shall have been effectuated as contemplated by Section 2.2(b). (vii) The actions and filings necessary or appropriate under applicable U.S. federal, U.S. state and other securities Laws or blue sky Laws and the rules and regulations thereunder shall have been taken or made, and, where applicable, have become effective or been accepted. (viii) Each of the Ancillary Agreements shall have been duly executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto. (ix) No order, injunction or decree issued by any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Separation, the Distribution or any of the transactions related thereto shall be threatened or in effect. (x) The SpinCo Shares to be distributed to the KAR stockholders in the Distribution shall have been accepted for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of distribution. (xi) KAR shall have received the SpinCo Shares and the Cash Distribution, and shall be satisfied in its sole and absolute discretion that, as of the Effective Time, it shall have no further liability under the SpinCo Credit Facility. (xii) No other events or developments shall exist or shall have occurred that, in the judgment of the KAR Board, in its sole and absolute discretion, makes it inadvisable to effect the Separation, the Distribution or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement. (b) The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of KAR and shall not give rise to or create any duty on the part of KAR or the KAR Board to waive or not waive any such condition or in any way limit KAR’s right to terminate this Agreement as set forth in Article IX or alter the consequences of any such termination from those specified in Article IX. Any determination made by the KAR Board prior to the Distribution concerning the satisfaction or waiver of any or all of the conditions set forth in Section 3.3(a) shall be conclusive and binding on the Parties. If KAR waives any material condition, it shall promptly issue a press release disclosing such fact and file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC describing such waiver.
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Samples: Separation and Distribution Agreement (KAR Auction Services, Inc.), Separation and Distribution Agreement (IAA, Inc.), Separation and Distribution Agreement (IAA Spinco Inc.)
Conditions to the Distribution. (a) The consummation of the Distribution shall be subject to the satisfaction, or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, waiver by KAR Tech in its sole and absolute discretion, of the following conditions:
(i) The SEC shall have declared effective effectiveness of the Form 10, no order suspending the effectiveness of the Form 10 shall be in effect, and no proceedings for such purposes shall have been instituted or threatened by the SEC.
(ii) The Information Statement, or a notice of internet availability of the Information Statement, shall have been mailed to Record Holders.
(iii) KAR shall have received an opinion from its outside counsel to the effect that the Separation and the Distribution, taken together, will qualify as a transaction that is described in Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Code.
(iv) The KAR Tech Board shall have obtained an opinion from a nationally recognized appraisal, valuation and investment banking firm, in form and substance satisfactory to the KAR Tech Board, substantially to the effect that, immediately after and giving effect to the Separation and Distribution and on a pro forma basis: (a) each of the fair value and present fair saleable value of the assets of KAR Tech and SpinCo Fuels on a consolidated basis would exceed the stated liabilities and identified contingent liabilities of KAR Tech and SpinCoFuels, respectively, on a consolidated basis; (b) each of KAR Tech and SpinCo Fuels should be able to pay its debts as they become absolute and mature; and (c) each of KAR Tech and SpinCo Fuels should not have unreasonably small capital for the business in which each such entity is engaged.
(viv) The Internal Restructuring Tech shall have been effectuatedreceived a written opinion, except for such steps (if any) dated as KAR in its sole discretion shall have determined need not be completed or may be completed after of the Distribution Date, from Anthony L.G., PLLC, counsel to Tech, to the effect that (i) the Fuels Transfer, taken together with the Distribution, should qualify as a Tax-free reorganization pursuant to Section 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, and (ii) the Distribution, as such, should qualify as a distribution of the Fuels Shares to Tech stockholders pursuant to Section 355 of the Code. In rendering the foregoing opinion, counsel will be permitted to rely upon and assume the accuracy of customary representations provided by (A) Tech and (B) Fuels.
(vi) The Separation (other than the transfer of Delayed KAR Assets, Delayed KAR Liabilities, Delayed SpinCo Assets and Delayed SpinCo Liabilities, if any) shall have been effectuated as contemplated by Section 2.2(b).
(viiv) The actions and filings necessary or appropriate under applicable U.S. federal, U.S. state and other securities Laws or blue blue-sky Laws and the rules and regulations thereunder shall have been taken or made, and, where applicable, have become effective or been accepted.
(viii) Each of the Ancillary Agreements shall have been duly executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto.
(ix) No order, injunction or decree issued by any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Separation, the Distribution or any of the transactions related thereto shall be threatened or in effect.
(x) The SpinCo Shares to be distributed to the KAR stockholders in the Distribution shall have been accepted for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of distribution.
(xi) KAR shall have received the SpinCo Shares and the Cash Distribution, and shall be satisfied in its sole and absolute discretion that, as of the Effective Time, it shall have no further liability under the SpinCo Credit Facility.
(xii) No other events or developments shall exist or shall have occurred that, in the judgment of the KAR Board, in its sole and absolute discretion, makes it inadvisable to effect the Separation, the Distribution or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.
(b) The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of KAR and shall not give rise to or create any duty on the part of KAR or the KAR Board to waive or not waive any such condition or in any way limit KAR’s right to terminate this Agreement as set forth in Article IX or alter the consequences of any such termination from those specified in Article IX. Any determination made by the KAR Board prior to the Distribution concerning the satisfaction or waiver of any or all of the conditions set forth in Section 3.3(a) shall be conclusive and binding on the Parties. If KAR waives any material condition, it shall promptly issue a press release disclosing such fact and file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC describing such waiver.
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Samples: Master Distribution Agreement (Taronis Fuels, Inc.), Master Distribution Agreement (Taronis Fuels, Inc.)
Conditions to the Distribution. (a) The consummation of the Distribution shall be subject to the satisfaction, or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, waiver by KAR in its sole and absolute discretion, of the following conditions:
(i) The SEC shall have declared effective the Form 10, no order suspending the effectiveness of the Form 10 shall be in effect, and no proceedings for such purposes shall have been instituted or threatened by the SEC.
(ii) The Information Statement, or a notice of internet availability of the Information Statement, Statement shall have been mailed to Record Holders.
(iii) KAR shall have received an opinion from its outside counsel to the effect that the Separation and the Distribution, taken together, will qualify as a transaction that is described in Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Code.
(iv) The KAR Board shall have obtained an opinion from a nationally recognized appraisal, valuation and investment banking firm, in form and substance satisfactory to the KAR Board, substantially to the effect that, immediately after and giving effect to the Separation and Distribution and on a pro forma basis: (a) each of the fair value and present fair saleable value of the assets of KAR and SpinCo on a consolidated basis would exceed the stated liabilities and identified contingent liabilities of KAR and SpinCo, respectively, on a consolidated basis; (b) each of KAR and SpinCo should be able to pay its debts as they become absolute and mature; and (c) each of KAR and SpinCo should not have unreasonably small capital for the business in which each such entity is engaged.
(v) The Internal Restructuring shall have been effectuated, except for such steps (if any) as KAR in its sole discretion shall have determined need not be completed or may be completed after the Distribution Date.
(vi) The Separation (other than the transfer of Delayed KAR Assets, Delayed KAR Liabilities, Delayed SpinCo Assets and Delayed SpinCo Liabilities, if any) shall have been effectuated as contemplated by Section 2.2(b).
(vii) The actions and filings necessary or appropriate under applicable U.S. federal, U.S. state and other securities Laws or blue sky Laws and the rules and regulations thereunder shall have been taken or made, and, where applicable, have become effective or been accepted.
(viii) Each of the Ancillary Agreements shall have been duly executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto.
(ix) No order, injunction or decree issued by any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Separation, the Distribution or any of the transactions related thereto shall be threatened or in effect.
(x) The SpinCo Shares to be distributed to the KAR stockholders in the Distribution shall have been accepted for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of distribution.
(xi) KAR shall have received the SpinCo Shares and the Cash Distribution, and shall be satisfied in its sole and absolute discretion that, as of the Effective Time, it shall have no further liability under the SpinCo Credit Facility.
(xii) No other events or developments shall exist or shall have occurred that, in the judgment of the KAR Board, in its sole and absolute discretion, makes it inadvisable to effect the Separation, the Distribution or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.
(b) The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of KAR and shall not give rise to or create any duty on the part of KAR or the KAR Board to waive or not waive any such condition or in any way limit KAR’s right to terminate this Agreement as set forth in Article IX or alter the consequences of any such termination from those specified in Article IX. Any determination made by the KAR Board prior to the Distribution concerning the satisfaction or waiver of any or all of the conditions set forth in Section 3.3(a) shall be conclusive and binding on the Parties. If KAR waives any material condition, it shall promptly issue a press release disclosing such fact and file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC describing such waiver.
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Samples: Separation and Distribution Agreement (IAA Spinco Inc.), Separation and Distribution Agreement (IAA Spinco Inc.)