CPE Assumption Right. (i) If a Rio Tinto Member has delivered a Redemption Notice to the Company (with a copy to CPE), CPE may, in its sole discretion, within three (3) Business Days of delivery of the Redemption Notice or as otherwise agreed to between the Company and the Redeeming Member, elect to assume the rights and obligations of the Company with respect to the Redemption Right (the "CPE Assumption Right"), whereupon CPE shall acquire the Common Membership Units offered for redemption by the Redeeming Member as set forth below. If CPE elects to exercise its CPE Assumption Right pursuant to this Section 9.1(b), within three (3) Business Days of delivery of the Redemption Notice or as otherwise agreed to between the Company and the Redeeming Member, CPE shall give written notice (the "CPE Assumption Notice") to the Company (with a copy to the Redeeming Member) of its intent to exercise the CPE Assumption Right and its intended settlement method to pay, as CPE determines in its sole discretion, to the Redeeming Member on the Redemption Date, either (x) the Share Settlement or (y) in lieu of the Share Settlement, the Cash Settlement or (z) both the Partial Share Settlement and the Partial Cash Settlement (the Partial Share Settlement together with the Partial Cash Settlement, the "Share/Cash Settlement") for the Redeemed Units. On the Redemption Date (to be effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Redemption Date) (x) the Redeeming Member shall transfer and surrender to CPE and represent and warrant to CPE that the Redeemed Units are owned by such Redeeming Member free and clear of all Liens, (y) if CPE determines to pay the Cash Settlement or the Share/Cash Settlement, CPE shall transfer to the Company Redeemed Units in respect of such Cash Settlement, or, if a Share/Cash Settlement, Redeemed Units in respect of the Partial Cash Settlement and (z) if CPE determines to pay the Share Settlement or the Share/Cash Settlement, CPE shall represent and warrant to the Redeeming Member that the shares of CPE Common Stock payable to the Redeeming Member are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. (ii) If CPE exercises the CPE Assumption Right and fully performs its obligations in connection therewith pursuant to this Section 9.1(b), the Company's obligations with respect to such Redeeming Member's exercise of the Redemption Right shall be fully satisfied and discharged, and each of the Redeeming Member, the Company and CPE shall, for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes, treat the transaction between CPE and the Redeeming Member as a sale of the Redeeming Member's Common Membership Units to CPE. Each Redeeming Member agrees to execute such instruments of transfer, officer's or other certificates or cross receipts to the extent necessary to evidence the redemption of the Redeemed Units and as CPE may reasonably require in connection with the issuance of shares of CPE Common Stock upon exercise of the CPE Assumption Right.
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Samples: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Cloud Peak Energy Inc.), Limited Liability Company Agreement (Cloud Peak Energy Inc.)
CPE Assumption Right. (i) If a Rio Tinto Member has delivered a Redemption Notice to the Company (with a copy to CPE), CPE may, in its sole discretion, within three (3) Business Days of delivery of the Redemption Notice or as otherwise agreed to between the Company and the Redeeming Member, elect to assume the rights and obligations of the Company with respect to the Redemption Right (the "CPE Assumption Right"), whereupon CPE shall acquire the Common Membership Units offered for redemption by the Redeeming Member as set forth below. If CPE elects to exercise its CPE Assumption Right pursuant to this Section 9.1(b)10.2.2, within three (3) Business Days of delivery of the Redemption Notice or as otherwise agreed to between the Company and the Redeeming Member, CPE shall give written notice (the "CPE Assumption Notice") to the Company (with a copy to the Redeeming Member) of its intent to exercise the CPE Assumption Right and its intended settlement method to pay, as CPE determines in its sole discretion, to the Redeeming Member on the Redemption Date, either (x) the Share Settlement or (y) in lieu of the Share Settlement, the Cash Settlement or (z) both the Partial Share Settlement and the Partial Cash Settlement (the Partial Share Settlement together with the Partial Cash Settlement, the "Share/Cash Settlement") for the Redeemed Units. On the Redemption Date (to be effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Redemption Date) (x) the Redeeming Member shall transfer and surrender to CPE and represent and warrant to CPE that the Redeemed Units are owned by such Redeeming Member free and clear of all Liens, (y) if CPE determines to pay the Cash Settlement or the Share/Cash Settlement, CPE shall transfer to the Company Redeemed Units in respect of such Cash Settlement, or, if a Share/Cash Settlement, Redeemed Units in respect of the Partial Cash Settlement and (z) if CPE determines to pay the Share Settlement or the Share/Cash Settlement, CPE shall represent and warrant to the Redeeming Member that the shares of CPE Common Stock payable to the Redeeming Member are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
(ii) If CPE exercises the CPE Assumption Right and fully performs its obligations in connection therewith pursuant to this Section 9.1(b)10.2.2, the Company's obligations with respect to such Redeeming Member's exercise of the Redemption Right shall be fully satisfied and discharged, and each of the Redeeming Member, the Company and CPE shall, for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes, treat the transaction between CPE and the Redeeming Member as a sale of the Redeeming Member's Common Membership Units to CPE. Each Redeeming Member agrees to execute such instruments of transfer, officer's or other certificates or cross receipts to the extent necessary to evidence the redemption of the Redeemed Units and as CPE may reasonably require in connection with the issuance of shares of CPE Common Stock upon exercise of the CPE Assumption Right.
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Samples: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Cloud Peak Energy Inc.)
CPE Assumption Right. (i) If a Rio Tinto Member has delivered a Redemption Notice to the Company (with a copy to CPE), CPE may, in its sole discretion, within three (3) Business Days of delivery of the Redemption Notice or as otherwise agreed to between the Company and the Redeeming Member, elect to assume the rights and obligations of the Company with respect to the Redemption Right (the "“CPE Assumption Right"”), whereupon CPE shall acquire the Common Membership Units offered for redemption by the Redeeming Member as set forth below. If CPE elects to exercise its CPE Assumption Right pursuant to this Section 9.1(b), within three (3) Business Days of delivery of the Redemption Notice or as otherwise agreed to between the Company and the Redeeming Member, CPE shall give written notice (the "“CPE Assumption Notice"”) to the Company (with a copy to the Redeeming Member) of its intent to exercise the CPE Assumption Right and its intended settlement method to pay, as CPE determines in its sole discretion, to the Redeeming Member on the Redemption Date, either (x) the Share Settlement or (y) in lieu of the Share Settlement, the Cash Settlement or (z) both the Partial Share Settlement and the Partial Cash Settlement (the Partial Share Settlement together with the Partial Cash Settlement, the "“Share/Cash Settlement"”) for the Redeemed Units. On the Redemption Date (to be effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Redemption Date) (x) the Redeeming Member shall transfer and surrender to CPE and represent and warrant to CPE that the Redeemed Units are owned by such Redeeming Member free and clear of all Liens, (y) if CPE determines to pay the Cash Settlement or the Share/Cash Settlement, CPE shall transfer to the Company Redeemed Units in respect of such Cash Settlement, or, if a Share/Cash Settlement, Redeemed Units in respect of the Partial Cash Settlement and (z) if CPE determines to pay the Share Settlement or the Share/Cash Settlement, CPE shall represent and warrant to the Redeeming Member that the shares of CPE Common Stock payable to the Redeeming Member are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
(ii) If CPE exercises the CPE Assumption Right and fully performs its obligations in connection therewith pursuant to this Section 9.1(b), the Company's ’s obligations with respect to such Redeeming Member's ’s exercise of the Redemption Right shall be fully satisfied and discharged, and each of the Redeeming Member, the Company and CPE shall, for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes, treat the transaction between CPE and the Redeeming Member as a sale of the Redeeming Member's ’s Common Membership Units to CPE. Each Redeeming Member agrees to execute such instruments of transfer, officer's ’s or other certificates or cross receipts to the extent necessary to evidence the redemption of the Redeemed Units and as CPE may reasonably require in connection with the issuance of shares of CPE Common Stock upon exercise of the CPE Assumption Right.
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Samples: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Cloud Peak Energy Inc.)