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.
Financing Commitments Pinnacle has obtained written commitments (the "Financing Commitments") for the financing necessary to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby (including any refinancing of indebtedness of Aztar or Pinnacle or any of their respective subsidiaries which Pinnacle deems it advisable to refinance in connection with the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby) and to pay all associated fees, costs and expenses (the "Financing"). Pinnacle has provided true, accurate and complete copies of such commitments to Aztar. None of the Financing Commitments has been amended, modified or terminated prior to the date of this Agreement, and the respective commitments contained in the Financing Commitments have not been withdrawn or rescinded in any respect. As of the date hereof, the Financing Commitments are in full force and effect and (based on and assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Aztar in this Agreement and the compliance by Aztar with its obligations hereunder) no event has occurred which, with or without notice, lapse of time (other than the expiration of the term thereof) or both, would constitute a default on the part of Pinnacle under any of the Financing Commitments. There are no conditions precedent or other contingencies related to the funding of the full amount of the Financing, other than as set forth in or contemplated by the Financing Commitments. The aggregate proceeds to be disbursed pursuant to the agreements contemplated by the Financing Commitments, together with Pinnacle's and Aztar's cash and cash equivalents, will be sufficient for Pinnacle to pay the aggregate Merger Consideration and to consummate the Consent/Tender Offers, if any (and any other repayment or refinancing of debt contemplated in this Agreement or the Financing Commitments), and to pay all related fees and expenses. Based on and assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Aztar in this Agreement and the compliance by Aztar with its obligations hereunder, Pinnacle has no reason as of the date hereof to believe that any of the conditions to the Financing contemplated by the Financing Commitments will not be satisfied or that the Financing will not be made available to Pinnacle on or prior the Closing Date. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Pinnacle from amending or modifying the Financing Commitments or from seeking to raise equity or other alternative sources of funds prior to the Closing, as long as such amendment or modification or other action does not prevent, delay or reduce the likelihood of the consummation of the Merger.
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.
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Debt Financing Sources Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary (but subject to the proviso at the end of this paragraph), each Party, on behalf of itself, its Subsidiaries, its controlled Affiliates and the Representatives of each of the foregoing, hereby: (a) agrees that any Proceeding involving a Debt Financing Source arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Debt Financing, the Debt Commitment Letter or any of the agreements entered into in connection with the Debt Financing or the Debt Commitment Letter or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the performance of any services thereunder shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court in the Borough of Manhattan, New York, New York, so long as such forum is and remains available, and any appellate court thereof and each Party irrevocably submits itself and its property with respect to any such Proceeding to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court, (b) agrees that any such Proceeding (except to the extent relating to the interpretation of any provisions in this Agreement (including any provision in any documentation related to the Debt Financing that expressly specifies that the interpretation of such provisions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware)) shall be governed by the Laws of the State of New York (without giving effect to any conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the laws of another jurisdiction), (c) agrees not to bring or support any Proceeding of any kind or description, whether in law or in equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, against any Debt Financing Source in any way arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Debt Financing, the Debt Commitment Letter or any of the agreements entered into in connection with the Debt Financing or the Debt Commitment Letter or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the performance of any services thereunder in any forum other than any federal or state court in the Borough of Manhattan, New York, New York, (d) irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such Proceeding in any such court, (e) knowingly, intentionally and voluntarily waives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law all rights of trial by jury in any Proceeding brought against any Debt Financing Source in any way arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Debt Financing, the Debt Commitment Letter or any of the agreements entered into in connection with the Debt Financing or the Debt Commitment Letter or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the performance of any services thereunder, (f) agrees that no Debt Financing Source shall be subject to any special, consequential, punitive or indirect damages or damages of a tortious nature in connection with this Agreement, the Debt Financing, the Debt Commitment Letter or any of the agreements entered into in connection with the Debt Financing or the Debt Commitment Letter or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the performance of any services thereunder, (g) agrees that this Agreement may not be enforced against any Debt Financing Source and agrees that no Debt Financing Source will have any liability to the Partnership, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Representatives, and hereby knowingly, intentionally and voluntarily waives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law any rights or claims against any Debt Financing Source, in connection with this Agreement, the Debt Financing, the Debt Commitment Letter or any of the agreements entered into in connection with the Debt Financing or the Debt Commitment Letter or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the performance of any services thereunder, whether in law or in equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, (h) agrees that the Debt Financing Sources are express third party beneficiaries of, and may enforce, and shall be entitled to rely on, this Section 8.14 and (i) agrees that Sections 7.2, 8.4, 8.15 and 8.13, this Section 8.14 and the definition of “Debt Financing Sources” (and any other provision or definition in this Agreement to the extent an amendment, modification, waiver or termination of such provision or definition would modify the substance of any of the foregoing provisions or definitions) may not be amended, modified, waived or terminated in any way adverse to the Debt Financing Sources without the prior written consent of the Debt Financing Sources party to the Debt Commitment Letter; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 8.14 shall in any way limit or modify the obligations of any Debt Financing Source to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or the rights of the Parent or any its Subsidiaries against any Debt Financing Source, in each case under the Debt Commitment Letter or the definitive agreements executed in connection with the Debt Financing.
Commitment Letter Provide all items and pay all amounts required by the Commitment Letter. If any term of the Commitment Letter shall conflict with the terms of this Agreement, this Agreement shall govern and control. As to any matter contained in the Commitment Letter, and as to which no mention is made in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, the Commitment Letter shall continue to be in effect and shall survive the execution of this Agreement and all other Loan Documents.
Equity Commitment a. The Sponsor shall, at or immediately prior to the Effective Time, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, purchase, or cause the purchase of, equity interests of Holdco and pay, or cause to be paid, to Holdco in immediately available funds an aggregate cash purchase price equal to US$100,826,591.55 (such amount, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 1(b), the “Equity Commitment”), which will be (i) contributed by Holdco to Midco, (ii) contributed by Midco to Parent, and (iii) used by Parent solely for the purpose of funding, to the extent necessary to fund, such portion of the aggregate Merger Consideration required to be paid by Parent to consummate the Merger pursuant to and in accordance with the Merger Agreement, together with related fees and expenses; provided, that the Sponsor shall not, under any circumstances, be obligated to contribute more than the Equity Commitment to Holdco and the aggregate liability of the Sponsor hereunder shall not exceed the amount of the Equity Commitment.
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”.
Bridge Financing The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and do or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to obtain no later than October 30, 2004 a commitment letter (the “Bridge Financing Commitment Letter”) expiring no earlier than January 30, 2005, from a reputable financial institution in substantially the same form and substance as Exhibit F attached hereto, to provide financing on terms and conditions no less favorable than those described on Exhibit F attached hereto.
Term Loan Commitment As to each Term Loan Lender, the amount equal to such Term Loan Lender’s Term Loan Commitment Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans from time to time outstanding to the Borrower.