Drag Along Rights and Tag Along Rights. (a) If at any time the Managing Member and/or its Affiliates desire to Transfer in one or a series of related transactions all of its and their Company Interests (an “Applicable Sale”), the Managing Member may require each Holder to sell all of its Company Interests on the same terms and conditions (“Drag-Along Right”) in such Applicable Sale, provided that if any of the consideration to be received in such Applicable Sale is not cash, each Holder will have the right to elect to receive cash consideration for each of its Company Interests equal to the Fair Market Value of the consideration payable to the Managing Member for each such Company Interest. The Managing Member may in its sole discretion elect to cause the Managing Member and/or the Company to structure the Applicable Sale as a merger, share exchange, consolidation or other combination of the Company with or into another entity, including involving the Parent or an Intermediate Entity, or as a sale of the Company’s assets. Each Holder agrees to consent to, and raise no objections against, an Applicable Sale. In the event of the exercise by the Managing Member of its Drag-Along Right pursuant to this Section 10.05, each Holder shall take all reasonably necessary and desirable actions approved by the Managing Member in connection with the consummation of the Applicable Sale, including the execution of such agreements and such instruments and other actions reasonably necessary to provide customary and reasonable representations, warranties, indemnities, covenants, conditions and other agreements relating to such Applicable Sale and to otherwise effect the transaction; provided, however, that (A) such Holders shall not be required to give disproportionately greater representations, warranties, indemnities or covenants than the Managing Member or its Affiliates, (B) such Holders shall not be obligated to bear any share of the out-of-pocket expenses, costs or fees (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Company or its Affiliates in connection with such Applicable Sale unless and to the extent that such expenses, costs and fees were incurred for the benefit of the Company or all of its Holders, (C) such Holders shall not be obligated or otherwise responsible for more than their proportionate share of any indemnities or other liabilities incurred by the Company and the Holders as sellers in respect of such Applicable Sale, (D) any indemnities or other liabilities approved by the Managing Member shall be limited, in respect of each Holder, to such Holder’s share of the proceeds from the Applicable Sale, and (E) such Holders shall not be required to agree to any non-competition or non-solicitation covenants. (b) At least five (5) Business Days before consummation of an Applicable Sale, the Managing Member shall (i) provide the Holders written notice (the “Applicable Sale Notice”) of such Applicable Sale, which notice shall contain (A) the name and address of the third party purchaser, (B) the proposed purchase price, terms of payment and other material terms and conditions of such purchaser’s offer, together with a copy of any binding agreement with respect to such Applicable Sale and (C) notification of whether or not the Managing Member has elected to exercise its Drag-Along Right and (ii) promptly notify the Members and Assignees of all proposed changes to such material terms and keep the Holders reasonably informed as to all material terms relating to such sale or contribution, and promptly deliver to the Holders copies of all final material agreements relating thereto not already provided in according with this Section 10.05(b) or otherwise. The Managing Member shall provide the Holders written notice of the termination of an Applicable Sale within five (5) Business Days following such termination, which notice shall state that the Applicable Sale Notice served with respect to such Applicable Sale is rescinded. (c) If at any time the Managing Member and/or its Affiliates desire to Transfer in one or more transactions any portion of its and/or their Company Interests (a “Tag-Along Sale”), each Holder may sell the same ratable share of its Company Interests as is being sold by the Managing Member and such Affiliates (based upon the total Company Interests held by the Managing Member and its Affiliates at such time) on the same terms and conditions (“Tag-Along Right”) in such Tag-Along Sale. In the event of the exercise by any Holder of its Tag-Along Right pursuant to this Section 10.05(c), the Managing Member shall take all reasonably necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Tag-Along Sale to allow such Holders to exercise their Tag-Along Rights. The procedures with respect to a Tag-Along Sale shall be the same as those set forth in Section 10.05(b).
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Samples: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Graphic Packaging International, LLC), Transaction Agreement (Graphic Packaging Holding Co), Transaction Agreement (International Paper Co /New/)
Drag Along Rights and Tag Along Rights. (a) If at any time the Managing Member and/or its Affiliates desire to Transfer in one or a series of related transactions all The Company, acting by resolution of its and their Company Interests (an “Applicable Sale”)Board, the Managing Member may require each Holder to sell all of its Company Interests on the same terms and conditions (“Drag-Along Right”) in such Applicable Sale, provided that if any of the consideration to be received in such Applicable Sale is not cash, each Holder will shall have the right to elect to receive cash consideration for each of its Company Interests equal to the Fair Market Value of the consideration payable to the Managing Member for each such Company Interest. The Managing Member may in its sole discretion elect to cause the Managing Member and/or the Company to structure the Applicable Sale as a mergerright, share exchange, consolidation or other combination of the Company with or into another entity, including involving the Parent or an Intermediate Entity, or as a sale of the Company’s assets. Each Holder agrees to consent to, and raise no objections against, an Applicable Sale. In the event of the exercise exerciseable by the Managing Member of its Drag-Along Right pursuant to this Section 10.05, each Holder shall take all reasonably necessary and desirable actions approved by the Managing Member in connection with the consummation of the Applicable Sale, including the execution of such agreements and such instruments and other actions reasonably necessary to provide customary and reasonable representations, warranties, indemnities, covenants, conditions and other agreements relating to such Applicable Sale and to otherwise effect the transaction; provided, however, that (A) such Holders shall not be required to give disproportionately greater representations, warranties, indemnities or covenants than the Managing Member or its Affiliates, (B) such Holders shall not be obligated to bear any share of the out-of-pocket expenses, costs or fees (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Company or its Affiliates in connection with such Applicable Sale unless and to the extent that such expenses, costs and fees were incurred for the benefit of the Company or all of its Holders, (C) such Holders shall not be obligated or otherwise responsible for more than their proportionate share of any indemnities or other liabilities incurred by the Company and the Holders as sellers in respect of such Applicable Sale, (D) any indemnities or other liabilities approved by the Managing Member shall be limited, in respect of each Holder, to such Holder’s share of the proceeds from the Applicable Sale, and (E) such Holders shall not be required to agree to any non-competition or non-solicitation covenants.
(b) At least five (5) Business Days before consummation of an Applicable Sale, the Managing Member shall (i) provide the Holders giving written notice (the “Applicable Sale Noticedrag-along notice”) to Shareholder within 30 Business Days after the giving of such Applicable Sale, which a transaction notice shall contain (A) the name and address of the third party purchaser, (B) the proposed purchase price, terms of payment and other material terms and conditions of such purchaser’s offer, together with a copy of any binding agreement to Shareholder with respect to such Applicable an Approved Sale, to compel Shareholder to sell a Pro-Rata Portion of his Shares to the party acquiring or that has acquired control of the Stratus Group in an Approved Sale and (C) notification on substantially the same material terms as those applicable to the sale of whether or not the Managing Member has elected to exercise its Drag-Along Right and (ii) promptly notify the Members and Assignees of all proposed changes ownership interest to such material terms and keep party in the Holders reasonably informed as to all material terms relating to transaction that constitutes such sale or contributionApproved Sale. If the Company does not exercise this right, and promptly deliver to the Holders copies of all final material agreements relating thereto not already provided in according with this Section 10.05(b) or otherwise. The Managing Member Shareholder shall provide the Holders written notice of the termination of an Applicable Sale have a one-time right, exerciseable within five ten (510) Business Days following after the expiration of such termination, which thirty (30) Business Days by giving written notice shall state that to the Applicable Sale Notice served with respect to such Applicable Sale is rescinded.
Company (c) If at any time the Managing Member and/or its Affiliates desire to Transfer in one or more transactions any portion of its and/or their Company Interests (a “Tagtag-Along Salealong notice”), each Holder may to participate in the transaction that constitutes the Approved Sale and to sell a Pro-Rata Portion of his Shares on substantially the same ratable share material terms as those applicable to the sale of its the ownership interest to the party acquiring or that has acquired control of the Stratus Group in the Approved Sale, and the Company Interests shall take such actions as may be necessary to accommodate such participation or, if the Company is unable to do so, the Company shall have and shall exercise, or shall assign to any other Person which shall exercise, the right to purchase a Pro-Rata Portion of the Shares on substantially the same material terms. As used herein, “Pro-Rata Portion” means the percentage of the total ownership interest in the Stratus Group being sold acquired by the Managing Member and such Affiliates (based upon party acquiring or that has acquired control of the total Company Interests held Stratus Group in the Approved Sale. Any sale of Shares shall be deemed to be “on substantially the same material terms” if the value received by the Managing Member and its Affiliates at such time) on the same terms and conditions (“Tag-Along Right”) in such Tag-Along Sale. In the event of the exercise by any Holder of its Tag-Along Right pursuant to this Section 10.05(c), the Managing Member shall take all reasonably necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of the Tag-Along Sale to allow such Holders to exercise their Tag-Along Rights. The procedures with respect to a Tag-Along Sale shall be Shareholder is the same as those set forth in Section 10.05(b)the value received by other shareholders, even if the form of consideration received by the Shareholder is cash rather than such other property as may be received by the other shareholders.
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Samples: Share Purchase and Shareholders Agreement (Stratus Technologies Bermuda Holdings Ltd.)