Elective Exchanges. (A) Subject to Section 2.1(c), and otherwise upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof and of the Partnership Agreement, each Partnership Unitholder shall have the right from time to time (but subject to the Class C Holder Restriction) to surrender Exchangeable Units in at least the Minimum Exchangeable Amount (in each case, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, rights of first refusal and similar restrictions, except for those arising under this Agreement, the Policies and the Partnership Agreement) to the Partnership and to thereby cause the Partnership to deliver to that Partnership Unitholder (or its designee) the Exchange Consideration as set forth herein (an “Elective Exchange”).
(B) A Partnership Unitholder shall exercise its right to an Elective Exchange by delivering to the Partnership, with a contemporaneous copy delivered to the Company, in each case during normal business hours at the principal executive offices of the Partnership and the Company, respectively, a written election of exchange in respect of the Exchangeable Units to be exchanged substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (an “Elective Exchange Notice”), duly executed by such Partnership Unitholder.
(C) A Partnership Unitholder may specify, in an applicable Elective Exchange Notice, that the Elective Exchange is to be contingent (including as to timing) upon the occurrence of any transaction or event, including the consummation of a purchase by another Person (whether in a tender or exchange offer, an underwritten offering, block trade, change of control transaction or otherwise) of shares of Class A Common Stock or any merger, consolidation or other business combination. The termination of a transaction or event specified in the preceding sentence, prior to the consummation thereof, shall terminate all of the exchanging Partnership Unitholder’s, Partnership’s and Company’s rights and obligations under this Section 2.1(a)(i) arising from that particular Elective Exchange Notice, and all actions taken to effect the Elective Exchange contemplated by that Elective Exchange Notice shall be deemed rescinded.
(D) After the Elective Exchange Notice has been delivered to the Partnership, and unless such Partnership Unitholder timely has delivered a Retraction Notice pursuant to Section 1.1(a)(i)(E) or the Partnership has refused to honor the request in full pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(i), the Partnership will effect the Elective Exchange in accordance with the Policies an...
Elective Exchanges. (i) Subject to Section 2.1(b), and otherwise upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof and of the LLC Agreement, each Company Unitholder shall have the right from time to time (but subject to the Senior Unitholder Restriction, in the case of Senior Unitholders) to surrender Company Exchangeable Units, and, for each Company Class B Unit surrendered, a corresponding share of Class B Common Stock (in each case, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, rights of first refusal and similar restrictions, except for those arising under this Agreement and the LLC Agreement) to the Company and to thereby cause the Company to deliver to that Company Unitholder (or its designee) the Exchange Consideration as set forth herein (an “Exchange”).
(ii) For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement or the LLC Agreement to the contrary: (A) no Exchange of Class B Units may be made without a concurrent Exchange of an equivalent number of shares of Class B Common Stock; (B) the Corporation may elect to settle an Exchange, in whole or in part, by delivery of the Cash Settlement as to all or any portion of the total number of Company Exchangeable Units being surrendered and delivery of Class A Common Stock as to any remaining portion not satisfied by the Cash Settlement; (C) the Board (or a committee to which the Board has delegated such authority) may, in its sole discretion, deny or limit, in whole or in part, any Exchange that fails to comply with any requirements therefor that the Corporation, the Company, or the Board may have established, or that, if effected, would adversely affect the trading markets in the Company's Common Stock as determined by the Board (or a committee thereof to which the Board has delegated such authority) in its sole discretion. In particular, a Company Unitholder shall not be entitled to an Exchange, and the Corporation and Company shall have the right to refuse to honor any request for an Exchange, at any time or during any period if the Corporation or the Company determines, after consultation with counsel, that such Exchange (x) would be prohibited by law or regulation (including, without limitation, the unavailability of a registration of such Exchange under the Securities Act or an exemption from the registration requirements thereof) or (y) would not be permitted under any agreement with the Corporation, the Company or any of their subsidiaries to which the applicable Company Unitholder is party (...
Elective Exchanges. Subject to the Policy Regarding Exchanges set forth in Annex E, as amended from time to time by the Company (the “Policy Regarding Exchanges”), an Exchangeable Unit Member shall have the right, from time to time, to surrender Exchangeable Units, along with an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock (in each case, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, rights of first refusal and similar restrictions, except for those arising under this Agreement), to the Company and to thereby cause the Company to deliver to such Exchangeable Unit Member (or its designee) the Exchange Consideration as set forth in Section 11.3 (an “Elective Exchange”).
Elective Exchanges. Each Exchangeable MD Member shall be entitled to effect the MD Exchanges for shares of Lazard Ltd Common Stock in accordance with this Article VIII (each such exchange, an “Elective Exchange”) on the following dates:
(i) Each Exchangeable MD Member shall be entitled to effect the MD Exchanges with respect to all of such Exchangeable MD Member’s Exchangeable Interest for shares of Lazard Ltd Common Stock on the date that is the eighth anniversary of the IPO Date and on each subsequent anniversary date of the IPO Date (the “General Exchange Date”); and
(ii) Each Exchangeable MD Member who is a party to a Retention Agreement and entitled to accelerated exchange rights thereunder or who shall otherwise be entitled to accelerated exchange rights under any Retention Agreement shall be entitled to effect the MD Exchanges with respect to such Exchangeable MD Member’s Exchangeable Interest (or applicable portion thereof) on the anniversary dates of the IPO Date or such other dates, in each case as set forth in the applicable Retention Agreement (each, an “Accelerated Exchange Date”, and together with the General Exchange Date, the “Applicable Exchange Date”), in each case in the amounts, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in such Retention Agreement.
Elective Exchanges. Subject to the Policy Regarding Exchanges set forth in Annex E, as amended from time to time by the Company (the “Policy Regarding Exchanges”), an Exchangeable Unit Member shall have the right, from time to time, to surrender Exchangeable Units, along with an equal number of shares of Class V Common Stock (in each case, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, rights of first refusal and similar restrictions, except for those arising under this Agreement and the organizational documents of the Manager), to the Company (in the case of the Exchangeable Units) or the Manager (in the case of the Class V Common Stock) and to thereby cause the Company or the Manager to deliver to such Exchangeable Unit Member (or its designee) the Exchange Consideration as set forth in Section 11.3 (an “Elective Exchange”). Any amendments of the Policy Regarding Exchanges will be subject to Section 4.1(f) herein to the same extent as if the same was part of this Agreement.
Elective Exchanges. (i) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, in the event a Shareholder wishes to effect a Permitted Exchange Event, such Shareholder shall (i) deliver to the Corporation an Exchange Notice not less than sixty (60) days prior to the Date of Exchange specified in such Exchange Notice and (ii) surrender or, in the absence of such surrender, be deemed to have surrendered, for transfer to Amira Mauritius one or more stock certificates, stock powers and such other documents reasonably requested by the Corporation (if certificated) or instructions and stock powers (if uncertificated) representing India Shares (free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, rights of first refusal and the like) in consideration for, at the option of the Corporation, (x) a Cash Exchange Payment by the Corporation in accordance with the instructions provided in the Exchange Notice, in which event, subject only to the conditions in Section 2.1(c), such exchanged India Shares shall be deemed to be transferred to Amira Mauritius, without any action on the part of any Person, including the Corporation, Amira Mauritius or Amira India, in accordance with procedures prescribed by applicable law, or (y) the issuance by the Corporation to such Shareholder of a number of ANFI Shares equal to the number of India Shares exchanged multiplied by the Exchange Multiple, and concomitantly with any such issuance, subject only to the conditions in Section 2.1(c), any exchanged India Shares shall be deemed to be transferred to Amira Mauritius without any action on the part of any Person, including the Corporation, Amira Mauritius or Amira India, in accordance with procedures prescribed by applicable law. After the Corporation receives an Exchange Notice and prior to each Permitted Exchange Event, the board of directors of the Corporation shall in good faith determine the Exchange Multiple to be applied in calculating the amount of consideration to be issued to the exchanging Shareholder.
Elective Exchanges. Pursuant to the ICGI Holdings Limited Liability Company Agreement and in accordance with the schedule and the procedures set forth in this Article IV, each Qualified ICGI Holdings Member is entitled to request and ICGI Holdings shall thereafter tender the exchange with ICGI of the Exchangeable Portion (as defined below) of such Qualified ICGI Holdings Member’s Holdings Common Units for shares of Common Stock (an “Elective Exchange”). Upon tender by a Qualified ICGI Holdings Member of Holdings Common Units in an amount which is equal to or less than its Exchangeable Portion, ICGI Holdings will exchange an equal number of ICG LP Units with ICGI for shares of Common Stock. For each Holdings Common Unit tendered by a Qualified ICGI Holdings Member, ICGI Holdings will exchange one ICG LP Unit with ICGI for (i) one share of Common Stock and (ii) the right to certain future payments pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement in connection with ICGI’s acquisition of such ICG LP Unit. Upon the exchange of ICG LP Units for shares of Common Stock, ICGI Holdings shall as promptly as possible, but in no event later than two (2) business days from its receipt of such shares of Common Stock, distribute such shares of Common Stock (the “Exchanged Shares”) to the Qualified ICGI Holdings Member requesting the exchange and cancel the tendered Holdings Common Units (but shall not cancel any Tax Benefit Units of ICGI Holdings).
Elective Exchanges. An Exchangeable Unit Member shall have the right, from time to time, to surrender Exchangeable Units, along with an equivalent number of shares of Class B Common Stock (in each case, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, rights of first refusal and similar restrictions, except for those arising under this Agreement) to the Company (or, to the extent the Managing Member exercises its option under Section 12.2(e), the Managing Member) and to thereby cause the Company (or the Managing Member) to deliver to that Exchangeable Unit Member (or its designee) the Exchange Consideration as set forth in Section 12.3 (an “Elective Exchange”). Exchangeable Unit Members shall not have the right to effect an Elective Exchange for less than any Minimum Exchangeable Amount established from time to time by the Managing Member or at times to not permitted by the Policies established from time to time by the Managing Member, in each case without the consent of the Managing Member or as otherwise provided in this Agreement. The Managing Member shall have the authority to set and amend any Minimum Exchangeable Amount and establish and amend Policies in its reasonable discretion taking into account reasonable and appropriate liquidity interests of Exchangeable Unit Members.
Elective Exchanges. Subject to the Policy Regarding Exchanges set forth in Annex E, as amended from time to time by the Company (the “Policy Regarding Exchanges”), an Exchangeable Unit Member shall have the right, from time to time, to surrender Exchangeable Units (free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, rights of first refusal and similar restrictions, except for those arising under this Agreement) to the Company or the Managing Member and to thereby cause the Company or the Managing Member to deliver to that Exchangeable Unit Member (or its designee) the Exchange Consideration as set forth in Section 11.3 (an “Elective Exchange”).
Elective Exchanges. (i) Each Class A Unitholder shall be entitled, at any time and from time to time, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, to surrender Combined Units (with the Class A Common Units surrendered to the Company, and the corresponding Noneconomic Stock surrendered to the Public Offering Entity) in exchange for the delivery by the Company to the exchanging Class A Unitholder of, at the option of the Public Offering Entity (as determined solely by a majority of its directors who are disinterested), (A) a number of shares of Class A Common Stock (or Class D Common Stock, for Class A Unitholders for which the Noneconomic Stock comprising a portion of the Combined Units is Class C Common Stock and that are eligible to own Class C Common Stock pursuant to the certificate of incorporation (as then in effect) of the Public Offering Entity) that is equal to the product of the number of Combined Units surrendered multiplied by the Exchange Rate (a “Share Settlement”), which such shares of Class A Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, may be contributed by the Public Offering Entity to the Company in exchange for Class A Common Units, or (B) an amount of cash equal to the Cash Redemption Price of such shares net of any underwriters’ discounts, commissions and brokers’ fees that would be payable in connection with the registration and sale of such shares in a registered offering, as reasonably determined by the Manager (a “Cash Settlement,” and any such exchange of Combined Units for Class A Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, or cash, an “Exchange”); provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Public Offering Entity may make a Cash Settlement only to the extent that the Public Offering Entity has cash available in an amount equal to at least the Cash Redemption Price which was received pursuant to a contemporaneous public offering or private sale. Any such Exchange shall be for a minimum of the lowest of (i) 5,000 Combined Units, (ii) such other number of Combined Units as may be determined by the Manager with respect to any particular Exchange, and (iii) all of the Combined Units held by such Class A Unitholder. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that any Exchange shall be treated as a direct exchange of the Combined Units between the Public Offering Entity and the Class A Unitholder participating in the Exchange for U.S. federal and applicable state and local income tax p...
