Exchange and Exercise. (a) Immediately prior to the Effective Time (but immediately after the Specified LLC Option Exercise (as defined below)) and pursuant to Sections 11.01 through 11.03 of the Holdings LLC Agreement, all of the LLC Units owned by each of the LLC Optionholders (after giving effect to the Specified LLC Option Exercise) shall be exchanged directly with Company on a one-for-one basis for shares of Company Class A Common Stock (the “Resulting Shares”) (each such Exchange shall be collectively referred to herein as the “Specified Exchange”). (b) Immediately prior to the Effective Time and simultaneous with the consummation of the Specified Exchange, Company shall (i) issue to each of the LLC Optionholders such LLC Optionholder’s Resulting Shares and (ii) duly deliver to each LLC Optionholder a certificate issued in the name of such LLC Optionholder representing such LLC Optionholder’s Resulting Shares, duly executed by the appropriate officers of Company and duly recorded on the books of Company or its transfer agent in the name of such LLC Optionholder. Company covenants that all shares of Company Class A Common Stock issuable to the LLC Optionholders in the Specified Exchange will, upon issuance, be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all taxes and Liens of any kind (except for transfer restrictions of general applicability as may be provided under the Securities Act and state securities laws). (c) The LLC Optionholders, Holdings and Company hereby (i) agree that this Agreement shall constitute the Redemption Notice, the Contribution Notice and the Exchange Election Notice for a Share Settlement pursuant to the Holdings LLC Agreement and (ii) irrevocably waive any notice periods required or permitted by the Holdings LLC Agreement in connection with the Specified Exchange and any obligation to deliver any other notices or elections thereunder. Subject to Section 6(a) hereof, the LLC Optionholders, Holdings and Company hereby irrevocably waive the right to, as applicable, deliver a Retraction Notice or otherwise revoke the Redemption Notice, Contribution Notice or Exchange Election Notice. Company irrevocably agrees that the Specified Exchange will be a Direct Exchange made by means of a Share Settlement. Any capitalized terms used but not defined in this Section 1(c) shall have the meanings set forth in the Holdings LLC Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, if this Agreement is terminated, any elections hereunder shall be null and void ab initio, and neither the LLC Optionholders nor Company will be required to consummate any Exchange or Redemption. (d) Immediately prior to the consummation of the Specified Exchange, each LLC Option held by an LLC Optionholder that is outstanding and unexercised as of immediately prior to the Specified Exchange shall be exercised on a cashless basis (each such exercise shall be collectively referred to herein as the “Specified LLC Option Exercise”) and the number of LLC Units issued to each LLC Optionholder upon such exercise shall be reduced by the number of LLC Units having a value (equal to the Merger Consideration) equal to the sum of the aggregate exercise price of the LLC Options being exercised by such LLC Optionholder plus the minimum Tax withholding required in connection with the exercise of the LLC Options held by such LLC Optionholder (with such LLC Units so withheld to pay such exercise price and Tax withholding to be treated as if they were provided to the applicable LLC Optionholder). For the avoidance of doubt, if this Agreement is terminated, neither the LLC Optionholders nor Holdings will be required to consummate the Specified LLC Option Exercise.
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Samples: Exchange and Termination Agreement (Neff Corp), Exchange and Termination Agreement (United Rentals North America Inc), Exchange and Termination Agreement (H&E Equipment Services, Inc.)
Exchange and Exercise. (a) Immediately prior to the Effective Time (but immediately after the Specified LLC Option Exercise (as defined below)) and pursuant to Sections 11.01 through 11.03 of the Holdings LLC Agreement, all of the LLC Units owned by each of the LLC Optionholders (after giving effect to the Specified LLC Option Exercise) shall be exchanged directly with Company on a one-for-one basis for shares of Company Class A Common Stock (the “Resulting Shares”) (each such Exchange shall be collectively referred to herein as the “Specified Exchange”).
(b) Immediately prior to the Effective Time and simultaneous with the consummation of the Specified Exchange, Company shall (i) issue to each of the LLC Optionholders such LLC Optionholder’s Resulting Shares and (ii) duly deliver to each LLC Optionholder a certificate issued in the name of such LLC Optionholder representing such LLC Optionholder’s Resulting Shares, duly executed by the appropriate officers of Company and duly recorded on the books of Company or its transfer agent in the name of such LLC Optionholder. Company covenants that all shares of Company Class A Common Stock issuable to the LLC Optionholders in the Specified Exchange will, upon issuance, be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all taxes and Liens of any kind (except for transfer restrictions of general applicability as may be provided under the Securities Act and state securities laws).
(c) The LLC Optionholders, Holdings and Company hereby (i) agree that this Agreement shall constitute the Redemption Notice, the Contribution Notice and the Exchange Election Notice for a Share Settlement pursuant to the Holdings LLC Agreement and (ii) irrevocably waive any notice periods required or permitted by the Holdings LLC Agreement in connection with the Specified Exchange and any obligation to deliver any other notices or elections thereunder. Subject to Section 6(a) hereof, the LLC Optionholders, Holdings and Company hereby irrevocably waive the right to, as applicable, deliver a Retraction Notice or otherwise revoke the Redemption Notice, Contribution Notice or Exchange Election Notice. Company irrevocably agrees that the Specified Exchange will be a Direct Exchange made by means of a Share Settlement. Any capitalized terms used but not defined in this Section 1(c) shall have the meanings set forth in the Holdings LLC Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, if this Agreement is terminated, any elections hereunder shall be null and void ab initio, and neither the LLC Optionholders nor Company will be required to consummate any Exchange or Redemption.
(d) Immediately prior to the consummation of the Specified Exchange, each LLC Option held by an LLC Optionholder that is outstanding and unexercised as of immediately prior to the Specified Exchange shall be exercised on a cashless basis (each such exercise shall be collectively referred to herein as the “Specified LLC Option Exercise”) and the number of LLC Units issued to each LLC Optionholder upon such exercise shall be reduced by the number of LLC Units having a value (equal to the Merger Consideration) equal to the sum of the aggregate exercise price of the LLC Options being exercised by such LLC Optionholder plus the minimum Tax withholding required in connection with the exercise of the LLC Options held by such LLC Optionholder (with such LLC Units so withheld to pay such exercise price and Tax withholding to be treated as if they were provided to the applicable LLC Optionholder). For the avoidance of doubt, if this Agreement is terminated, neither the LLC Optionholders nor Holdings will be required to consummate the Specified LLC Option Exercise.,
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