Intended U.S. Tax Consequences. The parties to this Agreement intend that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Merger qualify as a reorganization under Section 368(a)(1)(B) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and that the holders of stock of the Company who will not be "five percent transferee shareholders" as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.367(a)-3(c)(5)(ii) or who enter into five-year gain recognition agreements in the form provided in Treasury Regulation Section 1.367(a)-8(b) ("Eligible Company Shareholders") and who exchange Company Common Stock (as defined herein) solely for Parent Ordinary Shares (as defined herein) pursuant to the Merger not recognize taxable gain with respect to the Merger pursuant to Section 367(a) of the Code (except with respect to cash received in lieu of fractional shares).
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Cliffs Drilling Co), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Transocean Sedco Forex Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (R&b Falcon Corp)
