Common use of Internal Reorganisations Clause in Contracts

Internal Reorganisations. (a) No Obligor (for these purposes, a “Predecessor Obligor”) shall, without the prior written consent of an Instructing Group, liquidate on a solvent basis any Borrower, any Obligor that is a Material Subsidiary, the Company, Intermediate Holdco or Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC (a “Solvent Liquidation”) unless: (i) on or prior to the Solvent Liquidation, an entity (the “Successor Entity”) acquires substantially all of the assets and assumes substantially all of the liabilities of the Predecessor Obligor (a “Liquidation Transfer”), excluding any rights under contracts that cannot be assigned or liabilities that will be satisfied or released upon the Solvent Liquidation, on an arms’ length basis and for full consideration; (ii) the Successor Entity is organised in the same jurisdiction as that in which the Predecessor Obligor is organised and is either: (A) an existing Obligor; or (B) a Subsidiary of the Company that is entitled to become (and subsequently does become) an Obligor in accordance with the provisions of Clause 26.1 (Acceding Borrowers) or Clause 26.2 (Acceding Guarantors); (iii) the Successor Entity does not incur any additional material liabilities in connection with the Solvent Liquidation other than those which are to be transferred to it by the Predecessor Obligor but which did not arise directly as a result of the Solvent Liquidation; (iv) to the extent previously provided in respect of the shares or the assets of the Predecessor Obligor, the Relevant Finance Parties are granted a first ranking security interest over the shares and/or assets of the Successor Entity to the extent required in order to comply with the 80% Security Test ; (v) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would arise from the Solvent Liquidation Transfer or the Solvent Liquidation; and (vi) immediately after the Solvent Liquidation, the following documents are delivered to the Facility Agent each in a form previously approved by the Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of an Instructing Group): (A) copies of solvency declarations of the directors of the Successor Entity confirming to the best of their knowledge and belief, that the Successor Entity was balance sheet solvent immediately prior to and after the Solvent Liquidation, accompanied by any report by the auditors or other advisers of the relevant Successor Entity on which such directors have relied for the purposes of giving such declaration; (B) copies of the resolutions of the Predecessor Obligor and the Successor Entity (to the extent required by law) approving the Liquidation Transfer and/or the Liquidation (as applicable); (C) copies of the statutory declarations of the directors of the Predecessor Obligor (to the extent required by law) given in connection with Solvent Liquidation; (D) a copy of the executed transfer agreement relating to the Liquidation Transfer; and (E) the legal opinion from the Successor Entity’s counsel confirming (i) the due capacity and incorporation of each of the Successor Entity and the Predecessor Obligor, (ii) the power and authority of the Successor Entity to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and any other Relevant Finance Document to which it is a party and (iii) that the transfer agreement giving effect to the Liquidation Transfer is legally binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms. (b) The solvent liquidation, dissolution or other reorganisation of any member of the Bank Group (other than any Borrower, the Company, Intermediate Holdco and Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC) shall be permitted provided that any payments or assets distributed as a result of such solvent liquidation, dissolution or other reorganisation are distributed to other members of the Bank Group.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Senior Facilities Agreement (VMWH LTD), Senior Facilities Agreement (Virgin Media Inc.)

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Internal Reorganisations. (a) No Obligor shall (for these purposes, a “Predecessor Obligor”) shall), without the prior written consent of an the Instructing Group, liquidate on a solvent basis any Borrower, any Obligor that is a Material Subsidiary, Subsidiary or the Company, Intermediate Holdco or Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC Parent (a “Solvent Liquidation”) unless: (i) on or prior to the Solvent Liquidation, an entity (the “Successor Entity”) acquires substantially all of the assets and assumes substantially all of the liabilities of the Predecessor Obligor (a “Liquidation Transfer”), excluding any rights under contracts that cannot be assigned or liabilities that will be satisfied or released upon the Solvent Liquidation, on an arms’ length basis and for full consideration; (ii) the Successor Entity is organised in the same jurisdiction as that in which the Predecessor Obligor is organised and is either: (A) an existing Obligor; or (B) a Subsidiary of the Company Parent or a Subsidiary of any Permitted Affiliate Parent that is entitled to become (and subsequently does become) an Obligor in accordance with the provisions of Clause 26.1 27.2 (Acceding Borrowers) or Clause 26.2 27.3 (Acceding Guarantors); (iii) the Successor Entity does not incur any additional material liabilities in connection with the Solvent Liquidation other than those which are to be transferred to it by the Predecessor Obligor but which did not arise directly as a result of the Solvent Liquidation; (iv) to the extent previously provided in respect of the shares or the assets of the Predecessor Obligor, the Relevant Finance Parties are granted a first ranking security interest over the shares and/or assets of the Successor Entity (but only, in the case of any Predecessor Obligor other than the Parent, to the extent required in order to comply with the 80% Security Test Test); (v) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would arise from the Solvent Liquidation Transfer or the Solvent Liquidation; and (vi) immediately after the Solvent Liquidation, the following documents are delivered to the Facility Agent each in a form previously approved by the Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of an the Instructing Group): (A) copies of solvency declarations of the directors of the Successor Entity confirming to the best of their knowledge and belief, that the Successor Entity was balance sheet solvent immediately prior to and after the Solvent Liquidation, accompanied by any report by the auditors or other advisers of the relevant Successor Entity on which such directors have relied for the purposes of giving such declaration; (B) copies of the resolutions of the Predecessor Obligor and the Successor Entity (to the extent required by law) approving the Liquidation Transfer and/or the Liquidation (as applicable); (C) copies of the statutory declarations of the directors of the Predecessor Obligor (to the extent required by law) given in connection with Solvent Liquidation; (D) a copy of the executed transfer agreement relating to the Liquidation Transfer; and (E) the legal opinion from the Successor Entity’s counsel confirming (i) the due capacity and incorporation of each of the Successor Entity and the Predecessor Obligor, (ii) the power and authority of the Successor Entity to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and any other Relevant Finance Document to which it is a party and (iii) that the transfer agreement giving effect to the Liquidation Transfer is legally binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms. (b) The solvent liquidation, dissolution or other reorganisation of any member of the Bank Group (other than any Borrower, Borrower and the Company, Intermediate Holdco and Virgin Media Secured Finance PLCParent) shall be permitted provided that any payments or assets distributed as a result of such solvent liquidation, dissolution or other reorganisation are distributed to other members of the Bank Group.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Senior Facilities Agreement (Liberty Global PLC)

Internal Reorganisations. (a) No Obligor (for these purposes, a “Predecessor Obligor”) shall, without the prior written consent of an Instructing Group, liquidate on a solvent basis any Borrower, any Obligor that is a Material Subsidiary, the Company, Intermediate Holdco or Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC (a “Solvent Liquidation”) unless: (i) on or prior to the Solvent Liquidation, an entity (the “Successor Entity”) acquires substantially all of the assets and assumes substantially all of the liabilities of the Predecessor Obligor (a “Liquidation Transfer”), excluding any rights under contracts that cannot be assigned or liabilities that will be satisfied or released upon the Solvent Liquidation, on an arms’ length basis and for full consideration; (ii) the Successor Entity is organised in the same jurisdiction as that in which the Predecessor Obligor is organised and is either: (A) an existing Obligor; or (B) a Subsidiary of the Company that is entitled to become (and subsequently does become) an Obligor in accordance with the provisions of Clause 26.1 (Acceding Borrowers) or Clause 26.2 (Acceding Guarantors); (iii) the Successor Entity does not incur any additional material liabilities in connection with the Solvent Liquidation other than those which are to be transferred to it by the Predecessor Obligor but which did not arise directly as a result of the Solvent Liquidation; (iv) to the extent previously provided in respect of the shares or the assets of the Predecessor Obligor, the Relevant Finance Parties are granted a first ranking security interest over the shares and/or assets of the Successor Entity to the extent required in order to comply with the 80% Security Test Test; (v) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would arise from the Solvent Liquidation Transfer or the Solvent Liquidation; and (vi) immediately after the Solvent Liquidation, the following documents are delivered to the Facility Agent each in a form previously approved by the Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of an Instructing Group): (A) copies of solvency declarations of the directors of the Successor Entity confirming to the best of their knowledge and belief, that the Successor Entity was balance sheet solvent immediately prior to and after the Solvent Liquidation, accompanied by any report by the auditors or other advisers of the relevant Successor Entity on which such directors have relied for the purposes of giving such declaration; (B) copies of the resolutions of the Predecessor Obligor and the Successor Entity (to the extent required by law) approving the Liquidation Transfer and/or the Liquidation (as applicable); (C) copies of the statutory declarations of the directors of the Predecessor Obligor (to the extent required by law) given in connection with Solvent Liquidation; (D) a copy of the executed transfer agreement relating to the Liquidation Transfer; and (E) the legal opinion from the Successor Entity’s counsel confirming (i) the due capacity and incorporation of each of the Successor Entity and the Predecessor Obligor, (ii) the power and authority of the Successor Entity to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and any other Relevant Finance Document to which it is a party and (iii) that the transfer agreement giving effect to the Liquidation Transfer is legally binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms. (b) The solvent liquidation, dissolution or other reorganisation of any member of the Bank Group Obligor that is not a Material Subsidiary (other than any Borrower, the Company, Intermediate Holdco and Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC) shall be permitted provided that any payments or assets distributed as a result of such solvent liquidation, dissolution or other reorganisation are distributed to other members of the Bank Group.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Senior Facilities Agreement (Virgin Media Inc.)

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Internal Reorganisations. (a) No Obligor (for these purposes, a “Predecessor Obligor”) shall, without the prior written consent of an Instructing Group, liquidate on a solvent basis any Borrower, any Obligor that is a Material Subsidiary, the Company, Intermediate Holdco or Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC (a “Solvent Liquidation”) unless: (i) on or prior to the Solvent Liquidation, an entity (the “Successor Entity”) acquires substantially all of the assets and assumes substantially all of the liabilities of the Predecessor Obligor (a “Liquidation Transfer”), excluding any rights under contracts that cannot be assigned or liabilities that will be satisfied or released upon the Solvent Liquidation, on an arms’ length basis and for full consideration; (ii) the Successor Entity is organised in the same jurisdiction as that in which the Predecessor Obligor is organised and is either: (A) an existing Obligor; or (B) a Subsidiary of the Company that is entitled to become (and subsequently does become) an Obligor in accordance with the provisions of Clause 26.1 (Acceding Borrowers) or Clause 26.2 (Acceding Guarantors); (iii) the Successor Entity does not incur any additional material liabilities in connection with the Solvent Liquidation other than those which are to be transferred to it by the Predecessor Obligor but which did not arise directly as a result of the Solvent Liquidation; (iv) to the extent previously provided in respect of the shares or the assets of the Predecessor Obligor, the Relevant Finance Parties are granted a first ranking security interest over the shares and/or assets of the Successor Entity to the extent required in order to comply with the 80% Security Test Test; (v) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would arise from the Solvent Liquidation Transfer or the Solvent Liquidation; and (vi) immediately after the Solvent Liquidation, the following documents are delivered to the Facility Agent each in a form previously approved by the Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of an Instructing Group): (A) copies of solvency declarations of the directors of the Successor Entity confirming to the best of their knowledge and belief, that the Successor Entity was balance sheet solvent immediately prior to and after the Solvent Liquidation, accompanied by any report by the auditors or other advisers of the relevant Successor Entity on which such directors have relied for the purposes of giving such declaration; (B) copies of the resolutions of the Predecessor Obligor and the Successor Entity (to the extent required by law) approving the Liquidation Transfer and/or the Liquidation (as applicable); (C) copies of the statutory declarations of the directors of the Predecessor Obligor (to the extent required by law) given in connection with Solvent Liquidation; (D) a copy of the executed transfer agreement relating to the Liquidation Transfer; and (E) the legal opinion from the Successor Entity’s counsel confirming (i) the due capacity and incorporation of each of the Successor Entity and the Predecessor Obligor, (ii) the power and authority of the Successor Entity to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and any other Relevant Finance Document to which it is a party and (iii) that the transfer agreement giving effect to the Liquidation Transfer is legally binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms. (b) The solvent liquidation, dissolution or other reorganisation of any member of the Bank Group (other than any Borrower, the Company, Intermediate Holdco and Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC) shall be permitted provided that any payments or assets distributed as a result of such solvent liquidation, dissolution or other reorganisation are distributed to other members of the Bank Group.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Senior Facilities Agreement (Virgin Media Inc.)

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