Common use of Merger or Sale Clause in Contracts

Merger or Sale. (i) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, consolidate or merge with or into another Person, or sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole in one or more related transactions, to any other Person, unless (A) either the Company or such Subsidiary is the surviving corporation, or (B) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company or such Subsidiary) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition shall have been made (1) assumes in writing all the obligations of the Company under the Notes and the other Transaction Documents and (2) causes to be delivered to each Holder of any Notes an opinion of nationally recognized independent counsel, or other independent counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Investor Representative, to the effect that all agreements or instruments effecting such assumption are enforceable in accordance with their terms and comply with the terms hereof, and (C) immediately after such transaction, no default or Event of Default exists. The foregoing paragraph in this Section 8(k)(i) shall not apply to (x) a merger of the Company with an Affiliate with no material assets, liabilities or operations solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Company in another jurisdiction; or (y) any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, lease or other disposition of assets between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that such consolidation or merger shall comply with subclauses (A) and (B) in the foregoing paragraph.

Merger or Sale. (i) i. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, consolidate or merge with or into another Person, or sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole in one or more related transactions, to any other Person, unless (A) either the Company or such Subsidiary is the surviving corporation, or (B) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company or such Subsidiary) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition shall have been made (1) assumes in writing all the obligations of the Company under the Notes and the other Transaction Documents and (2) causes to be delivered to each Holder of any Notes an opinion of nationally recognized independent counsel, or other independent counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Investor Representative, to the effect that all agreements or instruments effecting such assumption are enforceable in accordance with their terms and comply with the terms hereof, and (C) immediately after such transaction, no default or Event of Default exists. The foregoing paragraph in this Section 8(k)(i) shall not apply to (x) a merger of the Company with an Affiliate with no material assets, liabilities or operations solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Company in another jurisdiction; or (y) any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, lease or other disposition of assets between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that such consolidation or merger shall comply with subclauses (A) and (B) in the foregoing paragraph.

Merger or Sale. (i) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, consolidate or merge with or into another Person, or sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole in one or more related transactions, to any other Person, unless (A) either the Company or such Subsidiary is the surviving corporation, or (B) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company or such Subsidiary) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition shall have been made (1) assumes in writing all the obligations of the Company under the Notes and the other Transaction Documents and (2) causes to be delivered to each Holder of any Notes an opinion of nationally recognized independent counsel, or other independent counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Investor Representative, to the effect that all agreements or instruments effecting such assumption are enforceable in accordance with their terms and comply with the terms hereof, and (C) immediately after such transaction, no default or Event of Default exists. ; The foregoing paragraph in this Section 8(k)(i) shall not apply to (x) a merger of the Company with an Affiliate with no material assets, liabilities or operations solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Company in another jurisdiction; or (y) any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, lease or other disposition of assets between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that such consolidation or merger shall comply with subclauses (A) and (B) in the foregoing paragraph.;