No Inconsistent Actions. Each of the Companies and the Acquiror covenants and agrees that it will not take any action, and it will cause its Affiliates to refrain from taking any action, which is inconsistent with the Tax treatment of the Transactions as contemplated in the Ruling Request or in the Tax Opinion (any such action is referred to in this Section 11 as a "Prohibited Action"), unless such Prohibited Action is required by law, or the person acting has obtained the prior written consent of each of the other parties (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). With respect to any Prohibited Action proposed by a Company or the Acquiror (the "Requesting Party"), each of the other parties (the "Requested Parties") shall grant its consent to such Prohibited Action if the Requesting Party obtains a ruling with respect to the Prohibited Action from the Internal Revenue Service or other applicable Tax Authority that is reasonably satisfactory to each of the Requested Parties (except that the Requesting Party shall not submit any such ruling request if a Requested Party determines in good faith that filing such request might have a materially adverse effect upon such Requested Party).
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Samples: Tax Sharing Agreement (Tenneco Inc /De), Tax Sharing Agreement (New Tenneco Inc), Tax Sharing Agreement (Newport News Shipbuilding Inc)
No Inconsistent Actions. Each of the Companies and the Acquiror covenants and agrees that it will not take any action, and it will cause its Affiliates to refrain from taking any action, which is inconsistent with the Tax treatment of the Transactions Distribution as contemplated in the Ruling Request or in the Tax Opinion (any such action is referred to in this Section 11 as a "Prohibited Action"), unless such Prohibited Action is required by law, or the person acting has obtained the prior written consent of each of the other parties (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). With respect to any Prohibited Action proposed by a Company or the Acquiror (the "Requesting Party"), each of the other parties party (the "Requested PartiesParty") shall grant its consent to such Prohibited Action if the Requesting Party obtains a ruling with respect to the Prohibited Action from the Internal Revenue Service or other applicable Tax Authority that is reasonably satisfactory to each of the Requested Parties Party (except that the Requesting Party shall not submit any such ruling request if a Requested Party determines in good faith that filing such request might have a materially adverse effect upon such Requested Party).. Without limiting the foregoing:
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Samples: Tax Indemnification and Allocation Agreement (Republic Services Inc)
No Inconsistent Actions. (a) Each of the Companies and the Acquiror covenants and agrees that it will not take any action, and it will cause its Affiliates to refrain from taking any action, which is may be inconsistent with the Tax treatment of the Transactions as contemplated in the IRS Private Letter Ruling Request or in the Tax Opinion (any such action is referred to in this Section 11 9 as a "Prohibited ActionTainting Act"), unless such Prohibited Action is required by law, or (i) the person acting has obtained the prior written consent of each of the other parties (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). With respect to any Prohibited Action proposed by a Company or the Acquiror Affiliate thereof proposing such Tainting Act (the "Requesting Party"), each of the other parties ) either (the "Requested Parties"A) shall grant its consent to such Prohibited Action if the Requesting Party obtains a ruling with respect to the Prohibited Action Tainting Act from the Internal Revenue Service or other applicable Tax Authority that is reasonably satisfactory to each of the other Company (the "Requested Parties Party") (except that the Requesting Party shall not submit any such ruling request if a Requested Party determines in good faith that filing such request might have a materially adverse effect upon such Requested Party)., or (B) obtains an opinion reasonably acceptable to each Requested Party of independent, nationally-recognized tax counsel acceptable to each Requested Party, on a basis of assumed facts and representations consistent with the facts at the time of such action,
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