No Inconsistent Actions. (a) Each of the Companies covenants and agrees that it will use its best efforts to cause the Distributions to qualify under Section 355 of the Code. Each of the Companies covenants and agrees that it will not take or permit any action, and it will cause its Affiliates to refrain from taking or permitting any action, which may be inconsistent with the Tax treatment of the Transactions as contemplated in the Ruling Request or any Tax ruling received with respect to Tax consequences related to the Transaction in a foreign jurisdiction (any such action is referred to in this Section 10 as a "Tainting Act"), unless (i) the Company or Affiliate thereof proposing such Tainting Act (the "Requesting Party") either (A) obtains a ruling with respect to the Tainting Act from the IRS or other applicable Tax Authority that is reasonably satisfactory to each other Company (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), or (B) obtains an unqualified opinion 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, that such Tainting Act will not affect the Tax treatment of the Transactions as contemplated in the Ruling Request, or (ii) each Requested Party consents in writing to such Tainting Act, which consent shall be granted or withheld in the sole and absolute discretion of each such Requested Party. A Tainting Act of a Company shall include a transaction involving that Company to which Section 355(e) of the Code is applicable, regardless of whether the Company could have prevented such transaction. Without limiting the foregoing:
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Samples: Tax Sharing Agreement (Varian Associates Inc /De/), Tax Sharing Agreement (Varian Inc), Tax Sharing Agreement (Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc)
No Inconsistent Actions. (a) Each of the Companies covenants and agrees that it will use its best efforts to cause the Distributions to qualify under Section 355 of the Code. Each of the Companies covenants and agrees that it will not take or permit any action, and it will cause its Affiliates to refrain from taking or permitting any action, which may be inconsistent with the Tax treatment of the Transactions as contemplated in the IRS Private Letter Ruling Request or any the Tax ruling received with respect to Tax consequences related to the Transaction in a foreign jurisdiction Opinion (any such action is referred to in this Section 10 9 as a "Tainting Act"), unless (i) the Company or Affiliate thereof proposing such Tainting Act (the "Requesting Party") either (A) obtains a ruling with respect to the Tainting Act from the IRS Internal Revenue Service or other applicable Tax Authority that is reasonably satisfactory to each the other Company (the "Requested PartiesParty") (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 unqualified opinion reasonably acceptable to each Requested Party of independent nationally 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, that such Tainting Act will not affect the Tax treatment of the Transactions as contemplated in the IRS Private Letter Ruling Requestor the Tax Opinion, or (ii) each Requested Party consents in writing to such Tainting Act, which consent shall be granted or withheld in the sole and absolute discretion of each such Requested Party. A Tainting Act of a Company shall include a transaction involving that Company to which Section 355(e) of the Code is applicable, regardless of whether the Company could have prevented such transaction. Without limiting the foregoing:
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Samples: Tax Sharing Agreement (Ribapharm Inc), Tax Sharing Agreement (Ribapharm Inc)
No Inconsistent Actions. (a) Each of the Companies covenants and agrees that it will use its best efforts to cause the Distributions to qualify under Section 355 of the Code. Each of the Companies covenants has not and agrees that it will not take or permit any action, and it has and will cause its Affiliates to refrain from taking or permitting any action, which may be inconsistent with the Tax treatment of the Transactions as contemplated in the Application for Ruling, Tax Opinion Submission (if made), IRS Private Letter Ruling Request (if issued) or any Tax ruling received with respect to Tax consequences related to the Transaction in a foreign jurisdiction Opinion (if obtained) (any such action is referred to in this Section 10 9 as a "Tainting Act"), unless (i) the Company or Affiliate thereof proposing such Tainting Act (the "Requesting Party") either (A) obtains a ruling with respect to the Tainting Act from the IRS Internal Revenue Service or other applicable Tax Authority that is reasonably satisfactory to each the other Company (the "Requested PartiesParty") (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 unqualified opinion reasonably acceptable to each Requested Party of independent nationally 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, that such Tainting Act will not affect the Tax treatment of the Transactions as contemplated in the Application for Ruling, Tax Opinion Submission (if made), IRS Private Letter Ruling Request(if issued) or Tax Opinion (if obtained), or (ii) each Requested Party consents in writing to such Tainting Act, which consent shall be granted or withheld in the sole and absolute discretion of each such Requested Party. A Tainting Act of a Company shall include a transaction involving that Company to which Section 355(e) of the Code is applicable, regardless of whether the Company could have prevented such transaction. Without limiting the foregoing:
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Samples: Tax Sharing Agreement (Ribapharm Inc), Tax Sharing Agreement (Ribapharm Inc)
No Inconsistent Actions. (a) Each of the Companies covenants and agrees that it will use its best efforts to cause that, except as disclosed in the Distributions to qualify under Section 355 of the Code. Each of the Companies covenants and agrees that Letter Request, it will not take or permit any action, and it will cause its Affiliates to refrain from taking or permitting any action, which may be inconsistent with the Tax treatment of the Transactions as contemplated in the Ruling Request or any Tax ruling received with respect to Tax consequences related to the Transaction in a foreign jurisdiction (any such action is referred to in this Section 10 as a "Tainting Act"), unless (i) the Company or Affiliate thereof proposing such Tainting Act (the "Requesting Party") either (A) obtains a ruling with respect to the Tainting Act from the IRS Internal Revenue Service or other applicable Tax Authority that is reasonably satisfactory to each the other Company (the "Requested PartiesParty") (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 unqualified opinion opinion, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Requested Party, of Fried, Frank, Harris, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx or Xxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx or other independent nationally recognized tax counsel acceptable to each the Requested Party, on a basis of assumed facts and representations consistent with the facts at the time of such action, that such Tainting Act will not affect the Tax treatment of the Transactions as contemplated in the Ruling Request, or (ii) each the Requested Party consents in writing to such Tainting Act, which consent shall be granted or withheld in the sole and absolute discretion of each such the Requested Party. A Tainting Act of a Company shall include a transaction involving that Company to which Section 355(e) of the Code is applicable, regardless of whether the Company could have prevented such transaction. Without limiting the foregoing:
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Samples: Sharing and Indemnification Agreement (Atlantic Tele Network Inc /De), Sharing and Indemnification Agreement (Emerging Communications Inc)