Common use of Payment for Units Clause in Contracts

Payment for Units. If at any time the Company elects to purchase any Option Units pursuant to Section 4.6 hereof, the Company shall pay the purchase price for such Option Units, by the Company’s delivery of a bank cashier’s check or certified check; provided that if a Financing Default exists or, after giving effect to such payment (including any distribution or loan from an affiliate of the Company to the Company in connection therewith) would exist, which prohibits such cash payment, the portion of the cash payment so prohibited (which may not exceed 55% of the excess of the purchase price over the Exercise Price (such excess being the “Spread”)) shall be made, to the extent such payment is not prohibited by a Financing Default or would not result (after giving effect to any distributions or loans from an affiliate of the Company to the Company in connection therewith) in a Financing Default, by the Company’s delivery of a junior subordinated promissory note (which shall be subordinated and subject in right of payment to the prior payment of all indebtedness of the Company) of the Company (a “Junior Subordinated Note”) in a principal amount equal to the amount of the purchase price which cannot be paid in cash (which may not exceed 55% of the Spread), payable in up to five equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the issuance thereof and bearing interest payable annually at the prime rate listed in the Wall Street Journal (“WSJ”) on the date of issuance. If the Company will pay any portion of the purchase price for Option Units with a Junior Subordinated Note, the Company shall give the Grantee notice of the amount of such note (which may not exceed 55% of the Spread) at least 20 days prior to such purchase.

Payment for Units. If at any time the Company elects or is required to purchase any Option Units pursuant to Section 4.6 hereof4, the Company shall pay the purchase price for the Units it purchases (i) first, by the cancellation of any indebtedness, if any, owing from the Executive to the Company or any of its subsidiaries (which indebtedness shall be applied pro rata against the proceeds receivable by each member of the Executive Group receiving consideration in such Option Unitsrepurchase) and (ii) then, by the Company’s delivery of a bank cashier’s check or certified checkwire transfer of immediately available funds for the remainder of the purchase price, if any, against delivery of the certificates or other instruments representing the Units so purchased, duly endorsed; provided that if a Financing Default exists or, after giving effect to such payment (including any distribution or loan from an affiliate of the Company to the Company conditions set forth in connection therewithSection 5.1(a) would exist, exists which prohibits such cash paymentpayment (either directly or indirectly as a result of the prohibition of a related cash dividend or distribution), the portion of the cash payment so prohibited (which may not exceed 55% of the excess of the purchase price over the Exercise Price (such excess being the “Spread”)) shall be made, to the extent such payment is not prohibited by a Financing Default or would not result (after giving effect to any distributions or loans from an affiliate of the Company to the Company in connection therewith) in a Financing Defaultprohibited, by the Company’s delivery of a junior subordinated promissory note (which shall be subordinated and subject in right of payment to the prior payment of any debt outstanding under the Financing Agreements and any modifications, renewals, extensions, replacements and refunding of all indebtedness of the Companysuch indebtedness) of the Company (a “Junior Subordinated Note”) in a principal amount equal to the amount balance of the purchase price which cannot be paid price, payable (x) in cash the event of a termination of employment referenced in Section 4.2(a)(i) and (which may not exceed 55% of the Spreadii), payable as soon as the conditions set forth in up to five equal annual installments commencing Section 5.1(a) no longer exist or (x) in the event of a termination of employment referenced in Section 4.2(a)(iii), on the first fifth anniversary of the issuance thereof thereof, and bearing interest payable annually at the prime rate listed in the Wall Street Journal (“WSJ”) Applicable Federal Rate on the date of issuance. If the Company will pay ; provided further that if any portion of the purchase price for Option Units with conditions set forth in Section 5.1(a) exists which prohibits such payment (or the payment described in the next proviso) by delivery of a Junior Subordinated Note, the portion of the payment so prohibited may be made, to the extent such payment is not prohibited, by the Company’s delivery of preferred units of the Company having an aggregate liquidation preference equal to the balance of the purchase price; provided further that in the case of a purchase pursuant to Section 4.2(a)(iii) the Company may elect at any time to deliver a Junior Subordinated Note in a principal amount equal to all or a portion of the cash purchase price (in lieu of paying such portion of the purchase price in cash), which Junior Subordinated Note shall mature on the fifth anniversary of its issuance and accrue interest annually at the Applicable Federal Rate on the date of issuance, which interest shall be payable at maturity. The Company shall give use its reasonable efforts to repurchase Units pursuant to Section 4.1(a) or Section 4.2(a)(i) or Section 4.2(a)(ii) with cash and/or to prepay any Junior Subordinated Notes or redeem any preferred units issued in connection with a repurchase of Units pursuant to Section 4.1(a) or Section 4.2(a)(i) or Section 4.2(a)(ii). The Company shall have the Grantee notice right set forth in clause (i) of the amount first sentence of this Section 5.2 whether or not the member of the Executive Group selling such units is an obligor of the Company. Any Junior Subordinated Note (or preferred units issued in lieu thereof) shall become prepayable (or redeemable) upon a Sale of the Company from net cash proceeds, if any, payable to the Company or its unitholders; to the extent that sufficient net cash proceeds are not so payable, the Junior Subordinated Note (or preferred units issued in lieu thereof) shall be cancelled in exchange for such other non-cash consideration received by unitholders in the Sale of the Company having a fair market value equal to the principal of and accrued interest on the note. Any Junior Subordinated Note (or preferred units issued in lieu thereof) also shall become prepayable upon the consummation of an initial Public Offering. The principal of and accrued interest on any such note may be prepaid (and preferred units issued in lieu thereof may be redeemed) in whole or in part at any time at the option of the Company. If interest (or cash dividends) is required to be paid on any Junior Subordinated Note (or preferred units issued in lieu thereof) prior to maturity and any of the conditions set forth in Section 5.1(a) exists or if any such cash payment would result in adverse accounting treatment for the Company which prohibits the payment of such note interest (which or dividends) in cash, such interest may not exceed 55% of be cumulated and accrued until and to the Spread) at least 20 days prior to extent that such purchaseprohibition no longer exists.