Common use of Preservation of Active Trade or Business Clause in Contracts

Preservation of Active Trade or Business. From the Distribution Date until the first Business Day after the two-year anniversary of the Distribution Date, SpinCo shall (i) maintain its status as a company engaged in its Active Trade or Business for purposes of Section 355(b)(2) of the Code; (ii) not engage in any transaction that would result in it ceasing to be a company engaged in its Active Trade or Business for purposes of Section 355(b)(2) of the Code; (iii) cause each SpinCo Affiliate whose activities are relied upon in the Tax Opinions for purposes of qualifying an Internal Distribution as having a Tax-Free Status to maintain such SpinCo Affiliate’s status as a company engaged in such Active Trade or Business for purposes of Section 355(b)(2) of the Code; (iv) not permit any SpinCo Affiliate described in clause (iii) to engage in any transaction that would result in the SpinCo Affiliate ceasing to be a company engaged in the relevant Active Trade or Business for purposes of Section 355(b)(2) of the Code; (v) not dispose of or permit a SpinCo Affiliate to dispose of, directly or indirectly, any interest in a SpinCo Affiliate described in clause (iii), or permit any such SpinCo Affiliate to make or revoke any Check-the-Box election, and (vi) except as provided in Sections 6.1(c) or 6.1(d), not sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any stock or assets constituting more than 25% of the gross assets of the SpinCo Group (or, if less, 35% of the net assets of the SpinCo Group), measured as of the Distribution Date, to a Person that is not part of SpinCo’s separate affiliated group as defined in Section 355(b)(3) of the Code.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Tax Matters Agreement, Tax Matters Agreement (nVent Electric PLC), Tax Matters Agreement (PENTAIR PLC)

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