Common use of REGULATORY EVENT Clause in Contracts

REGULATORY EVENT. If (a) the Company receives notification from a representative of the Department of Defense or any other U.S. government department, agency or authority that the ownership of Shares by Xxxxxx and/or LBHI or the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the Charter Documents (i) causes the Company to be under impermissible foreign ownership, control or influence ("FOCI") within the meaning of Section 721 of Title VII of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended by Section 5021 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, or (ii) materially adversely affects the ability of the Company to maintain or obtain Department of Defense or other U.S. government department, agency or authority security clearance of the level held by the Business and their employees on the Effective Date or which are necessary or desirable for the Company to perform and to bid competitively on U.S. government contracts and to participate in joint ventures formed to bid on or perform U.S. government contracts of the type the Business is eligible to bid on or participate in, respectively, on the Effective Date (any of the matters described in this clause (ii) being referred to as "Adverse Clearance Status"), and such FOCI or Adverse Clearance Status is not a result of a change in (A) the ownership of Xxxxxx or LBHI from the ownership thereof as it exists as of the Effective Date or (B) applicable law, regulations and decrees as in effect as of the Effective Date, Xxxxxx and/or LBHI may, within 60 days of becoming aware of such notification, upon delivery of a written notice (a "Regulatory Event Notice") to the Company, require the Company (i) to repurchase (the "Put") such portion of the Shares then held by Xxxxxx and/or LBHI required to eliminate such FOCI or Adverse Clearance Status (the "Regulatory Portion") for an amount in cash equal to the fair market value of the shares subject to the Put as determined by an investment bank of national reputation which is mutually acceptable to the Company (as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company without the participation by any directors designated by Xxxxxx pursuant to this Agreement) and Xxxxxx or (ii) to commence a Public Offering which shall include the registration and offering of the Regulatory Portion in accordance with the registration procedures contained in Exhibit C; provided, that prior to delivery of any Regulatory Event Notice Xxxxxx and/or LBHI shall have complied with Section 4.4; and provided further, that the Company shall not be required to take any action under this Section 4.3 that it is prohibited from taking under the terms of any of its financing agreements or under applicable law.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Stockholders Agreement (Southern California Microwave Inc), Stockholders Agreement (L 3 Communications Holdings Inc), Stockholders Agreement (L 3 Communications Corp)

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