Common use of Requested Transactions Clause in Contracts

Requested Transactions. Parent shall have the right, in its sole discretion and without requiring the further consent of the Company or the Company Board, for the purpose of facilitating the consummation of the Transactions, upon reasonable prior written notice to the Company (but at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Charter Closing), to require the Company to use reasonable best efforts to (a) sell or cause to be sold any amount of the capital stock, shares of beneficial interests, partnership interests or limited liability interests owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company in one or more Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Subsidiary Interests”) to any person at a price (provided that the Company shall not be required to sell any such assets for less than reasonably equivalent value) and on terms as designated by Parent, (b) sell or cause to be sold any of the assets of the Company or one or more Subsidiaries to any person at a price (provided that the Company shall not be required to sell any such assets for less than reasonably equivalent value) and on terms as designated by Parent, (c) contribute or transfer any of the Subsidiary Interests or any assets of the Company or one or more Subsidiaries to any Subsidiary, (d) declare and/or pay any dividends or other distributions to holders of Company Shares (including the Pre-Closing Dividend) or cause any Subsidiary to declare and/or pay any dividends or other distributions, (e) recapitalize, including through an exchange of equity interests for a new class of equity interests, one or more Subsidiaries of the Company, (f) amend the charter, bylaws, partnership agreement or similar organizational documents of one or more Subsidiaries of the Company, (g) form one or more new Subsidiaries, (h) redeem shareholders in a REIT Subsidiary and/or cause such REIT Subsidiary to liquidate for U.S. federal income tax purposes; (i) (A) enter into the definitive documents (including guarantee and collateral documents) with respect to the Financing (and take any actions necessary or advisable to facilitate the granting or perfection of security interests in connection therewith), any Surviving Debt Consent and any Specified JV Consent, in each case, on the Charter Closing Date, (B) incur, or cause any of its Subsidiaries to incur, any Indebtedness (including the New Property Financings), and release or terminate any guarantees and securities interests in respect of existing Indebtedness, for the purpose of effecting the Transactions and (C) release Columbiana (and/or any other property as may be determined by Parent) from the Term Loan Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof; (j) convert, reclassify or otherwise change the entity status of any of its trusts, Subsidiaries or other entities or (k) take any other action within the Company’s control reasonably requested by Parent with respect to the foregoing, including entering into definitive documents (clauses (a) through (k), other than the Pre-Closing Dividend, being “Requested Transactions”); provided, however, that (i) the consummation of all Requested Transactions and the Pre-Closing Dividend shall be conditioned upon the occurrence of the Charter Closing and receipt by the Company of a written notice from Parent to the effect that all conditions set forth in Article VII have been satisfied or waived and that Parent and Acquisition Sub are prepared to proceed immediately with the closing of the Transactions (and any other evidence requested by the Company that the closing of the Transactions will occur), and no Requested Transaction nor the pre-Closing Dividend shall require the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company to incur any liability (including any fees and expenses) that is not conditioned upon the consummation of the Charter Closing or otherwise promptly reimbursed or indemnified hereunder, (ii) no Requested Transaction nor the Pre-Closing Dividend shall require the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company to give any legal opinions (other than as may be required pursuant to Section 5.04(xii)) or fairness or solvency opinions, (iii) none of the Requested Transactions shall delay or prevent the completion of the Merger or the other Transactions or constitute a condition to the consummation of the Merger or the other Transactions, (iv) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company shall be required to take any action in contravention of any Laws or the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or similar organizational documents of the Company or such Subsidiary, (v) the Requested Transactions (or the inability to complete any or all Requested Transactions) shall not affect or modify in any respect the obligations of Parent and Acquisition Sub under this Agreement, including consummation of the Merger and the other Transactions and payment of the Merger Consideration and (vi) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company shall be required to take any action that would adversely affect the classification of the Company as a REIT or would subject the Company to any “prohibited transactions” taxes or other material Taxes under Code Sections 857(b), 860(c) or 4981. Without limiting the foregoing, none of the representations, warranties or covenants of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries shall be deemed to apply to, or deemed breached or violated by, and no condition set forth in Article VII shall be deemed to have failed to be satisfied as a result of, any of the Requested Transactions required by Parent pursuant to this Section 6.14. From time to time, promptly upon request of the Company, and promptly following any termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with Article VIII, without the Merger Closing having occurred, Parent shall reimburse the Company for all costs, fees and expenses actually incurred by the Company in connection with any actions taken by the Company or its Subsidiaries in accordance with this Section 6.14 (including costs, fees and expenses of its Subsidiaries). Parent hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company Board, the Company, its Subsidiaries and their 109 Affiliates and Representatives from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, claims, costs, expenses, interest, awards, judgments and penalties suffered or incurred by them in connection with or as a result of taking such actions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon Parent’s request, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall use reasonable best efforts to form or incorporate any entities required to effect the Requested Transactions prior to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VII.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Brookfield Property Partners L.P.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Brookfield Asset Management Inc.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (GGP Inc.)

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Requested Transactions. Parent shall have the right, in its sole discretion and without requiring the further consent of the Company or the Company Board, for the purpose of facilitating the consummation of the Transactions, upon reasonable prior written notice to the Company (but at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Charter Exchange Closing), to require the Company to use reasonable best efforts to (a) sell or cause to be sold any amount (including all or substantially all) of the capital stock, shares of beneficial interests, partnership interests or limited liability interests owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company in one or more Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Subsidiary Interests”) to any person at a price (provided that the Company shall not be required to sell any such assets for less than reasonably equivalent value) and on terms as designated by Parent, (b) sell or cause to be sold any (including all or substantially all) of the assets of the Company or one or more Subsidiaries to any person at a price (provided that the Company shall not be required to sell any such assets for less than reasonably equivalent value) and on terms as designated by Parent, Parent and (c) contribute or transfer any of the Subsidiary Interests or any assets of the Company or one or more Subsidiaries designated by Parent to the capital of any Subsidiary, (d) declare and/or pay any dividends or other distributions to holders of Company Shares (including the Pre-Closing Dividend) or cause any Subsidiary to declare and/or pay any dividends or other distributions, (e) recapitalize, including through an exchange of equity interests for a new class of equity interests, one or more Subsidiaries of the Company, (f) amend the charter, bylaws, partnership agreement or similar organizational documents of one or more Subsidiaries of the Company, (g) form one or more new Subsidiaries, (h) redeem shareholders in a REIT Subsidiary and/or cause such REIT Subsidiary to liquidate for U.S. federal income tax purposes; (i) (A) enter into the definitive documents (including guarantee and collateral documents) with respect to the Financing (and take any actions necessary or advisable to facilitate the granting or perfection of security interests in connection therewith), any Surviving Debt Consent and any Specified JV Consent, in each case, on the Charter Closing Date, (B) incur, or cause any of its Subsidiaries to incur, any Indebtedness (including the New Property Financings), and release or terminate any guarantees and securities interests in respect of existing Indebtedness, for the purpose of effecting the Transactions and (C) release Columbiana (and/or any other property as may be determined by Parent) from the Term Loan Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof; (j) convert, reclassify or otherwise change the entity status of any of its trusts, Subsidiaries or other entities or (k) take any other action within the Company’s control reasonably requested by Parent with respect to the foregoingParent, including entering into definitive documents with respect to the foregoing (clauses (a) through (k), other than the Pre-Closing Dividend(b), (c), (d) and (e) being “Requested Transactions”); provided, however, that (i) the consummation of all the Requested Transactions and the Pre-Closing Dividend shall be conditioned upon the occurrence of the Charter Closing and receipt by the Company of a written notice from Parent to the effect that all conditions set forth in Article VII have been satisfied or waived and that Parent and Acquisition Sub are prepared to proceed immediately with the closing of the Transactions (and any other evidence requested by the Company that the closing of the Transactions will occur), and no Requested Transaction nor the pre-Closing Dividend shall require the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company to incur any liability (including any fees and expenses) that is not conditioned upon the consummation of the Charter Closing or otherwise promptly reimbursed or indemnified hereunderExchange, (ii) no Requested Transaction nor the Pre-Closing Dividend shall require the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company to give any legal opinions (other than as may be required pursuant to Section 5.04(xii)) or fairness or solvency opinions, (iii) none of the Requested Transactions shall delay or prevent the completion of the Merger or the other Transactions or constitute a condition to the consummation of the Merger or the other TransactionsMerger, (iviii) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company shall be required to take any action in contravention of any Laws or the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or similar organizational documents of the Company or such Subsidiary, (viv) the Requested Transactions (or the inability to complete any or all the Requested Transactions) shall not affect or modify in any respect the obligations of Parent and Acquisition Sub under this Agreement, including consummation of the Merger and the other Transactions and payment of the Merger Consideration (except with respect to any reduction in the Merger Consideration due to the payment of any dividend) and (viv) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company shall be required to take any action that would adversely affect the classification of the Company as a REIT or would subject “real estate investment trust” within the Company to any “prohibited transactions” taxes or other material Taxes under Code meaning of Sections 857(b), 860(c) or 4981. Without limiting the foregoing, none 856 through 860 of the representations, warranties or covenants of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries shall be deemed to apply to, or deemed breached or violated by, and no condition set forth in Article VII shall be deemed to have failed to be satisfied as Code (a result of, any of the Requested Transactions required by Parent pursuant to this Section 6.14“REIT”). From time to time, promptly upon request of the Company, and promptly following any termination of If the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article VIII, VIII without the Merger Closing having occurred, (i) Parent shall promptly upon request by the Company, reimburse the Company for all costs, fees and expenses actually reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Company in connection with any actions taken by the Company or its Subsidiaries in accordance with this Section 6.14 6.13 (including costs, reasonable fees and expenses of its Subsidiaries). ) and (ii) Parent hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company Board, the Company, its Subsidiaries and their 109 Affiliates and Representatives from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, claims, costs, expenses, interest, awards, judgments and penalties suffered or incurred by them in connection with or as a result of taking such actions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon Parent’s request, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall use reasonable best efforts to form or incorporate any entities required to effect the Requested Transactions prior to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VII.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Rouse Properties, Inc.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Brookfield Asset Management Inc.)

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