Restrictions on SpinCo. (a) SpinCo agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or cause or permit any SpinCo Affiliate to take or fail to take, any action where such action or failure to act would be inconsistent with or cause to be untrue any material, information, statement, covenant or representation in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, any of the Ancillary Agreements, any Representation Letters or any Tax Opinions/Rulings. SpinCo agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or permit any SpinCo Affiliate to take or fail to take, any action which prevents or could reasonably be expected to prevent (A) the Tax-Free Status (including the issuance of any SpinCo Capital Stock or AHS Capital Stock that would prevent the Distribution or the Internal Distribution from qualifying as a tax-free distribution under Section 355 of the Code) or (B) any transaction contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement, to the extent such transaction is intended by Parent to be tax-free or tax-advantaged, from so qualifying (it being agreed and understood that SpinCo shall not agree, and shall prevent any SpinCo Affiliate from agreeing, in any Tax Contest to any position that is inconsistent with the Tax treatment, as intended or determined by Parent, of the Transactions).
Restrictions on SpinCo. (a) Spinco, on behalf of itself and all other members of the Spinco Group, hereby covenants and agrees that no member of the Spinco Group will take, fail to take, or to permit to be taken: (i) any action where such action or failure to act would be inconsistent with or cause to be untrue any statement, information, covenant or representation in the Tax Materials, or (ii) any action which adversely affects or could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Intended Tax Treatment of the Transactions.
Restrictions on SpinCo. (a) SpinCo agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or permit any SpinCo Entity to take or fail to take, any action where such action or failure to act would be inconsistent with or cause to be untrue any material, information, covenant or representation in any Representation Letters or Tax Opinion. SpinCo agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or permit any SpinCo Entity to take or fail to take, any action which prevents or could reasonably be expected to prevent (A) the Tax-Free Status, or (B) any transaction contemplated by the Separation Agreement which is intended by the parties to be tax-free from so qualifying, including, in the case of SpinCo, issuing any SpinCo Capital Stock that would prevent the Distribution from qualifying as a tax-free distribution within the meaning of Section 355 of the Code.
Restrictions on SpinCo. (a) SpinCo agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or cause or permit any SpinCo Affiliate to take or fail to take, any action where such action or failure to act would be inconsistent with or cause to be untrue any material, information, covenant or representation in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, any of the Ancillary Agreements or any Representation Letter. SpinCo agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or permit any SpinCo Affiliate to take or fail to take, any action which prevents or could reasonably be expected to prevent (A) the Tax-Free Status, or (B) any other transaction contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement which is intended by the parties to be tax-free from so qualifying.
Restrictions on SpinCo. (a) SpinCo shall not take or fail to take, or cause or permit any Affiliate of SpinCo to take or fail to take, any action if such action or failure to act would be inconsistent with or cause to be untrue any statement, information, covenant or representation in a Ruling Request, Representation Letters or Tax Opinions/Rulings. SpinCo shall not take or fail to take, or cause or permit any Affiliate of SpinCo to take or fail to take, any action if such action or failure to act would or reasonably could be expected to adversely affect, jeopardize or prevent (A) the Tax-Free Status of the Contribution and the Distribution, taken together, or (B) the intended tax treatment of any Separation Transaction (other than a Separation Transaction described in clause (A)) as set forth in the Tax Opinions/Rulings (or if not set forth in the Tax Opinions/Rulings, in the Separation Step Plan).
Restrictions on SpinCo. (a) SpinCo agrees that it will not take or fail to take, and will not cause or permit any of its respective Affiliates to take or fail to take, any action where such action or failure to act would be inconsistent with or cause to be untrue any material, information, covenant or representation in this Agreement, the Separation Agreement, any of the Ancillary Agreements, the Representation Letter or the Tax Opinion. SpinCo agrees that it will not take or fail to take, and will not cause permit any of its respective Affiliates to take or fail to take, any action where such action or failure to act would, or could reasonably be expected to, prevent Tax-Free Status.
Restrictions on SpinCo. (a) SpinCo agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or permit any SpinCo Affiliate to take or fail to take, any action where such action or failure to act would be inconsistent with or cause to be untrue any material, information, covenant or representation in this Agreement, the Separation Agreement, any of the Ancillary Agreements, any Representation Letters or any Tax Opinions/Rulings. SpinCo agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or permit any SpinCo Affiliate to take or fail to take, any action which would or could reasonably be expected to adversely affect, jeopardize or prevent (i) the Tax-Free Status, (ii) the Canadian Tax-Free Status, (iii) the qualification of (A) the Canadian Contribution and the Fourth Canadian Distribution, taken together, as a transaction that is generally tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code and (B) each of the First Canadian Distribution, the Second Canadian Distribution, and the Third Canadian Distribution as a transaction that is generally tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Section 355(a) of the Code (the “U.S. Tax Treatment of the Canadian Steps”), or (iv) any transaction contemplated by the Separation Agreement, to the extent such transaction is intended by Parent to be tax-free or tax-advantaged, from so qualifying (it being agreed and understood that, without the prior written consent of Parent, SpinCo shall not agree, and shall prevent any SpinCo Affiliate from agreeing, in any Tax Contest to any position that is inconsistent with the Tax-Free Status, the Canadian Tax-Free Status, the U.S. Tax Treatment of the Canadian Steps or the Tax treatment, as intended or determined by Parent, of the Transactions (collectively, the “Intended Tax Treatment”)).
Restrictions on SpinCo. The following actions or omissions listed in Sections 2.5(a) and (b) shall constitute Restricted Actions in respect of SpinCo.
Restrictions on SpinCo. (a) During the Restricted Period, SpinCo shall not (other than as expressly required under the Separation Agreement):
Restrictions on SpinCo. (a) SpinCo agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or permit any member of the SpinCo Group to take or fail to take, any action where such action or failure to act would be inconsistent with or cause to be untrue any material, information, covenant or representation in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, any of the Ancillary Agreements, the Representation Letters or the Tax Opinions/Rulings. SpinCo agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or permit any member of the SpinCo Group to take or fail to take, any action that jeopardizes or is reasonably likely to jeopardize the Intended Tax Treatment.
