Tax Contests If, in connection with any examination, investigation, audit or other administrative or judicial proceeding in respect of any non-Seller Group Tax Return with respect to the income or operations of the Company, Newco or the Sold Subsidiaries for a Pre-Closing Tax Period, any Governmental Body issues to Newco, the Company or the Sold Subsidiaries a notice of an examination, investigation, audit or other administrative or judicial proceeding, a request for documents or other information, written notice of deficiency, a notice of reassessment, a proposed adjustment, or an assertion of claim or demand concerning the taxable period covered by such Tax Return, Buyer shall notify Seller of its receipt of such communication from such Governmental Body within fifteen (15) Business Days after receiving such communication. Buyer shall not, and shall not permit Newco, the Company or the Sold Subsidiaries to, settle or otherwise resolve any issue with respect to any Taxes of the Company, Newco or the Sold Subsidiaries if such settlement or other resolution could result in Seller being liable for any amounts pursuant to this Agreement without the prior written consent of Seller. Seller shall have the right to control any examination, investigation, audit or other administrative or judicial proceeding in respect of any non-Seller Group Tax Return of the Company, Newco or the Sold Subsidiaries for any Pre-Closing Tax Period if such examination, investigation, audit or other administrative or judicial proceeding could result in or lead to Seller being liable for any amounts pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that Buyer, at its sole cost and expense, shall have the right to participate in any such contest; provided, further, that Seller shall not settle or otherwise resolve such examination, investigation, audit or other administrative or judicial proceeding without the prior written consent of Buyer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided, further, that Seller and Buyer shall jointly control any examination, investigation, audit or other administrative or judicial proceeding in respect of Taxes for a Straddle Period. For avoidance of doubt, Seller shall have the sole right to control and settle any examination, investigation, audit or other administrative or judicial proceeding in respect of any Seller Group Tax Return and Buyer shall have no right to participate therein.
Contests If a written claim is made by any taxing authority against a Tax Indemnitee for any Taxes with respect to which the Lessee may be required to indemnify against hereunder or if a Tax Indemnitee shall determine that any tax to which the Lessee may have an indemnity obligation hereunder may be payable (a "Tax Claim"), then such Tax Indemnitee shall give the Lessee written notice of such Tax Claim promptly (but in any event within twenty (20) days after its receipt of the written Tax Claim or its determination, as applicable), and shall furnish Lessee with copies of such Tax Claim and all other writings received from the taxing authority to the extent relating to such claim (but failure to so notify the Lessee shall not relieve the Lessee of its obligations hereunder except to the extent that it effectively precludes the ability of the Lessee to conduct a contest of the Tax Claim). The Tax Indemnitee shall not pay such Tax Claim until at least thirty (30) days after providing the Lessee with such written notice, unless (a) the Tax Indemnitee is required to do so by law or regulation or the failure to pay such Tax Claim could result in a material adverse financial, legal or other consequence to the Tax Indemnitee and (b) in the written notice described above, the Tax Indemnitee has notified the Lessee of such requirement or such material adverse consequence (such notice however shall not require the disclosure of the Tax Indemnitee's confidential information, as determined in the sole discretion of such Tax Indemnitiee, or the Tax Indemnitee's tax returns, books, or records). If the Lessee shall so request within 30 days after receipt of such notice (or such shorter period as is reasonably specified by the Tax Indemnitee if any contest of the Tax must be commenced prior to the expiration of 30 days), then such Tax Indemnitee shall in good faith at Lessee's sole expense contest such Tax or permit the Lessee to contest such Tax, as such Tax Indemnitee shall elect; provided, however, that to the extent (i) the contest involves only Taxes constituting property taxes, sales taxes, or use taxes, (ii) the contest does not involve any taxes that the Lessee is not required to indemnify the Tax Indemnitee or taxes and other issues relating to a Tax Indemnitee that are unrelated to the transactions contemplated by the Operative Agreements, (iii) the contest can be pursued in the name of the Lessee and independently from any other proceeding involving a Tax Claim of a Tax Indemnitee for which Lessee has not agreed in writing to indemnify such Tax Indemnitee, and (iv) no Equity Insufficiency Circumstance exists, such contest shall be undertaken by the Lessee at the Lessee's sole expense and the after-tax costs of the Lessor, the Owner Participant, or other Tax Indemnitee shall be reimbursed by the Lessee. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if (a) such contest would involve any other type of Tax, any taxes that the Lessee is not required to indemnify the Tax Indemnitee or taxes and other issues relating to a Tax Indemnitee which are unrelated to the transactions contemplated by the Operative Agreements, (b) the Tax Indemnitee determines that such contest conducted by the Lessee could have a material adverse impact on such Tax Indemnitee's business or operations or involve risk of the imposition of criminal liability on a Tax Indemnitee, or (c) an Equity Insufficiency Circumstance exists, then such Tax Indemnitee may, in its sole discretion, control such contest (including selecting the forum for such contest, and determining whether any such contest shall be conducted by (i) paying such Tax under protest or (ii) resisting payment of such Tax or (iii) paying such Tax and seeking a refund thereof; provided, however, that at such Tax Indemnitee's option, such contest shall be conducted by the Lessee in the name of such Tax Indemnitee). In no event shall such Tax Indemnitee be required or the Lessee be permitted to contest any Tax for which the Lessee is obligated to indemnify pursuant to this Section 7.1 unless: (i) the Lessee shall have acknowledged in writing (x) that it is solely responsible for any Indemnified Tax resulting from any contest under its control, (y) its liability to such Tax Indemnitee for all reasonable out of pocket costs, losses and expenses that the Tax Indemnitees may incur in connection with contesting the Indemnified Tax (including, but not limited to, any reasonable legal, accounting and investigatory fees and disbursements), and (z) its liability for an indemnity payment pursuant to this Section 7.1 as a result of such claim if and to the extent such Tax Indemnitee or the Lessee, as the case may be, shall not prevail in the contest of such claim; provided, however, that the Lessee shall not be required to indemnify for such Taxes to the extent the results of the contest clearly demonstrate that the Tax is not an Indemnified Tax unless the Lessee's conduct of the contest materially prejudiced the Tax Indemnitee; (ii) such Tax Indemnitee shall have received the opinion of independent tax counsel selected by the Tax Indemnitee and reasonably satisfactory to the Lessee and furnished at the Lessee's sole expense, opining that a reasonable basis exists for contesting such claim or, in the event of an appeal of an adverse court or administrative agency decision, that as a result of a change in law or fact it is more likely than not that an appellate court or an administrative agency or decision making body with appellate jurisdiction, as the case may be, will reverse or substantially modify the adverse determination; (iii) the Lessee shall have agreed to pay such Tax Indemnitee on demand (and at no after tax costs to the Lessor, the Owner Participant and any Tax Indemnitee) all reasonable costs and expenses that such Tax Indemnitee may incur in connection with contesting such claim (including, without limitation, all reasonable legal and accounting fees and disbursements); (iv) no Lease Default described in Section 14(a), 14(b), 14(c), 14(g) or 14(h) of the Lease or a Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and shall have been continuing, unless the Tax Indemnitee in its sole discretion exercised in good faith allows the Lessee to post a satisfactory bond or other security that does not involve a possibility of a Lien on the Equipment or any portion thereof or on any interest therein, and which bond or other security will be for an amount equal to the sum of (I) the costs of such contest (as reasonably estimated by such Tax Indemnitee in good faith) and the Taxes which may be required to be indemnified and (II) if such Lease Default or Lease Event of Default involves a payment obligation under an Operative Agreement that is currently not paid in full, the unpaid amount of such obligation, plus the present value of the amounts not yet due pursuant to such obligation; (v) such Tax Indemnitee shall have determined that the action to be taken will not result in any risk of sale, forfeiture or loss of, or the creation of any Lien, or the Lessee shall have or otherwise made a provision to protect the interest of such Tax Indemnitee (in a manner satisfactory to such Tax Indemnitee in its sole discretion), on the Equipment or any portion thereof or any interest therein; (vi) the amount of such claims alone, or, if the subject matter thereof shall be of a continuing or recurring nature, when aggregated with substantially identical potential claims with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Operative Agreements shall be at least $25,000; (vii) if such contest shall be conducted in a manner requiring the payment or deposit of the claim, the Lessee shall have paid the amount required (and at no after-tax costs to the Lessor, the Owner Participant or other Tax Indemnitee); and (viii) there is no risk of imposition of criminal liability or penalties. The Lessee shall cooperate with the Tax Indemnitee in good faith with respect to any contest controlled and conducted by the Tax Indemnitee and the Tax Indemnitee in good faith shall consult with the Lessee regarding the conduct of such contest. A Tax Indemnitee shall not be required to pursue an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court or the highest court in Canada or Mexico. The Tax Indemnitee shall cooperate with respect to any contest controlled and conducted by the Lessee and the Lessee shall consult with the Tax Indemnitee regarding the conduct of such contest. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 7.1, no Tax Indemnitee shall be required to contest any claim if the subject matter thereof shall be of a continuing or recurring nature and shall have previously been adversely decided to the Tax Indemnitee pursuant to the contest provisions of this Section 7.1 unless there shall have been a change in the law (including, without limitation, amendments to statutes or regulations, administrative rulings (excluding private letter rulings and other rulings or materials that may not be relied upon by such Tax Indemnitee as precedent) or court decisions in the applicable jurisdiction) enacted, promulgated or effective after such claim shall have been so previously decided, and such Tax Indemnitee shall have received an opinion of independent tax counsel selected by the Tax Indemnitee and reasonably satisfactory to the Lessee, furnished at the Lessee's sole expense, to the effect that such change is favorable to the position which such Tax Indemnitee or the Lessee, as the case may be, had asserted in such previous contest and as a result of such change, it is more likely than not that the Tax Indemnitee will prevail or, in the event of an appeal of an adverse court or administrative agency decision, that it is more likely than not that an appellate court or an administrative agency tribunal or decision making body with appellate jurisdiction, as the case may be, will reverse or substantially modify the adverse determination. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 7.1, a Tax Indemnitee will not be required to contest the imposition of any Tax and shall be permitted to settle or compromise any claim without the Lessee's consent if such Tax Indemnitee (A) shall waive its right to indemnity under this Section 7.1 with respect to such Tax (and any claim the outcome of which is determined based upon the outcome of such claim) and (B) shall pay to the Lessee any amount previously paid or advanced by the Lessee pursuant to this Section 7.1 with respect to such Tax Claim, less any reasonable costs and expenses of the Tax Indemnitee prior to such payment in respect of such Tax Claim.
Permitted Contests Lessee shall have the right to contest the amount or validity of any Imposition to be paid by Lessee or any Legal Requirement or Insurance Requirement or any lien, attachment, levy, encumbrance, charge or claim (“Claims”) not otherwise permitted by Section 12.1, by appropriate legal proceedings in good faith and with due diligence (but this shall not be deemed or construed in any way to relieve, modify or extend Lessee’s covenants to pay or its covenants to cause to be paid any such charges at the time and in the manner as in this Section provided), on condition, however, that such legal proceedings shall not operate to relieve Lessee from its obligations hereunder and shall not cause the sale or risk the loss of any portion of the Leased Property, or any part thereof, or cause Lessor or Lessee to be in default under any mortgage, deed of trust, security deed or other agreement encumbering the Leased Property or any interest therein. Upon the request of Lessor, Lessee shall either (a) provide a bond or other assurance reasonably satisfactory to Lessor that all Claims which may be assessed against the Leased Property together with interest and penalties, if any, thereon will be paid, or (b) deposit within the time otherwise required for payment with a bank or trust company as trustee upon terms reasonably satisfactory to Lessor, as security for the payment of such Claims, money in an amount sufficient to pay the same, together with interest and penalties in connection therewith, as to all Claims which may be assessed against or become a Claim on the Leased Property, or any part thereof, in said legal proceedings. Lessee shall furnish Lessor and any lender of Lessor with reasonable evidence of such deposit within five (5) days of the same. Lessor agrees to join in any such proceedings if the same be required legally to prosecute such contest of the validity of such Claims; provided, however, that Lessor shall not thereby be subjected to any liability or loss for the payment of any costs or expenses in connection with any proceedings brought by Lessee; and Lessee covenants to indemnify and save harmless Lessor from any such liabilities, losses, costs or expenses. Lessee shall be entitled to any refund of any Claims and such charges and penalties or interest thereon which have been paid by Lessee or paid by Lessor and for which Lessor has been fully reimbursed. In the event that Lessee fails to pay any Claims when due or to provide the security therefor as provided in this Section and diligently to prosecute any contest of the same, Lessor may, upon ten (10) days’ advance Notice to Lessee, and Lessee’s failure to correct the same within such ten (10) day period, pay such charges together with any interest and penalties and the same shall be repayable by Lessee to Lessor as Additional Charges at the next Payment Date provided for in this Lease; provided, however, that should Lessor reasonably determine that the giving of such Notice would risk loss to the Leased Property or cause damage to Lessor, then Lessor shall give such Notice as is practical under the circumstances. Lessor reserves the right to contest any of the Claims at its expense not pursued by Lessee. Lessor and Lessee agree to cooperate in coordinating the contest of any Claims.
Cooperation on Tax Matters Buyer, Seller and IHC shall cooperate fully, and Seller, IHC or Buyer, as the case may be, shall cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably requested by the other party, in connection with the filing of Tax Returns pursuant to this Agreement and any audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes. Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the other party's request) the provision of records and information which are reasonably relevant to any such audit, litigation or other proceeding and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder. Buyer, Seller and IHC agree, and Seller, IHC or Buyer, as the case may be, shall cause the Company and its Subsidiaries, (A) to retain all books and records with respect to Tax matters pertinent to each of the Company and its Subsidiaries relating to any Taxable period beginning before the Closing Date until the expiration of the statute of limitations (and, to the extent notified by Buyer, any extensions thereof) of the respective Taxable periods, and to abide by all record retention agreements entered into with any Taxing authority, (B) to deliver or make available to Buyer, within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, copies of all such books and records, and (C) to give the other party reasonable written notice prior to transferring, destroying or discarding any such books and records and, if the other party so requests, the Company and its Subsidiaries, Seller or IHC, as the case may be, shall allow the other party to take possession of such books and records. Buyer, Seller and IHC further agree, upon request, to use their best efforts to obtain any certificate or other document from any governmental authority or any other Person as may be necessary to mitigate, reduce or eliminate any Tax that could be imposed (including, but not limited to, with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby).
U.S. Tax Matters (a) The Company shall, upon the request of any U.S. Investor, (a) determine, with respect to such taxable year whether the Company (or any of its Affiliates) is a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) as described in Section 1297 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) (including whether any exception to PFIC status may apply) or is or may be classified as a partnership or branch for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and (b) provide such information reasonably available to the Company as any U.S. Investor may reasonably request to permit such U.S. Investor to elect to treat the Company and/or any such entity (including a Subsidiary of the Company) as a “qualified electing fund” (within the meaning of Section 1295 of the Code) (a “QEF Election”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Company shall also, reasonably promptly upon request, obtain and provide any and all other information reasonably deemed necessary by the U.S. Investor to comply with the provisions of this Section 3.3(a). The Company shall, upon the request of any U.S. Investor, appoint an internationally reputable accounting firm acceptable to the U.S. Investor to prepare and submit its U.S. tax filings.
Other Tax Matters 9.1 The Company shall withhold all applicable federal, state and local taxes, social security and workers’ compensation contributions and other amounts as may be required by law with respect to compensation payable to Executive pursuant to this Agreement.
Tax Contest Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8.5, the Seller shall have the right to represent the ELN Companies’ interests in any Tax Contest relating to Tax liabilities for which the Seller would be required to indemnify the Purchaser Indemnified Parties pursuant to this Article 8 and which relate to any Pre-Closing Period; provided, however, that the Seller shall have no right to represent the ELN Companies’ interests in any Tax Contest unless (i) the Seller shall have first notified the Purchaser in writing of their intention to do so within thirty days of receipt of notice of the Third Party Claim for Taxes, (ii) shall have agreed with the Purchaser in writing that, as between the Purchaser and the Seller, the Seller shall be liable for any Taxes that result from such Tax Contest and (iii) shall have paid to the Purchaser an amount equal to the amount of such Taxes required to be paid by the Company as and when required under Applicable Law, notwithstanding that such Tax Contest many not have been finally determined. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (A) the Seller shall not have given notice of their election to represent the Company’s interests in the Tax Contest within such 30-day period, (B) the Seller shall fail to conduct such defense diligently and in good faith or (C) the Purchaser shall reasonably determine that use of counsel selected by the Seller to represent the Purchaser would present such counsel with an actual or potential conflict of interest, then in each such case the Purchaser shall have the right to control the defense, compromise or settlement of the Tax Contest with counsel of its choice at the Seller’s sole cost and expense. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Seller shall not be entitled to settle, either administratively or after the commencement of litigation, any Tax Contest without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed by the Purchaser, and may not be withheld, conditioned and delayed if the Seller has indemnified the Purchaser in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser against the effects of any such settlement.
Third Party Proceedings The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee if Indemnitee is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Company) by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or any subsidiary of the Company, by reason of any action or inaction on the part of Indemnitee while an officer or director or by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement (if such settlement is approved in advance by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.
Prohibition on Contesting Liens Each of the Second Priority Representatives, for itself and on behalf of each Second Priority Debt Party under its Second Priority Debt Facility, agrees that it shall not (and hereby waives any right to) contest or support any other Person in contesting, in any proceeding (including any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding), the validity, extent, perfection, priority or enforceability of any Lien securing any Senior Obligations held (or purported to be held) by or on behalf of any Senior Representative or any of the other Senior Secured Parties or other agent or trustee therefor in any Senior Collateral, and the each Senior Representative, for itself and on behalf of each Senior Secured Party under its Senior Facility, agrees that it shall not (and hereby waives any right to) contest or support any other Person in contesting, in any proceeding (including any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding), the validity, extent, perfection, priority or enforceability of any Lien securing any Second Priority Debt Obligations held (or purported to be held) by or on behalf of any of any Second Priority Representative or any of the Second Priority Debt Parties in the Second Priority Collateral. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no provision in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent or impair the rights of any Senior Representative to enforce this Agreement (including the priority of the Liens securing the Senior Obligations as provided in Section 2.01) or any of the Senior Debt Documents.
Cooperate in Legal Proceedings Borrower shall cooperate fully with Lender with respect to any proceedings before any court, board or other Governmental Authority which may in any way affect the rights of Lender hereunder or any rights obtained by Lender under any of the other Loan Documents and, in connection therewith, permit Lender, at its election, to participate in any such proceedings.
