Tax Opinion Relating to the Mergers Sample Clauses

Tax Opinion Relating to the Mergers. Spieker shall have received an opinion dated the Closing Date from Sullivan & Cromwell or other counsel reasonably satisfactory to Spieker, based upon customary certificates and letters, which letters and certificates are to be in a form to be agreed upon by the parties and dated the Closing Date, to the effect that (i) the Merger will qualify as a reorganization under the provisions of Section 368(a) of the Code and (ii) the Partnership Merger will not result in the recognition of taxable gain or loss at the time of the Partnership Merger to a holder of Spieker OP Units or Spieker Preferred OP Units, as applicable, (A) who is a “U.S. person” (as defined for purposes of Sections 897 and 1445 of the Code; (B) who does not exercise its redemption right with respect to Equity Office OP Units or Equity Office Preferred OP Units, as applicable, under the EOP Partnership Agreement on a date sooner than the date two years after the Effective Date for the Partnership Merger; (C) who does not receive a cash distribution in connection with the Partnership Merger (or a deemed cash distribution resulting from relief or a deemed relief from liabilities, including as a result of the prepayment of indebtedness of Spieker Partnership in connection with or following the Partnership Merger) in excess of such holder’s adjusted basis in its Spieker OP Units or its Spieker Preferred OP Units, as applicable, at the time of the Partnership Merger; (D) who is not required to recognize gain by reason of the application of Section 707(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder to the Partnership Merger, with the result that the Partnership Merger is treated as part of a “disguised sale” by reason of any transactions undertaken by Spieker Partnership prior to or in connection with the Partnership Merger or any debt of Spieker Partnership that is assumed or repaid in connection with the Partnership Merger; and (E) whose “at risk” amount does not fall below zero as a result of the Mergers.
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  • CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER 42 6.1 Conditions to Obligations of Each Party to Effect the Merger................................ 42 6.2 Additional Conditions to Obligations of Company............................................. 43 6.3 Additional Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub........................... 44

  • Conditions to the Mergers 36 Termination of the Mergers and the Merger Agreement..................... 37

  • Legal Conditions to the Merger (a) Subject to the terms hereof, the Company and the Fund shall each use its reasonable best efforts to (i) take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and by the Company Stockholders’ Agreement as promptly as practicable, (ii) as promptly as practicable, obtain from any Governmental Entity or any other third party any consents, licenses, permits, waivers, approvals, authorizations, or orders required to be obtained or made by the Company, Acquisition LLC or the Fund or any of their Subsidiaries in connection with the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Company Stockholders’ Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (iii) as promptly as practicable, make all necessary filings, and thereafter make any other required submissions, with respect to this Agreement and the Company Stockholders’ Agreement, and the Merger required under (A) the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and any other applicable federal or state securities laws, and (B) any other applicable law and (iv) execute or deliver any additional instruments necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by, and to fully carry out the purposes of, this Agreement and the Company Stockholders’ Agreement. The Company and the Fund shall cooperate with each other in connection with the making of all such filings. The Company and the Fund shall use their respective reasonable efforts to furnish to each other all information required for any application or other filing to be made pursuant to the rules and regulations of any applicable law (including all information required to be included in the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement) in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Company Stockholders’ Agreement. (b) Each of the Company and the Fund shall give (or shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to give) any notices to third parties, and use, and cause their respective Subsidiaries to use, their reasonable efforts to obtain any third party consents related to or required in connection with the Merger that are (i) necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or in the Company Stockholders’ Agreement, (ii) disclosed or required to be disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedule or the Fund Disclosure Schedule, as the case may be, or (iii) required to prevent a Company Material Adverse Effect or a Fund Material Adverse Effect from occurring prior to or after the Effective Time.

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  • COMMUNICATIONS RELATING TO FOREIGN SECURITIES The Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Fund written information with respect to materials received by the Custodian via the Foreign Sub-Custodians from issuers of the foreign securities being held for the account of the Portfolios (including, without limitation, pendency of calls and maturities of foreign securities and expirations of rights in connection therewith). With respect to tender or exchange offers, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Fund written information with respect to materials so received by the Custodian from issuers of the foreign securities whose tender or exchange is sought or from the party (or its agents) making the tender or exchange offer. The Custodian shall not be liable for any untimely exercise of any tender, exchange or other right or power in connection with foreign securities or other property of the Portfolios at any time held by it unless (i) the Custodian or the respective Foreign Sub-Custodian is in actual possession of such foreign securities or property and (ii) the Custodian receives Proper Instructions with regard to the exercise of any such right or power, and both (i) and (ii) occur at least three business days prior to the date on which the Custodian is to take action to exercise such right or power.

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  • Conditions to the Transaction 7.1 Conditions to Obligations of Each Party to Effect the Transaction. The respective obligations of each party to this Agreement to effect the Transaction shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:

  • CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE MERGER The obligations of the parties to effect the Merger are subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:

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