Common use of The Distribution or Other Disposition; Cooperation Clause in Contracts

The Distribution or Other Disposition; Cooperation. (a) Southwest shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine (i) whether and when to proceed with all or part of the Distribution or Other Disposition and (ii) all terms of the Distribution or Other Disposition, as applicable, including the form, structure and terms of any transaction(s) or offering(s) to effect the Distribution or Other Disposition and the timing of and conditions to the consummation of the Distribution or Other Disposition. In addition, in the event that Southwest determines to proceed with the Distribution or Other Disposition, Southwest may at any time and from time to time until the completion of the Distribution or Other Disposition abandon, modify or change any or all of the terms of the Distribution or Other Disposition, including by accelerating or delaying the timing of the consummation of all or part of the Distribution or Other Disposition. (b) Upon Southwest’s request, in addition to any appliable obligations of Centuri under the Registration Rights Agreement, Centuri shall cooperate with Southwest in all respects to accomplish the Distribution or Other Disposition and shall, at Southwest’s direction, promptly take any and all actions necessary or desirable to effect the Distribution or Other Disposition, including, without limitation: (i) registering under the Securities Act the offering of Centuri Common Stock on appropriate registration form(s) to be designated by Southwest and filing any necessary documents pursuant to the Exchange Act; provided, that Southwest shall select any investment bank(s), manager(s), underwriter(s), dealer-manager(s), financial printer, solicitation or exchange agent and financial, legal, accounting, Tax and other advisors and service providers in connection with the Distribution or Other Disposition; (ii) providing to Southwest and its Representatives information regarding Centuri and its Subsidiaries, as Southwest shall reasonably request in connection with the Distribution or Other Disposition, including all pertinent financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and other properties of Centuri; provided, that any information requested pursuant to this Section 3.3(b)(i) which Centuri determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination Southwest is so notified, shall not be disclosed by Southwest or any potential transferee of Retained Shares reasonably identified by Southwest (a “Disposition Transferee”) to any other Persons until Centuri makes a “cleansing disclosure” with respect to such information; provided, further, that Centuri shall make a “cleansing disclosure” with respect to such information no later than ninety (90) days following receipt by Southwest or any Disposition Transferee of such information unless Centuri determines in good faith that such “cleansing disclosure” would have a material and adverse effect on the Centuri Business; (iii) cooperating with any reasonable due diligence investigation and review of Centuri and its Subsidiaries to be undertaken in connection with the Distribution or Other Disposition by any Disposition Transferee that executes a confidentiality agreement, including causing senior management of Centuri to be reasonably available to any such Disposition Transferee and its Representatives; (iv) cooperating with Southwest to take such corporate or other organizational actions as Southwest may reasonably request to permit the consummation of the Distribution or Other Disposition; (v) delivering or causing to be delivered customary comfort letters and legal opinions as are required in connection with the Distribution or Other Disposition, in each case, subject to receipt by Centuri of any representations or documentation reasonably necessary to permit the delivery of such comfort letters or legal opinions; (vi) cooperating with Southwest, any Disposition Transferee and their respective Representatives in connection with any filings required to be made with any Governmental Authority in connection with the Distribution or Other Disposition; (vii) sending appropriate Centuri officers to attend any “road shows” scheduled in connection with the Distribution or Other Disposition, with all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Centuri or such officers in connection with such attendance to be paid in accordance with Section 11.9; (viii) providing to any transfer agent, exchange agent or registrar such share certificates (to the extent certificated), book-entry authorizations (to the extent not certificated), forms, legal opinions (from Centuri’s outside or in-house counsel), agreements, documents or any other information required to consummate the Distribution or Other Disposition that Southwest, any Disposition Transferee, any underwriter or any such transfer agent, exchange agent or registrar may so request; (ix) executing such agreements and taking such other actions as Southwest shall reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of the Retained Shares, including customary indemnification and contribution to the effect and to the extent provided in the Registration Rights Agreement; and (x) otherwise cooperating with Southwest to facilitate the satisfaction on a timely basis of all conditions precedent to consummating the Distribution or Other Disposition that are within Centuri’s control.

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Samples: Separation Agreement (Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.), Separation Agreement (Centuri Holdings, Inc.)

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The Distribution or Other Disposition; Cooperation. (a) Southwest shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine (i) whether and when to proceed with all or part of the Distribution or Other Disposition and (ii) all terms of the Distribution or Other Disposition, as applicable, including the form, structure and terms of any transaction(s) or offering(s) to effect the Distribution or Other Disposition and the timing of and conditions to the consummation of the Distribution or Other Disposition. In addition, in the event that Southwest determines to proceed with the Distribution or Other Disposition, Southwest may at any time and from time to time until the completion of the Distribution or Other Disposition abandon, modify or change any or all of the terms of the Distribution or Other Disposition, including by accelerating or delaying the timing of the consummation of all or part of the Distribution or Other Disposition. (b) Upon Southwest’s request, in addition to any appliable obligations of Centuri under the Registration Rights Agreement, Centuri shall cooperate with Southwest in all respects to accomplish the Distribution or Other Disposition and shall, at Southwest’s direction, promptly take any and all actions necessary or desirable to effect the Distribution or Other Disposition, including, without limitation: : (i) registering under the Securities Act the offering of Centuri Common Stock on appropriate registration form(s) to be designated by Southwest and filing any necessary documents pursuant to the Exchange Act; provided, that Southwest shall select any investment bank(s), manager(s), underwriter(s), dealer-manager(s), financial printer, solicitation or exchange agent and financial, legal, accounting, Tax and other advisors and service providers in connection with the Distribution or Other Disposition; ; (ii) providing to Southwest and its Representatives information regarding Centuri and its Subsidiaries, as Southwest shall reasonably request in connection with the Distribution or Other Disposition, including all pertinent financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and other properties of Centuri; provided, that any information requested pursuant to this Section 3.3(b)(i) which Centuri determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination Southwest is so notified, shall not be disclosed by Southwest or any potential transferee of Retained Shares reasonably identified by Southwest (a “Disposition Transferee”) to any other Persons until Centuri makes a “cleansing disclosure” with respect to such information; provided, further, that Centuri shall make a “cleansing disclosure” with respect to such information no later than ninety (90) days following receipt by Southwest or any Disposition Transferee of such information unless Centuri determines in good faith that such “cleansing disclosure” would have a material and adverse effect on the Centuri Business; (iiia) cooperating with any reasonable due diligence investigation Centuri Release of Southwest. Except as provided in Section 4.1(c) and review of Centuri and its Subsidiaries to be undertaken in connection with the Distribution or Other Disposition by any Disposition Transferee that executes a confidentiality agreementSection 4.1(d), including causing senior management of Centuri to be reasonably available to any such Disposition Transferee and its Representatives; (iv) cooperating with Southwest to take such corporate or other organizational actions effective as Southwest may reasonably request to permit the consummation of the Distribution or Other Disposition; (v) delivering or causing to be delivered customary comfort letters Separation Time, Centuri does hereby, for itself and legal opinions as are required in connection with each other member of the Distribution or Other DispositionCenturi Group, in each case, subject to receipt by Centuri of any representations or documentation reasonably necessary to permit the delivery of such comfort letters or legal opinions; (vi) cooperating with Southwest, any Disposition Transferee and their respective Representatives in connection with any filings required to be made with any Governmental Authority in connection with the Distribution or Other Disposition; (vii) sending appropriate Centuri officers to attend any “road shows” scheduled in connection with the Distribution or Other Dispositionsuccessors and assigns, with all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Centuri or such officers in connection with such attendance to be paid in accordance with Section 11.9; (viii) providing to any transfer agentand, exchange agent or registrar such share certificates (to the extent certificated), book-entry authorizations (to the extent not certificated), forms, legal opinions (from Centuri’s outside or in-house counsel), agreements, documents or any other information required to consummate the Distribution or Other Disposition that Southwest, any Disposition Transferee, any underwriter or any such transfer agent, exchange agent or registrar may so request; (ix) executing such agreements and taking such other actions as Southwest shall reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of the Retained Shares, including customary indemnification and contribution to the effect and to the extent provided in the Registration Rights Agreement; and (x) otherwise cooperating with Southwest to facilitate the satisfaction on a timely basis of all conditions precedent to consummating the Distribution or Other Disposition that are within Centuri’s control.extent

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Samples: Separation Agreement (Centuri Holdings, Inc.)

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The Distribution or Other Disposition; Cooperation. (a) Southwest shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine (i) whether and when to proceed with all or part of the Distribution or Other Disposition and (ii) all terms of the Distribution or Other Disposition, as applicable, including the form, structure and terms of any transaction(s) or offering(s) to effect the Distribution or Other Disposition and the timing of and conditions to the consummation of the Distribution or Other Disposition. In addition, in the event that Southwest determines to proceed with the Distribution or Other Disposition, Southwest may at any time and from time to time until the completion of the Distribution or Other Disposition abandon, modify or change any or all of the terms of the Distribution or Other Disposition, including by accelerating or delaying the timing of the consummation of all or part of the Distribution or Other Disposition. (b) Upon Southwest’s request, in addition to any appliable obligations of Centuri under the Registration Rights Agreement, Centuri shall cooperate with Southwest in all respects to accomplish the Distribution or Other Disposition and shall, at Southwest’s direction, promptly take any and all actions necessary or desirable to effect the Distribution or Other Disposition, including, without limitation: (i) registering under the Securities Act the offering of Centuri Common Stock on appropriate registration form(s) to be designated by Southwest and filing any necessary documents pursuant to the Exchange Act; provided, that Southwest shall select any investment bank(s), manager(s), underwriter(s), dealer-manager(s), financial printer, solicitation or exchange agent and financial, legal, accounting, Tax and other advisors and service providers in connection with the Distribution or Other Disposition; (ii) providing to Southwest and its Representatives information regarding Centuri and its Subsidiaries, as Southwest shall reasonably request in connection with the Distribution or Other Disposition, including all pertinent financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and other properties of Centuri; provided, that any information requested pursuant to this Section 3.3(b)(i) ), which Centuri determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination Southwest is so notified, shall not be disclosed by Southwest or any potential transferee of Retained Shares reasonably identified by Southwest (a “Disposition Transferee”) to any other Persons until Centuri makes a “cleansing disclosure” with respect to such information; provided, further, that Centuri shall make a “cleansing disclosure” with respect to such information no later than ninety (90) days following receipt by Southwest or any Disposition Transferee of such information unless Centuri determines in good faith that such “cleansing disclosure” would have a material and adverse effect on the Centuri Business; (iii) cooperating with any reasonable due diligence investigation and review of Centuri and its Subsidiaries to be undertaken in connection with the Distribution or Other Disposition by any Disposition Transferee that executes a confidentiality agreement, including causing senior management of Centuri to be reasonably available to any such Disposition Transferee and its Representatives; (iv) cooperating with Southwest to take such corporate or other organizational actions as Southwest may reasonably request to permit the consummation of the Distribution or Other Disposition; (v) delivering or causing to be delivered customary comfort letters and legal opinions as are required in connection with the Distribution or Other Disposition, in each case, subject to receipt by Centuri of any representations or documentation reasonably necessary to permit the delivery of such comfort letters or legal opinions; (vi) cooperating with Southwest, any Disposition Transferee and their respective Representatives in connection with any filings required to be made with any Governmental Authority in connection with the Distribution or Other Disposition; (vii) sending appropriate Centuri officers to attend any “road shows” scheduled in connection with the Distribution or Other Disposition, with all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Centuri or such officers in connection with such attendance to be paid in accordance with Section 11.9; (viii) providing to any transfer agent, exchange agent or registrar such share certificates (to the extent certificated), book-entry authorizations (to the extent not certificated), forms, legal opinions (from Centuri’s outside or in-house counsel), agreements, documents or any other information required to consummate the Distribution or Other Disposition that Southwest, any Disposition Transferee, any underwriter or any such transfer agent, exchange agent or registrar may so request; (ix) executing such agreements and taking such other actions as Southwest shall reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of the Retained Shares, including customary indemnification and contribution to the effect and to the extent provided in the Registration Rights Agreement; and (x) otherwise cooperating with Southwest to facilitate the satisfaction on a timely basis of all conditions precedent to consummating the Distribution or Other Disposition that are within Centuri’s control.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Separation Agreement (Centuri Holdings, Inc.)

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