The Equity Backstop Sample Clauses

The Equity Backstop. The Rights Offering will be backstopped by the Backstop Parties. Each of the Backstop Parties, severally and not jointly, has agreed, pursuant to the Backstop Agreement, to subscribe for, and purchase, all New Participating Preferred Units that are not purchased by other Eligible Noteholders pursuant to the Rights Offering (the “Unsubscribed Units”) on a pro rata basis in accordance with the percentages set forth in Schedule 1(c) to the Backstop Agreement. As consideration for their commitment under the Backstop Agreement, the Backstop Parties will receive the Backstop Commitment Fee set forth in the Backstop Agreement. There will be no over-subscription privilege in the Rights Offering. The Unsubscribed Units will not be offered to other Eligible Noteholders but will be purchased by the Backstop Parties in accordance with the Backstop Agreement.
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The Equity Backstop. The Rights Offering will be backstopped by certain members of an Ad Hoc Group of Holders of Unsecured Notes (the “Backstop Parties”). Each of the Backstop Parties has, severally and not jointly, agreed pursuant to an equity commitment agreement among the Backstop Parties and the Company (the “Equity Commitment Agreement”), to subscribe for, and purchase, all shares of New Common Stock that are not purchased by other Eligible Holders pursuant to the Rights Offering (the “Unsubscribed Shares”). The Backstop Parties will receive certain consideration in return for the provided commitment. The consideration will be an aggregate of 705,394 shares of New Common Stock. In the event that the Equity Commitment Agreement is terminated under certain circumstances, the Backstop Parties shall be entitled to a cash termination fee of $11.1 million.
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The Equity Backstop. [The Debtors’ Rights Offering will be backstopped by certain signatories to that certain Equity Commitment Agreement, dated as of August 27, 2010 (collective, the “Debtors’ Sponsors”). The Debtors’ Sponsors have committee to purchasing all shares of New Common Stock that are not purchased by Eligible Holders pursuant to the Debtors’ Rights Offering. As a premium for its commitment to purchase such shares, if the Debtors’ Rights Offering is consummated, the Debtors’ Sponsors will be granted 705,394 shares in New Common Stock, and the right to purchase certain convertible preferred stock in Reorganized Tronox for $15 million, which preferred stock will pay dividends at a rate of 8% per annum, paid quarterly in n n u u g g c c e e o o d d V V . . i i e w e w w w w w e e w w r r P P m m D D Click to buy NOW! o Click to buy NOW! o F F c c - - . . X k X k c c C C a a h h r r a a t t - - cash, and is convertible to 3.9% of the new equity in Reorganized Tronox pursuant to the Debtors’ Plan. If the Debtors’ Rights Offering is not consummated, the Debtors’ Sponsors will be granted a break-up fee of $11.1 million.] The Equity Committee Rights Offering will be backstopped by certain signatories, and pursuant to the term of, to that certain Equity Commitment Agreement, dated as of September [ ], 2010, which provides for the sponsorship and backstop for the Equity Committee Rights Offering, as the same may be modified, amended or supplemented (collective, the “Equity Committee Sponsors”). The Equity Committee Sponsors have committee to purchasing all shares of New Common Stock that are not purchased by Eligible Holders pursuant to the Equity Committee Rights Offering. As a premium for its commitment to purchase such shares, if the Equity Committee Rights Offering is consummated, the Equity Committee Sponsors will be granted [1,480,000] shares in New Common Stock (which is approximately [3.4]% of the New Common Stock in Reorganized Tronox, subject to dilution). If the Equity Committee Rights Offering is not consummated, the Equity Committee Sponsors will be granted a break-up fee of $[11.1] million.
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Related to The Equity Backstop

  • Lenders’ Purchase of Participations in Letters of Credit Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender having a Revolving Commitment shall be deemed to have purchased, and hereby agrees to irrevocably purchase, from Issuing Bank a participation in such Letter of Credit and any drawings honored thereunder in an amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share (with respect to the Revolving Commitments) of the maximum amount which is or at any time may become available to be drawn thereunder. In the event that Borrower shall fail for any reason to reimburse Issuing Bank as provided in Section 2.4(d), Issuing Bank shall promptly notify Administrative Agent of the unreimbursed amount of such honored drawing and Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender with a Revolving Commitment of such Lender’s respective participation therein based on such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Commitments. Each Lender with a Revolving Commitment shall make available to Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank an amount equal to its respective participation, in an Equivalent Amount in Dollars and in same day funds, at the office of Administrative Agent specified in such notice, not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the first business day (under the laws of the jurisdiction in which such office of Issuing Bank is located) after the date notified by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Issuing Bank. In the event that any Lender with a Revolving Commitment fails to make available to Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank on such business day the amount of such Lender’s participation in such Letter of Credit as provided in this Section 2.4(e), Issuing Bank (acting through the Administrative Agent) shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon for three Business Days at the rate customarily used by Issuing Bank for the correction of errors among banks and thereafter at the Base Rate. Nothing in this Section 2.4(e) shall be deemed to prejudice the right of any Lender with a Revolving Commitment to recover from Issuing Bank any amounts made available by such Lender to Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section in the event that the payment with respect to a Letter of Credit in respect of which payment was made by such Lender constituted gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of Issuing Bank. In the event Issuing Bank (acting through the Administrative Agent) shall have been reimbursed by other Lenders pursuant to this Section 2.4(e) for all or any portion of any drawing honored by Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank (acting through the Administrative Agent) shall distribute to each Lender which has paid all amounts payable by it under this Section 2.4(e) with respect to such honored drawing such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all payments subsequently received by Issuing Bank from Borrower in reimbursement of such honored drawing when such payments are received. Any such distribution shall be made to a Lender at its primary address set forth below its name on Appendix B or at such other address as such Lender may request.

  • Investment Commitment The undersigned's overall commitment to investments which are not readily marketable is not disproportionate to the undersigned's net worth, and an investment in the Shares will not cause such overall commitment to become excessive.

  • Commitment Letters Consultant shall also submit Subcontractor Commitment Letters on Subcontractor’s letterhead, no more than one page each, from all proposed Subcontractors to acknowledge their commitment to the team, scope of services, and percent of participation in the project.

  • Commitment to Issue Letters of Credit (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, upon the execution and delivery by the Borrower of a letter of credit application on the L/C Issuer’s customary form (a “Letter of Credit Application”), the L/C Issuer on behalf of the Revolving Credit Lenders and in reliance upon the agreement of the Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this §4 and upon the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained herein, agrees, in its individual capacity, to issue, extend and renew for the account of the Borrower one or more standby letters of credit (individually, a “Letter of Credit”), in such form as may be requested from time to time by the Borrower, and agreed to by the L/C Issuer; provided, however, that, after giving effect to such request, (i) the sum of the aggregate Maximum Drawing Amount and all Unpaid Reimbursement Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit at any time, (ii) the sum of the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans plus the Maximum Drawing Amount and all Unpaid Reimbursement Obligations, plus the outstanding amount of Swing Line Loans shall not exceed the lesser of (x) the Total Commitment at such time and (y) the Borrowing Base at such time. Each request by the Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower that the issuance or amendment so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Borrower or such Subsidiary that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.

  • Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit (i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and (G) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. Additionally, the Borrower shall furnish to the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may require.

  • Participations in Letters of Credit Concurrently with the issuance of each Letter of Credit, the Issuing Lender shall be deemed to have sold and transferred to each Lender with a Revolving Loan Commitment, and each such Lender shall be deemed irrevocably and unconditionally to have purchased and received from the Issuing Lender, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation, to the extent of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share, in such Letter of Credit and the Company’s reimbursement obligations with respect thereto. If the Company does not pay any reimbursement obligation when due, the Company shall be deemed to have immediately requested that the Lenders make a Revolving Loan which is a Base Rate Loan in a principal amount equal to such reimbursement obligations. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify such Lenders of such deemed request and, without the necessity of compliance with the requirements of Section 2.2.2, Section 12.2 or otherwise such Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent its Pro Rata Share of such Loan. The proceeds of such Loan shall be paid over by the Administrative Agent to the Issuing Lender for the account of the Company in satisfaction of such reimbursement obligations. For the purposes of this Agreement, the unparticipated portion of each Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the Issuing Lender’s “participation” therein. The Issuing Lender hereby agrees, upon request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, to deliver to the Administrative Agent or such Lender a list of all outstanding Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender, together with such information related thereto as the Administrative Agent or such Lender may reasonably request.

  • Equity Commitment (a) The Sponsor shall, at or immediately prior to the Effective Time, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, purchase, or cause the purchase of, equity interests of Holdco and pay, or cause to be paid, to Holdco in immediately available funds an aggregate cash purchase price equal to $233,400,000 (such amount, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 1(b), the “Equity Commitment”), which will be (i) contributed by Holdco to Parent and (ii) used by Parent solely for the purpose of funding, to the extent necessary to fund, such portion of the Merger Consideration required to be paid by Parent to consummate the Merger pursuant to and in accordance with the Merger Agreement, together with related fees and expenses; provided that the Sponsor shall not, under any circumstances, be obligated to contribute more than the Equity Commitment to Holdco and the liability of the Sponsor hereunder shall not exceed the amount of the Equity Commitment.

  • Requesting Letters of Credit (a) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to the LC Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application may be sent by facsimile, by United States mail, by overnight courier, by electronic transmission using the system provided by the LC Issuer, by personal delivery or by any other means acceptable to the LC Issuer. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the LC Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the LC Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the LC Issuer: (i) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (ii) the amount thereof; (iii) the expiry date thereof; (iv) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (v) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (vi) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (vii) the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit; and (viii) such other matters as the LC Issuer may require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the LC Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the LC Issuer may require. Additionally, the Borrower shall furnish to the LC Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent may require. If any provisions of any Issuer Document conflict with any provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern and control.

  • Investment Letter Without limiting the generality of Section 4.1, unless the offer and sale of any shares of Warrant Stock shall have been effectively registered under the Securities Act, the Company shall be under no obligation to issue the Warrant Stock unless and until the Holder shall have executed an investment letter in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, including a warranty at the time of such exercise that the Holder is acquiring such shares for its own account, for investment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, the distribution of any such shares.

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