Transferability of Backstop Commitment Clause Samples
Transferability of Backstop Commitment. A Commitment Party may transfer, directly or indirectly, all or any portion of its Backstop Commitment to (i) its affiliated investment funds or (ii) any special purpose vehicle that is wholly-owned by such Commitment Party or its affiliated investment funds, created for the purpose of holding such Backstop Commitment or holding debt or equity of the Debtors, and with respect to which the Commitment Party either (x) has provided an equity support letter or a guarantee of such special purpose vehicle’s Backstop Commitment in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company or (y) otherwise remains fully obligated to fund the applicable Backstop Commitment until the consummation of the Plan; provided further, however, that any such special purpose vehicle shall not be related to or affiliated with any portfolio company of such Commitment Party or any of its affiliates or affiliated funds (other than solely by virtue of its affiliation with a Commitment Party), and the sale of the equity of such special purpose vehicle shall be subject to the same transferability restrictions set forth herein (any such transferee, a “Related Transferee”). Additionally, a Commitment Party may transfer, directly or indirectly, all or any portion of its Backstop Commitment to any other person provided that written notice thereof is provided to the Company, Milbank and O’Melveny, and (a) for any transfer of a Backstop Commitment to a single transferee, the amount of such Backstop Commitment, as compared to the aggregate Backstop Commitment of all Commitment Parties (the “Aggregate Backstop Commitment Percentage”) is no less than 0.2%, or all of the Backstop Commitment of such Commitment Party or the Backstop Commitment of any fund or account on behalf of which such Commitment Party is acting if such Commitment Party, fund or account holds a Backstop Commitment representing less than 0.2% of the Aggregate Backstop Commitment Percentage of all Commitment Parties, (b) for any transferee that is not a Commitment Party, such transferee executes a joinder to the Backstop Commitment Agreement (a copy of which is provided to Milbank and O’Melveny), and (c) for any transferee that is not an Initial Commitment Party, either (i) the Debtor acting in good faith determines that such transferee is reasonably capable of fulfilling such obligations or (ii) absent such a determination, such transferee will be required to deposit with the rights agent or, pursuant to escrow arrangements sat...
