Fundamental Changes and Asset Sales. (a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all of its assets, or all or substantially all of the Equity Interests of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, except that:
(i) any Person may merge into the Borrower in a transaction in which the Borrower is the surviving corporation;
(ii) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge into (i) the Borrower or (ii) one or more Restricted Subsidiaries (provided that when a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party is merging with a Restricted Subsidiary, the Loan Party shall be the surviving entity);
(iii) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if a transferor in such a transaction is a Loan Party, then the transferee must be a Loan Party;
(iv) the Borrower or any Subsidiary may transfer, sell and/or pledge Permitted Receivables Related Assets under Permitted Receivables Facilities (subject to the limitation that the Attributable Receivables Indebtedness thereunder shall not exceed an aggregate amount permitted under Section 6.01(h));
(v) any Restricted Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders;
(vi) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may dispose of property and assets, including Equity Interests of a Subsidiary, either directly or through a merger or consolidation, to the extent permitted by clause (c) of this Section; and
(vii) so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom, a Subsidiary Guarantor may merge or consolidate with any other Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i) such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving entity or (ii) if the Person formed by or surviving any such merger or consolidation (any such Person, the “Successor Company”) is not such Subsidiary Guarantor, (A) the Successor Company shall be an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state or commonwealth thereof, the District ...
Fundamental Changes and Asset Sales. (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) any of its assets, (including pursuant to a Sale and Leaseback Transaction), or any of the Equity Interests of any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:
(i) any Person may merge into the Company in a transaction in which the Company is the surviving corporation;
(ii) any Subsidiary may merge into a Loan Party in a transaction in which the surviving entity is such Loan Party (provided that any such merger involving the Company must result in the Company as the surviving entity) and any Subsidiary which is not a Loan Party may merge into another Subsidiary which is not a Loan Party;
(iii) any Subsidiary may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its assets to a Loan Party and any Subsidiary which is not a Loan Party may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its assets to another Subsidiary which is not a Loan Party;
(iv) the Company and its Subsidiaries may (A) sell inventory in the ordinary course of business, (B) effect sales, trade-ins or dispositions of equipment that is obsolete or no longer useful in any meaningful way in its business, (C) enter into licenses of technology in the ordinary course of business, and (D) make any other sales, transfers, leases or dispositions that, together with all other Property of the Company and its Subsidiaries previously leased, sold or disposed of as permitted by this clause (D) during any Fiscal Year of the Company, does not represent Property with a book value that (1) is greater than 10% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Company or (2) is responsible for more than 10% of the consolidated net sales or of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company, in each case, as would be shown in the consolidated financial statements of the Company as at the beginning of the four-quarter period ending with the quarter in which such determination is made (or if financial statements have not been delivered hereunder for that quarter which begins the four quarter period, then the financial statements delivered hereunder for the quarter e...
Fundamental Changes and Asset Sales. (a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) any of its assets, (including pursuant to a Sale and Leaseback Transaction), or all or any of the Equity Interests of any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing (i) any Person may merge into the Borrower in a transaction in which the Borrower is the surviving corporation, (ii) any Subsidiary may merge into a Loan Party in a transaction in which the surviving entity is such Loan Party (provided that any such merger involving the Borrower must result in the Borrower as the surviving entity), (iii) any Subsidiary may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its assets to, or otherwise dissolve into, a Loan Party and (iv) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may (A) sell inventory, used or surplus equipment and Permitted Investments in the ordinary course of business and real estate located in Dresden, Germany not currently used in the operation of the Borrower’s business, (B) effect sales, trade-ins or dispositions of used equipment for value in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (C) enter into licenses of technology in the ordinary course of business, (D) enter into Qualified Asset Sales so long as the Net Proceeds resulting thereof are applied in accordance with Section 2.11(c) and in accordance with the Revolving Facility Agreement and (E) make any other sales, transfers, leases or dispositions of assets with an aggregate book value that, together with the aggregate book value of all other assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries previously leased, sold or disposed of as permitted by this clause (E) during any fiscal year of the Borrower, does not exceed 1% of Consolidated Total Assets (as reflected in the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower delivered to the Lenders) or as otherwise approved in writing by the Administrative Agent and (v) any Subsidiary (other than a Material Subsidiary) may liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not ...
Fundamental Changes and Asset Sales. (a) No Customer will merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) any of its assets, (including pursuant to a sale and leaseback transaction), or any of the equity interests of any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:
(i) any Person may merge into BEM in a transaction in which BEM is the surviving corporation;
(ii) any Customer may merge into any other Customer (provided that any such merger involving BEM must result in BEM as the surviving entity);
(iii) any Customer may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its assets to any other Customer;
(iv) each Customer may (A) sell inventory in the ordinary course of business, (B) effect sales, trade-ins or dispositions of equipment that is obsolete or no longer useful in any meaningful way in its business, (C) enter into licenses of technology in the ordinary course of business, and (D) make any other sales, transfers, leases or dispositions that, together with all other property of the Customers previously leased, sold or disposed of as permitted by this clause (D) during any Fiscal Year of BEM, does not represent property with a book value that (1) is greater than 10% of the Consolidated Total Assets of BEM or (2) is responsible for more than 10% of the consolidated net sales or of the Consolidated Net Income of BEM, in each case, as would be shown in the consolidated financial statements of BEM as at the beginning of the four-quarter period ending with the quarter in which such determination is made (or if financial statements have not been delivered hereunder for that quarter which begins the four quarter period, then the financial statements delivered hereunder for the quarter ending immediately prior to that quarter); and
(v) any Customer may liquidate or dissolve if BEM determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of BEM and is not materially disadvantageous to the Metal Lender, and all Consigned Precious Metal consigned to such Customer is either returned to the Metal Lender or purchased and paid for pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) No Customer will engage to any material extent in any bus...
Fundamental Changes and Asset Sales. (a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) any of its assets, or any of the Equity Interests of any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, except that:
(i) any Person may merge into the Borrower in a transaction in which the Borrower is the surviving corporation;
(ii) any Person (other than the Borrower) may merge into any Subsidiary in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a Subsidiary;
(iii) any Subsidiary may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of its assets to the Borrower or to another Subsidiary;
(iv) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may (A) sell inventory in the ordinary course of business, (B) effect sales, trade-ins or dispositions of used equipment for value in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (C) enter into licenses of technology in the ordinary course of business, and (D) make any other sales, transfers or dispositions that, together with all other property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries previously sold or disposed of as permitted by this clause (D) during any fiscal year of the Borrower, does not exceed an aggregate book value of twenty percent (20%) of Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower (determined at the time of making such sale, transfer) or disposition by reference to the Borrower’s financial statements most recently delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) or, if prior to the date of the delivery of the first financial statements to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b), the most recent financial statements referred to in Section 3.04(a); and
(v) any Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve in accordance with applicable laws.
(b) The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, change its fiscal year from the basis in effect on the Effective Date.
Fundamental Changes and Asset Sales. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole), (including pursuant to a Sale and Leaseback Transaction), or all or substantially all of the Equity Interests of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing:
(i) any Person (including any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party) may merge into the Company or a Subsidiary in a transaction in which the Company or such Subsidiary is the surviving corporation (provided that any such merger involving the Company must result in the Company as the surviving entity);
(ii) any Subsidiary may merge into a Loan Party in a transaction in which the surviving entity is such Loan Party (provided that any such merger involving the Company must result in the Company as the surviving entity);
(iii) any Subsidiary may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its assets to the Company or another Subsidiary; and
(iv) any Subsidiary of the Company may liquidate or dissolve if the Company determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Company and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders.
Fundamental Changes and Asset Sales. (i) The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole), or all or substantially all of the Equity Interests of its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing:
(A) any Person (including any Subsidiary) may merge into or consolidate with the Company or any Subsidiary in a transaction in which the Company or such Subsidiary is the surviving corporation;
(B) any Subsidiary may merge into any other Subsidiary;
(C) any Subsidiary may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its assets to the Company or any other Subsidiary; and
(D) any Subsidiary that is not a Material Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if a Responsible Officer of the Company determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Company and is not materially disadvantageous to the holders of the Notes.
Fundamental Changes and Asset Sales. (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) any of its assets, (including pursuant to a Sale and Leaseback Transaction), or all or any of the Equity Interests of any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing (i) any Person may merge into the Company in a transaction in which the Company is the surviving corporation, (ii) any Subsidiary may merge into a Loan Party in a transaction in which the surviving entity is such Loan Party (provided that any such merger involving the Company must result in the Company as the surviving entity), (iii) (A) any Loan Party (other than the Company) or any Subsidiary may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its assets to, or otherwise dissolve into, a Loan Party and (B) the Company may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its assets to, a Subsidiary Guarantor, and (iv) the Company and its Subsidiaries may (A) sell inventory, used or surplus equipment and Permitted Investments in the ordinary course of business and real estate located in Dresden, Germany not currently used in the operation of the Company’s business, (B) effect sales, trade-ins or dispositions of used equipment for value in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (C) enter into licenses of technology in the ordinary course of business and (D) make any other sales, transfers, leases or dispositions of assets with an aggregate book value that, together with the aggregate book value of all other assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries previously leased, sold or disposed of as permitted by this clause (D) (1) during any fiscal year of the Company, does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Total Assets and (2) during the term of this Agreement, does not exceed 25% of Consolidated Total Assets (in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (1) and (2), as reflected in the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company delivered to the Lenders) and (v) any Subsidiary (other than a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower or a Material Subsidiary) may liquidate or dissolve if the Company determines in good faith that su...
Fundamental Changes and Asset Sales. (a) No Customer will merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) any of its assets, (including pursuant to a sale and leaseback transaction), or any of the equity interests of any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing: (i) any Person may merge into BEM in a transaction in which BEM is the surviving corporation; (ii) any Customer may merge into any other Customer (provided that any such merger involving BEM must result in BEM as the surviving entity); (iii) any Customer may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its assets to any other Customer; -35-
Fundamental Changes and Asset Sales. (a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) any of its assets (including (x) pursuant to a Sale and Leaseback Transaction and (y) any disposition of property to a Delaware Divided LLC pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division), or any of the Equity Interests of any of its Subsidiaries (including pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division) (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing:
(i) any Person may merge into the Borrower in a transaction in which the Borrower is the surviving corporation; (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge into the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary (provided that any such merger involving a Loan Party must result in such Loan Party being the surviving entity); (iii) any Restricted Subsidiary may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its assets to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary;
