Common use of Alternative Financing Clause in Contracts

Alternative Financing. (a) Upon the occurrence of an Investor Default or a Signatory Default, the Lead Investors (other than any Lead Investor whose breach is the cause of such Investor Default or Signatory Default) shall have the right, but shall not be obligated to, within five (5) Business Days after receipt of written notice from the Company to all Lead Investors on behalf of the Investors of such Investor Default or Signatory Default to make arrangements for one or more of such Lead Investors, their Related Purchasers, Ultimate Purchasers or any combination thereof to purchase all or any portion of the Available Investor Shares or Cash Recovery Subscription Equity, as the case may be, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in such amounts as may be agreed upon by such Lead Investors; provided, that if such Lead Investors, Related Purchasers and Ultimate Purchasers do not, in the aggregate, agree to purchase all of the Available Investor Shares or Cash Recovery Subscription Equity, as the case may be, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement or the Cash Recovery Backstop Agreement, as the case may be, the Co-Investors (other than any Co-Investor whose breach is the cause of such Investor Default or Signatory Default) shall have the right, but shall not be obligated to, within two (2) Business Days after the expiration of such five (5) Business Day period, to make arrangements for one or more of such Co-Investors, their Related Purchasers, Ultimate Purchasers or any combination thereof to purchase all or any portion of the remaining Available Investor Shares or Cash Recovery Subscription Equity, as the case may be, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in such amounts as may be agreed upon by such Co-Investors and any Lead Investors participating in the Alternative Financing (such arrangement pursuant to which all Available Investor Shares or all of the Cash Recovery Subscription Equity, as the case may be, are purchased, an “Alternative Financing”). If an Investor Default or Signatory Default occurs, the Effective Date and the Outside Date shall each be delayed only to the extent necessary to allow for an Alternative Financing to be completed within the time frame established in this Section 3.3(a); provided, that in no event shall the Effective Date or the Outside Date be delayed more than eight (8) Business Days without the prior written consent of the Company and all Lead Investors (other than any Investor whose breach is the cause of such Investor Default or Signatory Default). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) if the Investor Default or Signatory Default occurs on the date that would have been the Effective Date, then each condition set forth in Section 8.1 that was satisfied as of such date (including any condition that had been waived by Requisite Investors) shall be deemed to be satisfied at all times after the date of such Investor Default or Signatory Default, and (ii) in the event that an Alternative Financing has not been consummated prior to the expiration of the eight (8) Business Day period (or such longer period as agreed among the Company and the Investors) set forth in the preceding sentence, the Company shall be entitled to terminate this agreement pursuant to Section 10.1(d)(i). (b) Each Investor agrees that if such Investor causes an Investor Default or Signatory Default, such Investor shall, within two (2) Business Days of receiving written notice by the Company that an Alternative Financing has been consummated, repay its Allotted Portion of the Stock Right Premium to the extent received from the Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the non-defaulting Investors pro rata based on their Allotted Portions whether or not the Effective Date occurs. (c) Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to require an Investor to purchase more than its Allotted Portion of (i) the Direct Subscription Shares and (ii) the Unsubscribed Shares.

Appears in 4 contracts

Sources: Equity Commitment Agreement (Goldman Sachs Group Inc), Equity Commitment Agreement (Ubs Ag), Equity Commitment Agreement (Citadel Securities LLC)

Alternative Financing. If any Debt Financing Failure Event occurs, Buyer will reasonably promptly notify the Company in writing and use commercially reasonable efforts to (ai) Upon as promptly as practicable following the occurrence of an Investor Default or a Signatory Defaultsuch event, the Lead Investors (other than any Lead Investor whose breach is the cause of such Investor Default or Signatory Default) shall have the right, but shall not be obligated to, within five (5) Business Days after receipt of written notice arrange and obtain financing from the Company same or alternative sources in an amount sufficient to all Lead Investors on behalf replace any unavailable portion of the Investors Required Amount of such Investor Default or Signatory Default the Debt Financing (after taking into account cash on hand and other sources of immediately available funds available to make arrangements for Buyer at the Closing (including any amounts (if any) of the Debt Financing and/or Take-Out Financings funded into escrow), on terms and conditions not materially less favorable in the aggregate to Buyer than those contained in the Commitment Letter (the “Alternative Financing”); and (ii) obtain one or more new financing commitment letters with respect to such Alternative Financing (each, a “New Commitment Letter”). Buyer shall promptly provide the Company with a correct and complete copy of any New Commitment Letter, together with any exhibits, schedules, and annexes thereto, and a correct and complete copy of any fee letter in connection therewith (which fee letter may be redacted as to fee amounts, pricing caps, “market flex” terms, and other similar economic and pricing terms so long as such Lead Investors, their Related Purchasers, Ultimate Purchasers or any combination thereof to purchase all or any portion redactions would not reduce the amount of the Available Investor Shares Debt Financing below the Required Amount or Cash Recovery Subscription Equityadversely affect the conditionality or availability of the Debt Financing). In the event that any New Commitment Letter is obtained, (1) any reference in this Agreement to the “Commitment Letter” or the “Fee Letter” shall mean the Commitment Letter or the Fee Letter, as the case may be, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth extent not superseded by one or more New Commitment Letters (or any related fee letter(s)) at the time in question, and any New Commitment Letter (and any related fee letter(s)) to the extent then in effect, and (2) any reference in this Agreement and in such amounts as may be agreed upon by such Lead Investors; provided, that if such Lead Investors, Related Purchasers and Ultimate Purchasers do not, in the aggregate, agree to purchase all of the Available Investor Shares or Cash Recovery Subscription Equity, as the case may be, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement or “Debt Financing” will mean the Cash Recovery Backstop Agreement, Debt Financing contemplated by the Commitment Letter as the case may be, the Co-Investors (other than any Co-Investor whose breach is the cause of such Investor Default or Signatory Default) shall have the right, but shall not be obligated to, within two (2) Business Days after the expiration of such five (5) Business Day period, to make arrangements for one or more of such Co-Investors, their Related Purchasers, Ultimate Purchasers or any combination thereof to purchase all or any portion of the remaining Available Investor Shares or Cash Recovery Subscription Equity, as the case may be, on the terms and subject modified pursuant to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in such amounts as may be agreed upon by such Co-Investors and any Lead Investors participating in the Alternative Financing (such arrangement pursuant to which all Available Investor Shares or all of the Cash Recovery Subscription Equity, as the case may be, are purchased, an “Alternative Financing”). If an Investor Default or Signatory Default occurs, the Effective Date and the Outside Date shall each be delayed only to the extent necessary to allow for an Alternative Financing to be completed within the time frame established in this Section 3.3(a); provided, that in no event shall the Effective Date or the Outside Date be delayed more than eight (8) Business Days without the prior written consent of the Company and all Lead Investors (other than any Investor whose breach is the cause of such Investor Default or Signatory Default). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) if the Investor Default or Signatory Default occurs on the date that would have been the Effective Date, then each condition set forth in Section 8.1 that was satisfied as of such date (including any condition that had been waived by Requisite Investors) shall be deemed to be satisfied at all times after the date of such Investor Default or Signatory Default, and (ii) in the event that an Alternative Financing has not been consummated prior to the expiration of the eight (8) Business Day period (or such longer period as agreed among the Company and the Investors) set forth in the preceding sentence, the Company shall be entitled to terminate this agreement pursuant to Section 10.1(d)(i)foregoing. (b) Each Investor agrees that if such Investor causes an Investor Default or Signatory Default, such Investor shall, within two (2) Business Days of receiving written notice by the Company that an Alternative Financing has been consummated, repay its Allotted Portion of the Stock Right Premium to the extent received from the Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the non-defaulting Investors pro rata based on their Allotted Portions whether or not the Effective Date occurs. (c) Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to require an Investor to purchase more than its Allotted Portion of (i) the Direct Subscription Shares and (ii) the Unsubscribed Shares.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Equity Purchase Agreement (Sanmina Corp), Equity Purchase Agreement (Advanced Micro Devices Inc)