FUTURE AFFILIATE. 8.1. The terms of this Agreement shall not be binding upon or applicable to a Future Affiliate of the Settling Defendants, except as provided for in this Section 8. 8.2. In the event of a Future Affiliate Transaction, the Plaintiff Funds, the Class, or any of its members, shall not (a) seek to enjoin or otherwise challenge a spinoff or like disposition of the stock or assets of any Affiliate of the Future Affiliate which is not as of the date of the execution of this Agreement a Parent of a company engaged in Domestic Tobacco Operations or itself engaged in Domestic Tobacco Operations ("Spinoff Affiliate"), (b) bring suit or otherwise take action against the Parent of the Future Affiliate with respect to such spinoff or like disposition of stock or assets, or (c) bring suit or otherwise take action against a Spinoff Affiliate for claims asserted in or related to the Action (and thereby release such Spinoff Affiliate pursuant to, MUTATIS MUTANDIS, Section 9.1 hereof). The Plaintiff Funds and the Class reserve the right to take the actions described in this Section 8.2 in the event that such spinoff or like disposition is sought by someone other than Brooke Group or a Future Affiliate or an Affiliate of a Future Affiliate. For purposes of this Section 8.2, the Affiliates of such Future Affiliate shall be deemed to be those entities that were Affiliates of the Future Affiliate immediately prior to the Future Affiliate Transaction. 8.3. With respect to subsection 8.2, nothing in this provision, or elsewhere in this Agreement, limits the authority of the Class to challenge any transaction which they reasonably believe is in violation of federal or state antitrust law. 8.4. Promptly after a Future Affiliate Transaction, Settling Defendants and the Settlement Class and Settlement Class Counsel, each agree to exercise best efforts to negotiate in good faith a settlement of the Action against a Future Affiliate's Domestic Tobacco Operations. 8.5. Prior to a Future Affiliate Transaction, Settling Defendants shall not enter into any agreement with any prospective Future Affiliate which diminishes or impairs the prospective Future Affiliate's assets, other than in the established and/or ordinary course of business of such prospective Future Affiliate and shall use best efforts to prevent such prospective Future Affiliate from diminishing or impairing such assets. In the event of a Future Affiliate Transaction, the Class reserves all of their rights to prevent the Future Affiliate from diminishing or impairing the Future Affiliate's Tobacco assets, other than in the established and/or ordinary course of business of such Future Affiliate.
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FUTURE AFFILIATE. 8.110.1. The terms of this Agreement shall not be binding upon or applicable to a Future Affiliate of the Settling Defendants, except as provided for in this Section 810.
8.210.2. In the event of a Future Affiliate Transaction, the Plaintiff Funds, the Settlement Class, or any of its members, shall not (a) seek to enjoin or otherwise challenge a spinoff or like disposition of the stock or assets of any Affiliate of the Future Affiliate which is not as of the date of the execution of this Agreement a Parent of a company engaged in Domestic Tobacco Operations or itself engaged in Domestic Tobacco Operations ("Spinoff Affiliate"), (b) bring suit or otherwise take action against the Parent of the Future Affiliate with respect to such spinoff or like disposition of stock or assets, or (c) bring suit or otherwise take action against a Spinoff Affiliate for claims asserted in or related to the a Tobacco Action (and thereby release such Spinoff Affiliate pursuant to, MUTATIS MUTANDIS, Section 9.1 11.1 hereof). The Plaintiff Funds and the Settlement Class reserve reserves the right to take the actions described in this Section 8.2 10.2 in the event that such spinoff or like disposition is sought by someone other than Brooke Group or a Future Affiliate or an Affiliate of a Future Affiliate. For purposes of this Section 8.2, the Affiliates of such Future Affiliate shall be deemed to be those entities that were Affiliates of the Future Affiliate immediately prior to the Future Affiliate Transaction.
8.310.3. With respect to subsection 8.210.2, nothing in this provision, or elsewhere in this Agreement, limits the authority of the Settlement Class to challenge any transaction which they reasonably believe is in violation of federal or state antitrust law.
8.410.4. Promptly after a Future Affiliate Transaction, a Future Affiliate shall abide by Sections 4.4 through 4.8 of the March 1997 Attorneys General Agreement.
10.5. Promptly after a Future Affiliate Transaction, Settling Defendants and the Settlement Class and Settlement Class Counsel, each agree to exercise best efforts to negotiate in good faith a settlement of the Action all Tobacco Actions against a Future Affiliate's Domestic Tobacco Operations.
8.510.6. Prior to a Future Affiliate Transaction, Settling Defendants shall not enter into any agreement with any prospective Future Affiliate which diminishes or impairs the prospective Future Affiliate's assets, other than in the established and/or ordinary course of business of such prospective Future Affiliate and shall use best efforts to prevent such prospective Future Affiliate from diminishing or impairing such assets. In the event of a Future Affiliate Transaction, the Settlement Class reserves all of their rights to prevent the Future Affiliate from diminishing or impairing the Future Affiliate's Tobacco assets, other than in the established and/or ordinary course of business of such Future Affiliate.
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FUTURE AFFILIATE. 8.110.1. The terms of this Agreement shall not be binding upon or applicable to a Future Affiliate of the Settling Defendants, except as provided for in this Section 810.
8.2. (a) In the event of a Future Affiliate Transaction, the Plaintiff Funds, the Class, or any of its members, Settlement Class shall not (a) seek to enjoin or otherwise challenge a spinoff or like disposition of the stock or assets of any Affiliate of the Future Affiliate which is not as of the date of the execution of this Agreement a Parent of a company engaged in Domestic Tobacco Operations or itself engaged in Domestic Tobacco Operations ("Spinoff Affiliate"), (b) bring suit or otherwise take action against the Parent of the Future Affiliate with respect to such spinoff or like disposition of stock or assets, or (c) bring suit or otherwise take action against a Spinoff Affiliate for claims asserted in or related to the Action (and thereby release such Spinoff Affiliate pursuant to, MUTATIS MUTANDIS, Section 9.1 hereof)Operations. The Plaintiff Funds and the Settlement Class reserve reserves the right to take the actions described in this Section 8.2 seek to enjoin such a spinoff in the event that such spinoff or like disposition is sought by someone other than Brooke Group or a Future Affiliate or an Affiliate of a Future Affiliate. For purposes .
(b) In the event of this Section 8.2, the Affiliates of such and after a Future Affiliate shall be deemed Transaction: (i) the Settlement Class members each release (pursuant to, MUTATIS MUTANDIS, Section 11.1 hereof) and covenant not to be those entities that were Affiliates bring suit for any claim so released against any Affiliate of the Future Affiliate, other than the Affiliate immediately engaged in Domestic Tobacco Operations; and (ii) if prior to the Future Affiliate Transaction, a Settlement Class member shall have obtained a verdict or judgment in an action, against an Affiliate (including the Parent) of the Future Affiliate, other than against the Affiliate engaged in Domestic Tobacco Operations, such Settlement Class member shall not seek to enforce such verdict or judgment against any such Affiliate other than the Affiliate engaged in Domestic Tobacco Operations.
8.310.3. With respect In the event a Settlement Class member obtains a verdict or judgment against a Non-settling Tobacco Company in a Tobacco Action, and a Settling Defendant commences a proxy contest or similar action seeking control of such Non-settling Tobacco Company or an Affiliate thereof, then such Non-settling Tobacco Company or an Affiliate thereof will not be required to subsection 8.2post a bond in order to stay enforcement of such verdict or judgment, nothing in this provisionand such Settlement Class member will not seek to enforce such verdict or judgment against such Non-settling Tobacco Company or such Affiliate, or elsewhere in this Agreement, limits the authority for a period of the Class to challenge any transaction which they reasonably believe is in violation earlier of federal (i) one year from the commencement of such proxy contest or state antitrust lawaction, and (ii) completion or resolution of the proxy or merger vote.
8.410.4. Promptly after In the event that subsequent to a Future Affiliate Transaction, Settling Defendants and the in conformity with Section 10.2(b) hereof, a Settlement Class and Settlement Class Counsel, each agree to exercise best efforts to negotiate in good faith member obtains a settlement of the Action verdict or judgment against a Future Affiliate's Domestic Tobacco OperationsAffiliate in an action, such Future Affiliate will not be required to post a bond in order to stay enforcement of such verdict or judgment, and such Settlement Class member will not seek to enforce such judgment against such Future Affiliate or an Affiliate of such Future Affiliate until the verdict or judgment becomes final and non-appealable.
8.510.5. Prior to a Future Affiliate Transaction, Settling Defendants shall not enter into any agreement with any prospective Future Affiliate which diminishes or impairs the prospective Future Affiliate's assets, other than in the established and/or ordinary course of business of such prospective Future Affiliate Affiliate, and shall use best efforts to prevent such prospective Future Affiliate from diminishing or impairing such assets. In the event of a Future Affiliate Transaction, the Settlement Class reserves all of their rights to prevent the Future Affiliate from diminishing or impairing the Future Affiliate's Tobacco assets, other than in the established and/or ordinary course of business of such Future Affiliate.
10.6. With respect to subsections 10.1 - 10.5 above, nothing in these provisions, or elsewhere in this Agreement, limits the authority of the Settlement Class to challenge any transaction which they reasonably believe is in violation of federal or state antitrust law.
10.7. In the event of a Future Affiliate Transaction, after which Ligg▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ains as a separate entity such that Ligg▇▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇tax Income is readily calculable, Section 7.3.2 hereof shall remain in effect with respect to Pretax Income solely attributable to such separate entity. In the event of a Future Affiliate Transaction, Settling Defendants and the Attorneys General and their respective counsel, each agree to exercise best efforts to negotiate in good faith a payment schedule to replace that set forth in Section 7.3.
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