Majority Ownership. For so long as any Investor is a “United States shareholder” within the meaning of Section 951(b) of the Code (a “United States Shareholder”), the Company shall not take any actions out of the ordinary course of business that would reasonably be expected to cause the Company to be a CFC. Neither the Investors nor the Company shall take any action that would cause the Investors (collectively) to own (within the meaning of Section 958(a) of the Code) more than fifty percent (50%) of either (i) the total combined voting power; or (ii) the total value of the stock of the Company, either alone or together with one or more Persons who are United States Shareholders of the Company; provided that if the Investors (collectively) do come to own more than fifty percent (50%) of the vote or value of the Company, either alone or together with one or more United States Shareholders (the number of securities in excess of such fifty percent (50%) level (by vote or value), the “Excess Shares Amount”), the Shareholders and each Investor may Transfer a number of Equity Securities of the Company equal to the Excess Shares Amount freely without regard to the transfer restrictions set forth in Section 3.1. For purposes of this Section 3.4, the term “Equity Securities” shall also include any interest treated as Equity Securities of the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
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Sources: Transaction Agreement (General Electric Co), Transaction Agreement (AerCap Holdings N.V.)
Majority Ownership. For so long as any Investor is a “United States shareholder” within the meaning of Section 951(b) of the Code (a “United States Shareholder”), the Company shall not take any actions out of the ordinary course of business that would reasonably be expected to cause the Company to be a CFC. Neither the Investors nor the Company shall take any action that would cause the Investors (collectively) to own (within the meaning of Section 958(a) of the Code) more than fifty percent (50%) of either (i) the total combined voting power; or (ii) the total value of the stock of the Company, either alone or together with one or more Persons who are United States Shareholders of the Company; provided that if the Investors (collectively) do come to own more than fifty percent (50%) of the vote or value of the Company, either alone or together with one or more United States Shareholders (the number of securities in excess of such fifty percent (50%) level (by vote or value), the “Excess Shares Amount”), the Shareholders Shareholder and each Investor may Transfer a number of Equity Securities of the Company equal to the Excess Shares Amount freely without regard to the transfer restrictions set forth in Section 3.1. For purposes of this Section 3.4, the term “Equity Securities” shall also include any interest treated as Equity Securities of the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
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