Parent Termination Fee Clause Samples
A Parent Termination Fee clause requires the parent company in a transaction to pay a specified fee if it terminates the agreement under certain conditions. Typically, this fee becomes payable if the parent company backs out of the deal for reasons such as accepting a superior offer or failing to obtain necessary approvals. The core function of this clause is to compensate the other party for the time, resources, and potential lost opportunities resulting from the termination, thereby discouraging frivolous withdrawals and ensuring commitment to the transaction.
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Parent Termination Fee. (a) In the event that this Agreement has been terminated (i) by the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(e)(iii), (ii) by the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(e)(iv) or (iii) by Parent or the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(b) due to a final and nonappealable order, decree or ruling enjoining or prohibiting or otherwise making illegal consummation of the Merger, in each case, under any Antitrust Law, then within two (2) Business Days following such termination Parent shall pay or cause to be paid to the Company an aggregate amount equal to $41,639,000 (the “Parent Termination Fee”); provided, however, that in the event that this Agreement is so terminated after April 26, 2014, the “Parent Termination Fee” shall be an aggregate amount equal to $48,045,000. The parties understand and agree that in no event shall Parent be required to pay the Parent Termination Fee on more than one occasion.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, except in the case of fraud or a willful and material breach of this Agreement, if Parent and Purchaser fail to complete the Closing by the date the Closing is required to have occurred pursuant to Section 1.2 or fail to perform hereunder as a result of a Financing Failure or a failure to satisfy the condition set forth in Section 7.1(c), then the Company’s and its Affiliates’ sole and exclusive remedy (whether at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise) against Parent, Purchaser, their Affiliates, the Financing Sources and their respective Representatives and assignees for any breach, loss or damage shall be to terminate this Agreement and receive payment of the Parent Termination Fee only to the extent provided by Section 8.4(a), and none of Parent, Purchaser, their Affiliates, the Financing Sources or their respective Representatives or assignees will have any liability or obligation to the Company or any of its Affiliates relating to or arising out of this Agreement or in respect of any other document or theory of law or equity or in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith or therewith, whether at law or equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise. The Financing Sources (and such Financing Source’s Affiliates, equityholders, members, partners, officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and Representatives) are express third party beneficiaries of this Section 8.4(b).
Parent Termination Fee. If this Agreement is validly terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 7.3(b) or Section 7.3(c), then Parent shall promptly (and in any event within 5 business days) following such termination pay to the Company $5,000,000 in cash (the “Parent Termination Fee”). All payments under this Section 7.5(c) shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account set forth in Schedule 7.5(c).
Parent Termination Fee. (i) If (A) either Parent or the Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(b)(i) (End Date) and, at the time of such termination, any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.01(b)(i), Section 7.01(b)(ii) or Section 7.01(b)(iv) (Required Approvals), Section 7.03(d) (Absence of Burdensome Condition) or Section 7.01(c) (No Legal Restraints), in each case, solely with respect to the Termination Fee Approvals, shall have not been satisfied or waived or (B) either Parent or the Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(b)(ii) (Legal Restraint) (solely if the applicable Legal Restraint giving rise to such termination arises in connection with the Termination Fee Approvals) and in each case of the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), at the time of such termination, all other conditions to the Closing set forth in Section 7.01 (other than the conditions set forth in Section 7.01(b)(i), Section 7.01(b)(ii), Section 7.01(b)(iv) (Required Approvals) and Section 7.01(c) (No Legal Restraints), in each case, solely with respect to the Termination Fee Approvals) and Section 7.03 (other than the conditions set forth in Section 7.03(d) (Absence of Burdensome Condition), solely with respect to the Termination Fee Approvals) shall have been satisfied or waived (except for those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing but which conditions would be satisfied or would be capable of being satisfied if the Closing Date were the date of such termination), Parent shall pay the Parent Regulatory Termination Fee to the Company. Parent shall pay the Parent Regulatory Termination Fee to the Company (to an account designated in writing by the Company) prior to or concurrently with such termination of this Agreement by Parent or no later than three (3) Business Days after the date of the applicable termination by the Company.
(ii) If (A) the Company terminates this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.01(c)(ii) (Parent Terminable Breach) based on a failure by Parent to perform its covenants or agreements under Section 6.03, solely with respect to the Termination Fee Approvals, such failure to perform has resulted in the failure of the conditions set forth in Section 7.01(b)(i), Section 7.01(b)(ii), Section 7.01(b)(iv) (Required Approvals) or Section 7.01(c) (No Legal Restraints), in each case, solely with respect to the Termination Fee Approvals, and at the time of such termination, all other conditions to the Closing set forth in ...
Parent Termination Fee. The Company shall be entitled to payment of the Parent Termination Fee if and when payable pursuant to Section 7.4(b).
Parent Termination Fee. (i) In the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1(f), then within one (1) Business Day after such termination by the Company, Parent shall pay to the Company a fee equal to $65,000,000 (the “Parent Termination Fee”) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts designated in writing by the Company.
(ii) In the event that this Agreement is validly terminated by the Company or Parent pursuant to Section 8.1(b) or Section 8.1(d), and in each case upon the date of such termination pursuant to Section 8.1(b) or Section 8.1(d) (A) all conditions set forth in Section 2.2(a) and Section 2.2(b) (other than (i) those conditions that by their terms or nature are to be satisfied at the Closing and (ii) the conditions set forth in Sections 2.2(a)(ii), 2.2(a)(iii) or 2.2(b)(iv) (but solely, in the case of Sections 2.2(a)(iii) and 2.2(b)(iv), to the extent the matter giving rise to the failure of such condition to be satisfied is related to Antitrust Laws)) have been satisfied or waived and (B) Parent is not entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(h) or Section 8.1(i), then within one (1) Business Day after such termination by the Company or Parent, Parent shall pay to the Company the Parent Termination Fee by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts designated in writing by the Company.
(iii) The parties hereto acknowledge and hereby agree that in no event shall Parent be required to pay the Parent Termination Fee on more than one occasion, whether or not the Parent Termination Fee may be payable under more than one provision of this Agreement at the same or at different times and the occurrence of different events.
Parent Termination Fee. 7.4.1 The parties agree that if this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 7.1.8 due to a Willful and Material Breach or Section 7.1.9, then Parent will pay to the Company, within two Business Days following such termination, $11,120,000 (the “Parent Termination Fee”). 89887722_19 150326672.16
7.4.2 All payments under this Section 7.4 will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Company, or in the absence of such designation, an account established for the sole benefit of the Company.
7.4.3 Each of the parties acknowledges that the agreements contained in this Section 7.4 are an integral part of the Transactions, and that without these agreements, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company would not enter into this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event will Parent be required to pay the Parent Termination Fee on more than one occasion.
7.4.4 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, but subject to Section 8.14, the Company acknowledges and agrees that the Company’s right to terminate this Agreement and for the Company to receive (a) the Parent Termination Fee to the extent it is payable in accordance with Section 7.4.1, (b) the Reimbursement Obligation under Section 5.11.3, and (c) the reasonable, documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Company in enforcing its right to receive such amounts (“Costs of Collection”), will be the Company Related Parties’ sole and exclusive remedy (whether based in contract, tort or strict liability, by the enforcement of any assessment, by any legal or equitable proceeding, by virtue of any statute, regulation or applicable Laws or otherwise) against Parent, the Financing Sources, any other potential debt or equity financing source and any of their respective former, current or future Affiliates, direct or indirect equity holders, general or limited partners, controlling persons, stockholders, members, managers, directors, officers, employees, agents, or assignees (collectively, the “Parent Related Parties”) for all losses and damages suffered as a result of the failure of the Merger or the other Transactions to be consummated, for any breach or failure to perform hereunder or otherwise, and upon payment of such amount, no such Person will have any further liability or obligation relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the Transactions. Subject to Parent’s obligation (i) to pay (a) the Parent Term...
Parent Termination Fee. (a) If this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 8.3(a) (Parent Change in Recommendation) then Parent shall, within two (2) Business Days after such termination pay the Company a fee equal to $356,000,000 (the “Parent Termination Fee”) less any amount of Company Expenses previously paid by Parent. In no event shall Parent be required to pay the Parent Termination Fee or the Company Expenses on more than one occasion.
(b) If this Agreement is terminated by Parent or the Company pursuant to Section 8.2(c), then Parent shall pay to the Company, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, a fee equal to $25,000,000 (the “Company Expenses”) as promptly as practicable (and, in any event, within two Business Days following such termination).
Parent Termination Fee. If this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to (i) Section 10.01(d)(i) and there is no state of facts or circumstances (other than a state of facts or circumstances caused by a breach of Parent’s or MergerSub’s representations and warranties or covenants and other agreements hereunder) that would reasonably be expected to cause the conditions in Section 9.01 and Section 9.02 not to be satisfied on or prior to the End Date or (ii) Section 10.01(d)(ii), then Parent shall pay or cause to be paid to the Company $45,000,000 (the “Parent Termination Fee”).
Parent Termination Fee. (i) If the Company or Parent terminates this Agreement pursuant to (x) Section 8.1(c) (but only in the event that all of the conditions set forth in Article VII have been satisfied or waived (other than the conditions set forth in Section 7.1(d) or those conditions that by their nature can only be satisfied on the Closing Date)) or (y) Section 8.1(f) arising under the HSR Act or the Antitrust Laws of the Requisite Jurisdictions and the Company is not otherwise in material breach of this Agreement), within one (1) business day after such termination, Parent shall pay, or cause to be paid, to the Company a fee of $2,100,000,000 in cash (the “Parent Termination Fee”).
(ii) If the Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(e), within three (3) business days after such termination, Parent shall pay or cause to be paid to the Company the Parent Termination Fee.
(iii) If the Company or Parent terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(h), within three (3) business days after such termination, Parent shall pay or cause to be paid to the Company a fee of $1,300,000,000 in cash.
(iv) In the event any amount is payable pursuant to the preceding clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), such amount shall be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Company.
(v) For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall Parent be obligated to pay the Parent Termination Fee on more than one occasion.
Parent Termination Fee. (A) If this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 10.01(d)(ii) or by Parent pursuant to Section 10.01(c)(i) or 10.01(c)(iii), then the Company shall pay to Parent a termination fee in immediately available funds in an amount corresponding to such termination as set forth below:
