Common use of Sponsor's Purchase of Common Securities Clause in Contracts

Sponsor's Purchase of Common Securities. At the Closing Time and on any Option Closing Date, the Sponsor will purchase all of the Common Securities then issued by the Trust, in an amount equal to at least 3% of the total capital of the Trust, at the same time as the Preferred Securities are issued and sold. The aggregate Liquidation Amount of Common Securities at any time shall not be less than 3% of the total capital of the Trust. For so long as the Preferred Securities remain outstanding, the Sponsor covenants (i) to maintain, directly or indirectly, 100% ownership of the Common Securities; provided, however, that any permitted successor of the Sponsor under the Indenture may succeed to the Sponsor's interest in the Common Securities, (ii) to use its best efforts to cause the Trust (a) to remain a business trust, except in connection with a distribution of Debentures to the Holders of Securities in liquidation of the Trust, the [conversion, exchange or] redemption of all the Securities, or certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations, each as permitted by this