Tax Benefit Transaction definition

Tax Benefit Transaction means, for so long as the Company is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of Quebecor Inc., any transaction between a Videotron Entity and Quebecor Inc. or any of its Affiliates, the primary purpose of which is to create tax benefits for any Videotron Entity or for Quebecor Inc. or any of its Affiliates; provided, however, that (1) the Videotron Entity involved in the transaction obtains a favorable tax ruling from a competent tax authority or a favorable tax opinion from a nationally recognized Canadian law or accounting firm having a tax practice of national standing as to the tax efficiency of the transaction for such Videotron Entity (except that such ruling or opinion shall not be required in respect of a transaction with substantially similar tax and transactional attributes as a previous Tax Benefit Transaction in respect of which such a tax ruling or opinion was obtained); (2) in respect of any such Tax Benefit Transaction in an amount exceeding Cdn$50.0 million, such transaction has been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of such Board of Directors; (3) such transaction is set forth in writing; and (4) the Consolidated Cash Flow of the Company is not reduced after giving pro forma effect to the transaction as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the most recently ended full fiscal quarter of the Company for which internal financial statements are available; provided, however, that if such transaction shall thereafter cease to satisfy the preceding requirements as a Tax Benefit Transaction, it shall thereafter cease to be a Tax Benefit Transaction for purposes of this Indenture and shall be deemed to have been effected as of such date and, if the transaction is not otherwise permitted by this Indenture as of such date, the Company shall be in default under this Indenture if such transaction does not comply with the preceding requirements or is not otherwise unwound within 30 days of that date.
Tax Benefit Transaction means, for so long as the Borrower is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of Quebecor Inc. (“Quebecor”), any transaction between a member of the VL Group and Quebecor or any of its Affiliates, the primary purpose of which is to create tax benefits for any member of the VL Group or for Quebecor or any of its Affiliates; provided, however, that (1) the member of the VL Group involved in the transaction obtains a favorable tax ruling from a competent tax authority or a favorable tax opinion from a nationally recognized Canadian law or accounting firm having a tax practice of national standing as to the tax efficiency of the transaction for such member of the VL Group; (2) the Borrower delivers to the Agent (a) a resolution of the board of directors of the Borrower to the effect the transaction will not prejudice the Lenders and certifying that such transaction has been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of such board of directors and (b) an opinion as to the fairness to such member of the VL Group of such transaction from a financial point of view issued by an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing in the United States or Canada, except in respect of any Tax Benefit Transaction in an amount of less than $1,000,000 each, provided that the aggregate of all Tax Benefit Transactions for amounts of less than $1,000,000 does not exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate in any 12 month period; (3) such transaction is set forth in writing; (4) such transaction either (a) causes all of the Security creating a Charge on any transferred assets to remain in full force and effect, or (b) provides for the replacement of such assets by different assets of a value, nature and kind acceptable to each of the Lenders, and which shall in any event be subject to the Security (and the assets so transferred that were previously Charged shall be released); and (5) the Consolidated EBITDA of the VL Group is not reduced after giving pro forma effect to the transaction as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the most recently ended four fiscal quarter period of the VL Group for which internal financial statements are available; provided, however, that if such transaction shall thereafter cease to satisfy the preceding requirements as a Tax Benefit Transaction, it shall thereafter cease to be a Tax Benefit Transaction for purposes of this Agreement and shall be deemed to have been effected as of such date and, if the transaction is not othe...
Tax Benefit Transaction means, for so long as the Borrower is a direct or indirect subsidiary of Quebecor Inc. (“Quebecor”), any transaction between a member of the VL Group and Quebecor or any of its Affiliates, the primary purpose of which is to create tax benefits for any member of the VL Group or for Quebecor or any of its Affiliates; provided, however, that (1) the member of the VL Group involved in the transaction obtains a favourable tax ruling from a competent tax authority or a favourable tax opinion from a nationally recognized Canadian law or accounting firm having a tax practice of national standing as to the tax efficiency of the transaction for such member of the VL Group (except that such ruling or opinion shall not be required in respect of a transaction with substantially similar tax and transactional attributes as a previous Tax Benefit Transaction in respect of which such a tax ruling or opinion was obtained as certified by the Vice President Taxation of the Borrower (or any officer having similar functions)); (2) the Borrower delivers to the Agent a resolution of the board of directors of the Borrower to the effect the transaction will not prejudice the Lenders and certifying that such transaction has been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of such board of directors; (3) such transaction is set forth in writing; (4) such transaction either (a) causes all of the Security creating a Charge on any transferred assets to remain in full force and effect, or (b) provides for the replacement of such assets by different assets of a value, nature and kind acceptable to each of the Lenders, and which shall in any event be subject to the Security (and the assets so transferred that were previously Charged shall be released); and (5) the EBITDA is not reduced after giving pro forma effect to the transaction as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the most recently ended four fiscal quarter period of the Borrower for which internal financial statements are available; provided, however, that if such transaction shall thereafter cease to satisfy the preceding requirements as a Tax Benefit Transaction, it shall thereafter cease to be a Tax Benefit Transaction for purposes of this Agreement and shall be deemed to have been effected as of such date and, if the transaction is not otherwise permitted by this Agreement as of such date, the Borrower will be in Default hereunder if such transaction does not comply with the preceding requirements or is not ot...

Examples of Tax Benefit Transaction in a sentence

  • In addition, any member of the VL Group shall be permitted to dispose of Back-to-Back Preferred Shares in order to repay Back-to-Back Debt, and shall also be permitted to dispose of property as part of a Tax Benefit Transaction, provided that (A) no Default or Event of Default exists at the time and (B) disposing of such Back-to-Back Preferred Shares or property as part of a Tax Benefit Transaction will not cause a Default or an Event of Default.


More Definitions of Tax Benefit Transaction

Tax Benefit Transaction means, for so long as the Borrower is a direct or indirect subsidiary of Quebecor Inc. (“Quebecor”), any transaction between a member of the VL Group and Quebecor or any of its Affiliates, the primary purpose of which is to create tax benefits for any member of the VL Group or for Quebecor or any of its Affiliates; provided, however, that (1) the member of the VL Group involved in the transaction obtains a favourable tax ruling from a competent tax authority or a favourable tax opinion from a nationally recognized Canadian law or accounting firm having a tax practice of national standing as to the tax efficiency of the transaction for such member of the VL Group; (2) the Borrower
Tax Benefit Transaction means, for so long as the Borrower is a direct or indirect subsidiary of Quebecor Inc. (“Quebecor”), any transaction between a member of the VL Group and Quebecor or any of its Affiliates, the primary purpose of which is to create tax benefits for any member of the VL Group or for Quebecor or any of its Affiliates; provided, however, that (1) the member of the VL Group involved in the transaction obtains a favourable tax ruling from a competent tax authority or a favourable tax opinion from a nationally recognized Canadian law
Tax Benefit Transaction means, for so long as the Borrower is a direct or indirect subsidiary of Quebecor Inc. (“Quebecor”), any transaction between a member of the VL Group and Quebecor or any of its Affiliates, the primary purpose of which is to create tax benefits for any member of the VL Group