Change in Ownership of the Company A change in the ownership of the Company which occurs on the date that any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (“Person”), acquires ownership of the stock of the Company that, together with the stock held by such Person, constitutes more than 50% of the total voting power of the stock of the Company, except that any change in the ownership of the stock of the Company as a result of a private financing of the Company that is approved by the Board will not be considered a Change of Control; or
Ownership of Subsidiaries The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, take such action from time to time as shall be necessary to ensure that each of its Subsidiaries is a wholly owned Subsidiary.
Change in Ownership Any change in ownership of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the common stock of Borrower.
Change in Ownership of a Substantial Portion of the Company’s Assets A change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets which occurs on the date that any Person acquires (or has acquired during the twelve (12) month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such Person or Persons) assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than fifty percent (50%) of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions; provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (c), the following will not constitute a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets: (i) a transfer to an entity that is controlled by the Company’s stockholders immediately after the transfer, or (ii) a transfer of assets by the Company to: (A) a stockholder of the Company (immediately before the asset transfer) in exchange for or with respect to the Company’s stock, (B) an entity, fifty percent (50%) or more of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, (C) a Person, that owns, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the total value or voting power of all the outstanding stock of the Company, or (D) an entity, at least fifty percent (50%) of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by a Person described in this subsection (c)(ii)(C). For purposes of this subsection (c), gross fair market value means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets. For purposes of this definition, persons will be considered to be acting as a group if they are owners of a corporation that enters into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock, or similar business transaction with the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed a Change in Control unless the transaction qualifies as a change in control event within the meaning of Section 409A. Further and for the avoidance of doubt, a transaction will not constitute a Change in Control if: (x) its sole purpose is to change the jurisdiction of the Company’s incorporation, or (y) its sole purpose is to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction.
Organization and Ownership of Shares of Subsidiaries (a) Schedule 5.4 is (except as noted therein) a complete and correct list of the Company’s Subsidiaries, showing, as to each Subsidiary, the correct name thereof, the jurisdiction of its organization, and the percentage of shares of each class of its capital stock or similar equity interests outstanding owned by the Company and each other Subsidiary.
Ownership of Subsidiaries; Restrictions The Credit Parties will not, nor will they permit any Subsidiary to, create, form or acquire any Subsidiaries, except for Domestic Subsidiaries that are joined as Additional Credit Parties as required by the terms hereof. The Credit Parties will not sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of any Equity Interests in any of their Subsidiaries, nor will they permit any of their Subsidiaries to issue, sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of any of their Equity Interests, except in a transaction permitted by Section 6.4.
Maintenance of Ownership of Subsidiaries Sell or otherwise dispose of any shares of capital stock of any Subsidiary, except to another Subsidiary, or permit any Subsidiary to issue, sell or otherwise dispose of any shares of its capital stock or the capital stock of any Subsidiary, except to the Company or another Subsidiary; provided, however, that the Company may liquidate, merge or consolidate any Subsidiary or Subsidiaries into or with itself, provided that the Company is the surviving entity, or into or with another Subsidiary or Subsidiaries.
Capitalization of Subsidiaries All the outstanding shares of capital stock (if any) of each subsidiary of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and, except to the extent set forth in the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, are owned by the Company directly or indirectly through one or more wholly-owned subsidiaries, free and clear of any claim, lien, encumbrance, security interest, restriction upon voting or transfer or any other claim of any third party.
Capitalization; Ownership Section 3.2 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth (a) the name and jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of each Acquired Company, (b) the authorized and outstanding capital stock or other ownership interests of each Acquired Company, and (c) the beneficial and holder of record of all of the outstanding shares, membership interests or other equity interests of each Acquired Company. Each such holder owns such shares, membership interests or other equity securities, in each case, free and clear of any Lien or any other restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such shares, membership interests or other equity interests (other than restrictions under federal, state and foreign securities laws). All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock, membership interests or other equity interests of each Acquired Company have been duly authorized, and are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and have not been issued in violation of any Organizational Document of any Acquired Company, applicable Law, preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or similar rights. There are no authorized or outstanding shares of capital stock, membership interests or other equity interests of any Acquired Company, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for such shares, membership interests or equity interests, and no options, warrants, rights, agreements or commitments to which any Acquired Company is a party or which are binding upon such Acquired Company providing for the issuance or redemption of any shares of such Acquired Company’s capital stock, membership interests or other equity interests, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for such shares, membership interests or equity interests. There are no outstanding or authorized equity appreciation, phantom equity, profit participation or similar rights with respect to any Acquired Company. There are no voting trusts, proxies or other Contracts with respect to the voting of the shares, membership interests or other equity interests of any Acquired Company or other Contracts regarding the equity of any Acquired Company with any third parties. Except as set forth on Section 3.2 of the Disclosure Schedule, no Acquired Company has any Subsidiaries or owns any equity interests or capital stock of any other Person. Upon consummation of the Transactions, Buyer will be, directly or indirectly, the sole owner, beneficially and of record, of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock, shares, membership interests or other equity interests of the Acquired Companies, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens created by Buyer in connection with the Debt Financing).
Ownership of the Operating Subsidiaries Except as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, the Partnership indirectly owns the respective percentages of the outstanding capital stock, membership interests or partnership interests, as the case may be, of each of the Operating Subsidiaries set forth on Schedule II; all such capital stock, membership interests and partnership interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws, in the case of a corporation, certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement, in the case of a limited liability company, certificate of limited partnership and limited partnership agreement, in the case of a limited partnership, or partnership agreement, in the case of a general partnership, of each Operating Subsidiary (collectively, the “Operating Subsidiaries Operative Documents”) and (other than the general partnership interest in Xxxxxxx Pipeline Company, a Michigan general partnership (“Xxxxxxx Pipeline”)) are fully paid (to the extent required in the applicable Operating Subsidiaries Operative Documents) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware LLC Act or Sections 17-303, 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware LP Act, as the case may be, or any corollary provision of any other applicable state of organization’s statutes); and, in the case of a limited liability company, each of the owners of such membership interest is not required to make any further payments for its purchase of such membership interest, will not be required to make any contributions to an Operating Subsidiary solely by reason of its ownership of such membership interest or its status as a member of such Operating Subsidiary, and have no personal liability for the debts, obligations, and liabilities of such Operating Subsidiary, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, solely by reason of being a member of such Operating Subsidiary, except in each case as provided in the applicable Operating Subsidiaries Operative Documents and except for its obligation to repay any funds wrongfully distributed to it as provided in Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware LLC Act. The owners of the Operating Subsidiaries own all such capital stock, membership interests and partnership interests listed on Schedule II free and clear of all Liens (except (i) restrictions on transferability as set forth in the Operating Subsidiaries Operative Documents or described in the Disclosure Package and Final Prospectus and (ii) Liens created pursuant to the Credit Agreement).
