U.S. Tax Matters. (a) The Company shall, upon the request of any U.S. Investor, (a) determine, with respect to such taxable year whether the Company (or any of its Affiliates) is a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) as described in Section 1297 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) (including whether any exception to PFIC status may apply) or is or may be classified as a partnership or branch for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and (b) provide such information reasonably available to the Company as any U.S. Investor may reasonably request to permit such U.S. Investor to elect to treat the Company and/or any such entity (including a Subsidiary of the Company) as a “qualified electing fund” (within the meaning of Section 1295 of the Code) (a “QEF Election”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Company shall also, reasonably promptly upon request, obtain and provide any and all other information reasonably deemed necessary by the U.S. Investor to comply with the provisions of this Section 3.3(a). The Company shall, upon the request of any U.S. Investor, appoint an internationally reputable accounting firm acceptable to the U.S. Investor to prepare and submit its U.S. tax filings.
U.S. Tax Matters. For United States federal income tax purposes, the parties intend to adopt this Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement as a plan of reorganization and intend that the Arrangement as set forth in the Plan of Arrangement qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. Provided that the Arrangement meets the requirements of a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, each party hereto agrees to treat the Arrangement as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code for all United States federal income tax purposes, and agrees to treat this Agreement as a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 368 of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that Lynden has insufficient funds at the Effective Date to satisfy payment obligations to Dissenting Shareholders, the payment of funds by Earthstone Acquisition to Dissenting Shareholders (an “Earthstone Acquisition Payment”) shall not be prohibited by this Section 2.7. Unless (i) an Earthstone Acquisition Payment is made, (ii) otherwise required pursuant to a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code, or (iii) otherwise required pursuant to applicable Laws, each of the parties shall report the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (to the extent that the transaction is reportable under the Code) and shall not take any position that is contrary to such treatment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Earthstone nor Lynden makes any representation, warranty or covenant to any other party or to any Lynden Shareholder or other holder of Lynden securities (including, without limitation, stock options, warrants, debt instruments or other similar rights or instruments) or any holder of shares of Earthstone Common Stock or securities regarding the U.S. tax treatment of the Arrangement, including, but not limited to, whether the Arrangement will qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code or as a tax deferred reorganization for purposes of any United States state or local income tax law.”
U.S. Tax Matters. (a) The Company will comply with all record-keeping, reporting, and other requests necessary for the Company to comply with any applicable U.S. tax law or to allow any direct or indirect Shareholder to avail itself of any provision of U.S. tax law. The Company will also provide any direct or indirect Shareholder with any information requested by such direct or indirect Shareholder to allow such Shareholder to comply with U.S. tax law or to avail itself of any provision of U.S. tax law.
U.S. Tax Matters. For United States federal income tax purposes, the provisions of Section 3.01(c) are intended to constitute a taxable transaction under Section 1001 of the Code, and each EMV Shareholder shall report the transactions consistently with such intention.
U.S. Tax Matters. The Arrangement is intended to qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of section 368(a) of the U.S. Tax Code and the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, and this Plan of Arrangement, is intended to be, and is hereby adopted as a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated under section 368 of the U.S. Tax Code. Each Party agrees to treat the Arrangement as a reorganization within the meaning of section 368(a) of the U.S. Tax Code for all United States federal income tax purposes, to treat the Merger Agreement, together with this Plan of Arrangement, as a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated under section 368 of the U.S. Tax Code, and to not take any position on any Tax Return or otherwise take any Tax reporting position inconsistent with such treatment, unless otherwise required by Law.
U.S. Tax Matters. (a) The Company will not take any action inconsistent with the treatment of the Company as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and will not elect to be treated as an entity other than a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
U.S. Tax Matters. (1) The Arrangement is intended to qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the U.S. Tax Code and the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, and this Agreement, together with the Plan of Arrangement, is intended to be, and is hereby adopted as a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 368 of the U.S. Tax Code. Each Party agrees to treat the Arrangement as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the U.S. Tax Code for all United States federal income tax purposes, to treat this Agreement, together with the Plan of Arrangement, as a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 368 of the U.S. Tax Code, and to not take any position on any Tax Return or otherwise take any Tax reporting position inconsistent with such treatment. Within 45 days after the Effective Date, the Purchaser shall complete and post on its website an IRS Form 8937 reporting the Arrangement as a tax-deferred reorganization under Section 368(a) of the U.S. Tax Code.
U.S. Tax Matters. The Arrangement is intended to qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of section 368(a) of the Code and the treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, and this Agreement is intended to be a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of the treasury regulations promulgated under section 368 of the Code. Each Party hereto agrees to treat the Arrangement as a reorganization within the meaning of section 368(a) of the Code for all U.S. federal income tax purposes, and agrees to treat this Agreement as a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of the treasury regulations promulgated under section 368 of the Code, and to not take any position on any Tax Return or otherwise take any Tax reporting position inconsistent with such treatment, unless otherwise required by a “determination” within the meaning of section 1313 of the Code that such treatment is not correct. Excluding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement, no Party shall take any action, fail to take any action, cause any action to be taken or cause any action not to be taken that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Arrangement from qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of section 368(a)(1) of the Code with respect to Primero and the Primero Shareholders.
U.S. Tax Matters. The Arrangement is intended to qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the U.S. Tax Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, and this Agreement, together with the Plan of Arrangement, is intended to be, and is hereby adopted as a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 368 of the U.S. Tax Code. Each Party agrees to treat the Arrangement as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the U.S. Tax Code for all United States federal income tax purposes, to treat this Agreement, together with the Plan of Arrangement, as a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 368 of the U.S. Tax Code, and to not take any position on any Tax return or otherwise take any Tax reporting position inconsistent with such treatment, unless otherwise required by applicable Law. Following the Effective Date, SSR will prepare and file in accordance with Treasury Regulations (including by posting a copy on the investor relations section of its website) an IRS Form 8937 with respect to the Arrangement. Each Party agrees to act in good faith, consistent with the intent of the Parties and the intended treatment of the Arrangement as set forth herein and to use commercially reasonable efforts to not take any action, or knowingly fail to take any action, if such action or failure to act would reasonably be expected to prevent the Arrangement from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the U.S. Tax Code.
U.S. Tax Matters. Each Party agrees that: (a) the transactions set forth in Section 1.3, Section 1.4, Section 1.5, Section 1.6, Section 1.7 and Section 1.8 are intended to constitute a single integrated transaction qualifying as a tax-deferred contribution pursuant to Section 351 of the Code; (b) such Party shall retain such records and file such information as is required to be retained and filed pursuant to Treasury Regulations section 1.351-3 in connection with each of the transactions set forth in subsection (a); and (c) such Party shall otherwise use its best efforts to cause the transactions set forth in subsection (a) to qualify as a tax-deferred contribution, in each case pursuant to Section 351 of the Code. In connection with the transactions described in subsection (a), the Parties agree to treat Red Pine as a United States domestic corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Section 7874(b) of the Code. Except as otherwise required by this Agreement, no Party shall take any action, fail to take any action, cause any action to be taken or cause any action to fail to be taken that could reasonably be expected to prevent (1) the transactions described in subsection (a) from each qualifying as a tax-deferred contribution within the meaning of Section 351 of the Code, or (2) Red Pine from being treated as a United States domestic corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Section 7874(b) of the Code. Each Party hereto agrees to act in good faith, consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the intent of the Parties and the intended treatment of such transactions as set forth in this Section 1.13. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Party makes any representation, warranty or covenant to any other Party or to any HB2 unitholder, Blocker shareholder or other holder of HB2 or Blocker securities (including, without limitation, stock options, warrants, subscription receipts, debt instruments or other similar rights or instruments) regarding the tax treatment of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited to, whether the transactions described in subsection (a) will constitute a single integrated transaction qualifying as a tax-deferred contribution within the meaning of Section 351 of the Code or whether Red Pine will be treated as a United States domestic corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Section 7874(b) of the Code as a result of the transactions set forth in subsection (a). HB2, Blocker and Re...
