Common use of Restructuring Transactions Clause in Contracts

Restructuring Transactions. (a) Within one (1) Business Day following the Registration Statements being declared effective by the SEC, the Company shall commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall remain open for twenty (20) Business Days (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) , subject to extension with the prior written consent of the Requisite Supporting Noteholders or as otherwise required by Applicable Law, provided, however, that ION shall have the unilateral right to extend the Exchange Offer one time for up to ten (10) Business Days. (b) The Exchange Offer shall provide each holder of Existing Second Lien Notes Claims with the right to exchange each $1,000 of its Existing Second Lien Notes for the following: (i) the Exchange Consideration; and (ii) payment of all accrued and unpaid interest on the Existing Second Lien Notes through the Closing Date in cash. (c) Each holder of Existing Second Lien Notes Claims that validly tenders or exchanges its Existing Second Lien Notes Claims in the Exchange Offer on or before the tenth (10th) Business Day (subject to extension with the prior written consent of the Requisite Supporting Noteholders or as otherwise required by Applicable Law) following the commencement of the Exchange Offer (the “Early Exchange Deadline”) shall be entitled to the Early Exchange Premium. (d) The conversion price of the New Second Lien Convertible Notes shall be $3.00 per share (the “Conversion Price”). (e) Each holder of Existing Second Lien Notes that elects to exchange Existing Second Lien Notes in the Exchange Offer shall exchange all Existing Second Lien Notes held by it, and shall include in its letter of transmittal in connection with the Exchange Offer a certification that such holder has exchanged all Existing Second Lien Notes held by it. All Existing Second Lien Notes exchanged in connection with the Exchange Offer shall be retired at Closing. (f) The Company shall effect the Exchange Offer (i) pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act (together with any documents incorporated by reference therein and all exhibits thereto, the “Exchange Offer Registration Statement”) and the related prospectus (the “Exchange Offer Prospectus”) and, together with the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the letter of transmittal and all amendments and supplements thereto and any documents or information incorporated by reference therein, the “Exchange Offer Documents”) and in compliance with the applicable provisions thereof, (ii) in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (including Rule 10b-5, Section 14(e) and Regulation 14E promulgated thereunder) and (iii) in a manner that is in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Requisite Supporting Noteholders. (g) Simultaneous with the commencement of the Exchange Offer, the Company agrees to seek to obtain consents (the “Consents”) from each holder of Existing Second Lien Notes for the amendment of the Existing Second Lien Notes Indenture so as to eliminate the covenants, defaults, events of defaults and other provisions set forth on Exhibit D. Holders of Existing Second Lien Notes shall be required to provide Consents as a condition to participating in the Exchange Offer. The Company shall not pay any fee or other consideration to the holders of Existing Second Lien Notes in connection with the Consents. Any executed Consents shall become effective only upon the Closing occurring. (h) The Company shall, in accordance with Applicable Law and its Organizational Documents, cause the Special Meeting to be held for the purpose of obtaining the following stockholder approvals: (i) the Restructuring Transactions, (ii) an amendment to ION’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares, (iii) an amendment to ION’s Third Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance as incentive awards thereafter, in an amount no greater than 10% of ION’s Common Stock outstanding after giving effect to the Restructuring Transactions on a fully diluted basis less any shares that vest under ION’s Third Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan as a result of the Restructuring Transactions and (iv) the Restructuring Transactions required by Rule 312 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual (collectively, the “Stockholder Approvals”). (i) All holders of Common Stock shall be granted the right to participate in the Rights Offering, which shall be effected pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act (together with any documents incorporated by reference therein and all exhibits thereto, the “Rights Offering Registration Statement,” and together with the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the “Registration Statements”) and the related prospectus (the “Rights Offering Prospectus,” and together with the Exchange Offer Prospectus, the “Prospectuses”). The Rights Offering is expected to yield proceeds of at least $20 million and up to $50 million. The rights may be exercised in exchange for either New Second Lien Convertible Notes or Common Stock. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain a commitment to backstop the Rights Offering. The form of backstop commitment (the “Backstop Agreement”) may offer a backstop commitment fee in an aggregate amount no more than five (5) percent (%) of the aggregate amount of new money commitments received under the Backstop Commitment, payable in the form of either (i) Common Stock or (ii) New Second Lien Convertible Notes issued at par. The Rights Offering shall be registered with the SEC. (j) At the Closing, the Company shall issue the Series A Preferred Stock to the New Second Lien Convertible Notes Indenture Trustee on behalf of the holders of the New Second Lien Convertible Notes. (k) At the Closing, the Company shall reserve for issuance an amount of Common Stock sufficient to allow for the exercise of all of the New Second Lien Convertible Notes that are immediately exercisable at the Closing. (l) At the Closing, the Company and each Supporting Noteholder shall execute a release agreement in favor of the other (the “Release”), which release shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E. (m) Each of the Restructuring Documents shall be consistent in all respects with, and shall contain, the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and shall otherwise be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Requisite Supporting Noteholders.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Restructuring Support Agreement (Ion Geophysical Corp), Restructuring Support Agreement (Ion Geophysical Corp)

Restructuring Transactions. (a) Within one (1) Business Day following Effective as of the Registration Statements being declared effective by the SECEffective Date, or thereafter as necessary, the Company applicable Debtors and Reorganized ABH shall commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall remain open for twenty (20) Business Days (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) , subject to extension with the prior written consent of the Requisite Supporting Noteholders enter into one or as otherwise required by Applicable Law, provided, however, that ION shall have the unilateral right to extend the Exchange Offer one time for up to ten (10) Business Days. (b) The Exchange Offer shall provide each holder of Existing Second Lien Notes Claims with the right to exchange each $1,000 of its Existing Second Lien Notes for the following: (i) the Exchange Consideration; and (ii) payment of all accrued more corporate reorganization and unpaid interest on the Existing Second Lien Notes through the Closing Date in cash. (c) Each holder of Existing Second Lien Notes Claims that validly tenders or exchanges its Existing Second Lien Notes Claims in the Exchange Offer on or before the tenth (10th) Business Day (subject to extension with the prior written consent of the Requisite Supporting Noteholders or as otherwise required by Applicable Law) following the commencement of the Exchange Offer related transactions (the “Early Exchange Deadline”) shall be entitled to the Early Exchange Premium. (d) The conversion price of the New Second Lien Convertible Notes shall be $3.00 per share (the “Conversion Price”). (e) Each holder of Existing Second Lien Notes that elects to exchange Existing Second Lien Notes in the Exchange Offer shall exchange all Existing Second Lien Notes held by it, and shall include in its letter of transmittal in connection with the Exchange Offer a certification that such holder has exchanged all Existing Second Lien Notes held by it. All Existing Second Lien Notes exchanged in connection with the Exchange Offer shall be retired at Closing. (f) The Company shall effect the Exchange Offer (i) pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act (together with any documents incorporated by reference therein and all exhibits thereto, the “Exchange Offer Registration StatementRestructuring Transactions”) and the related prospectus (the “Exchange Offer Prospectus”) andtake any actions as may be necessary or appropriate to simplify their corporate structure and to effect a tax efficient corporate restructuring of their respective businesses, together in each case upon consultation with the Exchange Offer Registration StatementCreditors Committee. The Restructuring Transactions may include one or more intercompany mergers, consolidations, amalgamations, arrangements, continuances, restructurings, conversions, dissolutions, transfers (including transfers involving the letter issuance of transmittal and all amendments and supplements thereto and any documents or information incorporated by reference therein, the “Exchange Offer Documents”) and in compliance with the applicable provisions thereof, (ii) in compliance with the applicable provisions New ABH Common Stock to subsidiaries of the Securities Act and Debtors or the Exchange Act (including Rule 10b-5Reorganized Debtors), Section 14(e) and Regulation 14E promulgated thereunder) and (iii) in a manner liquidations or other transactions as may be determined by the Debtors or Reorganized ABH to be necessary or appropriate. The Debtors shall file Plan Supplement 12 setting forth the restructuring transactions that is in form and substance reasonably acceptable will occur. The Debtors shall be permitted to the Requisite Supporting Noteholders. (g) Simultaneous with the commencement implement certain of the Exchange OfferRestructuring Transactions after the Effective Date, the Company agrees as contemplated by Plan Supplement 12. Subject to seek to obtain consents (the “Consents”) from each holder of Existing Second Lien Notes for the amendment of the Existing Second Lien Notes Indenture so as to eliminate the covenants, defaults, events of defaults and other provisions set forth on Exhibit D. Holders of Existing Second Lien Notes shall be required to provide Consents as a condition to participating in the Exchange Offer. The Company shall not pay any fee or other consideration to the holders of Existing Second Lien Notes in connection with the Consents. Any executed Consents shall become effective only upon the Closing occurring. (h) The Company shall, in accordance with Applicable Law and its Organizational Documents, cause the Special Meeting to be held for the purpose of obtaining the following stockholder approvals: (i) the Restructuring Transactions, each of the Debtors shall continue to exist after the Effective Date as a separate entity, with all the powers of a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership, as the case may be, under applicable law in the jurisdiction in which each applicable Debtor is incorporated or otherwise formed and pursuant to its certificate of incorporation and bylaws or other organizational documents in effect prior to the Effective Date, except to the extent such certificate of incorporation and bylaws or other organizational documents are amended and restated or reorganized by the Plan or the CCAA Plan, as applicable, without prejudice to any right to terminate such existence (iiwhether by merger or otherwise) an amendment to ION’s Restated Certificate under applicable law after the Effective Date. Certain affiliates of Incorporation to increase the number Debtors are not Debtors in these Chapter 11 Cases. The continued existence, operation, and ownership of authorized sharessuch non-Debtor affiliates is a component of the Debtors’ businesses, (iii) an amendment to ION’s Third Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan to increase and, as set forth in Article 8.1 of the number of shares available for issuance as incentive awards thereafterPlan, in an amount no greater than 10% of ION’s Common Stock outstanding after giving effect but subject to the Restructuring Transactions on a fully diluted basis less any shares that vest under ION’s Third Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan as a result of the Restructuring Transactions and (iv) the Restructuring Transactions required by Rule 312 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual (collectivelyTransactions, the “Stockholder Approvals”). (i) All holders of Common Stock shall be granted the right to participate in the Rights Offering, which shall be effected pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act (together with any documents incorporated by reference therein and all exhibits thereto, the “Rights Offering Registration Statement,” and together with the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the “Registration Statements”) and the related prospectus (the “Rights Offering Prospectus,” and together with the Exchange Offer Prospectus, the “Prospectuses”). The Rights Offering is expected to yield proceeds of at least $20 million and up to $50 million. The rights may be exercised in exchange for either New Second Lien Convertible Notes or Common Stock. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain a commitment to backstop the Rights Offering. The form of backstop commitment (the “Backstop Agreement”) may offer a backstop commitment fee in an aggregate amount no more than five (5) percent (%) of the aggregate amount of new money commitments received under the Backstop Commitment, payable in the form of either (i) Common Stock or (ii) New Second Lien Convertible Notes issued at par. The Rights Offering shall be registered with the SEC. (j) At the Closing, the Company shall issue the Series A Preferred Stock to the New Second Lien Convertible Notes Indenture Trustee on behalf of the holders of the New Second Lien Convertible Notes. (k) At the Closing, the Company shall reserve for issuance an amount of Common Stock sufficient to allow for the exercise of all of the New Second Lien Convertible Notes that are immediately exercisable at the Closing. (l) At the Closing, the Company Debtors’ equity interests and each Supporting Noteholder other property interests in such non-Debtor affiliates shall execute a release agreement in favor of the other (the “Release”), which release shall be substantially revest in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E. (m) Each of applicable Reorganized Debtor or its successor on the Restructuring Documents shall be consistent in all respects with, and shall contain, the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and shall otherwise be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Requisite Supporting NoteholdersEffective Date.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Backstop Commitment Agreement, Backstop Commitment Agreement (AbitibiBowater Inc.)

Restructuring Transactions. (a) Within one (1) Business Day following the Registration Statements being declared effective by the SEC, the Company shall commence the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall remain open for twenty (20) Business Days (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) , subject to extension Except with the prior written consent of Cetus, the Requisite Supporting Noteholders Company and its current and future subsidiaries (including the Subsidiaries) shall prepare and file all Tax Returns consistent with (and, other than as required pursuant to a final determination within the meaning of Section l313(a) of the Code or as otherwise required by Applicable corresponding provisions of state, local or foreign Law, provided, however, that ION shall have not take a position inconsistent with) the unilateral right First Lien Debt Contribution Agreement and the following: (a) The Exchange shall be treated as a taxable transfer of property consisting of the First Lien Debt to extend the Company solely in exchange for stock in the Company having an aggregate fuir market value as of the date of the Exchange Offer one time equal to the amounts paid by Cetus for up the First Lien Debt in the recent acquisitions thereof by Cetus pursuant to ten (10) Business Dayspurchase from unrelated third parties for cash. The First Lien Debt and any stock of Sub I-A and Sub I-B actually or constructively issued in exchange therefor shall be treated as having the same aggregate fair market value for all purposes of the Contribution Agreement. (b) The Exchange Offer shall provide each holder As a result of Existing the Second Lien Notes Claims with the right to exchange each $1,000 of its Existing Debt Cancellation, IBP Holdings, LLC shall be treated as having recognized debt cancellation income (“Second Lien Notes for COD”) in an amount equal to the following: (i) the Exchange Consideration; and (ii) payment amount of all accrued and unpaid interest on the Existing Second Lien Notes through Debt less $11,987,498, which was recognized in 2010, all of which Second Lien COD shall be allocated entirely to the Closing Date in cashmembers of IBP Holdings, LLC as of immediately before the Second Lien Debt Cancellation. (c) Each holder of Existing Second Lien Notes Claims that validly tenders or exchanges its Existing Second Lien Notes Claims in the Exchange Offer on or before the tenth (10th) Business Day (subject to extension with the prior written consent As a result of the Requisite Supporting Noteholders or First Lien Debt Exchange, IBP Holdings, LLC shall be treated as otherwise required by Applicable Lawhaving recognized debt cancellation income pursuant to Section 108(e)(8) following the commencement of the Exchange Offer Code with respect to the First Lien Debt (the “Early Exchange DeadlineFirst Lien COD”) shall be entitled in an amount equal in the aggregate to the Early amount by which the adjusted issue price of the First Lien Debt at the time of the First Lien Debt Exchange Premium.exceeded the aggregate of all amounts paid by Cetus for the First Lien Debt, which the parties acknowledge and agree is the fair market value of the membership interests in IBP Holdings, LLC issued to Sub I-A and Sub I-B pursuant to the First Lien Debt Exchange. Pursuant to the second sentence of Section 108(e)(8) of the Code and the Restated LLC Agreement, the First Lien Debt COD will be allocated entirely to the members of IBP Holdings, LLC other than Sub I-A and Sub I-B. (d) The conversion price “closing of the New Second Lien Convertible Notes shall books” method will be $3.00 per share (the “Conversion Price”). (e) Each holder utilized to allocate tax items of Existing Second Lien Notes that elects IBP Holdings, LLC and IBP Holdings II to exchange Existing Second Lien Notes in the Exchange Offer shall exchange all Existing Second Lien Notes held by it, periods before and shall include in its letter of transmittal in connection with the Exchange Offer a certification that such holder has exchanged all Existing Second Lien Notes held by it. All Existing Second Lien Notes exchanged in connection with the Exchange Offer shall be retired at Closing. (f) The Company shall effect the Exchange Offer (i) pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act (together with any documents incorporated by reference therein and all exhibits thereto, the “Exchange Offer Registration Statement”) and the related prospectus (the “Exchange Offer Prospectus”) and, together with the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the letter of transmittal and all amendments and supplements thereto and any documents or information incorporated by reference therein, the “Exchange Offer Documents”) and in compliance with the applicable provisions thereof, (ii) in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (including Rule 10b-5, Section 14(e) and Regulation 14E promulgated thereunder) and (iii) in a manner that is in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Requisite Supporting Noteholders. (g) Simultaneous with the commencement of the Exchange Offer, the Company agrees to seek to obtain consents (the “Consents”) from each holder of Existing Second Lien Notes for the amendment of the Existing Second Lien Notes Indenture so as to eliminate the covenants, defaults, events of defaults and other provisions set forth on Exhibit D. Holders of Existing Second Lien Notes shall be required to provide Consents as a condition to participating in the Exchange Offer. The Company shall not pay any fee or other consideration to the holders of Existing Second Lien Notes in connection with the Consents. Any executed Consents shall become effective only upon the Closing occurring. (h) The Company shall, in accordance with Applicable Law and its Organizational Documents, cause the Special Meeting to be held for the purpose of obtaining the following stockholder approvals: (i) the Restructuring Transactions, (ii) an amendment to ION’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares, (iii) an amendment to ION’s Third Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance as incentive awards thereafter, in an amount no greater than 10% of ION’s Common Stock outstanding after giving effect to the Restructuring Transactions on a fully diluted basis less any shares that vest under ION’s Third Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan as a result of the Restructuring Transactions and (iv) the Restructuring Transactions required by Rule 312 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual (collectively, the “Stockholder Approvals”). (i) All holders of Common Stock shall be granted the right to participate in the Rights Offering, which shall be effected pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act (together with any documents incorporated by reference therein and all exhibits thereto, the “Rights Offering Registration Statement,” and together with the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the “Registration Statements”) and the related prospectus (the “Rights Offering Prospectus,” and together with the Exchange Offer Prospectus, the “Prospectuses”). The Rights Offering is expected to yield proceeds of at least $20 million and up to $50 million. The rights may be exercised in exchange for either New Second Lien Convertible Notes or Common Stock. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain a commitment to backstop the Rights Offering. The form of backstop commitment (the “Backstop Agreement”) may offer a backstop commitment fee in an aggregate amount no more than five (5) percent (%) of the aggregate amount of new money commitments received under the Backstop Commitment, payable in the form of either (i) Common Stock or (ii) New Second Lien Convertible Notes issued at par. The Rights Offering shall be registered with the SEC. (j) At the Closing, the Company shall issue the Series A Preferred Stock to the New Second Lien Convertible Notes Indenture Trustee on behalf of the holders of the New Second Lien Convertible Notes. (k) At the Closing, the Company shall reserve for issuance an amount of Common Stock sufficient to allow for the exercise of all of the New Second Lien Convertible Notes that are immediately exercisable at the Closing. (l) At the Closing, the Company and each Supporting Noteholder shall execute a release agreement in favor of the other (the “Release”), which release shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E. (m) Each of the Restructuring Documents shall be consistent in all respects with, and shall contain, the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and shall otherwise be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Requisite Supporting Noteholders.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Recapitalization and Exchange Agreement, Recapitalization and Exchange Agreement (Installed Building Products, Inc.)