Uitspraak
Rechtbank noord-holland
uitspraak van de meervoudige kamer van 30 november 2022 in de zaken tussen
Procesverloop
Overwegingen
The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the satisfaction or written waiver of the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Effective Time (as defined in Section 1.3), Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company and the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall thereupon cease. The Company shall be the surviving corporation in the Merger (sometimes hereinafter referred to as the “
Surviving Corporation”), and the separate corporate existence of the Company, with all of its rights, privileges, immunities, powers and franchises, shall continue unaffected by the Merger, except as set forth in Article II. The Merger shall have the effects specified in the DGCL [General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware,
Rechtbank].
Closing. Unless otherwise mutually agreed in writing between the Company and Parent, the closing for the Merger (the
“Closing”) shall take place at the offices of [naam kantoor] , [adres] , New York, New York, at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on the third (3rd) business day (the
“Closing Date”) following the day on which the last of the conditions set forth in Article VII (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions) shall be satisfied or waived in writing in accordance with this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the term
“business day”shall mean any day ending at 11.59 p.m. (Eastern Time) other than a Saturday or Sunday or a day on which banks are required or authorized to close in the City of New York or in the Switzerland or a day on which the Department of State of the State Delaware is required or authorized to close.
Effective Time. As soon as practicable on the Closing Date following the Closing, the Company and Parent will cause a Certificate of Merger (the
“Certificate of Merger”) to be duly executed, acknowledged and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as provided in Section 251 of the DGCL. The Merger shall become effective at the time when the Certificate of Merger has been duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or at such later time as may be agreed by the parties in writing and specified in the Certificate of Merger (the
“Effective Time”).
Merger Consideration. Each share of [vennootschap 1] NY Group Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (a “
Class a Share”, or collectively
“Class A Shares”) and each share of [vennootschap 1] NY Group Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (a
“Class B Share”, or collectively
“Class B Shares”, and together with the Class A Shares, the
“Shares”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than (i) Shares owned by the Company, Parent or any of their respective wholly-owned Subsidiaries, in each case not held on behalf of third parties in a fiduciary capacity, and (ii) Shares that are owned by stockholders (
“Dissenting Stockholders”) who have perfected and not withdrawn a demand for appraisal rights pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL (each, an
“Excluded Share”and collectively,
“Excluded Shares”)) shall be converted automatically into and shall thereafter represent the right to receive cash in the amount of $34.90 per Share without interest (the
“Per Share Merger Consideration”). At the Effective Time, all of the Shares shall cease to be outstanding, shall be cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist, and each certificate (a
“Certificate”) formerly representing any of the Shares and each non-certificated Share represented by book entry (a
“Book-Entry Share”) (other than Excluded Shares) shall thereafter represent only the right to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration, without interest.
Merger Sub. At the Effective Time, each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Surviving Corporation.
Paying Agent. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with a paying agent selected by Parent with the Company’s prior approval (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) (the
“Paying Agent”), in trust for the benefit of the holders of Shares, a cash amount in immediately available funds necessary for the Paying Agent to make payments under Section 4.1(a) (such cash being hereinafter referred to as the
“Exchange Fund”). The Paying Agent agreement pursuant to which Parent shall appoint the Paying Agent shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company. The Paying Agent shall invest the Exchange Fund as directed by Parent; (…)
No Solicitation or Negotiation. The Company agrees that, except as expressly permitted by this Section 6.2, neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of the officers and directors of it or its Subsidiaries shall, and that none of its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants and other advisors or representatives (such directors, officers, employees, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants and other advisors or representatives, collectively,
“Representatives”) shall, directly or indirectly:
“Stockholder Consent Delivery Period”), a written consent in the form attached to this Agreement as
Exhibit Bfrom stockholders of the Company holding a number of Class B Shares sufficient to satisfy the Requisite Stockholder Approval in lieu of a meeting pursuant to Section 228 of the DGCL (such written consent, as duly executed and delivered by such holders, the
“Stockholder Written Consent”) for the purposes of adopting this Agreement and approving the Merger and acknowledging that the adoption and approvals are irrevocable and result in the waiver of any right of such stockholders to demand appraisal in connection with the Merger pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL. (…)
Cooperation. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company and Parent shall cooperate with each other and use (and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to use) their respective reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, reasonably necessary, proper or advisable on its part under this Agreement and applicable Laws to consummate and make effective the Merger and the Transactions as soon as practicable, including preparing and filing as promptly as practicable all documentation to effect all notices, reports and other filings and to obtain as promptly as practicable and maintain all consents, registrations, approvals, permits and authorizations necessary or advisable to be obtained from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in order to consummate the Merger or any of the Transactions. (…)
Stockholder Approval. This Agreement shall have been duly adopted by holders of Shares constituting the Requisite Stockholder Approval and shall have been duly approved by the sole stockholder of Merger Sub in accordance with applicable Laws and the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of each such corporation.
HSR Act.Any applicable waiting period (or extensions thereof) under the HSR Act relating to the Merger shall have expired or been terminated.
FCC Approval. The FCC shall have adopted and released an order granting any required consent to the transfer of control of any licenses held by the Company or its Subsidiaries to Parent (
“FCC Approval”).
CFIUS Approval.CFIUS shall have provided a written notice that it has determined that it has concluded action and there are no unresolved national security concerns with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (…).
Additional Approvals. The filings, consents, registrations and [approvals,
naar de Rechtbank begrijpt] set forth on Section 7.1(e) of the Company Disclosure Letter shall have been obtained or made and any applicable waiting periods in respect thereof shall have expired or been terminated.
No Orders. No court or other Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is in effect that prohibits consummation of the Merger (collectively, an
“Order”).
Performance of Obligations of the Company. The Company shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date.
Conditions to Obligation of the Company. The obligation of the Company to effect the Merger is also subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Company at or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions:
Performance of Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by them under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date, and the Company shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Parent and Merger Sub by the Chief Executive Officer of Parent to such effect.
Termination by Mutual Consent. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before or after the adoption of this Agreement by the stockholders of the Company referred to in Section 7.1(a), by mutual written consent of the Company and Parent by action of the Company Board and the board of directors of Parent.
Termination by Either Parent or the Company. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time by the Company or Parent if:
Termination by the Company. This Agreement may be terminated by the Company and the Merger may be abandoned:
“Debt Financing Failure”) or (y) there shall be an Equity Financing Failure;
“Equity Financing Failure”means the failure of the full proceeds of the Equity Financing, or any alternative financing provided for pursuant to Section 6.11(f), to be available to Parent to consummate the Closing at any time when all of the conditions set forth in Sections 7.1 and 7.2 have been satisfied (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but which are capable of being satisfied by the date by which the Closing should occur).
Effect of Termination and Abandonment.
“Termination Fee”) in accordance with this Section 8.5(b); provided, that in no event shall the Company be required to pay the Termination Fee on more than one occasion. (…)
“Parent Termination Fee”) in accordance with this Section 8.5(c);
€ -/- 67.864.332. Verweerder is afgeweken van de door [naam bedrijf 1] N.V. ingediende aangiften Vpb 2015 en 2016. Voor het boekjaar 2015 heeft verweerder een aanslag Vpb opgelegd, berekend naar een belastbare winst en een belastbaar bedrag van € 80.005.943. Voor het boekjaar 2016 heeft verweerder een aanslag Vpb opgelegd, berekend naar een belastbare winst en een belastbaar bedrag van € 6.858.661.
Covenants. Ter zitting heeft eiseres tot slot verklaard dat de opschortende voorwaarden volgens haar zien op het recht op levering en de betalingsverplichting, niet op de overeenkomst zelf.
enig bedrag ten laste van de winst zal komen, uit een oogpunt van goed koopmansgebruik een zodanige voorziening gerechtvaardigd is.”
kostendie worden opgeroepen door de productie in enig jaar van de in de onderneming voortgebrachte zaken, doch pas in een volgend jaar tot een uitgaaf leiden - zoals zich, naar in 's Hofs uitspraak ligt besloten, in het onderhavige geval voordoet met betrekking tot voormeld bedrag van f 8125 - handelt een belastingplichtige niet in strijd met goed koopmansgebruik door die
kosten toe te rekenenaan de productie van bedoelde zaken, en zonodig
daartoein de eindbalans van het desbetreffende jaar tot het bedrag van die kosten
een voorziening op te nemen.”