Company: MHLA
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001104659-25-028254
Chunk: 455

Company: Maiden Holdings, Ltd.
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 455
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 Tax Treatment, (iii) to treat the Second Merger in accordance with the Intended Bermuda NewCo Contribution Tax Treatment, and (iv) to treat the Mergers in accordance with the Intended Reorganization Tax Treatment.

(b) Each of the parties shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause the Company Contribution and the First Merger, collectively, to qualify for the Intended US NewCo Contribution Tax Treatment, and agree not to, and not to permit or cause any Affiliate or any Subsidiary to, take any actions or cause any action to be taken that would reasonably be expected to prevent the Company Contribution and the First Merger, collectively, from qualifying for the Intended US NewCo Contribution Tax Treatment. Each of the parties shall further use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause the Second Merger to qualify for the Intended Bermuda NewCo Contribution Tax Treatment, and agree not to, and not to permit or cause any Affiliate or any Subsidiary to, take any actions or cause any action to be taken that would reasonably be expected to prevent the Second Merger from qualifying for the Intended Bermuda NewCo Contribution Tax Treatment.

(c) Upon the Company’s written request, Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to deliver to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, counsel to the Company (“ Company’s Counsel ”), and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, counsel to Parent (“ Parent’s Counsel ”), tax representation letters dated as of the date the Registration Statement will have been declared effective by the SEC and signed by an officer of each of US NewCo, Parent, Merger Sub Ltd., Bermuda NewCo and Merger Sub LLC containing representations of US NewCo, Parent, Merger Sub Ltd., Bermuda NewCo and Merger Sub LLC in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit F . Upon Parent’s written request, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to deliver to Parent’s Counsel and Company’s Counsel tax representation letters dated as of the date the Registration Statement will have been declared effective by the SEC and signed by an officer of the Company containing representations of the Company in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit G .

(d) The Company will make an election to “push out” imputed underpayments under Section 6226 of the Code (or any similar provisions under state or local Law) for any pre-Closing Tax period.

Section 7.11 Employee Benefit Plan Matters .

(a) If requested by Parent in writing delivered to the Company at least