Affiliate Transaction. And will not permit any Subsidiary of Borrower to, make, directly or indirectly, (i) any transfer, sale, lease or other disposition of any Property to any Affiliate of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower or any purchase or acquisition of any Property from any such Affiliate; or (ii) any other arrangement or transaction directly or indirectly with or for the benefit of any such Affiliate (including without limitation, guaranties and assumptions of obligations of any such Affiliate); provided, that (A) Borrower and any such Subsidiary may enter into any arrangement or other transaction with any such Affiliate if the monetary or business consideration arising therefrom would be substantially at least as advantageous to Borrower or such Subsidiary as the monetary or business consideration which would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower; (B) Borrower and any Subsidiary of Borrower may become liable in connection with guaranties of the obligations of any such Affiliate in the ordinary course of business, provided that, the amount of any such guaranty, to the extent such guaranty relates to Indebtedness for Borrowed Money, of the obligations of any such Affiliate shall be included in the determination of Total Debt for purposes of Section 5.03(a) hereof; (C) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make purchases of receivables of any kind from the Borrower and the Subsidiaries of Borrower on terms that any of them deem acceptable; (D) intercompany borrowings between Borrower and any Subsidiary of Borrower and between any Subsidiaries of the Borrower and other such Subsidiaries of the Borrower may be on terms that they deem acceptable or under the Parent’s money pool; (E) Borrower may enter into any arrangement or other transaction with any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower, and any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower may enter into any arrangement or other transaction with Borrower or any other Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Borrower, in each case under this clause (E) only if such arrangements and other transactions do not involve any Person other than Borrower and Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of Borrower; (F) Borrower may enter into arrangements or other transactions permitted by Section 5.02(b); and (G) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make Permitted MLP Asset Transfers; provided that each Permitted MLP Asset Transfer individually (or, if a series of related MLP Assets Transfers, in the aggregate), is for fair value and, in the case of any Permitted MLP Asset Transfer after the Permitted MLP Asset Transfers made in connection with the formation of an MLP, upon terms substantially at least as advantageous to Borrower or such Subsidiary as would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Inc), Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric LLC), Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp)
Affiliate Transaction. And will not permit any Subsidiary of Borrower to, make, directly or indirectly, (i) any transfer, sale, lease or other disposition of any Property to any Affiliate of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower or any purchase or acquisition of any Property from any such Affiliate; or (ii) any other arrangement or transaction directly or indirectly with or for the benefit of any such Affiliate (including without limitation, guaranties and assumptions of obligations of any such Affiliate); provided, that (A) Borrower and any such Subsidiary may enter into any arrangement or other transaction with any such Affiliate if the monetary or business consideration arising therefrom would be substantially at least as advantageous to Borrower or such Subsidiary as the monetary or business consideration which would be obtained in a comparable arm’s 's length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower; (B) Borrower and any Subsidiary of Borrower may become liable in connection with guaranties of the obligations of any such Affiliate in the ordinary course of business, provided that, the amount of any such guaranty, to the extent such guaranty relates to Indebtedness for Borrowed Money, of the obligations of any such Affiliate shall be included in the determination of Total Debt for purposes of Section 5.03(a) hereof; (C) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make purchases of receivables of any kind from the Borrower and the Subsidiaries of Borrower on terms that any of them deem acceptable; (D) intercompany borrowings between Borrower and any Subsidiary of Borrower and between any Subsidiaries of the Borrower and other such Subsidiaries of the Borrower may be on terms that they deem acceptable or under the Parent’s 's money pool; (E) Borrower may enter into any arrangement or other transaction with any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower, and any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower may enter into any arrangement or other transaction with Borrower or any other Wholly Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower, in each case under this clause (E) only if such arrangements and other transactions do not involve any Person other than Borrower and Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of Borrower; and (F) Borrower may enter into arrangements or other transactions permitted by Section 5.02(b5.02(b)(E); and (G) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make Permitted MLP Asset Transfers; provided that each Permitted MLP Asset Transfer individually (or, if a series of related MLP Assets Transfers, in the aggregate), is for fair value and, in the case of any Permitted MLP Asset Transfer after the Permitted MLP Asset Transfers made in connection with the formation of an MLP, upon terms substantially at least as advantageous to Borrower or such Subsidiary as would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Inc), Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp)
Affiliate Transaction. And will not permit any Subsidiary of Borrower to, make, directly or indirectly, (i) any transfer, sale, lease or other disposition of any Property to any Affiliate of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower or any purchase or acquisition of any Property from any such Affiliate; or (ii) any other arrangement or transaction directly or indirectly with or for the benefit of any such Affiliate (including without limitation, guaranties and assumptions of obligations of any such Affiliate); provided, that (A) Borrower and any such Subsidiary may enter into any arrangement or other transaction with any such Affiliate if the monetary or business consideration arising therefrom would be substantially at least as advantageous to Borrower or such Subsidiary as the monetary or business consideration which would be obtained in a comparable arm’s 's length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower; (B) Borrower and any Subsidiary of Borrower may become liable in connection with guaranties of the obligations of any such Affiliate in the ordinary course of business, provided that, the amount other than guaranties of any such guaranty, to the extent such guaranty relates to Indebtedness for Borrowed Money, of the obligations of any such Affiliate shall be included in the determination of Total Debt for purposes of Section 5.03(a) hereof; (C) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make purchases of receivables of any kind from the Borrower and the Subsidiaries of Borrower on terms that any of them deem acceptable; (D) intercompany borrowings between Borrower and any Subsidiary of Borrower and between any Subsidiaries of the Borrower and other such Subsidiaries of the Borrower may be on terms that they deem acceptable or under the Parent’s 's money pool; (E) Borrower may enter into any arrangement or other transaction with any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower, and any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower may enter into any arrangement or other transaction with Borrower or any other Wholly Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower, in each case under this clause (E) only if such arrangements and other transactions do not involve any Person other than Borrower and Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of Borrower; and (F) Borrower may enter into arrangements or other transactions permitted by Section 5.02(b5.02(b)(E); and (G) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make Permitted MLP Asset Transfers; provided that each Permitted MLP Asset Transfer individually (or, if a series of related MLP Assets Transfers, in the aggregate), is for fair value and, in the case of any Permitted MLP Asset Transfer after the Permitted MLP Asset Transfers made in connection with the formation of an MLP, upon terms substantially at least as advantageous to Borrower or such Subsidiary as would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp)
Affiliate Transaction. And will not permit any Subsidiary of Borrower to, make, directly or indirectly, (i) any transfer, sale, lease or other disposition of any Property to any Affiliate of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower or any purchase or acquisition of any Property from any such Affiliate; or (ii) any other arrangement or transaction directly or indirectly with or for the benefit of any such Affiliate (including without limitation, guaranties and assumptions of obligations of any such Affiliate); provided, that (A) Borrower and any such Subsidiary may enter into any arrangement or other transaction with any such Affiliate if the monetary or business consideration arising therefrom would be substantially at least as advantageous to Borrower or such Subsidiary as the monetary or business consideration which would be obtained in a comparable arm’s 's length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower; (B) Borrower and any Subsidiary of Borrower may become liable in connection with guaranties of the obligations of any such Affiliate in the ordinary course of business, provided that, the amount other than guaranties of any such guaranty, to the extent such guaranty relates to Indebtedness for Borrowed Money, of the obligations of any such Affiliate shall be included in the determination of Total Debt for purposes of Section 5.03(a) hereof; (C) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make purchases of receivables of any kind from the Borrower and the Subsidiaries of Borrower on terms that any of them deem acceptable; (D) intercompany borrowings between Borrower and any Subsidiary of Borrower and between any Subsidiaries of the Borrower and other such Subsidiaries of the Borrower may be on terms that they deem acceptable or under the Parent’s money poolacceptable, except that loans to HII shall be subject to section 8.02(i); (E) Borrower may enter into any arrangement or other transaction with any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower, and any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower may enter into any arrangement or other transaction with Borrower or any other Wholly Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower, in each case under this clause (E) only if such arrangements and other transactions do not involve any Person other than Borrower and Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of Borrower; and (F) Borrower may enter into arrangements or other transactions permitted by Section 5.02(b8.02(c)(E); and (G) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make Permitted MLP Asset Transfers; provided that each Permitted MLP Asset Transfer individually (or, if a series of related MLP Assets Transfers, in the aggregate), is for fair value and, in the case of any Permitted MLP Asset Transfer after the Permitted MLP Asset Transfers made in connection with the formation of an MLP, upon terms substantially at least as advantageous to Borrower or such Subsidiary as would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower.
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Samples: Revolving Credit Agreement (Reliant Energy Resources Corp)
Affiliate Transaction. And will not permit any Subsidiary of Borrower to, make, directly or indirectly, (i) any transfer, sale, lease or other disposition of any Property to any Affiliate of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower or any purchase or acquisition of any Property from any such Affiliate; or (ii) any other arrangement or transaction directly or indirectly with or for the benefit of any such Affiliate (including without limitation, guaranties and assumptions of obligations of any such Affiliate); provided, that (A) Borrower and any such Subsidiary may enter into any arrangement or other transaction with any such Affiliate if the monetary or business consideration arising therefrom would be substantially at least as advantageous to Borrower or such Subsidiary as the monetary or business consideration which would be obtained in a comparable arm’s 's length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower; (B) Borrower and any Subsidiary of Borrower may become liable in connection with guaranties of the obligations of any such Affiliate in the ordinary course of business, provided that, the amount of any such guaranty, to the extent such guaranty relates to Indebtedness for Borrowed Money, of the obligations of any such Affiliate shall be included in the determination of Total Debt for purposes of Section 5.03(a) hereof; (C) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make purchases of receivables of any kind from the Borrower and the Subsidiaries of Borrower on terms that any of them deem acceptable; (D) intercompany borrowings between Borrower and any Subsidiary of Borrower and between any Subsidiaries of the Borrower and other such Subsidiaries of the Borrower may be on terms that they deem acceptable or under the Parent’s 's money pool; (E) Borrower may enter into any arrangement or other transaction with any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower, and any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower may enter into any arrangement or other transaction with Borrower or any other Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Borrower, in each case under this clause (E) only if such arrangements and other transactions do not involve any Person other than Borrower and Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of Borrower; and (F) Borrower may enter into arrangements or other transactions permitted by Section 5.02(b); and (G) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make Permitted MLP Asset Transfers; provided that each Permitted MLP Asset Transfer individually (or, if a series of related MLP Assets Transfers, in the aggregate), is for fair value and, in the case of any Permitted MLP Asset Transfer after the Permitted MLP Asset Transfers made in connection with the formation of an MLP, upon terms substantially at least as advantageous to Borrower or such Subsidiary as would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower.. CERC 5-YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric LLC)
Affiliate Transaction. And will not Make, or permit any Subsidiary of Borrower to, its Subsidiaries to make, directly or indirectly, : (i) any transfer, sale, lease or other disposition of any Property to any Affiliate of either Borrower or of any Subsidiary of either Borrower or any purchase or acquisition of any Property from any such Affiliate; or (ii) any other arrangement or transaction directly or indirectly with or for the benefit of any such Affiliate (including without limitation, guaranties and assumptions of obligations of any such an Affiliate); provided, provided that (A) the Borrower and any such Subsidiary of either Borrower may enter into any arrangement or other transaction with any such Affiliate if the monetary arrangement or business consideration arising therefrom would be other transaction is substantially at least as advantageous to such Borrower or such Subsidiary Subsidiary, as the monetary or business consideration which would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower; (B) Borrower and any Subsidiary of Borrower case may become liable in connection with guaranties of the obligations of any such Affiliate in the ordinary course of businessbe, provided that, the amount of any such guaranty, to the extent such guaranty relates to Indebtedness for Borrowed Money, of the obligations of any such Affiliate shall be included in the determination of Total Debt for purposes of Section 5.03(a) hereof; (C) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make purchases of receivables of any kind from the Borrower and the Subsidiaries of Borrower on terms that any of them deem acceptable; (D) intercompany borrowings between Borrower and any Subsidiary of Borrower and between any Subsidiaries of the Borrower and other such Subsidiaries of the Borrower may be on terms that they deem acceptable or under the Parent’s money pool; (E) Borrower may enter into any arrangement or other transaction with any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower, and any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower may enter into any arrangement or other transaction with Borrower or any other Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Borrower, in each case under this clause (E) only if such arrangements and other transactions do not involve any Person other than Borrower and Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of Borrower; (F) Borrower may enter into arrangements or other transactions permitted by Section 5.02(b); and (G) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make Permitted MLP Asset Transfers; provided that each Permitted MLP Asset Transfer individually (or, if a series of related MLP Assets Transfers, in the aggregate), is for fair value and, in the case of any Permitted MLP Asset Transfer after the Permitted MLP Asset Transfers made in connection with the formation of an MLP, upon terms substantially at least as advantageous to Borrower or such Subsidiary as would be obtained in a comparable arm’s 's length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate Affiliate; (B) any of the Borrowers and Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower or that are not Dividend Restricted Subsidiaries may engage in transactions with any Subsidiary of (1) the other Wholly- Owned Subsidiaries of the U.S. Borrower that are not Dividend Restricted Subsidiaries and (2) the Borrowers; (C) the Borrowers and their Consolidated Subsidiaries may engage in transactions between and among each other if such transactions are not detrimental in any material respect to either Borrower; (D) the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries may pay reasonable compensation and make reasonable advances to employees and reasonable loans to officers and directors; (E) the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries may make Investments set forth in clauses (b), (d) and (g) of the definition herein of Permitted Investments, even though such Investments are not made on an arm's length basis; and (F) the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries may make Investments set forth in clauses (c) and (h) of the definition herein of Permitted Investments if such Investments are not materially detrimental to any Borrower, even though such Investments are not made on an arm's length basis.
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Affiliate Transaction. And will not permit any Subsidiary of Borrower to, make, directly or indirectly, (i) any transfer, sale, lease or other disposition of any Property to any Affiliate of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower or any purchase or acquisition of any Property from any such Affiliate; or (ii) any other arrangement or transaction directly or indirectly with or for the benefit of any such Affiliate (including without limitation, guaranties and assumptions of obligations of any such Affiliate); provided, that (A) Borrower and any such Subsidiary may enter into any arrangement or other transaction with any such Affiliate if the monetary or business consideration arising therefrom would be substantially at least as advantageous to Borrower or such Subsidiary as the monetary or business consideration which would be obtained in a comparable arm’s 's length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower; (B) Borrower and any Subsidiary of Borrower may become liable in connection with guaranties of the obligations of any such Affiliate in the ordinary course of business, provided that, the amount of any such guaranty, to the extent such guaranty relates to Indebtedness for Borrowed Money, of the obligations of any such Affiliate shall be included in the determination of Total Debt for purposes of Section 5.03(a) hereof; (C) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make purchases of receivables of any kind from the Borrower and the Subsidiaries of Borrower on terms that any of them deem acceptable; (D) intercompany borrowings between Borrower and any Subsidiary of Borrower and between any Subsidiaries of the Borrower and other such Subsidiaries of the Borrower may be on terms that they deem acceptable or under the Parent’s 's money pool; (E) Borrower may enter into any arrangement or other transaction with any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower, and any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower may enter into any arrangement or other transaction with Borrower or any other Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Borrower, in each case under this clause (E) only if such arrangements and other transactions do not involve any Person other than Borrower and Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of Borrower; and (F) Borrower may enter into arrangements or other transactions permitted by Section 5.02(b5.02(b)(E); and (G) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make Permitted MLP Asset Transfers; provided that each Permitted MLP Asset Transfer individually (or, if a series of related MLP Assets Transfers, in the aggregate), is for fair value and, in the case of any Permitted MLP Asset Transfer after the Permitted MLP Asset Transfers made in connection with the formation of an MLP, upon terms substantially at least as advantageous to Borrower or such Subsidiary as would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric LLC)