Amendments or Waivers of Certain Documents; Prepayments of Indebtedness. (a) The Credit Parties will not, and will not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, amend or otherwise change (or waive) the terms of its Organic Documents, any Public Debt Document, the documents governing any Permitted Receivables or Factoring Financing and Existing Non-U.S. Facilities or the documents governing any other Indebtedness outstanding as of the Effective Date (other than Intercompany Indebtedness) or any refinancing thereof, in each case, if the effect of such amendment, change or waiver would be to (i) cause all or any portion of the principal amount of any Indebtedness under such document to be payable, or to cause any redemption of any Capital Stock under such document, earlier than scheduled at the Effective Date, except to the extent such prepayment or redemption would be permitted by Section 8.11(b) below without giving effect to such amendment, modification or waiver, (ii) increase the interest rate payable on such Indebtedness or increase the rate of dividends payable on such Capital Stock, or (iii) make the covenants, redemption provisions, mandatory prepayment provisions or events of default contained in such document more burdensome in any material respect to the Credit Parties, taken as a whole; provided, that the entering into of any refinancing or extension otherwise permitted under this Agreement shall not be prohibited by this Section 8.11(a). (b) The Credit Parties will not, and will not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, make (or give any notice or offer in respect of) any voluntary or optional payment or mandatory prepayment or redemption or acquisition for value of (including, without limitation, by way of depositing with any trustee with respect thereto money or securities before such Indebtedness is due for the purpose of paying such Indebtedness when due) or exchange of principal of any First Lien Notes, Senior Notes, Existing Unsecured Debt or Debentures or any Permitted Capital Markets Debt that refinances all or any portion of any such Indebtedness, unless, after giving effect thereto, there is at least $200,000,000 of Available Liquidity; provided that this provision shall not prohibit Crown Holdings from exchanging or refinancing its Indebtedness for shares of its common stock or for Permitted Capital Markets Debt to the extent permitted to be incurred under Section 8.1(a)(v).
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Crown Holdings Inc), Credit Agreement (Crown Holdings Inc), Credit Agreement (Crown Holdings Inc)
Amendments or Waivers of Certain Documents; Prepayments of Indebtedness. (a) The Credit Parties will not, and will not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, amend or otherwise change (or waive) the terms of its Organic Documents, any Public Debt Document, the documents governing any Permitted Receivables or Factoring Financing and Existing Non-U.S. Facilities or the documents governing any other Indebtedness outstanding as of the Effective Date (other than Intercompany Indebtedness) or any refinancing thereof, in each case, if the effect of such amendment, change or waiver would be to (i) cause all or any portion of the principal amount of any Indebtedness under such document to be payable, or to cause any redemption of any Capital Stock under such document, earlier than scheduled at the Effective Date, except to the extent such prepayment or redemption would be permitted by Section 8.11(b) or (c) below without giving effect to such amendment, modification or waiver, (ii) increase the interest rate payable on such Indebtedness or increase the rate of dividends payable on such Capital Stock, or (iii) make the covenants, redemption provisions, mandatory prepayment provisions or events of default contained in such document more burdensome in any material respect to the Credit Parties, taken as a whole; provided, that the entering into of any refinancing or extension otherwise permitted under this Agreement shall not be prohibited by this Section 8.11(a).
(b) The Credit Parties will not, and will not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, make (or give any notice or offer in respect of) any voluntary or optional payment or mandatory prepayment or redemption or acquisition for value of (including, without limitation, by way of depositing with any trustee with respect thereto money or securities before such Indebtedness is due for the purpose of paying such Indebtedness when due) or exchange of principal of any First Lien Notes, Senior Notes, Existing Unsecured Debt or Debentures or any Permitted Capital Markets Public Debt that refinances all or any portion of any such Indebtedness, unless, after giving effect thereto, there is at least $200,000,000 350,000,000 of Available Liquidity; provided, further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, prepayments and redemptions of the First Lien Notes, Second Lien Notes, Third Lien Notes and the CCSFPLC 2006 Notes may be made so long as after giving to such prepayment or redemption on a Pro Forma Basis, (A) the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio is less than 2.5 to 1.0 and (B) the Total Available Revolving Commitments are at least $200,000,000; provided that this provision shall not prohibit Crown Holdings from exchanging or refinancing its Indebtedness for shares of its common stock or for Permitted Capital Markets Public Debt to the extent permitted to be incurred under Section 8.1(a)(v).
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Crown Holdings Inc), Credit Agreement (Crown Holdings Inc)
Amendments or Waivers of Certain Documents; Prepayments of Indebtedness. (a) The Credit Parties will not, and will not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, amend or otherwise change (or waive) the terms of its Organic Documents, any Public Debt Document, the documents governing any Permitted Receivables or Factoring Financing and Existing Non-U.S. Facilities Documents or the documents governing any other Indebtedness outstanding as that is either subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Effective Date Obligations (other than Intercompany Indebtednessit being understood that Indebtedness shall not be deemed subordinate or junior in right of payment on account of being unsecured or being secured with greater or lower priority) or any refinancing thereof, in each case, if the effect of such amendment, change or waiver would be materially adverse to (i) cause all or any portion the interests of the principal amount of any Indebtedness under such document to be payable, or to cause any redemption of any Capital Stock under such document, earlier than scheduled at the Effective Date, except to the extent such prepayment or redemption would be permitted by Section 8.11(b) below without giving effect to such amendment, modification or waiver, (ii) increase the interest rate payable on such Indebtedness or increase the rate of dividends payable on such Capital Stock, or (iii) make the covenants, redemption provisions, mandatory prepayment provisions or events of default contained in such document more burdensome in any material respect to the Credit PartiesLenders, taken as a whole; provided, that the entering into of any refinancing or extension otherwise permitted under this Agreement shall not be prohibited by this Section 8.11(a).
(b) The Credit Parties will not, and will not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, make (or give any notice or offer in respect of) any voluntary or optional payment or mandatory prepayment or redemption or acquisition for value of (including, without limitation, by way of depositing with any trustee with respect thereto money or securities before such Indebtedness is due for the purpose of paying such Indebtedness when due) or exchange of principal of any First Lien Notes, Senior Notes, Existing Unsecured Debt or Debentures or any Permitted Capital Markets Debt that refinances all or any portion of any such Indebtedness, unless, after giving effect thereto, there is at least $200,000,000 of Available Liquidity; provided that this provision shall not prohibit Crown Holdings from exchanging or refinancing its Indebtedness for shares of its common stock or for Permitted Capital Markets Debt to the extent permitted to be incurred under Section 8.1(a)(v).
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Amendments or Waivers of Certain Documents; Prepayments of Indebtedness. (a) The Credit Loan Parties will not, and will not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, amend or otherwise change (or waive) the terms of its Organic Documents, the First Lien Notes, the First Lien Notes Indenture, the Second Lien Notes, the Second Lien Notes Indenture, the Third Lien Notes, the Third Lien Notes Indenture, the documents governing any Public Debt Documentother Refinancing Plan Indebtedness, the documents governing any Existing Unsecured Debt, the documents governing any Permitted Receivables or Factoring Financing and Existing Non-U.S. Facilities or the documents governing any other Indebtedness outstanding as of the Effective Date (other than Intercompany Indebtedness) or any refinancing thereof, in each case, if the effect of such amendment, change or waiver would be to (i) cause all or any portion of the principal amount of any Indebtedness under such document to be payable, or to cause any redemption of any Capital Stock Equity Interest under such document, earlier than scheduled at the Effective Date, except to the extent such prepayment or redemption would be permitted by Section 8.11(b6.11(b) or (c) below without giving effect to such amendment, modification or waiver, (ii) increase the interest rate payable on such Indebtedness or increase the rate of dividends payable on such Capital StockEquity Interest, or (iii) make the covenants, redemption provisions, mandatory prepayment provisions or events of default contained in such document more burdensome in any material respect to the Credit Loan Parties, taken as a whole; provided, that the entering into of any refinancing or extension otherwise permitted under this Agreement shall not be prohibited by this Section 8.11(a6.11(a).
(b) The Credit Loan Parties will not, and will not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, make (or give any notice or offer in respect of) any voluntary or optional payment or mandatory prepayment or redemption or acquisition for value of (including, without limitation, by way of depositing with any trustee with respect thereto money or securities before such Indebtedness is due for the purpose of paying such Indebtedness when due) or exchange of principal of any First Lien Notes, Senior Notes, Existing Unsecured Non-Priority Debt (other than Indebtedness with respect to Permitted Receivables or Debentures Factoring Financings or any Permitted Capital Markets Debt that refinances all or any portion of any such Indebtedness, sale and leaseback transactions permitted by this Agreement) unless, after giving effect thereto, there is at least $200,000,000 350.0 million of Available Liquidity; provided that this provision shall not prohibit Crown Holdings from exchanging or refinancing its Indebtedness for shares of its common stock or for Permitted Capital Markets Debt other Refinancing Plan Indebtedness to the extent permitted to be incurred under Section 8.1(a)(v6.01(a)(vi).
(c) The Loan Parties will not permit any Intercompany Borrower to repay or prepay or forgive any principal of any Intercompany Loan set forth on Schedules 4.01(k)-1 and -2 prior to the Term B Loan Maturity Date. The Loan Parties will not permit Crown Cork & Seal Finance plc to prepay its intercompany loan to CROWN Polyflex SAS or CROWN Astra SAS unless, substantially simultaneously therewith, the Euro Borrower makes a payment of principal or interest on its Indebtedness in an equivalent amount.
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