Borrower Activities; Limitations on Use of Proceeds. The Borrower shall (i) maintain its incorporation, day-to-day management and all board of directors meetings outside of Switzerland; (ii) comply, and cause Holdings to comply, at all times with all conditions and requirements of the Swiss FTA Ruling so that no proceeds of the Loans or Letters of Credit will be used in a manner constituting a direct or indirect flow-back to Holdings or any Swiss Group Company subjecting any such proceeds to Swiss Withholding Tax or Swiss Stamp Tax; (iii) not use the proceeds of Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement for any financing activities in Switzerland (other than dividends, distributions, equity contributions, and other activities to the extent permitted as described in clauses (iv) (C), (D) or (E) below) or for any other purpose that would cause payments under this Agreement or other Credit Documents to be subject to Swiss Withholding Taxes or Swiss Stamp Taxes; and (iv) not effect any direct or indirect flow-back of proceeds of Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement to Holdings or any Swiss Group Company, it being understood for purposes of interpreting this clause (iv), that (A) a direct flow-back will be deemed to occur if the Borrower grants a loan or other extension of credit to a Swiss Group Company from the proceeds of Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement; (B) an indirect flow-back will be deemed to occur if the Borrower first transfers proceeds of Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement to one or more other Subsidiaries or other Persons, which would then make such proceeds of Loans or Letters of Credit available to a Swiss Group Company through a loan or other extension of credit; (C) equity contributions of rigs, financed with proceeds of Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement, made to Swiss Group Companies for the purpose of leasing such equipment to lessees outside Switzerland, will not be deemed to be an unpermitted flow-back to such proceeds of Loans or Letters of Credit to such Swiss Group Company, so long as such transactions are effected in a manner consistent with the Swiss FTA Ruling or other tax ruling in effect as described in clause (E) below; (D) future dividend distributions from the Borrower to Holdings will not be deemed to be an unpermitted flow-back of funds to Holdings or other Swiss Group Company; and (E) notwithstanding the provisions in clauses (A) and (B) above, to the extent that the Borrower or Holdings has furnished to the Administrative Agent, with respect to any proposed use of proceeds of Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement, a tax ruling (including the Swiss FTA Ruling) or other evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that such use would not result in any payments under this Agreement or other Credit Documents being subject to any Swiss Withholding Tax or Swiss Stamp Tax, then such use will not be deemed to be an unpermitted flow-back of proceeds of Loans or Letters of Credit; provided, however, that if as a result of any change in applicable Swiss tax laws or regulations or any rulings or interpretations thereof, any uses of proceeds of Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement described in clauses (C), (D) or (E) above are of a type determined to be unpermitted flow-back of such proceeds or Letters of Credit, then in such event the Borrower shall not effect or permit any such use of such proceeds of Loans or Letters of Credit.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Transocean Ltd.), Credit Agreement (Transocean Ltd.)
Borrower Activities; Limitations on Use of Proceeds. The Borrower shall (i) maintain its incorporation, day-to-day management and all board of directors meetings outside of Switzerland; (ii) comply, and cause Holdings to comply, at all times with all conditions and requirements of the Swiss FTA Ruling so that no proceeds of the Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit will be used in a manner constituting a direct or indirect flow-back to Holdings or any Swiss Group Company subjecting any such proceeds to Swiss Withholding Tax or Swiss Stamp Tax; (iii) not use the proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement for any financing activities in Switzerland (other than dividends, distributions, equity contributions, and other activities to the extent permitted as described in clauses (iv) (C), (D) or (E) below) or for any other purpose that would cause payments under this Agreement or other Credit Documents to be subject to Swiss Withholding Taxes or Swiss Stamp Taxes; and (iv) not effect any direct or indirect flow-back of proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement to Holdings or any Swiss Group Company, it being understood for purposes of interpreting this clause (iv), that (A) a direct flow-back will be deemed to occur if the Borrower grants a loan or other extension of credit to a Swiss Group Company from the proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement; (B) an indirect flow-back will be deemed to occur if the Borrower first transfers proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement to one or more other Subsidiaries or other Persons, which would then make such proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit available to a Swiss Group Company through a loan or other extension of credit; (C) equity contributions of rigs, financed with proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement, made to Swiss Group Companies for the purpose of leasing such equipment to lessees outside Switzerland, will not be deemed to be an unpermitted flow-back to such proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit to such Swiss Group Company, so long as such transactions are effected in a manner consistent with the Swiss FTA Ruling or other tax ruling in effect as described in clause (E) below; (D) future dividend distributions from the Borrower to Holdings will not be deemed to be an unpermitted flow-back of funds to Holdings or other Swiss Group Company; and (E) notwithstanding the provisions in clauses (A) and (B) above, to the extent that the Borrower or Holdings has furnished to the Administrative Agent, with respect to any proposed use of proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement, a tax ruling (including the Swiss FTA Ruling) or other evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that such use would not result in any payments under this Agreement or other Credit Documents being subject to any Swiss Withholding Tax or Swiss Stamp Tax, then such use will not be deemed to be an unpermitted flow-back of proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit; provided, however, that if as a result of any change in applicable Swiss tax laws or regulations or any rulings or interpretations thereof, any uses of proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement described in clauses (C), (D) or (E) above are of a type determined to be unpermitted flow-back of such proceeds or Letters of Credit, then in such event the Borrower shall not effect or permit any such use of such proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Transocean Ltd.), Credit Agreement (Transocean Ltd.)
Borrower Activities; Limitations on Use of Proceeds. The Borrower shall (i) maintain its incorporation, day-to-day management and all board of directors meetings outside of Switzerland; (ii) comply, and cause Holdings to comply, at all times with all conditions and requirements of the Swiss FTA Ruling so that no proceeds of the Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit will be used in a manner constituting a direct or indirect flow-back to Holdings or any Swiss Group Company subjecting any such proceeds to Swiss Withholding Tax or Swiss Stamp Tax; (iii) not use the proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement for any financing activities in Switzerland (other than dividends, distributions, equity contributions, and other activities to the extent permitted as described in clauses (iv) (C), (D) or (E) below) or for any other purpose that would cause payments under this Agreement or other Credit Documents to be subject to Swiss Withholding Taxes or Swiss Stamp Taxes; and (iv) not effect any direct or indirect flow-back of proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement to Holdings or any Swiss Group Company, it being understood for purposes of interpreting this clause (iv), that (A) a direct flow-back will be deemed to occur if the Borrower grants a loan or other extension of credit to a Swiss Group Company from the proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement; (B) an indirect flow-back will be deemed to occur if the Borrower first transfers proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement to one or more other Subsidiaries or other Persons, which would then make such proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit available to a Swiss Group Company through a loan or other extension of credit; (C) equity contributions of rigs, financed with proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement, made to Swiss Group Companies for the purpose of leasing such equipment to lessees outside Switzerland, will not be deemed to be an unpermitted flow-back to such proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit to such Swiss Group Company, so long as such transactions are effected in a manner consistent with the Swiss FTA Ruling or other tax ruling in effect as described in clause (E) below; (D) future dividend distributions from the Borrower to Holdings will not be deemed to be an unpermitted flow-back of funds to Holdings or other Swiss Group Company; and (E) notwithstanding the provisions in clauses (A) and (B) above, to the extent that the Borrower or Holdings has furnished to the Administrative Agent, with respect to any proposed use of proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement, a tax ruling (including the Swiss FTA Ruling) or other evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that such use would not result in any payments under this Agreement or other Credit Documents being subject to any Swiss Withholding Tax or Swiss Stamp Tax, then such use will not be deemed to be an unpermitted flow-back of proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit; provided, however, that if as a result of any change in applicable Swiss tax laws or regulations or any rulings or interpretations thereof, any uses of proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement described in clauses (C), (D) or (E) above are of a type determined to be unpermitted flow-back of such proceeds or Letters of Credit, then in such event the Borrower shall not effect or permit any such use of such proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Transocean Ltd.)
Borrower Activities; Limitations on Use of Proceeds. The Borrower shall (i) maintain its incorporation, day-to-day management and all board of directors meetings outside of Switzerland; (ii) comply, and cause Holdings to comply, at all times with all conditions and requirements of the Swiss FTA Ruling so that no proceeds of the Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit will be used in a manner constituting a direct or indirect flow-back to Holdings or any Swiss Group Company subjecting any such proceeds to Swiss Withholding Tax or Swiss Stamp Tax; (iii) not use the proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement for any financing activities in Switzerland (other than dividends, distributions, equity contributions, and other activities to the extent permitted as described in clauses (iv) (C), (D) or (E) below) or for any other purpose that would cause payments under this Agreement or other Credit Documents to be subject to Swiss Withholding Taxes or Swiss Stamp Taxes; and (iv) not effect any direct or indirect flow-back of proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement to Holdings or any Swiss Group Company, it being understood for purposes of interpreting this clause (iv), that (A) a direct flow-back will be deemed to occur if the Borrower grants a loan or other extension of credit to a Swiss Group Company from the proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement; (B) an indirect flow-back will be deemed to occur if the Borrower first transfers proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement to one or more other Subsidiaries or other Persons, which would then make such proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit available to a Swiss Group Company through a loan or other extension of credit; (C) equity contributions of rigs, financed with proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement, made to Swiss Group Companies for the purpose of leasing such equipment to lessees outside Switzerland, will not be deemed to be an unpermitted flow-back to such proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit to such Swiss Group Company, so long as such transactions are effected in a manner consistent with the Swiss FTA Ruling or other tax ruling in effect as described in clause (E) below; (D) future dividend distributions from the Borrower to Holdings will not be deemed to be an unpermitted flow-back of funds to Holdings or other Swiss Group Company; and (E) notwithstanding the provisions in clauses (A) and (B) above, to the extent that the Borrower or Holdings has furnished to the Administrative Agent, with respect to any proposed use of proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement, a tax ruling (including the Swiss FTA Ruling) or other evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that such use would not result in any payments under this Agreement or other Credit Documents being subject to any Swiss Withholding Tax or Swiss Stamp Tax, then such use will not be deemed to be an unpermitted flow-back of proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit; provided, however, that if as a result of any change in applicable Swiss tax laws or regulations or any rulings or interpretations thereof, any uses of proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement described in clauses (C), (D) or (E) above are of a type determined to be unpermitted flow-back of such proceeds or Letters of Credit, then in such event the Borrower shall not effect or permit any such use of such proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit..
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Transocean Ltd.)
Borrower Activities; Limitations on Use of Proceeds. The Borrower shall (i) maintain its incorporation, day-to-day management and all board of directors meetings outside of Switzerland; (ii) comply, and cause Holdings to comply, at all times with all conditions and requirements of the Swiss FTA Ruling so that no proceeds of the Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit will be used in a manner constituting a direct or indirect flow-back to Holdings or any Swiss Group Company subjecting any such proceeds to Swiss Withholding Tax or Swiss Stamp Tax; (iii) not use the proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement for any financing activities in Switzerland (other than dividends, distributions, equity contributions, and other activities to the extent permitted as described in clauses (iv) (C), (D) or (E) below) or for any other purpose that would cause payments under this Agreement or other Credit Documents to be subject to Swiss Withholding Taxes or Swiss Stamp Taxes; and (iv) not effect any direct or indirect flow-back of proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement to Holdings or any Swiss Group Company, it being understood for purposes of interpreting this clause (iv), that (A) a direct flow-back will be deemed to occur if the Borrower grants a loan or other extension of credit to a Swiss Group Company from the proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement; (B) an indirect flow-back will be deemed to occur if the Borrower first transfers proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement to one or more other Subsidiaries or other Persons, which would then make such proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit available to a Swiss Group Company through a loan or other extension of credit; (C) equity contributions of rigs, financed with proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement, made to Swiss Group Companies for the purpose of leasing such equipment to lessees outside Switzerland, will not be deemed to be an unpermitted flow-back to such proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit to such Swiss Group Company, so long as such transactions are effected in a manner consistent with the Swiss FTA Ruling or other tax ruling in effect as described in clause (E) below; (D) future dividend distributions from the Borrower to Holdings will not be deemed to be an unpermitted flow-back of funds to Holdings or other Swiss Group Company; and (E) notwithstanding the provisions in clauses (A) and (B) above, to the extent that the Borrower or Holdings has furnished to the Administrative Agent, with respect to any proposed use of proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement, a tax ruling (including the Swiss FTA Ruling) or other evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that such use would not result in any payments under this Agreement or other Credit Documents being subject to any Swiss Withholding Tax or Swiss Stamp Tax, then such use will not be deemed to be an unpermitted flow-back of proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit; 83 provided, however, that if as a result of any change in applicable Swiss tax laws or regulations or any rulings or interpretations thereof, any uses of proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit under this Agreement described in clauses (C), (D) or (E) above are of a type determined to be unpermitted flow-back of such proceeds or Letters of Credit, then in such event the Borrower shall not effect or permit any such use of such proceeds of Revolving Loans or Letters of Credit.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Transocean Ltd.)