Certain Obligations Respecting Subsidiaries. (a) The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, take such action from time to time as shall be necessary to ensure that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries at all times owns (i) all of the issued and outstanding shares of each class of Capital Stock of each of such Person's Subsidiaries (other than, in each case, Capital Stock of Excluded Subsidiaries) and (ii) more than 50% of the issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock of each Person acquired pursuant to clauses (b) and (c) of Section 9.14(viii) hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares of stock in any Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) owned by them, nor permit any Subsidiary of the Company (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) to issue any shares of Capital Stock of any class whatsoever to any Person (other than to the Company or to another Wholly-Owned Subsidiary or pursuant to Section 9.12 hereof). In the event that any such additional shares of Capital Stock shall be issued by any Subsidiary of the Company, or any Subsidiary shall be acquired, the Company agrees (so long as the certificates evidencing such shares of stock are not subject to a lien permitted under Section 9.13(v) hereof, and in any event subject to clause (c) below) forthwith to deliver to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Documents the certificates evidencing such shares of stock, accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank as well as, in accordance with the Security Documents, promissory notes and intercompany notes specified as Collateral as defined in the Security Documents and shall take such other action as the Administrative Agent shall request to perfect the security interest created therein pursuant to the Security Documents. (b) The Majority Lenders shall have the right from time to time to require the Company, pursuant to a written request from the Administrative Agent, to cause such Subsidiaries of the Company as may be specified in such request (except for any SPE) to become parties to the Subsidiary Guaranty or to execute and deliver such other guaranties, in form and substance satisfactory to the Majority Lenders, guaranteeing payment of the Company's obligations hereunder. Any such request shall be made by the Majority Lenders in the good faith and reasonable exercise of their discretion. Within 30 days after any such request, the Company shall, and shall cause the appropriate Subsidiaries of the Company to, (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such number of copies as the Administrative Agent may specify of documents creating such guaranties and (ii) do all other things which may be necessary or which the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to confer upon and confirm to the Lenders the benefits of such security. (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9.21: (I) no Excluded Subsidiary shall be required to be or become a party to the Subsidiary Guaranty or otherwise Guarantee the obligations of the Company hereunder; (II) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to pledge more than 66% of the aggregate Voting Stock of such Excluded Subsidiary directly held by the Company or its Domestic Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent under the Security Documents; and (III) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to pledge the stock of any other Excluded Subsidiary. (d) The Company will not permit any of its Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries or any SPE acting pursuant to the terms of an Accounts Receivable Financing or Permitted Mortgage Financing permitted by the terms of this Agreement) to enter into, after the date hereof, any indenture, agreement, instrument or other arrangement (other than the Senior Subordinated Debt Documents) that, directly or indirectly, prohibits or restrains, or has the effect of prohibiting or restraining, or imposes materially adverse conditions upon, the incurrence or payment of Indebtedness, the granting of Liens, the declaration or payment of dividends, the making of loans, advances or Investments or the sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of Property.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Iron Mountain Inc/Pa), Credit Agreement (Iron Mountain Inc/Pa)
Certain Obligations Respecting Subsidiaries. (a) The Except as permitted under Section 9.5 hereof, the Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, take such action from time to time as shall be necessary to ensure that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries at all times owns collectively own (isubject to no Lien other than the Lien granted under the Pledge Agreement) all at least the same percentage of the issued and outstanding shares of each class of Capital Stock stock or other equity ownership interests of each of such Person's its Subsidiaries (other than, in each case, Capital Stock of Excluded Subsidiaries) and (ii) more than 50% of the issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock of each Person acquired pursuant to clauses (b) and (c) of Section 9.14(viii) hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, as is collectively owned by the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares of stock in any Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) owned by them, nor permit any Subsidiary of on the Company (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) to issue any shares of Capital Stock of any class whatsoever to any Person (other than to the Company or to another Wholly-Owned Subsidiary or pursuant to Section 9.12 hereof). In the event that any such additional shares of Capital Stock shall be issued by any Subsidiary of the Company, or any Subsidiary shall be acquired, the Company agrees (so long as the certificates evidencing such shares of stock are not subject to a lien permitted under Section 9.13(v) hereof, and in any event subject to clause (c) below) forthwith to deliver to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Documents the certificates evidencing such shares of stock, accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank as well as, in accordance with the Security Documents, promissory notes and intercompany notes specified as Collateral as defined in the Security Documents and shall take such other action as the Administrative Agent shall request to perfect the security interest created therein pursuant to the Security DocumentsClosing Date.
(b) The Majority Lenders shall have the right from time to time to require the Company, pursuant to a written request from the Administrative Agent, to cause such Subsidiaries of the Company as may be specified in such request (except for any SPE) to become parties to the Subsidiary Guaranty or to execute and deliver such other guaranties, in form and substance satisfactory to the Majority Lenders, guaranteeing payment of the Company's obligations hereunder. Any such request shall be made by the Majority Lenders in the good faith and reasonable exercise of their discretion. Within 30 days after any such request, the Company shallwill not, and shall cause the appropriate Subsidiaries of the Company to, (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such number of copies as the Administrative Agent may specify of documents creating such guaranties and (ii) do all other things which may be necessary or which the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to confer upon and confirm to the Lenders the benefits of such security.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9.21:
(I) no Excluded Subsidiary shall be required to be or become a party to the Subsidiary Guaranty or otherwise Guarantee the obligations of the Company hereunder;
(II) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to pledge more than 66% of the aggregate Voting Stock of such Excluded Subsidiary directly held by the Company or its Domestic Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent under the Security Documents; and
(III) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to pledge the stock of any other Excluded Subsidiary.
(d) The Company will not permit any of its Material Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries or any SPE acting pursuant to the terms of an Accounts Receivable Financing or Permitted Mortgage Financing permitted by the terms of this Agreement) to to, enter into, after the date hereofClosing Date, any indenture, agreement, instrument or other arrangement (other than entering into one or more of the Senior Subordinated Debt Loan Documents) that, directly or indirectly, prohibits or restrains, or has the effect of prohibiting or restraining, or imposes materially adverse conditions upon, the incurrence or payment of Indebtedness, the granting of Liens, the declaration or payment of dividends, the making of loans, advances or other Investments or the sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of Property, other than (i) any indenture, agreement, instrument or other arrangement relating to Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of the Company acquired by the Company after the date hereof which was entered into by such Subsidiary prior to the date on which the Company acquired such Subsidiary (and which was not entered into in contemplation of such acquisition), provided that the terms and conditions thereof only relate to such Subsidiary and not the Company or its other Subsidiaries and are no more restrictive than the terms and conditions hereof, (ii) any indenture, agreement, instrument or other arrangement effecting the refinancing of any Indebtedness referred to in clause (i) above so long as the prohibitions and restrictions contained in the documents relating to such refinancing are as a whole no less favorable to the Lenders or the obligor in respect of such Indebtedness than the prohibitions and restrictions contained in the documents relating to the Indebtedness being refinanced, (iii) customary non-assignment provisions in leases governing leasehold interests to the extent such provisions restrict transfer of rights under the related lease, (iv) restrictions on the transfer of or the granting of Liens on Property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries subject to a Lien expressly permitted by Section 9.6 hereof securing Indebtedness expressly permitted by Section 9.7 hereof to the extent such restrictions are contained in documents evidencing or relating to such Indebtedness and (v) restrictions on the transfer of Property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is the subject of a disposition expressly permitted by Section 9.5 hereof to the extent such restrictions are contained in the documents relating to such disposition.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Genzyme Corp), Credit Agreement (Genzyme Corp)
Certain Obligations Respecting Subsidiaries. (a) The Company Parent will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, take such action from time to time as shall be necessary to ensure that the Company Parent and each of its Subsidiaries at all times owns (i) all of the issued and outstanding shares of each class of Capital Stock of each of such Person's ’s Subsidiaries (other than, in each case, Capital Stock of Excluded Subsidiaries) , Upper Providence Venture I, L.P. and (ii) more than 50% of the issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock of each Person acquired pursuant to clauses (b) and (c) of Section 9.14(viii) hereofXxxxxx Data Management LLC). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company Parent shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares of stock in any Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) owned by them, nor permit any Subsidiary of the Company Parent (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) to issue any shares of Capital Stock of any class whatsoever to any Person (other than to the Company Parent or to another Wholly-Owned Subsidiary or pursuant to Section 9.12 hereof). In the event that any such additional shares of Capital Stock shall be issued by any Subsidiary of the CompanyParent, or any Subsidiary shall be acquired, the Company Parent agrees (so long as the certificates evidencing such shares of stock are not subject to a lien permitted under Section 9.13(v) hereof, and in any event subject to clause (c) below) forthwith to deliver to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Documents the certificates evidencing such shares of stock, accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank as well as, in accordance with the Security Documents, promissory notes and intercompany notes specified as Collateral as defined in the Security Documents and shall take such other action as the Administrative Agent shall request to perfect the security interest created therein pursuant to the Security Documents.
(b) The Majority Lenders shall have the right from time to time to require the CompanyParent, pursuant to a written request from the Administrative Agent, to cause such Subsidiaries of the Company Parent as may be specified in such request (except for any SPE) to become parties to the Subsidiary Guaranty or to execute and deliver such other guaranties, in form and substance satisfactory to the Majority Lenders, guaranteeing payment of Parent’s and the Company's ’s obligations hereunder. Any such request shall be made by the Majority Lenders in the good faith and reasonable exercise of their discretion. Within 30 days after any such request, the Company Parent shall, and shall cause the appropriate Subsidiaries of the Company Parent to, (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such number of copies as the Administrative Agent may specify of documents creating such guaranties and (ii) do all other things which may be necessary or which the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to confer upon and confirm to the Lenders the benefits of such security.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9.21:
(I) no Excluded Subsidiary shall be required to be or become a party to the Subsidiary Guaranty or otherwise Guarantee the obligations of the Parent and the Company hereunder;
(II) the Company Parent and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to pledge more than 66% of the aggregate Voting Stock of such Excluded Subsidiary directly held by the Company Parent or its Domestic Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent under the Security Documents; and
(III) the Company Parent and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to pledge the stock of any other Excluded Subsidiary.
(d) The Company Parent will not permit any of its Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries or any SPE acting pursuant to the terms of an Accounts Receivable Financing or Permitted Mortgage Financing permitted by the terms of this Agreement) to enter into, after the date hereof, any indenture, agreement, instrument or other arrangement (other than the Senior Subordinated Debt Documents) that, directly or indirectly, prohibits or restrains, or has the effect of prohibiting or restraining, or imposes materially adverse conditions upon, the incurrence or payment of Indebtedness, the granting of Liens, the declaration or payment of dividends, the making of loans, advances or Investments or the sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of Property.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Iron Mountain Inc)
Certain Obligations Respecting Subsidiaries. (a) The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, take such action from time to time as shall be necessary to ensure that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries at all times owns (i) all of the issued and outstanding shares of each class of Capital Stock of each of such Person's ’s Subsidiaries (other than, in each case, Capital Stock of Excluded Subsidiaries) and (ii) more than 50% of the issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock of each Person acquired pursuant to clauses clause (b) and (c) of Section 9.14(viii) hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares of stock in any Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) owned by them, nor permit any Subsidiary of the Company (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) to issue any shares of Capital Stock of any class whatsoever to any Person (other than to the Company or to another Wholly-Owned Subsidiary or pursuant to Section 9.12 hereof). In the event that any such additional shares of Capital Stock shall be issued by any Subsidiary of the Company, or any Subsidiary shall be acquired, the Company agrees (so long as the certificates evidencing such shares of stock are not subject to a lien permitted under Section 9.13(v) hereof, and in any event subject to clause (c) below) forthwith to deliver to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Documents the certificates evidencing such shares of stock, accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank as well as, in accordance with the Security Documents, promissory notes and intercompany notes specified as Collateral as defined in the Security Documents and shall take such other action as the Administrative Agent shall request to perfect the security interest created therein pursuant to the Security Documents.
(b) The Majority Lenders shall have the right from time to time to require the Company, pursuant to a written request from the Administrative Agent, to cause such Subsidiaries of the Company as may be specified in such request (except for any SPE) to become parties to the Subsidiary Guaranty or to execute and deliver such other guaranties, in form and substance satisfactory to the Majority Lenders, guaranteeing payment of the Company's obligations hereunder. Any such request shall be made by the Majority Lenders in the good faith and reasonable exercise of their discretion. Within 30 days after any such request, the Company shall, and shall cause the appropriate Subsidiaries of the Company to, (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such number of copies as the Administrative Agent may specify of documents creating such guaranties and (ii) do all other things which may be necessary or which the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to confer upon and confirm to the Lenders the benefits of such security.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9.21:
(I) no Excluded Subsidiary shall be required to be or become a party to the Subsidiary Guaranty or otherwise Guarantee the obligations of the Company hereunder;
(II) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to pledge more than 66% of the aggregate Voting Stock of such Excluded Subsidiary directly held by the Company or its Domestic Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent under the Security Documents; and
(III) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to pledge the stock of any other Excluded Subsidiary.
(d) The Company will not permit any of its Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries or any SPE acting pursuant to the terms of an Accounts Receivable Financing or Permitted Mortgage Financing permitted by the terms of this Agreement) to enter into, after the date hereof, any indenture, agreement, instrument or other arrangement (other than the Senior Subordinated Debt Documents) that, directly or indirectly, prohibits or restrains, or has the effect of prohibiting or restraining, or imposes materially adverse conditions upon, the incurrence or payment of Indebtedness, the granting of Liens, the declaration or payment of dividends, the making of loans, advances or Investments or the sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of Property.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Iron Mountain Inc)
Certain Obligations Respecting Subsidiaries. (a) The Except as permitted by Section 9.05 hereof, the Company will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, take such action from time to time as shall be necessary to ensure that the Company and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries at all times owns own (isubject only to the Lien of the Pledge Agreement) all at least the same percentage of the issued and outstanding shares of each class of Capital Stock stock of each of such Person's Restricted Subsidiaries the stock of which is subject to the Lien of the Pledge Agreement as is owned on the date hereof or, in the case of New Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries created or acquired after the date hereof (other than 3189503, Canadian Forest Oil, and any Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Persons), the stock of which are required to be subject to the Lien of the Pledge Agreement, 100% of each class of stock of each of such Subsidiaries (other than, in each case, Capital Stock of Excluded Subsidiaries) and (ii) more than 50% of the issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock of each Person acquired pursuant Subsidiaries referred to clauses (b) and (c) of Section 9.14(viii) hereofabove being herein called, a "PLEDGED SUBSIDIARY"). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, none of the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, will sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares of stock in any Pledged Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) owned by themit, nor permit any Pledged Subsidiary of the Company (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) to issue any shares of Capital Stock stock of any class whatsoever to any Person (other than to the Company or to another Wholly-Owned Subsidiary or pursuant to Section 9.12 hereofObligor). In the event that any such additional shares of Capital Stock shall be stock are issued by any Subsidiary of the Company, or any Subsidiary shall be acquiredPledged Subsidiary, the Company respective Obligor agrees (so long as the certificates evidencing such shares of stock are not subject to a lien permitted under Section 9.13(v) hereof, and in any event subject to clause (c) below) forthwith to deliver to the Administrative U.S. Agent pursuant to the Security Documents Pledge Agreement the certificates evidencing such shares of stock, accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank as well as, in accordance with the Security Documents, promissory notes and intercompany notes specified as Collateral as defined in the Security Documents and shall take such other action as the Administrative U.S. Agent shall request to perfect the security interest created therein pursuant to the Security Documents.
(b) The Majority Lenders shall have the right from time to time to require the Company, pursuant to a written request from the Administrative Agent, to cause such Subsidiaries of the Company as may be specified in such request (except for any SPE) to become parties to the Subsidiary Guaranty or to execute and deliver such other guaranties, in form and substance satisfactory to the Majority Lenders, guaranteeing payment of the Company's obligations hereunderPledge Agreement. Any such request shall be made by the Majority Lenders in the good faith and reasonable exercise of their discretion. Within 30 days after any such request, the Company shall, and shall cause the appropriate Subsidiaries of the Company to, (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such number of copies as the Administrative Agent may specify of documents creating such guaranties and (ii) do all other things which may be necessary or which the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to confer upon and confirm to the Lenders the benefits of such security.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9.21:
(I) no Excluded Subsidiary shall be required to be or become a party to the Subsidiary Guaranty or otherwise Guarantee the obligations of the Company hereunder;
(II) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to pledge more than 66% of the aggregate Voting Stock of such Excluded Subsidiary directly held by the Company or its Domestic Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent under the Security Documents; and
(III) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to pledge the stock of any other Excluded Subsidiary.
(d) The Company will not and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries or any SPE acting pursuant to the terms of an Accounts Receivable Financing or Permitted Mortgage Financing permitted by the terms of this Agreement) to enter into, after the date hereof, into any indenture, agreement, instrument or other arrangement (other than the Indenture included in the Senior Subordinated Debt DocumentsDocuments as initially in effect, the Indenture included in the Canadian Forest Senior Subordinated Debt Documents and the Guarantee granted by Forest in relation thereto each as initially in effect) that, directly or indirectly, prohibits or restrains, or has the effect of prohibiting or restraining, or imposes materially adverse conditions upon, the incurrence or payment of IndebtednessIndebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, the granting of Liens, the declaration or payment of dividends, the making of loans, advances or Investments or the sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of Property.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Forest Oil Corp)
Certain Obligations Respecting Subsidiaries. (a) The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, take such action from time to time as shall be necessary to ensure that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries at all times owns (i) all of the issued and outstanding shares of each class of Capital Stock of each of such Person's Subsidiaries (other than, in each case, Capital Stock of Excluded Subsidiaries) and (ii) more than 50% of the issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock of each Person acquired pursuant to clauses (b) and (c) of Section 9.14(viii) hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares of stock in any Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) owned by them, nor permit any Subsidiary of the Company (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) to issue any shares of Capital Stock of any class whatsoever to any Person (other than to the Company or to another Wholly-Owned Subsidiary or pursuant to Section 9.12 hereof). In the event that any such additional shares of Capital Stock shall be issued by any Subsidiary of the Company, or any Subsidiary shall be acquired, the Company agrees (so long as the certificates evidencing such shares of stock are not subject to a lien permitted under Section 9.13(v9.13(vii) hereof, and in any event subject to clause (c) below) forthwith to deliver to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Documents the certificates evidencing such shares of stock, accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank as well as, in accordance with the Security Documents, promissory notes and intercompany notes specified as Collateral as defined in the Security Documents and shall take such other action as the Administrative Agent shall request to perfect the security interest created therein pursuant to the Security Documents.
(b) The Majority Lenders shall have the right from time to time to require the Company, pursuant to a written request from the Administrative Agent, to cause such Subsidiaries of the Company as may be specified in such request (except for any SPE) to become parties to the Subsidiary Guaranty or to execute and deliver such other guaranties, in form and substance satisfactory to the Majority Lenders, guaranteeing payment of the Company's obligations hereunder. Any such request shall be made by the Majority Lenders in the good faith and reasonable exercise of their discretion. Within 30 days after any such request, the Company shall, and shall cause the appropriate Subsidiaries of the Company to, (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such number of copies as the Administrative Agent may specify of documents creating such guaranties and (ii) do all other things which may be necessary or which the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to confer upon and confirm to the Lenders the benefits of such security.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9.21:
(I) no Excluded Subsidiary shall be required to be or become a party to the Subsidiary Guaranty or otherwise Guarantee the obligations of the Company hereunder;
(II) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to pledge more than 66% of the aggregate Voting Stock of such Excluded Subsidiary directly held by the Company or its Domestic Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent under the Security Documents; and
(III) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to pledge the stock of any other Excluded Subsidiary.
(d) The Company will not permit any of its Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries or any SPE acting pursuant to the terms of an Accounts Receivable Financing or Permitted Mortgage Financing permitted by the terms of this Agreement) to enter into, after the date hereof, any indenture, agreement, instrument or other arrangement (other than the Senior Subordinated Debt Documents) that, directly or indirectly, prohibits or restrains, or has the effect of prohibiting or restraining, or imposes materially adverse conditions upon, the incurrence or payment of Indebtedness, the granting of Liens, the declaration or payment of dividends, the making of loans, advances or Investments or the sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of Property.
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Certain Obligations Respecting Subsidiaries. (a) The Company Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, take such action from time to time as shall be necessary to ensure that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries at all times owns (i) all of the issued and outstanding shares of each class of Capital Stock of each of such PersonBorrower's Subsidiaries (other than, are and remain owned as described in each case, Capital Stock of Excluded Subsidiaries) and (ii) more than 50% of the issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock of each Person acquired pursuant to clauses (b) and (c) of Section 9.14(viii) 5.12 hereof. Without limiting the generality of Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall notBorrower may wind up the corporate affairs of and dissolve any Inactive Subsidiary, and shall provided that the Borrower gives the Agent not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares of stock in any Subsidiary (other less than an Excluded Subsidiary) owned by them, nor permit any Subsidiary of the Company (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) to issue any shares of Capital Stock of any class whatsoever to any Person (other than to the Company or to another Wholly-Owned Subsidiary or pursuant to Section 9.12 hereof). In the event that any such additional shares of Capital Stock shall be issued by any Subsidiary of the Company, or any Subsidiary shall be acquired, the Company agrees (so long as the certificates evidencing such shares of stock are not subject to a lien permitted under Section 9.13(v) hereof, and in any event subject to clause (c) below) forthwith to deliver to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Documents the certificates evidencing such shares of stock, accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank as well as, in accordance with the Security Documents, promissory notes and intercompany notes specified as Collateral as defined in the Security Documents and shall take such other action as the Administrative Agent shall request to perfect the security interest created therein pursuant to the Security Documentsfive days prior written notice thereof.
(b) The Majority Lenders shall have the right from time to time to require the Company, pursuant to a written request from the Administrative Agent, to cause such Subsidiaries of the Company as may be specified in such request (except for any SPE) to become parties to the Subsidiary Guaranty or to execute and deliver such other guaranties, in form and substance satisfactory to the Majority Lenders, guaranteeing payment of the Company's obligations hereunder. Any such request shall be made by the Majority Lenders in the good faith and reasonable exercise of their discretion. Within 30 days after any such request, the Company shall, and shall cause the appropriate Subsidiaries of the Company to, (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such number of copies as the Administrative Agent may specify of documents creating such guaranties and (ii) do all other things which may be necessary or which the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to confer upon and confirm to the Lenders the benefits of such security.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9.21:
(I) no Excluded Subsidiary shall be required to be or become a party to the Subsidiary Guaranty or otherwise Guarantee the obligations of the Company hereunder;
(II) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to pledge more than 66% of the aggregate Voting Stock of such Excluded Subsidiary directly held by the Company or its Domestic Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent under the Security Documents; and
(III) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to pledge the stock of any other Excluded Subsidiary.
(d) The Company Borrower will not permit any of its Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries or any SPE acting pursuant to the terms of an Accounts Receivable Financing or Permitted Mortgage Financing permitted by the terms of this Agreement) to enter into, after the date hereofof this Agreement, any indenture, agreement, instrument or other arrangement (other than each, a "Restrictive Agreement") that (or ---------------------- modify the Senior Subordinated Debt Documentsterms of any Restrictive Agreement which is in effect on the date of this Agreement if such modification) that, would directly or indirectly, prohibits prohibit or restrainsrestrain, or has have the effect of prohibiting or restraining, or imposes would impose materially adverse conditions upon, the incurrence or payment of IndebtednessIndebtedness (including the Subsidiary Guaranty), the granting of Liens, the declaration or payment of dividends, the making of loans, advances or Investments (or the repayment of or return on the same) or the sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of Propertyassets. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Subsidiary may enter into, after the date of this Agreement, one or more Restrictive Agreements provided that (i) each Restrictive Agreement is entered into in connection with, and substantially at the same time as, the Borrower's proposed private placement of approximately $100 million of debt (as such proposed debt has been described by the Borrower to the Agent in writing on before the date hereof), and (ii) no provision in any Restrictive Agreement prohibits or otherwise restricts the incurrence or payment of any Indebtedness or other amounts due or in favor of the Agent or any of the Banks under any of the Credit Documents, including, without limitation, the Subsidiary Guaranty.
(c) No later than five (5) Business Days after any Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower after the date of this Agreement, the Borrower shall, in each such instance, forthwith cause such Subsidiary to become a party to the Subsidiary Guaranty, provided that if any such -------- Subsidiary is a Foreign Subsidiary such Foreign Subsidiary need not become a party to the Subsidiary Guaranty. The Borrower shall, and shall cause such Subsidiary to, furnish such certificates and other documentation as the Agent may require, including, without limitation, favorable opinions of counsel to such Person (which shall cover, among other things, the legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability of the documentation necessary to cause such Subsidiary to become a party to the Subsidiary Guaranty.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Cerner Corp /Mo/)
Certain Obligations Respecting Subsidiaries. (a) The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, take such action from time to time as shall be necessary to ensure that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries at all times owns (isubject only to the Lien of the Security Agreement) all at least the same percentage of the issued and outstanding shares of each class of Capital Stock stock of each of such Person's its Subsidiaries (other than, in each case, Capital Stock of Excluded Subsidiaries) and (ii) more than 50% of as is owned on the issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock of each Person acquired pursuant to clauses (b) and (c) of Section 9.14(viii) date hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, none of the Company shall not, and shall not permit nor any of its Subsidiaries to, shall sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares of stock in any Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) owned by them, nor permit any Subsidiary of the Company (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) to issue any shares of Capital Stock stock of any class whatsoever to any Person (other than to the Company or to another Wholly-Owned Subsidiary or pursuant to Section 9.12 hereofObligor). In the event that any such additional shares of Capital Stock stock shall be issued by any Subsidiary of the Company, or any Subsidiary shall be acquiredSubsidiary, the Company respective Obligor agrees (so long as the certificates evidencing such shares of stock are not subject to a lien permitted under Section 9.13(v) hereof, and in any event subject to clause (c) below) forthwith to deliver to the Administrative Agent Lender pursuant to the Security Documents Agreement the certificates evidencing such shares of stock, accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank as well as, in accordance with the Security Documents, promissory notes and intercompany notes specified as Collateral as defined in the Security Documents and shall take such other action as the Administrative Agent Lender shall request to perfect the security interest created therein pursuant to the Security Documents.
(b) The Majority Lenders shall have the right from time to time to require the Company, pursuant to a written request from the Administrative Agent, to cause such Subsidiaries of the Company as may be specified in such request (except for any SPE) to become parties to the Subsidiary Guaranty or to execute and deliver such other guaranties, in form and substance satisfactory to the Majority Lenders, guaranteeing payment of the Company's obligations hereunderAgreement. Any such request shall be made by the Majority Lenders in the good faith and reasonable exercise of their discretion. Within 30 days after any such request, the Company shall, and shall cause the appropriate Subsidiaries of the Company to, (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such number of copies as the Administrative Agent may specify of documents creating such guaranties and (ii) do all other things which may be necessary or which the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to confer upon and confirm to the Lenders the benefits of such security.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9.21:
(I) no Excluded Subsidiary shall be required to be or become a party to the Subsidiary Guaranty or otherwise Guarantee the obligations of the Company hereunder;
(II) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to pledge more than 66% of the aggregate Voting Stock of such Excluded Subsidiary directly held by the Company or its Domestic Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent under the Security Documents; and
(III) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to pledge the stock of any other Excluded Subsidiary.
(d) The Company will not permit any of its Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries or any SPE acting pursuant to the terms of an Accounts Receivable Financing or Permitted Mortgage Financing permitted by the terms of this Agreement) to enter into, after the date hereofof this Agreement, any indenture, agreement, instrument or other arrangement (other than the Senior Subordinated Debt Documents) that, directly or indirectly, prohibits or restrains, or has the effect of prohibiting or restraining, or imposes materially adverse conditions upon, the incurrence or payment of Indebtedness, the granting of Liens, the declaration or payment of dividends, the making of loans, advances or Investments or the sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of Property.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Agency Com LTD)