Common use of Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions Clause in Contracts

Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Significant Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or suffer to exist or become effective (including by way of amendment, supplement or other modification of an agreement existing on the Restatement Effective Date) any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower to make payments, directly or indirectly, to its shareholders by way of dividends, repayment of loans or intercompany charges, or other returns on investments that is more restrictive than any such encumbrance or restriction applicable to such Significant Subsidiary on the Restatement Effective Date; provided that this Section 7.5 shall not apply to (a) limitations or restrictions imposed by law or in regulatory proceedings or (b) financial covenants contained in any agreement or indenture requiring compliance with financial tests or ratios, so long as such financial covenants could not reasonably be expected to impair the Borrower’s ability to repay the Obligations as and when due.

Appears in 20 contracts

Samples: Credit Agreement (Public Service Co of Colorado), Credit Agreement (Public Service Co of Colorado), Credit Agreement (Public Service Co of Colorado)

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Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Significant Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or suffer to exist or become effective (including by way of amendment, supplement or other modification of an agreement existing on the Restatement Effective Closing Date) any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower to make payments, directly or indirectly, to its shareholders by way of dividends, repayment of loans or intercompany charges, or other returns on investments that is more restrictive than any such encumbrance or restriction applicable to such Significant Subsidiary on the Restatement Effective Closing Date; provided that this Section 7.5 7.7 shall not apply to (a) limitations or restrictions imposed by law or in regulatory proceedings or (b) financial covenants contained in any agreement or indenture requiring compliance with financial tests or ratios, so long as such financial covenants could not reasonably be expected to impair the Borrower’s ability to repay the Obligations as and when due.

Appears in 18 contracts

Samples: Credit Agreement (Xcel Energy Inc), Credit Agreement (Xcel Energy Inc), Credit Agreement (Xcel Energy Inc)

Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Significant Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or suffer to exist or become effective (including by way of amendment, supplement or other modification of an agreement existing on the Restatement Effective Date) any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower to make payments, directly or indirectly, to its shareholders by way of dividends, repayment of loans or intercompany charges, or other returns on investments that is more restrictive than any such encumbrance or restriction applicable to such Significant Subsidiary on the Restatement Effective Date; provided that this Section 7.5 7.6 shall not apply to (a) limitations or restrictions imposed by law or in regulatory proceedings or (b) financial covenants contained in any agreement or indenture requiring compliance with financial tests or ratios, so long as such financial covenants could not reasonably be expected to impair the Borrower’s ability to repay the Obligations as and when due.

Appears in 5 contracts

Samples: Credit Agreement (Xcel Energy Inc), Credit Agreement (Xcel Energy Inc), Credit Agreement (Xcel Energy Inc)

Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Significant Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or suffer to exist or become effective (including by way of amendment, supplement or other modification of an agreement existing on the Restatement Effective Closing Date) any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower to make payments, directly or indirectly, to its shareholders by way of dividends, repayment of loans or intercompany charges, or other returns on investments that is more restrictive than any such encumbrance or restriction applicable to such Significant Subsidiary on the Restatement Effective Closing Date; provided that this Section 7.5 shall not apply to (a) limitations or restrictions imposed by law or in regulatory proceedings or (b) financial covenants contained in any agreement or indenture requiring compliance with financial tests or ratios, so long as such financial covenants could not reasonably be expected to impair the Borrower’s ability to repay the Obligations as and when due.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Day Term Loan Agreement (Xcel Energy Inc), Loan Agreement (Xcel Energy Inc), Day Term Loan Agreement (Xcel Energy Inc)

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Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Significant Material Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or suffer to exist or become effective (including by way of amendment, supplement or other modification of an agreement existing on the Restatement Effective Closing Date) any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Significant Material Subsidiary of the Borrower to make payments, directly or indirectly, to its shareholders by way of dividends, repayment of loans or intercompany charges, or other returns on investments that is more restrictive than any such encumbrance or restriction applicable to such Significant Material Subsidiary on the Restatement Effective Closing Date; provided that this Section 7.5 5.17 shall not apply to (a) limitations or restrictions imposed by law or in regulatory proceedings or (b) financial covenants contained in any agreement or indenture requiring compliance with financial tests or ratios, so long as such financial covenants could not reasonably be expected to impair the Borrower’s ability to repay the Obligations as and when due.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Credit Agreement, Credit Agreement (Vipshop Holdings LTD), Credit Agreement (China Biologic Products, Inc.)

Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Significant Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or suffer to exist or become effective (including by way of amendment, supplement or other modification of an agreement existing on the Restatement Effective Date) any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower to make payments, directly or indirectly, to its shareholders by way of dividends, repayment of loans or intercompany charges, or other returns on investments that is more restrictive than any such encumbrance or restriction applicable to such Significant Subsidiary on the Restatement Effective Date; provided that this Section 7.5 shall not apply to (a) limitations or restrictions imposed by law or in regulatory proceedings or (b) financial covenants contained in any agreement or indenture requiring compliance with financial tests or ratios, so long as such financial covenants could not reasonably be expected to impair the Borrower’s ability to repay the Obligations as and when due.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Day Term Loan Agreement (Xcel Energy Inc)

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