Capitalization of the Company and its Subsidiaries (a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of: (i) 250,000,000 Shares, of which 70,218,397 Shares were issued and outstanding and 3,052 shares of which were held in the Company's treasury, in each case, as of the close of business on May 21, 1999, and (ii) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.001 per share, no shares of which are outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding Shares have been validly issued, and are duly authorized, fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive rights. As of May 21, 1999, 5,176,485 Shares were issuable pursuant to awards that have been granted under the Directors Restricted Stock Plan, the Option Plan and the Directors' Option Plan. Except for the Company Rights and as set forth above, as of the date hereof, there are outstanding (i) no shares of capital stock or other voting securities of the Company, (ii) no securities of the Company or its subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or voting securities of the Company, (iii) no options or other rights to acquire from the Company or its subsidiaries, and no obligations of the Company or its subsidiaries to issue, any capital stock, voting securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or voting securities of the Company, and (iv) no equity equivalents, interests in the ownership or earnings of the Company or its subsidiaries or other similar rights (including stock appreciation rights) (collectively, "Company Securities"). There are no outstanding obligations of the Company or its subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Company Securities. There are no stockholder agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which the Company is a party or to which it is bound relating to the voting of any shares of capital stock of the Company.
Certain Subsidiaries Unless pursuant to Indebtedness which is authorized pursuant to this Agreement, the Borrower will not, and the Subsidiaries of the Borrower will not, permit any creditor of a Project Finance Subsidiary to have recourse to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than such Project Finance Subsidiary) or any of their assets (other than (i) the stock or similar equity interest of the applicable Subsidiary or any Subsidiary which is an entity whose sole purpose and extent of business activities is to own the stock or similar equity interest of a Project Finance Subsidiary and (ii) with respect to a Permitted Derivative Obligation) other than recourse under Long-Term Guaranties.
Certain Obligations Respecting Subsidiaries (a) The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, take such action from time to time as shall be necessary to ensure that (i) each of its Subsidiaries at all times is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (except for any stock or other equity interests of such Subsidiary which is owned by a third party as of the Effective Date, as listed in Schedule IV hereto) and (ii) each of its Subsidiaries is and becomes a party to the Subsidiary Guarantee and the JCI/JNI Security Agreement, PROVIDED that, in the event of any Subsidiary organized as a partnership or limited liability company, the Borrower shall cause each of the partners or members thereof, as the case may be, to enter into a pledge agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent pursuant to which the Agent, on behalf of the Banks, shall be granted a first prior perfected security interest in all of the equity interests of such partnership or limited liability company to secure the obligations owing to the Banks hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, subject to no other Lien (and the organizational document for such partnership or limited liability company shall expressly authorize each such partner or member to so pledge its equity interests therein and shall contain no other restriction against the Agent enforcing such security interest and transferring such equity interests to a third party). In the event that any such additional shares of stock or other equity interests shall be issued by any Subsidiary of the Borrower, the Borrower agrees forthwith to, and to cause its Subsidiaries to, deliver to the Agent pursuant to the Security Documents the certificates (if any) evidencing such shares of stock or other equity interests, accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank and to take such other action as the Agent shall request to perfect the security interest created therein pursuant to the Security Documents.
Incorporation and Good Standing of the Company and its Subsidiaries The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the law of its jurisdiction of incorporation with full power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and conduct its business as described in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which its ownership, leasing or operation of its properties or assets or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified does not amount to a material liability or disability to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and has full power and authority to execute and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents; each subsidiary of the Company is duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which its ownership, leasing or operation of its properties or assets or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified does not amount to a material liability or disability to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and each has full power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and conduct its business as described in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each of the Company’s subsidiaries have been duly authorized and are fully paid and nonassessable and, except as otherwise set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (including the equity interests in the Company’s subsidiaries that have been pledged to lenders under the Company’s secured indebtedness disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus), such shares held by the Company are owned beneficially by the Company free and clear of any security interests, liens, encumbrances, equities or claims.
Designation of Subsidiaries as Account Parties Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 2.3(a), a Letter of Credit issued hereunder may contain a statement to the effect that such Letter of Credit is issued for the account of a Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided that, notwithstanding such statement, the Borrower shall be the actual account party for all purposes of this Agreement for such Letter of Credit and such statement shall not affect the Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligations hereunder with respect to such Letter of Credit.
Good Standing of the Company and its Subsidiaries The Company and each of its subsidiaries have been duly incorporated or organized, as the case may be, and each is validly existing as a corporation or other entity, as the case may be, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, as applicable, and has the corporate or other power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and, in the case of the Company, to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Indenture and the Notes. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or entity, as applicable, to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except for such jurisdictions where the failure to so qualify or to be in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change. All of the issued and outstanding capital stock or equity interest of each subsidiary has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable and is owned by the Company, directly or through subsidiaries, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or claim.
Financial Attributes of Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries When determining the Applicable Margin and compliance by the Borrower with any financial covenant contained in any of the Loan Documents, only the Ownership Share of the Borrower of the financial attributes of a Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary shall be included when including financial information from a Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary.
Intercompany Liabilities Any and all Liabilities of Seller for intercompany advances, charges, or accounts payable of any kind or nature; and
Continuing Liability The termination of this Agreement for any reason shall not release either Party from any liability, obligation or agreement which has already accrued at the time of termination. Termination of this Agreement for any reason shall not constitute a waiver or release of, or otherwise be deemed to prejudice or adversely affect, any rights, remedies or claims, whether for damages or otherwise, which a Party may have hereunder, at law or otherwise, or which may arise out of or in connection with such termination.
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries The Company will not at any time permit the sum of the consolidated assets of all of the Company’s Subsidiaries which are not Subsidiary Guarantors (the non-guarantor Subsidiaries being referred to collectively as the “Non-Obligor Subsidiaries”) to exceed twenty percent (20%) of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries consolidated assets. For the avoidance of doubt, Excluded Joint Ventures shall be disregarded for purposes of this Section 7.15.