Existence of Issuer. (a) The Issuer shall take all reasonable steps to maintain its identity as a separate legal entity from that of its members. The Issuer shall keep its principal place of business at the address specified in Section 14.3. The Issuer shall keep separate books and records and will not commingle its respective funds with those of any other Person. The Issuer shall, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, keep in full force and effect its rights and franchises as a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, shall comply with the provisions of its organizational documents, and shall obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign limited liability company in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Class A Notes or any of the Collateral. (b) The Issuer shall ensure that all limited liability company or other formalities regarding its existence (including, to the extent required by applicable law, holding regular member and managers or other similar meetings) are followed and shall conduct business in its name. The Issuer shall not take any action, or conduct its affairs in a manner, that is likely to result in its separate existence being ignored, will fail to correct any known misunderstanding regarding its existence, or in its assets and liabilities being substantively consolidated with any other Person in a bankruptcy, reorganization or other insolvency proceeding. Without limiting the foregoing, (i) the Issuer shall not (A) have any employees (other than members, managers and any other officers appointed in compliance with the Limited Liability Company Agreement), (B) engage in any transaction with any member (other than the issuance of the Issuer’s equity) that would constitute a conflict of interest (provided that the Limited Liability Company Agreement, the Collateral Administration Agreement, the Asset Transfer Agreement and the Collateral Management Agreement shall not be deemed to be such a transaction that would constitute a conflict of interest) or (C) pay dividends other than in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.
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Samples: Indenture (FS Investment Corp II), Indenture (FS Investment Corp II), Indenture (FS Investment CORP)
Existence of Issuer. (a) The Issuer shall take all reasonable steps to maintain its identity as a separate legal entity from that of its members. The Issuer shall keep its principal place of business at the address specified in Section 14.3. The Issuer shall keep separate books and records and will not commingle its respective funds with those of any other Person. The Issuer shall, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, keep in full force and effect its rights and franchises as a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, shall comply with the provisions of its organizational documents, and shall obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign limited liability company in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Class A Notes or any of the Collateral.
(b) The Issuer shall ensure that all limited liability company or other formalities regarding its existence (including, to the extent required by applicable law, holding regular member and managers or other similar meetings) are followed and shall conduct business in its name. The Issuer shall not take any action, or conduct its affairs in a manner, that is likely to result in its separate existence being ignored, will fail to correct any known misunderstanding regarding its existence, or in its assets and liabilities being substantively consolidated with any other Person in a bankruptcy, reorganization or other insolvency proceeding. Without limiting the foregoing, (i) the Issuer shall not (A) have any employees (other than members, managers and any other officers appointed in compliance with the Limited Liability Company Agreement), (B) engage in any transaction with any member (other than the issuance of the Issuer’s equity) that would constitute a conflict of interest (provided that the Limited Liability Company Agreement, the Collateral Administration Agreement, the Asset Transfer Sale and Contribution Agreement and the Collateral Investment Management Agreement shall not be deemed to be such a transaction that would constitute a conflict of interest) or (C) pay dividends other than in accordance with Section 2.13, Section 11.1 or Section 12.1 herein or any other provision of any Transaction Document that expressly permits dividends.
(c) The Issuer shall (i) have a board of directors separate from that of any other person (although members of the provisions board of this Indenturedirectors of the Issuer may serve as directors of one or more Affiliates of the Issuer); (ii) file its own tax returns, if any, as may be required under applicable law, to the extent (1) not part of a consolidated group filing a consolidated return or returns or (2) not treated as a division for tax purposes of another taxpayer, and pay any taxes so required to be paid under applicable law; (iii) not commingle its assets with assets of any other person; (iv) conduct its business in its own name and strictly comply with all organizational formalities necessary to maintain its separate existence (and all such formalities have been complied with since the Issuer’s formation); (v) maintain separate financial statements (it being understood that, if the Issuer’s financial statements are part of a consolidated group with its Affiliates, then any such consolidated statements shall contain a note indicating the Issuer’s separateness from any such Affiliates and that its assets are not available to pay the debts of such Affiliate); (vi) pay its own liabilities only out of its own funds; (vii) maintain an arm’s-length relationship with its Affiliates; (viii) not hold out its credit or assets as being available to satisfy the obligations of others; (ix) pay its fair and reasonable share of overhead for shared office space, if any; (x) use separate stationery, invoices and checks and not of any other entity (unless such entity is clearly designated as being the Issuer’s agent); (xi) not pledge its assets as security for the obligations of any other person; (xii) maintain adequate capital in light of its contemplated business purpose, transactions and liabilities and pay its operating expenses and liabilities from its own assets; and (xiii) not take any Material Action without the unanimous affirmative vote of each member of its board of directors, including, in all cases, each of the Independent Managers.
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Samples: Indenture (FS Investment Corp III), Indenture (FS Investment Corp II), Indenture (FS Energy & Power Fund)
Existence of Issuer. (a) The Issuer shall take all reasonable steps to maintain its identity as a separate legal entity from that of its members. The Issuer shall keep its principal place of business at in the same city, state and country indicated in the address specified in Section 14.3. 14.3 unless Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from S&P. The Issuer shall keep separate books and records and will shall not commingle its respective funds with those of any other Person. The Issuer shall, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, shall keep in full force and effect its rights and franchises as a limited liability company incorporated formed under the laws of the State of Delaware, shall comply with the provisions of its respective organizational documents, and shall obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign limited liability company in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is qualifications are or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Class A Notes Credit Agreements, the Debt or any of the Collateral; provided that, subject to Delaware law, the Issuer shall be entitled to change its jurisdiction of formation from the State of Delaware to any other jurisdiction reasonably selected by the Issuer and approved by a Majority of the Subordinated Notes, so long as (i) such change is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Issuer or Holders of Debt, (ii) written notice of such change shall have been given by the Issuer to the Collateral Trustee, the Loan Agent, the Holders and each of the Rating Agencies at least 30 Business Days prior to such change of jurisdiction, and (iii) on or prior to the 15th Business Day following such notice, the Collateral Trustee shall not have received written notice from a Majority of the Controlling Class objecting to such change.
(b) The Issuer shall (i) ensure that all limited liability company or other formalities regarding its existence (including, to the extent required by applicable law, holding regular member board of directors’, partners’, members’, managers’ and managers shareholders’ or other similar meetings) are followed and shall followed, (ii) conduct business in its own name, (iii) correct any known misunderstanding as to its separate existence, (iv) maintain separate financial statements (if any), (v) maintain an arm’s-length relationship with any Affiliates, (vi) maintain adequate capital in light of its contemplated business operations and (vii) not commingle its funds with those of any other entity. The Issuer shall not take any action, or conduct its affairs in a manner, that is likely to result in its separate existence being ignored, will fail to correct any known misunderstanding regarding its existence, ignored or in its assets and liabilities being substantively consolidated with any other Person in a bankruptcy, reorganization or other insolvency proceeding. Without limiting the foregoing, (i) the Issuer shall not have any subsidiaries (other than any subsidiaries necessitated by a change of jurisdiction pursuant to clause (a) subject to Rating Agency Confirmation) and (ii) the Issuer shall not (A) have any employees (other than membersits respective directors, managers and any other officers appointed in compliance with the Limited Liability Company Agreementofficers), (B) engage in any transaction with any shareholder, member (other than the issuance of the Issuer’s equity) or partner that would constitute a conflict of interest (provided provided, that this Indenture, the Credit Agreements, Limited Liability Company Agreement, the Collateral Administration Agreement, the Asset Transfer Retention of Net Economic Interest Letter, the Contribution Agreement, the Master Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Collateral Asset Management Agreement shall not be deemed to be such a transaction that would constitute a conflict of interest) or (C) pay dividends or make distributions to its owners other than in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.
(c) The Issuer will have at least one independent manager which for this purpose means a duly appointed manager of the Issuer who should not have been, at the time of such appointment or at any time in the preceding five years, (i) a direct or indirect legal or beneficial owner in such entity or any of its Affiliates (excluding de minimis ownership interests), (ii) a creditor, supplier, employee, officer, family member, manager or contractor of such entity or its Affiliates or (iii) a person who controls (whether directly, indirectly, or otherwise) such entity or its Affiliates or any creditor, supplier, employee, officer, director, manager or contractor of such entity or its Affiliates.
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Samples: Indenture and Security Agreement (Ares Capital Corp)
Existence of Issuer. (a) The Issuer shall take all reasonable steps to maintain its identity as a separate legal entity from that of its members. The Issuer shall keep its principal place of business at in the same city, state and country indicated in the address specified in Section 14.3. 14.3 unless Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from S&P. The Issuer shall keep separate books and records and will shall not commingle its respective funds with those of any other Person. The Issuer shall, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, shall keep in full force and effect its rights and franchises as a limited liability company incorporated formed under the laws of the State of Delaware, shall comply with the provisions of its respective organizational documents, and shall obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign limited liability company in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is qualifications are or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Class A Notes or any of the Collateral; provided that, subject to Delaware law, the Issuer shall be entitled to change its jurisdiction of formation from the State of Delaware to any other jurisdiction reasonably selected by the Issuer and approved by a Majority of the Subordinated Notes, so long as (i) such change is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Issuer or Holders of Notes, (ii) written notice of such change shall have been given by the Issuer to the Trustee, the Holders, Euronext Dublin (so long as any Notes are listed thereon and the guidelines of Euronext Dublin so require) and each of the Rating Agencies at least 30 Business Days prior to such change of jurisdiction, and (iii) on or prior to the 15th Business Day following such notice, the Trustee shall not have received written notice from a Majority of the Controlling Class objecting to such change.
(b) The Issuer shall (i) ensure that all limited liability company or other formalities regarding its existence (including, to the extent required by applicable law, holding regular member board of directors', partners', members', managers' and managers shareholders' or other similar meetings) are followed and shall followed, (ii) conduct business in its own name, (iii) correct any known misunderstanding as to its separate existence, (iv) maintain separate financial statements (if any), (v) maintain an arm's-length relationship with any Affiliates, (vi) maintain adequate capital in light of its contemplated business operations and (vii) not commingle its funds with those of any other entity. The Issuer shall not take any action, or conduct its affairs in a manner, that is likely to result in its separate existence being ignored, will fail to correct any known misunderstanding regarding its existence, ignored or in its assets and liabilities being substantively consolidated with any other Person in a bankruptcy, reorganization or other insolvency proceeding. Without limiting the foregoing, (i) the Issuer shall not have any subsidiaries (other than any subsidiaries necessitated by a change of jurisdiction pursuant to clause (a) subject to Rating Agency Confirmation) and (ii) the Issuer shall not (A) have any employees (other than membersits respective directors, managers and any other officers appointed in compliance with the Limited Liability Company Agreementofficers), (B) engage in any transaction with any shareholder, member (other than the issuance of the Issuer’s equity) or partner that would constitute a conflict of interest (provided provided, that the this Indenture, Limited Liability Company Agreement, the Collateral Administration Agreement, the Asset Transfer Retention of Net Economic Interest Letter, the Contribution Agreement, the Master Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Collateral Asset Management Agreement shall not be deemed to be such a transaction that would constitute a conflict of interest) or (C) pay dividends or make distributions to its owners other than in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.
(c) The Issuer will have at least one independent manager which for this purpose means a duly appointed manager of the Issuer who should not have been, at the time of such appointment or at any time in the preceding five years, (i) a direct or indirect legal or beneficial owner in such entity or any of its Affiliates (excluding de minimis ownership interests), (ii) a creditor, supplier, employee, officer, family member, manager or contractor of such entity or its Affiliates or (iii) a person who controls (whether directly, indirectly, or otherwise) such entity or its Affiliates or any creditor, supplier, employee, officer, director, manager or contractor of such entity or its Affiliates.
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Samples: Indenture (Ares Capital Corp)
Existence of Issuer. (a) The Issuer shall take all reasonable steps to maintain its identity as a separate legal entity from that of its members. The Issuer shall keep its principal place of business at the address specified in Section 14.3. The Issuer shall keep separate books and records and will not commingle its respective funds with those of any other Person. The Issuer shall, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, keep maintain in full force and effect its existence and rights and franchises as a limited liability company incorporated organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, shall comply with the provisions of its organizational documents, Delaware and shall obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign limited liability company in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is qualifications are or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Class A Notes Notes, or any of the CollateralAssets; provided that the Issuer shall be entitled to change its jurisdiction of formation from the State of Delaware to any other jurisdiction reasonably selected by the Issuer so long as (i) the Issuer has received a legal opinion (upon which the Trustee may conclusively rely) to the effect that such change is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Holders, (ii) written notice of such change shall have been given to the Trustee by the Issuer, which notice shall be promptly forwarded by the Trustee to the Holders, the Collateral Manager and to each Rating Agency, (iii) the S&P Rating Condition is satisfied and (iv) on or prior to the 15th Business Day following receipt of such notice the Trustee shall not have received written notice from a Majority of the Controlling Class objecting to such change.
(b) The Issuer (i) shall ensure that all limited liability company or other formalities regarding its existence (including, to the extent required by applicable lawif required, holding regular member meetings of its manager(s) and managers member(s), or other similar similar, meetings) are followed and (ii) shall conduct business in not have any employees (other than its namemanagers to the extent they are employees). The Issuer shall not take any action, or conduct its affairs in a manner, that is likely to result in its separate existence being ignored, will fail to correct any known misunderstanding regarding its existence, ignored or in its assets and liabilities being substantively consolidated with any other Person in a bankruptcy, reorganization or other insolvency proceeding. Without limiting the foregoing, (iA) the Issuer shall not have any subsidiaries; and (B) (x) the Issuer shall not (A1) have any employees (other than membersexcept as contemplated by the Offering Circular, managers and any other officers appointed in compliance with the Collateral Management Agreement or the Issuer Limited Liability Company Agreement), (B) engage in any transaction with any member (other than the issuance of the Issuer’s equity) that would constitute a conflict of interest (provided that the Limited Liability Company Agreement, the Collateral Administration Agreement, the Asset Transfer Agreement and the Collateral Management Agreement shall not be deemed to be such a transaction that would constitute a conflict of interest) or (C2) pay dividends make distributions other than in accordance with the provisions terms of this IndentureIndenture and the Issuer Limited Liability Company Agreement and (y) the Issuer shall (1) maintain books and records separate from any other Person, (2) maintain its accounts separate from those of any other Person, (3) not commingle its assets with those of any other Person, (4) conduct its own business in its own name, (5) maintain separate financial statements, (6) pay its own liabilities out of its own funds, (7) maintain an arm’s length relationship with its Affiliates, (8) use separate stationery, invoices and checks, (9) hold itself out as a separate Person, (10) correct any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity and (11) have at least one manager that is Independent of the Collateral Manager.
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Samples: Indenture (Golub Capital BDC, Inc.)
Existence of Issuer. (a) The Issuer shall take all reasonable steps to maintain its identity as a separate legal entity from that of its members. The Issuer shall keep its principal place of business at the address specified in Section 14.3. The Issuer shall keep separate books and records and will not commingle its respective funds with those of any other Person. The Issuer shall, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, keep in full force and effect its rights and franchises as a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, shall comply with the provisions of its organizational documents, and shall obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign limited liability company in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Class A Notes or any of the Collateral.
(b) The Issuer shall ensure that all limited liability company or other formalities regarding its existence (including, to the extent required by applicable law, holding regular member and managers or other similar meetings) are followed and shall conduct business in its name. The Issuer shall not take any action, or conduct its affairs in a manner, that is likely to result in its separate existence being ignored, will fail to correct any known misunderstanding regarding its existence, or in its assets and liabilities being substantively consolidated with any other Person in a bankruptcy, reorganization or other insolvency proceeding. Without limiting the foregoing, (i) the Issuer shall not (A) have any employees (other than members, managers and any other officers appointed in compliance with the Limited Liability Company Agreement), (B) engage in any transaction with any member (other than the issuance of the Issuer’s equity) that would constitute a conflict of interest (provided that the Limited Liability Company Agreement, the Collateral Administration Agreement, the Asset Transfer Agreement and the Collateral Management Agreement shall not be deemed to be such a transaction that would constitute a conflict of interest) or (C) pay dividends other than in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.
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Samples: Indenture (FS Investment CORP)
Existence of Issuer. (a) The Issuer shall take all reasonable steps to maintain its identity as a separate legal entity from that of its members, except as required for tax purposes. The Issuer shall keep its principal place of business at the address specified in Section 14.3. The Issuer shall keep separate books and records and will not commingle its respective funds with those of any other Person. The Issuer shall, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, keep in full force and effect its rights and franchises as a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, shall comply with the provisions of its organizational documents, and shall obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign limited liability company in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Class A Notes or any of the Collateral.
(b) The Issuer shall ensure that all limited liability company or other formalities regarding its existence (including, to the extent required by applicable law, holding regular member and managers or other similar meetings) are followed and shall conduct business in its name. The Issuer shall not take any action, or conduct its affairs in a manner, that is likely to result in its separate existence being ignored, will fail to correct any known misunderstanding regarding its existence, or in its assets and liabilities being substantively consolidated with any other Person in a bankruptcy, reorganization or other insolvency proceeding. Without limiting the foregoing, (i) the Issuer shall not (A) have any employees (other than members, managers and any other officers appointed in compliance with the Limited Liability Company Agreement), (B) engage in any transaction with any member (other than the issuance of the Issuer’s equity) that would constitute a conflict of interest (provided that the Limited Liability Company Agreement, the Collateral Administration Agreement, the Asset Transfer Sale and Contribution Agreement and the Collateral Investment Management Agreement shall not be deemed to be such a transaction that would constitute a conflict of interest) or (C) pay dividends other than in accordance with Section 11.1 or Section 12.1 herein or any other provision of any Transaction Document that expressly permits dividends or other distribution (including, without limitation, a distribution of non-cash assets and Permitted RIC Distributions).
(c) The Issuer shall (i) have a board of managers separate from that of any other person (although members of the provisions board of this Indenturemanagers of the Issuer may serve as managers of one or more Affiliates of the Issuer); (ii) file its own tax returns, if any, as may be required under applicable law, to the extent (1) not part of a consolidated group filing a consolidated return or returns or (2) not treated as a division for tax purposes of another taxpayer, and pay any Taxes so required to be paid under applicable law; (iii) not commingle its assets with assets of any other person; (iv) conduct its business in its own name and strictly comply with all organizational formalities necessary to maintain its separate existence (and all such formalities have been complied with since the Issuer’s formation); (v) maintain separate financial statements (it being understood that, if the Issuer’s financial statements are part of a consolidated group with its Affiliates, then any such consolidated statements shall contain a note indicating the Issuer’s separateness from any such Affiliates and that its assets are not available to pay the debts of such Affiliate); (vi) pay its own liabilities only out of its own funds; (vii) maintain an arm’s-length relationship with its Affiliates; (viii) not hold out its credit or assets as being available to satisfy the obligations of others; (ix) pay its fair and reasonable share of overhead for shared office space, if any; (x) use separate stationery, invoices and checks and not of any other entity (unless such entity is clearly designated as being the Issuer’s agent); (xi) not pledge its assets as security for the obligations of any other person; (xii) maintain adequate capital in light of its contemplated business purpose, transactions and liabilities and pay its operating expenses and liabilities from its own assets; and (xiii) not take any Material Action without the unanimous affirmative vote of each member of its board of managers, including, in all cases, each of the Independent Managers.
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Samples: Indenture (FS Energy & Power Fund)