Holding Companies (a) In the case of Holdings, (i) conduct, transact or otherwise engage in any business or operations other than those incidental to its ownership of the Equity Interests of the Borrower and the performance of the Loan Documents, the ABL Loan Documents, the Second Lien Loan Documents, any Specified Refinancing Debt or any Specified Second Lien Refinancing Debt, (ii) incur any Indebtedness (other than (x) the First Lien Obligations, the ABL Obligations and the Second Lien Obligations, (y) intercompany Indebtedness incurred in lieu of Restricted Payments permitted under Section 7.06 and Indebtedness of the type described in Sections 7.03(i) through (m) (other than Section 7.03(k)(B)), 7.03(o) and 7.03(p) and (z) Guarantees of Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.03(n), (s), (t), (u) or (v)), (iii) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any Equity Interests of the Borrower (other than Liens pursuant to any Loan Document, any ABL Loan Document or any Second Lien Loan Document, Permitted Other Indebtedness Liens, Specified Refinancing Liens, Specified Second Lien Refinancing Liens or non-consensual Liens arising solely by operation of law); or (iv) make any Investments (other than (x) Investments in the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any temporary Investments to facilitate Permitted Acquisitions and other Investments permitted by Section 7.02) or (y) Investments of the type permitted by Section 7.02(a), (b), (h), (k) or (m). (b) In the case of GYP IV or GYP V, (i) conduct, transact or otherwise engage in any business or operations other than those incidental to their ownership of the Equity Interests of GYP V or the Canadian ULCs, as applicable, (ii) incur any Indebtedness (other than (y) intercompany Indebtedness incurred in lieu of Restricted Payments permitted under Section 7.06 and Indebtedness of the type described in Sections 7.03(i) through (m) (other than Section 7.03(k)(B)), 7.03(o) and 7.03(p) and (z) Guarantees of Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.03(f) (to the extent incurred by a Foreign Subsidiary), (n) (to the extent incurred by a Foreign Subsidiary) and (w)), or (iii) make any Investments (other than (x) Investments in GYP V, the Canadian ULCs or their Subsidiaries (including any temporary Investments to facilitate Permitted Acquisitions and other Investments permitted by Section 7.02), (y) Investments of the type permitted by Section 7.02(a), (b), (c), (h), (i), (k) or (m) or (z) in the case of GYP IV, that certain $390,000,000 promissory note, dated as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, between GYP IV, as lender, and GYP Canada Holdings LP, as borrower). (c) Nothing in this Section 7.14 shall prevent Holdings, GYP IV or GYP V from (i) the maintenance of its legal existence (including the ability to incur fees, costs and expenses relating to such maintenance), (ii) the performance of its obligations with respect to the Transactions, (iii) any public offering of its common stock or any other issuance or sale of its Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests), (iv) making Restricted Payments or Dispositions (other than Dispositions of the Equity Interests of the Borrower), (v) participating in tax, accounting and other administrative matters as a member of the consolidated group of Holdings and the Borrower, (vi) holding any cash and Cash Equivalents (but not operating any property), (vii) providing indemnification to officers, managers and directors, (viii) any activities incidental to compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the rules of national securities exchanges, in each case, as applicable to companies with listed equity or debt securities, as well as activities incidental to investor relations, shareholder meetings and reports to shareholders or debtholders and (ix) any activities incidental to the foregoing.
Holding Company Status With respect to Holdings and Intermediate Holdings, engage in any business or activity, hold any assets or incur any Indebtedness or other liabilities, other than (i) its ownership of Equity Interests in its Subsidiaries, intercompany notes permitted hereunder, cash and Cash Equivalents, notes of officers, directors and employees permitted hereunder, and all other activities incidental to its ownership of Equity Interests in its Subsidiaries or related to the management of its investment in its Subsidiaries, (ii) maintaining its corporate existence, (iii) participating in tax, accounting and other administrative activities as a member of the consolidated group of companies including the Credit Parties, (iv) executing, delivering and performing rights and obligations under the Loan Documents (including any documents governing the terms of, or entered into in connection with, any Incremental Facility or any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof), the other Transaction Documents, any documents and agreements relating to any Permitted Acquisition or Investment permitted hereunder to which it is a party, or the documents governing any other Indebtedness permitted hereunder and not described above that is guaranteed by (and permitted to be guaranteed by) Holdings or Intermediate Holdings, (v) performance of rights and obligations under any management services agreement (including the Management Services Agreement) to which it is a party, (vi) making any Dividend permitted by Section 6.06, (vii) purchasing or acquiring Qualified Capital Stock in any Subsidiary, (viii) making capital contributions to its first-tier Subsidiaries, (ix) taking actions in furtherance of and consummating an IPO, and fulfilling all initial and ongoing obligations related thereto, (x) executing, delivering and performing rights and obligations under any employment agreements and any documents related thereto, (xi) purchasing Obligations (including obligations under any Incremental Facility or any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness issued in exchange for any thereof) in accordance with this Agreement or the documents governing any Incremental Facility or any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness issued in exchange for any thereof, (xii) the buyback and sales of equity from or to officers, directors and managers of Holdings and its Subsidiaries and other persons in accordance with Section 6.06(b), (xiii) the making of loans to officers, directors (or other Persons in comparable positions), and employees and others in exchange for Equity Interests of any Credit Party or its Subsidiaries purchased by such officers, directors (or other Persons in comparable positions), employees or others pursuant to Section 6.03(e) and the acceptance of notes related thereto, (xiv) transactions expressly described herein as involving Holdings and/or Intermediate Holdings and permitted under this Agreement, (xv) the incurrence of other unsecured Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder that requires the payment of interest in cash solely to the extent that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are permitted by the terms of this Agreement to make Dividends to Holdings and/or Intermediate Holdings for such purpose; provided that such Indebtedness shall be subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to subordination terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, (xvi) taking actions in furtherance of consummating any reorganization or other activity related to tax planning otherwise permitted hereunder to the extent that after giving effect thereto, there is no material adverse impact on the value of the (A) Collateral (taken as a whole) granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Lenders or (B) Guarantees in favor of the Lenders, (xvii) with respect to intercompany loans otherwise permitted hereunder, (xviii) providing guarantees with respect to the performance of rights and obligations under contracts and agreements of its Subsidiaries and taking actions in furtherance thereof, and (xix) activities incidental to the businesses or activities described in clauses (i) through (xviii) above. Holdings may not use any of the baskets or other permissive covenants contained in this Article VI under Sections where it is not included as a “Group Member”.
Holding Company Holdings shall not conduct, transact or otherwise engage in any material business or operations; provided, that the following shall be permitted in any event: (i) its ownership of the Capital Stock of the Restricted Subsidiaries; (ii) the entry into, and the performance of its obligations with respect to the Loan Documents (including any Specified Refinancing Debt or any New Term Facility), any Refinancing Notes, any Incremental Equivalent Debt, any Junior Financing Document, any Permitted Ratio Debt documentation, any documentation relating to any Permitted Refinancing of the foregoing the Guarantees permitted by clause (v) below; (iii) the consummation of the Transactions; (iv) the performing of activities (including, without limitation, cash management activities) and the entry into documentation with respect thereto, in each case, permitted by this Agreement for Holdings to enter into and perform; (v) the payment of dividends and distributions (and other activities in lieu thereof permitted by this Agreement), the making of contributions to the capital of its Subsidiaries and Guarantees of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder by any Restricted Subsidiary and the Guarantees of other obligations not constituting Indebtedness; (vi) the maintenance of its legal existence (including the ability to incur fees, costs and expenses relating to such maintenance and performance of activities relating to its officers, directors, managers and employees and those of its Subsidiaries); (vii) the performing of activities in preparation for and consummating any public offering of its common stock or any other issuance or sale of its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) including converting into another type of legal entity; (viii) the participation in tax, accounting and other administrative matters as a member of the consolidated group of the Borrower, including compliance with applicable Laws and legal, tax and accounting matters related thereto and activities relating to its officers, directors, managers and employees; (ix) the holding of any cash and Cash Equivalents (but not owning or operating any property); (x) the entry into and performance of its obligations with respect to contracts and other arrangements, including the providing of indemnification to officers, managers, directors and employees and (xi) any activities incidental to the foregoing.
Bank Holding Company Borrower is not a “bank holding company” or a direct or indirect subsidiary of a “bank holding company” as defined in the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and Regulation Y thereunder of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Real Property Holding Company The Company is not a real property holding company within the meaning of Section 897 of the Code.
Company Capital Structure (a) The registered share capital of the Company is NIS 30,000,000 divided into 30,000,000 Company Shares, of which 20,406,363 Company Shares are issued and outstanding as of August 31, 2009. No Company Shares are dormant shares and no shares are held in treasury by any member of the Company Group. All outstanding Company Shares, when issued, were duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and are not subject to preemptive rights created by statute, the Charter Documents of the Company, or any agreement to which the Company is or was a party or by which it is or was otherwise bound. All outstanding Company Shares and Company Options have been issued (i) in compliance with all applicable securities laws and other applicable Legal Requirements, and (ii) in compliance with all applicable requirements set forth in Contracts. There are no declared or accrued but unpaid dividends with respect to any Company Shares. Except as contemplated hereby, there are no voting trusts, proxies, or other agreements or understandings with respect to the voting of shares of the Company to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, or of which the Company has knowledge. To the Company’s knowledge, there are no agreements relating to the registration, sale or transfer (including agreements relating to rights of first refusal, co-sale rights or “drag-along” rights) of any capital stock of the Company, and no Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company, other than under the Registration Rights Agreement. (b) The Purchased Securities have been duly authorized and, when issued, delivered and paid for in the manner set forth in this Agreement or, with respect to the Warrant Shares, in the manner set forth in the Warrants, will be validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens and duly registered in the name of the Investors in the Company’s share register. On the Pre-Closing Date the Company shall have reserved from its duly authorized share capital the maximum number of Company Shares required for the issuance of the Purchased Securities. The Purchased Shares and the Warrant Shares will have the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions set forth in the Charter Documents. The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, the Related Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not obligate the Company to issue any Company Shares or other securities to any other person or entity and will not result in the adjustment of, or give rise to a right to adjust, the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price or any other term of any outstanding security. The Company does not have outstanding stockholder purchase rights or “poison pill” or any similar arrangement in effect giving any person or entity the right to receive or purchase any equity interest in the Company upon the occurrence of certain events. (c) The SEC Documents detail the number of Company Shares reserved for issuance under the Option Plans upon the exercise of Company Options, the Company Shares subject to outstanding and unexercised Company Options and the Company Shares available for issuance thereunder. (d) Other than as set forth in Sections 3.2(a) and 3.2(c) and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Related Agreements and in the SEC Documents, there are no (i) securities of any member of the Company Group authorized, convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or voting securities of such member of the Company Group, (ii) options, warrants, calls, rights, convertible securities or other rights to acquire from the member of the Company Group, and no obligation of the member of the Company Group, to issue, deliver, sell, repurchase or redeem, or cause to be issued, delivered, sold, repurchased or redeemed, now or in the future, any capital stock, voting securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or voting securities of any member of the Company Group, and (iii) equity equivalents, phantom or notional equity interests, interests in the ownership, earnings or price per security of any member of the Company Group or other similar rights in the equity of any member of the Company Group. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and any Related Agreement to which the Company is a party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, will not result in or give rise to an obligation of the Company to grant, extend, accelerate the vesting of, change the price of, otherwise amend the terms of, any such options, warrants, calls, rights, convertible securities or other rights to acquire from the member of the Company Group. (e) There are no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of any member of the Company Group (i) granting the holder thereof the right to vote on any matters on which shareholders may vote (or which is convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having such right) or (ii) the value of which is in any way based upon or derived from capital or voting share capital of the Company, are issued or outstanding as of the date hereof. (f) No member of the Company Group has agreed, is obligated to make, or is bound by any Contract under which it may become obligated to make any future investment in, or capital contribution to, any Person.
Information Concerning Company The Reports contain all material information relating to the Company and its operations and financial condition as of their respective dates which information is required to be disclosed therein. Since the date of the financial statements included in the Reports, and except as modified in the Other Written Information or in the Schedules hereto, there has been no material adverse change in the Company's business, financial condition or affairs not disclosed in the Reports. The Reports do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances when made.
Investment Company; Public Utility Holding Company Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is an "investment company" or a company "controlled" by an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or a "public utility holding company" within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.
Bank Holding Company Act Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.
Public Utility Holding Company Act Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a "holding company", or an "affiliate" of a "holding company" or a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company", within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.