any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary The Issuer may designate any Subsidiary of the Issuer (including any existing Subsidiary and any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Equity Interests or Indebtedness of, or owns or holds any Lien on, any property of, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer (other than solely any Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated); provided that
(1) any Unrestricted Subsidiary must be an entity of which the Equity Interests entitled to cast at least a majority of the votes that may be cast by all Equity Interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or Persons performing a similar function are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Issuer;
(2) such designation complies with Section 10.10; and
Subsidiaries All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a). The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. If the Company has no subsidiaries, all other references to the Subsidiaries or any of them in the Transaction Documents shall be disregarded.
Company Subsidiaries; Equity Interests (a) The Company Disclosure Letter lists each Company Subsidiary and its jurisdiction of organization. Except as specified in the Company Disclosure Letter, all the outstanding shares of capital stock or equity investments of each Company Subsidiary have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and are as of the date of this Agreement owned by the Company, by another Company Subsidiary or by the Company and another Company Subsidiary, free and clear of all Liens.
(b) Except for its interests in the Company Subsidiaries, the Company does not as of the date of this Agreement own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock, membership interest, partnership interest, joint venture interest or other equity interest in any person.
Subsidiary For purposes of this Agreement, the term “subsidiary” means any corporation or limited liability company of which more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities or equity interests are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company and one or more of its subsidiaries, and any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary.
Material Subsidiary Prompt notice of any Person becoming a Material Subsidiary;
Designated Subsidiaries (a) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge and agree and Celestica hereby confirms that Celestica has designated Celestica International as a Canadian Designated Subsidiary and that there are not, on the date hereof, any other Designated Subsidiaries.
(b) Celestica may, from time to time and at any time hereafter, designate any other wholly-owned qualifying Restricted Subsidiary as a Canadian Designated Subsidiary provided that:
(i) all Lenders shall have previously consented in writing to the designation of such Subsidiary as a Canadian Designated Subsidiary;
(ii) such Subsidiary was incorporated, continued, amalgamated or otherwise created in accordance with and continues to be governed by the laws of a province of Canada or the federal laws of Canada and which is domiciled in Canada;
(iii) such Restricted Subsidiary, prior to becoming a Designated Subsidiary, shall have executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent: (A) a Designated Subsidiary Agreement; (B) if it has not already done so, a Guarantee substantially in the form of Schedule H; and (C) unless a Debt Rating Upgrade has occurred and no Trigger Event has ensued following such Debt Rating Upgrade, if it has not already done so, the other applicable Security Documents; and
(iv) the Restricted Subsidiary which is proposed to become a Designated Subsidiary shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent:
(A) a certified copy of the proposed Designated Subsidiary’s Organic Documents;
(B) a certified copy of the resolutions authorizing it to enter into, execute and deliver the Designated Subsidiary Agreement, the Guarantee and the other applicable Security Documents, if applicable, and to perform its obligations thereunder;
(C) a certificate as to the incumbency of its officers signing the Designated Subsidiary Agreement, the Guarantee and the other applicable Security Documents, if applicable;
(D) a certificate of status, good standing or like certificate with respect to such Designated Subsidiary issued by appropriate government officials of the jurisdiction of its incorporation; and
(E) an opinion of counsel to the Designated Subsidiary in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders’ Counsel and the Administrative Agent, each acting reasonably;
(c) Celestica may, from time to time and at any time hereafter, designate any other wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary which does not fall within the definition of “Canadian Designated Subsidiary” as a Consent Designated Subsidiary, provided that:
(i) all Lenders shall have previously consented in writing to the designation of such Subsidiary as a Consent Designated Subsidiary;
(ii) Celestica shall have obtained the agreement in writing of a Lender located in the jurisdiction where such Consent Designated Subsidiary is resident, to utilize, subject to the terms of this Agreement, a portion of the Commitment of such Lender or its Affiliate to make Advances to the Consent Designated Subsidiary and such Lender shall have delivered a notice to the Administrative Agent in the form of Schedule M;
(iii) such Subsidiary, prior to becoming a Consent Designated Subsidiary, shall have executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent: (A) a Designated Subsidiary Agreement substantially in the form of Schedule F; (B) a Guarantee substantially in the form of Schedule H, with such changes as the Administrative Agent and the Consent Designated Subsidiary may reasonably require on the advice of their respective counsel to reflect local legal requirements; and (C) unless a Debt Rating Upgrade has occurred and no Trigger Event has ensued following such Debt Rating Upgrade, if it has not already done so, the other applicable Security Documents; and
(iv) the Restricted Subsidiary which is proposed to be designated as a Consent Designated Subsidiary shall have provided to the Administrative Agent such number of copies as the Administrative Agent may request of:
(A) a certified copy of the proposed Consent Designated Subsidiary’s Organic Documents;
(B) the resolutions authorizing it to enter into, execute and deliver the Designated Subsidiary Agreement, the Guarantee and the other applicable Security Documents, if applicable, and to perform its obligations thereunder;
(C) a certificate to the incumbency of its officers signing the Consent Designated Subsidiary Agreement, the Guarantee and other applicable Security Documents, if applicable;
(D) a certificate of status, good standing or like certificate with respect to such Consent Designated Subsidiary issued by appropriate government officials of the jurisdiction of its incorporation; and
(E) an opinion of counsel to the Consent Designated Subsidiary in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders’ Counsel and the Administrative Agent, each acting reasonably; and
(d) Celestica may, from time to time and at any time hereafter, terminate the designation of a Designated Subsidiary as such by the delivery of written notice to the Administrative Agent and from and after the day which is five (5) Banking Days after receipt of such notice, the subject Subsidiary shall no longer be a Designated Subsidiary and shall have no further right or ability to obtain further Advances under the Facility.
Subsidiaries, Partnerships and Joint Ventures Each of the Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to own or create directly or indirectly any Subsidiaries other than (i) any Subsidiary which has joined this Agreement as Guarantor on the Closing Date; and (ii) any Domestic Subsidiary formed or acquired after the Closing Date which joins this Agreement as a Borrower or as a Guarantor, and, to the extent not resulting in material adverse tax consequences, any Foreign Subsidiary formed or acquired after the Closing Date which joins this Agreement as a Borrower or as a Guarantor, in each case by delivering to the Administrative Agent (A) a signed Borrower Joinder or Guarantor Joinder, as appropriate; (B) documents in the forms described in Section 6.1 [First Loans] modified as appropriate; (C) documents necessary to grant and perfect the Prior Security Interests to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders in the equity interests of, and Collateral held by, such Subsidiary; and (D) such diligence materials in respect of such Subsidiary (including, without limitation, “know your customer”, liens, ERISA and labor matters) as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request. Each of the Loan Parties shall not become or agree to become a party to a Joint Venture other than Permitted Investments and other investments permitted pursuant to Section 7.2.4 [Loans and Investments]. For purposes of clarity, any Subsidiary organized under the laws of Canada or any political subdivision thereof that is formed or acquired by the Canadian Borrower after the Closing Date shall join this Agreement as a Guarantor of the Canadian Liabilities in accordance with the terms of this Section 7.2.9.
Future Subsidiaries If any Grantor hereafter creates or acquires any Subsidiary, simultaneously with the creation or acquisition of such Subsidiary, such Grantor shall (i) if such Subsidiary is a Domestic Subsidiary, cause such Subsidiary to become a party to this Agreement as an additional “Grantor” hereunder, (ii) deliver to the Collateral Agent updated Schedules to this Agreement, as appropriate (including, without limitation, an updated Schedule IV to reflect the grant by such Grantor of a Lien on all Pledged Equity now or hereafter owned by such Grantor), (iii) if such Subsidiary is a Domestic Subsidiary, cause such Subsidiary to duly execute and deliver a guaranty of the Obligations in favor of the Collateral Agent in form and substance acceptable to the Collateral Agent, (iv) deliver to the Collateral Agent the stock certificates representing all of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary, along with undated stock powers for each such certificates, executed in blank (or, if any such shares of Capital Stock are uncertificated, confirmation and evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent that the security interest in such uncertificated securities has been transferred to and perfected by the Collateral Agent, in accordance with Sections 8-313, 8-321 and 9-115 of the Code or any other similar or local or foreign law that may be applicable), and (v) duly execute and/or cause to be delivered to the Collateral Agent, in form and substance acceptable to the Collateral Agent, such opinions of counsel and other documents as the Collateral Agent shall request with respect thereto; provided, however, that no Grantor shall be required to pledge any Excluded Collateral. Each Grantor hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to attach such updated Schedules to this Agreement and agrees that all Pledged Equity listed on any updated Schedule delivered to the Collateral Agent shall for all purposes hereunder be considered Collateral. The Grantors agree that the pledge of the shares of Capital Stock acquired by a Grantor of Foreign Subsidiary may be supplemented by one or more separate pledge agreements, deeds of pledge, share charges, or other similar agreements or instruments, executed and delivered by the relevant Grantor in favor of the Collateral Agent, which pledge agreements will provide for the pledge of such shares of Capital Stock in accordance with the laws of the applicable foreign jurisdiction. With respect to such shares of Capital Stock, the Collateral Agent may, at any time and from time to time, in its sole discretion, take actions in such foreign jurisdictions that will result in the perfection of the Lien created in such shares of Capital Stock.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS The Adviser will not disclose, in any manner whatsoever, any list of securities held by the Portfolio, except in accordance with the Portfolio’s portfolio holdings disclosure policy.
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.
