Encumbrances Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume, suffer or permit to exist any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, charge or other encumbrance of any nature whatsoever on any of its assets or properties, including the Collateral, except: (a) the security interests and liens of Collateral Agent for itself and the benefit of Lenders; (b) liens securing the payment of taxes, either not yet overdue or the validity of which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued and available to Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside on its books; (c) non-consensual statutory liens (other than liens securing the payment of taxes) arising in the ordinary course of Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s business to the extent: (i) such liens secure Indebtedness which is not overdue or (ii) such liens secure Indebtedness relating to claims or liabilities which are fully insured and being defended at the sole cost and expense and at the sole risk of the insurer or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued and available to Borrower or such Subsidiary, in each case prior to the commencement of foreclosure or other similar proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside on its books; (d) zoning restrictions, easements, licenses, covenants and other restrictions affecting the use of real property which do not interfere in any material respect with the use of such real property or ordinary conduct of the business of Borrower or such Subsidiary as presently conducted thereon or materially impair the value of the real property which may be subject thereto; (e) purchase money security interests in Equipment (including Capital Leases) and purchase money mortgages on real estate not to exceed $15,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding so long as such interests and mortgages do not apply to any property of Borrower other than the Equipment or real estate so acquired, and the indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of the Equipment or real estate so acquired, and the indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of the Equipment or real estate so acquired, as the case may be; (f) liens or rights of setoffs or credit balances of Borrower with Credit Card Processors as a result of fees and chargebacks; (g) deposits of cash with the owner or lessor of retail store locations leased and operated by Borrower in the ordinary course of the business of Borrower to secure the performance by Borrower of its obligations under the terms of the lease for such premises; (h) liens on assets of Borrower to secure indebtedness of Borrower permitted under Section 9.9(d) below, provided, that, such liens shall be junior and subordinate to the liens of Collateral Agent on terms and conditions acceptable to Collateral Agent; (i) pledges and deposits of cash, Cash Equivalents or investment securities by Borrower to secure indebtedness of Borrower permitted under Section 9.9(g) hereof; provided, that, (i) the aggregate amount so pledged or deposited, together with the amount of all Letter of Credit Accommodations issued in connection with any Hedging Agreements, shall not in the aggregate exceed $2,500,000, (ii) as of each of the thirty (30) days immediately preceding the date of such pledge or deposit and after giving effect thereto, Excess Availability shall not be less than $4,000,000, (iii) such pledge or deposit (or the right to demand such pledge or deposit) shall be required by the other party to the Hedging Agreement as a condition to it entering into such contract with Borrower and Administrative Agent shall have received evidence thereof in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent and (iv) as of the date of such pledge or deposit and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing; and (j) the security interests and liens set forth on Schedule 8.4 to the Information Certificate.
