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For more information visit our privacy policy.Investments, Loans The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a wholly owned Subsidiary prior to such merger) any Capital Stock, evidence of Indebtedness (except as permitted in Section 7.1) or other securities (including any option, warrant, or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, Guarantee any obligations of, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person that constitute a business unit, or create or form any Subsidiary (all of the foregoing being collectively called “Investments”), except: (a) Investments (other than Permitted Investments) existing on the date hereof and set forth on Schedule 7.4 (including Investments in Subsidiaries); (b) Permitted Investments; (c) Investments in the form of trade credit to customers of a Loan Party arising in the ordinary course of business and represented by accounts from such customers and accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business; (d) creation of any additional Subsidiaries domiciled in the U.S. and Unrestricted Subsidiaries in compliance with this Agreement; (e) Guarantees by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.1; (f) Investments made by the Borrower in or to any Subsidiary and by any Subsidiary to the Borrower or in or to another Subsidiary; (g) loans or advances to employees, officers or directors of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business for travel, relocation and related expenses; provided that the aggregate amount of all such loans and advances does not exceed the Threshold Amount at any time outstanding; (h) Hedging Transactions permitted by Section 7.10; (i) Investments by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (i) in ownership interests in additional Oil and Gas Properties located within the geographic boundaries of the United States of America (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the acquisition of 100% of the Capital Stock of a Person owning such assets) or (ii) related to oil and gas mineral interests and leases owned by a Loan Party or a Person that will become a Loan Party upon acquisition of such Person by a Loan Party, farm-out, farm-in, joint operating, joint venture, participation or area of mutual interest agreements, gathering and processing systems, pipelines and other midstream assets or other similar arrangements in each case, which are related or ancillary to Oil and Gas Properties owned by the Loan Parties and which are usual and customary in the oil and gas exploration and production business located within the geographic boundaries of the United States of America; (j) Investments by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in Unrestricted Subsidiaries funded entirely by cash proceeds from an issuance of Capital Stock of the Borrower after November 9, 2018 (excluding any cash capital contributions received for purposes of exercising the Cure Right), so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default shall exist at the time of, or immediately following, the making of such Investment and (ii) such Investment is made (x) within five (5) Business Days following Borrower’s receipt of such cash proceeds or (y) on a later date than the date set forth in the preceding clause (x) and such cash proceeds are held by Borrower in a segregated deposit account (which, for the avoidance of doubt only contains the cash capital contributions intended for such Investments) until the date invested in an Unrestricted Subsidiary; and (k) other Investments which in the aggregate do not exceed the Threshold Amount in any Fiscal Year.
Investments, Loans, Etc The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary prior to such merger), any Equity Interests, evidence of indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant, or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make any loans or advances to, or make any investment or any other interest in, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person that constitute a business unit or division of such another Person, or purchase or acquire all or substantially all of the assets of another Person, or create or form any Restricted Subsidiary (all of the foregoing being collectively called “Investments”) other than Investments constituting Permitted Acquisitions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Taurus Acquisition); provided, that: (a) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make and hold Permitted Investments; (i) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may hold the Investments existing on the Fourth Amendment Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.4 and (ii) any Loan Party may make Investments in any other Loan Party: (c) any Investments of a Person in existence at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower may be held by such Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Investments were not made in connection with or anticipation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower; (d) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may hold Investments constituting non-cash proceeds received in connection with a sale or other disposition of assets to the extent permitted by Section 7.6 or in connection with the settlement of obligations owing to it by financially troubled debtors; (e) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Investments (and, thereafter, may hold such Investments) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $120,000,000 and (y) 33.0% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period; (f) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, and the Total Net Leverage Ratio does not exceed 4.00 to 1.00 immediately prior and after giving effect thereto on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make additional Investments (and thereafter hold such Investments). Prior to consummating an Investment pursuant to this clause (f), the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a Compliance Certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations of the Total Net Leverage Ratio and executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying the requirements of this clause (f) have been met; (g) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make (i) loans or advances to employees, officers or directors of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business for travel, entertainment, relocation and related expenses in an aggregate amount not to exceed $15,000,000 at any time and (ii) Investments consisting of deposits, expense prepayments, accounts receivable arising, trade debt granted and other credits extended to customers and similar Persons in the ordinary course of business; (h) a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower may be established or created (but not capitalized unless otherwise permitted under this Section 7.4) so long as, to the extent applicable, the Borrower and such Restricted Subsidiary comply with the provisions of Section 5.12; (i) without duplication of any other clause of this Section 7.4, so long as the Available Amount Conditions are satisfied at the time of such Investment, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Investments in an amount not to exceed the Available Amount; (j) [reserved]; (k) Investments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however that the aggregate amount of Investments pursuant to this clause (k) in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Loan Parties shall not exceed at any time the greater of (x) $25,000,000 and (y) 7.5% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period; (l) Investments arising as a result of Hedge Agreements permitted pursuant to Section 7.10; (m) Investments in joint ventures in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time the greater of (x) $25,000,000 and (y) 7.5% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period; and (n) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time the greater of (x) $25,000,000 and (y) 7.5% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period.
Distributions; Investments (a) Pay any dividends or make any distribution or payment or redeem, retire or purchase any capital stock other than Permitted Distributions; or (b) directly or indirectly acquire or own any Person, or make any Investment in any Person, other than Permitted Investments, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so.
Acquisitions and Investments Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary of Borrower to, make or suffer to exist any Investments (including without limitation, loans and advances to, and other Investments in, Subsidiaries of Borrower), or commitments therefor, or become or remain a partner in any partnership or joint venture, or to make any Entity Acquisition of any Person, except: (i) Cash Equivalents; (ii) Investments in existing Subsidiaries of Borrower, Investments in Subsidiaries of Borrower formed for the purpose of developing or acquiring industrial properties, or Investments in existing or newly formed joint ventures and partnerships engaged solely in the business of purchasing, developing, owning, operating, leasing and managing industrial properties; (iii) transactions permitted pursuant to Section 6.12; (iv) Investments permitted pursuant to Section 6.23; and (v) Entity Acquisitions of Persons whose primary operations consist of the ownership, development, operation and management of industrial properties; provided that, after giving effect to such Entity Acquisitions and Investments, Borrower continues to comply with all its covenants herein. Entity Acquisitions permitted pursuant to this Section 6.15 shall be deemed to be “Permitted Acquisitions”.
Loans and Investments No Credit Party shall and no Credit Party shall suffer or permit any of its Subsidiaries to (i) purchase or acquire any Stock or Stock Equivalents, or any obligations or other securities of, or any interest in, any other Person, including the establishment or creation of a Subsidiary (which shall be permitted only to the extent an Investment under this Section 5.4 is permitted), or (ii) make any Acquisitions, or any other acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of another Person, or of any business or division of any Person, including without limitation, by way of merger, consolidation or other combination or (iii) make or purchase any advance, loan, extension of credit or capital contribution to or any other investment in, any Person including the Borrower, any Affiliate of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (the items described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) are referred to as “Investments”), except for: (a) Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents; (b) extensions of credit and other Investments by (i) any Credit Party (other than Holdings) to any other Credit Party (other than Holdings), (ii) the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower to Foreign Subsidiaries of the Borrower not to exceed, when combined with dispositions permitted under Section 5.2(e)(i), $3,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding for all such extensions of credit and other Investments and, to the extent applicable, dispositions; provided, that if the extensions of credit described in foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) are evidenced by notes, such notes shall be pledged to Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and have such terms as Agent may reasonably require and (iii) a Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower to another Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower (it being understood and agreed that this Section 5.4(b) does not permit any extensions of credit or Investments in joint ventures or similar arrangements); (c) loans and advances to current or former employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors in the Ordinary Course of Business or in connection with relocations, indemnification, or reimbursement in respect of liabilities relating to them serving in any such capacity, including business travel and entertainment expenses, not to exceed $650,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding; (d) Investments received as the non-cash portion of consideration received in connection with transactions permitted pursuant to Section 5.2(b); (e) Investments acquired in connection with the settlement of delinquent Accounts in the Ordinary Course of Business or in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers or customers; and (f) Investments consisting of loans made by the Borrower (or any parent company of the Borrower) to officers, directors and employees of a Credit Party or any Subsidiary of a Credit Party which are used by such Persons to purchase simultaneously Stock or Stock Equivalents of the Borrower (or any parent company of the Borrower); provided that the proceeds of any such loan made in reliance on this clause (f) shall be contributed to Borrower in connection with such purchase of Stock or Stock Equivalents; (g) Investments existing on the Restatement Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 5.4; (h) Investments comprised of Contingent Obligations permitted by Section 5.9; (i) Permitted Acquisitions; (j) (i) Investments to consummate the Restatement Effective Date Related Transactions on the Restatement Effective Date in accordance with the provisions of the Restatement Effective Date Related Agreements and (ii) Investments to consummate the Restatement Effective Date Related Transactions on the Restatement Effective Date in accordance with the provisions of the Restatement Effective Date Related Agreements; (k) to the extent constituting an Investment, Capital Expenditures permitted hereunder; (l) to the extent constituting an Investment, transactions permitted by Section 5.3; (m) to the extent constituting an Investment, Rate Contracts permitted by Section 5.9(b); (n) to the extent constituting an Investment, Restricted Payments permitted by Section 5.11(c);
Investments; Acquisitions No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make or own any Investment in any other Person, including any Joint Venture, or acquire, by purchase or otherwise, all or substantially all the business, property or fixed assets of, or Capital Stock of any other Person, or any division or line of business of any other Person except: (a) Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries may make and own Investments in Cash and Cash Equivalents; (b) Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries may continue to own the Investments owned by them as of the Effective Date in any Loan Party and their Restricted Subsidiaries, Loan Parties may make and own additional equity Investments in other Loan Parties and Non-Loan Parties may make and own additional equity Investments in other Non-Loan Parties; (c) Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries may make intercompany loans to the extent permitted under Section 6.1(e); (d) Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries may make Consolidated Capital Expenditures; (e) Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries may continue to own the Investments owned by them and described in Schedule 6.3 annexed hereto; (f) Parent and Company may acquire and hold obligations of one or more Officers or other employees of Company, Parent or its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such Officers’ or employees’ acquisition of shares of Company’s Capital Stock, so long as no Cash is actually advanced by Company, Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to such Officers or employees in connection with the acquisition of any such obligations; (g) Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries may make and own Investments constituting non-Cash proceeds of sales, transfers and other dispositions of property to the extent permitted by Section 6.7; (h) Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries may acquire Securities in connection with the satisfaction or enforcement of Indebtedness or claims due or owing to Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or as security for any such Indebtedness or claim; (i) Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries may make any Restricted Junior Payment expressly permitted by Section 6.5 (it being understood that any such Restricted Junior Payment may be made in the form of an intercompany loan or advance); (j) Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries may acquire Investments (including debt obligations) received in the ordinary course of business by Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising out of the ordinary course of business; (k) Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries may acquire Investments of any Person in existence at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to a transaction expressly permitted by any other paragraph of this Section; provided that such Investment was not made in connection with or anticipation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; (l) Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries may make or continue to hold Investments resulting from deposits referred to in paragraph (c) of the definition of “Permitted Encumbrances” and clause (viii) of Section 6.2(a); (m) Company may perform its obligations under and in accordance with the Conveyance of Undivided Mineral Interest, the Sand Purchase Documents and Natural Gas Hedging Agreements; provided that all such Natural Gas Hedging Agreements shall be entered into to manage (in the good faith business judgment of Company) risks of fluctuations in the price or availability of natural gas to which Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries are exposed in the conduct of their business and the management of their liabilities; (n) Loan Parties may make and hold loans and advances to their employees in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (i) $2,500,000 and (ii) 0.12% of Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter at any time outstanding, provided that such loan or advance is not made in material violation of any law; (o) Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries may acquire (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) (i) the assets or the outstanding voting stock or economic interests of any Person, (ii) any division, line of business or other business unit of any Person, or (iii) Capital Stock of a Joint Venture constituting a majority of the Capital Stock of such Joint Venture (such Person or such division, line of business or other business unit of such Person or such Joint Venture shall be referred to herein as the “Target”), in each case that is a type of business (or assets used in a type of business) permitted to be engaged in by the Loan Parties pursuant to the terms hereof, so long as (A) no Event of Default shall then exist or would exist immediately after giving effect thereto other than for Limited Condition Investments in which case no Event of Default shall exit at the time the relevant acquisition agreement is entered into, (B) to the extent required by Section 5.9 and Section 5.10, Collateral Agent, on behalf of Secured Parties, shall have received (or shall receive in connection with the closing of such acquisition) a perfected security interest in all property (including Capital Stock) acquired with respect to the Target described in the applicable forms of Collateral Documents, subject to Liens permitted under Section 6.2, and the Target, if a Person, shall have executed a counterpart of the Subsidiary Guaranty and Pledge and Security Agreement, (C) the aggregate consideration (including without limitation earn out obligations (to be calculated in accordance with GAAP as the estimated amount thereof on the closing date for any acquisition, which determination shall be made on the date the definitive documentation for such acquisition is entered into), deferred compensation and the amount of Indebtedness and other liabilities (other than working capital liabilities) assumed by Loan Parties, but excluding equity consideration, consideration paid from the proceeds of equity of Parent or capital contributions made to Parent and non-competition arrangements) paid by Loan Parties to acquire Capital Stock of Joint Ventures in respect of which Collateral Agent, on behalf of Secured Parties, shall not have received a perfected security interest and guarantees reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent shall not exceed the greater of (x) $100,000,000 and (y) 4.7% of Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter, (D) for any such acquisitions Company shall have provided financial statements for any Target acquired in any such acquisition for the last Fiscal Year of such Target (to the extent available to Company), and (E) in the case of the acquisition of a Person, such Person shall become a wholly-owned the Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party; (p) Company and its Domestic Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries may make and own Investments in Foreign Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed in the aggregate at any time $25,000,000 plus the then-applicable Available Amount; and (q) in addition to Investments otherwise expressly permitted by this Section, Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries may make Investments not exceeding in the aggregate at any time $25,000,000; (r) Foreign Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries may make and own Investments in other Foreign Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries; (s) in addition to Investments otherwise expressly permitted by this Section, Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries may make additional Investments under Section 6.3(o), Section 6.3(p) and Section 6.3(q) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $25,000,000 at any time, so long as (i) no Potential Event of Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii) any such Investments in Non-Loan Parties does not exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate at any time; (t) the acquisition by Parent, Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Company of Repurchase Offer Loans; and (u) Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make NMTC Investments; provided that the aggregate amount of NMTC Investments shall not exceed $60,000.000. Notwithstanding anything herein, Investments made after the Effective Date by any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary in a Non-Loan Party otherwise permitted by Section 6.3, will not be permitted if, immediately after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of such Investments together with any Restricted Junior Payments made after the Effective Date by any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary in a Non-Loan Party otherwise permitted by Section 6.5 during the term of the Loans is more than the greater of $100,000,000 and 5% of Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter.
Limitations on Restricted Payments (a) The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment if at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) a Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) after giving pro forma effect to such Restricted Payment as if such Restricted Payment had been made at the beginning of the applicable Four-Quarter Period, the Issuer is not able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception; or (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after April 3, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to clauses (2) through (10) of clause (b) of this Section 4.11), exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) commencing on April 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit), plus (B) 100% of (A) (i) the aggregate net cash proceeds and (ii) the Fair Market Value of (x) marketable securities (other than marketable securities of the Issuer), (y) Equity Interests of a Person (other than the Issuer or a Subsidiary of the Issuer) engaged in a Permitted Business and (z) other assets used in any Permitted Business, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), received by the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries since April 3, 2012 as a contribution to its common equity capital or from the issue or sale of Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer or from the issue or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Equity Interests or convertible or exchangeable debt securities of the Issuer that have been converted into or exchanged for such Qualified Equity Interests (other than Equity Interests or debt securities sold to a Subsidiary of the Issuer and Excluded Contributions) and (B) the aggregate net cash proceeds, if any, received by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries upon any conversion or exchange described in clause (A) above, plus (C) 100% of (A) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness (other than any Subordinated Indebtedness) of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Issuer’s consolidated balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange after April 3, 2012 of any such Indebtedness into or for Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer and (B) the aggregate net cash proceeds, if any, received by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries upon any conversion or exchange described in clause (A) above, plus (D) with respect to Restricted Investments made by the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries after April 3, 2012, an amount equal to the sum, without duplication, of (A) the net reduction in such Restricted Investments in any Person resulting from (i) repayments of loans or advances, or other transfers of assets, in each case to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) other repurchases, repayments or redemptions of such Restricted Investments, (iii) the sale of any such Restricted Investment to a purchaser other than the Issuer or a Subsidiary or (iv) the release of any guarantee (except to the extent any amounts are paid under such guarantee) that constituted a Restricted Investment plus (B) with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary designated as such after April 3, 2012 and redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary after April 3, 2012, the Fair Market Value of the Issuer’s Investment in such Subsidiary held by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time of such redesignation. (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in clause (a) of this Section 4.11 will not prohibit: (1) the payment of (a) any dividend or redemption payment or the making of any distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof if, on the date of declaration, the dividend, redemption or distribution payment, as the case may be, would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture or (b) any dividend or similar distribution by a Restricted Subsidiary to the holders of its Equity Interests on a pro rata basis or on a basis more favorable to the Issuer; (2) the redemption or acquisition of any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests; (3) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (including the payment of any required premium and any fees and expenses incurred in connection with such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance, other acquisition or retirement for value) (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests, (b) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.10 and the other terms of this Indenture or (c) upon a Change of Control or in connection with an Asset Sale to the extent required by the agreement governing such Subordinated Indebtedness but only if the Issuer shall have complied with Section 4.12 and Section 4.15 and purchased all Notes validly tendered pursuant to the relevant offer prior to purchasing, repurchasing, redeeming, defeasing or acquiring or retiring for value such Subordinated Indebtedness; (4) the redemption, repurchase or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Issuer held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), either (x) upon any such individual’s death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or (y) pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement, stockholders’ agreement or similar agreement; provided, in any case, that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions, repurchases or other acquisitions or retirements shall not exceed (A) $10.0 million during any calendar year (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried forward to the next succeeding calendar year but not any subsequent years) plus (B) the amount of any net cash proceeds received by or contributed to the Issuer from the issuance and sale after the Issue Date of Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer to its officers, directors or employees that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (4), plus (C) the net cash proceeds of any “key-man” life insurance policies that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (4); (a) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions or retirements for value of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options, warrants, rights to acquire Equity Interests or other convertible securities to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise or exchange price thereof and (b) any repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions or retirements for value of Equity Interests made in lieu of withholding taxes in connection with any exercise or exchange of stock options, warrants or other similar rights; (6) dividends on Preferred Stock or Disqualified Equity Interests issued in compliance with Section 4.10 to the extent such dividends are included in the definition of Consolidated Interest Expense; (7) the payment of cash in lieu of fractional Equity Interests; (8) payments or distributions to dissenting stockholders pursuant to applicable law in connection with a merger, consolidation or transfer of assets that complies with the provisions of Article 5; (9) Restricted Payments with Excluded Contributions; or (10) payment of other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount since April 3, 2012 not to exceed $25.0 million; provided that (a) in the case of any Restricted Payment pursuant to clauses (3), (4), (9) or (10) above, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or occur as a consequence thereof and (b) no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests used to make a payment pursuant to clauses (2), (3) or (4)(B) above shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket. For the purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on Restricted Payments denominated in a foreign currency, the U.S. dollar-equivalent amount of such Restricted Payment shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date that such Restricted Payment was made.
Investments; Joint Ventures Each Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make or own any Investment in any Person, including any Joint Venture, except: (i) Company and its Subsidiaries may make and own Investments in Cash Equivalents; (ii) Company and its Subsidiaries may make loans and advances to officers, directors and employees of Company or any of its Subsidiaries (a) to finance the purchase of capital stock of Company and (b) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding for additional purposes not contemplated by the foregoing clause (a); (iii) Company and its Subsidiaries may make and own Investments consisting of any non-cash proceeds received by Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any Asset Sale permitted under subsection 7.7(v); (iv) Company and its Subsidiaries may continue to own the Investments owned by them and described in Schedule 7.3 annexed hereto and Company and its Subsidiaries may make and own Investments purchased with the proceeds of the sale of any Investments permitted under this subsection 7.3(iv); (v) Company and its Subsidiaries may make and own Investments in special-purpose entities established to purchase accounts receivable from Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to an Accounts Receivable Facility; and 113 (vi) Company and its Subsidiaries may make and own Investments (collectively, "Unrestricted Investments") in addition to those permitted under clauses (i) through (v) above, including Investments in Restricted Acquisition Subsidiaries and in Unrestricted Subsidiaries, as follows: (a) Unrestricted Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time (1) $50,000,000 for all such Unrestricted Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries or (2) $100,000,000 for all such Unrestricted Investments (including all such Unrestricted Investments in Restricted Acquisition Subsidiaries and Unrestricted Subsidiaries) and (b) Unrestricted Investments in addition to the Unrestricted Investments permitted under the preceding clause (a), provided that after giving effect to any such additional Unrestricted Investment pursuant to this clause (b) the Available Amount Usage shall not exceed the Available Amount.
Limitations on Investments The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any Investment other than (i) a Permitted Investment or (ii) an Investment that is made as a Restricted Payment in compliance with Section 4.7 hereof.
Restrictions on Investments The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, make any Investments other than: (a) ordinary course Investments made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time in cash and cash equivalents; (b) subject to Sections 10.1(d), 10.3(d)(solely in respect of the proviso thereof) and 10.4.3, Investments in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (c) Investments consisting of guarantees by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 10.1; and (d) other Investments so long as (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with each of the financial covenants set forth in Sections 10.13 and 10.14 hereof, determined on a pro forma basis (using Consolidated EBITDA of the Consolidated Group as of the last day of the applicable Pro Forma Reference Period (but including any addbacks to Consolidated EBITDA permitted pursuant to the Bank Credit Agreement during the period following the last day of the applicable Pro Forma Reference Period) and Consolidated Total Funded Debt as of the date of, and after giving effect to, such Investment (with such amounts adjusted as if such Investment occurred on the first day of the applicable Pro Forma Reference Period), (ii) at the time of such Investment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, and (iii) to the extent such proposed Investment constitutes a transaction described in Section 10.4.1, the Company and its Subsidiaries comply with the additional requirements set forth in such Section 10.4.1; provided, that the aggregate amount of all Investments in non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of the Company shall not exceed 10% of consolidated total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as determined by reference to the most recent balance sheet delivered to the holders pursuant to Section 7.1 or, if earlier than the first delivery thereunder, as indicated on a combined basis terms in the Audited Financial Statements); provided, further, that the aggregate amount of all Investments of any type of business other than the businesses conducted by the Company or its Subsidiaries on the date of the Assumption Agreement and in related businesses shall not exceed $200,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency) at any time outstanding. Waste Connections, Inc. Note Purchase Agreement