Investments in Other Persons Other than as required to consummate the Merger Transactions, make or hold, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make or hold, any Investment in any Person, except:
(i) equity Investments by the Parent and its Subsidiaries in their Subsidiaries outstanding on the date hereof and additional Investments in Loan Parties;
(ii) loans and advances to employees in the ordinary course of the business of the Parent and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,000,000 at any time outstanding;
(iii) Investments in Cash Equivalents;
(iv) Investments existing on the date hereof and described on Schedule 4.01(y) hereto;
(v) other Investments in an aggregate cash amount invested not to exceed $10,000,000 plus 50% of the Net Cash Proceeds from any issuance of Equity Interests; provided, however, that the consent of the Required Lenders shall be required for any single Investment in which the cash to be committed or paid exceeds $2,000,000; provided, further, that with respect to Investments made under this clause (v): (A) any newly acquired or organized Subsidiary of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries shall be a wholly owned Subsidiary thereof; (B) immediately before and after giving effect thereto, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; and (C) any company or business acquired or invested in pursuant to this clause (v) shall be in the same line of business as the business of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or shall be engaged in an ancillary or related business; provided, further, still, that, if (1) any such Investment is made with a combination of cash and shares, stock or other securities of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries and (2) such Investment results in the Debt Rating being downgraded by more than one level, then the Applicable Margin shall increase by 0.50% per annum;
(vi) extension of trade credit in the ordinary course of business; and
(vii) an Investment through the acquisition by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries of all of the outstanding Capital Stock of another Person solely in exchange for the Capital Stock of the Parent and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Capital Stock; provided, that either (A)(1) such Person has positive cash flow measured by EBITDA minus Capital Expenditures, in each case for the most recent twelve full months preceding the date of such acquisition, (2) immediately preceding the date of such acquisition, the value of the Current Assets of such Person minus unsecured Debt of such Person to be assumed in such acquisition minus Capitalized Leases of such Person to be assumed in such acquisition is at least $1.00, and (3) if the date of such acquisition shall occur within twelve months after the Merger Closing Date, the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower shall certify to the Administrative Agent that the Minimum Required Synergies shall be achieved prior to the date of such acquisition; or (B) the Required Lenders consent to such acquisition; provided, that, in any such case, any Person so acquired shall be a Subsidiary Guarantor; provided, further, that the calculations referred to in clauses (A)(1) and (A)(2) above shall be made on a Consolidated basis with respect to all Persons that shall become Subsidiaries of the Parent as a result of any individual Investment to which such calculations shall apply, provided, however, that, if such combination results in the Debt Rating being downgraded by more than one level, then the Applicable Margin shall increase by 0.50% per annum.
Subsidiaries and Equity Investments (a) Section 4.4 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth (i) the name of each direct or indirect Subsidiary of Xxxxx Fargo; (ii) the name of each corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity in which Xxxxx Fargo or any of its Subsidiaries has, or pursuant to any agreement has the right to acquire at any time by any means, a material equity interest or investment; (iii) in the case of each of the Subsidiaries of Xxxxx Fargo and such other entities described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) that is a corporation, (A) the jurisdiction of incorporation, (B) the capitalization thereof and (C) the percentage of each class of voting stock or other equity security owned on a fully-diluted basis by Xxxxx Fargo or any of its Subsidiaries on the date hereof; and (iv) in the case of each of such unincorporated entities, the equivalent of the information provided pursuant to the preceding clause (iii) with regard to corporate entities.
(b) All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each direct or indirect Subsidiary of Xxxxx Fargo have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable, have not been issued in violation of any preemptive rights and (except as specified in Section 4.4 of the Disclosure Schedule) are owned of record and beneficially, directly or indirectly, by Xxxxx Fargo or its Subsidiaries specified in Section 4.4 of the Disclosure Schedule, free and clear of any Liens. There is no other security outstanding that has presently, or upon the occurrence of any event would have, the right to vote with Xxxxx Fargo as the holder of the voting stock of such Subsidiaries on any matter.
(c) There are no options, warrants, calls, subscriptions, conversion or other rights, agreements or commitments obligating any of the direct or indirect Subsidiaries of Xxxxx Fargo to issue any additional shares of capital stock of such Subsidiary or any other securities convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to subscribe for any shares of such capital stock. There are no outstanding rights allowing any Person to otherwise participate in the equity of any Subsidiary of Xxxxx Fargo.
Distributions; Investments 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. Pay any dividends or make any distribution or payment or redeem, retire or purchase any capital stock.
Equity Investments Equity Investments, which, to the extent constituting Stock other than common Stock, shall be on terms and conditions and pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners to the extent material to the interests of the Lenders, in an amount not less than the Minimum Equity Amount shall have been made.
TRANSACTIONS WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISERS The Advisor is not an affiliated person of any investment adviser responsible for providing advice with respect to any other series of the Trust, or of any promoter, underwriter, officer, director, member of an advisory board or employee of any other series of the Trust. The Advisor shall not consult with the investment adviser of any other series of the Trust concerning transactions for the Fund or any other series of the Trust.
Restrictions on Investments Neither the Borrower nor the Trust will, nor will either of them permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make or permit to exist or to remain outstanding any Investment except Investments in:
(a) marketable direct or guaranteed obligations of the United States of America that mature within one (1) year from the date of purchase by the Borrower or its Subsidiary;
(b) marketable direct obligations of any of the following: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Student Loan Marketing Association, Federal Home Loan Banks, Federal National Mortgage Association, Government National Mortgage Association, Bank for Cooperatives, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, Federal Financing Banks, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Federal Land Banks, or any other agency or instrumentality of the United States of America;
(c) demand deposits, certificates of deposit, bankers acceptances and time deposits of United States banks having total assets in excess of $100,000,000; provided, however , that the aggregate amount at any time so invested with any single bank having total assets of less than $1,000,000,000 will not exceed $200,000;
(d) [Intentionally Deleted];
(e) [Intentionally Deleted];
(f) repurchase agreements having a term not greater than ninety (90) days and fully secured by securities described in the foregoing subsection (a), (b) or (e) with banks described in the foregoing subsection (c) or with financial institutions or other corporations having total assets in excess of $500,000,000;
(g) shares of so-called “money market funds” registered with the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940 which maintain a level per-share value, invest principally in investments described in the foregoing subsections (a) through (f) and have total assets in excess of $50,000,000;
(h) the acquisition of fee interests by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in Real Estate which is utilized principally for shopping centers, and, subject to the restrictions set forth in §8.3 and §8.9 for development of new shopping centers, the acquisition of undeveloped Real Estate;
(i) Subsidiaries of the Borrower or the Trust that are not one hundred percent (100%) owned by the Borrower or the Trust or in Unconsolidated Affiliates, which Subsidiaries or Unconsolidated Affiliates are engaged in the ownership of Real Estate or development activity pursuant to §8.3 or §8.9, provided that in no event shall such Investments exceed fifteen percent (15%) of Borrower’s Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value in the aggregate without the prior written consent of the Required Banks;
(j) (i) in any preferred stock issued by Trust which has been repurchased solely with the proceeds of a new issue of common or preferred stock issued by Trust, or (ii) in any common stock issued by Trust which has been repurchased by the Trust, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, provided that in no event shall such Investments pursuant to clause (ii) exceed in the aggregate $50,000,000.00 (calculated based upon the consideration given for such stock);
(k) subject to the restrictions set forth in §8.9, (i) in securities of real estate investment trusts which own real property which is used principally for fee interests in Real Estate utilized principally for shopping centers located within the United States, and (ii) in mortgages and notes receivables, provided that in no event shall the aggregate costs of all Investments pursuant to this §8.3(k) exceed five percent (5%) of Borrower’s Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value in the aggregate. For the purposes of this §8.3(k)(ii) only, notes receivable shall be valued at the lesser of face value (subject to reduction as a result of payments thereon) or book value determined in accordance with GAAP;
(l) whether directly or through a Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate, in development permitted by §8.9 which at any time has a total cost (including acquisition, construction and other costs), whether such total costs are incurred directly by the Borrower, the Trust or such Subsidiary or through an Investment in an Unconsolidated Affiliate permitted under this Agreement, individually for each development project that is not in excess of ten percent (10%) of the Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value of the Borrower, and in the aggregate for all development projects that is not in excess of fifteen percent (15%) of the Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value of the Borrower. For the purposes of calculating the cost of developments by Subsidiaries or Unconsolidated Affiliates, the cost of such developments shall be based upon the Borrower’s interest in such Subsidiaries or Unconsolidated Affiliates. For purposes of this §8.3(l) and §8.9, the term “total cost” shall not include (i) costs specifically reimbursable by tenants or shadow anchors (other than through rent or a gross up of rent), (ii) capitalized general and administrative expenses, or (iii) operating expenses and interest to the extent of operating income received from the applicable development property;
(m) whether directly or through a Subsidiary or an Unconsolidated Affiliate, in undeveloped parcels of Real Estate which in the aggregate do not exceed five percent (5%) of the Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value of the Borrower, provided that the acquisition or holding of any outlots or property adjacent to any Real Estate owned by the Borrower (or any Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate thereof), the Trust or any Subsidiary thereof shall not be deemed to be an undeveloped parcel of Real Estate for this purpose and options and purchase agreements to acquire any property shall not be deemed an acquisition or holding of such property; and
(n) subsidiaries that are one hundred percent (100%) owned by the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing or §8.9, in no event shall the aggregate Investments of the Borrower, the Trust and their Subsidiaries in the Investments described in §8.3(i), (k), (l) and (m) exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of Borrower’s Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value at any time.
Limitations on Investments Make or permit to exist, or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to make or permit to exist, any Investment, other than Investments which are:
(a) cash and Cash Equivalents;
(b) current assets generated in the ordinary course of business;
(c) accounts receivable created, acquired or made in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms;
(d) Investments consisting of capital stock, obligations, securities or other property received in settlement of accounts receivable (created in the ordinary course of business) from bankrupt obligors;
(e) advances to employees for moving and travel expenses, drawing accounts and similar expenditures in the ordinary course of business;
(f) advances or loans to directors, officers and employees that do not exceed $25,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;
(g) advances or loans to customers and suppliers in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate amount consistent with the past practice of the Person making such advance or loan;
(h) loans to shareholders intended to constitute dividends on, or payment on account of, any capital stock;
(i) Investments or Support Obligations by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries existing on the Effective Date;
(j) Investments by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Borrower or any other Subsidiary (provided that such Investment would not otherwise constitute a breach of Section 8.08);
(k) Support Obligations of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary;
(l) acquisitions permitted by Section 8.08 and Investments consisting of capital stock, obligations, securities or other property received in connection with any merger, sale or other combination permitted by Section 8.03;
(m) Investments in connection with the management of Pension Plans and other benefit plans of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including without limitation The Pittston Company Employee Welfare Benefit Trust);
(n) Hedging Agreements permitted by Section 8.06;
(o) advances or loans to any Person with respect to the deferred purchase price of property, services or other assets in dispositions permitted by Section 8.03; and
(p) Investments of a nature not contemplated in the foregoing subsections in an amount not to exceed 15% of Consolidated Net Worth.
Subsidiaries; Investments Borrower does not own any stock, partnership interest or other equity securities except for Permitted Investments.
Investments; Joint Ventures 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) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make and own Investments in Cash and Cash Equivalents;
(ii) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may (a) make and own Investments in any Loan Party, and (b) make and own Investments in any Subsidiaries of Borrower that are not Loan Parties in aggregate amount not to exceed $750,000;
(iii) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make intercompany loans to the extent permitted under subsection 7.1(iv);
(iv) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make Consolidated Capital Expenditures permitted by subsection 7.8;
(v) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may continue to own the Investments owned by them as of the Closing Date and described in Schedule 7.3 annexed hereto;
(vi) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make and own Investments in shares of capital stock, evidence of Indebtedness or other security acquired in consideration for or as evidence of past-due or restructured Accounts in an aggregate face amount of such Accounts at any time not to exceed $500,000;
(vii) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make and own Investments in non-cash consideration received in connection with any Asset Sale otherwise permitted hereby;
(viii) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make and own Investments with respect to any obligation to indemnify their respective officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by the corporation or limited liability company law of the jurisdiction of such Person's organization;
(ix) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make and own Investments in loans and advances (a) to their respective employees for moving, entertainment, travel and other similar expenses in the ordinary course of business not to exceed $250,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding, or (b) to their respective employees and to their respective independent sales representatives secured by the pledge of shares of Borrower Common Stock made to finance the purchase by such employees (or representatives) of such stock, not to exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding;
(x) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make acquisitions permitted pursuant to subsection 7.7; and
(xi) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may sell inventory on credit in the ordinary course of business.
Investments No more than 45% of the “value” (as defined in Section 2(a)(41) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“Investment Company Act”)) of the Company’s total assets consist of, and no more than 45% of the Company’s net income after taxes is derived from, securities other than “Government Securities” (as defined in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act) or money market funds meeting the conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act.
