Limitation of Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction which prohibits or limits the ability of any Credit Party or Restricted Subsidiary to: (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions to Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (1) on its Capital Stock; or (2) with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits; or (b) make loans or advances to Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent of such Restricted Subsidiary; except in each case for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of: (i) (1) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (including encumbrances or restrictions imposed on Con-way and any Subsidiary thereof which is a Restricted Subsidiary) and (2) contractual encumbrances or restrictions pursuant to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Term Credit Agreement (and all guarantee, security and other documents relating thereto) and, in each case, similar contractual encumbrances effected by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of such agreements or instruments; (ii) (x) the 2022 Notes Indenture, the 2022 Notes or the guarantees thereunder, (y) the 2023 Notes Indenture, the 2023 Notes or the guarantees thereunder or (z) the 2024 Notes Indenture, the 2024 Notes or the guarantees thereunder; (iii) applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order; (iv) any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which was in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person and its Subsidiaries, so acquired; (v) contracts or agreements for the sale of assets, including any restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary; (vi) Secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 7.1 and Section 7.7 that limits the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness; (vii) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; (viii) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business; (ix) purchase money obligations for property acquired and Capitalized Lease Obligations in the ordinary course of business; (x) customary provisions contained in leases, licenses and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business; (xi) any encumbrance or restriction that restricts in a customary manner the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is subject to a lease, license or similar contract, or the assignment or transfer of any such lease, license (including without limitation, licenses of intellectual property) or other contracts; (xii) any encumbrance or restriction of a Securitization Subsidiary effected in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing; provided, however, that such restrictions apply only to such Securitization Subsidiary; (xiii) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock (a) of Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Credit Party or a Foreign Subsidiary or (b) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party or a Foreign Subsidiary so long as such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument will not materially affect Parent Borrower’s or any Credit Party’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Loans (as determined in good faith by Parent Borrower), provided that in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), such Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock is permitted to be Incurred subsequent to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date pursuant to Section 7.1; (xiv) any Restricted Investment not prohibited by Section 7.2 and any Permitted Investment; or (xv) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in Section 7.3(a) or (b) above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (i) through (xiv) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of Parent Borrower, no more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.3, (i) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by Parent Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances.
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Samples: Revolving Loan Credit Agreement (XPO Logistics, Inc.)
Limitation of Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. No Credit Each Loan Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, not create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction which prohibits or limits the ability of any Credit Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary to:
to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions or pay any Indebtedness owed to Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (1) on its Capital Stockanother Loan Party; or (2) with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits; or
(b) make loans or advances to Parent Borrower another Loan Party, (c) transfer any of its properties or assets to another Loan Party; or (d) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than encumbrances and restrictions arising under (i) applicable law, (ii) this Agreement or any Restricted Subsidiary that is other Financing Agreement, (iii) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a direct or indirect parent leasehold interest of such Restricted SubsidiaryLoan Party, (iv) customary restrictions on dispositions of real property interests found in reciprocal easement agreements of such Loan Party, (v) any agreement relating to permitted Indebtedness incurred by a Subsidiary of such Loan Party prior to the date on which such Subsidiary was acquired by such Loan Party and outstanding on such acquisition date, (vi) customary provisions in license agreements restricting assignments or transfers of the rights of a licensee under such license agreement, (vii) the Existing HPT Leases (as in effect on the date hereof) and any other Lease Agreement entered into after the date hereof; except in each case for provided, that, any such encumbrances or restrictions existing contained in any other Lease Agreement (taken as a whole) are not materially less favorable to Loan Parties, Agent or Lenders than those encumbrances and restrictions under or by reason of:
the Existing HPT Leases (i) (1) contractual encumbrances or restrictions as in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date date hereof), (including viii) customary restrictions contained in leases, subleases, licenses or asset sale agreements otherwise permitted hereby so long as such restrictions relate only to the assets subject thereto, (ix) any agreement relating to Indebtedness permitted hereunder; provided, that, any such encumbrances or restrictions imposed on Con-way contained therein are no more restrictive (taken as a whole) then the encumbrances and restrictions contained in the Financing Agreements, (x) any Subsidiary thereof which is a Restricted Subsidiaryagreement relating to the purchase money Indebtedness or Capital Leases permitted under Section 9.9(b) and (2) contractual hereof, provided, that, such encumbrances or restrictions pursuant relate only to this Agreementthe assets which secure such Indebtedness of Capital Leases, the other Loan Documents, the Term Credit Agreement and (and all guarantee, security and other documents relating thereto) and, in each case, similar contractual encumbrances effected by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of such agreements or instruments;
(ii) (xxi) the 2022 Notes Indenture, the 2022 Notes or the guarantees thereunder, (y) the 2023 Notes Indenture, the 2023 Notes or the guarantees thereunder or (z) the 2024 Notes Indenture, the 2024 Notes or the guarantees thereunder;
(iii) applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;
(iv) any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which was in existence at the time of such acquisition (but foregoing shall not created in contemplation thereof or apply to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person and its Subsidiaries, so acquired;
(v) contracts or agreements for the sale of assets, including any restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary;
(vi) Secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 7.1 and Section 7.7 that limits the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;
(vii) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(viii) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(ix) purchase money obligations for property acquired and Capitalized Lease Obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(x) customary provisions contained in leases, licenses and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(xi) any encumbrance or restriction that restricts in a customary manner the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is subject applicable to a lease, license or similar contract, or the assignment or transfer of any such lease, license (including without limitation, licenses of intellectual property) or other contracts;
(xii) any encumbrance or restriction of a Securitization Subsidiary effected in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing; provided, however, that such restrictions apply only to such Securitization Subsidiary;
(xiii) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock (a) of Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Credit Party or a Foreign Subsidiary or (b) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party or a Foreign Subsidiary joint ventures permitted hereunder so long as such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument will not materially affect Parent Borrower’s or any Credit Party’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Loans (as determined in good faith by Parent Borrower), provided that in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), such Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock is permitted to be Incurred subsequent relate only to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date pursuant to Section 7.1;
(xiv) any Restricted Investment not prohibited equity interests issued by Section 7.2 and any Permitted Investment; or
(xv) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in Section 7.3(a) or (b) above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (i) through (xiv) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of Parent Borrower, no more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.3, (i) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by Parent Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advancesjoint venture.
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Samples: Loan and Security Agreement (Travelcenters of America LLC)
Limitation of Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly directly, or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction which prohibits or limits the ability of any Credit Party or Restricted Subsidiary to:
(a) pay dividends or make any other distributions to Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (1) on its Capital Stock; or (2) with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits; or
(b) make loans or advances to Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent of such Restricted Subsidiary; except in each case for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(i) (1) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Restatement Date (including encumbrances or restrictions imposed on Con-way and any Subsidiary thereof which is a Restricted Subsidiary) and (2) contractual encumbrances or restrictions pursuant to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Term Credit Agreement (and all guarantee, security and other documents relating thereto) ), the Con-way Bridge Credit Agreement and, in each case, similar contractual encumbrances effected by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of such agreements or instruments;
(ii) (x) the 2022 2019 Notes Indenture, the 2022 Notes or the guarantees thereunder, (y) the 2023 Notes Indenture, the 2023 2019 Notes or the guarantees thereunder or and (zy) the 2024 2021/2022 Notes Indenture, the 2024 2021 Notes, the 2022 Notes or the guarantees thereunder;
(iii) applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;
(iv) any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which was in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person and its Subsidiaries, so acquired;
(v) contracts or agreements for the sale of assets, including any restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary;
(vi) Secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 7.1 and Section 7.7 that limits the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;
(vii) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(viii) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(ix) purchase money obligations for property acquired and Capitalized Lease Obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(x) customary provisions contained in leases, licenses and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(xi) any encumbrance or restriction that restricts in a customary manner the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is subject to a lease, license or similar contract, or the assignment or transfer of any such lease, license (including without limitationlimitations, licenses of intellectual property) or other contracts;
(xii) any encumbrance or restriction of a Securitization Subsidiary effected in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing; provided, however, that such restrictions apply only to such Securitization Subsidiary;
(xiii) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock (a) of Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Credit Party or a Foreign Subsidiary or (b) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party or a Foreign Subsidiary so long as such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument will not materially affect Parent Borrower’s or any Credit Party’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Loans (as determined in good faith by Parent Borrower), provided that in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), such Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock is permitted to be Incurred subsequent to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Restatement Date pursuant to Section 7.1;
(xiv) any Restricted Investment not prohibited by Section 7.2 and any Permitted Investment; or
(xv) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in Section 7.3(a) or (b) above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (i) through (xiv) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of Parent Borrower, no more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.3, (i) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by Parent Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances.
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Samples: Revolving Loan Credit Agreement (XPO Logistics, Inc.)
Limitation of Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. No Credit Each Loan Party shallshall not, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries todirectly, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction which that prohibits or limits the ability of any Credit Loan Party or Restricted any Subsidiary to:
of such Loan Party to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions or pay any Indebtedness owed to Parent Borrower such Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (1) on its Capital Stock; or (2) with respect to any other interest or participation inof such Loan Party, or measured by, its profits; or
(b) make loans or advances to Parent Borrower such Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent of such Restricted Subsidiary; except in each case for Loan Party, (c) transfer any of its properties or assets to such Loan Party or any Subsidiary of such Loan Party, or (d) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than encumbrances or and restrictions existing arising under or by reason of:
(i) applicable law, (1ii) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (including encumbrances or restrictions imposed on Con-way this Agreement and any Subsidiary thereof which is a Restricted Subsidiary) and (2) contractual encumbrances or restrictions pursuant to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Term Credit Agreement (and all guarantee, security and other documents relating thereto) and, in each case, similar contractual encumbrances effected by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of such agreements or instruments;
(ii) (x) the 2022 Notes Indenture, the 2022 Notes or the guarantees thereunder, (y) the 2023 Notes Indenture, the 2023 Notes or the guarantees thereunder or (z) the 2024 Notes Indenture, the 2024 Notes or the guarantees thereunder;
(iii) applicable law customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of such Loan Party or any applicable ruleSubsidiary of such Loan Party, regulation or order;
(iv) any agreement or other instrument customary restrictions on dispositions of a Person acquired by Parent Borrower real property interests found in reciprocal easement agreements of such Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary which was in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate such acquisition)Loan Party, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person and its Subsidiaries, so acquired;
(v) contracts or agreements for the sale of assets, including any restriction with respect agreement relating to permitted Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary;
Loan Party prior to the date on which such Subsidiary was acquired by such Loan Party and outstanding on such acquisition date, (vi) Secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 7.1 any document or agreement evidencing contractual obligations in existence on the Closing Date (including the Senior Notes) and Section 7.7 any amendment, extension, continuation or refinancing of such obligations; provided that limits the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing any such Indebtedness;
(vii) encumbrances or restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(viii) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(ix) purchase money obligations for property acquired and Capitalized Lease Obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(x) customary provisions contained in leasesany document or agreement, licenses and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(xi) any encumbrance as so amended, extended, continued or restriction that restricts in refinanced, are no more restrictive, taken as a customary manner the sublettingwhole, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is subject to a lease, license or similar contract, or the assignment or transfer of any such lease, license (including without limitation, licenses of intellectual property) or other contracts;
(xii) any encumbrance or restriction of a Securitization Subsidiary effected in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing; provided, however, that such restrictions apply only to such Securitization Subsidiary;
(xiii) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock (a) of Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Credit Party or a Foreign Subsidiary or (b) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party or a Foreign Subsidiary so long as such than those encumbrances and restrictions contained in any such document or agreement or instrument will not materially affect Parent Borrower’s or any Credit Party’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Loans (as determined in good faith by Parent Borrower), provided that in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), such Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock is permitted to be Incurred subsequent to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date pursuant to Section 7.1;
(xiv) any Restricted Investment not prohibited by Section 7.2 and any Permitted Investment; or
(xv) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in Section 7.3(a) or (b) above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (i) through (xiv) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of Parent Borrower, no more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions immediately prior to such amendment, modificationextension, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement continuation or refinancing. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.3, (ivii) Indebtedness incurred after the priority Closing Date and permitted under Section 10.3(b); provided that any encumbrance or restriction shall be effective only against the assets financed thereby or the proceeds thereof, (viii) Indebtedness incurred after the Closing Date and permitted under Section 10.3(m), (ix) Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 10.3(h) or (q) by any of the Loan Parties and any amendment, extension, continuation or refinancing of such Indebtedness; provided that any such encumbrances or restrictions contained in any document or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness and any amendment, extension, continuation or refinancing of such Indebtedness, are no more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those encumbrances and restrictions contained in this Agreement (in effect as of the Closing Date); (x) Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 10.3(e) or (p) by any of the Loan Parties after the Closing Date and any amendment, extension, continuation or refinancing of such Indebtedness; provided that any such encumbrances or restrictions contained in any document or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness and any amendment, extension, continuation or refinancing of such Indebtedness (A) are not more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those encumbrances and restrictions contained in this Agreement (in effect as of the Closing Date), (B) do not restrict in any manner (directly or indirectly) Liens created pursuant to the Loan Documents and (C) do not require the direct or indirect granting of any Preferred Stock Lien securing any Indebtedness, and (xi) Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 10.3(r) by any of the Loan Parties after the Closing Date and any amendment, extension, continuation or refinancing of such Indebtedness; provided that any such encumbrances or restrictions contained in receiving dividends any document or liquidating distributions agreement evidencing such Indebtedness and any amendment, extension, continuation or refinancing of such Indebtedness are no more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those encumbrances and restrictions contained in such document or agreement immediately prior to dividends such amendment, extension, continuation or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability refinancing.”
2.14 Amendment to make distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by Parent Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances.Section 10.12(b)
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Samples: Loan and Security Agreement (Louisiana-Pacific Corp)
Limitation of Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction which prohibits or limits the ability of any Credit Party or Restricted Subsidiary to:
(a) pay dividends or make any other distributions to Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (1) on its Capital Stock; or (2) with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits; or
(b) make loans or advances to Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent of such Restricted Subsidiary; except in each case for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(i) (1) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Amendment No. 3 67 Effective Date (including encumbrances or restrictions imposed on Con-way and any Subsidiary thereof which is a Restricted Subsidiary) and (2) contractual encumbrances or restrictions pursuant to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Term Credit Agreement (and all guarantee, security and other documents relating thereto) ), the Bilateral Credit Agreement and, in each case, similar contractual encumbrances effected by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of such agreements or instruments;
(ii) (x) the 2022 Notes Indenture, the 2022 Notes or the guarantees thereunder, (y) the 2023 Notes Indenture, the 2023 Notes or the guarantees thereunder or thereunder, (zy) the 2024 Notes Indenture, the 2024 Notes or the guarantees thereunder or (z) the 2025 Notes Indenture, the 2025 Notes or the guarantees thereunder;
(iii) applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;
(iv) any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which was in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person and its Subsidiaries, so acquired;
(v) contracts or agreements for the sale of assets, including any restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary;
(vi) Secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 7.1 and Section 7.7 that limits the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;
(vii) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(viii) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(ix) purchase money obligations for property acquired and Capitalized Lease Obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(x) customary provisions contained in leases, licenses and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(xi) any encumbrance or restriction that restricts in a customary manner the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is subject to a lease, license or similar contract, or the assignment or transfer of any such lease, license (including without limitation, licenses of intellectual property) or other contracts;
(xii) any encumbrance or restriction of a Securitization Subsidiary effected in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing; provided, however, that such restrictions apply only to such Securitization Subsidiary;
(xiii) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock (a) of Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Credit Party or a Foreign Subsidiary or (b) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party or a Foreign Subsidiary so long as such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument will not materially affect Parent Borrower’s or any Credit Party’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Loans (as determined in good faith by Parent Borrower), provided that in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), such Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock is permitted to be Incurred subsequent to the Amendment No. 3 67 Effective Date pursuant to Section 7.1;
(xiv) any Restricted Investment not prohibited by Section 7.2 and any Permitted Investment; or;
(xv) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in Section 7.3(a) or (b) above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (i) through (xiv) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of Parent Borrower, no more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing; or
(xvi) the Spin Transactions. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.3, (i) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by Parent Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances.
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Limitation of Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. No Credit Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction which prohibits or limits the ability of any Credit Party or Restricted Subsidiary to:
(a) pay dividends or make any other distributions to Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (1) on its Capital Stock; or (2) with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits; or
(b) make loans or advances to Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent of such Restricted Subsidiary; except in each case for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(i) (1) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Amendment No. 3 36 Effective Date (including encumbrances or restrictions imposed on Con-Con- way and any Subsidiary thereof which is a Restricted Subsidiary) and (2) contractual encumbrances or restrictions pursuant to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Term Credit Agreement (and all guarantee, security and other documents relating thereto) ), the Bilateral Credit Agreement and, in each case, similar contractual encumbrances effected by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of such agreements or instruments;
(ii) (x) the 2022 Notes Indenture, the 2022 Notes or the guarantees thereunder, (y) the 2023 Notes Indenture, the 2023 Notes or the guarantees thereunder or or, (zzy) the 2024 Notes Indenture, the 2024 Notes or the guarantees thereunder or (z) the 2025 Notes Indenture, the 2025 Notes or the guarantees thereunder;
(iii) applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;
(iv) any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which was in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person and its Subsidiaries, so acquired;
(v) contracts or agreements for the sale of assets, including any restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary;
(vi) Secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 7.1 and Section 7.7 that limits the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;
(vii) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(viii) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(ix) purchase money obligations for property acquired and Capitalized Lease Obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(x) customary provisions contained in leases, licenses and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(xi) any encumbrance or restriction that restricts in a customary manner the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is subject to a lease, license or similar contract, or the assignment or transfer of any such lease, license (including without limitation, licenses of intellectual property) or other contracts;
(xii) any encumbrance or restriction of a Securitization Subsidiary effected in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing; provided, however, that such restrictions apply only to such Securitization Subsidiary;
(xiii) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock (a) of Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Credit Party or a Foreign Subsidiary or (b) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party or a Foreign Subsidiary so long as such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument will not materially affect Parent Borrower’s or any Credit Party’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Loans (as determined in good faith by Parent Borrower), provided that in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), such Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock is permitted to be Incurred subsequent to the Amendment No. 3 36 Effective Date pursuant to Section 7.1;
(xiv) any Restricted Investment not prohibited by Section 7.2 and any Permitted Investment; or
(xv) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in Section 7.3(a) or (b) above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (i) through (xiv) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of Parent Borrower, no more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.3, (i) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by Parent Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances.; or
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Samples: Revolving Loan Credit Agreement (XPO Logistics, Inc.)
Limitation of Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. No Each Credit Party shallshall not, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries todirectly, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction which prohibits or limits the ability of any Subsidiary of such Credit Party or Restricted Subsidiary to:
to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions or pay any Indebtedness owed to Parent Borrower such Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (1) on its Capital Stockof such Credit Party; or (2) with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits; or
(b) make loans or advances to Parent Borrower such Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent of such Restricted SubsidiaryCredit Party, (c) transfer any of its properties or assets to such Credit Party or any Subsidiary of such Credit Party; except (d) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or (e) act as a Guarantor and pledge its assets pursuant to the Financing Agreements or any renewals, refinancings, exchanges, refundings or extensions thereof, other than encumbrances and restrictions arising under (i) applicable law, (ii) this Agreement, (iii) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of such Credit Party or any Subsidiary of such Credit Party, (iv) customary restrictions on dispositions of real property interests found in each case for reciprocal easement agreements of such Credit Party or any Subsidiary of such Credit Party, (v) any agreement relating to permitted Indebtedness incurred by a Subsidiary of such Credit Party prior to the date on which such Subsidiary was acquired by such Credit Party and outstanding on such acquisition date, (vi) the extension or continuation of contractual obligations in existence on the date hereof; provided, that, any such encumbrances or restrictions existing contained in such extension or continuation are no less favorable to Administrative Agent and Lenders than those encumbrances and restrictions under or by reason of:
(i) (1) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (including encumbrances or restrictions imposed on Con-way and any Subsidiary thereof which is a Restricted Subsidiary) and (2) contractual encumbrances or restrictions pursuant to this Agreementthe contractual obligations so extended or continued, the other Loan Documents, the Term Credit Agreement (and all guarantee, security and other documents relating thereto) and, in each case, similar contractual encumbrances effected by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of such agreements or instruments;
(ii) (xvii) the 2022 Notes Indenture, the 2022 Notes or the guarantees thereunderSenior Subordinated Notes, (y) the 2023 Notes Indenture, the 2023 Notes or the guarantees thereunder or (z) the 2024 Notes Indenture, the 2024 Notes or the guarantees thereunder;
(iii) applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;
(ivviii) any agreement document or other instrument of a Person acquired by Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which was in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person and its Subsidiaries, so acquired;
(v) contracts or agreements for the sale of assets, including any restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary;
(vi) Secured governing Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred incurred pursuant to Section 7.1 and Section 7.7 that limits the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;
(vii) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(viii) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(ix) purchase money obligations for property acquired and Capitalized Lease Obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(x) customary provisions contained in leases, licenses and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(xi) any encumbrance or restriction that restricts in a customary manner the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is subject to a lease, license or similar contract, or the assignment or transfer of any such lease, license (including without limitation, licenses of intellectual property) or other contracts;
(xii) any encumbrance or restriction of a Securitization Subsidiary effected in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing; provided, however, that such restrictions apply only to such Securitization Subsidiary;
(xiii) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock (a) of Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Credit Party or a Foreign Subsidiary or (b) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party or a Foreign Subsidiary so long as such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument will not materially affect Parent Borrower’s or any Credit Party’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Loans (as determined in good faith by Parent Borrower9.9(d), provided that in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), any such Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock is permitted to be Incurred subsequent restriction contained therein relates only to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date pursuant to Section 7.1;
asset or assets constructed or acquired in connection therewith or (xivix) any Restricted Investment not prohibited by Section 7.2 and Permitted Lien or any document or instrument governing any Permitted Investment; or
(xv) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in Section 7.3(a) or (b) above imposed by any amendmentsLien, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (i) through (xiv) above; provided that any such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of Parent Borrower, no more restrictive with respect assets subject to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.3, (i) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by Parent Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advancesPermitted Lien.
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Limitation of Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. No Credit Each Loan Party shallshall not, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries todirectly, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction which that prohibits or limits the ability of any Credit Loan Party or Restricted any Subsidiary to:
of such Loan Party to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions or pay any Indebtedness owed to Parent Borrower such Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (1) on its Capital Stock; or (2) with respect to any other interest or participation inof such Loan Party, or measured by, its profits; or
(b) make loans or advances to Parent Borrower such Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent of such Restricted Subsidiary; except in each case for Loan Party, (c) transfer any of its properties or assets to such Loan Party or any Subsidiary of such Loan Party, or (d) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than encumbrances or and restrictions existing arising under or by reason of:
(i) applicable law, (1ii) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (including encumbrances or restrictions imposed on Con-way this Agreement and any Subsidiary thereof which is a Restricted Subsidiary) and (2) contractual encumbrances or restrictions pursuant to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Term Credit Agreement (and all guarantee, security and other documents relating thereto) and, in each case, similar contractual encumbrances effected by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of such agreements or instruments;
(ii) (x) the 2022 Notes Indenture, the 2022 Notes or the guarantees thereunder, (y) the 2023 Notes Indenture, the 2023 Notes or the guarantees thereunder or (z) the 2024 Notes Indenture, the 2024 Notes or the guarantees thereunder;
(iii) applicable law customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of such Loan Party or any applicable ruleSubsidiary of such Loan Party, regulation or order;
(iv) any agreement or other instrument customary restrictions on dispositions of a Person acquired by Parent Borrower real property interests found in reciprocal easement agreements of such Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary which was in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate such acquisition)Loan Party, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person and its Subsidiaries, so acquired;
(v) contracts or agreements for the sale of assets, including any restriction with respect agreement relating to permitted Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary;
Loan Party prior to the date on which such Subsidiary was acquired by such Loan Party and outstanding on such acquisition date, (vi) Secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 7.1 any document or agreement evidencing contractual obligations in existence on the Closing Date (including the Senior Notes) and Section 7.7 any amendment, extension, continuation or refinancing of such obligations; provided that limits the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing any such Indebtedness;
(vii) encumbrances or restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(viii) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(ix) purchase money obligations for property acquired and Capitalized Lease Obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(x) customary provisions contained in leasesany document or agreement, licenses and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(xi) any encumbrance as so amended, extended, continued or restriction that restricts in refinanced, are no more restrictive, taken as a customary manner the sublettingwhole, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is subject to a lease, license or similar contract, or the assignment or transfer of any such lease, license (including without limitation, licenses of intellectual property) or other contracts;
(xii) any encumbrance or restriction of a Securitization Subsidiary effected in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing; provided, however, that such restrictions apply only to such Securitization Subsidiary;
(xiii) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock (a) of Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Credit Party or a Foreign Subsidiary or (b) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party or a Foreign Subsidiary so long as such than those encumbrances and restrictions contained in any such document or agreement or instrument will not materially affect Parent Borrower’s or any Credit Party’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Loans (as determined in good faith by Parent Borrower), provided that in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), such Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock is permitted to be Incurred subsequent to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date pursuant to Section 7.1;
(xiv) any Restricted Investment not prohibited by Section 7.2 and any Permitted Investment; or
(xv) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in Section 7.3(a) or (b) above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (i) through (xiv) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of Parent Borrower, no more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions immediately prior to such amendment, modificationextension, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement continuation or refinancing. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.3, (ivii) Indebtedness incurred after the priority Closing Date and permitted under Section 10.3(b); provided that any encumbrance or restriction shall be effective only against the assets financed thereby or the proceeds thereof, (viii) Indebtedness incurred after the Closing Date and permitted under Section 10.3(m), (ix) Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 10.3(h) or (q) by any of the Loan Parties and any amendment, extension, continuation or refinancing of such Indebtedness; provided that any such encumbrances or restrictions contained in any document or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness and any amendment, extension, continuation or refinancing of such Indebtedness, are no more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those encumbrances and restrictions contained in this Agreement (in effect as of the Closing Date); (x) Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 10.3(e) or (p) by any of the Loan Parties after the Closing Date and any amendment, extension, continuation or refinancing of such Indebtedness; provided that any such encumbrances or restrictions contained in any document or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness and any amendment, extension, continuation or refinancing of such Indebtedness (A) are not more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those encumbrances and restrictions contained in this Agreement (in effect as of the Closing Date), (B) do not restrict in any manner (directly or indirectly) Liens created pursuant to the Loan Documents and (C) do not require the direct or indirect granting of any Preferred Stock Lien securing any Indebtedness, and (xi) Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 10.3(r) by any of the Loan Parties after the Closing Date and any amendment, extension, continuation or refinancing of such Indebtedness; provided that any such encumbrances or restrictions contained in receiving dividends any document or liquidating distributions agreement evidencing such Indebtedness and any amendment, extension, continuation or refinancing of such Indebtedness are no more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those encumbrances and restrictions contained in such document or agreement immediately prior to dividends such amendment, extension, continuation or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by Parent Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advancesrefinancing.”
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Samples: Loan and Security Agreement