Limitation on Dividends; Transactions with Affiliates. (a) If (i) there shall have occurred any event that would constitute an Event of Default or (ii) the Company shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Preferred Securities Guarantee or Common Securities Guarantee relating to the Trust, then (a) the Company shall not declare or pay any dividend on, make any distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock (other than (i) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers, directors or consultants, (ii) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock for any other class or series of the Company's capital stock, or (iii) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged), and (b) the Company shall not make any payment of interest, principal or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities issued by the Company which rank pari passu with or junior to the Notes. However, nothing herein will limit the Company's ability to pay stock dividends where the dividend stock is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid.
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Samples: Third Supplemental Indenture (Household Capital Trust Iv), Fourth Supplemental Indenture (Household International Inc), Supplemental Indenture (Household Capital Trust Vi)
Limitation on Dividends; Transactions with Affiliates. (a) If (i) there shall have occurred any event that would constitute an Event of Default or (ii) the Company shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Preferred Capital Securities Guarantee or Common Securities Guarantee relating to the Trust, then (a) the Company shall not declare or pay any dividend on, make any distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock (other than (i) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers, directors or consultants, (ii) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock for any other class or series of the Company's capital stock, or (iii) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged), and (b) the Company shall not make any payment of interest, principal or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities issued by the Company which rank pari passu with or junior to the Notes. However, nothing herein will limit the Company's ability to pay stock dividends where the dividend stock is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid.
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Samples: Fourth Supplemental Indenture (Household International Inc)
Limitation on Dividends; Transactions with Affiliates. (a) If (i) there shall have occurred any event that would constitute an Event of Default or (ii) the Company shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Preferred Securities Guarantee or Common Securities Guarantee relating to the Trust, then (a) the Company shall not declare or pay any dividend on, make any distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock (other than (i) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers, directors or consultants, (ii) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock for any other class or series of the Company's ’s capital stock, or (iii) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's ’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged), and (b) the Company shall not make any payment of interest, principal or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities issued by the Company which rank pari passu with or junior to the Notes. However, nothing herein will limit the Company's ’s ability to pay stock dividends where the dividend stock is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid.
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Samples: Eighth Supplemental Indenture (HSBC Finance Capital Trust IX)
Limitation on Dividends; Transactions with Affiliates. (a) If (i) there shall have occurred any event that would constitute an Event of Default or (ii) the Company shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Preferred Securities Guarantee or Common Securities Guarantee relating to the Trust, then (a) the Company shall not declare or pay any dividend on, make any distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock (other than (i) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers, directors or consultants, (ii) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock for any other class or series of the Company's capital stock, or (iii) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged), and (b) the Company shall not make any payment of interest, principal or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities issued by the Company which rank pari passu with or junior to the Notes. However, nothing herein will limit the Company's ability to pay stock dividends where the dividend stock is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid.
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Samples: Sixth Supplemental Indenture (Household Capital Trust Vii)