Limitation of Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries Each Borrower and Guarantor shall not, directly, or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any encumbrance or restriction which prohibits or limits the ability of any Subsidiary of such Borrower or Guarantor to (a) pay dividends or make other distributions or pay any Indebtedness owed to such Borrower or Guarantor or any Subsidiary of such Borrower or Guarantor; (b) make loans or advances to such Borrower or Guarantor or any Subsidiary of such Borrower or Guarantor, (c) transfer any of its properties or assets to such Borrower or Guarantor or any Subsidiary of such Borrower or Guarantor; 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, (iii) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of such Borrower or Guarantor or any Subsidiary of such Borrower or Guarantor, (iv) customary restrictions on dispositions of real property interests found in reciprocal easement agreements of such Borrower or Guarantor or any Subsidiary of such Borrower or Guarantor, (v) any agreement relating to permitted Indebtedness incurred by a Subsidiary of such Borrower or Guarantor prior to the date on which such Subsidiary was acquired by such Borrower or such Guarantor and outstanding on such acquisition date, and (vi) the extension or continuation of contractual obligations in existence on the date hereof; provided, that, any such encumbrances or restrictions contained in such extension or continuation are no less favorable to Agent and Lenders than those encumbrances and restrictions under or pursuant to the contractual obligations so extended or continued.
Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries Directly or indirectly, enter into or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to enter into or suffer to exist, any agreement or arrangement limiting the ability of any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay dividends or other distributions in respect of its equity interests or repay or prepay any Debt owed to, make loans or advances to, or otherwise transfer assets to or make investments in, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (whether through a covenant restricting dividends, loans, asset transfers or investments, a financial covenant or otherwise), except (i) as provided in this Agreement or in the DIP Term Loan Facility Documents, (ii) any agreement or instrument evidencing Debt existing on the Petition Date, (iii) any agreement in effect at the time a Person first became a Subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as such agreement was not entered into solely in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Borrower; (iv) any agreement evidencing debt permitted by Section 5.02(a)(iii) that imposes restrictions on the property acquired; (v) by reason of customary provisions restricting assignments, licenses, subletting or other transfers contained in leases, licenses, joint venture agreements, purchase and sale or merger agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business so long as such restrictions do not extend to assets other than those that are the subject of such lease, license or other agreement; (vi) in securitization transactions to the extent set forth in the documents evidencing such transactions so long as such restrictions do not extend to assets other than those that are the subject of such securitization transactions; or (vii) any agreement that amends, extends, refinances, renews or replaces any agreement described in the foregoing clauses; provided, however, that the terms and conditions of any such agreement are not materially less favorable to the Loan Parties or the Lenders with respect to such dividend and payment restrictions than those under or pursuant to the agreement amended, extended, refinanced, renewed or replaced.
Limitation on Restrictions on Subsidiary Distributions Enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary to (a) make Restricted Payments in respect of any Capital Stock of such Subsidiary held by, or pay or subordinate any Indebtedness owed to, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, (b) make Investments in the Borrower or any other Subsidiary or (c) transfer any of its assets to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) any restrictions existing under the Loan Documents, (ii) any restrictions existing under the New Senior Note Indenture, the New Senior Note Indenture and any agreements governing Indebtedness permitted by Sections 6.2(f), to the extent such restrictions are no more restrictive than those in the Senior Note Indenture or the New Senior Note Indenture, (iii) any restrictions with respect to a Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into in connection with the Disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of such Subsidiary, (iv) customary net worth provisions contained in real property leases entered into in by any Loan Party so long as such net worth provisions would not reasonably be expected to impair materially the ability of the Loan Parties to meet their ongoing obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and (v) with respect to clause (c) only, (i) customary non-assignment provisions in licenses or sublicenses by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (in which case such prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the Intellectual Property subject thereto), (ii) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and similar agreements that restrict transfers of assets of, or equity interests in, such joint venture, (iii) agreements governing Indebtedness permitted by Sections 6.2(g), (h) and (m) (provided that, in the case of such agreements governing Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.2(h), such prohibition or limitation shall be effective only against the property acquired thereby), (iv) agreements entered into by a Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor governing Liens permitted by Section 6.3(m) or the Indebtedness secured thereby (in which case such prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets of such Subsidiary subject to such Lien) and (v) any agreements governing any purchase money Liens or Capital Lease Obligations otherwise permitted hereby (in which case, any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets financed thereby).
Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary (i) to pay dividends (in cash or otherwise) or make any other distributions in respect of its Capital Stock owned by the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary or pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary; (ii) to make loans or advances to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary; or (iii) to transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, and may permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create or otherwise cause or suffer to become effective any such encumbrance or restriction (A) pursuant to any agreement in effect on the Issuance Date of the Series A1 Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Series B1 Redeemable Preferred Stock and the Series C1 Redeemable Preferred Stock; (B) pursuant to the terms of any Credit Facility, Currency Agreement, Interest Rate Agreement, Commodity Agreement, Receivables Facility or Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to clause (iii) or (iv) of the definition of "Permitted Indebtedness"; provided that the Company determines in good faith that the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction at the time any such agreement is entered into (i) are customary in similar agreements entered into by Persons of a comparable size and credit worthiness to the Company and (ii) could not reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the Company's ability to make required cash dividend payments with respect to the Redeemable Preferred Stock or to redeem the Redeemable Preferred Stock on the Maturity Redemption Date; (C) pursuant to an agreement existing prior to the date on which such Person became a Subsidiary of the Company and outstanding on such date and not created in anticipation of becoming a Subsidiary, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any other Person or the properties or assets of any other Person; (D) pursuant to an agreement effecting a renewal, refunding or extension of Indebtedness Incurred or Preferred Stock issued pursuant to an agreement referred to in clause (A), (B) or (C) above or this clause (D), provided that the provisions contained in such renewal, refunding or extension agreement relating to such encumbrance or restriction are not, in the aggregate, more restrictive in any material respect than the provisions contained in the agreement the subject thereof, as determined in good faith by the Company; (E) in the case of clause (iii) above, restrictions contained in any mortgage, security or lease agreement (including a capital or operating lease) securing Indebtedness of a Subsidiary or relating to property or assets of a Subsidiary otherwise permitted hereunder, but only to the extent such restrictions restrict the transfer of the property or asset subject to such mortgage, security or lease agreement; (F) in the case of clause (iii) above, customary nonassignment provisions entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice in leases and other contracts to the extent such provisions restrict the transfer or subletting of any such lease or the assignment of rights under such contract; (G) any restriction with respect to a Subsidiary of the Company imposed pursuant to an agreement which has been entered into for the sale or disposition of Capital Stock or assets of such Subsidiary; (H) any encumbrance or restriction with respect to a Foreign Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement relating to Indebtedness or Liens Incurred by such Foreign Subsidiary which is permitted hereunder; provided, that the Company determines in good faith that the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction at the time any such agreement is entered into (i) are customary in similar agreement entered into by persons of a comparable size and credit worthiness to the Company and (ii) could not reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the Company's ability to make required cash dividend payments with respect to the Redeemable Preferred Stock or to redeem the Redeemable Preferred Stock on the Maturity Redemption Date; or (I) any encumbrance or restriction which by its terms permits payments to the Company to the extent needed to pay dividends on any Dividend Payment Date or as otherwise required hereunder.
Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary (except a Foreign Subsidiary) to (a) pay dividends, in cash or otherwise, or make any other distributions on or in respect of its Capital Stock to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary, (b) pay any Indebtedness owed to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary, (c) make an Investment in the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary or (d) transfer any of its Properties or assets to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary, except for such encumbrances or restrictions (i) pursuant to this Indenture, the Existing Indentures, the Credit Agreement or any agreement in effect or entered into on the Issue Date, (ii) any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any other Person, or the Properties or assets of any other Person, other than the Person, or the Property or assets of the Person, so acquired, (iii) that constitute customary restrictions in leases and licenses relating to the Property covered thereby and entered into in the ordinary course of business, (iv) contained in agreements governing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred in accordance with this Indenture provided that the restrictions are not materially more restrictive in the aggregate than the restrictions contained in this Indenture, or (v) existing under any agreement that extends, renews, refinances or replaces (in whole or in part, and whether or not such prior agreements remain outstanding) the agreements containing the restrictions in the foregoing clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) provided that the terms and conditions of any such restrictions are not materially less favorable to the Holders of the Securities than those under or pursuant to the agreement evidencing the Indebtedness so extended, renewed, refinanced or replaced.
Prohibition on Dividends Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, no subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, under any order of any Regulatory Agency (other than orders applicable to bank or savings and loan holding companies and their subsidiaries generally), under any applicable law, or under any agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or is subject, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such subsidiary’s capital stock, from repaying to the Company or any other subsidiary of the Company any loans or advances to such subsidiary or from transferring any of such subsidiary’s properties, assets or operations to the Company or any other subsidiary of the Company.
Limitation on Restricted Actions The Credit Parties will not, nor will they permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any such Person to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions to any Credit Party on its Equity Interest or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, (b) pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to any Credit Party, (c) make loans or advances to any Credit Party, (d) sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to any Credit Party, or (e) act as a Guarantor and pledge its assets pursuant to the Credit Documents or any renewals, refinancings, exchanges, refundings or extension thereof, except (in respect of any of the matters referred to in clauses (a)-(d) above) for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, (ii) applicable law, (iii) any document or instrument governing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.1(c); provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets constructed or acquired in connection therewith, or (iv) any Permitted Lien or any document or instrument governing any Permitted Lien; provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets subject to such Permitted Lien.
Limitation on Dividends The Borrower will not declare or pay any dividends (other than dividends payable solely in its Qualified Equity Interests) or return any capital to its stockholders (including any option holders) or make any other distribution, payment or delivery of property or cash to its stockholders as such, or redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, for consideration, any shares of any class of its Stock or Stock Equivalents or the Stock or Stock Equivalents of any direct or indirect parent now or hereafter outstanding, or set aside any funds for any of the foregoing purposes, or permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration (other than in connection with an Investment permitted by Section 10.5) any Stock or Stock Equivalents of the Borrower, now or hereafter outstanding (all of the foregoing, “dividends”):
(a) the Borrower may (or may pay dividends to permit any direct or indirect parent thereof to) redeem in whole or in part any of its Stock or Stock Equivalents for another class of its (or such parent’s) Stock or Stock Equivalents or with proceeds from substantially concurrent equity contributions or issuances of new Stock or Stock Equivalents, provided that such new Stock or Stock Equivalents contain terms and provisions at least as advantageous to the Lenders in all respects material to their interests as those contained in the Stock or Stock Equivalents redeemed thereby;
(b) the Borrower may (or may pay dividends to permit any direct or indirect parent thereof to) repurchase shares of its (or such parent’s) Stock or Stock Equivalents held by any present or former officer, director or employee (or their respective Affiliates, estates or immediate family members) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or any parent thereof, so long as such repurchase is pursuant to, and in accordance with the terms of, management and/or employee stock plans, stock subscription agreements or shareholder agreements or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement;
(c) provided that, so long as (other than with respect to clause (c)(z) below) no Default or Event of Default exists or would exist after giving effect thereto, the Borrower may pay dividends on its Stock or Stock Equivalents, provided that the amount of all such dividends paid from the Original Closing Date pursuant to this clause (c) (other than dividends paid pursuant to clause (c)(x) below prior to March 31, 2015), when aggregated with (i) all aggregate principal amounts paid pursuant to Section 10.7(a)(y)(i) from the 2014 July Repricing Effective Date and (ii) all loans and advances made to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.5(m) in lieu of dividends permitted by this clause (c) shall not exceed an amount equal to (x)(a) if, on a Pro Forma Basis, the Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio is less than 7.0 to 1.0, $200,000,000 or (b) if, on a Pro Forma Basis, the Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio is greater than 7.0 to 1.0, $0 plus (y) if, on a Pro Forma Basis, the Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio is less than 7.0 to 1.0, the Applicable Amount plus (z) the Applicable Equity Amount at such time; for the avoidance of doubt, amounts prepaid in reliance on and in compliance with Section 10.7(a)(y)(i) shall not retroactively cause any breach of this Section 10.6(c) in respect of dividends previously paid in compliance with this Section 10.6(c);
(d) the Borrower may pay dividends:
(i) the proceeds of which will be used to pay income tax liability attributable to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated tax returns filed by a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower in an amount not to exceed the income tax liability of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries were they to file as a stand-alone group, reduced by any such income taxes paid directly by the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries;
(ii) the proceeds of which shall be used to allow any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to pay (A) its operating expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and other corporate overhead costs and expenses (including administrative, legal, accounting and similar expenses provided by third parties), which are reasonable and customary and incurred in the ordinary course of business and attributable to the ownership or operations of the Borrower, not to exceed $3,500,000 in any fiscal year plus (B) any reasonable and customary indemnification claims made by directors or officers of the Borrower (or any parent thereof) attributable to the ownership or operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (C) fees and expenses otherwise due and payable by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and permitted to be paid by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary under this Agreement (including in respect of any initial public offering);
(iii) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay franchise and excise taxes and other fees, taxes and expenses required to maintain the corporate existence of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower; and
(iv) to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to finance any Investment permitted to be made by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 10.5; provided that (A) such dividend shall be made substantially concurrently with the closing of such Investment, (B) such parent shall, immediately following the closing thereof, cause (1) all property acquired (whether assets, Stock or Stock Equivalents) to be contributed to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary or (2) the merger (to the extent permitted in Section 10.5) of the Person formed or acquired into the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (C) the Borrower shall comply with Sections 9.11 and 9.12 to the extent applicable;
(e) [Reserved];
(f) the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries may (i) pay cash in lieu of fractional shares in connection with any dividend, split or combination thereof or any Permitted Acquisition and (ii) honor any conversion request by a holder of convertible Indebtedness and make cash payments in lieu of fractional shares in connection with any such conversion and may make payments on convertible Indebtedness in accordance with its terms;
(g) the Borrower may pay any dividend or distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Agreement;
(h) the Borrower may declare and pay dividends on the Borrower’s common stock following the first public offering of the Borrower’s common stock or the common stock of any of its direct or indirect parents after the Original Closing Date, of up to 6% per annum of the net proceeds received by or contributed as common equity to the Borrower in or from any such public offering to the extent such net proceeds are not utilized in connection with other transactions permitted by Section 10.5, 10.6 or 10.7; and
(i) the Borrower may pay dividends in an amount equal to withholding or similar Taxes payable or expected to be payable by any present or former employee, director, manager or consultant (or their respective Affiliates, estates or immediate family members) and any repurchases of Stock or Stock Equivalents in consideration of such payments including deemed repurchases in connection with the exercise of stock options.
Limitation on Dividends and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to (i) pay dividends or make any other distribution on its Equity Interests, (ii) pay any Indebtedness owed to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, (iii) make any Investment in the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or (iv) transfer any of its properties or assets to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, except (a) any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to an agreement in effect on the Issue Date or contained in any other indenture or instrument governing debt or preferred securities that are no more restrictive than those contained in this Indenture; (b) any encumbrance or restriction, with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary of the Company on the Issue Date, in existence at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, provided, that such encumbrances and restrictions are not applicable to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or the properties or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary other than such Subsidiary which is becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; (c) any encumbrance or restriction existing under, by reason of or with respect to any agreement of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (1) such encumbrances or restrictions are ordinary and customary in light of the type of agreement involved and (2) such encumbrances shall not affect in any material respect the Company’s or any Guarantor’s ability to make principal and interest payments on the Securities, as determined in good faith by the Company; (d) any encumbrance or restriction existing under any agreement that extends, renews, refinances or replaces the agreements containing the encumbrances or restrictions in the foregoing clauses (a), (b) and (c), or in this clause (d), provided that the terms and conditions of any such encumbrances or restrictions are not materially less favorable to the Holders of the Securities than those under or pursuant to the agreement evidencing the Indebtedness so extended, renewed, refinanced or replaced or are not more restrictive than those set forth in this Indenture; and (e) any encumbrance or restriction created pursuant to an asset sale agreement, stock sale agreement or similar instrument pursuant to which an Asset Sale permitted under Section 1012 is to be consummated, so long as such restriction or encumbrance shall be effective only for a period from the execution and delivery of such agreement or instrument through a termination date not later than 270 days after such execution and delivery.
Restriction on Competition (a) During the Term and for such period after the Term that Employee continues to be employed by the Company and/or any other entity owned by or affiliated with the Company on an "at will" basis and, thereafter, for a period equal to the longer of (x) one year, or (y) the period during which Employee is receiving any severance pay or other compensation from the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, for himself or on behalf of or in conjunction with any other person, company, partnership, corporation, business, group, or other entity (each, a "Person"):
(i) engage, in a competitive capacity, whether as an owner, officer, director, partner, shareholder, joint venturer, employee, independent contractor, consultant, advisor, or sales representative, in any business selling any products or services which were sold by the Company on the date of the termination of Employee's employment, within 50 miles of any location where the Company both has an office and conducts business on the date of the termination of Employee's employment;
(ii) call upon any person who is, at that time, a sales, supervisory, or management employee of the Company for the purpose or with the intent of enticing such employee away from or out of the employ of the Company;
(iii) call upon any person who or that is, at that time, or has been, within one year prior to that time, a customer of the Company for the purpose of soliciting or selling products or services in direct competition with the Company; or
(iv) on Employee's own behalf or on behalf of any competitor, call upon any person who or that, during Employee's employment by the Company was either called upon by the Company as a prospective acquisition candidate with respect to which Employee had actual knowledge or was the subject of an acquisition analysis conducted by the Company with respect to which Employee had actual knowledge.
(b) The foregoing covenants shall not be deemed to prohibit Employee from acquiring as an investment not more than two percent (2%) of the capital stock of a competing business, whose stock is traded on a national securities exchange or through the automated quotation system of a registered securities association.
(c) It is further agreed that, in the event that Employee shall cease to be employed by the Company and enters into a business or pursues other activities that, on the date of termination of Employee's employment, are not in competition with the Company, Employee shall not be chargeable with a violation of this Section 7 if the Company subsequently enters the same (or a similar) competitive business or activity or commences competitive operations within 50 miles of the Employee's new business or activities. In addition, if Employee has no actual knowledge that his actions violate the terms of this Section 7, Employee shall not be deemed to have breached the restrictive covenants contained herein if, promptly after being notified by the Company of such breach, Employee ceases the prohibited actions.
(d) For purposes of this Section 7, references to "Company" shall mean Workflow Management, Inc., together with its subsidiaries and affiliates. For the purposes of this Agreement, "affiliate" shall mean any entity twenty-five percent or more of the stock of which is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company.
