Limitations on Negative Pledge Clauses. The Parent Borrower will not, and will not permit any Material Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into with any Person any agreement which prohibits or limits the ability of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are Loan Parties to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien in favor of the Lenders in respect of obligations and liabilities under this Agreement or any other Loan Documents upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than: (a) pursuant to any agreement or instrument in effect at or entered into on the Closing Date, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any related documents, and, on and after the execution and delivery thereof, any applicable Intercreditor Agreement; (b) pursuant to any agreement governing or relating to Indebtedness and/or other obligations and liabilities, in each case secured by a Lien permitted by subsection 8.2 (in which case any restriction shall only be effective against the assets subject to such Lien, except as may otherwise be permitted under this subsection 8.8); (c) pursuant to any agreement or instrument of a Person, or relating to Indebtedness (including any Guarantee Obligation in respect thereto) or Capital Stock of a Person, which Person is acquired by or merged or consolidated or amalgamated with or into the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or which agreement or instrument is assumed by the Parent Borrower, or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an acquisition from such Person or any other transaction entered into in connection with any such acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation, as in effect at the time of such acquisition, merger, consolidation, amalgamation or transaction (except to the extent that such Indebtedness was incurred to finance, or otherwise in connection with, such acquisition, merger, consolidation, amalgamation or transaction); provided that for purposes of this subsection 8.8(c), if a Person other than a Borrower is the Successor Company with respect thereto, any Subsidiary thereof or agreement or instrument of such Person or any such Subsidiary shall be deemed acquired or assumed, as the case may be, by the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, when such Person becomes such Successor Company; (d) pursuant to any agreement or instrument (a “Refinancing Agreement”) effecting a refinancing of Indebtedness incurred or outstanding pursuant or relating to, or that otherwise extends, renews, refunds, refinances or replaces, any agreement or instrument referred to in subsection 8.8(a) or 8.8(c) or this subsection 8.8(d) (an “Initial Agreement”) or that is, or is contained in, any amendment, supplement or other modification to an Initial Agreement or Refinancing Agreement (an “Amendment”); provided, however, that the encumbrances and restrictions contained in any such Refinancing Agreement or Amendment taken as a whole are not materially less favorable to the Lenders than encumbrances and restrictions contained in the Initial Agreement or Initial Agreements to which such Refinancing Agreement or Amendment relates (as determined in good faith by the Borrower Representative); (i) pursuant to any agreement or instrument that restricts in a customary manner the assignment or transfer thereof, or the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset subject thereto, (ii) by virtue of any transfer of, agreement to transfer, option or right with respect to, or Lien on, any property or assets of a Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement, (iii) pursuant to mortgages, pledges or other security agreements securing Indebtedness or other obligations of the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent restricting the transfer of the property or assets subject thereto, (iv) pursuant to customary provisions restricting dispositions of real property interests set forth in any reciprocal easement agreements of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (v) pursuant to Purchase Money Obligations that impose encumbrances or restrictions on the property or assets so acquired, (vi) pursuant to any agreement with customers or suppliers entered into in the ordinary course of business that impose restrictions with respect to cash or other deposits or net worth, (vii) pursuant to customary provisions contained in agreements and instruments entered into in the ordinary course of business (including but not limited to leases and licenses) or in joint venture and other similar agreements, or in shareholder, partnership, limited liability company and other similar agreements in respect of non-Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries, (viii) restrictions that arise or are agreed to in the ordinary course of business and do not detract from the value of property or assets of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any manner material to the Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, or (ix) pursuant to Interest Rate Agreements, Currency Agreements or Commodities Agreements or under Bank Products Agreements; (f) pursuant to any agreement or instrument (i) relating to any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred subsequent to the Closing Date pursuant to subsection 8.1, (x) if the encumbrances and restrictions contained in any such agreement or instrument taken as a whole are not materially less favorable to the Lenders than the encumbrances and restrictions contained in the Initial Agreements (as determined in good faith by the Borrower Representative), or (y) if such encumbrance or restriction is not materially more disadvantageous to the Lenders than is customary in comparable financings (as determined in good faith by the Borrower Representative) and either (1) the Parent Borrower determines in good faith that such encumbrance or restriction will not materially affect the Parent Borrower’s ability to create and maintain the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents or (2) such encumbrance or restriction applies only if a default occurs in respect of a payment or financial covenant relating to such Indebtedness, or (ii) relating to any sale of receivables by or Indebtedness of a Foreign Subsidiary (other than a Canadian Subsidiary); (g) pursuant to any agreement relating to intercreditor arrangements and related rights and obligations, to or by which the Lenders and/or the Administrative Agent, the ABL Collateral Agent or any other agent, trustee or representative on their behalf may be party or bound at any time or from time to time, and any agreement providing that in the event that a Lien is granted for the benefit of the Lenders another Person shall also receive a Lien, which Lien is permitted by subsection 8.2; (h) pursuant to any agreement for the direct or indirect disposition of Capital Stock of any Person, property or assets, imposing restrictions with respect to such Person, Capital Stock, property or assets pending the closing of such disposition; (i) by reason of any applicable law, rule, regulation or order, or required by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their businesses, including any such law, rule, regulation, order or requirement applicable in connection with such Restricted Subsidiary’s status (or the status of any Subsidiary of such Restricted Subsidiary) as a Captive Insurance Subsidiary; and (j) any agreement governing or relating to Indebtedness of or a Financing Disposition by or to or in favor of any Special Purpose Entity (in which case, any restriction shall only be effective against property, assets and revenues financed or refinanced thereby, subject or relating thereto, or securing such Indebtedness, and/or any property, assets and revenues not constituting ABL Priority Collateral, except as may be otherwise permitted under this subsection 8.8), and including any Guarantee Obligation in respect thereof.
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Samples: Abl Credit Agreement (Veritiv Corp)
Limitations on Negative Pledge Clauses. The Parent Borrower will not, and will not permit any Material Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into with any Person any agreement which prohibits or limits the ability of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are Loan Parties to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien in favor of the Lenders in respect of obligations and liabilities under this Agreement or any other Loan Documents upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than:
(a) pursuant to any agreement or instrument in effect at or entered into on the Closing Date, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any related documents, and, on and after the execution and delivery thereof, any applicable Intercreditor Agreement;
(b) pursuant to any agreement governing or relating to Indebtedness and/or other obligations and liabilities, in each case secured by a Lien permitted by subsection 8.2 (in which case any restriction shall only be effective against the assets subject to such Lien, except as may otherwise be permitted under this subsection 8.8);
(c) pursuant to any agreement or instrument of a Person, or relating to Indebtedness (including any Guarantee Obligation in respect thereto) or Capital Stock of a Person, which Person is acquired by or merged or consolidated or amalgamated with or into the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or which agreement or instrument is assumed by the Parent Borrower, or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an acquisition from such Person or any other transaction entered into in connection with any such acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation, as in effect at the time of such acquisition, merger, consolidation, amalgamation or transaction (except to the extent that such Indebtedness was incurred to finance, or otherwise in connection with, such acquisition, merger, consolidation, amalgamation or transaction); , provided that for purposes of this subsection 8.8(c), if a Person other than a Borrower is the Successor Company with respect thereto, any Subsidiary thereof or agreement or instrument of such Person or any such Subsidiary shall be deemed acquired or assumed, as the case may be, by the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, when such Person becomes such Successor Company;
(d) pursuant to any agreement or instrument (a “Refinancing Agreement”) effecting a refinancing of Indebtedness incurred or outstanding pursuant or relating to, or that otherwise extends, renews, refunds, refinances or replaces, any agreement or instrument referred to in subsection 8.8(a) or 8.8(c) or this subsection 8.8(d) (an “Initial Agreement”) or that is, or is contained in, any amendment, supplement or other modification to an Initial Agreement or Refinancing Agreement (an “Amendment”); provided, however, that the encumbrances and restrictions contained in any such Refinancing Agreement or Amendment taken as a whole are not materially less favorable to the Lenders than encumbrances and restrictions contained in the Initial Agreement or Initial Agreements to which such Refinancing Agreement or Amendment relates (as determined in good faith by the Borrower Representative);
(e) (i) pursuant to any agreement or instrument that restricts in a customary manner the assignment or transfer thereof, or the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset subject thereto, (ii) by virtue of any transfer of, agreement to transfer, option or right with respect to, or Lien on, any property or assets of a Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement, (iii) pursuant to mortgages, pledges or other security agreements securing Indebtedness or other obligations of the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent restricting the transfer of the property or assets subject thereto, (iv) pursuant to customary provisions restricting dispositions of real property interests set forth in any reciprocal easement agreements of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (v) pursuant to Purchase Money Obligations that impose encumbrances or restrictions on the property or assets so acquired, (vi) pursuant to any agreement with customers or suppliers entered into in the ordinary course of business that impose restrictions with respect to cash or other deposits or net worth, (vii) pursuant to customary provisions contained in agreements and instruments entered into in the ordinary course of business (including but not limited to leases and licenses) or in joint venture and other similar agreements, or in shareholder, partnership, limited liability company and other similar agreements in respect of non-Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries, (viii) restrictions that arise or are agreed to in the ordinary course of business and do not detract from the value of property or assets of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any manner material to the Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, or (ix) pursuant to Interest Rate Agreements, Currency Agreements or Commodities Agreements or under Bank Products Agreements;
(f) pursuant to any agreement or instrument (i) relating to any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred subsequent to the Closing Date pursuant to subsection 8.1, (x) if the encumbrances and restrictions contained in any such agreement or instrument taken as a whole are not materially less favorable to the Lenders than the encumbrances and restrictions contained in the Initial Agreements (as determined in good faith by the Borrower Representative), or (y) if such encumbrance or restriction is not materially more disadvantageous to the Lenders than is customary in comparable financings (as determined in good faith by the Borrower Representative) and either (1) the Parent Borrower determines in good faith that such encumbrance or restriction will not materially affect the Parent Borrower’s ability to create and maintain the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents or (2) such encumbrance or restriction applies only if a default occurs in respect of a payment or financial covenant relating to such Indebtedness, or (ii) relating to any sale of receivables by or Indebtedness of a Foreign Subsidiary (other than a Canadian Subsidiary);
(g) pursuant to any agreement relating to intercreditor arrangements and related rights and obligations, to or by which the Lenders and/or the Administrative Agent, the ABL Collateral Agent or any other agent, trustee or representative on their behalf may be party or bound at any time or from time to time, and any agreement providing that in the event that a Lien is granted for the benefit of the Lenders another Person shall also receive a Lien, which Lien is permitted by subsection 8.2;
(h) pursuant to any agreement for the direct or indirect disposition of Capital Stock of any Person, property or assets, imposing restrictions with respect to such Person, Capital Stock, property or assets pending the closing of such disposition;
(i) by reason of any applicable law, rule, regulation or order, or required by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their businesses, including any such law, rule, regulation, order or requirement applicable in connection with such Restricted Subsidiary’s status (or the status of any Subsidiary of such Restricted Subsidiary) as a Captive Insurance Subsidiary; and
(j) any agreement governing or relating to Indebtedness of or a Financing Disposition by or to or in favor of any Special Purpose Entity (in which case, any restriction shall only be effective against property, assets and revenues financed or refinanced thereby, subject or relating thereto, or securing such Indebtedness, and/or any property, assets and revenues not constituting ABL Priority Collateral, except as may be otherwise permitted under this subsection 8.8), and including any Guarantee Obligation in respect thereof.
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Samples: Abl Credit Agreement (Veritiv Corp)
Limitations on Negative Pledge Clauses. The Parent Borrower will not, and will not permit any Material Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into with any Person any agreement which prohibits or limits the ability of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are Loan Parties to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien in favor of the Lenders in respect of obligations and liabilities under this Agreement or any other Loan Documents upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than:
(a) pursuant to any agreement or instrument in effect at or entered into on the Closing Restatement Effective Date, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any related documents, and, on and after the execution and delivery thereof, any applicable Intercreditor Agreement;
(b) pursuant to any agreement governing or relating to Indebtedness and/or other obligations and liabilities, in each case secured by a Lien permitted by subsection 8.2 (in which case any restriction shall only be effective against the assets subject to such Lien, except as may otherwise be permitted under this subsection 8.8);
(c) pursuant to any agreement or instrument of a Person, or relating to Indebtedness (including any Guarantee Obligation in respect thereto) or Capital Stock of a Person, which Person is acquired by or merged or consolidated or amalgamated with or into the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or which agreement or instrument is assumed by the Parent Borrower, or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an acquisition from such Person or any other transaction entered into in connection with any such acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation, as in effect at the time of such acquisition, merger, consolidation, amalgamation or transaction (except to the extent that such Indebtedness was incurred to finance, or otherwise in connection with, such acquisition, merger, consolidation, amalgamation or transaction); provided that for purposes of this subsection 8.8(c), if a Person other than a Borrower is the Successor Company with respect thereto, any Subsidiary thereof or agreement or instrument of such Person or any such Subsidiary shall be deemed acquired or assumed, as the case may be, by the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, when such Person becomes such Successor Company;
(d) pursuant to any agreement or instrument (a “Refinancing Agreement”) effecting a refinancing of Indebtedness incurred or outstanding pursuant or relating to, or that otherwise extends, renews, refunds, refinances or replaces, any agreement or instrument referred to in subsection 8.8(a) or ), 8.8(c) or this subsection 8.8(d) (an “Initial Agreement”) or that is, or is contained in, any amendment, supplement or other modification to an Initial Agreement or Refinancing Agreement (an “Amendment”); provided, however, that the encumbrances and restrictions contained in any such Refinancing Agreement or Amendment taken as a whole are not materially less favorable to the Lenders than encumbrances and restrictions contained in the Initial Agreement or Initial Agreements to which such Refinancing Agreement or Amendment relates (as determined in good faith by the Borrower Representative);
(i) pursuant to any agreement or instrument that restricts in a customary manner the assignment or transfer thereof, or the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset subject thereto, (ii) by virtue of any transfer of, agreement to transfer, option or right with respect to, or Lien on, any property or assets of a Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement, (iii) pursuant to mortgages, pledges or other security agreements securing Indebtedness or other obligations of the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent restricting the transfer of the property or assets subject thereto, (iv) pursuant to customary provisions restricting dispositions of real property interests set forth in any reciprocal easement agreements of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (v) pursuant to Purchase Money Obligations that impose encumbrances or restrictions on the property or assets so acquired, (vi) pursuant to any agreement with customers or suppliers entered into in the ordinary course of business that impose restrictions with respect to cash or other deposits or net worth, (vii) pursuant to customary provisions contained in agreements and instruments entered into in the ordinary course of business (including but not limited to leases and licenses) or in joint venture and other similar agreements, or in shareholder, partnership, limited liability company and other similar agreements in respect of non-Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries, (viii) restrictions that arise or are agreed to in the ordinary course of business and do not detract from the value of property or assets of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any manner material to the Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, or (ix) pursuant to Interest Rate Agreements, Currency Agreements or Commodities Agreements or under Bank Products Agreements;
(f) pursuant to any agreement or instrument (i) relating to any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred subsequent to the Closing Restatement Effective Date pursuant to subsection 8.1, (x) if the encumbrances and restrictions contained in any such agreement or instrument taken as a whole are not materially less favorable to the Lenders than the encumbrances and restrictions contained in the Initial Agreements (as determined in good faith by the Borrower Representative), or (y) if such encumbrance or restriction is not materially more disadvantageous to the Lenders than is customary in comparable financings (as determined in good faith by the Borrower Representative) and either (1) the Parent Borrower determines in good faith that such encumbrance or restriction will not materially affect the Parent Borrower’s ability to create and maintain the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents or (2) such encumbrance or restriction applies only if a default occurs in respect of a payment or financial covenant relating to such Indebtedness, or (ii) relating to any sale of receivables by or Indebtedness of a Foreign Subsidiary (other than a Canadian Subsidiary);
(g) pursuant to any agreement relating to intercreditor arrangements and related rights and obligations, to or by which the Lenders and/or the Administrative Agent, the ABL Collateral Agent or any other agent, trustee or representative on their behalf may be party or bound at any time or from time to time, and any agreement providing that in the event that a Lien is granted for the benefit of the Lenders another Person shall also receive a Lien, which Lien is permitted by subsection 8.2;
(h) pursuant to any agreement for the direct or indirect disposition of Capital Stock of any Person, property or assets, imposing restrictions with respect to such Person, Capital Stock, property or assets pending the closing of such disposition;
(i) by reason of any applicable law, rule, regulation or order, or required by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their businesses, including any such law, rule, regulation, order or requirement applicable in connection with such Restricted Subsidiary’s status (or the status of any Subsidiary of such Restricted Subsidiary) as a Captive Insurance Subsidiary; and
(j) any agreement governing or relating to Indebtedness of or a Financing Disposition by or to or in favor of any Special Purpose Entity (in which case, any restriction shall only be effective against property, assets and revenues financed or refinanced thereby, subject or relating thereto, or securing such Indebtedness, and/or any property, assets and revenues not constituting ABL Priority Collateral, except as may be otherwise permitted under this subsection 8.8), and including any Guarantee Obligation in respect thereof.
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Samples: Abl Credit Agreement (Veritiv Corp)
Limitations on Negative Pledge Clauses. The Parent Borrower will not, and will not permit any Material Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into with any Person any agreement which prohibits or limits the ability of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are Loan Parties to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien in favor of the Lenders in respect of obligations and liabilities under this Agreement or any other Loan Documents upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than:
(a) pursuant to any agreement or instrument in effect at or entered into on the Closing Date, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any related documents, and, on and after the execution and delivery thereof, any applicable Intercreditor Agreement;
(b) pursuant to any agreement governing or relating to Indebtedness and/or other obligations and liabilities, in each case secured by a Lien permitted by subsection 8.2 (in which case any restriction shall only be effective against the assets subject to such Lien, except as may otherwise be permitted under this subsection 8.8);
(c) pursuant to any agreement or instrument of a Person, or relating to Indebtedness (including any Guarantee Obligation in respect thereto) or Capital Stock of a Person, which Person is acquired by or merged or consolidated or amalgamated with or into the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or which agreement or instrument is assumed by the Parent Borrower, or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an acquisition from such Person or any other transaction entered into in connection with any such acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation, as in effect at the time of such acquisition, merger, consolidation, amalgamation or transaction (except to the extent that such Indebtedness was incurred to finance, or otherwise in connection with, such acquisition, merger, consolidation, amalgamation or transaction); provided that for purposes of this subsection 8.8(c), if a Person other than a Borrower is the Successor Company with respect thereto, any Subsidiary thereof or agreement or instrument of such Person or any such Subsidiary shall be deemed acquired or assumed, as the case may be, by the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, when such Person becomes such Successor Company;
(d) pursuant to any agreement or instrument (a “Refinancing Agreement”) effecting a refinancing of Indebtedness incurred or outstanding pursuant or relating to, or that otherwise extends, renews, refunds, refinances or replaces, any agreement or instrument referred to in subsection 8.8(a) or 8.8(c) or this subsection 8.8(d) (an “Initial Agreement”) or that is, or is contained in, any amendment, supplement or other modification to an Initial Agreement or Refinancing Agreement (an “Amendment”); provided, however, that the encumbrances and restrictions contained in any such Refinancing Agreement or Amendment taken as a whole are not materially less favorable to the Lenders than encumbrances and restrictions contained in the Initial Agreement or Initial Agreements to which such Refinancing Agreement or Amendment relates (as determined in good faith by the Borrower Representative);
(e) (i) pursuant to any agreement or instrument that restricts in a customary manner the assignment or transfer thereof, or the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset subject thereto, (ii) by virtue of any transfer of, agreement to transfer, option or right with respect to, or Lien on, any property or assets of a Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement, (iii) pursuant to mortgages, pledges or other security agreements securing Indebtedness or other obligations of the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent restricting the transfer of the property or assets subject thereto, (iv) pursuant to customary provisions restricting dispositions of real property interests set forth in any reciprocal easement agreements of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (v) pursuant to Purchase Money Obligations that impose encumbrances or restrictions on the property or assets so acquired, (vi) pursuant to any agreement with customers or suppliers entered into in the ordinary course of business that impose restrictions with respect to cash or other deposits or net worth, (vii) pursuant to customary provisions contained in agreements and instruments entered into in the ordinary course of business (including but not limited to leases and licenses) or in joint venture and other similar agreements, or in shareholder, partnership, limited liability company and other similar agreements in respect of non-Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries, (viii) restrictions that arise or are agreed to in the ordinary course of business and do not detract from the value of property or assets of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any manner material to the Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, or (ix) pursuant to Interest Rate Agreements, Currency Agreements or Commodities Agreements or under Bank Products Agreements;
(f) pursuant to any agreement or instrument (i) relating to any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred subsequent to the Closing Date pursuant to subsection 8.1, (x) if the encumbrances and restrictions contained in any such agreement or instrument taken as a whole are not materially less favorable to the Lenders than the encumbrances and restrictions contained in the Initial Agreements (as determined in good faith by the Borrower Representative), or (y) if such encumbrance or restriction is not materially more disadvantageous to the Lenders than is customary in comparable financings (as determined in good faith by the Borrower Representative) and either (1) the Parent Borrower determines in good faith that such encumbrance or restriction will not materially affect the Parent Borrower’s ability to create and maintain the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents or (2) such encumbrance or restriction applies only if a default occurs in respect of a payment or financial covenant relating to such Indebtedness, or (ii) relating to any sale of receivables by or Indebtedness of a Foreign Subsidiary (other than a Canadian Subsidiary);
(g) pursuant to any agreement relating to intercreditor arrangements and related rights and obligations, to or by which the Lenders and/or the Administrative Agent, the ABL Collateral Agent or any other agent, trustee or representative on their behalf may be party or bound at any time or from time to time, and any agreement providing that in the event that a Lien is granted for the benefit of the Lenders another Person shall also receive a Lien, which Lien is permitted by subsection 8.2;
(h) pursuant to any agreement for the direct or indirect disposition of Capital Stock of any Person, property or assets, imposing restrictions with respect to such Person, Capital Stock, property or assets pending the closing of such disposition;
(i) by reason of any applicable law, rule, regulation or order, or required by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their businesses, including any such law, rule, regulation, order or requirement applicable in connection with such Restricted Subsidiary’s status (or the status of any Subsidiary of such Restricted Subsidiary) as a Captive Insurance Subsidiary; and
(j) any agreement governing or relating to Indebtedness of or a Financing Disposition by or to or in favor of any Special Purpose Entity (in which case, any restriction shall only be effective against property, assets and revenues financed or refinanced thereby, subject or relating thereto, or securing such Indebtedness, and/or any property, assets and revenues not constituting ABL Priority Collateral, except as may be otherwise permitted under this subsection 8.8), and including any Guarantee Obligation in respect thereof.
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Samples: Abl Credit Agreement (Veritiv Corp)
Limitations on Negative Pledge Clauses. The Parent Borrower will not, and will not permit any Material Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into with any Person any agreement which prohibits or limits the ability of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are Loan Parties to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien in favor of the Lenders in respect of obligations and liabilities under this Agreement or any other Loan Documents upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than:
(a) pursuant to any agreement or instrument in effect at or entered into on the Closing Restatement Effective Date, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any related documents, and, on and after the execution and delivery thereof, any applicable Intercreditor Agreement;
(b) pursuant to any agreement governing or relating to Indebtedness and/or other obligations and liabilities, in each case secured by a Lien permitted by subsection 8.2 (in which case any restriction shall only be effective against the assets subject to such Lien, except as may otherwise be permitted under this subsection 8.8);
(c) pursuant to any agreement or instrument of a Person, or relating to Indebtedness (including any Guarantee Obligation in respect thereto) or Capital Stock of a Person, which Person is acquired by or merged or consolidated or amalgamated with or into the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or which agreement or instrument is assumed by the Parent Borrower, or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an acquisition from such Person or any other transaction entered into in connection with any such acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation, as in effect at the time of such acquisition, merger, consolidation, amalgamation or transaction (except to the extent that such Indebtedness was incurred to finance, or otherwise in connection with, such acquisition, merger, consolidation, amalgamation or transaction); provided that for purposes of this subsection 8.8(c), if a Person other than a Borrower is the Successor Company with respect thereto, any Subsidiary thereof or agreement or instrument of such Person or any such Subsidiary shall be deemed acquired or assumed, as the case may be, by the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, when such Person becomes such Successor Company;
(d) pursuant to any agreement or instrument (a “Refinancing Agreement”) effecting a refinancing of Indebtedness incurred or outstanding pursuant or relating to, or that otherwise extends, renews, refunds, refinances or replaces, any agreement or instrument referred to in subsection 8.8(a) or 8.8(c) or this subsection 8.8(d) (an “Initial Agreement”) or that is, or is contained in, any amendment, supplement or other modification to an Initial Agreement or Refinancing Agreement (an “Amendment”); provided, however, that the encumbrances and restrictions contained in any such Refinancing Agreement or Amendment taken as a whole are not materially less favorable to the Lenders than encumbrances and restrictions contained in the Initial Agreement or Initial Agreements to which such Refinancing Agreement or Amendment relates (as determined in good faith by the Borrower Representative);
(i) pursuant to any agreement or instrument that restricts in a customary manner the assignment or transfer thereof, or the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset subject thereto, (ii) by virtue of any transfer of, agreement to transfer, option or right with respect to, or Lien on, any property or assets of a Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement, (iii) pursuant to mortgages, pledges or other security agreements securing Indebtedness or other obligations of the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent restricting the transfer of the property or assets subject thereto, (iv) pursuant to customary provisions restricting dispositions of real property interests set forth in any reciprocal easement agreements of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (v) pursuant to Purchase Money Obligations that impose encumbrances or restrictions on the property or assets so acquired, (vi) pursuant to any agreement with customers or suppliers entered into in the ordinary course of business that impose restrictions with respect to cash or other deposits or net worth, (vii) pursuant to customary provisions contained in agreements and instruments entered into in the ordinary course of business (including but not limited to leases and licenses) or in joint venture and other similar agreements, or in shareholder, partnership, limited liability company and other similar agreements in respect of non-Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries, (viii) restrictions that arise or are agreed to in the ordinary course of business and do not detract from the value of property or assets of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any manner material to the Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, or (ix) pursuant to Interest Rate Agreements, Currency Agreements or Commodities Agreements or under Bank Products Agreements;
(f) pursuant to any agreement or instrument (i) relating to any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred subsequent to the Closing Date pursuant to subsection 8.1, (x) if the encumbrances and restrictions contained in any such agreement or instrument taken as a whole are not materially less favorable to the Lenders than the encumbrances and restrictions contained in the Initial Agreements (as determined in good faith by the Borrower Representative), or (y) if such encumbrance or restriction is not materially more disadvantageous to the Lenders than is customary in comparable financings (as determined in good faith by the Borrower Representative) and either (1) the Parent Borrower determines in good faith that such encumbrance or restriction will not materially affect the Parent Borrower’s ability to create and maintain the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents or (2) such encumbrance or restriction applies only if a default occurs in respect of a payment or financial covenant relating to such Indebtedness, or (ii) relating to any sale of receivables by or Indebtedness of a Foreign Subsidiary (other than a Canadian Subsidiary);
(g) pursuant to any agreement relating to intercreditor arrangements and related rights and obligations, to or by which the Lenders and/or the Administrative Agent, the ABL Collateral Agent or any other agent, trustee or representative on their behalf may be party or bound at any time or from time to time, and any agreement providing that in the event that a Lien is granted for the benefit of the Lenders another Person shall also receive a Lien, which Lien is permitted by subsection 8.2;
(h) pursuant to any agreement for the direct or indirect disposition of Capital Stock of any Person, property or assets, imposing restrictions with respect to such Person, Capital Stock, property or assets pending the closing of such disposition;
(i) by reason of any applicable law, rule, regulation or order, or required by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their businesses, including any such law, rule, regulation, order or requirement applicable in connection with such Restricted Subsidiary’s status (or the status of any Subsidiary of such Restricted Subsidiary) as a Captive Insurance Subsidiary; and
(j) any agreement governing or relating to Indebtedness of or a Financing Disposition by or to or in favor of any Special Purpose Entity (in which case, any restriction shall only be effective against property, assets and revenues financed or refinanced thereby, subject or relating thereto, or securing such Indebtedness, and/or any property, assets and revenues not constituting ABL Priority Collateral, except as may be otherwise permitted under this subsection 8.8), and including any Guarantee Obligation in respect thereof.
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Samples: Abl Credit Agreement (Veritiv Corp)
