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Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless: (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Indenture (William Lyon Homes), Indenture (William Lyon Homes), Indenture (William Lyon Homes)

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Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, : (i) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on account of the Company's or any of its Subsidiaries' Equity Interests (other than (w) Physician Joint Venture Distributions, (x) dividends or distributions payable in Qualified Equity Interests of the Company, (y) dividends or distributions payable to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, and (z) dividends or distributions by any Subsidiary of the Company payable to all holders of a class of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary on a PRO RATA basis); (ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Company; or (iii) make any principal payment on, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness that is subordinated to the Securities, except at the original final maturity date thereof or pursuant to a Specified Exchange or the Refinancing (all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above being collectively referred to as "RESTRICTED PAYMENTS"), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment unless:(the amount of any such Restricted Payment, if other than cash, shall be the fair market value (as conclusively evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors set forth in an Officers' Certificate delivered to the Trustee within 60 days prior to the date of such Restricted Payment) of the asset(s) proposed to be transferred by the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to such Restricted Payment): (1a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof; and (b) the Company would, at the time of or immediately such Restricted Payment and after giving PRO FORMA effect to thereto as if such Restricted Payment; (2) Payment had been made at the beginning of the most recently ended four full fiscal quarter period for which internal financial statements are available immediately after giving effect to preceding the date of such Restricted Payment, the Parent could have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Exceptiontest set forth in the first paragraph of Section 3.09 hereof; and (3c) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Subsidiaries after November 8March 1, 2012 1995 (other than excluding Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) permitted by clauses (2ii), (3iii) and (iv) of the next succeeding paragraph), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed is less than the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A1) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October the beginning of the first fiscal quarter commencing after March 1, 2012 1995 to and including the last day end of the Company's most recently ended fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be for such period is a deficit, minus less 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus PLUS (B2) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either Company from the issue or sale (x) as contributions other than to the common equity a Subsidiary of the Parent after November 8Company) since March 1, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale 1995 of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent Company or of debt securities of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion of its Subsidiaries that have been converted into or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into exchanged for such Qualified Equity Interests of the Company, PLUS (less the amount 3) $20.0 million. If no Default or Event of any cashDefault has occurred and is continuing, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated would occur as a consequence thereof, the foregoing provisions shall not prohibit the following Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of Payments: (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the at said date of declaration the such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenturehereof; (2ii) the making payment of cash dividends on any Restricted Payment series of Disqualified Stock issued after the Closing Date in exchange for, or out an aggregate amount not to exceed the cash received by the Company since the Closing Date upon issuance of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries)such Disqualified Stock; (3iii) the redemption, repurchase, redemption, defeasance retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness any Equity Interests of the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the net cash proceeds of of, the substantially concurrent incurrence ofsale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of Qualified Equity Interests of the Company; PROVIDED that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to repurchase, retirement or other acquisition shall be incurred under Section 4.03 and excluded from clause (c)(2) of the other terms of this Indenturepreceding paragraph; (4iv) the defeasance, redemption or repurchase of subordinated Indebtedness with the net cash proceeds from an incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness or in exchange for or out of the net cash proceeds from the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of Qualified Equity Interests of the Company; PROVIDED that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition shall be excluded from clause (c)(2) of the preceding paragraph; (v) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Parent Company or any Subsidiary of the Company held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees any member of the Company's (or their transferees, estates any of its Subsidiaries') management pursuant to any management equity subscription agreement or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Datestock option agreement; provided PROVIDED that the aggregate cash consideration price paid for all such redemptions repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests shall not exceed $4,000,000 during 15.0 million in any calendar year;twelve-month period; and (5vi) repurchases the making and consummation of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon (A) a senior subordinated asset sale offer in accordance with the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion provisions of the exercise price thereof; indenture relating to the 2005 Senior Subordinated Notes or (6B) the repurchase a Change of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations Control Offer with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent Senior Subordinated Notes in accordance with the proceeds thereof exceed provisions of the amounts used Senior Subordinated Note Indenture or change of control offer with respect to effect the transactions described therein2005 Senior Subordinated Notes or the 2005 Exchangeable Subordinated Notes in accordance with the provisions of the indentures relating thereto. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other Not later than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of making any Restricted Payment, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that such Restricted Payment of is permitted and setting forth the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued basis upon which the calculations required by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Paymentthis covenant were computed.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Indenture (Tenet Healthcare Corp), Indenture (Tenet Healthcare Corp), Indenture (Tenet Healthcare Corp)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving pro forma effect to such Restricted PaymentPayment as if such Restricted Payment had been made at the beginning of the applicable Four-Quarter Period, the Parent could Issuer is not able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8April 3, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clauses (2) through (10) of clause (b) of this Section 4.11), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October commencing on April 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of (A) (i) the aggregate net cash proceeds or and (ii) the Fair Market Value of (as determined by x) marketable securities (other than marketable securities of the Board Issuer), (y) Equity Interests of Directors a Person (other than the Issuer or a Subsidiary of Parentthe Issuer) of any assets to be used engaged in a Permitted Business and (z) other assets used in any Permitted Business, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), received by the Parent either (x) Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries since April 3, 2012 as contributions a contribution to the its common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 capital or (y) from the issuance and issue or sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8of the Issuer or from the issue or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Equity Interests or convertible or exchangeable debt securities of the Issuer that have been converted into or exchanged for such Qualified Equity Interests (other than Equity Interests or debt securities sold to a Subsidiary of the Issuer and Excluded Contributions) and (B) the aggregate net cash proceeds, 2012if any, received by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries upon any conversion or exchange described in clause (A) above, plus (C) 100% of (A) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness (other than any Subordinated Indebtedness) of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the ParentIssuer’s consolidated balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8after April 3, 2012 of any such Indebtedness into or for Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer and (less B) the amount of any cashaggregate net cash proceeds, or the fair value of assetsif any, distributed received by the Parent Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiary Subsidiaries upon such any conversion or exchange)exchange described in clause (A) above, plus (D) in with respect to Restricted Investments made by the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Issuer and its Restricted Payment made Subsidiaries after November 8April 3, 2012, an amount equal to the sum, without duplication, of (A) the net reduction in such Restricted Investments in any Person resulting from (i) repayments of loans or advances, or other transfers of assets, in each case to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) other repurchases, repayments or redemptions of such Restricted Investments, (iii) the sale of any such Restricted Investment to a purchaser other than the Issuer or a Subsidiary or (iv) the release of any guarantee (except to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Incomeany amounts are paid under such guarantee) equal to the lesser of that constituted a Restricted Investment plus (iB) the return of capital with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary designated as such Investment after April 3, 2012 and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated redesignated as a Restricted PaymentSubsidiary after April 3, in either case2012, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the ParentIssuer’s proportionate interest Investment in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee held by the Parent Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on Subsidiaries at the time of such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when maderedesignation. (b) The Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in clause (a) of this Section 4.04(a) shall 4.11 will not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of (a) any dividend or similar redemption payment or the making of any distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereofthereof if, if on the date of declaration declaration, the payment dividend, redemption or distribution payment, as the case may be, would have complied with the provisions of this IndentureIndenture or (b) any dividend or similar distribution by a Restricted Subsidiary to the holders of its Equity Interests on a pro rata basis or on a basis more favorable to the Issuer; (2) the making redemption or acquisition of any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries)Interests; (3) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (including the payment of any required premium and any fees and expenses incurred in connection with such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance, other acquisition or retirement for value) (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests, (b) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.10 and the other terms of this IndentureIndenture or (c) upon a Change of Control or in connection with an Asset Sale to the extent required by the agreement governing such Subordinated Indebtedness but only if the Issuer shall have complied with Section 4.12 and Section 4.15 and purchased all Notes validly tendered pursuant to the relevant offer prior to purchasing, repurchasing, redeeming, defeasing or acquiring or retiring for value such Subordinated Indebtedness; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance repurchase or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent Issuer held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), either (x) upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, any such individual’s death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or (y) pursuant to any other repurchase event set forth equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement, stockholders’ agreement or similar agreement; provided, in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided any case, that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions redemptions, repurchases or other acquisitions or retirements shall not exceed (A) $4,000,000 10.0 million during any calendar yearyear (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried forward to the next succeeding calendar year but not any subsequent years) plus (B) the amount of any net cash proceeds received by or contributed to the Issuer from the issuance and sale after the Issue Date of Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer to its officers, directors or employees that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (4), plus (C) the net cash proceeds of any “key-man” life insurance policies that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (4); (5a) repurchases repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions or retirements for value of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation options, warrants, rights if the to acquire Equity Interests represents or other convertible securities to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise or exchange price thereofthereof and (b) any repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions or retirements for value of Equity Interests made in lieu of withholding taxes in connection with any exercise or exchange of stock options, warrants or other similar rights; (6) the repurchase of dividends on Preferred Stock or Disqualified Equity Interests upon vesting issued in compliance with Section 4.10 to the extent such dividends are included in the definition of restricted stockConsolidated Interest Expense; (7) the payment of cash in lieu of fractional Equity Interests; (8) payments or distributions to dissenting stockholders pursuant to applicable law in connection with a merger, restricted stock units, performance share units consolidation or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations transfer of assets that complies with respect theretothe provisions of Article 5; (9) Restricted Payments with Excluded Contributions; or (710) payment of other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amountamount since April 3, when taken together with all 2012 not to exceed $25.0 million; provided that (a) in the case of any Restricted Payments made Payment pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7clauses (3), (4), (9) or (10) above, no Default shall have occurred and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that be continuing or occur as a consequence thereof and (b) no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests used to make a payment pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2clauses (2), (3) or (34)(B) above shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket. For the purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on Restricted Payments denominated in a foreign currency, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The U.S. dollar-equivalent amount of all such Restricted Payments (other than cash) will Payment shall be calculated based on the Fair Market Value relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of the that such Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Paymentwas made.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Indenture (Hercules Offshore, Inc.), Indenture (Hercules Offshore, Inc.), Indenture (Hercules Offshore, Inc.)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Issuer will not, and shall will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1i) no Default or Event of A Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment;shall occur as a consequence thereof; or (2ii) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; and (3) the The amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Original Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clause (2ii), (3iii), (4iv), (5v), (6vi), (viii), (ix), (x) or (7xi)(B) of Section 6.09(b)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A1) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the last day beginning of the first fiscal quarter ended immediately prior commencing after the Original Issue Date to the date end of such calculation the Issuer’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B2) Subject to Section 6.09(b)(ii), 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or received by the Issuer and 100% of the Fair Market Value (as determined by at the Board time of Directors receipt of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business other than cash, if any, received by the Parent Issuer, either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent Issuer after November 8, 2012 the Original Issue Date or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8the Original Issue Date, 2012other than (a) any such proceeds or assets received from a Subsidiary of the Issuer; (b) Excluded Contributions; or (c) Designated Preferred Stock, plus (C3) the The aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of (other than any Subordinated Indebtedness) incurred by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary subsequent to the Original Issue Date is reduced on the ParentIssuer’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the ParentIssuer) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchangeexchange (other than payments of interest with respect thereto)), plus (D4) in In the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Original Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) 100% of the aggregate amount received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in cash or other property (valued at the Fair Market Value thereof) as the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E5) upon Upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the ParentIssuer’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the ParentIssuer’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) Basket and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall will not prohibit: (1i) the The payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution the consummation of any redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration thereofof the dividend or giving or any redemption notice, if on the date of declaration or notice, the payment or redemption would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2ii) the The making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of or with the net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Issuer) of, Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer or from the substantially concurrent contribution of common equity capital to the Issuer; provided, that net cash proceeds from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests or from contributions to equity capital of the Issuer under this clause (ii) shall not be included for purpose of calculating amounts under Section 6.09(a)(ii)(2); (iii) The redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests or (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3b) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 6.08 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4iv) Payments by the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Issuer to redeem Equity Interests of the Parent Issuer held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided provided, that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed the sum of (A) $4,000,000 2.0 million during any calendar year (with unused amounts being available to be used in the following calendar year, but not in any succeeding calendar year) plus (B) the amount of any net cash proceeds received by or contributed to the Issuer from the issuance and sale after the Original Issue Date of Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer to its officers, directors or employees that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (iv), plus (C) the net cash proceeds of any “key-man” life insurance policies that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (iv); (5v) repurchases Payments of cash, dividends, distributions, advances or other Restricted Payments by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary to allow the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares or upon the purchase, redemption or acquisition of fractional shares, including in connection with (i) the exercise of options or warrants, (ii) the conversion or exchange of Equity Interests, (iii) stock dividends, splits or combinations or business combinations or (iv) the conversion of the Convertible Notes or any payment made with respect thereto; (vi) Repurchases of Equity Interests (i) deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if other similar stock-based awards under equity plans of the Issuer or any of the Issuer’s Restricted Subsidiaries, warrants or other Equity Interests represents to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price thereofof those stock options, other similar stock-based awards under equity plans of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, warrants or other Equity Interests or (ii) in connection with a gross up for tax withholding related to such Equity Interests; (6vii) Additional Restricted Payments of $5.0 million; (viii) Restricted Payments that are made with Excluded Contributions; (ix) The redemption of Indebtedness that is contractually subordinated to the Notes pursuant to provisions similar to those described in Section 3.01 or Section 6.11 hereof; provided that, prior to such redemption, the Issuer (or a third party to the extent permitted by this Indenture) has made a Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer, as the case may be, with respect to the Notes as a result of such Change of Control or Asset Sale, as the case may be, and has repurchased all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn in connection with such Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer, as the case may be; (x) The distribution, as a dividend or otherwise, of shares of Capital Stock of, or Indebtedness owed to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer by, Unrestricted Subsidiaries; (xi) Any Restricted Payment made in connection with (A) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units Transactions or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto(B) the Exchange Transactions; or (7xii) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made and distributions to dissenting stockholders pursuant to applicable law, pursuant to or in connection with a consolidation, merger or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole that complies with the terms of this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstandingIndenture, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided including Article Seven hereof; provided, that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2clause (ii), (iii) or (3iv)(B) above shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.09, except to in the extent event that a Restricted Payment meets the proceeds thereof exceed criteria of more than one of the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount categories of all Restricted Payments described in clauses (other than cashi) through (xii) of Section 6.09(b) hereof, or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.09(a) hereof, the Issuer will be the Fair Market Value entitled to classify such Restricted Payment (or portion thereof) on the date of the its payment or later reclassify such Restricted Payment of the asset(s(or portion thereof) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Paymentin any manner that complies with this Section 6.09.

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Samples: Indenture (Us Concrete Inc), Indenture (Bode Concrete LLC), Indenture (Bode Concrete LLC)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could cannot incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clause (2), (3) or (5) of the next paragraph), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (Aa) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 commencing on the first day of the first full fiscal quarter commencing after the Issue Date to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (Bb) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8the Issue Date, 2012other than to the extent any such proceeds are used to redeem Notes in accordance with paragraph 6(b) of the Notes, plus (Cc) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 the Issue Date into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (Dd) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (Ee) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(Eclause (3) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (Ff) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) $5.0 million. The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall will not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the making time of or as a consequence of such redemption, the redemption of any Equity Interests of the Parent or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests; (3) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or as a consequence of such redemption, the redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests or (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3b) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.06 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the repurchase, time of or as a consequence of such redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value the redemption of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 2.0 million during any calendar year;; or (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2clause (2) or (3) above shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

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Samples: Indenture (William Lyon Homes Inc), Indenture (William Lyon Homes), Indenture (William Lyon Homes)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Until the Notes are rated Investment Grade by both Rating Agencies (after which time the following covenant will no longer be in effect), the Company will not, and shall will not cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless: (1i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2ii) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent Company could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio ExceptionSection 3.02(a) hereof; and (3iii) the amount of immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments (including the Fair Market Value of any non-cash Restricted Payment) declared or made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), the Issue Date does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (Aa) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income for of the Company on a cumulative basis during the period (taken as one accounting period) from October and including April 1, 2012 to 1998 and including ending on the last day of the Company's fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to preceding the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available Restricted Payment (or, if or in the event such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus plus (Bb) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or of and the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board fair market value of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business Property received by the Parent either Company from (x1) as contributions any capital contribution to the common equity of the Parent Company after November 8June 9, 2012 1997 or (y) from the issuance and any issue or sale after June 9, 1997 of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange Stock (other than by a to any Subsidiary of the ParentCompany) and (2) the issue or sale after June 9, 1997 of any Indebtedness issued subsequent or other securities of the Company convertible into or exercisable for Qualified Stock of the Company that have been so converted or exercised, as the case may be, plus (c) $86.0 million, which is equal to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the aggregate principal amount of any cashthe Company's 6-7/8% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2002 that were converted into the Company's Common Equity prior to the Issue Date, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus plus (Dd) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as constituting a Restricted Payment made after November 8the June 9, 20121997, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation calculation of the Consolidated Net IncomeIncome referred to in (a)) equal to the lesser of (ix) the return of capital with respect to such Investment (including by dividend, distribution or sale of Capital Stock) and (iiy) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition or repayment of such Investment and net (to the extent not included in the calculation of taxesthe Consolidated Net Income referred to in (a)), plus plus (Ee) upon with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is redesignated as a Redesignation Restricted Subsidiary after June 9, 1997 in accordance with the definition of Unrestricted Subsidiary (so long as the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant made after June 9, 1997 and only to this paragraph the extent not included in the calculation of the Consolidated Net Income referred to in (a)), an amount equal to the lesser of (x) when madethe proportionate interest of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in an amount equal to the excess of (I) the total assets of such Subsidiary, valued on an aggregate basis at the lesser of book value and Fair Market Value thereof, over (II) the total liabilities of such Subsidiary, determined in accordance with GAAP, and (y) the Designation Amount at the time of such Subsidiary's designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus (f) $50 million minus (g) the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments (other than Restricted Payments referred to in clause (C) of the immediately succeeding paragraph) made after June 9, 1997 through the Issue Date. (b) The provisions Clauses (ii) and (iii) of Section 4.04(aparagraph (a) shall will not prohibit: : (1A) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of its declaration thereof, if such dividend could have been made on the date of its declaration the payment would have complied with without violation of the provisions of this Indenture; ; (2B) the making repurchase, redemption or retirement of any Restricted Payment shares of Capital Stock of the Company in exchange for, or out of the net proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to a Subsidiary of the Parent or any Company) of, other shares of its Subsidiaries); Qualified Stock; and (3C) the repurchasepurchase, redemption, defeasance redemption or other acquisition acquisition, cancellation or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness Capital Stock, or options, warrants, equity appreciation rights or other rights to purchase or acquire Capital Stock, of the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors officers or employees or former officers, directors officers or employees of the Company or any Subsidiary (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth ) not to exceed $20 million in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the aggregate since the Issue Date; provided provided, however, that each Restricted Payment described in clauses (A) and (B) of this sentence shall be taken into account for purposes of computing the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments pursuant to clause (iii) of paragraph (a). (c) For purposes of determining the aggregate and permitted amounts of Restricted Payments made, the amount of any guarantee of any Investment in any Person that was initially treated as a Restricted Payment and which was subsequently terminated or expired, net of any amounts paid by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such guarantee, shall be deducted. (d) In determining the "fair market value of Property" for purposes of clause (iii) of the paragraph (a), Property other than cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities shall be deemed to be equal in value to the "equity value" of the Capital Stock or other securities issued in exchange therefor. The "equity value" of such Capital Stock or other securities shall be equal to (i) will be the Fair Market Value number of shares of Common Equity issued in the transaction (or issuable upon conversion or exercise of the Capital Stock or other securities issued in the transaction) multiplied by the closing sale price of the Common Equity on its principal market on the date of the Restricted Payment transaction (less, in the case of Capital Stock or other securities which require the payment of consideration at the time of conversion or exercise, the aggregate consideration payable thereupon) or (ii) if the Common Equity is not then traded on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or Nasdaq National Market, or if the Capital Stock or other securities issued in the transaction do not consist of Common Equity (or Capital Stock or other securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Equity), the value of such Capital Stock or other securities as determined by a nationally recognized investment banking firm retained by the Board of Directors of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted PaymentCompany.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Twentieth Supplemental Indenture (Horton D R Inc /De/), First Supplemental Indenture (Horton D R Inc /De/), Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture (Horton D R Inc /De/)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall will not, and shall will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiary Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly: (i) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on account of the Parent’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or to the direct or indirect holders of the Parent’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests in their capacity as holders (other than dividends or distributions payable in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and other than dividends or distributions payable to the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary); (ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Parent) any Equity Interests of the Parent or any direct or indirect parent entity of the Parent; (iii) make any principal payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness of the Parent, the Issuer or any Guarantor that is expressly contractually subordinated to the Notes or to any Note Guarantee (excluding any intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Parent and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), except (1) a payment of principal at the Stated Maturity thereof or (2) the purchase, repurchase or other acquisition of Indebtedness purchased in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or scheduled maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such purchase, repurchase or other acquisition; or (iv) make any Restricted Payment Investment, (all such payments and other actions set forth in these clauses (i) through (iv) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”), unless, at the time of any such Restricted Payment: (1v) no Default or Event of Default shall have has occurred and be is continuing at the time or would occur as a consequence of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2vi) immediately the Parent would, at the time of such Restricted Payment and after giving pro forma effect to thereto as if such Restricted PaymentPayment had been made at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, the Parent could have been permitted to incur at least $US$1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Exceptiontest set forth in Section 4.09(a); and (3vii) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 by the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries since the Issue Date (other than excluding Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) permitted by clauses (2ii), (3iii), (4iv), (5vi), (6), or vii) and (7xi) of Section 4.07(b)), does not exceed is less than the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (sum, without duplication):, of: (A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Parent for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1June 29, 2012 2009 to and including the last day end of the Parent’s most recently ended fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be for such period is a deficit, minus less 100% of such aggregate deficit), ; plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) since the Issue Date as contributions a contribution to the its common equity capital or from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Parent after November 8, 2012 (other than Disqualified Stock) or (y) from the issuance and issue or sale of Qualified convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock of the Parent or convertible or exchangeable debt securities of the Parent, in each case that have been converted into or exchanged for Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, of the Parent (other than Equity Interests (or Disqualified Stock or debt securities) sold to a Subsidiary of the Parent); plus (C) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after the Issue Date is (a) sold or otherwise cancelled, liquidated or repaid, or (b) made in an entity that subsequently becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, 100% of the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed net cash proceeds received by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8non-cash consideration, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the property received by the Parent or Restricted Subsidiary or the Parent’s proportionate interest Restricted Investment as of the date such entity becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; plus (D) to the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Parent designated as such after the Issue Date is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date, the Fair Market Value of the property received by the Parent or Restricted Subsidiary or the Parent’s Restricted Investment in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount as of the Parent’s Investments in date of such Subsidiary redesignation to the extent such Investments investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments restricted payments capacity under this Section 4.04(a)(Eclause (vii) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, ; plus (FE) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee dividends or distributions received by the Parent or any a Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8the Issue Date from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when madedividends or distributions were not otherwise included in the Consolidated Net Income of the Parent for such period. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a4.07(a) shall will not prohibit: (1i) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution the consummation of any redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration thereofof the dividend or giving of the redemption notice, as the case may be, if on at the date of declaration or notice, the dividend or redemption payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2ii) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of or with the net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to a Subsidiary of the Parent) of, Equity Interests of the Parent (other than Disqualified Stock) or from the substantially concurrent contribution of common equity capital to the Parent; provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such Restricted Payment will be excluded from Section 4.07(a)(vii)(B) and will not be considered to be net cash proceeds from an Equity Offering for purposes of its SubsidiariesSection 3.07(a); (3iii) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent Parent, or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, that is contractually subordinated to the Notes or out to any Note Guarantee with the net cash proceeds from an incurrence of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this IndentureIndebtedness; (4iv) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary held by officers, directors or employees any current or former officersofficer, directors director, employee or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination consultant of employment or service the Parent or any other repurchase event set forth in a written of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement, restricted stock grant, shareholders’ agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateor similar agreement; provided that the aggregate cash consideration price paid for all such redemptions shall repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests may not exceed $4,000,000 during US$5.0 million in any calendar yearyear (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to the next succeeding two years); and provided, further, that such amount in any calendar year period may be increased by an amount not to exceed the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests of the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary received by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary during such calendar year period, in each case to members of management, directors or consultants of the Parent, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of its direct or indirect parent companies to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests have not otherwise been applied to the making of Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 4.07(a)(vii)(B) or 4.07(b)(ii); (5v) repurchases the repurchase of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if to the extent such Equity Interests represents represent a portion of the exercise price thereofof those stock options; (6vi) the repurchase declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Parent or any preferred stock of any Restricted Subsidiary issued on or after the Issue Date in accordance with Section 4.09; (vii) payments of cash, dividends, distributions, advances or other Restricted Payments by the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to allow the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon (1) the exercise of options or warrants or (2) the conversion or exchange of Capital Stock of any such Person; (viii) advances or loans to any future, present or former officer, director, employee or consultant of the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary to pay for the purchase or other acquisition for value of Capital Stock of the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary, or any obligation under a forward sale agreement, deferred purchase agreement or deferred payment arrangement pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit or incentive plan or other agreement or arrangement, provided that the total aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made under this clause (viii) does not exceed US$5.0 million in any calendar year and US$15.0 million in the aggregate since the Issue Date; (ix) advances or loans to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit or incentive plan or unit trust or the trustees of any such plan or trust, provided that the total aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made under this clause (ix) does not exceed US$6.0 million in any calendar year; (x) the payment of any dividend (or, in the case of any partnership or limited liability company, any similar distribution) by a Restricted Subsidiary to the holders of its Equity Interests upon vesting (other than the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary) on no more than a pro rata basis; (xi) payment of restricted stockany Securitization Fees and purchases of Securitization Assets pursuant to a Securitization Repurchase Obligation in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing; (xii) the repurchase, restricted stock units, performance share units redemption or similar equity incentives other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Parent or any South African Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations transactions in connection with respect theretothe BBBEE Act; or (7xiii) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant amount not to this Section 4.04(b)(7exceed US$37.5 million since the Issue Date. (c) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a such Restricted Subsidiary of the ParentSubsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. Unsecured Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior to Secured Indebtedness by virtue of its nature as unsecured Indebtedness.

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Samples: Indenture (Sappi LTD), Indenture (Sappi LTD)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Issuer will not, and shall will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessunless at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately shall occur as a consequence thereof; and (2) after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, incurrence and the Parent could incur at least $1.00 application of additional Indebtedness pursuant to proceeds therefrom the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall Leverage Test would be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) satisfied. The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall will not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making redemption of any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than provided that any transfers of the Equity Interests of the Issuer will be subject to the provisions of the Parent or any of its SubsidiariesPledge Agreement); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (provided that any transfers of the Equity Interests of the Issuer will be subject to the provisions of the Parent Pledge Agreement), (b) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.06 and the other terms of this IndentureIndenture or (c) upon a Change of Control or in connection with a sale of assets to the extent required by the agreement governing such Subordinated Indebtedness but only if the Issuer shall have complied with Section 4.20 and purchased all Notes validly tendered pursuant to the relevant offer prior to redeeming such Subordinated Indebtedness; (4) (x) prior to the repurchaseconsummation of an initial public offering, redemptionpayments to permit Parent, defeasance and which are used by Parent or other acquisition or retirement for value (y) after the consummation of an initial public offering, payments used by the Issuer, to redeem Equity Interests of Parent or the Parent Issuer, as the case may be, held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 25.0 million during any calendar yeartwelve consecutive months; (5) payments permitted pursuant to clause (3) of Section 4.09; (6) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents represent a portion of the exercise price thereof; (67) [Reserved]; (8) payments by the repurchase Issuer to Parent or its subsidiaries to the extent necessary to pay principal and interest when due in respect of Equity Interests upon vesting Indebtedness of restricted stockParent and its subsidiaries; (9) Restricted Payments pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit plans for directors, restricted stock unitsmanagement, performance share units employees or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect theretoconsultants of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries; or (710) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all amount from and after the Issue Date not to exceed $50.0 million; provided that in the case of any Restricted Payments made Payment pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstandingclause (3), does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) (8) or (310) above, no Default shall increase the have occurred and be continuing or occur as a consequence thereof. For purposes of this covenant, if a particular Restricted Payments BasketPayment involves a non-cash payment, except including a distribution of assets, then such Restricted Payment shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used cash portion of such Restricted Payment, if any, plus an amount equal to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment non-cash portion of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the such Restricted Payment.

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Samples: Third Supplemental Indenture (QVC Inc), Second Supplemental Indenture (QVC Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, : (i) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on account of the Company's or any of its Subsidiaries' Equity Interests (other than (w) Physician Joint Venture Distributions, (x) dividends or distributions payable in Qualified Equity Interests of the Company, (y) dividends or distributions payable to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company and (z) dividends or distributions by any Subsidiary of the Company payable to all holders of a class of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary on a PRO RATA basis); (ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Company; or (iii) make any principal payment on, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness that is subordinated to the Securities, except at the original final maturity date thereof or pursuant to a Specified Exchange or the Refinancing (all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above being collectively referred to as "RESTRICTED PAYMENTS"), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment unless:(the amount of any such Restricted Payment, if other than cash, shall be the fair market value (as conclusively evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors set forth in an Officers' Certificate delivered to the Trustee within 60 days prior to the date of such Restricted Payment) of the asset(s) proposed to be transferred by the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to such Restricted Payment): (1a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof; and (b) the Company would, at the time of or immediately such Restricted Payment and after giving PRO FORMA effect to thereto as if such Restricted Payment; (2) Payment had been made at the beginning of the most recently ended four full fiscal quarter period for which internal financial statements are available immediately after giving effect to preceding the date of such Restricted Payment, the Parent could have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Exceptiontest set forth in the first paragraph of Section 3.09 hereof; and (3c) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Subsidiaries after November 8March 1, 2012 1995 (other than excluding Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) permitted by clauses (2ii), (3iii), (4iv) and (v) of the next succeeding paragraph), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed is less than the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A1) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October the beginning of the first fiscal quarter commencing after March 1, 2012 1995 to and including the last day end of the Company's most recently ended fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be for such period is a deficit, minus less 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus PLUS (B2) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either Company from the issue or sale (x) as contributions other than to the common equity a Subsidiary of the Parent after November 8Company) since March 1, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale 1995 of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent Company or of debt securities of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion of its Subsidiaries that have been converted into or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into exchanged for such Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition Company, PLUS (3) $20.0 million. If no Default or repayment Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or return on any Investment that was treated would occur as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiaryconsequence thereof, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1i) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the at said date of declaration the such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenturehereof; (2ii) the making payment of cash dividends on any Restricted Payment series of Disqualified Stock issued after the date hereof in exchange for, or out an aggregate amount not to exceed the cash received by the Company since the date hereof upon issuance of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries)such Disqualified Stock; (3iii) the redemption, repurchase, redemption, defeasance retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness any Equity Interests of the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the net cash proceeds of of, the substantially concurrent incurrence ofsale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of Qualified Equity Interests of the Company; PROVIDED that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to repurchase, retirement or other acquisition shall be incurred under Section 4.03 and excluded from clause (c)(2) of the other terms of this Indenturepreceding paragraph; (4iv) the defeasance, redemption or repurchase of subordinated Indebtedness with the net cash proceeds from an incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness or in exchange for or out of the net cash proceeds from the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of Qualified Equity Interests of the Company; PROVIDED that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition shall be excluded from clause (c)(2) of the preceding paragraph; (v) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Parent Company or any Subsidiary of the Company held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees any member of the Company's (or their transferees, estates any of its Subsidiaries') management pursuant to any management equity subscription agreement or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Datestock option agreement; provided PROVIDED that the aggregate cash consideration price paid for all such redemptions repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests shall not exceed $4,000,000 during 15.0 million in any calendar year;twelve-month period; and (5vi) repurchases the making and consummation of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon (A) a senior subordinated asset sale offer in accordance with the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion provisions of the exercise price thereof; indenture relating to the 2005 Senior Subordinated Notes or (6B) the repurchase a Change of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations Control Offer with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent Senior Subordinated Notes in accordance with the proceeds thereof exceed provisions of the amounts used Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture or change of control offer with respect to effect the transactions described therein2005 Senior Subordinated Notes or the 2005 Exchangeable Subordinated Notes in accordance with the provisions of the indentures relating thereto. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other Not later than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of making any Restricted Payment, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that such Restricted Payment of is permitted and setting forth the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued basis upon which the calculations required by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Paymentthis covenant were computed.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Indenture (Tenet Healthcare Corp), Indenture (Tenet Healthcare Corp)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary (including the Issuer) to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could cannot incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio ExceptionIncurrence Leverage Ratio; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, (the amount so expended, if other than in cash, to be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors) when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Initial Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clauses (2), (3), (4), (57) or (8) of the next paragraph), (6), or (7)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (Aa) 50% of Consolidated Net Income of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including the Issuer) for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 commencing on the first day of the fiscal quarter in which the Initial Issue Date occurs to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are internally available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (Bb) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 the Initial Issue Date or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8the Initial Issue Date, 2012other than (A) any such proceeds which are used to redeem Notes in accordance with Section 6(b) of the Notes or (B) any such proceeds or assets received from a Subsidiary, plus (Cc) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of incurred by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary (including the Issuer) subsequent to the Initial Issue Date is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests of the Parent (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary to a Person other than the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (Dd) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or liquidated return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Initial Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) 100% of the aggregate amount received by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary (including the Issuer) in cash or other property (valued at the Fair Market Value thereof) as the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (Ee) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments prior to such Redesignation had reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) Basket and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced. The foregoing provisions, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount ofwhich shall be given independent effect in whole or in part, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary (including the Issuer) of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making redemption of any Equity Interests of the Parent or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary (including the Issuer) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than or of a substantially concurrent capital contribution to the Parent or Parent; provided that any proceeds from the issuance and sale of its Subsidiaries)such Qualified Equity Interests shall be excluded from the calculation of the Restricted Payments Basket; (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary (including the Issuer) (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests, (b) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.06 and the other terms of this IndentureIndenture or (c) upon a Change of Control or in connection with an Asset Sale to the extent required by the agreement governing such Subordinated Indebtedness, but only if the Issuer shall have complied with Section 4.09 and Section 4.19 and purchased all Notes validly tendered pursuant to the relevant offer prior to redeeming such Subordinated Indebtedness; provided that any proceeds from the issuance and sale of such Qualified Equity Interests shall be excluded from the calculation of the Restricted Payments Basket; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation options, warrants and other similar rights to acquire Equity Interests if the Equity Interests represents represent a portion of the exercise price thereof, or payments made pursuant to the “Buy-In” provisions of the warrants (or any successor warrants thereto) issued on the Initial Issuance Date; (65) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stockthe Parent (including options, restricted stock unitswarrants or other rights to acquire such Equity Interests) from employees, performance share units former employees, directors, former directors, officers, former officers, consultants or similar equity incentives former consultants of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (or Heirs or other permitted transferees of any of the foregoing), pursuant to satisfy tax withholding the terms of the agreements (including employment agreements) or similar tax obligations plans (or amendments thereto) approved by the Board of Directors of the Parent (or such direct or indirect parent) under which such individuals purchase or sell or are granted the option to purchase or sell, such Equity Interests in an aggregate amount that shall not exceed $2.5 million in any calendar year, with unused amounts being carried forward to the next calendar year, plus the aggregate cash proceeds from any payments on insurance policies in which the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is the beneficiary with respect theretoto any directors, officers or employees of the Parent and its Subsidiaries which proceeds are used to purchase the Equity Interests of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary (including the Issuer) held by any of such directors, officers or employees; or (76) Restricted Payments in an amount such that the sum of the aggregate amount, when taken together with all amount of Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7clause (6) and then outstanding, after the Initial Issue Date does not exceed $20,000,00010.0 million; (7) the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock or of any Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary (including the Issuer) Incurred in accordance with Section 4.06; and (8) transactions pursuant to, in connection with, or contemplated by the Purchase Agreement. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests used to make a payment pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2clause (2) or (33)(a) above shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Indenture (Gsi Group Inc), Indenture (Gsi Group Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Issuer and the Co-Issuer will not, and shall will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time or would occur as a consequence of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2) immediately the Issuer would, at the time of such Restricted Payment and after giving pro forma effect to thereto as if such Restricted PaymentPayment had been made at the beginning of the applicable Four-Quarter Period, the Parent could have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Issuer, the Co-Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to clauses Section 4.04(b) (24.11(b)(2), (3Section 4.11(b)(3), (4Section 4.11(b)(4), (5Section 4.11(b)(5), (6Section 4.11(b)(6), Section 4.11(b)(8), or (7Section 4.11(b)(9)), does not exceed is less than the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income of the Issuer for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 commencing on the first day of the first full fiscal quarter commencing after the Issue Date to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or and the Fair Market Value (fair market value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of Parent) the Issuer, of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business property and marketable securities, received by the Parent Issuer either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent Issuer after November 8the Issue Date (other than (i) by a Restricted Subsidiary, 2012 (ii) any Disqualified Equity Interests, (iii) Designated Preferred Stock and (iv) cash proceeds applied to Restricted Payments made in accordance with Section 4.11(b)(4)) or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8the Issue Date, 2012in each case, other than any such proceeds which are used (x) to redeem Notes in accordance with Section 6 of the Notes or (y) to make Restricted Payments in reliance on Section 4.11(b)(3) or Section 4.11(b)(4), plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness (other than any Subordinated Indebtedness) of the Parent Issuer, the Co-Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the ParentIssuer’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange subsequent to the Issue Date (other than by a Subsidiary of the ParentIssuer) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent Issuer, the Co-Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) without duplication of any amounts included in Section 4.11(b)(4), (x) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate amount received in cash and the fair market value, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Issuer in good faith, of property and marketable securities received after the Issue Date and representing the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxestaxes or (y) the sale (other than to the Issuer, the Co-Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary) of the Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the ParentIssuer’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the ParentIssuer’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) Basket and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall will not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Issuer, the Co-Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar other distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of any Equity Interests of the Issuer, the Co-Issuer or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests; (3) the redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer, the Co-Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests or (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3b) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.10 and the other terms of this Indenture; provided, that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such Restricted Payment will not be considered to be net proceeds of Qualified Equity Interests for purposes of Section 4.11(a)(3)(B) and will not be considered to be net cash proceeds from a Qualified Equity Offering for purposes of the provisions described under Section 6 of the Notes; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of payments to redeem Equity Interests of the Parent Issuer, held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates)) thereof, upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service pursuant to any employee benefit plan or agreement or awarded to an employee to pay for the taxes payable by such employee upon such grant or award or the vesting thereof; provided, that the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments under this clause (4) shall not exceed (A) $2.0 million during any calendar year plus (B) the amount of any net cash proceeds received by or contributed to the Issuer from the issuance and sale since the Issue Date of Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer to its officers, directors or employees that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to the terms of clause 3(b) of the preceding paragraph or this clause (4), plus (C) the net cash proceeds of any “key-man” life insurance policies that have not been applied to Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (4), less (D) the amount of any Restricted Payments previously made from cash proceeds received pursuant to clauses (B) and (C) of this clause (4); provided, further, that the cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Issuer, the Co-Issuer or any other Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the repurchase event set forth of Qualified Equity Interests will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment; (5) (a) the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of the Series A Preferred Stock to the extent such dividends are included in a written agreement between Parent the definition of Consolidated Interest Expense, (b) the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Equity Interests of the Issuer, the Co-Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary outstanding on the Issue Date or issued on or after the Issue Date in accordance with the Coverage Ratio Exception described under Section 4.10 to the extent such individual evidencing such Equity dividends are included in the definition of Consolidated Interest Expense and (c) the declaration and payment of accrued and unpaid dividends to holders of the Series A Preferred Stock outstanding as of the Issue Date; provided that Date with the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar yearproceeds from the sale of the Initial Notes; (56) the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) issued by the Issuer after the Issue Date in accordance with the Coverage Ratio Exception described under Section 4.10 to the extent such dividends are included in the definition of Consolidated Interest Expense; provided, however, that (A) for the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which consolidated financial statements are available immediately preceding the date of issuance of such Designated Preferred Stock, after giving effect to such issuance (and the payment of dividends or distributions thereon) on a pro forma basis, the Issuer would have had a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least 2.0 to 1.0 and (B) the aggregate amount of dividends declared and paid pursuant to this clause (6) does not exceed the net cash proceeds actually received by the Issuer from any such sale of Designated Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) issued after the Issue Date; (7) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise or conversion of stock options or stock appreciation rights other Equity Interests, if the such repurchased or converted Equity Interests represents represent a portion of the exercise price thereof; (68) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Indebtedness pursuant to the provisions in documentation governing such Subordinated Indebtedness similar to those described under Section 4.09, Section 4.13, Section 4.14 and Section 4.27; provided, that prior to such repurchase, redemption or another acquisition, the Issuer and the Co-Issuer (or a third party to the extent permitted by this Indenture) shall have made any required Change of Control Offer, Net Proceeds Offer or Loss Proceeds Offer, as the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stockcase may be, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect theretoto the Notes and shall have repurchased all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn in connection with such Change of Control Offer, Net Proceeds Offer or Loss Proceeds Offer; or (79) additional Restricted Payments of $10.0 million; provided, that (a) in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all the case of any Restricted Payments made Payment pursuant to clause (3), (4), (5)(b), (6), (8) or (9) of this Section 4.04(b)(74.11(b), no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or occur as a consequence thereof and (b) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests used to make a payment pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2clause (2), (3) or (34) of this Section 4.11(b) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to . In the extent event that a Restricted Payment meets the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount criteria of all Restricted Payments (other more than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date one of the exceptions described in (1) through (9) of this Section 4.11(b) or is entitled to be made pursuant to Section 4.11(a), the Issuer shall, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify such Restricted Payment of the asset(s) into one or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Paymentmore exceptions.

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Samples: Indenture (Westmoreland Energy LLC), Indenture (WESTMORELAND COAL Co)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall will not, and shall will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiary Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly: (i) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on account of the Parent’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or to the direct or indirect holders of the Parent’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests in their capacity as holders (other than dividends or distributions payable in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and other than dividends or distributions payable to the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary); (ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Parent) any Equity Interests of the Parent or any direct or indirect parent entity of the Parent; (iii) make any principal payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness of the Parent, the Issuer or any Guarantor that is expressly contractually subordinated to the Notes or to any Note Guarantee (excluding any intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Parent and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), except (1) a payment of principal at the Stated Maturity thereof or (2) the purchase, repurchase or other acquisition of Indebtedness purchased in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or scheduled maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such purchase, repurchase or other acquisition; or (iv) make any Restricted Payment Investment, (all such payments and other actions set forth in these clauses (i) through (iv) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”), unless, at the time of any such Restricted Payment: (1v) no Default or Event of Default shall have has occurred and be is continuing at the time or would occur as a consequence of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2vi) immediately the Parent would, at the time of such Restricted Payment and after giving pro forma effect to thereto as if such Restricted PaymentPayment had been made at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, the Parent could have been permitted to incur at least $US$1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Exceptiontest set forth in Section 4.09(a); and (3vii) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 by the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries since the 2014 Notes Issue Date (other than and not returned or rescinded) (excluding Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) permitted by clauses (2ii), (3iii), (4iv), (5vi), (6vii), or (7xi) and (xiv) of Section 4.07(b)), does not exceed is less than the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (sum, without duplication):, of: (A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Parent for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1June 29, 2012 2009 to and including the last day end of the Parent’s most recently ended fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be for such period is a deficit, minus less 100% of such aggregate deficit), ; plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or and the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any property or assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) since the 2014 Notes Issue Date as contributions a contribution to the its common equity capital or from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Parent after November 8, 2012 (other than Disqualified Stock) or (y) from the issuance and issue or sale of Qualified convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock of the Parent or convertible or exchangeable debt securities of the Parent, in each case that have been converted into or exchanged for Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, of the Parent (other than Equity Interests (or Disqualified Stock or debt securities) sold to a Subsidiary of the Parent); plus (C) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after the 2014 Notes Issue Date was or is, as the case may be, (a) sold or otherwise cancelled, liquidated or repaid, or (b) made in an entity that subsequently became or becomes, as the case may be, a Restricted Subsidiary, 100% of the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed net cash proceeds received by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8non-cash consideration, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the property or assets received by the Parent or Restricted Subsidiary or the Parent’s proportionate interest Restricted Investment as of the date such entity became or becomes, as the case may be, a Restricted Subsidiary or such Restricted Investment is sold or otherwise cancelled, liquidated or repaid; plus (D) to the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Parent designated as such after the Issue Date is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date, the Fair Market Value of the property or assets received by the Parent or Restricted Subsidiary or the Parent’s Restricted Investment in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount as of the Parent’s Investments in date of such Subsidiary redesignation to the extent such Investments investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments capacity under this Section 4.04(a)(Eclause (vii) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, ; plus (FE) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee dividends or distributions received by the Parent or any a Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8the 2014 Notes Issue Date from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when madedividends or distributions were not otherwise included in the Consolidated Net Income of the Parent for such period. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a4.07(a) shall will not prohibit: (1i) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution the consummation of any redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration thereofof the dividend or giving of the redemption notice, as the case may be, if on at the date of declaration or notice, the dividend or redemption payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2ii) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of or with the net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to a Subsidiary of the Parent) of, Equity Interests of the Parent (other than Disqualified Stock) or from the substantially concurrent contribution of common equity capital to the Parent; provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such Restricted Payment will be excluded from Section 4.07(a)(vii)(B) and will not be considered to be net cash proceeds from an Equity Offering for purposes of its SubsidiariesSection 3.07(a); (3iii) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, that is contractually subordinated to the Notes or out to any Note Guarantee with the net cash proceeds from an incurrence of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this IndentureIndebtedness; (4iv) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary held by officers, directors or employees any current or former officersofficer, directors director, employee or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination consultant of employment or service the Parent or any other repurchase event set forth in a written of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement, restricted stock grant, shareholders’ agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateor similar agreement; provided that the aggregate cash consideration price paid for all such redemptions shall repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests may not exceed $4,000,000 during US$5.0 million in any calendar yearyear (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to the next succeeding two years); and provided, further, that such amount in any calendar year period may be increased by an amount not to exceed the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests of the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary received by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary during such calendar year period, in each case to members of management, directors or consultants of the Parent, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of its direct or indirect parent companies to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests have not otherwise been applied to the making of Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 4.07(a)(vii)(B) or 4.07(b)(ii); (5v) repurchases the repurchase of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if to the extent such Equity Interests represents represent a portion of the exercise price thereofof those stock options; (6vi) the repurchase declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Parent or any preferred stock of any Restricted Subsidiary issued on or after the Issue Date in accordance with Section 4.09; (vii) payments of cash, dividends, distributions, advances or other Restricted Payments by the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to allow the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon (1) the exercise of options or warrants or (2) the conversion or exchange of Capital Stock of any such Person; (viii) advances or loans to any future, present or former officer, director, employee or consultant of the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary to pay for the purchase or other acquisition for value of Capital Stock of the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary, or any obligation under a forward sale agreement, deferred purchase agreement or deferred payment arrangement pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit or incentive plan or other agreement or arrangement, provided that the total aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made under this clause (viii) does not exceed US$5.0 million in any calendar year and US$25.0 million in the aggregate since the Issue Date; (ix) advances or loans to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit or incentive plan or unit trust or the trustees of any such plan or trust, provided that the total aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made under this clause (ix) does not exceed US$6.0 million in any calendar year; (x) the payment of any dividend (or, in the case of any partnership or limited liability company, any similar distribution) by a Restricted Subsidiary to the holders of its Equity Interests upon vesting (other than the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary) on no more than a pro rata basis; (xi) payment of restricted stockany Securitization Fees and purchases of Securitization Assets pursuant to a Securitization Repurchase Obligation in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing; (xii) the repurchase, restricted stock unitsredemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Parent or any South African Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to transactions in connection with the BBBEE Act; (xiii) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, performance share units the declaration or similar equity incentives payment by the Parent of dividends or the making of any other payments or distributions on account of the Parent’s Equity Interests, in an amount per annum not to satisfy tax withholding exceed 6% of the Parent’s Market Capitalization, provided that on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such dividends, payments or similar tax obligations with respect theretodistributions the Consolidated Leverage Ratio does not exceed 4.0 to 1.0; or (7xiv) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant amount not to this Section 4.04(b)(7exceed US$50.0 million since the Issue Date. (c) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a such Restricted Subsidiary of the ParentSubsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. Unsecured Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior to Secured Indebtedness by virtue of its nature as unsecured Indebtedness, and no Indebtedness will be deemed to be subordinate or junior to any other Indebtedness solely by virtue of being secured with different collateral or by virtue of being secured on a junior priority basis or by virtue of the application of waterfall or other payment ordering provisions affecting different tranches of Indebtedness under Credit Facilities.

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Samples: Indenture (Sappi LTD), Indenture (Sappi LTD)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless:if at the time of such Restricted Payment (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect the Issuer is not able to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Prior Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clauses (1)(b), (2), (3), (4), (5) or (9) of clause (b) of this Section 4.11), (6), or (7)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October commencing on January 1, 2012 2011 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of (A) (i) the aggregate net cash proceeds or and (ii) the Fair Market Value of (as determined by x) marketable securities (other than marketable securities of the Board Issuer), (y) Equity Interests of Directors a Person (other than the Issuer or an Affiliate of Parentthe Issuer) of any assets to be used engaged in a Permitted Business and (z) other assets used in any Permitted Business, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), received by the Parent either (x) Issuer since the Prior Issue Date as contributions a contribution to the its common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 capital or (y) from the issuance and issue or sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8of the Issuer or from the issue or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Equity Interests or convertible or exchangeable debt securities of the Issuer that have been converted into or exchanged for such Qualified Equity Interests (other than Equity Interests or debt securities sold to a Subsidiary of the Issuer), 2012and (B) the aggregate net cash proceeds, if any, received by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries upon any conversion or exchange described in clause (A) above, plus (C) 100% of (A) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness (other than any Subordinated Indebtedness) of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the ParentIssuer’s consolidated balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary after the Issue Prior Date of the Parent) of any such Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into or for Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer and (less B) the amount of any cashaggregate net cash proceeds, or the fair value of assetsif any, distributed received by the Parent Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiary Subsidiaries upon such any conversion or exchange)exchange described in clause (A) above, plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Prior Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to 100% of the lesser of aggregate amount received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in cash or other property (ivalued at the Fair Market Value thereof) as the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the ParentIssuer’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) Notwithstanding the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereofforegoing, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as clause (a) of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.Section

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Samples: Indenture (Basic Energy Services Inc), Indenture (Basic Energy Services Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Issuer will not, and shall will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could Issuer cannot incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clauses (2) through (7), (38) (with respect to non-cash dividends only), (410) and (11) of Section 4.08(b), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (Ai) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 commencing on the first (1st) day of the first full fiscal quarter commencing after the Issue Date to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (Bii) 100% of the aggregate net proceeds, including cash proceeds or and the Fair Market Value (as determined by of the Board equity of Directors a Person or of Parent) of any assets to be used in or constituting a Permitted Business line of business, in each case which becomes or becomes owned by a Restricted Subsidiary, received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) Issuer from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; , other than any such proceeds which are used to redeem Notes in accordance with Section 6 of the Notes, provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except Issuer delivers to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.Trustee:

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Samples: First Supplemental Indenture (Inverness Medical Innovations Inc), First Supplemental Indenture (Inverness Medical Innovations Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Issuer will not, and shall will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could Issuer cannot incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8May 12, 2012 2009 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clauses (2) through (7), (38) (with respect to non-cash dividends only), (410), (511) and (12) of Section 4.08(b), (6), or (7)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (Ai) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1commencing on the first (1st) day of the first full fiscal quarter commencing after May 12, 2012 2009 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (Bii) 100% of the aggregate net proceeds, including cash proceeds or and the Fair Market Value (as determined by of the Board equity of Directors a Person or of Parent) of any assets to be used in or constituting a Permitted Business line of business, in each case which becomes or becomes owned by a Restricted Subsidiary, received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) Issuer from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8May 12, 20122009, plus (C) the aggregate amount by other than any such proceeds which Indebtedness are used to redeem Notes in accordance with Section 6 of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8Notes, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except Issuer delivers to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.Trustee:

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Samples: Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture (Alere Inc.), Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture (Alere Inc.)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1i) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2ii) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could Issuer cannot incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception; andor (3iii) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clauses (2ii), (3iii), (4iv), (5v), (6vi), or (7)vii), does not exceed (viii), (ix), (x), (xi) and (xii) of Section 4.11(b) hereof), exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 commencing on the first day of the fiscal quarter in which the Issue Date occurs to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or and the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any non-cash assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent Issuer either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent Issuer after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) or from the issue or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Equity Interests or debt securities to the extent converted into or exchanged for Equity Interests, in each case issued after November 8the Issue Date, 2012other than (1) any such proceeds which are used to redeem Notes in accordance with paragraph 5(c) of the Notes or (2) any such proceeds or assets received from a Subsidiary of the Issuer, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of incurred by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary subsequent to the Issue Date is reduced on the ParentIssuer’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the ParentIssuer) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of aggregate amount received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in cash or other property (ivalued at the Fair Market Value thereof) as the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxesInvestment, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or the merger or consolidation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary with or into the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the ParentIssuer’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, consolidation or merger, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the ParentIssuer’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) Basket and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 10050% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee cash dividends received by the Parent Issuer or any a Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8the Issue Date from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when madedividends were not otherwise included in Consolidated Net Income. (b) The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1i) the payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture; (2ii) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries)Interests; (3iii) other than pursuant to clause (viii) below, the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value redemption of Equity Interests of the Parent Issuer held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed (A) $4,000,000 5.0 million during any calendar year (with unused amounts being available to be used in the following calendar year, but not in any succeeding calendar year) plus (B) the amount of any net cash proceeds received by or contributed to the Issuer from the issuance and sale after the Issue Date of Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer to its officers, directors or employees that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (iii), plus (C) the net cash proceeds of any “key-man” life insurance policies that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (iii); (5iv) repurchases of Equity Interests that occur or are deemed to occur (A) upon the exercise of stock options options, warrants or stock appreciation similar rights if to the extent such Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; , (6B) the repurchase as a result of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives Interest being utilized to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon exercise of stock options or similar tax obligations vesting of other equity awards and (C) upon the cancellation or forfeiture of stock options, warrants or other equity awards; (v) Restricted Payments pursuant to the Transactions; (vi) Restricted Payments if after giving effect thereto the Issuer’s Net Leverage Ratio is not greater than 3.0 to 1.0; (vii) other Restricted Payments in an amount not to exceed $75.0 million; (viii) the purchase or retirement of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer from any Permitted Holder in an aggregate amount not to exceed $20.0 million in any twelve-month period; (ix) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would arise as a result thereof, the payment by the Issuer of any dividend to the holders of any class or series of its Equity Interests on a pro rata basis among the holders of such class or series of Equity Interests in an aggregate amount not to exceed $25.0 million in any twelve-month period; (x) the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Equity Interests issued on or after the Issue Date in compliance with respect theretoSection 4.10 hereof; (xi) cash payments made in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares (whether in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable into Equity Interests of the Issuer or otherwise); or (7xii) Restricted Payments the repurchase or redemption of common stock or Preferred Stock purchase rights issued in an aggregate amount, when taken together connection with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. any shareholder rights plans; provided that no proceeds from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests used to make a payment pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2clause (ii) or (3iii)(B) above shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.11, except in the event that a payment or other action meets the criteria of more than one of the exceptions described in clauses (i) through (xii) above, or is entitled to be made pursuant to Section 4.11(a) hereof (including any payment or other action that constitutes a “Permitted Investment”), the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) Issuer will be the Fair Market Value permitted to classify such payment or other action on the date of the Restricted Payment its occurrence in any manner that complies with this Section 4.11 (including any payment or other action that constitutes a “Permitted Investment”). Payments or other actions permitted by this Section 4.11 need not be permitted solely by reference to one provision permitting such payment or other action (including any payment or other action that constitutes a “Permitted Investment”), but may be permitted in part by one such provision and in part by one or more other provisions of the asset(s) this Section 4.11 permitting payment or securities proposed to be transferred other action (including any payment or issued by the Parent or other action that constitutes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment“Permitted Investment”).

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Samples: First Supplemental Indenture (American Greetings Corp), First Supplemental Indenture (American Greetings Corp)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Issuer will not, and shall will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1i) no Default or Event of A Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment;shall occur as a consequence thereof; or (2ii) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; and (3) the The amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clause (2ii), (3iii), (4iv), (5v), (6vi), (viii), (ix) or (7x) of Section 6.09(b)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A1) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the last day beginning of the first fiscal quarter ended immediately prior commencing after the Issue Date to the date end of such calculation the Issuer’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B2) Subject to Section 6.09(b)(ii), 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or received by the Issuer and 100% of the Fair Market Value (as determined by at the Board time of Directors receipt of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business other than cash, if any, received by the Parent Issuer, either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent Issuer after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8the Issue Date, 2012other than (a) any such proceeds or assets received from a Subsidiary of the Issuer; (b) Excluded Contributions; or (c) Designated Preferred Stock, plus (C3) the The aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of (other than any Subordinated Indebtedness) incurred by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary subsequent to the Issue Date is reduced on the ParentIssuer’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the ParentIssuer) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchangeexchange (other than payments of interest with respect thereto), plus (D4) in In the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) 100% of the aggregate amount received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in cash or other property (valued at the Fair Market Value thereof) as the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E5) upon Upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the ParentIssuer’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the ParentIssuer’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) Basket and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall will not prohibit: (1i) the The payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution the consummation of any redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration thereofof the dividend or giving or any redemption notice, if on the date of declaration or notice, the payment or redemption would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2ii) the The making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of or with the net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Issuer) of, Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer or from the substantially concurrent contribution of common equity capital to the Issuer; provided, that net cash proceeds from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests or from contributions to equity capital of the Issuer under this clause (ii) shall not be included for purpose of calculating amounts under Section 6.09(a)(ii)(2); (iii) The redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests Interests, (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3b) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 6.08 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4iv) Payments by the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Issuer to redeem Equity Interests of the Parent Issuer held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided provided, that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed the sum of (A) $4,000,000 2.0 million during any calendar year (with unused amounts being available to be used in the following calendar year, but not in any succeeding calendar year) plus (B) the amount of any net cash proceeds received by or contributed to the Issuer from the issuance and sale after the Issue Date of Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer to its officers, directors or employees that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (iv), plus (C) the net cash proceeds of any “key-man” life insurance policies that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (iv); (5v) repurchases Payments of cash, dividends, distributions, advances or other Restricted Payments by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary to allow the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares or upon the purchase, redemption or acquisition of fractional shares, including in connection with (i) the exercise of options or warrants, (ii) the conversion or exchange of Equity Interests, (iii) stock dividends, splits or combinations or business combinations, or (iv) the conversion of the Notes or any payment made with respect thereto; (vi) Repurchases of Equity Interests (i) deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if other similar stock-based awards under equity plans of the Issuer or any of the Issuer’s Restricted Subsidiaries, warrants or other Equity Interests represents to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price thereofof those stock options, other similar stock-based awards under equity plans of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, warrants or other Equity Interests or (ii) in connection with a gross up for tax withholding related to such Equity Interests; (6vii) Additional Restricted Payments of $5.0 million; (viii) Restricted Payments that are made with Excluded Contributions; (ix) The redemption, of Indebtedness that is contractually subordinated to the repurchase Notes pursuant to provisions similar to those described in Section 3.01 or Section 6.11 hereof; provided that, prior to such redemption, the Issuer (or a third party to the extent permitted by this Indenture) has made a Change of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stockControl Offer or Asset Sale Offer, restricted stock unitsas the case may be, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect theretoto the Notes as a result of such Fundamental Change of Control or Asset Sale, as the case may be, and has repurchased all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn in connection with such Fundamental Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer, as the case may be; (x) The distribution, as a dividend or otherwise, of shares of Capital Stock of, or Indebtedness owed to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer by, Unrestricted Subsidiaries; (xi) Any Restricted Payment made in connection with the Transactions; (xii) Payments and distributions to dissenting stockholders pursuant to applicable law, pursuant to or in connection with a consolidation, merger or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole that complies with the terms of this Indenture, including Article Seven hereof; or (7xiii) Repurchases of the Notes; provided, that (a) in the case of any Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made Payment pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7clause (iii)(c) above, no Default shall have occurred and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that be continuing or occur as a consequence thereof and (b) no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2clause (ii), (iii) or (3iv)(B) above shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.09, except to in the extent event that a Restricted Payment meets the proceeds thereof exceed criteria of more than one of the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount categories of all Restricted Payments described in clauses (other than cashi) through (xiii) of Section 6.09(b) hereof, or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.09(a) hereof, the Issuer will be the Fair Market Value entitled to classify such Restricted Payment (or portion thereof) on the date of the its payment or later reclassify such Restricted Payment of the asset(s(or portion thereof) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Paymentin any manner that complies with this Section 6.09.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Indenture (Us Concrete Inc), Subscription Agreement (Us Concrete Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Until the Notes are rated Investment Grade by both Rating Agencies (after which time the following covenant will no longer be in effect), the Company will not, and shall will not cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless: (1i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2ii) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent Company could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio ExceptionSection 3.01(a) hereof; and (3iii) the amount of immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments (including the Fair Market Value of any non-cash Restricted Payment) declared or made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), the Issue Date does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (Aa) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income for of the Company on a cumulative basis during the period (taken as one accounting period) from October and including April 1, 2012 to 1998, and including ending on the last day of the Company's fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to preceding the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available Restricted Payment (or, if or in the event such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus plus (Bb) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or of and the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board fair market value of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business Property received by the Parent either Company from (x1) as contributions any capital contribution to the common equity of the Parent Company after November 8June 9, 2012 1997 or (y) from the issuance and any issue or sale after June 9, 1997 of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange Stock (other than by a to any Subsidiary of the ParentCompany) and (2) the issue or sale after June 9, 1997 of any Indebtedness issued subsequent or other securities of the Company convertible into or exercisable for Qualified Stock of the Company that have been so converted or exercised, as the case may be, plus (c) $86.0 million, which is equal to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the aggregate principal amount of any cashthe Company's 6 7/8% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2002 that were converted into the Company's Common Equity prior to the Issue Date, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus plus (Dd) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as constituting a Restricted Payment made after November 8the June 9, 20121997, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation calculation of the Consolidated Net IncomeIncome referred to in (a)) equal to the lesser of (ix) the return of capital with respect to such Investment (including by dividend, distribution or sale of Capital Stock) and (iiy) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition or repayment of such Investment and net (to the extent not included in the calculation of taxesthe Consolidated Net Income referred to in (a)), plus plus (Ee) upon with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is redesignated as a Redesignation Restricted Subsidiary after June 9, 1997 in accordance with the definition of Unrestricted Subsidiary (so long as the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant made after June 9, 1997 and only to this paragraph the extent not included in the calculation of the Consolidated Net Income referred to in (a)), an amount equal to the lesser of (x) when madethe proportionate interest of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in an amount equal to the excess of (I) the total assets of such Subsidiary, valued on an aggregate basis at the lesser of book value and Fair Market Value thereof, over (II) the total liabilities of such Subsidiary, determined in accordance with GAAP, and (y) the Designation Amount at the time of such Subsidiary's designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus (f) $50 million minus (g) the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments (other than Restricted Payments referred to in clause (C) of the immediately succeeding paragraph) made after June 9, 1997 through the Issue Date. (b) The provisions Clauses (ii) and (iii) of Section 4.04(aparagraph (a) shall will not prohibit: : (1A) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of its declaration thereof, if such dividend could have been made on the date of its declaration the payment would have complied with without violation of the provisions of this Indenture; ; (2B) the making repurchase, redemption or retirement of any Restricted Payment shares of Capital Stock of the Company in exchange for, or out of the net proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to a Subsidiary of the Parent or any Company) of, other shares of its Subsidiaries); Qualified Stock; and (3C) the repurchasepurchase, redemption, defeasance redemption or other acquisition acquisition, cancellation or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness Capital Stock, or options, warrants, equity appreciation rights or other rights to purchase or acquire Capital Stock, of the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors officers or employees or former officers, directors officers or employees of the Company or any Subsidiary (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth ) not to exceed $20 million in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the aggregate since the Issue Date; provided provided, however, that each Restricted Payment described in clauses (A) and (B) of this sentence shall be taken into account for purposes of computing the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments pursuant to clause (iii) of paragraph (a). (c) For purposes of determining the aggregate and permitted amounts of Restricted Payments made, the amount of any guarantee of any Investment in any Person that was initially treated as a Restricted Payment and which was subsequently terminated or expired, net of any amounts paid by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such guarantee, shall be deducted. (d) In determining the "fair market value of Property" for purposes of clause (iii) of paragraph (a), Property other than cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities shall be deemed to be equal in value to the "equity value" of the Capital Stock or other securities issued in exchange therefor. The "equity value" of such Capital Stock or other securities shall be equal to (i) will be the Fair Market Value number of shares of Common Equity issued in the transaction (or issuable upon conversion or exercise of the Capital Stock or other securities issued in the transaction) multiplied by the closing sale price of the Common Equity on its principal market on the date of the Restricted Payment transaction (less, in the case of Capital Stock or other securities which require the payment of consideration at the time of conversion or exercise, the aggregate consideration payable thereupon) or (ii) if the Common Equity is not then traded on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or Nasdaq National Market, or if the Capital Stock or other securities issued in the transaction do not consist of Common Equity (or Capital Stock or other securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Equity), the value of such Capital Stock or other securities as determined by a nationally recognized investment banking firm retained by the Board of Directors of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted PaymentCompany.

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Samples: Eleventh Supplemental Indenture (Horton D R Inc /De/), Eleventh Supplemental Indenture (Horton D R Inc /De/)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Company will not, and shall will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiary Subsidiaries to, make any Restricted Payment, directly or indirectly, make after the Issue Date of Securities of any Restricted Payment unless: (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing series if at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment;: (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; and (3i) the amount of such Restricted Payment (the amount of such Restricted Payment, if other than in cash, will be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company), when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8the Issue Date of the Securities of any series, 2012 exceeds the sum of: (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b1) $100,000,000, plus (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed ) 50 percent of the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Company's Consolidated Net Income for accrued during the period (taken as one accounting a single period) from October since January 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available 1997 (or, if such aggregate Consolidated Net Income shall be is a deficit, minus 100% 100 percent of such aggregate deficit), plus plus (B3) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) derived from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness Capital Stock of the Parent or any Company and its Restricted Subsidiary Subsidiaries that is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange not Disqualified Stock (other than by a sale to a Subsidiary of the ParentCompany) after the Issue Date of Securities of any series but only to the extent not applied under clause (d) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8the definition of "Restricted Payment" set forth in Section 1.02 hereof, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests plus (less 4) 100 percent of the principal amount of any cashIndebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary that is converted into or exchanged for Capital Stock of the Company that is not Disqualified Stock, or plus (5) 100 percent of the fair value of assets, distributed aggregate amounts received by the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange)the sale, plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment liquidation (including by way of or return on dividends) of any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (but only to the extent (x) not included in the computation of Consolidated Net IncomeSection 6.12(a)(i)(2) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment above and (iiy) that the amount making of such Investment that was treated as constituted a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary made pursuant to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E6.12(a)(i), plus (6) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% 100 percent of the principal amount of, or, or if issued at a discount, discount the accreted value of, any guarantee Indebtedness or other obligation that is the subject of a guaranty by the Parent or Company which is released after the Issue Date of Securities of any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee)series, but only to the extent that the granting of such guarantee was treated as guaranty constituted a "Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) Payment" under the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event definition set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect theretoSection 1.02 hereof; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Senior Indenture (U S Home Corp /De/), Senior Subordinated Indenture (U S Home Corp /De/)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could Issuer cannot incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clauses (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) or (78) of Section 4.11(b)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 commencing on the first day of the fiscal quarter in which the Issue Date occurs to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent Issuer either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent Issuer after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8the Issue Date, 2012other than (A) any such proceeds which are used to redeem Notes in accordance with paragraph 5(c) of the Notes or (B) any such proceeds or assets received from a Subsidiary of the Issuer, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of incurred by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary subsequent to the Issue Date is reduced on the ParentIssuer’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the ParentIssuer) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) 100% of the aggregate amount received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in cash or other property (valued at the Fair Market Value thereof) as the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the ParentIssuer’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the ParentIssuer’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) Basket and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this IndentureIndenture ; (2) the making redemption of any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries)Interests; (3) other than pursuant to clause (8) below, the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value redemption of Equity Interests of the Parent Issuer held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed (A) $4,000,000 5.0 million during any calendar year (with unused amounts being available to be used in the following calendar year, but not in any succeeding calendar year) plus (B) the amount of any net cash proceeds received by or contributed to the Issuer from the issuance and sale after the Issue Date of Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer to its officers, directors or employees that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (3), plus (C) the net cash proceeds of any “key-man” life insurance policies that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (3); (54) repurchases of Equity Interests that occur or are deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (5) Restricted Payments pursuant to the Transactions; (6) Restricted Payments if after giving effect thereto the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives Issuer’s Net Leverage Ratio is not greater than 3.0 to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or1.0; (7) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all amount not to exceed $50.0 million; provided that Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7clause (7) and then outstanding, does shall not exceed $20,000,000. 25.0 million in the aggregate in any twelve-month period; or (8) the purchase or retirement of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer from any Permitted Holder in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10.0 million in any twelve-month period; provided that no proceeds from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests used to make a payment pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2clause (2) or (33)(B) above shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Indenture (American Greetings Corp), Indenture (American Greetings Corp)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Company will not, and shall will not cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless: (1i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2ii) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent Company could incur Incur at least $1.00 of additional Ratio Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio ExceptionSection 4.06(a); and (3iii) the amount of immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments (including the Fair Market Value of any non-cash Restricted Payment) declared or made on or after November 8May 10, 2012 2011 (other than those Restricted Payments made pursuant to described in Section 4.04(b4.07(b)(iii) (2through Section 4.07(b)(xiii), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), ) does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication):of: (A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income for of the Company on a cumulative basis during the period (taken as one accounting period) from and including October 1, 2012 to 2013 and including ending on the last day of the Company’s fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to preceding the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available Restricted Payment (or, if or in the event such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or of and the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business Property or other asset received by the Parent either Company from (x1) as contributions any capital contribution to the common equity Company after May 10, 2011 or any issue or sale after May 10, 2011 of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of any Qualified Equity Interests and (2) the issue or sale after November 8May 10, 20122011 of any Indebtedness or other securities of the Company convertible into or exercisable for Qualified Equity Interests that have been so converted or exercised, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the a distribution on or disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012Investment, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation calculation of Consolidated Net IncomeIncome referred to in clause (A)) equal to the lesser of (ix) the return of capital with respect to such Investment (including by dividend, distribution or sale of Equity Interests) and (iiy) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition or repayment of such Investment and net (to the extent not included in the calculation of taxesConsolidated Net Income referred to in clause (A)), plus (ED) upon with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is redesignated as a Redesignation Restricted Subsidiary after May 10, 2011 in accordance with the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” (so long as the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant made after May 10, 2011, and only to this paragraph the extent not included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income referred to in clause (aA)), an amount equal to the lesser of (x) when madethe proportionate interest of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in an amount equal to the excess of (I) the total assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, valued on an aggregate basis at the lesser of book value and Fair Market Value thereof, over (II) the total liabilities of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, determined in accordance with GAAP, and (y) the Designation Amount at the time of such Unrestricted Subsidiary’s designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a4.07(a) shall will not prohibit: (1i) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution redemption of any Equity Interests or Subordinated Indebtedness within 60 days after the date of declaration thereofthereof or call for redemption if, if on at such date of declaration or call for redemption, such payment or redemption was permitted by the provisions of the preceding paragraph as of the date of declaration (and the payment would itself will be deemed to have complied with the provisions been paid on such date of this Indenturedeclaration); (2ii) the making of any Restricted Payment made in exchange for, or out of the net proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries)Interests; (3iii) the repurchasepurchase, repayment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value by the Company of any Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent Company, the Corporate Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred as permitted to be incurred under by and in compliance with Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture4.06; (4iv) Restricted Payments made after the Issue Date not to exceed an aggregate amount (net of any returns of capital with respect to such Investments (including by dividend, distribution or sale)) of $50,000,000; (v) [Reserved]; (vi) Restricted Payments made after the Issue Date in respect of Specified Obligations not to exceed $70,000,000; provided, however, that such Restricted Payments may exceed $70,000,000 to the extent that the Company receives a cash equity contribution from JFSCI in the amount of such excess within 10 Business Days following such Restricted Payment; (vii) Tax Distributions (other than payments with respect to Specified Obligations); (viii) [Reserved]; (ix) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or other acquisition or retirement for value series of Disqualified Equity Interests of the Parent held Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in accordance with and to the extent permitted by officersSection 4.06; provided, directors or employees or former officershowever, directors or employees that, at the time of payment of such dividend, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estatesresult therefrom), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5x) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock equity options or stock appreciation rights warrants if the such Equity Interests represents represent a portion of the exercise price thereofof such options or warrants; (6xi) Restricted Payments that are made with Excluded Contributions; (xii) the repurchase repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests upon vesting any Subordinated Indebtedness pursuant to provisions similar to those described in Sections 4.10 and 4.12; provided, however, that all Notes tendered by Holders in connection with an Asset Sale Offer or a Change of restricted stockControl Offer, restricted stock unitsas applicable, performance share units have been purchased, redeemed, defeased or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect theretoacquired for value; or (7xiii) Restricted Payments Investments after the Issue Date in joint ventures (other than amounts expended in respect of Specified Obligations) in an amount not to exceed an aggregate amountamount (net of any returns of capital with respect to such Investments (including by dividend, when taken together with all Restricted Payments distribution or sale)) of $100,000,000 (any Investment made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7clause (xiii) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, being an Investment made pursuant to the “JV Payment Basket”). (c) For purposes of determining the aggregate and permitted amounts of Restricted PaymentPayments made, the amount of any guarantee of any Investment in any Person that was initially treated as a Restricted Payment and which was subsequently terminated or expired, net of any amounts paid by either of the Issuers or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such guarantee, shall be deducted.

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Samples: Indenture (Shea Homes Limited Partnership), Indenture (Shea Homes Limited Partnership)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Borrower shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiary Subsidiaries to, make any Restricted Payment, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless: (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing after the date hereof if at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment;: (2i) immediately after giving effect to the amount of such proposed Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; and Payment (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, if other than in cash, shall be determined in good faith by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Borrower), when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section 6.03) declared or made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed the Closing Date exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication):of: (A) $200.0 million, plus (B) 50% of the Borrower’s Consolidated Net Income for accrued during the period (taken as one accounting a single period) from October 1, 2012 to commencing on the first day of the fiscal quarter in which the Covenant Trigger Date occurs and including ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior preceding the fiscal quarter in which the Restricted Payment is to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available occur (or, if such aggregate Consolidated Net Income shall be is a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit); provided, plus (B) 100% that for purposes of this calculation, if a Covenant Trigger Date occurs as the result of the aggregate net cash proceeds or Borrower achieving the Fair Market Value (Net Income Threshold, the Covenant Trigger Date will be deemed to have occurred as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from first day of the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012second fiscal quarter included in calculating such Net Income Threshold, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness net cash proceeds derived from the issuance and sale of Capital Stock of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (or any capital contribution to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary Subsidiary) that is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange not Disqualified Stock (other than by a sale to, or a contribution by, a Subsidiary of the ParentBorrower) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less after the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange)Closing Date, plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary which is issued (other than to a Subsidiary of the Borrower) after the Closing Date that is converted into or exchanged for Capital Stock of the Borrower that is not Disqualified Stock, plus (E) 100% of the aggregate amounts received by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred from the sale, disposition or liquidation (including by way of dividends) of any Investment (other than to any Subsidiary of the Borrower and other than to the extent sold, disposed of or liquidated with recourse to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or to any of their respective properties or assets) but only to the extent (x) not included in clause (B) above and (y) that the making of such Investment constituted a permitted Restricted Investment (to the extent the Investment was made after November 8the Closing Date), 2012 plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any Indebtedness or other obligation that is subsequently the subject of a guarantee by the Borrower which is released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee)) after the Closing Date, but only to the extent that such guarantee constituted a permitted Restricted Payment, plus (G) with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” (so long as the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant made after the Closing Date, and only to this paragraph the extent not included in clause (aB) when madeabove), an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the proportionate interest of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in an amount equal to the excess of (I) the total assets of such Subsidiary, valued on an aggregate basis at the lesser of Book Value and Fair Market Value thereof, over (II) the total liabilities of such Subsidiary, determined in accordance with GAAP, and (y) the amount of the Restricted Payment deemed to be made upon such Subsidiary’s designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary; or (ii) the Borrower would be unable to incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio contained in Section 6.01 hereof; or (iii) a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or occurs as a consequence thereof. (b) The provisions of Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.04(a) 6.03 shall not prohibit: (1i) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 sixty (60) days after the date of declaration thereof, thereof if on the date of declaration the payment thereof would have complied with the provisions limitations hereof on the date of this Indenturedeclaration; (2ii) the making purchase, repayment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of any shares of the Borrower’s Capital Stock or the Borrower’s or a Restricted Payment in exchange Subsidiary’s Indebtedness for, or out of the net proceeds of the a substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than a sale to a Subsidiary of the Parent or any Borrower) of, other shares of its SubsidiariesCapital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock), provided that the proceeds of any such sale shall be excluded in any computation made under Section 6.03(a)(i)(C) above; (3iii) the repurchasepurchase, repayment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange forIndebtedness, or out of including premium, if any, with the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect theretoIndebtedness; or (7iv) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant after the Closing Date in an amount not to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase 50.0 million in the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Paymentaggregate.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Beazer Homes Usa Inc), Credit Agreement (Beazer Homes Usa Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Until the Notes are rated Investment Grade by both Rating Agencies (after which time the following covenant will no longer be in effect), the Company will not, and shall will not cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless: (1i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2ii) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent Company could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio ExceptionSection 3.02(a) hereof; and (3iii) the amount of immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments (including the Fair Market Value of any non-cash Restricted Payment) declared or made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), the Issue Date does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (Aa) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income for of the Company on a cumulative basis during the period (taken as one accounting period) from October and including April 1, 2012 to 1998 and including ending on the last day of the Company’s fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to preceding the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available Restricted Payment (or, if or in the event such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus plus (Bb) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or pro- ceeds of and the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board fair market value of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business Property received by the Parent either Company from (x1) as contributions any capital contribution to the common equity of the Parent Company after November 8June 9, 2012 1997 or (y) from the issuance and any issue or sale after June 9, 1997 of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange Stock (other than by a to any Subsidiary of the ParentCompany) and (2) the issue or sale after June 9, 1997 of any Indebtedness issued subsequent or other securities of the Company convertible into or exercisable for Qualified Stock of the Company that have been so converted or exercised, as the case may be, plus (c) $86.0 million, which is equal to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the aggregate principal amount of any cashthe Company’s 6-7/8% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2002 that were converted into the Company’s Common Equity prior to the Issue Date, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus plus (Dd) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as constituting a Restricted Payment made after November 8the June 9, 20121997, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation calculation of the Consolidated Net IncomeIncome referred to in (a)) equal to the lesser of (ix) the return of capital with respect to such Investment (including by dividend, distribution or sale of Capital Stock) and (iiy) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition or repayment of such Investment and net (to the extent not included in the calculation of taxesthe Consolidated Net Income referred to in (a)), plus plus (Ee) upon with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is redesignated as a Redesignation Restricted Subsidiary after June 9, 1997 in accordance with the definition of Unrestricted Subsidiary (so long as the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant made after June 9, 1997 and only to this paragraph the extent not included in the calculation of the Consolidated Net Income referred to in (a)), an amount equal to the lesser of (x) when madethe proportionate interest of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in an amount equal to the excess of (I) the total assets of such Subsidiary, valued on an aggregate basis at the lesser of book value and Fair Market Value thereof, over (II) the total liabilities of such Subsidiary, determined in accordance with GAAP, and (y) the Designation Amount at the time of such Subsidiary’s designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus (f) $50 million minus (g) the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments (other than Restricted Payments referred to in clause (C) of the immediately succeeding paragraph) made after June 9, 1997 through the Issue Date. (b) The provisions Clauses (ii) and (iii) of Section 4.04(aparagraph (a) shall will not prohibit: : (1A) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of its declaration thereof, if such dividend could have been made on the date of its declaration the payment would have complied with without violation of the provisions of this Indenture; ; (2B) the making repurchase, redemption or retirement of any Restricted Payment shares of Capital Stock of the Company in exchange for, or out of the net proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to a Subsidiary of the Parent or any Company) of, other shares of its Subsidiaries); Qualified Stock; and (3C) the repurchasepurchase, redemption, defeasance redemption or other acquisition acquisition, cancellation or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness Capital Stock, or options, warrants, equity appreciation rights or other rights to purchase or acquire Capital Stock, of the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors officers or employees or former officers, directors officers or employees of the Company or any Subsidiary (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth ) not to exceed $20 million in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the aggregate since the Issue Date; provided provided, however, that each Restricted Payment described in clauses (A) and (B) of this sentence shall be taken into account for pur- poses of computing the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments pursuant to clause (iii) of paragraph (a). (c) For purposes of determining the aggregate and permitted amounts of Restricted Payments made, the amount of any guarantee of any Investment in any Person that was initially treated as a Restricted Payment and which was subsequently terminated or expired, net of any amounts paid by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such guarantee, shall be deducted. (d) In determining the “fair market value of Property” for purposes of clause (iii) of the paragraph (a), Property other than cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities shall be deemed to be equal in value to the “equity value” of the Capital Stock or other securities issued in exchange therefor. The “equity value” of such Capital Stock or other securities shall be equal to (i) will be the Fair Market Value number of shares of Common Equity issued in the transaction (or issuable upon conversion or exercise of the Capital Stock or other securities issued in the transaction) multiplied by the closing sale price of the Common Equity on its principal market on the date of the Restricted Payment transaction (less, in the case of Capital Stock or other securities which require the payment of consideration at the time of conversion or exercise, the aggregate consideration payable thereupon) or (ii) if the Common Equity is not then traded on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or Nasdaq National Market, or if the Capital Stock or other securities issued in the transaction do not consist of Common Equity (or Capital Stock or other securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Equity), the value of such Capital Stock or other securities as determined by a nationally recognized investment banking firm retained by the Board of Directors of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted PaymentCompany.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Senior Notes Indenture (Horton D R Inc /De/), Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture (Horton D R Inc /De/)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Issuer will not, and shall will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessunless at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately shall occur as a consequence thereof; and (2) after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, incurrence and the Parent could incur at least $1.00 application of additional Indebtedness pursuant to proceeds therefrom the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall Leverage Test would be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) satisfied. The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall will not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making redemption of any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than provided that any transfers of the Equity Interests of the Issuer will be subject to the provisions of the Parent or any of its SubsidiariesPledge Agreement); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (provided that any transfers of the Equity Interests of the Issuer will be subject to the provisions of the Parent Pledge Agreement), (b) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.06 and the other terms of this IndentureIndenture or (c) upon a Change of Control or in connection with a sale of assets to the extent required by the agreement governing such Subordinated Indebtedness but only if the Issuer shall have complied with Section 4.20 and purchased all Notes validly tendered pursuant to the relevant offer prior to redeeming such Subordinated Indebtedness; (4) (x) prior to the repurchaseconsummation of an initial public offering, redemptionpayments to permit Parent, defeasance and which are used by Parent or other acquisition or retirement for value (y) after the consummation of an initial public offering, payments used by the Issuer, to redeem Equity Interests of Parent or the Parent Issuer, as the case may be, held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 25.0 million during any calendar yeartwelve consecutive months; (5) payments permitted pursuant to clause (3) of Section 4.09; (6) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents represent a portion of the exercise price thereof; (67) [Reserved]; (8) payments by the repurchase Issuer to Parent or its subsidiaries to the extent necessary to pay principal and interest when due in respect of Equity Interests upon vesting Indebtedness of restricted stockParent and its subsidiaries; (9) Restricted Payments pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit plans for directors, restricted stock unitsmanagement, performance share units employees or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect theretoconsultants of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries; or (710) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amountamount from and after the Issue Date not to exceed $50.0 million; provided that in the case of any Restricted Payment pursuant to clause (3), when taken together (8) or (10) above, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or occur as a consequence thereof. For purposes of determining compliance with all this Section 4.07, (i) in the event that a proposed Restricted Payments Payment or Permitted Investment (or a portion thereof) meets one or more of the clauses or subclauses of (1) through (10) of the second paragraph of this Section 4.07, one or more of the clauses or subclauses of the definition of “Permitted Investment” or is entitled to be made pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 4.04(b)(74.07, the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may allocate all or any portion of such Restricted Payment among one or more of the clauses or subclauses of (1) through (10) of the second paragraph of this Section 4.07, one or more of the clauses or subclauses in the definition of “Permitted Investment” or the first paragraph of this Section 4.07 and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests (ii) any Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment (or a portion thereof) originally made pursuant to one or more of the clauses or subclauses (1) through (10) of the second paragraph of this Section 4.04(b)(24.07, one or more of the clauses or subclauses of the definition of “Permitted Investment” or pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 4.07 may later be reclassified by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries such that it will be deemed as having been made pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 4.07, one or more of the clauses or subclauses of the definition of “Permitted Investment” or one or more of the clauses or subclauses of (1) or through (310) shall increase of the Restricted Payments Basketsecond paragraph of this Section 4.07, except as applicable, to the extent that such reclassified Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment could be made pursuant to such paragraph or clause or subclause at the proceeds thereof exceed time of such reclassification. For purposes of this Section 4.07, if a particular Restricted Payment involves a non-cash payment, including a distribution of assets, then such Restricted Payment shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the amounts used cash portion of such Restricted Payment, if any, plus an amount equal to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment non-cash portion of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the such Restricted Payment.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Indenture (QVC Inc), Fourth Supplemental Indenture (QVC Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiary Subsidiaries to, make any Restricted Payment, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless: (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing after the date hereof if at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment;: (2i) immediately after giving effect to the amount of such proposed Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; and Payment (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, if other than in cash, will be determined in good faith by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Company), when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments, or payments that would have been Restricted Payments if the Supplemental Indenture had been in effect at the time of such payments, declared or made after November 8April 17, 2012 2002, exceeds the sum of: (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b1) $100 million, plus (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Income for accrued during the period (taken as one accounting a single period) from October commencing April 1, 2012 to 2002 and including ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior preceding the fiscal quarter in which the Restricted Payment is to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available occur (or, if such aggregate Consolidated Net Income shall be is a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B3) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) Net Proceeds derived from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests Capital Stock of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries that is not Disqualified Stock (other than a sale to a Subsidiary of the Company) after November 8April 17, 20122002, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F4) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary which is issued (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) after April 17, 2002 that is converted into or exchanged for Capital Stock of the Company that is not Disqualified Stock, plus (5) 100% of the aggregate amounts received by the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8from the sale, 2012 disposition or liquidation (including by way of dividends) of any Investment (other than to any Subsidiary of the Company and other than to the extent sold, disposed of or liquidated with recourse to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to any of their respective properties or assets) but only to the extent (x) not included in clause (2) above and (y) that the making of such Investment constituted a permitted Restricted Investment (assuming for such purpose that the Supplemental Indenture had been in effect since April 17, 2002), plus (6) 100% of the principal amount of, or if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any Indebtedness or other obligation that is subsequently the subject of a guarantee by the Company which is released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee)) after April 17, 2002, but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated constituted a permitted Restricted Payment (assuming for such purpose that the Supplemental Indenture had been in effect since April 17, 2002); or (ii) the Company would be unable to incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio contained in Section 3.03 hereof; or (iii) a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or occurs as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when madeconsequence thereof. (b) The Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 4.04(a) 3.02 shall not prohibitprevent: (1i) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, thereof if on the date of declaration the payment thereof would have complied with the provisions limitations of the Indenture on the date of declaration, provided that (x) such dividend shall be deemed to have been paid as of its date of declaration for the purposes of this IndentureSection 3.02 and (y) at the time of payment of such dividend no other Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; (2ii) the making retirement of any shares of the Company’s Capital Stock or the Company’s or a Restricted Payment in exchange Subsidiary of the Company’s Indebtedness for, or out of the net proceeds of the a substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than a sale to a Subsidiary of the Parent or any Company) of, other shares of its SubsidiariesCapital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock), provided that the proceeds of any such sale shall be excluded in any computation made under clause (3) above; (3iii) the redemption, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange forIndebtedness, or out of including premium, if any, with the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this IndentureIndebtedness; (4iv) payments or distributions pursuant to or in connection with a merger, consolidation or transfer of assets that complies with the repurchaseprovisions hereof applicable to mergers, consolidations and transfers of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company or any Guarantor; or (v) any purchase, redemption, defeasance retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests Capital Stock of the Parent Company or any Subsidiary held by officers, directors officers or employees or former officers, directors officers or employees of the Company or any Subsidiary (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or ) not to exceed $500,000 in any other repurchase event set forth calendar year and $5 million in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stocksince April 17, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment2002.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Fifth Supplemental Indenture (Beazer Homes Usa Inc), Eighth Supplemental Indenture (Beazer Homes Usa Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving pro forma effect to such Restricted PaymentPayment as if such Restricted Payment had been made at the beginning of the applicable Four-Quarter Period, the Parent could Issuer is not able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clauses (2) through (10) of clause (b) of this Section 4.11), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 commencing on the first day of the fiscal quarter in which the Issue Date occurs to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of (A) (i) the aggregate net cash proceeds or and (ii) the Fair Market Value of (as determined by x) marketable securities (other than marketable securities of the Board Issuer), (y) Equity Interests of Directors a Person (other than the Issuer or a Subsidiary of Parentthe Issuer) of any assets to be used engaged in a Permitted Business and (z) other assets used in any Permitted Business, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), received by the Parent either (x) Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries since the Issue Date as contributions a contribution to the its common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 capital or (y) from the issuance and issue or sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8of the Issuer or from the issue or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Equity Interests or convertible or exchangeable debt securities of the Issuer that have been converted into or exchanged for such Qualified Equity Interests (other than Equity Interests or debt securities sold to a Subsidiary of the Issuer and Excluded Contributions) and (B) the aggregate net cash proceeds, 2012if any, received by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries upon any conversion or exchange described in clause (A) above, plus (C) 100% of (A) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness (other than any Subordinated Indebtedness) of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the ParentIssuer’s consolidated balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary after the Issue Date of the Parent) of any such Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into or for Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer and (less B) the amount of any cashaggregate net cash proceeds, or the fair value of assetsif any, distributed received by the Parent Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiary Subsidiaries upon such any conversion or exchange)exchange described in clause (A) above, plus (D) with respect to Restricted Investments made by the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date, an amount equal to the sum, without duplication, of (A) the net reduction in such Restricted Investments in any Person resulting from (i) repayments of loans or advances, or other transfers of assets, in each case to the case Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) other repurchases, repayments or redemptions of such Restricted Investments, (iii) the disposition sale of any such Restricted Investment to a purchaser other than the Issuer or repayment a Subsidiary or (iv) the release of or return on any guarantee (except to the extent any amounts are paid under such guarantee) that constituted a Restricted Investment that was treated plus (B) with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary designated as such after the Issue Date and redesignated as a Restricted Payment made Subsidiary after November 8the Issue Date, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the ParentIssuer’s proportionate interest Investment in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee held by the Parent Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on Subsidiaries at the time of such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when maderedesignation. (b) The Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in clause (a) of this Section 4.04(a) shall 4.11 will not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of (a) any dividend or similar redemption payment or the making of any distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereofthereof if, if on the date of declaration declaration, the payment dividend, redemption or distribution payment, as the case may be, would have complied with the provisions of this IndentureIndenture or (b) any dividend or similar distribution by a Restricted Subsidiary to the holders of its Equity Interests on a pro rata basis or on a basis more favorable to the Issuer; (2) the making redemption or acquisition of any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries)Interests; (3) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (including the payment of any required premium and any fees and expenses incurred in connection with such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance, other acquisition or retirement for value) (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests, (b) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.10 and the other terms of this IndentureIndenture or (c) upon a Change of Control or in connection with an Asset Sale to the extent required by the agreement governing such Subordinated Indebtedness but only if the Issuer shall have complied with Section 4.12 and Section 4.15 and purchased all Notes validly tendered pursuant to the relevant offer prior to purchasing, repurchasing, redeeming, defeasing or acquiring or retiring for value such Subordinated Indebtedness; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance repurchase or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent Issuer held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), either (x) upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, any such individual’s death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or (y) pursuant to any other repurchase event set forth equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement, stockholders’ agreement or similar agreement; provided, in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided any case, that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions redemptions, repurchases or other acquisitions or retirements shall not exceed (A) $4,000,000 10.0 million during any calendar yearyear (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried forward to the next succeeding calendar year but not any subsequent years) plus (B) the amount of any net cash proceeds received by or contributed to the Issuer from the issuance and sale after the Issue Date of Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer to its officers, directors or employees that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (4), plus (C) the net cash proceeds of any “key-man” life insurance policies that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (4); (5a) repurchases repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions or retirements for value of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation options, warrants, rights if the to acquire Equity Interests represents or other convertible securities to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise or exchange price thereofthereof and (b) any repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions or retirements for value of Equity Interests made in lieu of withholding taxes in connection with any exercise or exchange of stock options, warrants or other similar rights; (6) the repurchase of dividends on Preferred Stock or Disqualified Equity Interests upon vesting issued in compliance with Section 4.10 to the extent such dividends are included in the definition of restricted stockConsolidated Interest Expense; (7) the payment of cash in lieu of fractional Equity Interests; (8) payments or distributions to dissenting stockholders pursuant to applicable law in connection with a merger, restricted stock units, performance share units consolidation or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations transfer of assets that complies with respect theretothe provisions of Article 5; (9) Restricted Payments with Excluded Contributions; or (710) payment of other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all amount not to exceed $25.0 million; provided that (a) in the case of any Restricted Payments made Payment pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7clauses (3), (4), (9) or (10) above, no Default shall have occurred and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that be continuing or occur as a consequence thereof and (b) no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests used to make a payment pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2clauses (2), (3) or (34)(B) above shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket. For the purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on Restricted Payments denominated in a foreign currency, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The U.S. dollar-equivalent amount of all such Restricted Payments (other than cash) will Payment shall be calculated based on the Fair Market Value relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of the that such Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Paymentwas made.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Indenture (Hercules Offshore, Inc.), Indenture (Hercules Offshore, Inc.)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, : (i) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on account of the Company's or any of its Subsidiaries' Equity Interests (other than (w) Physician Joint Venture Distributions, (x) dividends or distributions payable in Qualified Equity Interests of the Company, (y) dividends or distributions payable to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, and (z) dividends or distributions by any Subsidiary of the Company payable to all holders of a class of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary on a PRO RATA basis); (ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Company; or (iii) make any principal payment on, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness that is subordinated to the Securities, except at the original final maturity date thereof or pursuant to a Specified Exchange or the Refinancing (all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above being collectively referred to as "RESTRICTED PAYMENTS"), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment unless:(the amount of any such Restricted Payment, if other than cash, shall be the fair market value (as conclusively evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors set forth in an Officers' Certificate delivered to the Trustee within 60 days prior to the date of such Restricted Payment) of the asset(s) proposed to be transferred by the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to such Restricted Payment): (1a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof; and (b) the Company would, at the time of or immediately such Restricted Payment and after giving PRO FORMA effect to thereto as if such Restricted Payment; (2) Payment had been made at the beginning of the most recently ended four full fiscal quarter period for which internal financial statements are available immediately after giving effect to preceding the date of such Restricted Payment, the Parent could have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Exceptiontest set forth in the first paragraph of Section 4.09 hereof; and (3c) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Subsidiaries after November 8March 1, 2012 1995 (other than excluding Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) permitted by clauses (2ii), (3iii) and (iv) of the next succeeding paragraph), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed is less than the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A1) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October the beginning of the first fiscal quarter commencing after March 1, 2012 1995 to and including the last day end of the Company's most recently ended fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be for such period is a deficit, minus less 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus PLUS (B2) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either Company from the issue or sale (x) as contributions other than to the common equity a Subsidiary of the Parent after November 8Company) since March 1, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale 1995 of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent Company or of debt securities of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion of its Subsidiaries that have been converted into or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into exchanged for such Qualified Equity Interests of the Company, PLUS (less the amount 3) $50.0 million. If no Default or Event of any cashDefault has occurred and is continuing, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated would occur as a consequence thereof, the foregoing provisions shall not prohibit the following Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of Payments: (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the at said date of declaration the such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenturehereof; (2ii) the making payment of cash dividends on any Restricted Payment series of Disqualified Stock issued after the Closing Date in exchange for, or out an aggregate amount not to exceed the cash received by the Company since the Closing Date upon issuance of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries)such Disqualified Stock; (3iii) the redemption, repurchase, redemption, defeasance retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness any Equity Interests of the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the net cash proceeds of of, the substantially concurrent incurrence ofsale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of Qualified Equity Interests of the Company; PROVIDED that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to repurchase, retirement or other acquisition shall be incurred under Section 4.03 and excluded from clause (c)(2) of the other terms of this Indenturepreceding paragraph; (4iv) the defeasance, redemption or repurchase of subordinated Indebtedness with the net cash proceeds from an incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness or in exchange for or out of the net cash proceeds from the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of Qualified Equity Interests of the Company; PROVIDED that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition shall be excluded from clause (c)(2) of the preceding paragraph; (v) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of (A) any Equity Interests of the Parent Company or any Subsidiary of the Company held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees any member of the Company's (or their transferees, estates any of its Subsidiaries') management pursuant to any management equity subscription agreement or beneficiaries stock option agreement or (B) any Equity Interests of the Company which are or intended to be used to satisfy issuances of such Equity Interests upon exercise of employee stock options or upon exercise or satisfaction of other similar instruments outstanding under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination employee benefit plans of employment or service the Company or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as subsidiary of the Issue DateCompany; provided PROVIDED that the aggregate cash consideration price paid for all such redemptions repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests shall not exceed $4,000,000 during 25.0 million in any calendar year;twelve-month period; and (5vi) repurchases the making and consummation of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon (A) a senior subordinated asset sale offer in accordance with the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion provisions of the exercise price thereof; indenture relating to the 2005 Senior Subordinated Notes or (6B) the repurchase a Change of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations Control Offer with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent Senior Subordinated Notes in accordance with the proceeds thereof exceed provisions of the amounts used Senior Subordinated Note Indenture or change of control offer with respect to effect the transactions described therein2005 Senior Subordinated Notes or the 2005 Exchangeable Subordinated Notes in accordance with the provisions of the indentures relating thereto. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other Not later than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of making any Restricted Payment, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that such Restricted Payment of is permitted and setting forth the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued basis upon which the calculations required by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Paymentthis covenant were computed.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Indenture (Tenet Healthcare Corp), Indenture (Tenet Healthcare Corp)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Company and the Issuer will not, and shall will not cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless: (1i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2ii) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent Company could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio ExceptionSection 4.06(a) hereof; and (3iii) the amount of immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments (including the Fair Market Value of any non-cash Restricted Payment) declared or made after November 8May 4, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), 1999 does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication):of: (A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income for of the Company on a cumulative basis during the period (taken as one accounting period) from October and including February 1, 2012 to 1999 and including ending on the last day of the Company’s fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to preceding the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available Restricted Payment (or, if or in the event such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or of and the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business Property received by the Parent either Company from (x1) as contributions any capital contribution to the common equity Company after February 1, 1999 or any issue or sale after February 1, 1999 of Qualified Stock (other than to any Subsidiary of the Parent Company) and (2) the issue or sale after November 8February 1, 2012 1999 of any Indebtedness or (y) from other securities of the issuance and sale Company convertible into or exercisable for Qualified Stock of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8the Company that have been so converted or exercised, 2012as the case may be, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as constituting a Restricted Payment made after November 8May 4, 20121999, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation calculation of Consolidated Net IncomeIncome referred to in (A)) equal to the lesser of (ix) the return of capital with respect to such Investment (including by dividend, distribution or sale of Capital Stock) and (iiy) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition or repayment of such Investment (to the extent not included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income referred to in (A)), plus (D) with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary after May 4, 1999, in accordance with the definition of Unrestricted Subsidiary (so long as the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary was treated as a Restricted Payment made after the Issue Date, and net only to the extent not included in the calculation of taxesConsolidated Net Income referred to in (A)), an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the proportionate interest of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in an amount equal to the excess of (I) the total assets of such Subsidiary, valued on an aggregate basis at the lesser of book value and Fair Market Value thereof, over (II) the total liabilities of such Subsidiary, determined in accordance with GAAP, and (y) the Designation Amount at the time of such Subsidiary’s designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary$17 million, the lesser of minus (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (iiF) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent all Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due Restricted Payments referred to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this in clause (iii) of paragraph (ab) when madebelow) made after February 1, 1999 through May 4, 1999. (b) The provisions clauses (ii) and (iii) of Section 4.04(aparagraph (a) shall will not prohibit: (1i) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of its declaration thereof, if such dividend could have been made on the date of its declaration the payment would have complied with without violation of the provisions of this the Indenture; (2ii) the making repurchase, redemption or retirement of any Restricted Payment shares of Capital Stock of the Company in exchange for, or out of the net proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to a Subsidiary of the Parent or any Company) of, other shares of its Subsidiaries);Qualified Stock; and (3iii) the repurchasepurchase, redemption, defeasance redemption or other acquisition acquisition, cancellation or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness Capital Stock, or options, warrants, equity appreciation rights or other rights to purchase or acquire Capital Stock, of the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors officers or employees or former officers, directors officers or employees of the Company or any Subsidiary (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth ) not to exceed $10 million in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; since May 4, 1999; provided, however, that each Restricted Payment described in clauses (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7i) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale (ii) of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) this sentence shall increase be taken into account for purposes of computing the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments pursuant to clause (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph. (c) For purposes of determining the aggregate and permitted amounts of Restricted Payments made, the amount of any guarantee of any Investment in any Person that was initially treated as a Restricted Payment and which was subsequently terminated or expired, net of any amounts paid by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such guarantee, shall be deducted. (d) In determining the “Fair Market Value of Property” for purposes of clause (iii) of paragraph (a), Property other than cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities shall be deemed to be equal in value to the “equity value” of the Capital Stock or other securities issued in exchange therefor. The equity value of such Capital Stock or other securities shall be equal to (i) will be the Fair Market Value number of shares of Common Equity issued in the transaction (or issuable upon conversion or exercise of the Capital Stock or other securities issued in the transaction) multiplied by the closing sale price of the Common Equity on its principal market on the date of the Restricted Payment transaction (less, in the case of Capital Stock or other securities which require the payment of consideration at the time of conversion or exercise, the aggregate consideration payable thereupon) or (ii) if the Common Equity is not then traded on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or Nasdaq National Market, or if the Capital Stock or other securities issued in the transaction do not consist of Common Equity (or Capital Stock or other securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Equity), the value (if more than $10 million) of such Capital Stock or other securities as determined by a nationally recognized investment banking firm retained by the Board of Directors of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted PaymentCompany.

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Samples: Indenture (Hovnanian Enterprises Inc), Indenture (Hovnanian Enterprises Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent No Loan Party shall, nor shall not, and shall not it permit any Restricted Domestic Subsidiary to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessPayment, except: (1a) any Loan Party or any Non-Loan Party may declare and pay dividends in shares of its own Capital Stock; (b) any Subsidiary of any Loan Party may pay dividends to such Loan Party; (c) Non-Loan Parties may make Restricted Payments to Loan Parties and to other Non-Loan Parties; (d) the Company may redeem, retire or otherwise acquire shares of its Capital Stock or options or other equity or phantom equity in respect of its Capital Stock from present or former officers, employees, directors or consultants (or their family members or trusts or other entities for the benefit of any of the foregoing) or make severance payments to such Persons in connection with the death, disability or termination of employment or consultancy of any such officer, employee, director or consultant; and (e) the Company may declare and pay cash dividends to the holders of its Capital Stock and the Company and each of its Domestic Subsidiaries may repurchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any of its Capital Stock; provided that immediately before and after giving effect to the payment of such dividends or such repurchase, redemption, retirement or acquisition, (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately would result therefrom and (ii) either: (A) both 30-Day Excess Availability and Excess Availability (calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the payment of such Restricted Payment;dividends or such repurchase, redemption, retirement or acquisition) shall not be less than $300,000,000; or (2B) immediately (1) both 30-Day Excess Availability and Excess Availability (calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount payment of such Restricted Paymentdividends or such repurchase, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8redemption, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), retirement or (7)), does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(aacquisition) shall not prohibit: be less than twenty-five percent (125%) of the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; Aggregate Commitment and (2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, Company shall have a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio equal to or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests greater than 1.10 to 1.00 (other than calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the Parent payment of such dividends or any of its Subsidiaries); (3) the such repurchase, redemption, defeasance retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estatesacquisition), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

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Samples: Loan and Security Agreement (Mohawk Industries Inc), Loan and Security Agreement (Mohawk Industries Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Issuer will not, and shall will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessunless at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment;shall occur as a consequence thereof; and (2) immediately after giving effect to making such Restricted Payment, Payment the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall Leverage Test would be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) satisfied. The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall will not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration thereofthereof or giving the notice of the redemption, if on the date of declaration or notice the payment would have complied with the provisions of this IndentureIndenture (assuming, in the case of redemption, the giving of the notice would have been deemed to be a Restricted Payment at such time and such deemed Restricted Payment would have been permitted at such time); (2) the making redemption of any Restricted Payment Equity Interests of the Issuer in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries)Interests; (3) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance defeasance, retirement for value or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests within the preceding six months, (b) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.05 and the other terms of this Indenture, (c) upon a Change of Control or in connection with a sale of assets to the extent required by the agreement governing such Subordinated Indebtedness but only if the Issuer shall have complied with Section 4.14 (to the extent applicable) and purchased all Notes validly tendered pursuant to the relevant offer prior to redeeming such Subordinated Indebtedness or (d) deemed to occur as a result of the conversion of all or a portion of such Subordinated Indebtedness into Equity Interests of the Issuer; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of by the Issuer of, Equity Interests of the Parent Issuer held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees of the Issuer and any Restricted Subsidiary (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 10.0 million during any calendar yeartwelve consecutive months (with unused amounts in any period being carried over to succeeding periods); provided, further, that cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary from any current or former officer, director or employee (or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or any direct or indirect parent company thereof), in connection with a repurchase of Equity Interests of the Issuer from such Persons will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment for purposes of this covenant or any other provisions of this Indenture; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur (a) upon the exercise of stock options options, warrants, or stock appreciation similar rights if the Equity Interests represents represent all or a portion of the exercise price thereofthereof or (b) in connection with the satisfaction of any withholding tax obligations incurred relating to the vesting or exercise of stock options, warrants, restricted stock units or similar rights; (6) any Restricted Payment made out of the repurchase net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, or made by exchange for, Qualified Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted the Issuer (other than Qualified Equity Interests issued or sold to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer or an employee stock units, performance share units ownership plan or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding a trust established by the Issuer or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; orany of its Restricted Subsidiaries for the benefit of their employees) or a substantially concurrent cash capital contribution received by the Issuer from its stockholders; (7) Restricted Payments pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit plans for current or former directors, management, employees or consultants of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries; (8) payments or distributions to dissenting stockholders pursuant to applicable law, pursuant to or in connection with a consolidation, merger or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries that complies with the provisions of Section 5.01; provided that, as a result of such consolidation, merger or transfer of assets, the Issuer has made or will make a Change of Control Offer pursuant to Section 4.14 (if required) and any notes tendered in connection therewith have been or will be repurchased; (9) other Restricted Payments not otherwise permitted under this Indenture in an aggregate amountamount from and after the Issue Date not to exceed the greater of $100.0 million or 5.0% of Total Assets, when taken together with all calculated as of the date on which any Restricted Payment pursuant to this clause (9) is made; (10) Restricted Payments made in connection with the Match Transactions; and (11) Restricted Payments to any member of the IAC Group that is a direct or indirect parent of the Issuer: (a) the proceeds of which will be used to pay the consolidated, combined or similar income tax liability of such parent’s income tax group that is attributable to the income of the Issuer or its Subsidiaries; provided that (x) no such payments with respect to any taxable year shall exceed the amount of such income tax liability that would have been imposed on the Issuer and/or the applicable Subsidiaries had such entity(ies) filed on a stand-alone basis and (y) any such payments attributable to an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be limited to the amount of any cash paid by such Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary for such purpose; and (b) Permitted Parent Payments; provided that in the case of any Restricted Payment pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2clause (3) or (37) above, no Default shall increase the have occurred and be continuing or occur as a consequence thereof. For purposes of this covenant, if a particular Restricted Payments BasketPayment involves a non-cash payment, except including a distribution of assets, then such Restricted Payment shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used cash portion of such Restricted Payment, if any, plus an amount equal to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the non-cash portion of such Restricted Payment. In addition, for purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, in the event of a (x) Permitted Investment or (y) Restricted Payment that meets the criteria of more than one of the asset(s) types of Restricted Payments described above or securities proposed Permitted Investments described in the definition of “Permitted Investment,” in either case, the Issuer may order and classify, and from time to be transferred time may reclassify, such Restricted Payment or issued by Permitted Investment if that classification would have been permitted at the Parent time such Restricted Payment or a Restricted Subsidiary Permitted Investment was made or at the time of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Paymentreclassification.

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Samples: Indenture (Iac/Interactivecorp), Indenture (Match Group, Inc.)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Hovnanian and the Issuer will not, and shall will not cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless: (1i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2ii) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, Hovnanian could incur at least $1.00 of Indebtedness pursuant to Section 3.05(a) hereof; and (iii) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments (including the Fair Market Value of any non-cash Restricted Payment) declared or made after November 8May 4, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), 1999 does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication):of: (A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income for of Hovnanian on a cumulative basis during the period (taken as one accounting period) from October and including February 1, 2012 to 1999 and including ending on the last day of the Hovnanian’s fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to preceding the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available Restricted Payment (or, if or in the event such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or of and the Fair Market Value of Property received by Hovnanian from (as determined by 1) any capital contribution to Hovnanian after February 1, 1999 or any issue or sale after February 1, 1999 of Qualified Stock (other than to any Subsidiary of Hovnanian) and (2) the Board of Directors of Parent) issue or sale after February 1, 1999 of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by Indebtedness or other securities of Hovnanian convertible into or exercisable for Qualified Stock of Hovnanian that have been so converted or exercised, as the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012case may be, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as constituting a Restricted Payment made after November 8May 4, 20121999, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation calculation of Consolidated Net IncomeIncome referred to in (A)) equal to the lesser of (ix) the return of capital with respect to such Investment (including by dividend, distribution or sale of Capital Stock) and (iiy) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition or repayment of such Investment (to the extent not included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income referred to in (A)), plus (D) with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary after May 4, 1999, in accordance with the definition of Unrestricted Subsidiary (so long as the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary was treated as a Restricted Payment made after the Issue Date, and net only to the extent not included in the calculation of taxesConsolidated Net Income referred to in (A)), an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the proportionate interest of Hovnanian or a Restricted Subsidiary in an amount equal to the excess of (I) the total assets of such Subsidiary, valued on an aggregate basis at the lesser of book value and Fair Market Value thereof, over (II) the total liabilities of such Subsidiary, determined in accordance with GAAP, and (y) the Designation Amount at the time of such Subsidiary’s designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary$17 million, the lesser of minus (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (iiF) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent all Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due Restricted Payments referred to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this in clause (iii) of paragraph (ab) when madebelow) made after February 1, 1999 through May 4, 1999. (b) The provisions Clauses (ii) and (iii) of Section 4.04(aparagraph (a) shall will not prohibit: (1i) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of its declaration thereof, if such dividend could have been made on the date of its declaration the payment would have complied with without violation of the provisions of this the Indenture; (2ii) the making repurchase, redemption or retirement of any Restricted Payment shares of Capital Stock of Hovnanian in exchange for, or out of the net proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any a Subsidiary of its Subsidiaries);Hovnanian) of, other shares of Qualified Stock; and (3iii) the repurchasepurchase, redemption, defeasance redemption or other acquisition acquisition, cancellation or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness Capital Stock, or options, warrants, equity appreciation rights or other rights to purchase or acquire Capital Stock, of the Parent Hovnanian or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors officers or employees or former officers, directors officers or employees of Hovnanian or any Subsidiary (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth ) not to exceed $10 million in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar yearsince May 4, 1999; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: First Supplemental Indenture (Hovnanian Enterprises Inc), Senior Notes Indenture (Hovnanian Enterprises Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could Issuer cannot incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clauses (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) or (78) of Section 4.11(b)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 commencing on the first day of the fiscal quarter in which the Issue Date occurs to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent Issuer either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent Issuer after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8the Issue Date, 2012other than (A) any such proceeds which are used to redeem Notes in accordance with paragraph 6(c) of the Notes or (B) any such proceeds or assets received from a Subsidiary of the Issuer, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of incurred by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary subsequent to the Issue Date is reduced on the ParentIssuer’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the ParentIssuer) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) 100% of the aggregate amount received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in cash or other property (valued at the Fair Market Value thereof) as the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the ParentIssuer’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the ParentIssuer’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) Basket and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this IndentureIndenture ; (2) the making redemption of any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries)Interests; (3) other than pursuant to clause (8) below, the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value redemption of Equity Interests of the Parent Issuer held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed (A) $4,000,000 5.0 million during any calendar year (with unused amounts being available to be used in the following calendar year, but not in any succeeding calendar year) plus (B) the amount of any net cash proceeds received by or contributed to the Issuer from the issuance and sale after the Issue Date of Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer to its officers, directors or employees that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (3), plus (C) the net cash proceeds of any “key-man” life insurance policies that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (3); (54) repurchases of Equity Interests that occur or are deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (5) Restricted Payments pursuant to the Transactions; (6) Restricted Payments if after giving effect thereto the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives Issuer’s Net Leverage Ratio is not greater than 3.0 to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or1.0; (7) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all amount not to exceed $50.0 million less the amount of any Restricted Payments (as defined in the Senior Notes Indenture) deemed made on or after the Reference Date and on or prior to the Issue Date pursuant to Section 4.11(b)(7) of the Senior Notes Indenture; provided that Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7clause (7) and then outstanding, does shall not exceed $20,000,000. 25.0 million in the aggregate in any twelve-month period; or (8) the purchase or retirement of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer from any Permitted Holder in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10.0 million in any twelve-month period; provided that no proceeds from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests used to make a payment pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2clause (2) or (33)(B) above shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Indenture (American Greetings Corp), Indenture (American Greetings Corp)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Issuer will not, and shall will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessunless at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately shall occur as a consequence thereof; and (2) after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, incurrence and the Parent could incur at least $1.00 application of additional Indebtedness pursuant to proceeds therefrom the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall Leverage Test would be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) satisfied. The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall will not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making redemption of any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than provided that any transfers of the Equity Interests of the Issuer will be subject to the provisions of the Parent or any of its SubsidiariesPledge Agreement); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (provided that any transfers of the Equity Interests of the Issuer will be subject to the provisions of the Parent Pledge Agreement), (b) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.06 and the other terms of this IndentureIndenture or (c) upon a Change of Control or in connection with a sale of assets to the extent required by the agreement governing such Subordinated Indebtedness but only if the Issuer shall have complied with Section 4.20 and purchased all Notes validly tendered pursuant to the relevant offer prior to redeeming such Subordinated Indebtedness; (4) (x) prior to the repurchaseconsummation of an initial public offering, redemptionpayments to Parent to permit Parent, defeasance and which are used by Parent or other acquisition or retirement for value (y) after the consummation of an initial public offering, payments by the Issuer, to redeem Equity Interests of Parent or the Parent Issuer, as the case may be, held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 25.0 million during any calendar yeartwelve consecutive months; (5) payments permitted pursuant to clause (3) of Section 4.09; (6) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents represent a portion of the exercise price thereof; (67) [Reserved]; (8) payments by the repurchase Issuer to Parent or its subsidiaries to the extent necessary to pay principal and interest when due in respect of Equity Interests upon vesting Indebtedness of restricted stockParent and its subsidiaries; (9) Restricted Payments pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit plans for directors, restricted stock unitsmanagement, performance share units employees or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect theretoconsultants of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries; or (710) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all amount from and after the Issue Date not to exceed $50.0 million; provided that in the case of any Restricted Payments made Payment pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstandingclause (3), does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) (8) or (310) above, no Default shall increase the have occurred and be continuing or occur as a consequence thereof. For purposes of this covenant, if a particular Restricted Payments BasketPayment involves a non-cash payment, except including a distribution of assets, then such Restricted Payment shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used cash portion of such Restricted Payment, if any, plus an amount equal to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment non-cash portion of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the such Restricted Payment.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Indenture (ER Marks, Inc.), Indenture (ER Marks, Inc.)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Company will not, and shall will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless:if, at the time of such Restricted Payment or after giving effect thereto, (1a) no a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment;would occur as a result thereof; or (2b) immediately after giving effect the Bank would fail to meet any of the applicable capital requirements under 12 C.F.R. Part 565 (or any other successor provision) which are necessary to enable the Bank to qualify as a "well capitalized" institution under such Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exceptionregulations; andor (3c) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments (the amount of such payments, if other than in cash, having been determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive and evidenced by a Board Resolution filed with the Trustee) declared and made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not the issue date of the Notes would exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication):of (Ai) 5033 1/3% of the aggregate Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be is a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit) of the Company accrued on a cumulative basis during the period beginning on the first day of the fiscal quarter during which the issue date of the initial series of Notes issued under this Indenture occurred and ending on the last day of the Company's last fiscal quarter ending prior to the date of such proposed Restricted Payment, plus (ii) the aggregate deficitNet Cash Proceeds received by the Company as capital contributions (other than from a Subsidiary) after the issue date of the Notes issued under this Indenture, plus (iii) the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds and the Fair Market Value of property not constituting Net Cash Proceeds received by the Company from the issuance or sale (other than to a Subsidiary) of Qualified Capital Stock after the issue date of the initial series of Notes issued under this Indenture (except, in each case, to the extent such proceeds are used to purchase, redeem, defease, make sinking fund payments on or otherwise acquire or retire for value Junior Indebtedness as set forth in clause (a) of the definition of Permitted Payment herein), plus (Biv) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) amount of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary that is converted into or exchanged for Qualified Capital Stock of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less Company after the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case issue date of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments Notes issued under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were Indenture; provided, however, that the foregoing provisions will not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus prevent (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1v) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any a dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of its declaration thereof, if on at the date of declaration such payment was permitted by the payment would have complied foregoing provisions, (w) any Permitted Payment, (x) Tax Sharing Payments by the Company pursuant to any Tax Sharing Agreement among the Company and its Subsidiaries which is in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture; applicable OTS requirements, (2y) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out prepayment of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest Senior Notes due 2000 outstanding as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases date of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion this Indenture in accordance with their terms within 30 days after issuance of the exercise price thereof; Notes or (6z) the repurchase redemption of Equity Interests upon vesting the 270 shares of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale Series A Preferred Stock outstanding as of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment this Indenture in accordance with their terms within 30 days after issuance of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted PaymentNotes.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Indenture (Hawthorne Financial Corp), Indenture (Hawthorne Financial Corp)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Company Parties shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessother than: (1a) any dividend or other distribution on account of any Capital Stock of the Parent now or hereafter outstanding which is payable solely in shares of the same class of Capital Stock; provided, that, if elected by a holder, other than a Designated Shareholder, of Parent’s Series B 7% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Parent may pay dividends with respect to such preferred stock in cash in an amount not to exceed the amount provided for pursuant to Parent’s Organizational Documents establishing such preferred stock as in effect on the date hereof, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately before and after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentpayment. (b) the issuance by the Parent of shares of Capital Stock of the Parent issuable upon exercise of the Warrant; (2c) immediately after giving effect distributions to such Restricted Payment, any Company; provided that any distribution to the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does shall not exceed the sum amount necessary to enable the Parent to (the “Restricted Payments Basket”i) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to pay taxes when due and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received owing by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case ordinary course of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated its business as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignationholding company, and (ii) the aggregate amount pay its reasonable general administrative costs and expenses including in respect of taxes and other fees required to maintain its existence and administrative, legal and accounting services provided by third parties; (d) repurchases or redemptions of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid Capital Stock of Parent held by its employees, officers or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment directors pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) any employee stock ownership plan thereof which are made upon the payment by the Parent termination, retirement or any Restricted Subsidiary death of any dividend such employee, officer or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied director (as applicable) in accordance with the provisions of this Indenturesuch plan so long as the aggregate amount paid in connection with such repurchases or redemptions does not exceed $100,000 in any fiscal year of Parent; (2e) the making so long as no Default or Event of any Restricted Payment Default shall have occurred and be continuing, payments to Bxxxxx International Charitable Foundation Corp., a New Jersey corporation, in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than an amount not to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary exceed $50,000 in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during in any calendar year; (5) repurchases fiscal year of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect theretoParent; or (7f) Restricted Payments payments to Exxxxx X. Xxxxx made in an aggregate amountthe amount of, when taken together with all Restricted Payments and to enable Exxxxx X. Xxxxx to pay, income taxes assessed on awards of Capital Stock of Parent made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale Exxxxx X. Xxxxx in lieu of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant cash compensation payable to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, Exxxxx X. Xxxxx pursuant to the Restricted PaymentKxxxx Employment Agreement; provided, that, the aggregate amount so paid to Exxxxx X. Xxxxx shall not exceed the aggregate compensation amount that would have been paid to Exxxxx X. Xxxxx pursuant to the Kxxxx Employment Agreement if the entirety of such compensation amount had been paid in cash.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Securities Purchase Agreement (Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Iii Lp), Securities Purchase Agreement (Butler International Inc /Md/)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. Until the Notes are rated Investment Grade by both Rating Agencies, after which time the following covenant no longer shall be binding on the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary: (a) The Parent shall not, and shall not permit neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiary toSubsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessPayment, if, after giving effect thereto on a pro forma basis: (1i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent Company could incur at least not Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; andprovisions described in paragraph (b) of Section 5.02 hereof; (3ii) a Default or an Event of Default would occur or be continuing; or (iii) the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments, including such proposed Restricted Payment, made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, from and after the Issue Date and on or prior to the date of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not shall exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication):of: (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1), 2012 commencing with the first full fiscal quarter which includes the Issue Date, to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such each calculation for which consolidated internal financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficitfor such period is negative, then minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), ; plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) amount of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity Indebtedness of the Parent Company or a Restricted Subsidiary Incurred after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date that is converted into or (y) from exchanged for Qualified Capital Stock of the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests Company after November 8, 2012, the Issue Date; plus (C) to the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or extent that any Restricted Subsidiary Investment made after the date of this First Supplemental Indenture is sold for cash or otherwise reduced on or liquidated or repaid for cash, in whole or in part, the Parent’s balance sheet upon lesser of (1) the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary cash return of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent capital with respect to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests such Restricted Investment (less the cost of disposition, if any) and (2) the initial amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any such Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), Investment; plus (D) in the case unless accounted for pursuant to clause (B) above, 100% of the disposition aggregate net proceeds (after payment of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, commissions and discounts incurred in connection therewith) received by the Company from the sale or repayment issuance (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of its Qualified Capital Stock after the Issue Date and on or return on prior to the date of such Restricted Payment; plus (E) with respect to any Investment Unrestricted Subsidiary that is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date in accordance with the definition of Unrestricted Subsidiary (so long as the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (the Issue Date and only to the extent not included in the computation calculation of Consolidated Net Income) ), an amount equal to the lesser of (ix) the return of capital book value in accordance with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost GAAP of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as Company’s or a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest Investment in such Subsidiary immediately following such RedesignationSubsidiary, and (iiy) the aggregate amount Designation Amount at the time of the Parentsuch Subsidiary’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary; plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, ortax benefits, if issued at a discountany, for the accreted value ofperiod (taken as one accounting period), any guarantee commencing with the first full fiscal quarter which includes the Issue Date, realized by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to Company from stock option exercises and from the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment issuance of the Company’s Qualified Capital Stock pursuant to this paragraph equity-based employee benefit plans that are recorded as an increase to shareholders’ equity in accordance with GAAP; plus (aG) when made$50,000,000. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(aforegoing clause (a) shall does not prohibit: (1i) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of its declaration thereof, if such dividend could have been made on the date of its declaration the payment would have complied in compliance with the provisions of this Indentureforegoing provisions; (2ii) the making payment of cash dividends or other distributions to any Equity Investor or joint venture participant of a Restricted Payment Subsidiary with respect to a class of Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary or joint venture owned by such Equity Investor or joint venture participant so long as the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries simultaneously receive a dividend or distribution with respect to their Investment in such Restricted Subsidiary or joint venture either in U.S. Legal Tender or the same form as the dividend or distribution received by such Equity Investor or joint venture participant and in proportion to their proportionate interest in the same class of Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary (or in the case of a joint venture that is a partnership or a limited liability company, as provided for in the documentation governing such joint venture), as the case may be; (iii) repurchases or redemptions of Capital Stock of the Company from any former directors, officers and employees of the Company in the aggregate up to $3,000,000 during any calendar year (provided, however, that any amounts not used in any calendar year may be used in any subsequent year); or (iv) the retirement of Capital Stock of the Company or the retirement of Indebtedness of the Company, in exchange for, for or out of the proceeds of the a substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than a sale to a Subsidiary of the Parent or any Company) of, other shares of its Subsidiaries); (3) Qualified Capital Stock and the repurchase, redemption, defeasance retirement of Capital Stock or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any a Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, for or out of the proceeds of the a substantially concurrent incurrence ofsale of its Qualified Capital Stock, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 provided that, in each case, the amount of any such proceeds is excluded for purposes of clause (a)(iii)(D) above. Any Restricted Payment made in accordance with clauses (i) and the other terms (iii) of this Indenture; paragraph shall reduce the Basket. In calculating the Basket, any Restricted Payment not made in cash and any non-cash amounts received for purposes of clause (4D) shall be valued at fair market value as determined in good faith by the repurchaseBoard of Directors, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent whose determination shall be conclusive and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations whose resolution with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) thereto shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except be delivered to the extent Trustee promptly after the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Paymentadoption thereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: First Supplemental Indenture (NVR Inc), First Supplemental Indenture (NVR Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Company will not, and shall will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless:if, at the time of such Restricted Payment or after giving effect thereto, (1a) no a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment;continuing; or (2b) immediately after giving effect the Company would fail to such Restricted Payment, maintain sufficient Liquid Assets to comply with the Parent could incur at least $1.00 terms of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exceptioncovenant set forth in Section 9.12 hereof; andor (3c) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments (the amount of such payments, if other than in cash, having been determined in good faith by the relevant Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive and evidenced by a Board Resolution filed with the Trustee) declared and made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not the Issue Date would exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication):of: (Ai) 5025% of the aggregate Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be is a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit)) of the Company accrued on a cumulative basis during the period beginning on July 1, 1997 and ending on the last day of the Company's last fiscal quarter ending prior to the date of such proposed Restricted Payment; plus (Bii) the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received by the Company as capital contributions (other than from a Subsidiary) after July 1, 1997; plus (iii) the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds and the Fair Market Value of property not constituting Net Cash Proceeds received by the Company from the issuance or sale (other than to a Subsidiary) of Qualified Capital Stock after the Issue Date; plus (iv) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) amount of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity Indebtedness of the Parent Company or a Subsidiary that is issued after November 8the Issue Date that is thereafter converted into or exchanged for Qualified Capital Stock of the Company; or (d) the Unsecured Debt Coverage Ratio for the Company for the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date of such Restricted Payment is less than 2.00 to 1.00, 2012 or determined after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; provided, however, that the foregoing provisions will not prevent (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any a dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of its declaration thereof, if on at the date of declaration such payment was permitted by the payment would have complied with the foregoing provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3z) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted any Permitted Payment.

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Samples: Indenture (Resource America Inc), Indenture (Resource America Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. Until the Notes are rated Investment Grade by both Rating Agencies, after which time the following covenant no longer shall be binding on the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary: (a) The Parent shall not, and shall not permit neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiary toSubsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessPayment, if, after giving effect thereto on a pro forma basis: (1i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent Company could incur at least not Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; andprovisions described in paragraph (b) of Section 5.02 hereof; (3ii) a Default or an Event of Default would occur or be continuing; or (iii) the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments, including such proposed Restricted Payment, made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, from and after the Issue Date and on or prior to the date of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not shall exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication):of: (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1), 2012 commencing with the first full fiscal quarter which includes the Issue Date, to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such each calculation for which consolidated internal financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficitfor such period is negative, then minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), ; plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) amount of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity Indebtedness of the Parent Company or a Restricted Subsidiary Incurred after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date that is converted into or (y) from exchanged for Qualified Capital Stock of the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests Company after November 8, 2012, the Issue Date; plus (C) to the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or extent that any Restricted Subsidiary Investment made after the date of this First Supplemental Indenture is sold for cash or otherwise reduced on or liquidated or repaid for cash, in whole or in part, the Parent’s balance sheet upon lesser of (1) the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary cash return of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent capital with respect to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests such Restricted Investment (less the cost of disposition, if any) and (2) the initial amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any such Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), Investment; plus (D) in the case unless accounted for pursuant to clause (B) above, 100% of the disposition aggregate net proceeds (after payment of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, commissions and discounts incurred in connection therewith) received by the Company from the sale or repayment issuance (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of its Qualified Capital Stock after the Issue Date and on or return on prior to the date of such Restricted Payment; plus (E) with respect to any Investment Unrestricted Subsidiary that is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date in accordance with the definition of Unrestricted Subsidiary (so long as the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (the Issue Date and only to the extent not included in the computation calculation of Consolidated Net Income) ), an amount equal to the lesser of (ix) the return of capital book value in accordance with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost GAAP of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as Company’s or a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest Investment in such Subsidiary immediately following such RedesignationSubsidiary, and (iiy) the aggregate amount Designation Amount at the time of the Parentsuch Subsidiary’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary; plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, ortax benefits, if issued at a discountany, for the accreted value ofperiod (taken as one accounting period), any guarantee commencing with the first full fiscal quarter which includes the Issue Date, realized by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to Company from stock option exercises and from the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment issuance of the Company’s Qualified Capital Stock pursuant to this paragraph equity-based employee benefit plans that are recorded as an increase to shareholders’ equity in accordance with GAAP; plus (aG) when made$50,000,000. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(aforegoing clause (a) shall does not prohibit: (1i) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of its declaration thereof, if such dividend could have been made on the date of its declaration the payment would have complied in compliance with the provisions of this Indentureforegoing provisions; (2ii) the making payment of cash dividends or other distributions to any Equity Investor or joint venture participant of a Restricted Payment Subsidiary with respect to a class of Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary or joint venture owned by such Equity Investor or joint venture participant so long as the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries simultaneously receive a dividend or distribution with respect to their Investment in such Restricted Subsidiary or joint venture either in U.S. Legal Tender or the same form as the dividend or distribution received by such Equity Investor or joint venture participant and in proportion to their proportionate interest in the same class of Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary (or in the case of a joint venture that is a partnership or a limited liability company, as provided for in the documentation governing such joint venture), as the case may be; (iii) repurchases or redemptions of Capital Stock of the Company from any former directors, officers and employees of the Company in the aggregate up to $3,000,000 during any calendar year (provided, however, that any amounts not used in any calendar year may be used in any subsequent year); (iv) the retirement of Capital Stock of the Company or the retirement in Indebtedness of the Company, in exchange for, for or out of the proceeds of the a substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than a sale to a Subsidiary of the Parent or any Company) of, other shares of its Subsidiaries); (3) Qualified Capital Stock and the repurchase, redemption, defeasance retirement of Capital Stock or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any a Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, for or out of the proceeds of the a substantially concurrent incurrence ofsale of its Qualified Capital Stock, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and provided that, in each case, the other terms amount of this Indenture; any such proceeds is excluded for purposes of clause (4a)(iii)(D) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect theretoabove; or (7v) Restricted Payments repurchases by the Company of Capital Stock of the Company (from Persons other than officers or directors of the Company) in an one or more open market and/or privately negotiated transactions of up to $85,000,000 in the aggregate amountat any time or from time to time on or before March 31, when taken together with all Restricted Payments 2002; provided that any such repurchases not made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7clause (v) on or before March 31, 2002 may not be made at any subsequent time. Any Restricted Payment made in accordance with clauses (i) and then outstanding(iii) of this paragraph shall reduce the Basket. In calculating the Basket, does any Restricted Payment not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance made in cash and sale any non-cash amounts received for purposes of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or clause (3D) shall increase be valued at fair market value as determined in good faith by the Restricted Payments BasketBoard of Directors, except whose determination shall be conclusive and whose resolution with respect thereto shall be delivered to the extent Trustee promptly after the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Paymentadoption thereof.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Second Supplemental Indenture (NVR Inc), Second Supplemental Indenture (NVR Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, : (i) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on account of the Company's or any of its Subsidiaries' Equity Interests (other than (w) Physician Joint Venture Distributions, (x) divi- dends or distributions payable in Qualified Equity Interests of the Company, (y) dividends or distributions payable to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, and (z) dividends or distributions by any Subsidiary of the Company payable to all holders of a class of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary on a PRO RATA basis); (ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Company; or (iii) make any principal payment on, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness that is subordinated to the Securities, except at the original final maturity date thereof or pursuant to a Specified Exchange or the Refinancing (all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above being collectively referred to as "RESTRICTED PAYMENTS"), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment unless:(the amount of any such Restricted Payment, if other than cash, shall be the fair market value (as conclusively evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors set forth in an Officers' Certificate delivered to the Trustee within 60 days prior to the date of such Restricted Payment) of the asset(s) proposed to be transferred by the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to such Restricted Payment): (1a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof; and (b) the Company would, at the time of or immediately such Restricted Payment and after giving PRO FORMA effect to thereto as if such Restricted Payment; (2) Payment had been made at the beginning of the most recently ended four full fiscal quarter period for which internal financial statements are available immediately after giving effect to preceding the date of such Restricted Payment, the Parent could have been permitted to incur at least $$ 1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Exceptiontest set forth in the first paragraph of Section 3.09 hereof; and (3c) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Subsidiaries after November 8March 1, 2012 1995 (other than excluding Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) permitted by clauses (2ii), (3iii) and (iv) of the next succeeding paragraph), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed is less than the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A1) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October the beginning of the first fiscal quarter commencing after March 1, 2012 1995 to and including the last day end of the Company's most recently ended fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be for such period is a deficit, minus less 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus PLUS (B2) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either Company from the issue or sale (x) as contributions other than to the common equity a Subsidiary of the Parent after November 8Company) since March 1, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale 1995 of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent Company or of debt securities of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion of its Subsidiaries that have been converted into or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into exchanged for such Qualified Equity Interests of the Company, PLUS (less the amount 3) $20.0 million. If no Default or Event of any cashDefault has occurred and is continuing, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated would occur as a consequence thereof, the foregoing provisions shall not prohibit the following Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of Payments: (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the at said date of declaration the such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenturehereof; (2ii) the making payment of cash dividends on any Restricted Payment series of Disqualified Stock issued after the January 30, 1997 in exchange foran aggregate amount not to exceed the cash received by the Company since January 30, or out 1997 upon issuance of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries)such Disqualified Stock; (3iii) the redemption, repurchase, redemption, defeasance retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness any Equity Interests of the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the net cash proceeds of of, the substantially concurrent incurrence ofsale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of Qualified Equity Interests of the Company; PROVIDED that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to repurchase, retirement or other acquisition shall be incurred under Section 4.03 and excluded from clause (c)(2) of the other terms of this Indenturepreceding paragraph; (4iv) the defeasance, redemption or repurchase of subordinated Indebtedness with the net cash proceeds from an incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness or in exchange for or out of the net cash proceeds from the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of Qualified Equity Interests of the Company; PROVIDED that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition shall be excluded from clause (c)(2) of the preceding paragraph; (v) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Parent Company or any Subsidiary of the Company held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees any member of the Company's (or their transferees, estates any of its Subsidiaries') management pursuant to any management equity subscription agreement or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Datestock option agreement; provided PROVIDED that the aggregate cash consideration price paid for all such redemptions repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests shall not exceed $4,000,000 during 15.0 million in any calendar year;twelve-month period; and (5vi) repurchases the making and consummation of Equity Interests deemed a Change of Control Offer with respect to occur upon the exercise of stock options Senior Subordinated Notes, the 2005 Senior Subordinated Notes or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion 2005 Exchangeable Subordinated Notes in accordance with the provisions of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect indentures relating thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other Not later than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of making any Restricted Payment, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that such Restricted Payment of is permitted and setting forth the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued basis upon which the calculations required by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Paymentthis covenant were computed." SECTION 2.5 AMENDMENT TO SECTION 3.08.

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Samples: Supplemental Indenture (Tenet Healthcare Corp)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymenttransaction on a pro forma basis, the Parent Issuer could not incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio ExceptionSection 4.03(a); andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or ) through (7) and (9) through (15)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 the first day of the fiscal quarter in which Issue Date occurs to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parentthe Issuer) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent Issuer either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent Issuer after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012the Issue Date (provided that such amount will not include any net cash proceeds from sales of Equity Interests to the extent utilized for any Restricted Payment pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(4)(a), plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the ParentIssuer’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the ParentIssuer) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 the Issue Date into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, cash or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the ParentIssuer’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the ParentIssuer’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E4.04(a)(3) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries); (3) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent Issuer held by officersany future, directors or employees present or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates) of the Issuer (or a direct or indirect parent thereof) or any Restricted Subsidiary, and any dividend payment or other distribution by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary to a direct or indirect parent of the Issuer to the extent utilized for the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of such direct or indirect parent held by such future, present or former officer, director or employee (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy in each case, pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement, shareholders’ agreement or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance similar agreement or termination benefit plan of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Datekind; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during 5.0 million in any calendar year (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to subsequent calendar years so long as the cash consideration applied to the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests pursuant to this clause (4) shall in no event exceed $10.0 million in any calendar year); provided further that such amount in any fiscal year may be increased by an amount not to exceed: (a) the net cash proceeds received by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from the sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of the Issuer (or a direct or indirect parent thereof to the extent contributed to the Issuer) to officers, directors or employees of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer (or any other direct or indirect parent of the Issuer) that occurs after the Issue Date; provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such Restricted Payment will not increase the amount available for Restricted Payments pursuant to subsection (a)(3) of this Section 4.04; plus (b) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Issuer (or a direct or indirect parent thereof to the extent contributed to the Issuer) or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date to the extent actually used to repurchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire the Equity Interests held by such key man; less (c) the amount of any Restricted Payments previously made pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 4.04(b)(4); and provided further that cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from officers, directors, employees or consultants (or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (or a direct or indirect parent thereof) in connection with a repurchase of Equity Interests of the Issuer from such Persons will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment for purposes of this covenant or any other provision of the Indenture; (5) the redemption of the 2017 Notes on the Issue Date as described in the Final Offering Memorandum under the heading “Use of Proceeds”; (6) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents represent a portion of the exercise price thereof; (67) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, stock restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; (8) the payment of dividends on the Issuer’s Qualified Equity Interests (other than preferred stock) (or the payment of any dividend to any parent of the Issuer to fund the payment by such parent of a dividend on such entity’s Qualified Equity Interests (other than preferred stock)) of up to 6% per annum of the net proceeds received by the Issuer from any public equity offering of such Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer or contributed to the Issuer as common equity capital by any parent from any public equity offering of such Qualified Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer (excluding public offerings of Qualified Equity Interests registered on Form S-8); (9) the distribution, as a dividend or otherwise, of Equity Interests of, or Indebtedness owed to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary by, an Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary the primary assets of which are cash and/or Cash Equivalents); (10) any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Disqualified Equity Interests of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary made by exchange for or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of Disqualified Equity Interests of the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, so long as such refinancing Disqualified Equity Interests is permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.03 and constitutes Refinancing Indebtedness; (11) cash payments in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares of the Issuer’s Equity Interests upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of any stock options, warrants, other rights to purchase Equity Interests or other convertible or exchangeable securities or any other transaction otherwise permitted by this covenant; (12) the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Equity Interests of the Issuer or any preferred stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer issued on or after the date of the Indenture in accordance with the Ratio Exception described in Section 4.03(a); (13) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Indebtedness (a) at a purchase price not greater than 101% of the principal amount of such Subordinated Indebtedness in the event of a Change of Control in accordance with Section 4.09 or (b) at a purchase price not greater than 100% of the principal amount thereof in accordance with Section 4.06; provided that, prior to or simultaneously with such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement, the Issuer has made the Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer, as applicable, as provided in such covenant with respect to the Securities and have completed the repurchase or redemption of all Securities validly tendered for payment in connection with such Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer; (14) distributions for the purpose of making an Investment in a Joint Venture that, if such Investment were made by the Issuer, would be permitted to be made as a Permitted Investment under clause (20) of the definition of “Permitted Investment”; provided that, any such distributions made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(14) shall correspondingly permanently reduce the amounts available for investment under clause (20) of the definition of “Permitted Investment”; (15) payments on intercompany Indebtedness, the incurrence of which was permitted pursuant to Section 4.03; provided, however, that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would otherwise result therefrom; or (716) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(74.04(b)(16) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. 15.0 million; provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section Sections 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary of the ParentIssuer, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. The Fair Market Value of any assets or securities (other than cash or Cash Equivalents) with a Fair Market Value of $10.0 million or more that are required to be valued by this Section 4.04 will be determined by the Board of Directors of the Issuer. The Board of Directors’ determination must be based upon an opinion or appraisal issued by an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing if the Fair Market Value of such asset or security exceeds $25.0 million. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.04, in the event that a Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Restricted Payments or Permitted Investments described in Section 4.04(b) or the definitions thereof, the Issuer, in its sole discretion, may order and classify, and later reclassify, such Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment if it would have been permitted at the time such Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment was made and at the time of any such reclassification.

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Samples: Indenture (WCI Communities, Inc.)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Company will not, and shall will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could Company cannot incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clause (2), (3), (4), ) or (5), (6), or (7) of Section 4.11(b)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the "Restricted Payments Basket") of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 commencing on the first day of the first full fiscal quarter -53- commencing after the Issue Date to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent Company either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent Company after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8the Issue Date, 2012other than any such proceeds which are used to redeem Notes in accordance with paragraph 6(b) of the Notes, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of incurred by the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary subsequent to the Issue Date is reduced on the Parent’s Company's balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the ParentCompany) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s Company's proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Company's Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) Basket and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall will not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making redemption of any Equity Interests of the Company or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests; (3) the redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests or (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3b) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.10 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value redemption of Equity Interests of the Parent Company held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 1.0 million during any calendar year;; or (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; ; provided that (6a) in the repurchase case of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) any Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made Payment pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7clause (3) above, no Default shall have occurred and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that be continuing or occur as a consequence thereof and (b) no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2clause (2) or (3) above shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

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Samples: Indenture (Helicopter Management LLC)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly: (i) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on account of the Equity Interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than (x) dividends or distributions payable in Qualified Equity Interests of the Company, (y) dividends or distributions payable to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, and (z) dividends or distributions by any Subsidiary of the Company payable to all holders of a class of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary on a pro rata basis); (ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) make any principal payment on, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Subordinated Indebtedness, except at the original final maturity date thereof; or (iv) make any Restricted Investment (all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above being collectively referred to as "Restricted Payments"), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment unless(the amount of any such Restricted Payment, if other than cash or Cash Equivalents, shall be the fair market value (as conclusively evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors set forth in an Officers' Certificate delivered to the Trustee within 60 days prior to the date of such Restricted Payment) of the asset(s) proposed to be transferred by the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to such Restricted Payment): -45- (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof; and (b) the Company would, at the time of such Restricted Payment and after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Restricted Payment had been made at the beginning of the Reference Period immediately preceding the date of such Restricted Payment, have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first paragraph of Section 4.9 hereof; and (c) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Subsidiaries after December 31, 1995 (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of the next succeeding paragraph), is less than the sum (without duplication) of (1) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from the beginning of the first fiscal quarter commencing after December 31, 1995 to the end of the Company's most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, less 100% of such deficit), plus (2) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company from the issue or sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) since December 31, 1995 of Qualified Equity Interests of the Company or of debt securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that have been converted into or exchanged for such Qualified Equity Interests of the Company, plus(3) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after the Issue Date is sold for cash or otherwise liquidated or repaid for cash, the lesser of (A) the cash return of capital with respect to such Restricted Investment (net of taxes and the cost of disposition, if any) or (B) the initial amount of such Restricted Investment, plus (4) $20 million. The foregoing provisions shall not prohibit the following Restricted Payments: (i) the payment of any dividend within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if at said date of declaration such payment would have otherwise complied with the provisions hereof; (ii) the redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of any Equity Interests of the Company or any Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the net cash proceeds of, the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of Qualified Equity Interests of the Company; provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition shall be excluded from clause (c)(2) of the preceding paragraph; (iii) the defeasance, redemption or repurchase of Subordinated Indebtedness with the net cash proceeds from an incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness or in exchange for or out of the net cash proceeds from the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of Qualified Equity Interests of the Company; provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition shall be excluded from clause (c)(2) of the preceding paragraph; and (iv) any purchase or defeasance of Subordinated Indebtedness to the extent required upon a change of control or asset sale (as defined therein) by the indenture or other agreement or instrument pursuant to which such Subordinated Indebtedness was issued, but only if the Company (1) in the case of a Change of Control, has complied with its obligations under the provisions described under Section 4.13 of this Indenture or (2) in the case of an Asset Sale, has applied the Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale in accordance with the provisions under Sections 2.15 and 4.10 of this Indenture; provided, however, in the case of each of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this paragraph, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Payment or would occur as a consequence thereof. Not later than the date of making any Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant Company shall deliver to the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount of Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that such Restricted Payment, when added to Payment is permitted and setting forth the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed basis upon which the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined calculations required by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and covenant were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when madecomputed. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

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Samples: Indenture (Beverly Enterprises Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly: (i) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on account of the Equity Interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than (x) dividends or distributions payable in Qualified Equity Interests of the Company, (y) dividends or distributions payable to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, and (z) dividends or distributions by any Subsidiary of the Company payable to all holders of a class of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary on a pro rata basis); (ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) make any principal payment on, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Subordinated Indebtedness, except at the original final maturity date thereof; or (iv) make any Restricted Investment (all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above being collectively referred to as "Restricted Payments"), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment unless:(the amount of any such Restricted Payment, if other than cash or Cash Equivalents, shall be the fair market value (as conclusively evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors set forth in an Officers' Certificate delivered to the Trustee within 60 days prior to the date of such Restricted Payment) of the asset(s) proposed to be transferred by the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to such Restricted Payment): (1a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof; and (b) the Company would, at the time of or immediately such Restricted Payment and after giving pro forma effect to thereto as if such Restricted Payment; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, Payment had been made at the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount beginning of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

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Samples: Indenture (Beverly Enterprises Inc /De/)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Company and the Issuer will not, and shall will not cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless: (1i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2ii) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent Company could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio ExceptionSection 4.06(a) hereof; and (3iii) the amount of immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments (including the Fair Market Value of any non-cash Restricted Payment) declared or made on or after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), the Issue Date does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication):of: (A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income for of the Company on a cumulative basis during the period (taken as one accounting period) from October and including November 1, 2012 to 2008 and including ending on the last day of the Company’s fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to preceding the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available Restricted Payment (or, if or in the event such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or of and the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business Property received by the Parent either Company from (1) any capital contribution to the Company after the Issue Date or any issue or sale after the Issue Date of Qualified Stock (other than (x) as contributions to the common equity any Subsidiary of the Parent after November 8, 2012 Company or (y) from any Excluded Contribution) and (2) the issuance and issue or sale after the Issue Date of any Indebtedness or other securities of the Company convertible into or exercisable for Qualified Equity Interests after November 8Stock of the Company that have been so converted or exercised, 2012as the case may be, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as constituting a Restricted Payment (or if the Investment was made prior to the Issue Date, that would have constituted a Restricted Payment if made after November 8the Issue Date, 2012if such disposition or repayment results in cash received by the Company, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary), an amount (to the extent not included in the computation calculation of Consolidated Net IncomeIncome referred to in (A)) equal to the lesser of (ix) the return of capital with respect to such Investment (including by dividend, distribution or sale of Capital Stock) and (iiy) the amount of such Investment that was treated (or would have been treated when made) as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition or repayment of such Investment and net (to the extent not included in the calculation of taxesConsolidated Net Income referred to in (A)), plus (ED) upon with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is redesignated as a Redesignation Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date, in accordance with the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” (so long as the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant made after the Issue Date, and only to this paragraph the extent not included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income referred to in (aA)), an amount equal to the lesser of (x) when madethe proportionate interest of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in an amount equal to the excess of (I) the total assets of such Subsidiary, valued on an aggregate basis at the lesser of book value and Fair Market Value thereof, over (II) the total liabilities of such Subsidiary, determined in accordance with GAAP, and (y) the Designation Amount at the time of such Subsidiary’s designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary. (b) The provisions clauses (ii) and (iii) of Section 4.04(a4.07(a) shall will not prohibit: (1i) the payment by of any dividend within 60 days of its declaration if such dividend could have been made on the Parent date of its declaration without violation of the provisions of the Indenture; (ii) the purchase, repayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of any Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or shares of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after Capital Stock of the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making of any Restricted Payment Company in exchange for, or out of the net proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to a Subsidiary of the Parent Company or any constituting an Excluded Contribution) of, other shares of its Subsidiaries)Qualified Stock; (3iii) (A) the repurchasepurchase, repayment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent Issuer, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this IndentureIndebtedness; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Indenture (Hovnanian Enterprises Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Issuer will not, and shall will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at or shall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) (A) with respect to a Restricted Payment by the time Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of or the Issuer (other than CPI and its Restricted Subsidiaries), immediately after giving effect to such transaction on a pro forma basis, the Issuer could not incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Issuer Leverage Ratio Exception or (B) with respect to a Restricted Payment; (2) Payment by CPI. or any Restricted Subsidiary of CPI, immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymenttransaction on a pro forma basis, the Parent CPI could not incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the CPI Coverage Ratio ExceptionException (calculated by replacing the references to the Issuer in the relevant definitions with CPI and its Restricted Subsidiaries); andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8January 23, 2012 2004 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clause (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), ) or (7) of Section 4.11(b)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (Aa) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October commencing on January 1, 2012 2004 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), ; plus (Bb) 100% of the aggregate net proceeds, including cash proceeds or and the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business property other than cash, received by the Parent Issuer either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent Issuer after November 8January 23, 2012 2004, or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8January 23, 20122004, other than any such proceeds which are used to redeem Notes in accordance with Section 6 of the Notes; plus (Cc) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of (other than any Subordinated Indebtedness) incurred by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary subsequent to January 23, 2004 is reduced on the ParentIssuer’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the ParentIssuer) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), ; plus (Dd) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8January 23, 20122004, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) 100% of the aggregate amount received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in cash or other property (valued at the Fair Market Value thereof) as the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, ; plus (Ee) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, Subsidiary the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the ParentIssuer’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, Redesignation and (ii) the aggregate amount of the ParentIssuer’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) Basket and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall will not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making redemption of any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries)Interests; (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests; (b) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.10 and the other terms of this Indenture; or (c) upon a Change of Control or in connection with an Asset Sale to the extent required by the agreement governing such Subordinated Indebtedness but only if the Issuer shall have complied with Section 4.09 and Section 4.13 and purchased all Notes validly tendered pursuant to the relevant offer prior to purchasing or repaying such Subordinated Indebtedness; (4) payments (a) by the repurchaseIssuer or (b) to any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer to permit such parent company, redemptionand which are used by such parent company, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of to redeem Equity Interests of the Parent Issuer or such parent company held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates)) of the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 2.0 million during any calendar year (with unused amounts in any calendar year being usable, without duplication, in subsequent calendar years, provided that not more than $4.0 million of unused amounts from previous calendar years may be utilized in any single calendar year); (5) payments, distributions or Investments permitted pursuant to clauses (2), (3) and (4) of Section 4.14(b); (6) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights warrants if the Equity Interests represents represent a portion of the exercise price thereof; (67) the repurchase declaration or payment of dividends or distributions or other payments to stockholders and optionholders of the Issuer, or repurchases of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stockthe Issuer, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect theretothe net proceeds received by the Issuer from the sale of the Notes on the Issue Date; or (7) 8) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all amount not to exceed $30.0 million; provided that (a) in the case of any Restricted Payments made Payment pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7clause (2), (3) or (4) above, no Default shall have occurred and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no be continuing or occur as a consequence thereof and (b) to the extent the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests are used to make a payment pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2clause (2) or (3) above, such issuance and sale shall not increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

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Samples: Indenture (Cpi Holdco Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could Issuer cannot incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clause (2), (3) or (5) of the next paragraph), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the "Restricted Payments Basket") of (without duplication): (Aa) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 commencing on the first day of the first full fiscal quarter commencing after the Issue Date to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (Bb) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent Issuer either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent Issuer after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8the Issue Date, 2012other than to the extent any such proceeds are used to redeem Notes in accordance with Section 5(b) of the Notes, plus (Cc) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness (other than Subordinated Indebtedness) of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s Issuer's balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the ParentIssuer) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 the Issue Date into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (Dd) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (Ee) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s Issuer's proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Issuer's Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(Eclause (3) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (Ff) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) $2.5 million. The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall will not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the making time of or as a consequence of such redemption, the redemption of any Restricted Payment Equity Interests of the Issuer or any Guarantor in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests; (3) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or as a consequence of such redemption, the redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests or (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3b) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.06 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the repurchase, time of or as a consequence of such redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value the redemption of Equity Interests of the Parent Issuer held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 4.0 million during any calendar year; (5) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or as a consequence of such redemption, the redemption, for a purchase price of up to $60 million, of the Issuer's Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, the Issuer's Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock, the prepayment of the Issuer's non-negotiable subordinated promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $13,963,159 and the purchase of warrants to purchase 1,000,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated May 10, 2001 among the Issuer, Gainxx Xxxical Management, L.L.C., Mark X. Xxxxxx xxx SZ Investments, L.L.C., as described in "Use of Proceeds" in that certain Offering Memorandum dated June 29, 2001 relating to the initial offer and sale of the Notes; or (6) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

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Samples: Indenture (Matria Healthcare Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Issuer will not, and shall will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could Issuer cannot incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clause (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7), (8), (9), does not exceed (10), (11), (13) or (14) of Section 4.11(b)), exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (Aa) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 commencing the first date of the fiscal quarter beginning immediately after the Issue Date to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), ; plus (Bb) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or received by the Issuer and 100% of the Fair Market Value (as determined by at the Board time of Directors receipt of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business other than cash, if any, received by the Parent Issuer, either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent Issuer after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8the Issue Date, 2012other than (A) Excluded Contributions or (B) any such proceeds or assets received from a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer, plus (Cc) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of (other than any Subordinated Indebtedness) incurred by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary subsequent to the Issue Date is reduced on the ParentIssuer’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the ParentIssuer) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (or a capital contribution in respect of Qualified Equity Interests) (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (Dd) in the case of of: (A) the sale, disposition or redemption, repurchase, repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment made after November 8the Issue Date or (B) a distribution, 2012dividend or other payment from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net IncomeIncome or not treated as a return of such Permitted Investment in the definition thereof) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost 100% of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxesaggregate amount received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in cash or other property (valued at the Fair Market Value thereof), plus (Ee) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the ParentIssuer’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the ParentIssuer’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) Basket and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall will not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution or the consummation of any redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration or the giving notice thereof, if on the date of declaration or the giving notice of such redemption, as applicable, the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making of any Restricted Payment made in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, or capital contribution in respect of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any occurring within 90 days of its Subsidiariessuch Restricted Payment); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, or capital contribution in respect of, Qualified Equity Interests (occurring within 90 days of such redemption), (b) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.10 and the other terms of this IndentureIndenture (occurring within 90 days of such redemption) or (c) upon a Change of Control or in connection with an Asset Sale to the extent required by the agreement governing such Subordinated Indebtedness but only if the Issuer shall have complied with Section 4.09 and Section 4.13 and purchased all Notes validly tendered pursuant to the relevant offer prior to redeeming such Subordinated Indebtedness; (4) payments by the repurchaseIssuer or to Parent (or any other direct or indirect parent company) to permit Parent (or any other direct or indirect parent company), redemptionand which are used by the Issuer or Parent (or any other direct or indirect parent company), defeasance to purchase, redeem, otherwise acquire or other acquisition or retirement for value of retire Equity Interests of the Issuer or Parent (or any other direct or indirect parent company) held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions therefor shall not exceed the sum of (A) $4,000,000 5.0 million during any calendar yearyear (with unused amounts being available to be used in subsequent periods) plus (B) the amount of any net cash proceeds received by or contributed to the Issuer from the issuance and sale after the Issue Date of Qualified Equity Interests of Parent, any other direct or indirect parent company, or the Issuer to its officers, directors or employees that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (4), plus (C) the net cash proceeds of any “key-man” life insurance policies that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (4); provided further, that so long as the issuance of Indebtedness to any officer, director or employee did not increase the amount available to be distributed as a Restricted Payment pursuant to Section 4.11(a)(3)(b), the cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the repurchase of Qualified Equity Interests will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment under this Indenture; (5) payments to Parent (or any other direct or indirect parent company) permitted pursuant to clauses (3) or (4) of Section 4.14(b) or to fund payments under the Existing Tax Receivable Agreement; (A) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share deferred stock units or any similar equity incentives securities if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options (or withholding of Equity Interests to satisfy tax pay related withholding taxes with regard to the exercise of such stock options or the vesting of any such restricted stock, restricted stock units, deferred stock units or any similar tax obligations with respect thereto; orsecurities), (B) payments of cash, dividends, distributions, advances or other Restricted Payments by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiaries to allow the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon (i) the exercise of options or warrants, (ii) the vesting or settlement of restricted stock, restricted stock units, deferred stock units or any similar securities or (iii) the conversion or exchange of Equity Interests of any such Person or (C) any Restricted Payment made by the Issuer to permit any payments by Parent (or any other direct or indirect parent company) described in section (A) and (B) of this clause (6); (7) Restricted Payments distributions to Parent (or any other direct or indirect parent company) in order (A) to enable Parent (or any other direct or indirect parent company) to pay customary and reasonable costs and expenses of any offering of securities, debt financing, merger, acquisition or other similar corporate transaction of Parent (or any other direct or indirect parent company) or (B) to satisfy principal, interest and other payment obligations of the Issuer on Indebtedness of Parent, in an aggregate amountamount not to exceed the amount of proceeds of such Indebtedness that were contributed to the Issuer; (8) additional Restricted Payments, when taken together with all Restricted Payments Investments made pursuant to this clause (8) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (a) $100.0 million and (b) 27.5% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets at the time made; (9) payments of intercompany subordinated Indebtedness, the incurrence of which was permitted under Section 4.04(b)(74.10(b)(5); provided, however, that no Default has occurred and is continuing or would otherwise result therefrom; (10) and then outstandingpayments of dividends on Disqualified Equity Interests issued pursuant to Section 4.10; (11) Restricted Payments made with Net Available Proceeds from Asset Sales remaining after application thereof as required by Section 4.13; (12) Restricted Payments made by the Issuer or by the Issuer to Parent (or any other direct or indirect parent company) to fund (a) the payment of dividends on Parent’s (or such other direct or indirect parent company’s) common stock of up to 6% per annum of the total market capitalization of Parent at the time of Parent’s initial public offering based on the initial public offering price of Parent’s common stock or (b) in lieu of all or a portion of dividends permitted by sub-clause (a), repurchases of Parent’s (or such other direct or indirect parent company’s) common stock for aggregate consideration that, when taken together with dividends permitted under clause (12)(a), does not exceed $20,000,000. the amount contemplated by sub-clause (a) above; (13) Restricted Payments made with the proceeds of Excluded Contributions; or (14) purchases of receivables pursuant to a Receivables Repurchase Obligation in connection with a Qualified Receivables Financing and the payment or distribution of Receivables Fees; provided that (a) in the case of any Restricted Payment pursuant to clause (3)(c) above, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or occur as a consequence thereof and (b) no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2clause (2), (3) or (34)(B) above shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket. (c) For the avoidance of doubt, except to any “deemed dividend” resulting from the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount filing of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date a consolidated or combined tax return by any direct or indirect parent of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to Issuer and not involving any cash distribution will not be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. (d) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.11, in the event that a Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Restricted Payments or Permitted Investments described in the above clauses or the definitions thereof, the Issuer, in its sole discretion, may order and classify, and from time to time may reorder and reclassify (based on circumstances existing at the time of such reclassification), such Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment if it would have been permitted at the time such Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment was made and at the time of any such reclassification.

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Samples: Indenture (Ply Gem Holdings Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif, after giving effect to such Restricted Payment on a pro forma basis: (1) no a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect the Company is not permitted to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clauses (2), (3), (4) or (5) of the next paragraph), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 commencing on the first day of the fiscal quarter in which the Issue Date occurs to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or and the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be marketable securities or other property used in a any Permitted Business received by the Parent Company either (x) as contributions to the Company’s common equity of after the Parent after November 8, 2012 Issue Date or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8the Issue Date, 2012other than any such proceeds or assets received from a Subsidiary of the Company, plus (C) the aggregate principal amount by which Indebtedness of (other than any Subordinated Indebtedness) incurred by the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary subsequent to the Issue Date is reduced on the ParentCompany’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary any of the ParentCompany’s Subsidiaries) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) 100% of the aggregate amount received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in cash or other property (valued at the Fair Market Value thereof) as the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) any dividends received by the Company or a Guarantor after the Issue Date, from an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent that such dividends were not otherwise included in Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus (F) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the ParentCompany’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the ParentCompany’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) Basket and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a4.07(a) hereof shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution on, or redemption of any Equity Interest within 60 days after the date of declaration thereofof such dividend or distribution or the giving of formal notice of such redemption, if on the date of declaration or giving of such formal notice, the payment or redemption would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making redemption of any of the Company’s or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary’s Equity Interests in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries)Interests; (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness redemption of the Parent Company’s or any Restricted Subsidiary Subsidiary’s Subordinated Indebtedness (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests, (b) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.09 and the other terms of this IndentureIndenture or (c) upon a Change of Control or in connection with an Asset Sale to the extent required by the agreement governing such Subordinated Indebtedness but only if the Company has complied with Sections 4.10 and 4.15 and purchased all Notes validly tendered pursuant to the relevant offer prior to redeeming such Subordinated Indebtedness; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value redemption of the Company’s Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 15.0 million during any calendar year (and up to $7.5 million of such $15.0 million not used in any calendar year may be carried forward to the next succeeding calendar year); (5) repurchases repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions or retirements for value of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options options, warrants or stock appreciation rights other convertible securities if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise or exchange price thereof; (6) the repurchase payment of cash in lieu of fractional Equity Interests upon vesting Interests; (7) payments or distributions to dissenting stockholders pursuant to applicable law, pursuant to or in connection with a consolidation, merger or transfer of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations assets that complies with respect theretothe provisions of Section 5.01; or (7) 8) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does clause (8) not to exceed $20,000,00050.0 million in the aggregate from and after the Issue Date. provided that (a) in the case of any Restricted Payment pursuant to clause (4) above, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or occur as a consequence thereof and (b) no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests used to make a payment pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2clauses (2), (3) or (34) above shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

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Samples: Indenture (Advanced Medical Optics Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. Until the Notes are rated Investment Grade by both Rating Agencies, after which time the following covenant no longer shall be binding on the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary: (a) The Parent shall not, and shall not permit neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiary toSubsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessPayment, if, after giving effect thereto on a pro forma basis: (1i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent Company could incur at least not Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; andprovisions described in paragraph (b) of Section 5.02 hereof; (3ii) a Default or an Event of Default would occur or be continuing; or (iii) the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments, including such proposed Restricted Payment, made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, from and after the Issue Date and on or prior to the date of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not shall exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments "Basket") of (without duplication):of (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1), 2012 commencing with the first full fiscal quarter which includes the Issue Date, to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such each calculation for which consolidated internal financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficitfor such period is negative, then minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), ; plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) amount of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity Indebtedness of the Parent Company or a Restricted Subsidiary Incurred after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date that is converted into or (y) from exchanged for Qualified Capital Stock of the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests Company after November 8, 2012, the Issue Date; plus (C) to the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or extent that any Restricted Subsidiary Investment made after the date of this First Supplemental Indenture is sold for cash or otherwise reduced on or liquidated or repaid for cash, in whole or in part, the Parent’s balance sheet upon lesser of (1) the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary cash return of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent capital with respect to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests such Restricted Investment (less the cost of disposition, if any) and (2) the initial amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any such Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), Investment; plus (D) in the case unless accounted for pursuant to clause (B) above, 100% of the disposition aggregate net proceeds (after payment of reasonable out-of pocket expenses, commissions and discounts incurred in connection therewith) received by the Company from the sale or repayment issuance issuance (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of its Qualified Capital Stock after the Issue Date and on or return on prior to the date of such Restricted Payment; plus (E) with respect to any Investment Unrestricted Subsidiary that is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date in accordance with the definition of Unrestricted Subsidiary (so long as the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (the Issue Date and only to the extent not included in the computation calculation of Consolidated Net Income) ), an amount equal to the lesser of (ix) the return of capital book value in accordance with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost GAAP of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as Company's or a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest 's Investment in such Subsidiary immediately following such RedesignationSubsidiary, and (iiy) the aggregate amount Designation Amount at the time of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, Subsidiary's designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary; plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, ortax benefits, if issued at a discountany, for the accreted value ofperiod (taken as one accounting period), any guarantee commencing with the first full fiscal quarter which includes the Issue Date, realized by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to Company from stock option exercises and from the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment issuance of the Company's Qualified Capital Stock pursuant to this paragraph equity-based employee benefit plans that are recorded as an increase to shareholders' equity in accordance with GAAP; plus (aG) when made$50,000,000. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(aforegoing clause (a) shall does not prohibit: (1i) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of its declaration thereof, if such dividend could have been made on the date of its declaration the payment would have complied in compliance with the provisions of this Indentureforegoing provisions; (2ii) the making payment of cash dividends or other distributions to any Equity Investor or joint venture participant of a Restricted Payment Subsidiary with respect to a class of Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary or joint venture owned by such Equity Investor or joint venture participant so long as the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries simultaneously receive a dividend or distribution with respect to their Investment in such Restricted Subsidiary or joint venture either in U.S. Legal Tender or the same form as the dividend or distribution received by such Equity Investor or joint venture participant and in proportion to their proportionate interest in the same class of Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary (or in the case of a joint venture that is a partnership or a limited liability company, as provided for in the documentation governing such joint venture), as the case may be; (iii) repurchases or redemptions of Capital Stock of the Company from any former directors, officers and employees of the Company in the aggregate up to $3,000,000 during any calendar year (provided, however, that any amounts not used in any calendar year may be used in any subsequent year); (iv) the retirement of Capital Stock of the Company or the retirement in Indebtedness of the Company, in exchange for, for or out of the proceeds of the a substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than a sale to a Subsidiary of the Parent or any Company) of, other shares of its Subsidiaries); (3) Qualified Capital Stock and the repurchase, redemption, defeasance retirement of Capital Stock or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any a Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, for or out of the proceeds of the a substantially concurrent incurrence ofsale of its Qualified Capital Stock, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and provided that, in each case, the other terms amount of this Indentureany such proceeds is excluded for purposes of clause (a)(iii)(D) above; (4v) repurchases by the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value Company of Equity Interests Capital Stock of the Parent held by officers, Company (from Persons other than officers or directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue DateCompany) in one or more open market and/or privately negotiated transactions of up to $85,000,000 in the aggregate at any time or from time to time on or before March 31, 2002; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all any such redemptions shall repurchases not exceed $4,000,000 during made pursuant to this clause (v) on or before March 31, 2002 may not be made at any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect theretosubsequent time; or (7vi) Restricted Payments repurchases by the Company of Capital Stock of the Company (from Persons other than executive officers or directors of the Company) in an one or more open market and/or privately negotiated transactions of up to $100,000,000 in the aggregate amountat any time or from time to time from March 15, when taken together with all Restricted Payments 2002 until June 1, 2003; provided, that any such repurchases not made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7clause (vi) on or before June 1, 2003 may not be made at any subsequent time. Any Restricted Payment made in accordance with clauses (i) and then outstanding(iii) of this paragraph shall reduce the Basket. In calculating the Basket, does any Restricted Payment not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance made in cash and sale any non-cash amounts received for purposes of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or clause (3D) shall increase be valued at fair market value as determined in good faith by the Restricted Payments BasketBoard of Directors, except whose determination shall be conclusive and whose resolution with respect thereto shall be delivered to the extent Trustee promptly after the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Paymentadoption thereof."

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Samples: Third Supplemental Indenture (NVR Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiary Subsidiaries to, make any Restricted Payment, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless: (1) no Default or Event after the date of Default shall have occurred and be continuing this Indenture if at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment;: (2i) immediately after giving effect to the amount of such proposed Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; and Payment (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, if other than in cash, shall be determined in good faith by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Company), when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by Section 4.07(b)(ii), Section 4.07(b)(iii), Section 4.07(b)(iv), Section 4.07(b)(vi) and Section 4.07(b)(vii)) declared or made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed the Issue Date exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication):of: (A) $200.0 million, plus (B) 50% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Income for accrued during the period (taken as one accounting a single period) from October 1, 2012 to commencing on the first day of the fiscal quarter in which the Covenant Trigger Date occurs and including ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior preceding the fiscal quarter in which the Restricted Payment is to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available occur (or, if such aggregate Consolidated Net Income shall be is a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (BC) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) derived from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness Capital Stock of the Parent Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (or any capital contribution to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary Subsidiary) that is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange not Disqualified Stock (other than by a sale to, or a contribution by, a Subsidiary of the ParentCompany) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less after the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange)Issue Date, plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary which is issued (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) after the Issue Date that is converted into or exchanged for Capital Stock of the Company that is not Disqualified Stock, plus (E) 100% of the aggregate amounts received by the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8from the sale, 2012 disposition or liquidation (including by way of dividends) of any Investment (other than to any Subsidiary of the Company and other than to the extent sold, disposed of or liquidated with recourse to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to any of their respective properties or assets) but only to the extent (x) not included in clause (B) above and (y) that the making of such Investment constituted a Permitted Investment or Restricted Investment, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any Indebtedness or other obligation that is subsequently the subject of a guarantee by the Company which is released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee)) after the Issue Date, but only to the extent that such guarantee constituted a permitted Restricted Payment, plus (G) with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” (so long as the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant made after the Issue Date, and only to this paragraph the extent not included in clause (aB) when madeabove), an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the proportionate interest of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in an amount equal to the excess of (I) the total assets of such Subsidiary, valued on an aggregate basis at the lesser of Book Value and Fair Market Value thereof, over (II) the total liabilities of such Subsidiary, determined in accordance with GAAP, and (y) the amount of the Restricted Payment deemed to be made upon such Subsidiary’s designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary; or (ii) the Company would be unable to incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio contained in Section 4.10 hereof; or (iii) a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or occurs as a consequence thereof. (b) The Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 4.04(a) 4.07 shall not prohibitprevent: (1i) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, thereof if on the date of declaration the payment thereof would have complied with the provisions limitations of this IndentureIndenture on the date of declaration; (2ii) the making purchase, repayment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of any shares of the Company’s Capital Stock or the Company’s or a Restricted Payment in exchange Subsidiary’s Indebtedness for, or out of the net proceeds of the a substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than a sale to a Subsidiary of the Parent or any Company) of, other shares of its SubsidiariesCapital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock), provided that the proceeds of any such sale shall be excluded in any computation made under Section 4.07(a)(i)(C) above; (3iii) the repurchasepurchase, repayment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange forIndebtedness, or out of including premium, if any, with the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this IndentureIndebtedness; (4iv) payments or distributions pursuant to or in connection with a merger, consolidation or transfer of assets that complies with Section 4.13 hereof; (v) any purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition for value of Capital Stock of the Company or any Subsidiary held by officers or employees or former officers or employees of the Company or any Subsidiary (or their estates or beneficiaries under their estates) not to exceed $500,000 in any calendar year and $5.0 million in the aggregate since the Issue Date; (vi) repurchases of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options, warrants or similar instruments if such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price of such options, warrants or similar instruments; (vii) the repurchasepayment by the Company of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon the exercise of options, warrants or similar instruments or upon the conversion or exchange of Capital Stock of the Company; (viii) the payment of dividends on Preferred Stock and Disqualified Stock up to an aggregate amount of $10.0 million in any fiscal year; provided that immediately after giving effect to any declaration of such dividend, the Company could incur at least $1.00 of Indebtedness under the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio contained under Section 4.10 hereof; (ix) payments not to exceed $40.0 million in the aggregate for the purchase, repayment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officersCompany’s junior subordinated notes due July 30, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees 2036 (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estatesthe related trust preferred securities issued by Beazer Homes Capital Trust I), upon their bankruptcy as such securities may be amended or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed modified from time to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect theretotime; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

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Samples: Indenture (Beazer Homes Usa Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly: (i) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on account of the Equity Interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than (x) dividends or distributions payable in Qualified Equity Interests of the Company, (y) dividends or distributions payable to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, and (z) dividends or distributions by any Subsidiary of the Company payable to all holders of a class of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary on a pro rata basis); (ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) make any principal payment on, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Subordinated Indebtedness, except at the original final maturity date thereof; or (iv) make any Restricted Investment (all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above being collectively referred to as "Restricted Payments"), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment unless(the amount of any such Restricted Payment, if other than cash or Cash Equivalents, shall be the fair market value (as conclusively evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors set forth in an Officers' Certificate delivered to the Trustee within 60 days prior to the date of such Restricted Payment) of the asset(s) proposed to be transferred by the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to such Restricted Payment): (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof; and (b) the Company would, at the time of such Restricted Payment and after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Restricted Payment had been made at the beginning of the Reference Period immediately preceding the date of such Restricted Payment, have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first paragraph of Section 4.9 hereof; and (c) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Subsidiaries after December 31, 1995 (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of the next succeeding paragraph), is less than the sum (without duplication) of (1) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from the beginning of the first fiscal quarter commencing after December 31, 1995 to the end of the Company's most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, less 100% of such deficit), plus (2) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company from the issue or sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) since December 31, 1995 of Qualified Equity Interests of the Company or of debt securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that have been converted into or exchanged for such Qualified Equity Interests of the Company, plus(3) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after the Issue Date is sold for cash or otherwise liquidated or repaid for cash, the lesser of (A) the cash return of capital with respect to such Restricted Investment (net of taxes and the cost of disposition, if any) or (B) the initial amount of such Restricted Investment, plus (4) $20 million. The foregoing provisions shall not prohibit the following Restricted Payments: (i) the payment of any dividend within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if at said date of declaration such payment would have otherwise complied with the provisions hereof; (ii) the redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of any Equity Interests of the Company or any Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the net cash proceeds of, the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of Qualified Equity Interests of the Company; provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition shall be excluded from clause (c)(2) of the preceding paragraph; (iii) the defeasance, redemption or repurchase of Subordinated Indebtedness with the net cash proceeds from an incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness or in exchange for or out of the net cash proceeds from the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of Qualified Equity Interests of the Company; provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition shall be excluded from clause (c)(2) of the preceding paragraph; and (iv) any purchase or defeasance of Subordinated Indebtedness to the extent required upon a change of control or asset sale (as defined therein) by the indenture or other agreement or instrument pursuant to which such Subordinated Indebtedness was issued, but only if the Company (1) in the case of a Change of Control, has complied with its obligations under the provisions described under Section 4.13 of this Indenture or (2) in the case of an Asset Sale, has applied the Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale in accordance with the provisions under Sections 2.15 and 4.10 of this Indenture; provided, however, in the case of each of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this paragraph, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Payment or would occur as a consequence thereof. Not later than the date of making any Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant Company shall deliver to the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount of Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that such Restricted Payment, when added to Payment is permitted and setting forth the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed basis upon which the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined calculations required by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and covenant were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when madecomputed. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

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Samples: Indenture (Rehabilitation Associates of Lafayette Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessunless at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymenttransaction on a pro forma basis, the Parent Issuer could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio ExceptionSection 4.03(a); and (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), ) through (5), (6), or ) and (7) through (13)), does would not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October April 1, 2012 2014 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business or Capital Stock of a Person engaged in a Permitted Business (provided, that, such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer or such Person is merged or consolidated into the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries) received by the Parent Issuer either (xi) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent Issuer after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date or (yii) received by the Issuer from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8the Issue Date, 2012other than net cash proceeds received from an issuance or sale of such Qualified Equity Interests to a Subsidiary of the Issuer or to an employee stock ownership plan, option plan or similar trust to the extent such sale to an employee stock ownership plan or similar trust is financed by loans from or guaranteed by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary unless such loans have been repaid with cash on or prior to the date of determination, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the ParentIssuer’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than in respect of Indebtedness held by a Subsidiary of the ParentIssuer) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 the Issue Date into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, cash or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net IncomeSection 4.04(a)(3)(A)) equal to the lesser net reduction of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount portion of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, to the extent not already included in the computation of Section 4.04(a)(3)(A), the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the ParentIssuer’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the ParentIssuer’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E4.04(a)(3) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date that is subsequently released or discharged (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (aSection 4.04(a)(3) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration thereofof such dividend or distribution or the giving of the redemption notice, if on the date of declaration or notice, the dividend or redemption payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Indebtedness of the making of Issuer or any Restricted Payment in Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries)Subordinated Indebtedness that constitutes Refinancing Indebtedness; (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent Issuer held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination ) of employment or service the Issuer or any other repurchase event set forth in a written Restricted Subsidiary, pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement, shareholders’ agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as or similar agreement or benefit plan of the Issue Dateany kind; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions payments shall not exceed $4,000,000 2.5 million during any calendar year (it being understood, however, that unused amounts permitted to be paid pursuant to this proviso are available to be carried over to subsequent calendar years, so long as the cash consideration applied to the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(3) shall in no event exceed $5.0 million in any calendar year); (54) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents represent a portion of the exercise price thereof; (65) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or; (6) the payment of dividends on the Issuer’s Qualified Equity Interests (other than preferred stock) (or the payment of any dividend to any parent of the Issuer to fund the payment by such parent of a dividend on such entity’s Qualified Equity Interests (other than preferred stock)) of up to 6% per annum of the net proceeds received by the Issuer from any public equity offering after the Issuer Date of such Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer or contributed to the Issuer as common equity capital by any parent from any public equity offering of such Qualified Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer; (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale 10.0 million; (8) any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Qualified Equity Interests, Disqualified Equity Interests pursuant or Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, Equity Interests of the Issuer (other than Disqualified Equity Interests and other than Equity Interests issued or sold to Section 4.04(b)(2) a Subsidiary or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except an employee stock ownership plan or similar trust to the extent such sale to an employee stock ownership plan or similar trust is financed by loans from or guaranteed by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary unless such loans have been repaid with cash on or prior to the date of determination); provided, however, that the net cash proceeds from such sale of Equity Interests will be excluded from Section 4.04(a)(3)(B) above to the extent so applied; (9) any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Disqualified Equity Interests of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary made by exchange for or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of Disqualified Equity Interests of the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, so long as such refinancing Disqualified Equity Interests constitute Refinancing Indebtedness; (10) any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Indebtedness (a) at a purchase price not greater than 101% of the principal amount of such Subordinated Indebtedness in the event of a Change of Control in accordance with provisions similar to Section 4.09 or (b) at a purchase price not greater than 100% of the principal amount thereof exceed in accordance with provisions similar to Section 4.06; provided that, prior to or simultaneously with such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement, the amounts used Issuer has made the Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer, as applicable, as provided in such covenant with respect to effect the transactions described therein. Securities and has completed the repurchase or redemption of all Securities validly tendered for payment in connection with such Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer; (11) cash payments in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares of the Issuer’s Equity Interests upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of any stock options, warrants, other rights to purchase Equity Interests or other convertible or exchangeable securities or any other transaction otherwise permitted by this Section 4.04; (12) payments or distributions to holders of Equity Interests of the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to appraisal or dissenter rights required under applicable law or pursuant to a court order in connection with any merger, amalgamation, arrangement, consolidation or sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of assets; and (13) the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Equity Interests of the Issuer or preferred stock of any Restricted Subsidiary issued on or after the Issue Date in accordance with Section 4.03 to the extent such dividends are included in the definition of “Consolidated Interest Expense.”; The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary of the ParentSubsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. The amount of any Restricted Payment paid in cash shall be its face amount.

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Samples: Indenture (Century Communities, Inc.)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Issuer will not, and shall will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could Issuer cannot incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clause (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7), (8), (9), does not exceed (10), (11), (12) or (13) of Section 4.11(b)), exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 commencing on the first day of the first full fiscal quarter commencing after the Issue Date to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent Issuer either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent Issuer after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8the Issue Date, 2012in each case, other than any such proceeds which are used (x) to redeem Notes in accordance with Section 6 of the Notes or (y) to make Restricted Payments in reliance on clause (3) of Section 4.11(b), plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of (other than any Subordinated Indebtedness) incurred by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary subsequent to the Issue Date is reduced on the ParentIssuer’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the ParentIssuer) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the ParentIssuer’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the ParentIssuer’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) Basket and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall will not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar other distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making redemption of any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests; (3) the redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests or (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3b) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.10 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchasepayments to Parent or Intermediate Holdings to permit Parent or Intermediate Holdings, redemptionand which are used by Parent or Intermediate Holdings, defeasance to redeem Equity Interests of Parent or other acquisition Intermediate Holdings, or retirement for value of payments to redeem Equity Interests of the Parent Issuer, in each case held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates)) thereof, upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed in any calendar year the sum of (x) $4,000,000 during 3.0 million (and up to 50% of such $3.0 million not used in any calendar year may be carried forward to the next succeeding (but no other) calendar year), plus (y) the amount of any net cash proceeds received by or contributed to the Issuer from the issuance and sale since the Issue Date of Qualified Equity Interests of Parent, Intermediate Holdings or the Issuer to its officers, directors or employees that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to the terms of clause (3)(B) of Section 4.11(a) or this clause (4), plus (z) the net cash proceeds of any “key-man” life insurance policies that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (4); provided further that the cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the repurchase of Qualified Equity Interests will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment under this Indenture; (5) the payment by the Issuer of Permitted Tax Distributions to Parent or Intermediate Holdings; (6) (A) payments by the Issuer to or on behalf of Parent or Intermediate Holdings in an amount sufficient to pay franchise taxes and other fees required to maintain the legal existence of Parent, Intermediate Holdings or another direct or indirect parent of the Issuer and (B) payments by the Issuer to or on behalf of Parent or Intermediate Holdings in an amount sufficient to pay out-of-pocket legal, accounting and filing costs and other expenses in the nature of overhead in the ordinary course of business of Parent, Intermediate Holdings or another direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, in the case of clauses (A) and (B) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $750,000 in any calendar year; (57) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise or conversion of stock options or stock appreciation rights other Equity Interests, if the such repurchased or converted Equity Interests represents represent a portion of the exercise price thereof; (68) repayments of Subordinated Indebtedness from Net Available Proceeds remaining after a Net Proceeds Offer made pursuant to Section 4.13; (9) distributions to Parent in order to enable Parent to pay customary and reasonable costs and expenses of a public offering of securities of Parent that is not consummated, so long as the net proceeds of such public offering were intended to be contributed to the Issuer; (10) payments and distributions to Parent required to enable Parent to consummate the Transactions; (11) additional Restricted Payments of $5.0 million; (12) Restricted Payments for the purpose of enabling (A) Parent to Retire Parent Debt (including the payment of premium, accrued and unpaid interest and fees and expenses in connection therewith), or (B) the repurchase Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries to Retire Parent Debt (including the payment of Equity Interests upon vesting premium, accrued and unpaid interest and fees and expenses in connection therewith), in each case, if (x) such Restricted Payment is made solely with the proceeds of restricted stockIndebtedness of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries incurred in compliance with Section 4.10(b)(15) and Parent Debt is Retired contemporaneously with the incurrence of such Indebtedness, restricted stock unitsor (y) the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio as of the date of such Restricted Payment, performance share units after giving effect to such Restricted Payment is less than or similar equity incentives equal to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations 4.00 to 1.00 and as of the date of such Restricted Payment, after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Issuer has in excess of $20.0 million of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents (as determined in accordance with respect theretoGAAP) on its consolidated balance sheet and no amounts (other than undrawn letters of credit) shall be outstanding under the revolving portion of any Credit Facility; or (713) Restricted Payments directly or indirectly to Parent or Intermediate Holdings for the purpose of enabling Parent or Intermediate Holdings to pay cash interest on the Parent Debt, in an aggregate amount, when taken together with amount for all such Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7clause (13) and then outstanding, does not to exceed $20,000,000. 25 million in the aggregate; provided that (a) in the case of any Restricted Payment pursuant to clause (4), (8), (11) or (12) above, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or occur as a consequence thereof and (b) no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2described in clause (2), (3) or (34) above shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except . It is understood that any Restricted Payment to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used Parent described above may be made via a payment to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date Intermediate Holdings or another parent of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed Issuer to then be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the made to Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

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Samples: Indenture (Norcraft Holdings, L.P.)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall will not, and shall will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiary Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly: (i) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on account of the Parent’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or to the direct or indirect holders of the Parent’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests in their capacity as holders (other than dividends or distributions payable in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and other than dividends or distributions payable to the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary); (ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Parent) any Equity Interests of the Parent or any direct or indirect parent entity of the Parent; (iii) make any principal payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness of the Parent, the Issuer or any Guarantor that is expressly contractually subordinated to the Notes or to any Note Guarantee (excluding any intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Parent and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), except (1) a payment of principal at the Stated Maturity thereof or (2) the purchase, repurchase or other acquisition of Indebtedness purchased in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or scheduled maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such purchase, repurchase or other acquisition; or (iv) make any Restricted Payment Investment, (all such payments and other actions set forth in these clauses (i) through (iv) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”), unless, at the time of any such Restricted Payment: (1v) no Default or Event of Default shall have has occurred and be is continuing at the time or would occur as a consequence of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2vi) immediately the Parent would, at the time of such Restricted Payment and after giving pro forma effect to thereto as if such Restricted PaymentPayment had been made at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, the Parent could have been permitted to incur at least $US$1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Exceptiontest set forth in Section 4.09(a); and (3vii) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 by the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries since the 2014 Notes Issue Date (other than and not returned or rescinded) (excluding Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) permitted by clauses (2ii), (3iii), (4iv), (5vi), (6vii), or (7xi) and (xiv) of Section 4.07(b)), does not exceed is less than the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (sum, without duplication):, of: (A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Parent for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1June 29, 2012 2009 to and including the last day end of the Parent’s most recently ended fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be for such period is a deficit, minus less 100% of such aggregate deficit), ; plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) since the 2014 Notes Issue Date as contributions a contribution to the its common equity capital or from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Parent after November 8, 2012 (other than Disqualified Stock) or (y) from the issuance and issue or sale of Qualified convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock of the Parent or convertible or exchangeable debt securities of the Parent, in each case that have been converted into or exchanged for Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, of the Parent (other than Equity Interests (or Disqualified Stock or debt securities) sold to a Subsidiary of the Parent); plus (C) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after the 2014 Notes Issue Date was or is, as the case may be, (a) sold or otherwise cancelled, liquidated or repaid, or (b) made in an entity that subsequently became or becomes, as the case may be, a Restricted Subsidiary, 100% of the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed net cash proceeds received by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8non-cash consideration, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the property received by the Parent or Restricted Subsidiary or the Parent’s proportionate interest Restricted Investment as of the date such entity became or becomes, as the case may be, a Restricted Subsidiary or such Restricted Investment is sold or otherwise cancelled, liquidated or repaid; plus (D) to the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Parent designated as such after the Issue Date is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date, the Fair Market Value of the property received by the Parent or Restricted Subsidiary or the Parent’s Restricted Investment in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount as of the Parent’s Investments in date of such Subsidiary redesignation to the extent such Investments investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments capacity under this Section 4.04(a)(Eclause (vii) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, ; plus (FE) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee dividends or distributions received by the Parent or any a Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8the 2014 Notes Issue Date from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when madedividends or distributions were not otherwise included in the Consolidated Net Income of the Parent for such period. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a4.07(a) shall will not prohibit: (1i) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution the consummation of any redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration thereofof the dividend or giving of the redemption notice, as the case may be, if on at the date of declaration or notice, the dividend or redemption payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2ii) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of or with the net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to a Subsidiary of the Parent) of, Equity Interests of the Parent (other than Disqualified Stock) or from the substantially concurrent contribution of common equity capital to the Parent; provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such Restricted Payment will be excluded from Section 4.07(a)(vii) (B) and will not be considered to be net cash proceeds from an Equity Offering for purposes of its SubsidiariesSection 3.07(a); (3iii) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, that is contractually subordinated to the Notes or out to any Note Guarantee with the net cash proceeds from an incurrence of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this IndentureIndebtedness; (4iv) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary held by officers, directors or employees any current or former officersofficer, directors director, employee or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination consultant of employment or service the Parent or any other repurchase event set forth in a written of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement, restricted stock grant, shareholders’ agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateor similar agreement; provided that the aggregate cash consideration price paid for all such redemptions shall repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests may not exceed $4,000,000 during US$5.0 million in any calendar yearyear (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to the next succeeding two years); and provided, further, that such amount in any calendar year period may be increased by an amount not to exceed the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests of the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary received by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary during such calendar year period, in each case to members of management, directors or consultants of the Parent, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of its direct or indirect parent companies to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests have not otherwise been applied to the making of Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 4.07(a)(vii) (B) or 4.07(b)(ii); (5v) repurchases the repurchase of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if to the extent such Equity Interests represents represent a portion of the exercise price thereofof those stock options; (6vi) the repurchase declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Parent or any preferred stock of any Restricted Subsidiary issued on or after the Issue Date in accordance with Section 4.09; (vii) payments of cash, dividends, distributions, advances or other Restricted Payments by the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to allow the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon (1) the exercise of options or warrants or (2) the conversion or exchange of Capital Stock of any such Person; (viii) advances or loans to any future, present or former officer, director, employee or consultant of the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary to pay for the purchase or other acquisition for value of Capital Stock of the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary, or any obligation under a forward sale agreement, deferred purchase agreement or deferred payment arrangement pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit or incentive plan or other agreement or arrangement, provided that the total aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made under this clause (viii) does not exceed US$5.0 million in any calendar year and US$25.0 million in the aggregate since the Issue Date; (ix) advances or loans to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit or incentive plan or unit trust or the trustees of any such plan or trust, provided that the total aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made under this clause (ix) does not exceed US$6.0 million in any calendar year; (x) the payment of any dividend (or, in the case of any partnership or limited liability company, any similar distribution) by a Restricted Subsidiary to the holders of its Equity Interests upon vesting (other than the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary) on no more than a pro rata basis; (xi) payment of restricted stockany Securitization Fees and purchases of Securitization Assets pursuant to a Securitization Repurchase Obligation in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing; (xii) the repurchase, restricted stock unitsredemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Parent or any South African Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to transactions in connection with the BBBEE Act; (xiii) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, performance share units the declaration or similar equity incentives payment by the Parent of dividends or the making of any other payments or distributions on account of the Parent’s Equity Interests, in an amount per annum not to satisfy tax withholding exceed 5% of the Parent’s Market Capitalization, provided that on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such dividends, payments or similar tax obligations with respect theretodistributions the Consolidated Leverage Ratio does not exceed 4.0 to 1.0; or (7xiv) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant amount not to this Section 4.04(b)(7exceed US$50.0 million since the Issue Date. (c) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a such Restricted Subsidiary of the ParentSubsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. Unsecured Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior to Secured Indebtedness by virtue of its nature as unsecured Indebtedness, and no Indebtedness will be deemed to be subordinate or junior to any other Indebtedness solely by virtue of being secured with different collateral or by virtue of being secured on a junior priority basis or by virtue of the application of waterfall or other payment ordering provisions affecting different tranches of Indebtedness under Credit Facilities.

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Samples: Indenture (Sappi LTD)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Issuer will not, and shall will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could Issuer cannot incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clause (2), (3), (4), ) or (5), (6), or (7) of Section 4.09(b)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”"RESTRICTED PAYMENTS BASKET") of (without duplication): (Ai) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 commencing on the first day of the first full fiscal quarter commencing after the Issue Date to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plusPLUS (Bii) 100% of the aggregate net proceeds, including cash proceeds or and the Fair Market Value (as determined by of the Board equity of Directors a Person or of Parent) of any assets to be used in or constituting a Permitted Business line of business, in each case which becomes or becomes owned by a Restricted Subsidiary, received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) Issuer from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date, other than any such proceeds which are used to redeem Notes in accordance with Section 6 of the Notes; provided PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except Issuer delivers to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.Trustee:

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Samples: Indenture (Inverness Medical Innovations Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent So long as any 1998 Securities shall notremain Outstanding, and shall not permit neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary toof its Recourse Subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, make declare, pay or set apart for payment, any Restricted Payment unless: Payment, if after giving effect thereto: (1i) no a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at continuing; (ii) the time of Company would not be permitted to incur or immediately after giving effect become liable with respect to such Restricted Payment; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exceptionas determined in accordance with Section 6.9(a); and or (3iii) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8by the Company or any of its Recourse Subsidiaries (the amount expended or distributed for such purposes, 2012 (if other than in cash, to be valued at its fair market value as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, whose determination shall be conclusive and evidenced by a Board Resolution delivered to the Trustee) from and after the date of the Indenture, through and including the date on which such Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2)Payment is made, (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not would exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication):of: (Ai) the aggregate of 50% of the Company's Consolidated Net Income accrued for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, or if such aggregate Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of the amount of such aggregate deficit), plus) commencing with the first full fiscal quarter after the date of this Indenture to and including the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation; and (Bii) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board fair market value of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business marketable securities received by the Parent either Company after the date of this Indenture from the issuance or sale (other than to a Recourse Subsidiary) by the Company of its Capital Stock (excluding Disqualified Stock, but including Capital Stock other than Disqualified Stock issued upon conversion of, or exchange for, Disqualified Stock or securities other than its Capital Stock), and upon the exercise of warrants and rights to purchase such Capital Stock (the "Aggregate Cash Proceeds"). For purposes of this clause (ii), the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8its Capital Stock upon the conversion of, 2012or exchange for, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which securities evidencing Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced Company, shall be calculated on the Parent’s balance sheet assumption that the gross proceeds from such issuance are equal to the aggregate principal amount (or, if discounted Indebtedness, the aggregate accreted amount) of Indebtedness evidenced by such securities converted or exchanged and (y) upon the conversion or exchange (of other than by a Subsidiary securities of the Parent) Company shall be equal to the aggregate net proceeds of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8the original sale of the securities so converted or exchanged if such proceeds of such original sale were not previously included in any calculation for the purposes of this clause (ii), 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of plus any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary additional sums payable upon such conversion or exchange). Notwithstanding the foregoing, plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent this provision shall not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of prevent (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of its declaration thereof, (if on the date declaration of declaration such dividend was permitted by the payment would have complied with foregoing provision at the provisions time of this Indenture; such declaration); (2ii) the making repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of any Restricted Payment shares of the Company's Capital Stock, or any option, warrant or other right to purchase shares of the Company's Capital Stock, or the repayment of any subordinated Indebtedness of the Company solely in exchange forfor shares of, or out of the proceeds of the a substantially concurrent contemporaneous issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock); provided, however, that such purchase, retirement or acquisition shall be excluded from subsequent calculations of Restricted Payments; (iii) the contributions to or other Investments in a Majority-Owned Non-Recourse Subsidiary in an aggregate amount not to exceed $15,000,000; (iv) the Parent defeasance, redemption or repurchase of subordinated Indebtedness with the net cash proceeds from an incurrence of subordinated refinancing Indebtedness, provided, however, that such defeasance, redemption or repurchase shall be excluded from subsequent calculations of Restricted Payments; (v) distributions or payments of Receivables Fees, provided, however, that such distributions or payments shall be excluded from subsequent calculations of Restricted Payments; (vi) Permitted Investments, provided, however, that Permitted Investments shall be excluded from subsequent calculations of Restricted Payments; (vii) Permitted Payments, provided, however, that Permitted Payments shall be excluded from subsequent calculations of Restricted Payments; (viii) the contribution to or other Investment by the Company in a Wholly-Owned Non-Recourse Subsidiary; provided, that the amount of such contribution or Investment, together with the amount of all other contributions or Investments pursuant to this clause (viii), shall not exceed the amount of Aggregate Cash Proceeds; and, provided, further, that such contribution or Investment is otherwise permitted under the first paragraph of this Section 6.13 without giving effect to clause (ii) of such paragraph; (ix) the contribution of the Released Property to a Non-Recourse Subsidiary in exchange for an equity interest therein; provided, that at the time of such contribution, such land is not used or necessary in the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries); Recourse Subsidiaries as conclusively determined by a Board Resolution; and (3x) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted Payments not to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon 5,000,000 in the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Paymentaggregate.

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Samples: Indenture (River Road Realty Corp)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Company will not, and shall will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiary Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly: (i) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on account of the Company's or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries' Equity Interests (other than (1) dividends or distributions by the Company payable in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or (2) dividends or distributions by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company so long as, in the case of any dividend or distribution payable on or in respect of any class or series of securities issued by a Subsidiary other than a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company receives at least its pro rata share of such dividend or distribution in accordance with its Equity Interests in such class or series of securities); (ii) purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Company; (iii) make any principal payment on, or redeem, repurchase, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value in each case, prior to any scheduled repayment, or maturity, any Subordinated Indebtedness; or (iv) make any Restricted Payment Investment (all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above being collectively referred to as "Restricted Payments"), unless, at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or would occur as a consequence thereof; (b) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment;transaction on a pro forma basis, the Company could incur $1.00 of additional Debt under the provisions of the first paragraph of Section 6.11; and (2c) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries after November 8, 2012 the Closing Date (other than including Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(bpermitted by clause (i) (2below of the next succeeding paragraph, but excluding all other Restricted Payments permitted by the next succeeding paragraph), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed is less than the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (AU) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior that first begins after the Closing Date to the date end of such calculation the Company's most recently ended fiscal quarter for which consolidated internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if in the case such Consolidated Net Income shall be for such period is a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus plus (BV) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or and the Fair Market Value (fair market value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors Directors, of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business marketable securities received by the Parent either Company since the Closing Date from the issue or sale of Equity Interests (x) including Retired Capital Stock (as contributions to the common equity defined below)), or debt securities of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Company that have been converted into such Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange Company (other than by Refunding Capital Stock (as defined below) or Equity Interests or convertible debt securities of the Company sold to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 Company and other than Disqualified Stock or debt securities that have been converted into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchangeDisqualified Stock), plus plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (FW) 100% of the principal amount ofaggregate amounts contributed to the capital of the Company, or, if issued at a discount, plus (X) 100% of the accreted aggregate amounts received in cash and the fair market value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released of marketable securities (other than due Restricted Investments) received from (i) the sale or other disposition of Restricted Investments made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (ii) a dividend from, or the sale of the stock of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus (Y) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) exceed $5,000,000. The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall will not prohibit: (1i) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on at the date of declaration the such payment would have complied with the provisions of this IndentureAgreement; (2ii) the making redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent "Retired Capital Stock") or any of its Subsidiaries); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of of, the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted sale (other than to be incurred under Section 4.03 and a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) of Equity Interests of the Company (other terms of this Indenturethan any Disqualified Stock) (the "Refunding Capital Stock"); (4iii) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance repurchase or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, new Debt of the Company so long as (A) the principal amount of such new Debt does not exceed the principal amount of the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired for value in the amount of Equity Interests any premium required to be paid under the terms of the Parent held by officersinstrument governing the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, directors repurchased, acquired or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estatesretired), upon their bankruptcy (B) such Debt is subordinated to Senior Indebtedness and the Notes at least to the same extent as such Subordinated Indebtedness so purchased, exchanged, redeemed, repurchased, acquired or petition retired for bankruptcyvalue, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in (C) such Debt has a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as final scheduled maturity date later than the final scheduled maturity date of the Issue DateNotes and (D) such Debt has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Notes; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year;and (5iv) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the such Equity Interests represents represent a portion of the exercise price of such options; provided, further, that at the time of, and after giving effect to, any Restricted Payment permitted under clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof; ; and provided further that for purposes of determining the aggregate amount expended for Restricted Payments in accordance with clause (6c) of the repurchase immediately preceding paragraph, only the amounts expended under clause (i) shall be included. As of Equity Interests upon vesting the Issuance Date, all of restricted stockthe Company's Subsidiaries will be Restricted Subsidiaries. The Company will not permit any Unrestricted Subsidiary to become a Restricted Subsidiary except pursuant to the last sentence of the definition any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives all outstanding Investments by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (except to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7the extent repaid) in the Subsidiary so designated will be deemed to be Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except amount equal to the extent book value of such Investment at the proceeds thereof exceed time of such designation. Such designation will only be permitted if a Restricted Payment in such amount would be permitted at such time and if such Subsidiary otherwise meets the amounts used definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. Unrestricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date any of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Paymentrestrictive covenants set forth in this Agreement.

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Samples: Senior Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement (Chase Venture Capital Associates L P)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Issuer will not, and shall will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessunless at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately shall occur as a consequence thereof; and (2) after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentincurrence and the application of proceeds therefrom, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall Leverage Test would be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) satisfied. The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall will not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making redemption of any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than provided that any transfers of the Equity Interests of the Issuer will be subject to the provisions of the Parent or any of its SubsidiariesPledge Agreement); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (provided that any transfers of the Equity Interests of the Issuer will be subject to the provisions of the Parent Pledge Agreement), (b) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.06 and the other terms of this IndentureIndenture or (c) upon a Change of Control or in connection with a sale of assets to the extent required by the agreement governing such Subordinated Indebtedness but only if the Issuer shall have complied with Section 4.20 and purchased all Notes validly tendered pursuant to the relevant offer prior to redeeming such Subordinated Indebtedness; (4) (x) prior to the repurchaseconsummation of an initial public offering, redemptionpayments to permit Parent, defeasance and which are used by Parent or other acquisition or retirement for value (y) after the consummation of an initial public offering, payments used by the Issuer, to redeem Equity Interests of Parent or the Parent Issuer, as the case may be, held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 25.0 million during any calendar yeartwelve consecutive months; (5) payments permitted pursuant to clause (3) of Section 4.09; (6) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents represent a portion of the exercise price thereof; (67) [Reserved]; (8) payments by the repurchase Issuer to Parent or its subsidiaries to the extent necessary to pay principal and interest when due in respect of Equity Interests upon vesting Indebtedness of restricted stockParent and its subsidiaries; (9) Restricted Payments pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit plans for directors, restricted stock unitsmanagement, performance share units employees or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect theretoconsultants of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries; or (710) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all amount from and after the Issue Date not to exceed $50.0 million; provided that in the case of any Restricted Payments made Payment pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstandingclause (3), does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) (8) or (310) above, no Default shall increase the have occurred and be continuing or occur as a consequence thereof. For purposes of this covenant, if a particular Restricted Payments BasketPayment involves a non-cash payment, except including a distribution of assets, then such Restricted Payment shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used cash portion of such Restricted Payment, if any, plus an amount equal to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment non-cash portion of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the such Restricted Payment.

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Samples: First Supplemental Indenture (QVC Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could Issuer cannot incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clause (2), (3), (4) or (6) of the next paragraph), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the "Restricted Payments Basket") of (without duplication): (Aa) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 commencing on the first day of the first full fiscal quarter commencing after the Issue Date to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to before the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (Bb) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent Issuer either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent Issuer after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8the Issue Date, 2012other than to the extent any such proceeds are used to redeem Notes in accordance with Section 5(b) of the Notes, plus (Cc) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness (other than Subordinated Indebtedness) of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s Issuer's balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the ParentIssuer) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 after the Issue Date into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (Dd) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (Ee) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s Issuer's proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Issuer's Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(Eclause (3) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) . The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall will not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the making time of or as a consequence of such redemption, the redemption of any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests; (3) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or as a consequence of such redemption, the redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests or (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3b) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 SECTION 4.06 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchaseredemption of any Disqualified Equity Interests of any Person in exchange for, or out of the net proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance or sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Issuer) of, Disqualified Equity Interests of such Person; provided, however, that any Disqualified Equity Interests so issued have a stated liquidation, redemption or similar value no greater than the Disqualified Equity Interests being redeemed and matures, is mandatorily redeemable and/or is redeemable at the sole option of the holder thereof on a date later than the date of the Disqualified Equity Interests being redeemed; (5) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or as a consequence of such redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value the redemption of Equity Interests of the Parent Issuer held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided provided, however, that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 2.0 million during any calendar year; (56) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (67) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or as a consequence of such redemption or repurchase, the redemption or repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments the Issuer's Convertible Notes for cash in an aggregate amountamount less than the principal and accrued and unpaid interests on such redeemed or repurchased Convertible Notes; provided, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstandinghowever, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2clause (2) or (3) above shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

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Samples: Indenture (Res Care Inc /Ky/)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessunless at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately shall occur as a consequence thereof; and (2) after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, incurrence and the Parent could incur at least $1.00 application of additional Indebtedness pursuant to proceeds therefrom the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall Leverage Test would be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) satisfied. The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making redemption of any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than provided that any transfers of the Equity Interests of the Issuer shall be subject to the provisions of the Parent or any of its SubsidiariesPledge Agreement); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (provided that any transfers of the Equity Interests of the Issuer shall be subject to the provisions of the Parent Pledge Agreement), (b) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.06 and the other terms of this IndentureIndenture or (c) upon a Change of Control or in connection with a sale of assets to the extent required by the agreement governing such Subordinated Indebtedness but only if the Issuer shall have complied with Section 4.08 and Section 4.20 and purchased all Notes validly tendered pursuant to the relevant offer prior to redeeming such Subordinated Indebtedness; (4) (x) prior to the repurchaseconsummation of an initial public offering, redemptionpayments to Parent to permit Parent, defeasance and which are used by Parent or other acquisition or retirement for value (y) after the consummation of an initial public offering, payments to the Issuer to permit the Issuer, and which are used by the Issuer, to redeem Equity Interests of Parent or the Parent Issuer, as the case may be, held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 25.0 million during any calendar yeartwelve consecutive months; (5) payments to Parent permitted pursuant to clause (3) of Section 4.09; (6) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents represent a portion of the exercise price thereof; (67) payments used solely to fund Parent Loan Purchases; (8) payments by the repurchase Issuer to Parent or its subsidiaries to the extent necessary to pay principal and interest when due in respect of Equity Interests upon vesting Indebtedness of restricted stockParent and its subsidiaries allocated to the Liberty Media Interactive tracking stock or any comparable successor thereto; (9) Restricted Payments by the Issuer pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit plans for directors, restricted stock unitsmanagement, performance share units employees or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect theretoconsultants of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries; or (710) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all amount not to exceed $50.0 million; provided that in the case of any Restricted Payments made Payment pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstandingclause (3), does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) (7), (8) or (310) above, no Default shall increase the have occurred and be continuing or occur as a consequence thereof. For purposes of this covenant, if a particular Restricted Payments BasketPayment involves a non-cash payment, except including a distribution of assets, then such Restricted Payment shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used cash portion of such Restricted Payment, if any, plus an amount equal to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment non-cash portion of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the such Restricted Payment.

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Samples: Indenture (Affiliate Investment, Inc.)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Company and the Issuer will not, and shall will not cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless: (1i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2ii) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent Company could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio ExceptionSection 4.06(a) hereof; and (3iii) the amount of immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments (including the Fair Market Value of any non-cash Restricted Payment) declared or made on or after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), the Issue Date does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication):of: (A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income for of the Company on a cumulative basis during the period (taken as one accounting period) from October and including November 1, 2012 to and including ending on the last day of the Company’s fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to preceding the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available Restricted Payment (or, if or in the event such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or of and the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business Property received by the Parent either Company from (1) any capital contribution to the Company after the Issue Date or any issue or sale after the Issue Date of Qualified Stock (other than (x) as contributions to the common equity any Subsidiary of the Parent after November 8, 2012 Company or (y) from any Excluded Contribution) and (2) the issuance and issue or sale on or after the Issue Date of any Indebtedness or other securities of the Company convertible into or exercisable for Qualified Equity Interests after November 8Stock of the Company that have been so converted or exercised, 2012as the case may be, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as constituting a Restricted Payment (or if the Investment was made prior to the Issue Date, that would have constituted a Restricted Payment if made after November 8the Issue Date, 2012if such disposition or repayment results in cash received by the Company, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary), an amount (to the extent not included in the computation calculation of Consolidated Net IncomeIncome referred to in (A)) equal to the lesser of (ix) the return of capital with respect to such Investment (including by dividend, distribution or sale of Capital Stock) and (iiy) the amount of such Investment that was treated (or would have been treated when made) as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition or repayment of such Investment and net (to the extent not included in the calculation of taxesConsolidated Net Income referred to in (A)), plus (ED) upon with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is redesignated as a Redesignation Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date, in accordance with the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” (so long as the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant made after the Issue Date, and only to this paragraph the extent not included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income referred to in (aA)), an amount equal to the lesser of (x) when madethe proportionate interest of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in an amount equal to the excess of (I) the total assets of such Subsidiary, valued on an aggregate basis at the lesser of book value and Fair Market Value thereof, over (II) the total liabilities of such Subsidiary, determined in accordance with GAAP, and (y) the Designation Amount at the time of such Subsidiary’s designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary. (b) The provisions Clauses (i) (except in the case of clauses (iii)(B), (iii)(C), (iv) and (v) below), (ii) and (iii) of Section 4.04(a4.07 (a) shall will not prohibit: (1i) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of its declaration thereof, if such dividend could have been made on the date of its declaration the payment would have complied with without violation of the provisions of this Indenture; (2ii) the making purchase, repayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition, cancellation or retirement for value of any Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer, the Company or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary or shares of Capital Stock of the Company in exchange for, or out of the net proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to a Subsidiary of the Parent Company or any constituting an Excluded Contribution) of, shares of its Subsidiaries)Qualified Stock; (3iii) (A) the repurchasepurchase, repayment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition acquisition, cancellation or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent Issuer, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this IndentureIndebtedness; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

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Samples: Indenture (Hovnanian Enterprises Inc)

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Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Issuer will not, and shall will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could Issuer cannot incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clause (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (8) or (79) of Section 4.11(b)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (Aa) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October commencing on January 1, 2012 2004 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit); provided that the excess (to the extent positive) of (x) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from January 1, 2004 to March 29, 2008 over (y) $5.0 million, shall be deducted from any amount otherwise calculated pursuant to this clause (a), plus (Bb) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or received by the Issuer and 100% of the Fair Market Value (as determined by at the Board time of Directors receipt of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business other than cash, if any, received by the Parent Issuer, either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent Issuer after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8the Issue Date, 2012other than (A) any such proceeds which are used to redeem Notes in accordance with Section 6(a) of the Notes or (B) any such proceeds or assets received from a Subsidiary of the Issuer, plus (Cc) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of (other than any Subordinated Indebtedness) incurred by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary subsequent to the Issue Date is reduced on the ParentIssuer’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the ParentIssuer) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (Dd) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) 100% of the aggregate amount received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in cash or other property (valued at the Fair Market Value thereof) as the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (Ee) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the ParentIssuer’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the ParentIssuer’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) Basket and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall will not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making redemption of any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries)Interests; (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests, (b) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.10 and the other terms of this IndentureIndenture or (c) upon a Change of Control or in connection with an Asset Sale to the extent required by the agreement governing such Subordinated Indebtedness but only if the Issuer shall have complied with Section 4.09 and Section 4.13 and purchased all Notes validly tendered pursuant to the relevant offer prior to redeeming such Subordinated Indebtedness; (4) payments by the repurchaseIssuer or to Parent to permit Parent or Holdings, redemptionand which are used by Parent or Holdings, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of to redeem Equity Interests of the Issuer, Parent or Holdings held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed the sum of (A) $4,000,000 5.0 million during any calendar year (with unused amounts being available to be used in the following calendar year, but not in any succeeding calendar year) plus (B) the amount of any net cash proceeds received by or contributed to the Issuer from the issuance and sale after the Issue Date of Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings, Parent or the Issuer to its officers, directors or employees that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (4), plus (C) the net cash proceeds of any “key-man” life insurance policies that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (4); (5) payments to Parent permitted pursuant to clauses (3) and (4) of Section 4.14(b); (6) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents represent a portion of the exercise price thereof; (67) the repurchase [Reserved]; (8) distributions to Parent in order to enable Parent or Holdings to pay customary and reasonable costs and expenses of Equity Interests upon vesting an offering of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units securities of Parent or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect theretoHoldings that is not consummated; or (79) additional Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all of $20.0 million; provided that Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7clause (9) and then outstandingshall not be used to redeem, does not exceed $20,000,000. repurchase, retire or otherwise acquire for consideration any Subordinated Indebtedness; provided that (a) in the case of any Restricted Payment pursuant to clause (3)(c) above, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or occur as a consequence thereof and (b) no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2clause (2), (3) or (34)(B) above shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.11, except to neither the extent Issuer nor its Restricted Subsidiaries may make a Restricted Payment to, or make any Investment in the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount holder of all Restricted Payments (any Equity Interests in, Parent, Holdings or any other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date ParentCo of the Issuer, in each case by means of utilization of the cumulative Restricted Payment of the asset(scredit provided by Section 4.11(a) or securities proposed to be transferred the exceptions provided by clauses (1), (2), (3) or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary (9) of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted PaymentSection 4.11(b).

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Samples: Indenture (Ply Gem Holdings Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. Until the Notes receive an Investment Grade rating from both Rating Agencies (a) The Parent after which time this Section 4.08 shall no longer be in effect), the Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could Issuer cannot incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clause (2), (3) or (5) of the next paragraph), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (Aa) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 commencing on the first day of the fiscal quarter in which the Issue Date occurs to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (Bb) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business (other than securities) received by the Parent Issuer either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent Issuer after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8the Issue Date, 2012other than to the extent any such proceeds are used to redeem Notes in accordance with paragraph 6(b) of the Notes, plus (Cc) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer is reduced on the ParentIssuer’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the ParentSubsidiary) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 the Issue Date into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (Dd) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (Ee) with respect to an Unrestricted Subsidiary that was designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date, upon a Redesignation of an such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the ParentIssuer’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the ParentIssuer’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(Eclause (3) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (Ff) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) $40.0 million. The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall will not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereofthereof (including those declared prior to the Issue Date), if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the making time of or as a consequence of such redemption, the redemption of any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests; (3) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or as a consequence of such redemption, the redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests or (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3b) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.06 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the repurchase, time of or as a consequence of such redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value the redemption of Equity Interests of the Parent Issuer held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 3.0 million during any calendar year;12 month period; or (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents represent a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock; provided, restricted stock unitshowever, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2clause (2) or (3) above shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described thereinin such clause. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will shall be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent Issuer or a such Restricted Subsidiary of the ParentSubsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the such Restricted Payment. The Fair Market Value of any assets or securities that are required to be valued by this covenant shall be approved in good faith by the Board of Directors, or the executive committee of the Board of Directors, of the Issuer, which resolution with respect thereto shall be delivered to the Trustee.

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Samples: Indenture (M I Homes Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Issuer will not, and shall will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could Issuer cannot incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clause (2), (3), (4) or (5) of the next paragraph), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (Aa) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 commencing on the first day of the fiscal quarter in which the Issue Date occurs to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (Bb) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent Issuer either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent Issuer after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8the Issue Date, 2012other than (A) any such proceeds which are used to redeem Notes in accordance with Section 6 of the Notes, or (B) any such proceeds or assets received from a Subsidiary of the Issuer, plus (Cc) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of (other than any Subordinated Indebtedness) incurred by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary subsequent to the Issue Date is reduced on the ParentIssuer’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the ParentIssuer) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (Dd) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) 100% of the aggregate amount received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in cash or other property (valued at the Fair Market Value thereof) as the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (Ee) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the ParentIssuer’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the ParentIssuer’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) Basket and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) . The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall will not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making redemption of any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests; (3) the redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests or (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3b) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.11 and the other terms of this IndentureIndenture or (c) upon a Change of Control or in connection with an Asset Sale to the extent required by the agreement governing such Subordinated Indebtedness but only if the Issuer shall have complied with Sections 4.09 and 4.17 and purchased all Notes validly tendered pursuant to the relevant offer prior to redeeming such Subordinated Indebtedness; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents represent a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (75) Restricted Payments the repurchase or redemption of Equity Interests of the Issuer from any director, officer or employee of the Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer upon the death, disability, retirement or other termination of any such director, officer or employee in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all amount not to exceed $1.0 million in any fiscal year of the Issuer; provided that (a) in the case of any Restricted Payments made Payment pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7clause (3) or (5) above, no Default shall have occurred and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that be continuing or occur as a consequence thereof and (b) no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests that are used to make a payment pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2clause (2) or (3) above shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

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Samples: Indenture (Curative Health Services Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Issuer will not, and shall will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless: (1a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment;; and (2b) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 aggregate of additional Indebtedness pursuant to all Restricted Payments (the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount fair market value of any such Restricted Payment, when added to if other than cash, as determined in good faith by the aggregate amount Issuer's Board of all other Restricted Payments Directors and evidenced by a resolution of such Board of Directors) declared or made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), the Issue Date does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (Ai) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the Excess Cash Flow on a cumulative basis during the period (taken as one accounting period) from October and including January 1, 2012 to 2002 and including ending on the last day of the Issuer's last fiscal quarter ended immediately ending prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available Restricted Payment, plus (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (Bii) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or of, and the Fair Market Value fair market value of marketable securities (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors and evidenced by a resolution of Parentsuch Board of Directors) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to Issuer from, the common equity issue or sale after January 1, 2002 of Capital Stock of the Parent after November 8, 2012 Issuer (other than the issue or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8(A) Disqualified Stock, 2012, plus (B) Capital Stock of the Issuer to any Subsidiary of the Issuer or (C) Capital Stock convertible (whether at the aggregate option of the Issuer or the holder thereof or upon the happening of any event) into any security other than its Capital Stock) and any Indebtedness or other securities of the Issuer convertible into or exercisable for Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer which has been so converted or exercised, as the case may be, plus (iii) the amount by which the Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary Issuer is reduced on the Parent’s Issuer's balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the ParentIssuer) subsequent to the Issue Date of any Indebtedness of the Issuer convertible or exchangeable for Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests the Issuer (less the amount of any cash, cash or the fair market value of assets, other property distributed by to the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary Issuer upon such conversion or exchange); provided that, plus notwithstanding the foregoing, (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i1) the return of capital with respect Issuer and its Subsidiaries shall be permitted to such Investment make Permitted Payments and (ii2) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, Issuer and any Subsidiary shall be permitted to make Investments in either case, less Permitted Joint Ventures if at the cost of the disposition time of such Investment and net of taxesafter giving effect thereto, plus on a pro forma basis, (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (iX) the Fair Market Value Issuer could incur at least $1.00 of Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) pursuant to clause (a) of Section 3.9 (assuming for purposes of such calculation, if such Investment is made other than with borrowed funds or funds obtained from the issuance of Capital Stock specifically for the purpose of such Investment, that the Issuer incurred Indebtedness in an amount equal to such Investment bearing interest at the weighted average rate of interest paid by the Issuer on its outstanding Indebtedness during the four fiscal quarters most recently ended) or otherwise pursuant to clause (xi) of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignationdefinition of Permitted Indebtedness, and (iiY) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment made pursuant to this paragraph clause (a2), less the aggregate amount of dividends, other distributions of earnings and returns of capital received by the Issuer from such Permitted Joint Ventures in cash, does not exceed $50,000,000 and (Z) when made. no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and provided further that the foregoing clause (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: prevent (1I) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of its declaration thereof, if such dividend could have been made on the date of its declaration the payment would have complied with without violation of the provisions of this Indenture; covenant or (2II) the making redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of any Restricted Payment Capital Stock of the Issuer in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of of, the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness a Subsidiary of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out Issuer) of other Capital Stock of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the Issuer (other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estatesthan any Disqualified Stock), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate amount of any such net cash consideration paid proceeds that are utilized for all any such redemptions redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; be excluded from clause (5ii) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options this paragraph (b); or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6III) the defeasance, redemption or repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting Indebtedness which is subordinated in right of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except payment to the extent Securities with the net cash proceeds thereof exceed from an incurrence of Refinancing Indebtedness or the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments substantially concurrent sale (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the ParentIssuer) of other Capital Stock of the Issuer (other than any Disqualified Stock); provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption, as the case may berepurchase, pursuant to the Restricted Paymentretirement or other acquisition shall be excluded from clause (ii) of this paragraph (b).

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Samples: Indenture (Weirton Steel Corp)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could Issuer cannot incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clauses (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7), (8) or (10) of the next paragraph), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (Aa) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 commencing on the first day of the fiscal quarter that includes the Issue Date to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (Bb) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent Issuer either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent Issuer after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8the Issue Date, 2012other than (A) any such proceeds which are used to redeem Notes in accordance with Section 6(c) of the Notes or (B) any such proceeds or assets received from a Subsidiary, plus (Cc) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of incurred by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary subsequent to the Issue Date is reduced on the ParentIssuer’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary to a Person other then the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (Dd) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or liquidated return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) 100% of the aggregate amount received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in cash or other property (valued at the Fair Market Value thereof) as the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (Ee) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the ParentIssuer’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate Table of Contents -49- amount of the ParentIssuer’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments prior to such Redesignation had reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) Basket and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced. The foregoing provisions, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount ofwhich shall be given independent effect in whole or in part, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making redemption or repurchase of any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries)Interests; (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value repurchase of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests, (b) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.06 and the other terms of this IndentureIndenture or (c) upon a Change of Control or in connection with an Asset Sale to the extent required by the agreement governing such Subordinated Indebtedness, but only if the Issuer shall have complied with Section 4.09 and Section 4.21 and purchased all Notes validly tendered pursuant to the relevant offer prior to redeeming such Subordinated Indebtedness; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation options, warrants and other similar rights to acquire Equity Interests if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (65) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stockthe Issuer (including options, restricted stock units, performance share units warrants or similar equity incentives other rights to satisfy tax withholding acquire such Equity Interests) in an aggregate amount paid that shall not exceed $10.0 million since the Issue Date plus the aggregate cash proceeds from any payments on insurance policies in which the Issuer or similar tax obligations any of its Subsidiaries is the beneficiary with respect thereto; orto any directors, officers or employees of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries which proceeds are used to purchase the Equity Interests of the Issuer; (76) Restricted Payments in an amount such that the sum of the aggregate amount, when taken together with all amount of Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7clause (6) and then outstanding, after the Issue Date does not exceed $20,000,000. 15.0 million at any one time outstanding; (7) payments pursuant to any of the Transactions or made in a manner consistent with the information under the caption “Use of Proceeds” (other than general corporate purposes) in the Offering Memorandum; (8) any Investment to the extent the consideration for which consists of, or is made with the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, or equity contribution with respect to, Qualified Equity Interests; Table of Contents -50- (9) any payment or redemption prior to the scheduled maturity or prior to any scheduled repayment of principal in respect of that certain $10 million loan to the Issuer from BFI Co., LLC made pursuant to that certain Term Loan Agreement dated as of January 29, 2009 by and among the Issuer, the guarantors thereto and BFI Co., LLC; (10) the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Equity Interests of the Issuer issued in accordance with Section 4.06 to the extent such dividends are included in the definition of “Consolidated Interest Expense”; or (11) repurchases by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of (x) Qualified Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or warrants if such Qualified Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price thereof or (y) Qualified Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the withholding of a portion of the Qualified Equity Interests granted or awarded to an employee to pay for the taxes payable by such employee upon such grant or award; provided that (a) in the case of any Restricted Payment pursuant to clause (3), (5), (6), (9), (10) or (11) above, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or occur as a consequence thereof and (b) no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests used to make a payment pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2clauses (2), (3)(a) or (3) 8) above shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

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Samples: Indenture (Phibro Animal Health Corp)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Prior to the occurrence of the Fall-Away Event, the Company shall not, not and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, of its Subsidiaries to directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1i) no a Default or Event of Default shall have under the Indenture has occurred and be is continuing at the time or will occur as a consequence of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2ii) immediately after giving effect to such the proposed Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8the Original Issue Date of the Notes, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication):of: (A) 5050.0% of the Company's Consolidated Net Income for accrued during the period (taken as one accounting a single period) from October 1commencing on March 31, 2012 2003 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available Restricted Payment (or, if such the aggregate Consolidated Net Income shall be is a deficit, minus 100100.0% of such that aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange Company's Capital Stock (other than by a Subsidiary to any of the ParentCompany's Subsidiaries) that is not Disqualified Stock during the period (taken as a single period) commencing with the Original Issue Date of the Notes; or (iii) the Company would not be able to incur an additional $1.00 of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less under the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (DConsolidated Interest Expense Coverage Ratio under Section 5.03(a) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when madehereof. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibitNotwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may: (1i) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of pay any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, of such dividend if on the date of declaration the payment of such dividend would have complied with the provisions limitations of this IndentureSection 5.04 on the date of declaration; (2ii) retire shares of the making Company's Capital Stock or Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or of its Subsidiaries out of the proceeds of the a substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to one of the Parent Company's Subsidiaries) of shares of the Company's Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock); (iii) make Investments that, when added to the aggregate amount of all such other Investments made pursuant to this clause after the Original Issue Date of the Notes, do not exceed 3.0% of the Company's Consolidated Net Tangible Assets at such time (with each such Investment being valued as of the date made and without regard to subsequent changes in value); (iv) repurchase, redeem, acquire or otherwise retire for value any Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries held by any member of the Company's (or any of its Subsidiaries); (3') the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees management or former officersmanagement pursuant to any management equity subscription agreement, directors stock option agreement, employment agreement, stock compensation plan or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written similar agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed but excluding payments made to occur holders upon the exercise of stock options appreciation rights, approved by the Company's board of directors or stock appreciation rights if a committee thereof consisting solely of two or more "non-employee directors" (within the Equity Interests represents a portion meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3)(i) under the exercise Securities Exchange Act of 1934), provided that the aggregate price thereofpaid for all such repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Capital Stock may not in an aggregate amount exceed (A) $5,000,000 in any twelve-month period plus (B) $5,000,000; (6v) pay any dividend in respect of shares of the Company's Capital Stock, provided that the aggregate amount of all such dividends paid pursuant to this clause, excluding dividends payable pursuant to clause (i) above, shall not exceed $20,000,000 in any fiscal year of the Company; provided, however, that to the extent that such dividends are not paid in such fiscal year pursuant to this clause, the aggregate unused amount thereof may be used at any time thereafter to repurchase the Company's Voting Stock on the New York Stock Exchange (or such other national securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Company's Voting Stock is then listed or quoted) pursuant to a stock repurchase program approved by the Company's board of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect theretodirectors; orand (7vi) make other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant amount not to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided 30,000,000; provided, however, that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2each Restricted Payment described in clause (i) or (3ii) shall increase of this Section 5.04(b) will be taken into account for purposes of computing the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted PaymentSection 5.04(a)(ii) hereof.

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Samples: Supplemental Indenture (Thomas & Betts Corp)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could cannot incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Existing Notes Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clause (2), (3) or (5) of the next paragraph), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (Aa) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October April 1, 2012 2003 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (Bb) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 the Existing Notes Issue Date or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8the Existing Notes Issue Date, 2012other than to the extent any such proceeds are used to redeem Notes in accordance with paragraph 6(b) of the Notes, plus (Cc) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 the Existing Notes Issue Date into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (Dd) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Existing Notes Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (Ee) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Joint Venture becoming a Consolidated Joint Venture which is a Restricted Subsidiary), the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(Eclause (3) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (Ff) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) $5.0 million. The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall will not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the making time of or as a consequence of such redemption, the redemption of any Equity Interests of the Parent or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests; (3) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or as a consequence of such redemption, the redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests or (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3b) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.06 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the repurchase, time of or as a consequence of such redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value the redemption of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 2.0 million during any calendar year;; or (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2clause (2) or (3) above shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

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Samples: Indenture (William Lyon Homes)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Holdings and the Borrower will not, and shall will not cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless: (1i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2ii) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, (A) Holdings could incur at least $1.00 of Indebtedness pursuant to Section 6.03(a) hereof and (B) the Secured Debt Leverage Ratio is less than 4.0 to 1.0; and (iii) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments (including the Fair Market Value of any non-cash Restricted Payment) declared or made on or after November 8October 31, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), 2019 does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication):of: (A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income for of Holdings on a cumulative basis during the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the first day of the first fiscal quarter of Holdings in which the Closing Date occurs and ending on the last day of the Holdings’ fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to preceding the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available Restricted Payment (or, if or in the event such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or of and the Fair Market Value of Property received by Holdings from (1) any capital contribution to Holdings after October 31, 2019 or any issue or sale after October 31, 2019 of Qualified Stock (other than to any Subsidiary of Holdings) and (2) the conversion, exchange or exercise, as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) case may be, on or after October 31, 2019 of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by Indebtedness or other securities of Holdings or the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity Borrower convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Qualified Stock of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012Holdings, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as constituting a Restricted Payment (or if the Investment was made prior to October 31, 2019, that would have constituted a Restricted Payment if made after November 8October 31, 20122019, if such disposition or repayment results in cash received by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary), an amount (to the extent not included in the computation calculation of Consolidated Net IncomeIncome referred to in (A)) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and Investment, including by dividend, distribution or sale of Capital Stock (ii) to the amount extent not included in the calculation of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, Consolidated Net Income referred to in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes(A)), plus (ED) upon with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is redesignated as a Redesignation Restricted Subsidiary after October 31, 2019, in accordance with the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” (so long as the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary was treated under this Agreement as a Restricted SubsidiaryPayment made after October 31, 2019, and only to the extent not included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income referred to in (A)), an amount equal to the lesser of (ix) the proportionate interest of Holdings or a Restricted Subsidiary in an amount equal to the excess of (I) the total assets of such Subsidiary, valued on an aggregate basis at the lesser of book value and Fair Market Value thereof, over (II) the total liabilities of the Parent’s proportionate interest such Subsidiary, determined in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignationaccordance with GAAP, and (iiy) the aggregate amount Designation Amount at the time of the Parentsuch Subsidiary’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated designation as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when madean Unrestricted Subsidiary. (b) The provisions Clause (a) of this Section 4.04(a6.04 (provided that in the case of clauses (v) shall and (x) below no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such payment) will not prohibit: (1i) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after of its declaration or the date giving of declaration thereofnotice of such irrevocable redemption, as applicable, if such dividend or such payment could have been made on the date of its declaration the payment would have complied with or provision of notice, as applicable, without violation of the provisions of this IndentureAgreement; (2ii) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries)[reserved]; (3iii) [reserved]; (iv) the repurchasepayment of dividends on Preferred Stock and Disqualified Stock up to an aggregate amount of $10.0 million in any fiscal year; provided that immediately after giving effect to any declaration of such dividend, redemption(A) Holdings could incur at least $1.00 of Indebtedness pursuant to the proviso to Section 6.03(a) and (B) the Secured Debt Leverage Ratio is less than 4.0 to 1.0; (v) the purchase, defeasance redemption or other acquisition acquisition, cancellation or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness Capital Stock, or options, warrants, equity appreciation rights or other rights to purchase or acquire Capital Stock, of the Parent Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officersany present, directors or employees future or former officers, directors directors, managers, employees or employees consultants of Holdings or any Subsidiary (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates) not to exceed $2.5 million in any calendar year (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum (without giving effect to the following proviso) of $5.0 million in any calendar year), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that such amount in any calendar year may be increased by an amount not to exceed: (A) the cash proceeds from the sale of Qualified Stock of Holdings to any future, present or former officers, directors, managers, employees or consultants of Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries that occurs after October 31, 2019, to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale of such Qualified Stock have not otherwise been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments by virtue of Section 6.04(a)(iii)(B) above; plus (B) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries after October 31, 2019; less (C) the amount of any Restricted Payments previously made pursuant to clauses (A) and (B) of this clause (v); provided that Holdings may elect to apply all or any portion of the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during increase contemplated by clauses (A) and (B) of this clause (v) in any calendar year; (5vi) the making of cash payments in connection with any conversion or exchange of Permitted Convertible Indebtedness in an aggregate amount since the date of the indenture therefor not to exceed the sum of (A) the principal amount of such Permitted Convertible Indebtedness plus (B) any payments received by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the exercise, settlement or termination of any related Permitted Bond Hedge; (vii) any payments in connection with (including the purchase of) a Permitted Bond Hedge and the settlement of any related Permitted Warrant (A) by delivery of shares of Holdings’ Capital Stock upon net share settlement of such Permitted Warrant or (B) by (x) set-off of such Permitted Warrant against the related Permitted Bond Hedge and (y) payment of an amount due upon termination of such Permitted Warrant in Capital Stock or using cash received upon the exercise, settlement or termination of a Permitted Bond Hedge upon any early termination thereof; (viii) [reserved]; (A) any payment of cash by Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of fractional shares of Holdings’ Capital Stock upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of any stock options, warrants or other rights to purchase Capital Stock or other convertible or exchangeable securities and (B) payments made or expected to be made by Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of withholding or similar taxes payable in connection with the exercise, conversion, settlement, exchange or vesting of Capital Stock by any future, present or former officer, employee, director, manager or consultant and repurchases of Equity Interests Capital Stock deemed to occur upon the exercise exercise, conversion, settlement or exchange of stock options options, warrants or stock appreciation other rights to purchase Capital Stock or other convertible or exchangeable securities if the Equity Interests such Capital Stock represents all or a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6x) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7clause (x) and then outstanding, does not to exceed $20,000,000. 10.0 million (after giving effect to any return of capital with respect to any Restricted Investments made under this clause (x) in the form of cash); (xi) payments or distributions to satisfy dissenters’ rights, pursuant to or in connection with a consolidation, merger or transfer of assets that complies with Section 6.11; and (xii) Investments in any Permitted Joint Venture (which Investment may be made via an Investment in the JV Holding Company, if any, owning such Permitted Joint Venture) in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any one time outstanding (measured at the time made) (1) $182.3 million (which amount represents the aggregate amount of such Investments existing on October 31, 2019) plus (2) the sum of (a) $100.0 million and (b) 100% of the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents received by any of the Borrower, Holdings, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any JV Holding Company from any such Permitted Joint Venture following October 31, 2019 and ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter of Holdings immediately preceding the date of such Investment for which financial statements have been provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(26.04 hereof; provided that after giving effect to such Investment, the ratio of total Indebtedness to (x) or “total inventories” less (3y) “inventory not owned” (as of the last day of the Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) for all such Permitted Joint Ventures would not be greater than 55% (as of the last day of the Most Recent Fiscal Quarter); provided, however, that each Restricted Payment described in clauses (i) and (v) of this Section 6.04(b) shall increase be taken into account for purposes of computing the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments pursuant to clause (iii) of Section 6.04(a). For purposes of the proviso in Section 6.04(b)(xii), the amount of “Indebtedness” outstanding at any one time shall be calculated as the sum of (x) the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of Permitted Joint Ventures outstanding as of the last day of the Most Recent Fiscal Quarter plus (y) with respect to any Indebtedness of Permitted Joint Ventures incurred after the provision of the financial statements used for purposes of clause (x) above but prior to the date on which financial statements for a more recent fiscal quarter have been provided (in each case, pursuant to Section 6.12 hereof), the total principal amount or committed principal amount thereof (whether or not borrowed at the time of calculation of the amount of such Indebtedness). (c) For purposes of determining the aggregate and permitted amounts of Restricted Payments made, the amount of any guarantee of any Investment in any Person that was initially treated as a Restricted Payment and which was subsequently terminated or expired, net of any amounts paid by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such guarantee, shall be deducted. (d) In determining the “Fair Market Value of Property” for purposes of clause (iii) of Section 6.04(a), Property other than cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities shall be deemed to be equal in value to the “equity value” of the Capital Stock or other securities issued in exchange therefor. The equity value of such Capital Stock or other securities shall be equal to (i) will be the Fair Market Value number of shares of Common Equity issued in the transaction (or issuable upon conversion or exercise of the Capital Stock or other securities issued in the transaction) multiplied by the closing sale price of the Common Equity on its principal market on the date of the transaction (less, in the case of Capital Stock or other securities which require the payment of consideration at the time of conversion or exercise, the aggregate consideration payable thereupon) or (ii) if the Common Equity is not then traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT or Nasdaq Stock Market, or if the Capital Stock or other securities issued in the transaction do not consist of Common Equity (or Capital Stock or other securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Equity), the value (if more than $10.0 million) of such Capital Stock or other securities as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of Holdings. (e) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.04, in the event that a proposed Restricted Payment or Investment (or a portion thereof) meets the criteria of clauses (i) through (xii) of Section 6.04(b) above or is entitled to be made pursuant to Section 6.04(a) and/or one or more of the asset(sexceptions contained in the definition of “Permitted Investments”, the Borrower will be entitled to divide, classify or later reclassify (based on circumstances existing on the date of such reclassification) such Restricted Payment or securities proposed to be transferred Investment (or issued by the Parent portion thereof) among such clauses (i) through (xii) of Section 6.04(b) and Section 6.04(a) and/or one or a Restricted Subsidiary more of the Parent, as exceptions contained in the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Paymentdefinition of “Permitted Investments” in a manner that otherwise complies with this covenant.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Hovnanian Enterprises Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could Issuer cannot incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Measurement Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clause (2), (3) or (5) of the next paragraph), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (Aa) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 commencing on the first day of the first full fiscal quarter commencing after the Measurement Date to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (Bb) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business (other than securities) received by the Parent Issuer either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent Issuer after November 8, 2012 the Measurement Date or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8the Measurement Date, 2012other than to the extent any such proceeds are used to redeem Notes in accordance with Section 6(b) of the Notes, plus (Cc) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the ParentIssuer’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the ParentIssuer) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 the Measurement Date into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (Dd) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Measurement Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (Ee) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the ParentIssuer’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the ParentIssuer’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(Eclause (3) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (Ff) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) $25.0 million. The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall will not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the making time of or as a consequence of such redemption, the redemption of any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests; (3) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or as a consequence of such redemption, the redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests or (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3b) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.06 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the repurchase, time of or as a consequence of such redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value the redemption of Equity Interests of the Parent Issuer held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 2.0 million during any calendar year (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum of $4.0 million in any calendar year;); or (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents represent a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2clause (2) or (3) above shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

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Samples: Indenture (Meritage Homes CORP)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent No Loan Party shall, nor shall not, and shall not it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessPayment, except: (a) the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof may declare and pay dividends in shares of its own Qualified Capital Stock; (b) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may pay cash dividends to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor or ratably to all holders of its outstanding Qualified Capital Stock; (c) (i) on the Closing Date, the Borrower may declare and make the Permitted Closing Date Dividend to Holdings (and Holdings may declare and make the Permitted Closing Date Dividend to the holders of its Capital Stock); and (ii) at any time on or after the Closing Date, the Borrower may declare and make cash dividends to Holdings (and Holdings may declare and make cash dividends to the holders of its Capital Stock); provided that (A) such cash dividends shall be permitted no more than one (1) time per fiscal year, (B) such cash dividends may not be made during any fiscal year until the Administrative Agent shall have received the financial statements described in Section 9.6(a)(i)with respect to the preceding fiscal year together with an unqualified opinion of KPMG LLP (or other independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing selected by the Borrower and acceptable to the Administrative Agent), (C) Excess Availability, both immediately before and after giving effect to such distribution, is greater than $24,000,000 as of the date of such distribution and on a projected basis for the thirty (30) consecutive days following the date of such distribution, (D) after giving pro forma effect to the payment of any such cash dividends and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith, (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; continuing, (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentthe Loan Parties and their respective subsidiaries shall be in compliance with the financial covenants contained in the ABL Loan Agreement, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the most recently ended four (4) fiscal quarter period for which financial statements have been delivered to the aggregate Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.1 or Section 9.6 shall be equal to or greater than 1.25 to 1.00, (4) each of (x) the Total Leverage Ratio of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the most recently ended four (4) fiscal quarter period for which financial statements have been delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.1 or Section 9.6 and (y) the Total Leverage Ratio of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the most recent ended fiscal year for which financial statements have been delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.1, Section 9.6 and Section 9.17 shall be equal to or greater than 3.00 to 1.00 and (5) the outstanding amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does Term Loans plus the outstanding amount of all ABL Total Outstandings shall not exceed the sum ABL Borrowing Base; provided that the requirements set forth in this clause (the “Restricted Payments Basket”5) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for shall not apply to any cash dividends made during the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to the Closing Date through and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available December 31, 2010, (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (iiE) the amount of all such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and cash dividends pursuant to this clause (ii) during the aggregate amount of period from the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) Closing Date through and were not previously repaid or otherwise reducedincluding December 31, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions 2010 shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; 25,000,000 (5excluding the Permitted Closing Date Dividend) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; and (6F) the repurchase amount of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made cash dividends pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7clause (ii) and then outstandingduring any fiscal year after the fiscal year ending on or about December 31, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) 2010 shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except be limited to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cashpermitted under Section 10.6(c)(ii) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.ABL Loan Agreement;

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Samples: Loan and Security Agreement (ADS Tactical, Inc.)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Company and the Issuer will not, and shall will not cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless: (1i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2ii) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent Company could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio ExceptionSection 3.2(a) hereof; and (3iii) the amount of immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments (including the Fair Market Value of any non-cash Restricted Payment) declared or made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), the Issue Date does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication):of: (A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income for of the Company on a cumulative basis during the period (taken as one accounting period) from October and including February 1, 2012 to 1999 and including ending on the last day of the Company's fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to preceding the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available Restricted Payment (or, if or in the event such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or of and the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business Property received by the Parent either Company from (x1) as contributions any capital contribution to the common equity Company after February 1, 1999 or any issue or sale after February 1, 1999 of Qualified Stock (other than to any Subsidiary of the Parent Company) and (2) the issue or sale after November 8February 1, 2012 1999 of any Indebtedness or (y) from other securities of the issuance and sale Company convertible into or exercisable for Qualified Stock of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8the Company that have been so converted or exercised, 2012as the case may be, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as constituting a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation calculation of Consolidated Net IncomeIncome referred to in (A)) equal to the lesser of (ix) the return of capital with respect to such Investment (including by dividend, distribution or sale of Capital Stock) and (iiy) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition or repayment of such Investment (to the extent not included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income referred to in (A)), plus (D) with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date, in accordance with the definition of Unrestricted Subsidiary (so long as the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary was treated as a Restricted Payment made after the Issue Date, and net only to the extent not included in the calculation of taxesConsolidated Net Income referred to in (A)), an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the proportionate interest of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in an amount equal to the excess of (I) the total assets of such Subsidiary, valued on an aggregate basis at the lesser of book value and Fair Market Value thereof, over (II) the total liabilities of such Subsidiary, determined in accordance with GAAP, and (y) the Designation Amount at the time of such Subsidiary's designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary$17 million, the lesser of minus (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (iiF) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent all Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due Restricted Payments referred to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this in clause (iii) of paragraph (ab) when madebelow) made after February 1, 1999 through the Issue Date. (b) The provisions Clauses (ii) and (iii) of Section 4.04(aparagraph (a) shall will not prohibit: (1i) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of its declaration thereof, if such dividend could have been made on the date of its declaration the payment would have complied with without violation of the provisions of this the Indenture; (2ii) the making repurchase, redemption or retirement of any Restricted Payment shares of Capital Stock of the Company in exchange for, or out of the net proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to a Subsidiary of the Parent or any Company) of, other shares of its Subsidiaries);Qualified Stock; and (3iii) the repurchasepurchase, redemption, defeasance redemption or other acquisition acquisition, cancellation or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness Capital Stock, or options, warrants, equity appreciation rights or other rights to purchase or acquire Capital Stock, of the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors officers or employees or former officers, directors officers or employees of the Company or any Subsidiary (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth ) not to exceed $10 million in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the aggregate since the Issue Date; provided provided, however that each Restricted Payment described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this sentence shall be taken into account for purposes of computing the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments pursuant to clause (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph. (c) For purposes of determining the aggregate and permitted amounts of Restricted Payments made, the amount of any guarantee of any Investment in any Person that was initially treated as a Restricted Payment and which was subsequently terminated or expired, net of any amounts paid by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such guarantee, shall be deducted. (d) In determining the "Fair Market Value of Property" for purposes of clause (iii) of paragraph (a), Property other than cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities shall be deemed to be equal in value to the "equity value" of the Capital Stock or other securities issued in exchange therefor. The equity value of such Capital Stock or other securities shall be equal to (i) will be the Fair Market Value number of shares of Common Equity issued in the transaction (or issuable upon conversion or exercise of the Capital Stock or other securities issued in the transaction) multiplied by the closing sale price of the Common Equity on its principal market on the date of the Restricted Payment transaction (less, in the case of Capital Stock or other securities which require the payment of consideration at the time of conversion or exercise, the aggregate consideration payable thereupon) or (ii) if the Common Equity is not then traded on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or Nasdaq National Market, or if the Capital Stock or other securities issued in the transaction do not consist of Common Equity (or Capital Stock or other securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Equity), the value (if more than $10 million) of such Capital Stock or other securities as determined by a nationally recognized investment banking firm retained by the Board of Directors of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted PaymentCompany.

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Samples: First Supplemental Indenture (Hovnanian Enterprises Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Issuer will not, and shall will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessunless at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment;shall occur as a consequence thereof; and (2) immediately after giving effect to making such Restricted Payment, Payment the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall Leverage Test would be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) satisfied. The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall will not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration thereofthereof or giving the notice of the redemption, if on the date of declaration or notice the payment would have complied with the provisions of this IndentureIndenture (assuming in the case of redemption, the giving of the notice would have been deemed to be a Restricted Payment at such time and such deemed Restricted Payment would have been permitted at such time); (2) the making redemption of any Restricted Payment Equity Interests of the Issuer in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries)Interests; (3) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance defeasance, retirement for value or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests within the preceding six months, (b) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.06 and the other terms of this IndentureIndenture or (c) upon a Change of Control or in connection with a sale of assets to the extent required by the agreement governing such Subordinated Indebtedness but only if the Issuer shall have complied with Section 4.20 (to the extent applicable) and purchased all Notes validly tendered pursuant to the relevant offer prior to redeeming such Subordinated Indebtedness or (d) deemed to occur as a result of the conversion of all or a portion of such Subordinated Indebtedness into Equity Interests of the Issuer; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of by the Issuer of, Equity Interests of the Parent Issuer held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees of the Issuer and any Restricted Subsidiary (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 10.0 million during any calendar yeartwelve consecutive months (with unused amounts in any period being carried over to succeeding periods); provided, further, that cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary from any current or former officer, director or employee (or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or any direct or indirect parent company thereof), in connection with a repurchase of Equity Interests of the Issuer from such Persons will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment for purposes of this covenant or any other provisions of this Indenture ; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur (a) upon the exercise of stock options options, warrants, or stock appreciation similar rights if the Equity Interests represents represent all or a portion of the exercise price thereofthereof or (b) in connection with the satisfaction of any withholding tax obligations incurred relating to the vesting or exercise of stock options, warrants, restricted stock units or similar rights; (6) any Restricted Payment made out of the repurchase net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, or made by exchange for, Qualified Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted the Issuer (other than Qualified Equity Interests issued or sold to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer or an employee stock units, performance share units ownership plan or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding a trust established by the Issuer or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; orany of its Restricted Subsidiaries for the benefit of their employees) or a substantially concurrent cash capital contribution received by the Issuer from its stockholders; (7) Restricted Payments pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit plans for current or former directors, management, employees or consultants of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries; (8) payments or distributions to dissenting stockholders pursuant to applicable law, pursuant to or in connection with a consolidation, merger or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries that complies with the provisions of Section 5.01; provided that, as a result of such consolidation, merger or transfer of assets, the Issuer has made or will make a Change of Control Offer pursuant to Section 4.20 (if required) and any notes tendered in connection therewith have been or will be repurchased; and (9) other Restricted Payments not otherwise permitted under this Indenture in an aggregate amountamount from and after the Issue Date not to exceed the greater of $50.0 million or 2.0% of Total Assets, when taken together with all calculated as of the date on which any Restricted Payments made Payment pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7clause (9) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. is made; provided that no issuance and sale in the case of Qualified Equity Interests any Restricted Payment pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2clause (3), (7) or (39) above, no Default shall increase the have occurred and be continuing or occur as a consequence thereof. For purposes of this covenant, if a particular Restricted Payments BasketPayment involves a non-cash payment, except including a distribution of assets, then such Restricted Payment shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used cash portion of such Restricted Payment, if any, plus an amount equal to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the non-cash portion of such Restricted Payment. In addition, for purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, in the event that a Restricted Payment meets the criteria of more than one of the asset(s) or securities proposed types of Restricted Payments described above, the Issuer may order and classify, and from time to be transferred or issued by time may reclassify, such Restricted Payment if that classification would have been permitted at the Parent or a time such Restricted Subsidiary Payment was made and at the time of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Paymentreclassification.

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Samples: Indenture (Iac/Interactivecorp)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could Company cannot incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clause (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), ) or (7)), does not exceed 9) of Section 4.11(b) below) exceeds the sum (the "Restricted Payments Basket") -------------------------- of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 commencing on the first day of the first full fiscal quarter commencing after the Issue Date to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plusplus ---- (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent Company either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent Company after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus the Issue Date (C) the aggregate amount by which including any net cash proceeds received in connection with any conversion or exchange of Indebtedness of the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on or Disqualified Equity Interests of the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (Company), other than by a Subsidiary any such proceeds which are used to redeem Notes in accordance with paragraph 8 of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plusNotes plus ---- (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s Company's proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Company's Investments (other than Permitted Investments) in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(Eclause (3) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of reduced in a manner that increased the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when madeBasket. (b) The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall will not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this IndentureIndenture (and such payment shall be deemed to have been paid on such date of declaration for purposes of any calculation required in clause (3) Section 4.11(a)); (2) the making purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement of any Equity Interests of the Company or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests; (3) the purchase, redemption, repayment, defeasance or other acquisition of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests or (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3b) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.10 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchasepurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition redemption or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent Company held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon or after their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all -------- such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 3.0 million during any calendar yearyear (with unused amounts in any calendar year being usable, without duplication, in subsequent calendar years); (5) repurchases repurchases, acquisitions or retirements of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon upon, or intended to be used to satisfy issuances of Equity Interests upon, the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation similar rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereofissued under employee benefit plans; (6) the repurchase acquisitions or retirements of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stockthe Company with a Fair Market Value at the time of acquisition or retirement, restricted stock unitsas the case may be, performance share units or similar equity incentives in the aggregate not to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations exceed $15.0 million received as consideration with respect thereto; orto a sale of assets to any physician practice in connection with the termination of a Management Services Agreement in effect on the Issue Date; (7) the redemption or repurchase of common stock of the Company from holders thereof who beneficially own in the aggregate less than one percent (1%) of the outstanding common stock (other than officers, directors or employees of the Company or any of its Restricted Payments Subsidiaries whose Equity Interests are redeemed or repurchased in an aggregate amount, when taken together accordance with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to clause (4) of this Section 4.04(b)(74.11(b)) and then outstanding, within two years from the Issue Date so long as the aggregate amount of payments for all such redemptions or repurchases under this clause (7) does not exceed $20,000,000. 1.0 million; (8) the purchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Indebtedness upon a Change of Control of the Company, to the extent required by any agreement pursuant to which such Subordinated Indebtedness was issued, but only if the Company has complied with the provisions described in Section 4.08 and paragraph 8 of the Notes; and (9) additional Restricted Payments not exceed $35.0 million in the aggregate; provided that (x) in the case of any Restricted Payment pursuant to clause (3), -------- (6), (7), (8) or (9) above, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or occur as a consequence thereof and (y) no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2clause (2) or (3) above shall increase the Restricted Payments BasketBasket in clause (3) of Section 4.11(a). (c) For purposes of determining compliance with the provisions of this Section 4.11, except to in the extent event that any payment or other action meets the proceeds thereof exceed criteria of more than one of the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount categories of all Permitted Investments and/or Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be permitted by this Indenture, the Fair Market Value Company, in its sole discretion, may order and classify all or any portion of such Permitted Investments and/or Restricted Payments on the date of their incurrence in any manner that then complies with this Indenture and/or from time to time may reorder and reclassify all or any portion of any item of Permitted Investments and/or Restricted Payments in any manner that complies with this Indenture at the date of any such reordering or reclassification and, in each case, the Company shall be entitled, at its option, to divide and classify or reclassify any item of Permitted Investments and/or Restricted Payment Payments in more than one of the asset(s) types of Permitted Investments and/or Restricted Payments permitted under this Indenture in any manner that complies with this Indenture at the time of such division and classification or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Paymentreclassification.

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Samples: Indenture (Us Oncology Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. Restricted ---------------------------------------------- Investments and Unrestricted Subsidiary Investments. --------------------------------------------------- (a) The Parent Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, (i) declare or pay any dividend or make any Restricted Payment unless: (1) no Default distribution in respect of, or Event permit any of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of its Subsidiaries to declare or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentpay any dividend or make any distribution in respect of, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 its Capital Stock (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2dividends payable in Capital Stock of the Company other than Disqualified Stock), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of provided that any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent Company may pay dividends or make distributions to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange)other Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount make or permit any of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost its Subsidiaries to make any payment on account of the disposition purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value any Capital Stock of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent Company or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that any Subsidiary of the Company may purchase Capital Stock of such Subsidiary from the Company or any other Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (which purchase shall not be a Restricted Payment or a Restricted Investment); , (3iii) the repurchasemake or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make any principal payment (whether regularly scheduled or otherwise) on, redemptionor any prepayment, defeasance purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated of, any Indebtedness of the Parent Company or any Restricted of its Subsidiaries that is subordinated (pursuant to its terms) in right and priority of payment to the Notes or any Guarantee, provided that any Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds Company may pay, prepay, purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire any such Indebtedness of such Subsidiary payable to the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service Company or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (each of the Issue Date; provided that foregoing in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), a "Restricted Payment"), (iv) make or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make any Restricted Investment, or (v) make or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make any Unrestricted Subsidiary Investment, unless at the aggregate cash consideration paid for all time of, and immediately after giving effect to, each such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year;Restricted Payment, Restricted Investment or Unrestricted Subsidiary Investment: (5A) repurchases no Event of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon Default (or event that, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default) shall have occurred and be continuing; and (B) the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the exercise price thereof;Company is greater than 2.0 to 1, in the case of any Restricted Payment, Restricted Investment or Unrestricted Subsidiary Investment made prior to December 15, 2001, and 2.25 to 1, in the case of any Restricted Payment, Restricted Investment or Unrestricted Subsidiary Investment made on or after December 15, 2001; and (6C) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.sum of:

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Samples: Indenture (Goldendale Aluminum Co)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment;shall occur as a consequence thereof; or (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clause (2) or (3) of the next paragraph), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) lesser of (without duplication): i) the aggregate amount of principal and interest payments paid in cash on the Notes since the Issue Date and (Aii) 5030% of the cumulative Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 the Issue Date to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guaranteeBasket”), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) . The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall will not prohibit: (1) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the payment by time of or as a consequence of such redemption, the Parent redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2a) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent (taking into account any tender period required by law) issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests or (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3b) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent (taking into account any tender period required by law) incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.06 and the other terms of this Indenture; provided that a pro rata portion of the Notes are redeemed substantially concurrent with the redemption of any such Subordinated Indebtedness; (42) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the repurchase, time of or as a consequence of such redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value the redemption of Equity Interests of the Parent Issuer held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided provided, however, that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year2.0 million in the aggregate; (53) the payment of dividends, or distributions or amounts by the Issuer to all holders of Equity Interests of the Issuer with respect to deemed tax obligations of any such equity holders attributable to the income of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries by virtue of the Issuer being a pass-through entity for federal or state income tax purposes; provided, however, that (a) the amount of dividends or distributions paid pursuant to this clause (3) shall be limited to a deemed combined federal and state tax rate of 40% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Issuer allocated to the holders of its Equity Interests for income tax purposes (before taking into account the Built in Loss and any such gain included in such Consolidated Net Income resulting from forgiveness of indebtedness income realized as a result of the exchange of the 9.5% senior subordinated notes for the Notes in the Exchange Offer); and provided further such 40% deemed rate shall be subject to adjustment to reflect changes to applicable federal and state tax rates as approved from time to time by the Independent Director in his or her reasonable judgment; or (4) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents represent a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

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Samples: Indenture (Ashton Woods USA L.L.C.)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Company will not, and shall will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless:if, at the time of such Restricted Payment or after giving effect thereto, (1a) no a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment;continuing; or (2b) immediately after giving effect the Company would fail to such Restricted Payment, maintain sufficient Liquid Assets to comply with the Parent could incur at least $1.00 terms of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exceptioncovenant set forth in Section 9.12 hereof; andor (3c) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments (the amount of such payments, if other than in cash, having been determined in good faith by the relevant Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive and evidenced by a Board Resolution filed with the Trustee) declared and made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not the Issue Date would exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication):of; (Ai) 5025% of the aggregate Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be is a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), ) of the Company accrued on a cumulative basis during the period beginning on the first day of the fiscal quarter during which the Issue Date occurred and ending on the last day of the Company's last fiscal quarter ending prior to the date of such proposed Restricted Payment; plus (Bii) the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received by the Company as capital contributions (other than from a Subsidiary) after the Issue Date; plus (iii) the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds and the Fair Market Value of property not constituting Net Cash Proceeds received by the Company from the issuance or sale (other than to a Subsidiary) of Qualified Capital Stock after the issue date of the Senior Notes; plus (iv) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) amount of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity Indebtedness of the Parent Company or a Subsidiary that is issued after November 8the issue date of the Senior Notes that is thereafter converted into or exchanged for Qualified Capital Stock of the Company; or (d) the Unsecured Debt Coverage Ratio for the Company for the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date of such Restricted Payment is less than 2.00 to 1.00, 2012 or determined after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; provided, however, that the foregoing provisions will not prevent (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any a dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of its declaration thereof, if on at the date of declaration such payment was permitted by the payment would have complied with the foregoing provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3z) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted any Permitted Payment.

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Samples: Indenture (Resource America Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2a) immediately after giving effect the Issuer is not able to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) pursuant to the Coverage Ratio ExceptionException or (b) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio exceeds 3.00 to 1.00; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clauses (2), (3), (4) or (5) of clause (b) of this Section 4.11), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 commencing on the first day of the fiscal quarter in which the Issue Date occurs to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of (A) (i) the aggregate net cash proceeds or and (ii) the Fair Market Value of (as determined by x) marketable securities (other than marketable securities of the Board Issuer), (y) Equity Interests of Directors a Person (other than the Issuer or an Affiliate of Parentthe Issuer) of any assets to be used engaged in a Permitted Business and (z) other assets used in any Permitted Business, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), received by the Parent either (x) Issuer since the Issue Date as contributions a contribution to the its common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 capital or (y) from the issuance and issue or sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8of the Issuer or from the issue or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Equity Interests or convertible or exchangeable debt securities of the Issuer that have been converted into or exchanged for such Qualified Equity Interests (other than Equity Interests or debt securities sold to a Subsidiary of the Issuer), 2012and (B) the aggregate net cash proceeds, if any, received by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries upon any conversion or exchange described in clause (A) above, plus (C) 100% of (A) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness (other than any Subordinated Indebtedness) of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the ParentIssuer’s consolidated balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary after the Issue Date of the Parent) of any such Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into or for Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer and (less B) the amount of any cashaggregate net cash proceeds, or the fair value of assetsif any, distributed received by the Parent Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiary Subsidiaries upon such any conversion or exchange)exchange described in clause (A) above, plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) 100% of the aggregate amount received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in cash or other property (valued at the Fair Market Value thereof) as the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the ParentIssuer’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the ParentIssuer’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) Basket and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in clause (a) of this Section 4.04(a) shall 4.11 will not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of (a) any dividend or similar redemption payment or the making of any distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereofthereof if, if on the date of declaration declaration, the payment dividend, redemption or distribution payment, as the case may be, would have complied with the provisions of this IndentureIndenture or (b) any dividend or similar distribution by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer to the holders of its Equity Interests on a pro rata basis; (2) the making redemption or acquisition of any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries)Interests; (3) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests, (b) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.10 and the other terms of this IndentureIndenture or (c) upon a Change of Control or in connection with an Asset Sale to the extent required by the agreement governing such Subordinated Indebtedness but only if the Issuer shall have complied with Section 4.12 and Section 4.15 and purchased all Notes validly tendered pursuant to the relevant offer prior to redeeming such Subordinated Indebtedness; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance repurchase or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent Issuer held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), either (x) upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, any such individual’s death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or (y) pursuant to any other repurchase event set forth equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement, stockholders’ agreement or similar agreement; provided, in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided any case, that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions redemptions, repurchases or other acquisitions or retirements shall not exceed (A) $4,000,000 5.0 million during any calendar year (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried forward to the next succeeding calendar year) plus (B) the amount of any net cash proceeds received by or contributed to the Issuer from the issuance and sale after the Issue Date of Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer to its officers, directors or employees that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (4), plus (C) the net cash proceeds of any “key-man” life insurance policies that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (4); (5a) repurchases repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions or retirements for value of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation options, warrants, rights if the to acquire Equity Interests represents or other convertible securities to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise or exchange price thereofthereof and (b) any repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions or retirements for value of Equity Interests made in lieu of withholding taxes in connection with any exercise or exchange of stock options, warrants or other similar rights; (6) the repurchase of dividends on Preferred Stock or Disqualified Equity Interests upon vesting issued in compliance with Section 4.10 to the extent such dividends are included in the definition of restricted stockConsolidated Interest Expense; (7) the payment of cash in lieu of fractional Equity Interests; payments or distributions to dissenting stockholders pursuant to applicable law in connection with a merger, restricted stock units, performance share units consolidation or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations transfer of assets that complies with respect theretothe provisions of Article 5; or (7) 8) payment of other Restricted Payments from time to time in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all amount not to exceed (a) $10.0 million in any fiscal year or (b) $25.0 million in aggregate amount since the Issue Date; provided that (a) in the case of any Restricted Payments made Payment pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7clauses (3), (4) or (9) above, no Default shall have occurred and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that be continuing or occur as a consequence thereof and (b) no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests used to make a payment pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2clauses (2), (3) or (34)(B) above shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

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Samples: Indenture (Basic Energy Services Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Borrower will not, and shall will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could Borrower cannot incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Closing Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clause (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7), (8), (9), does not exceed (10), (11), (13) or (14) of Section 6.02(b)), exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (Aa) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 commencing the first date of the fiscal quarter beginning immediately after the Closing Date to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), ; plus (Bb) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or received by the Borrower and 100% of the Fair Market Value (as determined by at the Board time of Directors receipt of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business other than cash, if any, received by the Parent Borrower, either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent Borrower after November 8, 2012 the Closing Date or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8the Closing Date, 2012other than (A) Excluded Contributions or (B) any such proceeds or assets received from a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, plus (Cc) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of (other than any Subordinated Indebtedness) incurred by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary subsequent to the Closing Date is reduced on the ParentBorrower’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the ParentBorrower) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (or a capital contribution in respect of Qualified Equity Interests) (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (Dd) in the case of of: (A) the sale, disposition or redemption, repurchase, repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment made after November 8the Closing Date or (B) a distribution, 2012dividend or other payment from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net IncomeIncome or not treated as a return of such Permitted Investment in the definition thereof) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost 100% of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxesaggregate amount received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in cash or other property (valued at the Fair Market Value thereof), plus (Ee) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the ParentBorrower’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the ParentBorrower’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) Basket and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall will not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution or the consummation of any redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration or the giving notice thereof, if on the date of declaration or the giving notice of such redemption, as applicable, the payment would have complied with the provisions of this IndentureAgreement; (2) the making of any Restricted Payment made in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, or capital contribution in respect of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any occurring within 90 days of its Subsidiariessuch Restricted Payment); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale, of or capital contribution in respect of, Qualified Equity Interests (occurring within 90 days of such redemption), (b) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 6.01 and the other terms of this IndentureAgreement (occurring within 90 days of such redemption) or (c) upon a Change of Control or in connection with an Asset Sale to the extent required by the agreement governing such Subordinated Indebtedness but only if the Borrower shall have repaid the Loans hereunder to the extent required by this Agreement prior to redeeming such Subordinated Indebtedness; (4) payments by the repurchaseBorrower or to Parent (or any other direct or indirect parent company) to permit Parent (or any other direct or indirect parent company), redemptionand which are used by the Borrower or Parent (or any other direct or indirect parent company), defeasance to purchase, redeem, otherwise acquire or other acquisition or retirement for value of retire Equity Interests of the Borrower or Parent (or any other direct or indirect parent company) held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions therefor shall not exceed the sum of (A) $4,000,000 5.0 million during any calendar yearyear (with unused amounts being available to be used in subsequent periods) plus (B) the amount of any net cash proceeds received by or contributed to the Borrower from the issuance and sale after the Closing Date of Qualified Equity Interests of Parent, any other direct or indirect parent company, or the Borrower to its officers, directors or employees that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (4), plus (C) the net cash proceeds of any “key-man” life insurance policies that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (4); provided further, that so long as the issuance of Indebtedness to any officer, director or employee did not increase the amount available to be distributed as a Restricted Payment pursuant to Section 6.02(a)(3)(b), the cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the repurchase of Qualified Equity Interests will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment under this Agreement; (5) payments to Parent (or any other direct or indirect parent company) permitted pursuant to clauses (3) or (4) of Section 6.04(b) or to fund payments under the Existing Tax Receivable Agreement; (A) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share deferred stock units or any similar equity incentives securities if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options (or withholding of Equity Interests to satisfy tax pay related withholding taxes with regard to the exercise of such stock options or the vesting of any such restricted stock, restricted stock units, deferred stock units or any similar tax obligations with respect thereto; orsecurities), (B) payments of cash, dividends, distributions, advances or other Restricted Payments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries to allow the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon (i) the exercise of options or warrants, (ii) the vesting or settlement of restricted stock, restricted stock units, deferred stock units or any similar securities or (iii) the conversion or exchange of Equity Interests of any such Person or (C) any Restricted Payment made by the Borrower to permit any payments by Parent (or any other direct or indirect parent company) described in section (A) and (B) of this clause (6); (7) Restricted Payments distributions to Parent (or any other direct or indirect parent company) in order (A) to enable Parent (or any other direct or indirect parent company) to pay customary and reasonable costs and expenses of any offering of securities, debt financing, merger, acquisition or other similar corporate transaction of Parent (or any other direct or indirect parent company) or (B) to satisfy principal, interest and other payment obligations of the Borrower on Indebtedness of Parent, in an aggregate amountamount not to exceed the amount of proceeds of such Indebtedness that were contributed to the Borrower; (8) additional Restricted Payments, when taken together with all Restricted Payments Investments made pursuant to this clause (8) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (a) $100.0 million and (b) 27.5% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets at the time made; (9) payments of intercompany subordinated Indebtedness, the incurrence of which was permitted under clause (5) of Section 4.04(b)(76.01(b); provided, however, that no Default has occurred and is continuing or would otherwise result therefrom; (10) and then outstandingpayments of dividends on Disqualified Equity Interests issued pursuant to Section 6.01; (11) Restricted Payments made with Declined Proceeds from Asset Sales remaining after application thereof as required by Section 2.13; (12) Restricted Payments made by the Borrower or by the Borrower to Parent (or any other direct or indirect parent company) to fund (a) the payment of dividends on Parent’s (or such other direct or indirect parent company’s) common stock of up to 6% per annum of the total market capitalization of Parent at the time of Parent’s initial public offering based on the initial public offering price of Parent’s common stock or (b) in lieu of all or a portion of dividends permitted by sub-clause (a), repurchases of Parent’s (or such other direct or indirect parent company’s) common stock for aggregate consideration that, when taken together with dividends permitted under clause (12)(a), does not exceed $20,000,000. the amount contemplated by sub-clause (a) above; (13) Restricted Payments made with the proceeds of Excluded Contributions; or (14) purchases of receivables pursuant to a Receivables Repurchase Obligation in connection with a Qualified Receivables Financing and the payment or distribution of Receivables Fees; provided that (a) in the case of any Restricted Payment pursuant to clause (3)(c) above, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or occur as a consequence thereof and (b) no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2clause (2), (3) or (34)(B) above shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket. For the avoidance of doubt, except to any “deemed dividend” resulting from the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount filing of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date a consolidated or combined tax return by any direct or indirect parent of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to Borrower and not involving any cash distribution will not be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. (c) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.02, in the event that a Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Restricted Payments or Permitted Investments described in the above clauses or the definitions thereof, the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may order and classify, and from time to time may reorder and reclassify (based on circumstances existing at the time of such reclassification), such Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment if it would have been permitted at the time such Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment was made and at the time of any such reclassification.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Ply Gem Holdings Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Company will not, and shall will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiary Subsidiaries to, make any Restricted Payment, directly or indirectly, make after the Issue Date of Securities of any Restricted Payment unless: (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing series if at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment;: (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; and (3i) the amount of such Restricted Payment (the amount of such Restricted Payment, if other than in cash, will be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company), when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8the Issue Date of the Securities of any series, 2012 exceeds the sum of: (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b1) $50,000,000, plus (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed ) 50 percent of the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Company's Consolidated Net Income for accrued during the period (taken as one accounting a single period) from October since January 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available 1995 (or, if such aggregate Consolidated Net Income shall be is a deficit, minus 100% 100 percent of such aggregate deficit), plus plus (B3) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) derived from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness Capital Stock of the Parent or any Company and its Restricted Subsidiary Subsidiaries that is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange not Disqualified Stock (other than by a sale to a Subsidiary of the ParentCompany) after the Issue Date of Securities of any series but only to the extent not applied under clause (c) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8the definition of "Restricted Payment" set forth in Section 1.02 hereof, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests plus (less 4) 100 percent of the principal amount of any cashIndebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary that is converted into or exchanged for Capital Stock of the Company that is not Disqualified Stock, or plus (5) 100 percent of the fair value of assets, distributed aggregate amounts received by the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange)the sale, plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment liquidation (including by way of or return on dividends) of any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (but only to the extent (x) not included in the computation of Consolidated Net IncomeSection 6.12(a)(i)(2) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment above and (iiy) that the amount making of such Investment that was treated as constituted a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary made pursuant to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E6.12(a)(i), plus (6) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% 100 percent of the principal amount of, or, or if issued at a discount, discount the accreted value of, any guarantee Indebtedness or other obligation that is the subject of a guaranty by the Parent or Company which is released after the Issue Date of Securities of any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee)series, but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.that

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Samples: Senior Indenture (U S Home Corp /De/)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Partnership shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless: , at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, (1i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment;would occur as a consequence thereof and (ii) either: (21) immediately after giving effect if (i) the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio for the Partnership’s four most recent fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available is not less than 1.85 to 1.0 and (ii) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio of the Partnership for the four most recent fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available is no greater than 4.75 to 1.0, such Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8by Partnership and its Restricted Subsidiaries during the quarter in which such Restricted Payment is made, 2012 (other is less than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2)the sum, (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication):, of: (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken Available Cash from Operating Surplus as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended end of the immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit)preceding quarter, plus (B) 100% the sum of (i) the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x1) as contributions substantially concurrent capital contribution to the common equity of Partnership from any Person made on or after the Parent after November 8, 2012 Issue Date or (y2) from the substantially concurrent issuance and sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary of Partnership) made on or after the Issue Date of Qualified Equity Interests of the Partnership or from the issuance or sale made on or after November 8the Issue Date of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Equity Interests or convertible or exchangeable debt securities of the Partnership that have been converted into or exchanged for such Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) (with a Restricted Payment being deemed substantially concurrent if such capital contribution, 2012issuance, sale, conversion or exchange occurs within 120 days of such Restricted Payment), other than (A) any such proceeds which are used to redeem Notes in accordance with subclause (c) of paragraph 5 of the Note, or (B) any such proceeds or assets received from a Subsidiary of the Partnership, plus (C) to the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on extent that any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment and that was made on or after November 8the Issue Date is sold for cash or Cash Equivalents or otherwise liquidated or repaid for cash or Cash Equivalents, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return refund of capital or similar payment made in cash or Cash Equivalents with respect to such Investment (less the cost of such disposition, if any) and (ii) the initial amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost Payment (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxesPartnership), plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (iD) the Fair Market Value net reduction in Investments treated as Restricted Payments resulting from dividends, repayments of the Parent’s proportionate interest loans or advances, or other transfers of assets in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignationeach case to Partnership or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from any Person (including, without limitation, Unrestricted Subsidiaries) or from redesignations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries as Restricted Subsidiaries (items (B), (C) and (iiD) being referred to as “Incremental Funds”), minus (E) the aggregate amount of Incremental Funds previously expended pursuant to this clause (1) or clause (2) below; or (2) if (i) the ParentConsolidated Interest Coverage Ratio for the Partnership’s Investments in four most recent fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available is less than 1.85 to 1.0 or (ii) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio of the Partnership for the four most recent fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available is greater than 4.75 to 1.0, such Subsidiary to Restricted Payment together with the extent such Investments reduced the aggregate amount available for subsequent of all other Restricted Payments under made by the Partnership and its Restricted Subsidiaries during the quarter in which such Restricted Payment is made (such Restricted Payments for purposes of this Section 4.04(a)(Eclause (2) meaning only distributions on common units of the Partnership, plus the related distribution on the general partner interest) is less than the sum, without duplication, of: (A) $15.0 million less the aggregate amount of all prior Restricted Payments made by the Partnership and were not previously repaid or otherwise reducedits Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to this clause (2)(A) since the Issue Date, plus (FB) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only Incremental Funds to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment not previously expended pursuant to this paragraph clause (a2) when madeor clause (1) above. For the avoidance of doubt, Incremental Funds can only be used under clause (1) above if they have not been otherwise included in Available Cash from Operating Surplus. (b) The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Partnership or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making redemption, repurchase, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition for value of any Equity Interests of the Partnership or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to Interests; provided however, that the Parent amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption, shall be excluded or any deducted from the calculation of its Subsidiaries)Available Cash from Operating Surplus and Incremental Funds; (3) the redemption, repurchase, redemptionretirement, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent Partnership or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests, (with an exchange or sale being deemed substantially concurrent if such redemption, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition for value occurs within 120 days of such sale); provided, however, that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption, repurchase, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition for value shall be excluded or deducted from the calculation of Available Cash from Operating Surplus and Incremental Funds; (b) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.10 and the other terms of this IndentureIndenture or (c) upon a Change of Control or in connection with an Asset Sale to the extent required by the agreement governing such Subordinated Indebtedness but only if the Partnership shall have complied with Section 4.12 and Section 4.15 and purchased all Notes validly tendered pursuant to the relevant offer prior to redeeming such Subordinated Indebtedness; (4) the payment of any dividend or distribution by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Partnership to the holders of its Equity Interests on a pro rata basis; or (5) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service Partnership or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as Restricted Subsidiary of the Issue DatePartnership pursuant to any director or employee equity subscription agreement or equity option agreement or other employee benefit plan or to satisfy obligations under any Equity Interests appreciation rights or option plan or similar arrangement; provided provided, however, that the aggregate cash consideration price paid for all such redemptions shall repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests may not exceed $4,000,000 during 2.5 million in any calendar year; , with any portion of such $2.5 million amount that is unused in any calendar year to be carried forward to the next calendar years and added to such amount; provided further that such amount in any calendar year may be increased by an amount not to exceed (5a) repurchases the cash proceeds received by the Partnership or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries from the sale of Equity Interests deemed of the Partnership to occur upon members of management or directors of the exercise Partnership or its Affiliates that occurs on or after the Issue Date (to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the such Equity Interests represents a portion have not otherwise been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments by virtue of clause (1)(B) of clause (a) above), plus (b) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Partnership or any of the exercise price thereofRestricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date; (6) the repurchase any repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions or retirements for value of Equity Interests upon vesting made in lieu of restricted stockwithholding taxes in connection with any exercise or exchange of warrants, restricted stock units, performance share units options or similar equity incentives rights to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; oracquire Equity Interests; (7) in connection with an acquisition by the Partnership or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, the return to the Partnership or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Equity Interests of the Partnership or its Restricted Subsidiaries constituting a portion of the purchase consideration in settlement of indemnification claims; (8) payments or distributions to dissenting stockholders pursuant to applicable law or in connection with the settlement or other satisfaction of legal claims made pursuant to or in connection with a consolidation, merger or transfer of assets; (9) the declaration and payment of scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of any class of or series of Disqualified Equity Interests of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued on or after the Issue Date in accordance with Section 4.10 (all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (1) through (9) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”). In computing the amount of Restricted Payments in an aggregate amountpreviously made for purposes of clause (a) of this Section 4.11, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant under clauses (1) (but only if the declaration of such dividend or other distribution has not been counted in a prior period) and, to this Section 4.04(b)(7the extent of amounts paid to holders other than Partnership or a Restricted Subsidiary, (4) and then outstanding(5) of clause (b) shall be included, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2Restricted Payments made under clauses (2) or and (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basketand, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described thereinnoted above, (4), (6), (7), (8), and (9) of clause (b) shall not be included. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will shall be the Fair Market Value fair market value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent Partnership or a such Restricted Subsidiary of the ParentSubsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. The fair market value of any assets or securities that are required to be valued by this Section 4.11 shall be determined, in the case of amounts under $2.5 million, by an Officer of the Partnership and, in the case of amounts over $2.5 million, by the Board of Directors of the Partnership whose resolution with respect thereto shall be delivered to the Trustee. For the purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.11, if a Restricted Payment meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Restricted Payments described in clauses (1) through (9) of clause (b), the Partnership shall be permitted to classify (or reclassify in whole or in part in its sole discretion) such Restricted Payment in any manner that complies with this Section 4.11.

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Samples: Indenture (Stonemor Partners Lp)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessunless at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately shall occur as a consequence thereof; and (2) after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, incurrence and the Parent could incur at least $1.00 application of additional Indebtedness pursuant to proceeds therefrom the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall Leverage Test would be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) satisfied. The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making redemption of any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than provided that any transfers of the Equity Interests of the Issuer shall be subject to the provisions of the Parent or any of its SubsidiariesPledge Agreement); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (provided that any transfers of the Equity Interests of the Issuer shall be subject to the provisions of the Parent Pledge Agreement), (b) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.06 and the other terms of this IndentureIndenture or (c) upon a Change of Control or in connection with a sale of assets to the extent required by the agreement governing such Subordinated Indebtedness but only if the Issuer shall have complied with Section 4.08 and Section 4.20 and purchased all Notes validly tendered pursuant to the relevant offer prior to redeeming such Subordinated Indebtedness; (4) (x) prior to the repurchaseconsummation of an initial public offering, redemptionpayments to Parent to permit Parent, defeasance and which are used by Parent or other acquisition or retirement for value (y) after the consummation of an initial public offering, payments to the Issuer to permit the Issuer, and which are used by the Issuer, to redeem Equity Interests of Parent or the Parent Issuer, as the case may be, held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 25.0 million during any calendar yeartwelve consecutive months; (5) payments permitted pursuant to clause (3) of Section 4.09; (6) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents represent a portion of the exercise price thereof; (67) payments used solely to fund Parent Loan Purchases; (8) payments by the repurchase Issuer to Parent or its subsidiaries to the extent necessary to pay principal and interest when due in respect of Equity Interests upon vesting Indebtedness of restricted stockParent and its subsidiaries allocated to the Liberty Media Interactive tracking stock or any comparable successor thereto; (9) Restricted Payments by the Issuer pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit plans for directors, restricted stock unitsmanagement, performance share units employees or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect theretoconsultants of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries; or (710) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all amount from and after the Existing Notes Issue Date not to exceed $50.0 million; provided that in the case of any Restricted Payments made Payment pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstandingclause (3), does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) (7), (8) or (310) above, no Default shall increase the have occurred and be continuing or occur as a consequence thereof. For purposes of this covenant, if a particular Restricted Payments BasketPayment involves a non-cash payment, except including a distribution of assets, then such Restricted Payment shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used cash portion of such Restricted Payment, if any, plus an amount equal to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment non-cash portion of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the such Restricted Payment.

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Samples: Indenture (Affiliate Investment, Inc.)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Company and the Guarantors shall not, and neither the Company nor the Guarantors shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless: if, after giving effect to such Restricted Payment on a pro forma basis, (1) no a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; continuing, (2) immediately after giving effect the Company is not permitted to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Debt Incurrence Ratio Exception; and test in Section 4.7 hereof, or (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Subsidiaries, including after November 8giving effect to such proposed Restricted Payment, 2012 on and after the Issue Date, would exceed, without duplication, the sum of (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(ba) (2)$20,000,000, plus, (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (Ab) 50% of the aggregate Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October ), commencing on April 1, 2012 2001, to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of each such calculation for which consolidated financial statements of the Company are available (or, if such in the event Consolidated Net Income shall be for such period is a deficit, then minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus plus (Bc) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business Net Cash Proceeds received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) Company from the issuance and sale of its Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness Capital Stock or of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange its debt securities that have been converted into Qualified Capital Stock (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return to one of capital with respect to such Investment its Subsidiaries and (ii) to the amount of such extent applied in connection with clauses (x) and (y) in the next succeeding paragraph), after the Issue Date, plus (d) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less made after the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted SubsidiaryIssue Date is sold for cash or otherwise liquidated or repaid for cash, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value cash return of capital with respect to such Restricted Investment (less the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignationcost of disposition, if any) and (ii) the aggregate initial amount of such Restricted Investment, plus (e) 50% of any dividends received by the Parent’s Investments in such Company or a Guarantor after the Issue Date from an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced not included in Consolidated Net Income. The foregoing clauses of the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under immediately preceding paragraph of this Section 4.04(a)(E4.9, however, will not prohibit: (x) and were not previously repaid the redemption, repurchase, retirement or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% other acquisition of any Equity Interests of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making of any Restricted Payment Company in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of of, the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to a Subsidiary of the Parent Company) of the Company's Qualified Capital Stock; (y) the defeasance, redemption or repurchase of Subordinated Indebtedness with the Net Cash Proceeds from an incurrence of Refinancing Indebtedness or the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) (or in exchange for) of Qualified Capital Stock; or (z) the payment of any dividend within 60 days after the date of its Subsidiariesdeclaration if such dividend could have been made on the date of such declaration in compliance with the foregoing provisions. The full amount of any Restricted Payment made pursuant to the foregoing clause (z) (but not pursuant to clauses (x) and (y); ) of the immediately preceding sentence, however, will be counted as Restricted Payments made for purposes of the calculation of the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments available to be made referred to in clause (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or first paragraph of this Section 4.9. For purposes of this Section 4.9, the amount of any Restricted Subsidiary Payment made or returned, if other than in exchange forcash, or out shall be the fair market value thereof, as determined in the good faith reasonable judgment of the proceeds Company's Board of Directors, unless stated otherwise, at the time made or returned, as applicable. Additionally, on the day of making any Restricted Payment, other than the Restricted Payments set forth in clauses (x)-(z) above, the Company shall deliver an Officers' Certificate to the Trustee describing in reasonable detail the nature of such Restricted Payment, stating the amount of such Restricted Payment, stating in reasonable detail the provisions of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted Indenture pursuant to be incurred under Section 4.03 which such Restricted Payment was made and certifying that such Restricted Payment was made in compliance with the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

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Samples: Indenture (United Musical Instruments Usa Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Issuer will not, and shall will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiary Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless: (1) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on or with respect to Capital Stock of the Issuer held by Persons other than the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than dividends or distributions payable solely in shares of its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) or in options, warrants or other rights to acquire shares of such Capital Stock; (2) purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any shares of Capital Stock (including options, warrants or other rights to acquire such shares of Capital Stock) of the Issuer; (3) make any voluntary or optional principal payment, or voluntary or optional redemption, repurchase, defeasance, or other acquisition or retirement for value, of Indebtedness of the Issuer that is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Subsidiary Guaranties of the Notes; or (4) make an Investment, other than a Permitted Investment, in any Person (such payments or any other actions described in clauses (1) through (4) above being collectively “Restricted Payments”) if, at the time of, and after giving effect to, the proposed Restricted Payment: (A) a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (B) the Issuer could not Incur at least $1.00 of Indebtedness under paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of Section 4.08, or (C) the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments (the amount, if other than in cash, to be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive and evidenced by a Board Resolution) made after the Closing Date shall exceed the sum of: (i) 95% of the aggregate amount of the Funds From Operations (or, if the amount of Funds From Operations is a loss, minus 100% of the amount of such loss) accrued on a cumulative basis during the period (taken as one accounting period) beginning January 1, 2012 and ending on the last day of the last fiscal quarter preceding the Transaction Date for which reports have been filed with the SEC or provided to the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.15, plus (ii) 100% of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received by the Issuer after the Closing Date from the issuance and sale permitted by this Indenture of its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) to a Person who is not a Subsidiary of the Issuer, including from an issuance or sale permitted by this Indenture of Indebtedness of the Issuer for cash subsequent to the Closing Date upon the conversion of such Indebtedness into Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer, or from the issuance to a Person who is not a Subsidiary of the Issuer of any options, warrants or other rights to acquire Capital Stock of the Issuer (in each case, exclusive of any Disqualified Stock or any options, warrants or other rights that are redeemable at the option of the holder, or are required to be redeemed, prior to the Stated Maturity of the Notes), plus (iii) an amount equal to the net reduction in Investments (other than reductions in Permitted Investments) in any Person after the Closing Date resulting from payments of interest on Indebtedness, dividends, repayments of loans or advances, or other transfers of assets, in each case to the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or from the Net Cash Proceeds from the sale of any such Investment (except, in each case, to the extent any such payment or proceeds are included in the calculation of Funds From Operations) or from redesignations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries as Restricted Subsidiaries (valued in each case as provided in the definition of “Investments”) not to exceed, in each case, the amount of Investments previously made by the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Person or Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus (iv) the fair market value of non-cash tangible assets or Capital Stock acquired in exchange for an issuance of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock or Capital Stock issued in exchange for Capital Stock of the Issuer pursuant to clauses (3) or (4) of the Section 4.09(c)) of the Issuer subsequent to the Closing Date, plus (v) $500 million. (b) Notwithstanding Section 4.09(a), the Issuer may declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution that is necessary to maintain the Issuer’s status as a REIT under the Code if: (1) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at such time is less than 60% of Adjusted Total Assets; and (2) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when madecontinuing. (bc) The provisions of Section 4.04(aSections 4.09(a) and 4.09(b) shall not prohibitbe violated by reason of: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereofthereof if, if on the at said date of declaration the declaration, such payment would have complied comply with the provisions of this IndentureSection 4.09(b); (2) the making redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Restricted Payment Indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes including premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest, with the proceeds of, or in exchange for, Indebtedness Incurred under Section 4.08(d)(3); (3) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition of Capital Stock of the Issuer or an Unrestricted Subsidiary (or options, warrants or other rights to acquire such Capital Stock) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent an issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests shares of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer (or options, warrants or other rights to the Parent acquire such Capital Stock) within 90 days of such repurchase, redemption or any of its Subsidiaries)other acquisition; (34) the making of any principal payment on, or the repurchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated of, Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary Issuer which is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence an issuance of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted shares of the Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer (or options, warrants or other rights to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the acquire such Capital Stock) within 90 days of such principal payment, repurchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance or other terms of this Indentureacquisition; (45) payments or distributions, to dissenting stockholders pursuant to applicable law pursuant to or in connection with a consolidation, merger or transfer of assets that complies with the provisions of this Indenture applicable to mergers, consolidations and transfers of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Issuer; (6) the payment of regularly scheduled cash dividends on shares of cumulative preferred stock of the Issuer now or hereafter outstanding from time to time in an amount not to exceed $20 million per calendar year; (7) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests any shares of Capital Stock of the Parent Issuer held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees any member of the Issuer’s (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that Restricted Subsidiaries’) management or other employees pursuant to (A) any management or employee equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement or similar agreement in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1 million in the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during in any calendar year; 12-month period or (5B) repurchases the terms of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of any employee stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion option plan of the exercise price thereof; (6) Issuer for the repurchase purpose of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax paying employee withholding or similar tax obligations taxes with respect theretoto such shares; or (7) 8) additional Restricted Payments in an aggregate amountamount not to exceed $50 million; provided, when taken together with all however, that, except in the case of clauses (1) and (3), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or occur as a direct consequence of the actions or payments set forth therein. Each Restricted Payments made Payment permitted pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7the immediately preceding paragraph (other than the Restricted Payment referred to in clause (2) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant the immediately preceding paragraph or an exchange of Capital Stock for Capital Stock or Indebtedness referred to Section 4.04(b)(2in clause (3) or (4) of the immediately preceding paragraph), and the Net Cash Proceeds from any issuance of Capital Stock referred to in clauses (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments and (other than cash4) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the immediately preceding paragraph, shall be included in calculating whether the conditions of Section 4.09(a)(C) have been met with respect to any subsequent Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted PaymentPayments.

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Samples: Indenture (Omega Healthcare Investors Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary Group Member to, directly or indirectly, declare, order, make or set apart any sum for any Restricted Payment unlessPayment; provided that this Section 9.07 shall not prohibit the following: (a) the repurchase by the Company of shares of Capital Stock of the Company owned by former, present or future employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries or their assigns, estates and heirs; provided that no such amounts shall be repurchased unless, at the time of such repurchase, the Company shall, after taking into account the amount of such repurchase (as if it were an expense incurred during the Rolling Period most recently ended), be in compliance with the provisions of Section 9.08, and provided, further, that the aggregate amount expended by the Company pursuant to this clause (a) shall not in the aggregate exceed $500,000 in any Fiscal Year; provided that any repurchase which cannot be made in cash as a result of the Company’s failure to be in compliance with the provisions of Section 9.08 as aforesaid can be made (subject to the dollar limitation set forth above) through the Company’s execution and delivery of a promissory note which shall be subordinated to the Note and the Senior Indebtedness on terms acceptable to the Purchaser. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 9.07(a) to the contrary, the Company may repurchase shares of Capital Stock with (1) any amounts contributed to the Company as a result of resales of such repurchased shares of Capital Stock or the sale of Capital Stock of the Company to employees, directors, officers or consultants of the Company or its Subsidiaries that occurs in such Fiscal Year and (2) the cash proceeds from key man life insurance policies received by the Company and its Subsidiaries in such calendar year (including proceeds from the sale of such policies to the person insured thereby); (b) repurchases of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants as a result of the payment of all or a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants with Capital Stock; (c) cancellation of Indebtedness relating to the purchase of Capital Stock owing to the Company from employees, directors, officers or consultants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with a repurchase of Capital Stock of the Company; (d) to the extent constituting Restricted Payments, any payments expressly permitted by the terms of Section 9.13; and (e) Restricted Payments upon consummation of the Transaction in an aggregate amount not to exceed $60,000,000 (plus the net proceeds of any equity issuance by the Company or any other Group Member otherwise permissible under Section 9.16 after the date hereof, including in connection with the exercise of stock options), provided that, after giving effect to the Transaction including such Restricted Payments on a pro forma basis as of the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently ended, the Company shall be in compliance with Section 9.08 and no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and then be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when madecontinuing. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

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Samples: Securities Purchase Agreement (Security Capital Corp/De/)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Hovnanian and the Issuer will not, and shall will not cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless: (1i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2ii) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, Hovnanian could incur at least $1.00 of Indebtedness pursuant to Section 3.05(a) hereof; and (iii) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments (including the Fair Market Value of any non-cash Restricted Payment) declared or made after November 8May 4, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), 1999 does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication):of: (A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income for of Hovnanian on a cumulative basis during the period (taken as one accounting period) from October and including February 1, 2012 to 1999 and including ending on the last day of the Hovnanian’s fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to preceding the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available Restricted Payment (or, if or in the event such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or of and the Fair Market Value of Property received by Hovnanian from (as determined by 1) any capital contribution to Hovnanian after February 1, 1999 or any issue or sale after February 1, 1999 of Qualified Stock (other than to any Subsidiary of Hovnanian) and (2) the Board of Directors of Parent) issue or sale after February 1, 1999 of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by Indebtedness or other securities of Hovnanian convertible into or exercisable for Qualified Stock of Hovnanian that have been so converted or exercised, as the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012case may be, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as constituting a Restricted Payment made after November 8May 4, 20121999, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation calculation of Consolidated Net IncomeIncome referred to in (A)) equal to the lesser of (ix) the return of capital with respect to such Investment (including by dividend, distribution or sale of Capital Stock) and (iiy) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition or repayment of such Investment (to the extent not included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income referred to in (A)), plus (D) with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary after May 4, 1999, in accordance with the definition of Unrestricted Subsidiary (so long as the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary was treated as a Restricted Payment made after the Issue Date, and net only to the extent not included in the calculation of taxesConsolidated Net Income referred to in (A)), an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the proportionate interest of Hovnanian or a Restricted Subsidiary in an amount equal to the excess of (I) the total assets of such Subsidiary, valued on an aggregate basis at the lesser of book value and Fair Market Value thereof, over (II) the total liabilities of such Subsidiary, determined in accordance with GAAP, and (y) the Designation Amount at the time of such Subsidiary’s designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary$17 million, the lesser of minus (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (iiF) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent all Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due Restricted Payments referred to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this in clause (iii) of paragraph (ab) when madebelow) made after February 1, 1999 through May 4, 1999. (b) The provisions Clauses (ii) and (iii) of Section 4.04(aparagraph (a) shall will not prohibit: (1i) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of its declaration thereof, if such dividend could have been made on the date of its declaration the payment would have complied with without violation of the provisions of this the Indenture; (2ii) the making repurchase, redemption or retirement of any Restricted Payment shares of Capital Stock of Hovnanian in exchange for, or out of the net proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any a Subsidiary of its Subsidiaries);Hovnanian) of, other shares of Qualified Stock; and (3iii) the repurchasepurchase, redemption, defeasance redemption or other acquisition acquisition, cancellation or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness Capital Stock, or options, warrants, equity appreciation rights or other rights to purchase or acquire Capital Stock, of the Parent Hovnanian or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors officers or employees or former officers, directors officers or employees of Hovnanian or any Subsidiary (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth ) not to exceed $10 million in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; since May 4, 1999; provided, however that each Restricted Payment described in clauses (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7i) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale (ii) of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) this sentence shall increase be taken into account for purposes of computing the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments pursuant to clause (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph. (c) For purposes of determining the aggregate and permitted amounts of Restricted Payments made, the amount of any guarantee of any Investment in any Person that was initially treated as a Restricted Payment and which was subsequently terminated or expired, net of any amounts paid by Hovnanian or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such guarantee, shall be deducted. (d) In determining the “Fair Market Value of Property” for purposes of clause (iii) of paragraph (a), Property other than cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities shall be deemed to be equal in value to the “equity value” of the Capital Stock or other securities issued in exchange therefor. The equity value of such Capital Stock or other securities shall be equal to (i) will be the Fair Market Value number of shares of Common Equity issued in the transaction (or issuable upon conversion or exercise of the Capital Stock or other securities issued in the transaction) multiplied by the closing sale price of the Common Equity on its principal market on the date of the Restricted Payment transaction (less, in the case of Capital Stock or other securities which require the asset(spayment of consideration at the time of conversion or exercise, the aggregate consideration payable thereupon) or (ii) if the Common Equity is not then traded on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or The Nasdaq National Market, or if the Capital Stock or other securities proposed to be transferred issued in the transaction do not consist of Common Equity (or issued Capital Stock or other securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Equity), the value (if more than $10 million) of such Capital Stock or other securities as determined by a nationally recognized investment banking firm retained by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary Board of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted PaymentDirectors of Hovnanian.

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Samples: Seventh Supplemental Indenture (Hovnanian Enterprises Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, (A) declare or pay any dividend on, or make any distribution in respect of (other than dividends and distributions payable exclusively in Capital Stock, other than Disqualified Stock), or purchase, redeem or retire for value any Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (except Capital Stock held by the Borrower or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary), other than in exchange for the Borrower's own Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock), (B) make any principal payment on, or redeem, repurchase, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, more than one year prior to a scheduled principal payment or maturity, Debt of the Borrower that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Advances or the Senior Notes or (C) make any Restricted Payment unless: Investments (1such payments or any other actions described in (A), (B) and (C) collectively "Restricted Payments"), unless (i) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to the proposed Restricted Payment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing continuing, (ii) the proposed Restricted Payment is an Investment in a Guarantor and (iii) at the time of or and immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2) immediately after giving effect to such the proposed Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments declared or made after November 8October 31, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2)1993 shall not exceed, (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to at the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012determination, an amount (equal to Cumulative Operating Cash Flow from October 31, 1993 to the extent not included in end of the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal most recently ended Fiscal Quarter, taken as a single accounting period, less 1.2 times Cumulative Total Interest Expense from October 31, 1993 to the lesser end of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter, taken as a single accounting period. The foregoing provisions shall not prevent (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of its declaration thereof, if on at the date of declaration the such payment would have complied be permitted by such provisions; (ii) any transaction with an officer or director of the provisions Borrower entered into in the ordinary course of this Indenture; business (2including compensation or employee benefit arrangements with any such person); (iii) payments made on shares of Existing Preferred Stock in accordance with its terms as in effect on the date hereof; (iv) the making of any Restricted Payment Permitted Investments or (v) the making of Investments in exchange forGuarantors not otherwise permitted by the foregoing provisions in an amount up to $25,000,000, such amount increased by the sum of (A) an amount equal to the value received by the Borrower from the issuance or out of sale by the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests Borrower (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary) after October 31, 1993 of Capital Stock (other than Capital Stock issued after the Parent date hereof for cash or any sold after the date hereof for cash and other than Disqualified Stock) (the value received if other than cash, as determined by Credit Agreement the Board of its SubsidiariesDirectors of the Borrower, whose determination shall be conclusive and evidenced by a Board Resolution except that if such issuance or sale is made in Capital Stock of the Borrower for which there is an active public trading market, the value of such issuance or sale shall be the market value of such Capital Stock at the date of issuance); , plus (3B) dividends or distributions from Unrestricted Subsidiaries to the extent not included in Operating Cash Flow, less (C) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value amount of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments payments made pursuant to clause (iii) of this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Paymentparagraph.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Centennial Cellular Corp)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiary Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, (i) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on account of the Company's or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries' Capital Stock or other Equity Interests (other than (A) dividends or distributions payable in Equity Interests (other than Redeemable Stock) of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary or (B) dividends or distributions payable by a Restricted Subsidiary so long as, in the case of any dividend or distribution payable on any class or series of securities issued by a Restricted Subsidiary other than a wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary receives at least its pro rata share of such dividend or distribution in accordance with its equity interest in such class or series of securities), (ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any such Equity Interests purchased from the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), (iii) voluntarily prepay any Indebtedness that is subordinated to the Securities (other than in connection with (A) any extension, refinancing, renewal, replacement, substitution or refunding thereof permitted by the terms of the Indenture, (B) Indebtedness between the Company and a Restricted Subsidiary or between Restricted Subsidiaries or (C) any Indebtedness permitted by clauses (iv) and (viii) of the second paragraph of Section 4.9 or (iv) make any Restricted Payment unlessInvestments (the foregoing actions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) being referred to as "Restricted Payments"), if: (1a) no a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such Restricted Payment or shall occur as a consequence thereof; or (b) immediately after such Restricted Payment and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentthereto on a pro forma basis, the Parent Company could not incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exceptionfirst paragraph of Section 4.9 hereof (without giving effect to clauses (i) through (xvii) of the second paragraph thereof); andor (3c) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to together with the aggregate amount of (i) all other Restricted Payments made after November 8the Issue Date PLUS (ii) the amount, 2012 if any, by which the net amount of Investments in all Unrestricted Subsidiaries (other than determined by subtracting (A) the aggregate amount of all Transfers (valued as provided in the definition of Investment) from each Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Company or its Restricted Payments Subsidiaries from and after the Issue Date through and including the relevant date of determination (calculated in accordance with the penultimate paragraph of this Section 4.7) from (B) the aggregate amount of all Investments in such Unrestricted Subsidiary made pursuant to Section 4.04(bby the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries from and after the Issue Date through and including the relevant date of determination, but in any case not below zero) exceeds $40 million, exceeds (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed iii) the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of the amount of the Adjusted Consolidated Net Income (other than amounts, if any, included in the preceding clause (c)(ii)) of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the last day beginning of the first quarter commencing immediately after the Issue Date through the end of the Company's fiscal quarter ended ending immediately prior to the date time of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available Restricted Payment (or, if such Adjusted Consolidated Net Income shall be for such period is a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus ; PLUS (B) 50% of the aggregate amortization of intangibles for the period specified in subclause (iii)(A) of this clause (c); PLUS (C) 100% of the aggregate amounts contributed to the capital of the Company from and after the Issue Date; PLUS (D) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or and the Fair Market Value (fair market value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors Directors, of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business marketable securities received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) Company from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent issue or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors Company (other than such Equity Interests issued or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service sold to a Restricted Subsidiary and other than Redeemable Stock) or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing Indebtedness or security convertible into or exchangeable for any such Equity Interest as that has been so converted or exchanged, (2) the sale of the Issue Date; provided that stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or the aggregate cash consideration paid for sale of all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion substantially all of the exercise price thereof; (6) assets of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the repurchase extent that a liquidating dividend is paid to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from the proceeds of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and such sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the sale or other disposition of Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued Investments made by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.Company and its Restricted

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Samples: Indenture (World Color Press Inc /De/)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Until the Notes are rated Investment Grade by both Rating Agencies (after which time the following covenant will no longer be in effect), the Company will not, and shall will not cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless: (1i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2ii) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent Company could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio ExceptionSection 3.02(a) hereof; and (3iii) the amount of immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments (including the Fair Market Value of any non-cash Restricted Payment) declared or made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), the Issue Date does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (Aa) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income for of the Company on a cumulative basis during the period (taken as one accounting period) from October and including April 1, 2012 to 1998 and including ending on the last day of the Company’s fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to preceding the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available Restricted Payment (or, if or in the event such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus plus (Bb) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or of and the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board fair market value of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business Property received by the Parent either Company from (x1) as contributions any capital contribution to the common equity of the Parent Company after November 8June 9, 2012 1997 or (y) from the issuance and any issue or sale after June 9, 1997 of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange Stock (other than by a to any Subsidiary of the ParentCompany) and (2) the issue or sale after June 9, 1997 of any Indebtedness issued subsequent or other securities of the Company convertible into or exercisable for Qualified Stock of the Company that have been so converted or exercised, as the case may be, plus (c) $86.0 million, which is equal to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the aggregate principal amount of any cashthe Company’s 6-7/8% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2002 that were converted into the Company’s Common Equity prior to the Issue Date, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus plus (Dd) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as constituting a Restricted Payment made after November 8the June 9, 20121997, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation calculation of the Consolidated Net IncomeIncome referred to in (a)) equal to the lesser of (ix) the return of capital with respect to such Investment (including by dividend, distribution or sale of Capital Stock) and (iiy) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition or repayment of such Investment and net (to the extent not included in the calculation of taxesthe Consolidated Net Income referred to in (a)), plus plus (Ee) upon with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is redesignated as a Redesignation Restricted Subsidiary after June 9, 1997 in accordance with the definition of Unrestricted Subsidiary (so long as the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant made after June 9, 1997 and only to this paragraph the extent not included in the calculation of the Consolidated Net Income referred to in (a)), an amount equal to the lesser of (x) when madethe proportionate interest of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in an amount equal to the excess of (I) the total assets of such Subsidiary, valued on an aggregate basis at the lesser of book value and Fair Market Value thereof, over (II) the total liabilities of such Subsidiary, determined in accordance with GAAP, and (y) the Designation Amount at the time of such Subsidiary’s designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus (f) $50 million minus (g) the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments (other than Restricted Payments referred to in clause (C) of the immediately succeeding paragraph) made after June 9, 1997 through the Issue Date. (b) The provisions Clauses (ii) and (iii) of Section 4.04(aparagraph (a) shall will not prohibit: : (1A) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of its declaration thereof, if such dividend could have been made on the date of its declaration the payment would have complied with without violation of the provisions of this Indenture; ; (2B) the making repurchase, redemption or retirement of any Restricted Payment shares of Capital Stock of the Company in exchange for, or out of the net proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to a Subsidiary of the Parent or any Company) of, other shares of its Subsidiaries); Qualified Stock; and (3C) the repurchasepurchase, redemption, defeasance redemption or other acquisition acquisition, cancellation or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness Capital Stock, or options, warrants, equity appreciation rights or other rights to purchase or acquire Capital Stock, of the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors officers or employees or former officers, directors officers or employees of the Company or any Subsidiary (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth ) not to exceed $20 million in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the aggregate since the Issue Date; provided provided, however, that each Restricted Payment described in clauses (A) and (B) of this sentence shall be taken into account for purposes of computing the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments pursuant to clause (iii) of paragraph (a). (c) For purposes of determining the aggregate and permitted amounts of Restricted Payments made, the amount of any guarantee of any Investment in any Person that was initially treated as a Restricted Payment and which was subsequently terminated or expired, net of any amounts paid by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such guarantee, shall be deducted. (d) In determining the “fair market value of Property” for purposes of clause (iii) of the paragraph (a), Property other than cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities shall be deemed to be equal in value to the “equity value” of the Capital Stock or other securities issued in exchange therefor. The “equity value” of such Capital Stock or other securities shall be equal to (i) will be the Fair Market Value number of shares of Common Equity issued in the transaction (or issuable upon conversion or exercise of the Capital Stock or other securities issued in the transaction) multiplied by the closing sale price of the Common Equity on its principal market on the date of the Restricted Payment transaction (less, in the case of Capital Stock or other secu- rities which require the payment of consideration at the time of conversion or exercise, the aggregate consideration payable thereupon) or (ii) if the Common Equity is not then traded on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or Nasdaq National Market, or if the Capital Stock or other securities issued in the transaction do not consist of Common Equity (or Capital Stock or other securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Equity), the value of such Capital Stock or other securities as determined by a nationally recognized investment banking firm retained by the Board of Directors of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted PaymentCompany.

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Samples: Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture (Horton D R Inc /De/)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Issuer will not, and shall will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect to the Issuer or such Restricted PaymentSubsidiary, as the Parent could case may be, cannot incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the applicable Coverage Ratio Exception; andprovided that in determining whether the Coverage Ratio Exception is met for purposes of this clause (2) only, any of the Issuer’s non-cash interest expense and amortization of original issue discount shall be excluded from the determination of Consolidated Net Income to the extent not already excluded therefrom; or (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clause (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7), (8), (9), does not exceed (10) or (11) of Section 4.11(b)), exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (Aa) 50% of Consolidated Net Income (excluding, for purposes of calculating Consolidated Net Income of the Issuer for this clause (3)(a) only, any of the Issuer’s non-cash interest expense and amortization of original issue discount to the extent not already excluded from the definition of Consolidated Net Income) of the Issuer for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October commencing on January 1, 2012 2004 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (Bb) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent Issuer either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent Issuer after November 8October 21, 2012 2003 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8October 21, 20122003, in each case, other than any such proceeds which are used (x) to redeem Notes in accordance with Section 6(a) of the Notes or (y) to make Restricted Payments in reliance on clause (3) of Section 4.11(b), plus (Cc) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of (other than any Subordinated Indebtedness) incurred by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary subsequent to October 21, 2003 is reduced on the ParentIssuer’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the ParentIssuer) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (Dd) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (Ee) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the ParentIssuer’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the ParentIssuer’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) Basket and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall will not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar other distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making redemption of any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests; (3) the redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests or (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3b) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.10 and the other terms provisions of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value redemption of any Equity Interests of the Parent Issuer (or any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer), held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed in any calendar year the sum of (x) $4,000,000 during 3.0 million (and up to 50% of such $3.0 million not used in any calendar year may be carried forward to the next succeeding (but no other) calendar year), plus (y) the amount of any net cash proceeds received by or contributed to the Issuer from the issuance and sale since October 21, 2003 of Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer (or any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer) to its officers, directors or employees that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to the terms of clause (b) of the preceding paragraph or this clause (4), plus (z) the net cash proceeds of any “key-man” life insurance policies that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (4); provided further that the cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the repurchase of Qualified Equity Interests will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment under this Indenture; (5) Permitted Tax Distributions; (6) (A) payments by the Issuer to or on behalf of any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer in an amount sufficient to pay franchise taxes and other fees required to maintain the legal existence of such parent company and (B) payments by the Issuer to or on behalf of any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer in an amount sufficient to pay out-of-pocket legal, accounting and filing costs and other expenses in the nature of overhead in the ordinary course of business of such parent company, in the case of clauses (A) and (B) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $750,000 in any calendar year; (57) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise or conversion of stock options or stock appreciation rights other incentive Equity Interests, if the such repurchased or converted Equity Interests represents represent a portion of the exercise price thereof; (68) repayments of Subordinated Indebtedness from Net Available Proceeds remaining after a Net Proceeds Offer made pursuant to Section 4.13; (9) distributions to any direct or indirect parent company of the repurchase Issuer in order to pay customary and reasonable costs and expenses of Equity Interests upon vesting a public offering of restricted stocksecurities of such parent company that is not consummated, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives so long as the net proceeds of such public offering were intended to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect theretobe contributed to the Issuer; (10) additional Restricted Payments of $10.0 million; or (711) the declaration or payment of a dividend or distribution with the net proceeds received by the Issuer from the sale of the Notes on the Issue Date; provided that (a) in the case of any Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made Payment pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7clause (4), (8) or (10) above, no Default shall have occurred and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that be continuing or occur as a consequence thereof and (b) no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2described in clause (2), (3) or (34) above shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

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Samples: Indenture (Norcraft Capital Corp.)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Issuer will not, and shall will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless: (1a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment;; and (2b) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 aggregate of additional Indebtedness pursuant to all Restricted Payments (the Ratio Exception; and (3) the amount fair market value of any such Restricted Payment, when added to if other than cash, as determined in good faith by the aggregate amount Issuer's Board of all other Restricted Payments Directors and evidenced by a resolution of such Board of Directors) declared or made after November 8, 2012 (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), the Issue Date does not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (Ai) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the Excess Cash Flow on a cumulative basis during the period (taken as one accounting period) from October and including January 1, 2012 to 2002 and including ending on the last day of the Issuer's last fiscal quarter ended immediately ending prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available Restricted Payment, plus (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (Bii) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or of, and the Fair Market Value fair market value of marketable securities (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors and evidenced by a resolution of Parentsuch Board of Directors) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to Issuer from, the common equity issue or sale after January 1, 2002 of Capital Stock of the Parent after November 8, 2012 Issuer (other than the issue or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8(A) Disqualified Stock, 2012, plus (B) Capital Stock of the Issuer to any Subsidiary of the Issuer or (C) Capital Stock convertible (whether at the aggregate option of the Issuer or the holder thereof or upon the happening of any event) into any security other than its Capital Stock) and any Indebtedness or other securities of the Issuer convertible into or exercisable for Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer which has been so converted or exercised, as the case may be, plus (iii) the amount by which the Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary Issuer is reduced on the Parent’s Issuer's balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the ParentIssuer) subsequent to the Issue Date of any Indebtedness of the Issuer convertible or exchangeable for Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests the Issuer (less the amount of any cash, cash or the fair market value of assets, other property distributed by to the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary Issuer upon such conversion or exchange); PROVIDED that, plus notwithstanding the foregoing, (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i1) the return of capital with respect Issuer and its Subsidiaries shall be permitted to such Investment make Permitted Payments and (ii2) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, Issuer and any Subsidiary shall be permitted to make Investments in either case, less Permitted Joint Ventures if at the cost of the disposition time of such Investment and net of taxesafter giving effect thereto, plus on a pro forma basis, (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (iX) the Fair Market Value Issuer could incur at least $1.00 of Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) pursuant to clause (a) of Section 3.9 (assuming for purposes of such calculation, if such Investment is made other than with borrowed funds or funds obtained from the issuance of Capital Stock specifically for the purpose of such Investment, that the Issuer incurred Indebtedness in an amount equal to such Investment bearing interest at the weighted average rate of interest paid by the Issuer on its outstanding Indebtedness during the four fiscal quarters most recently ended) or otherwise pursuant to clause (xi) of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignationdefinition of Permitted Indebtedness, and (iiY) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment made pursuant to this paragraph clause (a2), less the aggregate amount of dividends, other distributions of earnings and returns of capital received by the Issuer from such Permitted Joint Ventures in cash, does not exceed $50,000,000 and (Z) when made. no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and PROVIDED FURTHER that the foregoing clause (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: prevent (1I) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of its declaration thereof, if such dividend could have been made on the date of its declaration the payment would have complied with without violation of the provisions of this Indenture; covenant or (2II) the making redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of any Restricted Payment Capital Stock of the Issuer in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of of, the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to a Subsidiary of the Parent or Issuer) of other Capital Stock of the Issuer (other than any Disqualified Stock); PROVIDED that the amount of its Subsidiaries); (3) the any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption, repurchase, redemption, defeasance retirement or other acquisition shall be excluded from clause (ii) of this paragraph (b); or retirement for value (III) the defeasance, redemption or repurchase of Subordinated Indebtedness which is subordinated in right of payment to the Parent Securities with the net cash proceeds from an incurrence of Refinancing Indebtedness or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence ofsale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Issuer) of other Capital Stock of the Issuer (other than any Disqualified Stock); PROVIDED that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value shall be excluded from clause (ii) of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees this paragraph (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estatesb), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

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Samples: Indenture (Weirton Steel Corp)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessunless at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymenttransaction on a pro forma basis, the Parent Issuer could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio ExceptionSection 4.03(a); and (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Accrual Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2), (3), (4), ) through (5), (6), or ) and (7) through (13)), does would not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October April 1, 2012 2014 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business or Capital Stock of a Person engaged in a Permitted Business (provided, that, such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer or such Person is merged or consolidated into the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries) received by the Parent Issuer either (xi) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent Issuer after November 8, 2012 the Accrual Date or (yii) received by the Issuer from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8the Accrual Date, 2012other than net cash proceeds received from an issuance or sale of such Qualified Equity Interests to a Subsidiary of the Issuer or to an employee stock ownership plan, option plan or similar trust to the extent such sale to an employee stock ownership plan or similar trust is financed by loans from or guaranteed by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary unless such loans have been repaid with cash on or prior to the date of determination, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the ParentIssuer’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than in respect of Indebtedness held by a Subsidiary of the ParentIssuer) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 the Accrual Date into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, cash or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Accrual Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net IncomeSection 4.04(a)(3)(A)) equal to the lesser net reduction of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount portion of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, to the extent not already included in the computation of Section 4.04(a)(3)(A), the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the ParentIssuer’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the ParentIssuer’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E4.04(a)(3) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 the Accrual Date that is subsequently released or discharged (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (aSection 4.04(a)(3) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration thereofof such dividend or distribution or the giving of the redemption notice, if on the date of declaration or notice, the dividend or redemption payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Indebtedness of the making of Issuer or any Restricted Payment in Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries)Subordinated Indebtedness that constitutes Refinancing Indebtedness; (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent Issuer held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination ) of employment or service the Issuer or any other repurchase event set forth in a written Restricted Subsidiary, pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement, shareholders’ agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as or similar agreement or benefit plan of the Issue Dateany kind; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions payments shall not exceed $4,000,000 4.0 million during any calendar year (it being understood, however, that unused amounts permitted to be paid pursuant to this proviso are available to be carried over to subsequent calendar years, so long as the cash consideration applied to the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(3) shall in no event exceed $8.0 million in any calendar year); (54) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents represent a portion of the exercise price thereof; (65) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or; (6) the payment of dividends on the Issuer’s Qualified Equity Interests (other than preferred stock) (or the payment of any dividend to any parent of the Issuer to fund the payment by such parent of a dividend on such entity’s Qualified Equity Interests (other than preferred stock)) of up to 6% per annum of the net proceeds received by the Issuer from any public equity offering after the Accrual Date of such Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer or contributed to the Issuer as common equity capital by any parent from any public equity offering of such Qualified Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer; (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale 30.0 million; (8) any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Qualified Equity Interests, Disqualified Equity Interests pursuant or Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, Equity Interests of the Issuer (other than Disqualified Equity Interests and other than Equity Interests issued or sold to Section 4.04(b)(2) a Subsidiary or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except an employee stock ownership plan or similar trust to the extent such sale to an employee stock ownership plan or similar trust is financed by loans from or guaranteed by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary unless such loans have been repaid with cash on or prior to the date of determination); provided, however, that the net cash proceeds from such sale of Equity Interests will be excluded from Section 4.04(a)(3)(B) above to the extent so applied; (9) any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Disqualified Equity Interests of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary made by exchange for or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of Disqualified Equity Interests of the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, so long as such refinancing Disqualified Equity Interests constitute Refinancing Indebtedness; (10) any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Indebtedness (a) at a purchase price not greater than 101% of the principal amount of such Subordinated Indebtedness in the event of a Change of Control in accordance with provisions similar to Section 4.09 or (b) at a purchase price not greater than 100% of the principal amount thereof exceed in accordance with provisions similar to Section 4.06; provided that, prior to or simultaneously with such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement, the amounts used Issuer has made the Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer, as applicable, as provided in such covenant with respect to effect the transactions described therein. Securities and has completed the repurchase or redemption of all Securities validly tendered for payment in connection with such Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer; (11) cash payments in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares of the Issuer’s Equity Interests upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of any stock options, warrants, other rights to purchase Equity Interests or other convertible or exchangeable securities or any other transaction otherwise permitted by this Section 4.04; (12) payments or distributions to holders of Equity Interests of the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to appraisal or dissenter rights required under applicable law or pursuant to a court order in connection with any merger, amalgamation, arrangement, consolidation or sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of assets; and (13) the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Equity Interests of the Issuer or preferred stock of any Restricted Subsidiary issued on or after the Accrual Date in accordance with Section 4.03 to the extent such dividends are included in the definition of “Consolidated Interest Expense.” The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary of the ParentSubsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. The amount of any Restricted Payment paid in cash shall be its face amount.

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Samples: Indenture (Century Communities, Inc.)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Subject to the other provisions of this Section 1006, the Company shall not, and nor shall not it cause, permit or suffer any Restricted Subsidiary to, (i) declare or pay any dividends or make any other distributions (including through mergers, liquidations or other transactions) on any class of Equity Interests of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary (other than dividends or distributions payable by a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary on account of its Equity Interests held by the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary or payable in shares of Capital Stock of the Company other than Redeemable Stock), (ii) make any payment on account of, or set apart money for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption or other retirement of such Equity Interests, (iii) purchase, defease, redeem or otherwise retire any Indebtedness issued by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is Subordinated Indebtedness to the Securities, or (iv) make any Restricted Investment, either directly or indirectly, make whether in cash or property or in obligations of the Company (all of the foregoing being called "Restricted Payments"), unless (x) in the case of a dividend, such dividend is payable not more than 60 days after the date of declaration and (y) after giving effect to such proposed Restricted Payment, all the conditions set forth in clauses (1) through (3) below are satisfied (A) at the date of declaration (in the case of any dividend), (B) at the date of such setting apart (in the case of any such fund) or (C) on the date of such other payment or distribution (in the case of any other Restricted Payment unless:Payment) (each such date being referred to as a "Computation Date"): (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at or would result from the time making of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2) immediately at the Computation Date for such Restricted Payment and after giving effect to such Restricted PaymentPayment on a pro forma basis, the Parent Company or such Restricted Subsidiary could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exceptioncovenant described in the initial paragraph under Section 1008 hereof; and (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8declared, 2012 paid or distributed subsequent to the Issue Date (other than including the proposed Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(bPayment) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does shall not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (Ai) 50% of the cumulative Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 commencing on the first day of the first full quarter after the Issue Date to and including the last day of the Company's last fiscal quarter ended immediately ending prior to the date of Computation Date (each such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available period to constitute a "Computation Period") (or, if such in the event Consolidated Net Income shall be of the Company during the Computation Period is a deficit, then minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount Net Cash Proceeds of the Parent’s issuance or sale or the exercise (other than to a Subsidiary or an employee stock ownership plan or other trust established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of their employees) of the Company's Equity Interests (other than Redeemable Stock) subsequent to the Issue Date, and (iii) $15,000,000. (a) Restricted Investments acquired by the Company in such Subsidiary connection with any Asset Sale consummated in accordance with Section 1009, hereof, to the extent such Investments reduced are permitted under such covenant, provided, however, that such Restricted Investments shall be excluded in the -------- ------- calculation of the amount available for subsequent of Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(Epreviously made for purposes of clause (3) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. preceding paragraph; (b) The provisions any purchase or redemption of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment Equity Interests or Subordinated Indebtedness made by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests of the Company (other than Redeemable Stock and other than Equity Interests issued or sold to a Subsidiary or an employee stock ownership plan), provided, however, -------- ------- that (x) such purchase or redemption shall be excluded in the Parent or any calculation of its Subsidiaries); the amount of Restricted Payments previously made for purposes of clause (3) of the repurchase, preceding paragraph and (y) the Net Cash Proceeds from such sale shall be excluded for purposes of clause 3(ii) of the preceding paragraph to the extent utilized for purposes of such purchase or redemption, defeasance ; (c) any purchase or other acquisition or retirement for value redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in Company made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence sale of, Refinancing Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary which is permitted to be incurred under issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.03 1008 hereof, provided, however, -------- ------- that such purchase or redemption shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments previously made for purposes of clause (3) of the preceding paragraph; and (d) the purchase of Capital Stock held by employees of the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to any employee stock ownership plan thereof upon the termination, retirement or death of any such employee in accordance with the provisions of any such plan in an amount not greater than $1,000,000 in any calendar year, provided, however, that any such purchase shall -------- ------- be included in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments previously made for purposes of clause (3) of the preceding paragraph. For purposes of this Section 1006, (a) the amount of any Restricted Payment declared, paid or distributed in property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall be deemed to be the net book value of any such property that is intangible property and the other terms of this Indenture; Fair Market Value (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held as determined in good faith by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event and set forth in a written agreement between Parent resolution of the Board of Directors) of any such property that is tangible property at the Computation Date, in each case, after deducting related reserves for depreciation, depletion and amortization; (b) the amount of any Restricted Payment declared, paid or distributed in obligations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall be deemed to be the principal amount of such individual evidencing such Equity Interest obligations as of the Issue Datedate of the adoption of a resolution by the Board of Directors or such Restricted Subsidiary authorizing such Restricted Payment; provided that and (c) a distribution to holders of the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Company's Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options (i) shares of Capital Stock or stock appreciation rights if the other Equity Interests represents a portion of any Restricted Subsidiary of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) Company or (3ii) other assets of the Company, without, in either case, the receipt of equivalent consideration therefor shall increase be regarded as the Restricted Payments Basket, except equivalent of a cash dividend equal to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount excess of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment Equity Interests or other assets being so distributed at the time of such distribution over the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parentconsideration, as the case may beif any, pursuant to the Restricted Paymentreceived therefor.

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Samples: Indenture (Styrochem International Inc)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Issuer will not, and shall will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could Issuer cannot incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clause (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7), (8), (9), does not exceed (10) or (11) of Section 4.11(b)), exceeds the sum (the "Restricted Payments Basket") of (without duplication): (Aa) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 commencing on the first day of the first full fiscal quarter commencing after the Issue Date to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial fi- nancial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (Bb) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent Issuer either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent Issuer after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8the Issue Date, 2012in each case, other than any such proceeds which are used (x) to redeem Notes in accordance with Section 6(a) of the Notes or (y) to make Restricted Payments in reliance on clause (3) of Section 4.11(b), plus (Cc) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of (other than any Subordinated Indebtedness) incurred by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary subsequent to the Issue Date is reduced on the Parent’s Issuer's balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the ParentIssuer) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (Dd) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (Ee) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s Issuer's proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Issuer's Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) Basket and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

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Samples: Indenture (Norcraft Companies Lp)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could Issuer cannot incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exception; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clause (2), (3) or (5) of the next paragraph), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (Aa) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 commencing on the first day of the first full fiscal quarter commencing after the Issue Date to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (Bb) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or proceeds, plus the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business (or marketable securities) received by the Parent Issuer either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent Issuer after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8the Issue Date, 2012other than to the extent any such proceeds are used to redeem Notes in accordance with Section 6(b) of the Notes, plus (Cc) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the ParentIssuer’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the ParentIssuer) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 the Issue Date into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (Dd) in the case 100% of the aggregate amount received in cash and the Fair Market Value of property and marketable securities received by means of (A) the sale or other disposition (other than to the Issuer or repayment a Restricted Subsidiary) of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8the Issue Date, 2012, an amount and repurchases and redemptions of such Investments from the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries and repayments of loans or advances which constitute Restricted Payments by the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries or (B) the sale (other than to the extent not included in Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary) of the computation Equity Interests of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) an Unrestricted Subsidiary or a distribution from an Unrestricted Subsidiary or a dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, provided, however, that the amount of under this clause (d) shall not exceed the amount by which such Investment that was treated as a Investments reduced the Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxesPayments Basket, plus (Ee) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, or the merger or consolidation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary into the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest Investment in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, merger or consolidation and (ii) the aggregate amount of the ParentIssuer’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(Eclause (3) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) . The foregoing provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the making time of or as a consequence of such redemption, the redemption of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out Equity Interests of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries); (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale within 60 days of, Qualified Equity Interests; (3) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or as a consequence of such redemption, the redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the issuance and sale within 30 days of, Qualified Equity Interests or (b) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the incurrence within 30 days of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.06 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the repurchase, time of or as a consequence of such redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value the redemption of Equity Interests of the Parent Issuer held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 3.0 million during any calendar year (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum of $6.0 million in any calendar year); (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof;thereof and repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the withholding of a portion of the Equity Interests issued, granted or awarded to an employee, director or consultant in respect of the payment of taxes payable by such employee, director or consultant upon such issuance, grant or award; or (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) additional Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant not to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. 10.0 million in the aggregate since the Issue Date; provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2clause (2) or (3) above shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 4.08, the Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Payments (Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, declare or pay any dividend or any other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value distribution on the date Equity Interests of the Issuer that would constitute a Restricted Payment at any time prior to a Public Equity Offering after the Issue Date unless, at the time of such Restricted Payment, (a) the Restricted Payment of would otherwise be permitted by this Section 4.08 and (b) the asset(s) or securities proposed Consolidated Leverage Ratio (calculated on a pro forma basis giving effect to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the such Restricted Payment) would be less than 3.00 to 1.00.

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Samples: Indenture (National Credit & Guaranty CORP)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, : (i) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on account of the Company's or any of its Subsidiaries' Equity Interests (other than (w) Physician Joint Venture Distributions, (x) dividends or distributions payable in Qualified Equity Interests of the Company, (y) dividends or distributions payable to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, and (z) dividends or distributions by any Subsidiary of the Company payable to all holders of a class of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary on a PRO RATA basis); (ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Company; or (iii) make any principal payment on, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness that is subordinated to the Securities, except at the original final maturity date thereof or pursuant to a Specified Exchange or the Refinancing (all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above being collectively referred to as "RESTRICTED PAYMENTS"), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment unless:(the amount of any such Restricted Payment, if other than cash, shall be the fair market value (as conclusively evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors set forth in an Officers' Certificate delivered to the Trustee within 60 days prior to the date of such Restricted Payment) of the asset(s) proposed to be transferred by the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to such Restricted Payment): (1a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof; and (b) the Company would, at the time of or immediately such Restricted Payment and after giving PRO FORMA effect to thereto as if such Restricted Payment; (2) Payment had been made at the beginning of the most recently ended four full fiscal quarter period for which internal financial statements are available immediately after giving effect to preceding the date of such Restricted Payment, the Parent could have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Exceptiontest set forth in the first paragraph of Section 4.09 hereof; and (3c) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Subsidiaries after November 8March 1, 2012 1995 (other than excluding Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) permitted by clauses (2ii), (3iii) and (iv) of the next succeeding paragraph), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed is less than the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A1) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October the beginning of the first fiscal quarter commencing after March 1, 2012 1995 to and including the last day end of the Company's most recently ended fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be for such period is a deficit, minus less 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus PLUS (B2) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either Company from the issue or sale (x) as contributions other than to the common equity a Subsidiary of the Parent after November 8Company) since March 1, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale 1995 of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent Company or of debt securities of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion of its Subsidiaries that have been converted into or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into exchanged for such Qualified Equity Interests of the Company, PLUS (less the amount 3) $20.0 million. If no Default or Event of any cashDefault has occurred and is continuing, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated would occur as a consequence thereof, the foregoing provisions shall not prohibit the following Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of Payments: (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the at said date of declaration the such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenturehereof; (2ii) the making payment of cash dividends on any Restricted Payment series of Disqualified Stock issued after the Closing Date in exchange for, or out an aggregate amount not to exceed the cash received by the Company since the Closing Date upon issuance of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries)such Disqualified Stock; (3iii) the redemption, repurchase, redemption, defeasance retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness any Equity Interests of the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the net cash proceeds of of, the substantially concurrent incurrence ofsale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of Qualified Equity Interests of the Company; PROVIDED that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to repurchase, retirement or other acquisition shall be incurred under Section 4.03 and excluded from clause (c)(2) of the other terms of this Indenturepreceding paragraph; (4iv) the defeasance, redemption or repurchase of subordinated Indebtedness with the net cash proceeds from an incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness or in exchange for or out of the net cash proceeds from the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of Qualified Equity Interests of the Company; PROVIDED that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition shall be excluded from clause (c)(2) of the preceding paragraph; (v) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Parent Company or any Subsidiary of the Company held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees any member of the Company's (or their transferees, estates any of its Subsidiaries') management pursuant to any management equity subscription agreement or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Datestock option agreement; provided PROVIDED that the aggregate cash consideration price paid for all such redemptions repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests shall not exceed $4,000,000 during 15.0 million in any calendar year;twelve-month period; and (5vi) repurchases the making and consummation of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon (A) a senior subordinated asset sale offer in accordance with the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion provisions of the exercise price thereof; indenture relating to the 2005 Senior Subordinated Notes or (6B) the repurchase a Change of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations Control Offer with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent Securities in accordance with the proceeds thereof exceed provisions of this Indenture or change of control offer with respect to the amounts used to effect 2005 Senior Subordinated Notes or the transactions described therein2005 Exchangeable Subordinated Notes in accordance with the provisions of the indentures relating thereto. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other Not later than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of making any Restricted Payment, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that such Restricted Payment of is permitted and setting forth the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued basis upon which the calculations required by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Paymentthis covenant were computed.

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Samples: Indenture (Tenet Healthcare Corp)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent So long as any Notes shall notremain Outstanding, and shall not permit neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary toof its Recourse Subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, make declare, pay or set apart for payment, any Restricted Payment unless: Payment, if after giving effect thereto: (1i) no a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at continuing; (ii) the time of Company would not be permitted to incur or immediately after giving effect become liable with respect to such Restricted Payment; (2) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exceptionas determined in accordance with Section 6.9(a); and or (3iii) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8by the Company or any of its Recourse Subsidiaries (the amount expended or distributed for such purposes, 2012 (if other than in cash, to be valued at its fair market value as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, whose determination shall be conclusive and evidenced by a Board Resolution delivered to the Trustee) from and after the date of the Indenture, through and including the date on which such Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) (2)Payment is made, (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not would exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication):of: Draft - January 14, 2004 Exhibit C (Ai) the aggregate of 50% of the Company's Consolidated Net Income accrued for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, or if such aggregate Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of the amount of such aggregate deficit), plus) commencing with the first full fiscal quarter after the date of this Indenture to and including the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation; and (Bii) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board fair market value of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business marketable securities received by the Parent either Company after the date of this Indenture from the issuance or sale (other than to a Recourse Subsidiary) by the Company of its Capital Stock (excluding Disqualified Stock, but including Capital Stock other than Disqualified Stock issued upon conversion of, or exchange for, Disqualified Stock or securities other than its Capital Stock), and upon the exercise of warrants and rights to purchase such Capital Stock (the "Aggregate Cash Proceeds"). For purposes of this clause (ii), the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8its Capital Stock upon the conversion of, 2012or exchange for, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which securities evidencing Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced Company, shall be calculated on the Parent’s balance sheet assumption that the gross proceeds from such issuance are equal to the aggregate principal amount (or, if discounted Indebtedness, the aggregate accreted amount) of Indebtedness evidenced by such securities converted or exchanged and (y) upon the conversion or exchange (of other than by a Subsidiary securities of the Parent) Company shall be equal to the aggregate net proceeds of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8the original sale of the securities so converted or exchanged if such proceeds of such original sale were not previously included in any calculation for the purposes of this clause (ii), 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of plus any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary additional sums payable upon such conversion or exchange). Notwithstanding the foregoing, plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent this provision shall not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of prevent (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of its declaration thereof, (if on the date declaration of declaration such dividend was permitted by the payment would have complied with foregoing provision at the provisions time of this Indenture; such declaration); (2ii) the making repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of any Restricted Payment shares of the Company's Capital Stock, or any option, warrant or other right to purchase shares of the Company's Capital Stock, or the repayment of any subordinated Indebtedness of the Company solely in exchange forfor shares of, or out of the proceeds of the a substantially concurrent contemporaneous issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock); provided, however, that such purchase, retirement or acquisition shall be excluded from subsequent calculations of Restricted Payments; (iii) the contributions to or other Investments in a Majority-Owned Non-Recourse Subsidiary in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000; (iv) the Parent defeasance, redemption or repurchase of subordinated Indebtedness with the net cash proceeds from an incurrence of subordinated refinancing Indebtedness, provided, however, that such defeasance, redemption or repurchase shall be excluded from subsequent calculations of Restricted Payments; (v) distributions or payments of Receivables Fees, provided, however, that such distributions or payments shall be excluded from subsequent calculations of Restricted Payments; (vi) Permitted Investments, provided, however, that Permitted Investments shall be excluded from subsequent calculations of Restricted Payments; (vii) Permitted Payments, provided, however, that Permitted Payments shall be excluded from subsequent calculations of Restricted Payments; (viii) the contribution to or other Investment by the Company in a Wholly- Draft - January 14, 2004 Exhibit C Owned Non-Recourse Subsidiary; provided, that the amount of such contribution or Investment, together with the amount of all other contributions or Investments pursuant to this clause (viii), shall not exceed the amount of Aggregate Cash Proceeds; and, provided, further, that such contribution or Investment is otherwise permitted under the first paragraph of this Section 6.13 without giving effect to clause (ii) of such paragraph; (ix) the contribution of the Released Property to a Non-Recourse Subsidiary in exchange for an equity interest therein; provided, that at the time of such contribution, such land is not used or necessary in the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries); Recourse Subsidiaries as conclusively determined by a Board Resolution; and (3x) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted Payments not to be incurred under Section 4.03 and the other terms of this Indenture; (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Date; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon 2,500,000 in the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Paymentaggregate.

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Samples: Indenture (Bayou Steel Corp)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, : (i) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on account of the Company's or any of its Subsidiaries' Equity Interests (other than (w) Physician Joint Venture Distributions (x) dividends or distributions payable in Qualified Equity Interests of the Company, (y) dividends or distributions payable to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, and (z) dividends or. distributions by any Subsidiary of the Company payable to all holders of a class of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary on a PRO RATA basis); (ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Company; or (iii) make any principal payment on, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness that is subordinated to the Securities, except at the original final maturity date thereof or pursuant to a Specified Exchange or the Refinancing (all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above being collectively referred to as "RESTRICTED PAYMENTS"), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment unless:(the amount of any such Restricted Payment, if other than cash, shall be the fair market value (as conclusively evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors set forth in an Officers' Certificate delivered to the Trustee within 60 days prior to the date of such Restricted Payment) of the asset(s) proposed to be transferred by the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to such Restricted Payment): (1a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof; and (b) the Company would, at the time of or immediately such Restricted Payment and after giving PRO FORMA effect to thereto as if such Restricted Payment; (2) Payment had been made at the beginning of the most recently ended four full fiscal quarter period for which internal financial statements are available immediately after giving effect to preceding the date of such Restricted Payment, the Parent could have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Exceptiontest set forth in the first paragraph of Section 3.09 hereof; and (3c) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Subsidiaries after November 8March 1, 2012 1995 (other than excluding Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) permitted by clauses (2ii), (3iii) and (iv) of the next succeeding paragraph), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does not exceed is less than the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A1) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October the beginning of the first fiscal quarter commencing after March 1, 2012 1995 to and including the last day end of the Company's most recently ended fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be for such period is a deficit, minus less 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus PLUS (B2) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either Company from the issue or sale (x) as contributions other than to the common equity a Subsidiary of the Parent after November 8Company) since March 1, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale 1995 of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent Company or of debt securities of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion of its Subsidiaries that have been converted into or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into exchanged for such Qualified Equity Interests of the Company, PLUS (less the amount 3) $20.0 million. If no Default or Event of any cashDefault has occurred and is continuing, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated would occur as a consequence thereof, the foregoing provisions shall not prohibit the following Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of Payments: (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the at said date of declaration the such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenturehereof; (2ii) the making payment of cash dividends on any Restricted Payment series of Disqualified Stock issued after the Closing Date in exchange for, or out an aggregate amount not to exceed the cash received by the Company since the Closing Date upon issuance of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries)such Disqualified Stock; (3iii) the redemption, repurchase, redemption, defeasance retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness any Equity Interests of the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the net cash proceeds of of, the substantially concurrent incurrence ofsale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of Qualified Equity Interests of the Company; PROVIDED that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to repurchase, retirement or other acquisition shall be incurred under Section 4.03 and excluded from clause (c)(2) of the other terms of this Indenturepreceding paragraph; (4iv) the defeasance, redemption or repurchase of subordinated Indebtedness with the net cash proceeds from an incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness or in exchange for or out of the net cash proceeds from the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of Qualified Equity Interests of the Company; PROVIDED that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition shall be excluded from clause (c)(2) of the preceding paragraph; (v) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Parent Company or any Subsidiary of the Company held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees any member of the Company's (or their transferees, estates any of its Subsidiaries') management pursuant to any management equity subscription agreement or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Datestock option agreement; provided PROVIDED that the aggregate cash consideration price paid for all such redemptions repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests shall not exceed $4,000,000 during 15.0 million in any calendar year;twelve-month period; and (5vi) repurchases the making and consummation of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon (A) a senior subordinated asset sale offer in accordance with the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion provisions of the exercise price thereof; indenture relating to the 2005 Senior Subordinated Notes or (6B) the repurchase a Change of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations Control Offer with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent Senior Subordinated Notes in accordance with the proceeds thereof exceed provisions of the amounts used Senior Subordinated Note Indenture or change of control offer with respect to effect the transactions described therein2005 Senior Subordinated Notes or the 2005 Exchangeable Subordinated Notes in accordance with the provisions of the indentures relating thereto. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other Not later than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of making any Restricted Payment, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that such Restricted Payment of is permitted and setting forth the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued basis upon which the calculations required by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Paymentthis covenant were computed.

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Samples: Indenture (Tenet Healthcare Corp)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent shall Company will not, and shall will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unlessif at the time of such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of a Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Paymentshall occur as a consequence thereof; (2) immediately the Company cannot, after giving pro forma effect to such Restricted PaymentPayment as if it had been made at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, the Parent could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception; andor (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(b) clause (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of clause (b) of this Section 4.07), (6), or (7)), does not exceed exceeds the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (A) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October commencing on July 1, 2012 2009 to and including the last day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of (i) the aggregate net cash proceeds or proceeds, (ii) the Fair Market Value of marketable securities and (as determined by iii) the Board Fair Market Value of Directors of Parent) of any property or assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent Company either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent Company after November 8, 2012 the Issue Date or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8the Issue Date (or with respect to the Closing Date Liquidity Amount, 2012on the date of the closing of the Acquisition), other than (A) any such proceeds which are used to redeem Notes in accordance with Section 3.07(c), or (B) any such proceeds or assets received from a Subsidiary of the Company; provided that, with respect to this subclause (iii) of this clause (B), with respect to any property or assets (1) involving aggregate value in excess of $10.0 million, the Company shall provide an Officer’s Certificate certifying as to the Fair Market Value of such property or assets and (2) involving aggregate value in excess of $20.0 million, the Company shall provide the Officer’s Certificate described in the preceding clause (1) and a written opinion as to the Fair Market Value of such property or assets, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of (other than any Subordinated Indebtedness) incurred by the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary subsequent to the Issue Date is reduced on the ParentCompany’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the ParentCompany) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012the Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) 100% of the aggregate amount received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in cash or other property (valued at the Fair Market Value thereof) as the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the ParentCompany’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the ParentCompany’s Investments in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the amount available for subsequent Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(E) Basket and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. (b) The provisions of Section 4.04(a4.07(a) shall will not prohibit: (1) the payment by the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration thereofor giving of the redemption notice, as the case may be, if on the date of declaration or notice the dividend or redemption payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making redemption of any Equity Interests of the Company or any Restricted Payment Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests (other than to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries)Interests; (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests, (b) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.03 4.09 and the other terms of this Indenture, (c) in connection with an Asset Sale to the extent required by the agreement governing such Subordinated Indebtedness but only if the Company shall have complied with Sections 3.08, 4.10 and 4.15 and purchased all Notes validly tendered pursuant to the relevant offer prior to redeeming such Subordinated Indebtedness, or (d) upon the occurrence of a Change of Control; (4) the repurchasepayments to Parent to permit Parent, redemptionand which are used by Parent, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of to redeem Equity Interests of the Parent held by officers, directors directors, consultants or employees or former officers, directors directors, consultants or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates)) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth in a written agreement between Parent and such individual evidencing such Equity Interest as of the Issue Dateservice; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed (A) $4,000,000 2.5 million during any calendar year (with unused amounts being available to be used in the following calendar year; , but not in any succeeding calendar year) plus (5) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights if the Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise price thereof; (6B) the repurchase amount of Equity Interests upon vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units any net cash proceeds received by or similar equity incentives contributed to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no the Company from the issuance and sale after the Issue Date of Qualified Equity Interests of Parent or the Company to its officers, directors or employees that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2this clause (4), plus (C) or (3) shall increase the net cash proceeds of any “key-man” life insurance policies that have not been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments Basket, except to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.this clause (4);

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Samples: Indenture (Johnstone Tank Trucking Ltd.)

Limitations on Restricted Payments. (a) The Parent Subject to the other provisions of this Section 2, the Company shall not, and nor shall not it cause, permit or suffer any Restricted Subsidiary to, (i) declare or pay any dividends or make any other distributions (including through mergers, liquidations or other transactions) on any class of Equity Interests of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary or the exercise thereof (other than (x) dividends or distributions payable by a Restricted Subsidiary on account of its Equity Interests held by the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary or (y) payable in shares of Capital Stock of the Company other than Redeemable Stock), (ii) make any payment on account of, or set apart money for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption or other retirement of such Equity Interests, (iii) purchase, defease, redeem or otherwise retire any Indebtedness issued by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is Subordinated Indebtedness to the Securities, or (iv) make any Restricted Investment, either directly or indirectly, make whether in cash or property or in obligations of the Company (all of the foregoing being called “Restricted Payments”), unless (x) in the case of a dividend, such dividend is payable not more than 60 days after the date of declaration and (y) after giving effect to such proposed Restricted Payment, all the conditions set forth in clauses (1) through (3) below are satisfied (A) at the date of declaration (in the case of any dividend), (B) at the date of such setting apart (in the case of any such fund) or (C) on the date of such other payment or distribution (in the case of any other Restricted Payment unless:Payment) (each such date being referred to as a “Computation Date”): (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at or would result from the time making of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (2) immediately at the Computation Date for such Restricted Payment and after giving effect to such Restricted PaymentPayment on a pro forma basis, the Parent Company or such Restricted Subsidiary could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Ratio Exceptioncovenant described in the initial paragraph under Section 3 hereof; and (3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after November 8declared, 2012 paid or distributed subsequent to the Issue Date (other than including the proposed Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 4.04(bPayment) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)), does shall not exceed the sum (the “Restricted Payments Basket”) of (without duplication): (Ai) 50% of the cumulative Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2012 commencing on the first day of the first full quarter after the Issue Date to and including the last day of the Company’s last fiscal quarter ended immediately ending prior to the date of Computation Date (each such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are available period to constitute a “Computation Period”) (or, if such in the event Consolidated Net Income shall be of the Company during the Computation Period is a deficit, then minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds or the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent) of any assets to be used in a Permitted Business received by the Parent either (x) as contributions to the common equity of the Parent after November 8, 2012 or (y) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests after November 8, 2012, plus (C) the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Parent’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Parent) of Indebtedness issued subsequent to November 8, 2012 into Qualified Equity Interests (less the amount of any cash, or the fair value of assets, distributed by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange), plus (D) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment made after November 8, 2012, an amount (to the extent not included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to the lesser of (i) the return of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of such Investment and net of taxes, plus (E) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Parent’s proportionate interest in such Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and (ii) the aggregate amount Net Cash Proceeds of the Parentissuance or sale or the exercise (other than to a Subsidiary or an employee stock ownership plan or other trust established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of their employees) of the Company’s Equity Interests (other than Redeemable Stock) subsequent to the Issue Date, and (iii) $15,000,000. If no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur as a result thereof, the prohibitions set forth above are subject to the following exceptions: (a) Restricted Investments acquired by the Company in such Subsidiary connection with any Asset Sale consummated in accordance with Section 4, hereof, to the extent such Investments reduced are permitted under such covenant, provided, however, that such Restricted Investments shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount available for subsequent of Restricted Payments under this Section 4.04(a)(Epreviously made for purposes of clause (3) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced, plus (F) 100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any guarantee by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred after November 8, 2012 that is subsequently released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee), but only to the extent that such guarantee was treated as a Restricted Payment pursuant to this paragraph (a) when made. preceding paragraph; (b) The provisions any purchase or redemption of Section 4.04(a) shall not prohibit: (1) the payment Equity Interests or Subordinated Indebtedness made by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend or similar distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration the payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and sale of, Qualified Equity Interests of the Company (other than Redeemable Stock and other than Equity Interests issued or sold to a Subsidiary or an employee stock ownership plan), provided, however, that (x) such purchase or redemption shall be excluded in the Parent or any calculation of its Subsidiaries); the amount of Restricted Payments previously made for purposes of clause (3) of the repurchase, preceding paragraph and (y) the Net Cash Proceeds from such sale shall be excluded for purposes of clause 3(ii) of the preceding paragraph to the extent utilized for purposes of such purchase or redemption, defeasance ; (c) any purchase or other acquisition or retirement for value redemption of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in Company made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence sale of, Refinancing Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is permitted to be incurred under issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.03 3 hereof, provided, however, that such purchase or redemption shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments previously made for purposes of clause (3) of the preceding paragraph; and (d) the purchase of Capital Stock held by employees of the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to any employee stock ownership plan thereof upon the termination, retirement or death of any such employee in accordance with the provisions of any such plan in an amount not greater than $2,000,000 in any calendar year, provided, however, that any such purchase shall be included in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments previously made for purposes of clause (3) of the preceding paragraph. For purposes of this Section 2, (a) the amount of any Restricted Payment declared, paid or distributed in property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall be deemed to be the net book value of any such property that is intangible property and the other terms of this Indenture; Fair Market Value (4) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held as determined in good faith by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates), upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event and set forth in a written agreement between Parent resolution of the Board of Directors) of any such property that is tangible property at the Computation Date, in each case, after deducting related reserves for depreciation, depletion and amortization; (b) the amount of any Restricted Payment declared, paid or distributed in obligations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall be deemed to be the principal amount of such individual evidencing such Equity Interest obligations as of the Issue Datedate of the adoption of a resolution by the Board of Directors or such Restricted Subsidiary authorizing such Restricted Payment; provided that and (c) a distribution to holders of the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $4,000,000 during any calendar year; (5) repurchases of Company’s Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options (i) shares of Capital Stock or stock appreciation rights if the other Equity Interests represents a portion of any Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) other assets of the exercise price thereof; (6) Company, without, in either case, the repurchase receipt of Equity Interests upon vesting equivalent consideration therefor shall be regarded as the equivalent of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; or (7) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(b)(7) and then outstanding, does not exceed $20,000,000. provided that no issuance and sale of Qualified Equity Interests pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(2) or (3) shall increase the Restricted Payments Basket, except a cash dividend equal to the extent the proceeds thereof exceed the amounts used to effect the transactions described therein. The amount excess of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment Equity Interests or other assets being so distributed at the time of such distribution over the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parentconsideration, as the case may beif any, pursuant to the Restricted Paymentreceived therefor.

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Samples: Investor Rights Agreement (Radnor Holdings Corp)

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