Limitations on Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. No Loan Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction which prohibits or limits the ability of any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary to: (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions to Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (1) on its Capital Stock; or (2) with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits; or (ii) make loans or advances to Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent of such Restricted Subsidiary; except in each case for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of: (1) (A) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Restatement Date and (B) contractual encumbrances or restrictions pursuant to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and, in each case, similar contractual encumbrances effected by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of such agreements or instruments; (2) (A) the Senior Notes Indenture, the 2029 Notes, the 2031 Notes or the guarantees thereunder, or (B) any ABL Intercreditor Agreement; (3) applicable Law or any applicable rule, regulation or order; (4) any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which was in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person and its Subsidiaries, so acquired; (5) contracts or agreements for the sale of assets, including any restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary; (6) Secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(a) and Section 7.02(g) that limits the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness; (7) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; (8) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business; (9) purchase money obligations for property acquired and Capital Lease Obligations in the ordinary course of business; (10) customary provisions contained in leases, licenses and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business; (11) any encumbrance or restriction that restricts in a customary manner the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is subject to a lease, license or similar contract, or the assignment or transfer of any such lease, license (including without limitation, licenses of intellectual property) or other contracts; (12) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock (A) of Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party or a Foreign Subsidiary or (B) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or a Foreign Subsidiary so long as such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument will not materially affect Parent Borrower’s or any Loan Party’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Loans (as determined in good faith by Parent Borrower), provided that in the case of each of clauses (A) and (B), such Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock is permitted to be Incurred subsequent to the Restatement Date pursuant to Section 7.02(a); (13) any Restricted Investment not prohibited by Section 7.02(b) and any Permitted Investment; or (14) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in Section 7.02(c)(i) or (ii) above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (1) through (14) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of Parent Borrower, no more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.02(c), (i) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by Parent Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances.
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Samples: Fourth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement (Gap Inc), Revolving Credit Agreement (Gap Inc)
Limitations on Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. No Loan Party shallVlasic Company will enter into, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist exist, any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction agreement (other than the Financing Documents) which prohibits or limits the ability of any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary to:
to (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions to Parent Borrower or pay any Restricted Subsidiary (1) on its Capital Stock; or (2) with respect Debt owed to any other interest or participation inVlasic Company, or measured by, its profits; or
(ii) make loans or advances to Parent Borrower any other Vlasic Company or (iii) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Restricted Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure its Secured Obligations; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any such prohibition or limitation contained in:
(a) any document relating to Debt secured by a Lien permitted by Section 5.10, insofar as the provisions thereof limit grants of junior liens on the assets securing such Debt;
(b) any document relating to Debt of Foreign Subsidiaries permitted by Section 5.11(a) or (g);
(c) any operating lease or capital lease, insofar as the provisions thereof limit grants of a security interest in, or other assignments of, the related leasehold interest to any other Person; and
(d) if a Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company after the Effective Date, any agreement that is binding on such Person and was not entered into in contemplation of its becoming a direct Subsidiary, insofar as such agreement limits such Person's ability to take any action described in clause (i), (ii) or indirect parent (iii) of such Restricted Subsidiary; except in each case for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason ofthis Section, provided that either:
(1) (A) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Restatement Date and (B) contractual encumbrances or restrictions pursuant to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and, in each case, similar contractual encumbrances effected by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of such agreements or instruments;limitation is terminated within 60 days after such Person becomes a Subsidiary or
(2) not more than 5% of Consolidated EBITDA for any period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending after such Person becomes a Subsidiary (A) the Senior Notes Indenture, the 2029 Notes, the 2031 Notes or the guarantees thereunder, or (B) any ABL Intercreditor Agreement;
(3) applicable Law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;
(4) any agreement or other instrument of determined on a Person acquired by Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which was in existence pro forma basis assuming that all Persons that are Subsidiaries at the time end of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof or to provide all or any portion of period were Subsidiaries at the funds or credit support utilized to consummate such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person and its Subsidiaries, so acquired;
(5) contracts or agreements for the sale of assets, including any restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of the Capital Stock or assets beginning of such Restricted Subsidiary;
(6period) Secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(a) and Section 7.02(g) that limits the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;
(7) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(8) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(9) purchase money obligations for property acquired and Capital Lease Obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(10) customary provisions contained in leases, licenses and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(11) any encumbrance or restriction that restricts in a customary manner the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is subject to a lease, license or similar contract, or the assignment or transfer of any such lease, license (including without limitation, licenses of intellectual property) or other contracts;
(12) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock (A) of Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party or a Foreign Subsidiary or (B) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or a Foreign Subsidiary so long as such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument will not materially affect Parent Borrower’s or any Loan Party’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Loans (as determined in good faith by Parent Borrower), provided that in the case of each of clauses (A) and (B), such Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock is permitted to be Incurred subsequent to the Restatement Date pursuant to Section 7.02(a);
(13) any Restricted Investment not prohibited by Section 7.02(b) and any Permitted Investment; or
(14) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in Section 7.02(c)(i) or (ii) above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (1) through (14) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings areattributable, in the good faith judgment of Parent Borroweraggregate, no more restrictive with respect to Persons that become Subsidiaries after the Effective Date and remain subject to such dividend and other payment restrictions limitations more than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.02(c), (i) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by Parent Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances60 days after becoming Subsidiaries.
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Limitations on Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. No Loan Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction which prohibits or limits the ability of any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary to:
: (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions to Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (1) on its Capital Stock; or (2) with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits; or
or (ii) make loans or advances to Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent of such Restricted Subsidiary; except in each case for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
: (1) (A) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Restatement Date and (B) contractual encumbrances or restrictions pursuant to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and, in each case, similar contractual encumbrances effected by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of such agreements or instruments;
; (2) (A) the Senior Notes Indenture, the 2029 Notes, the 2031 Notes or the guarantees thereunder, or (B) any ABL Intercreditor Agreement;
; (3) applicable Law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;
; (4) any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which was in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person and its Subsidiaries, so acquired;
; (5) contracts or agreements for the sale of assets, including any restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary;
; 170 (6) Secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(a) and Section 7.02(g) that limits the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;
; (7) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
; (8) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
; (9) purchase money obligations for property acquired and Capital Lease Obligations in the ordinary course of business;
; (10) customary provisions contained in leases, licenses and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
; (11) any encumbrance or restriction that restricts in a customary manner the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is subject to a lease, license or similar contract, or the assignment or transfer of any such lease, license (including without limitation, licenses of intellectual property) or other contracts;
; (12) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock (A) of Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party or a Foreign Subsidiary or (B) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or a Foreign Subsidiary so long as such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument will not materially affect Parent Borrower’s or any Loan Party’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Loans (as determined in good faith by Parent Borrower), provided that in the case of each of clauses (A) and (B), such Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock is permitted to be Incurred subsequent to the Restatement Date pursuant to Section 7.02(a);
; (13) any Restricted Investment not prohibited by Section 7.02(b) and any Permitted Investment; or
or (14) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in Section 7.02(c)(i) or (ii) above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (1) through (14) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of Parent Borrower, no more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.02(c), (i) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by Parent Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances.
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Samples: Revolving Credit Agreement (Gap Inc)
Limitations on Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. No Loan Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction which prohibits or limits the ability of any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary to:
: (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions to Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (1A) on its Capital Stock; or (2B) with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits; or
or (ii) make loans or advances to Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent of such Restricted Subsidiary; except in each case for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(1a) (Ai) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Restatement Closing Date and (Bii) contractual encumbrances or restrictions pursuant to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and, in each case, similar contractual encumbrances effected by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of such agreements or instruments;
(2b) (Ai) the Senior Notes Indenture, the 2029 Notes, the 2031 Senior Notes or the guarantees thereunder, thereunder or (Bii) any the ABL Intercreditor Agreement;
(3c) applicable Law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;
(4d) any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which was in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person and its Subsidiaries, so acquired;
(5e) contracts or agreements for the sale of assets, including any restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary;
(6f) Secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(a) 6.01 and Section 7.02(g) 6.07 that limits the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;
(7g) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(8) h) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(9i) purchase money obligations for property acquired and Capital Lease Obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(10j) customary provisions contained in leases, licenses and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(11k) any encumbrance or restriction that restricts in a customary manner the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is subject to a lease, license or similar contract, or the assignment or transfer of any such lease, license (including without limitation, licenses of intellectual property) or other contracts;
(12l) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock (A1) of Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party or a Foreign Subsidiary or (B2) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or a Foreign Subsidiary so long as such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument will not materially affect Parent Borrower’s or any Loan Party’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Loans (as determined in good faith by Parent BorrowerXxxxxx Xxxxxxxx); provided that, provided that in the case of each of clauses (A1) and (B2), such Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock is permitted to be Incurred subsequent to the Restatement Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.02(a)6.01;
(13m) any Restricted Investment not prohibited by Section 7.02(b) 6.02 and any Permitted Investment; or
(14n) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in Section 7.02(c)(i6.03(i) or (ii) above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (1a) through (14n) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of Parent Borrower, no more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.02(c)6.03, (iy) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (iiz) the subordination of loans or advances made to Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by Parent Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances.
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Samples: Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement (Varex Imaging Corp)
Limitations on Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. No Loan Party shallHoldings will not, or shall and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist (other than as a result of a requirement of law) any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction which prohibits or limits otherwise restricts (A) the ability of any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary to:
to (ia) pay dividends Dividends or make any other distributions or pay any Indebtedness owed to Parent Borrower Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary Subsidiary, (1) on its Capital Stock; or (2) with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits; or
(iib) make loans or advances to Parent Borrower Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary, (c) transfer any of its properties or assets to Holdings or any Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent (B) the ability of such Restricted Subsidiary; except in each case for such encumbrances Holdings or any other Subsidiary of Holdings to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon its property or assets to secure the Obligations, other than prohibitions or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
: (1i) (A) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Restatement Date and (B) contractual encumbrances or restrictions pursuant to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and, in each case, similar contractual encumbrances effected by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of such agreements or instruments;
(2) (A) Credit Documents and the Senior Notes Indenture, the 2029 Notes, the 2031 Notes or the guarantees thereunder, or Subordinated Note Documents; (B) any ABL Intercreditor Agreement;
(3ii) applicable Law or any applicable rulelaw, regulation or judicial order;
; (4iii) customary non-assignment provisions entered into in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices; (iv) any agreement restriction or other instrument of a Person acquired by Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which was in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person and its Subsidiaries, so acquired;
(5) contracts or agreements for the sale of assets, including any restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement which has been entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock capital stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary;
, so long as such sale or disposition is permitted under this Agreement; (6v) Secured Liens permitted under Sections 8.03(d), (l), (m), (n) and (o) and any documents or instruments governing the terms of any Indebtedness otherwise permitted or other obligations secured by any such Liens, provided that such prohibitions or restrictions apply only to be Incurred the assets subject to such Liens; (vi) provisions (relating solely to one or more Foreign Subsidiaries) contained in agreements related to or instruments evidencing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(a8.04(i) and Section 7.02(g(vii) that limits the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;
(7) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(8) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in that restrict the ordinary course of business;
(9) purchase money obligations for property acquired and Capital Lease Obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(10) customary provisions contained in leases, licenses and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(11) any encumbrance or restriction that restricts in a customary manner the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is Equity Interests in Joint Ventures (which are not Subsidiaries of the Borrower) subject to a lease, license or similar contract, or the assignment or transfer of any such lease, license (including without limitation, licenses of intellectual property) or other contracts;
(12) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock (A) of Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party or a Foreign Subsidiary or (B) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or a Foreign Subsidiary so long as such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument will not materially affect Parent Borrower’s or any Loan Party’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Loans (as determined in good faith by Parent Borrower), provided that in the case of each of clauses (A) and (B), such Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock is permitted to be Incurred subsequent to the Restatement Date pursuant to Section 7.02(a);
(13) any Restricted Investment not prohibited by Section 7.02(b) and any Permitted Investment; or
(14) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in Section 7.02(c)(i) or (ii) above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (1) through (14) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of Parent Borrower, no more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.02(c), (i) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by Parent Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advancesagreements.
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Limitations on Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. No Loan Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction which prohibits or limits the ability of any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary to:
(i) pay dividends or make any other distributions to Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (1) on its Capital Stock; or (2) with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits; or
(ii) make loans or advances to Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent of such Restricted Subsidiary; except in each case for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:: 164
(1) (A) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Restatement Date and (B) contractual encumbrances or restrictions pursuant to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and, in each case, similar contractual encumbrances effected by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of such agreements or instruments;
(2) (A) the Senior 2023 Notes Indenture, the 2029 Notes, the 2031 2023 Notes or the guarantees thereunder, or (B) any the 2025 Notes Indenture, the 2025 Notes or the guarantees thereunder, (C) the 2027 Notes Indenture, the 2027 Notes or the guarantees thereunder or (D) the ABL Intercreditor Agreement;
(3) applicable Law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;
(4) any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which was in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person and its Subsidiaries, so acquired;
(5) contracts or agreements for the sale of assets, including any restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary;
(6) Secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(a) and Section 7.02(g) that limits the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;
(7) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(8) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(9) purchase money obligations for property acquired and Capital Lease Obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(10) customary provisions contained in leases, licenses and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(11) any encumbrance or restriction that restricts in a customary manner the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is subject to a lease, license or similar contract, or the assignment or transfer of any such lease, 165 license (including without limitation, licenses of intellectual property) or other contracts;
(12) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock (A) of Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party or a Foreign Subsidiary or (B) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or a Foreign Subsidiary so long as such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument will not materially affect Parent Borrower’s or any Loan Party’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Loans (as determined in good faith by Parent Borrower), provided that in the case of each of clauses (A) and (B), such Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock is permitted to be Incurred subsequent to the Restatement Date pursuant to Section 7.02(a);
(13) any Restricted Investment not prohibited by Section 7.02(b) and any Permitted Investment; or
(14) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in Section 7.02(c)(i) or (ii) above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (1) through (14) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of Parent Borrower, no more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.02(c), (i) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by Parent Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances.
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Samples: Revolving Credit Agreement (Gap Inc)
Limitations on Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. No Loan Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Material Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction which prohibits or limits the ability of any Loan Party or Restricted Material Subsidiary to:
(i) pay dividends or make any other distributions to Parent Borrower Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary (1) on its Capital Stock; or (2) with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits; or
(ii) make loans or advances to Parent Borrower Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent of such Restricted Material Subsidiary; except in each case for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(1) (A) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Restatement Closing Date and (B) contractual encumbrances or restrictions pursuant to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and, in each case, similar contractual encumbrances effected by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of such agreements or instruments;
(2) (A) the Senior 2024 Notes Indenture, the 2029 Notes, the 2031 2024 Notes or the guarantees thereunder, or (B) any the 2026 Notes Indenture, the 2026 Notes or the guarantees thereunder, (C) the 2028 Notes Indentureeach Specified Debt Agreement, the 2028 NotesSpecified Debt or the guarantees thereunder, (D) the Canadian Financings or (E) the ABL Intercreditor Agreement;
(3) applicable Law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;
(4) any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by Parent Borrower Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary which was in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person and its Subsidiaries, so acquired;
(5) contracts or agreements for the sale of assets, including any restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary;
(6) Secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(a) and Section 7.02(g) that limits the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;
(7) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(8) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(9) purchase money obligations for property acquired and Capital Lease Obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(10) customary provisions contained in leases, licenses and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(11) any encumbrance or restriction that restricts in a customary manner the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is subject to a lease, license or similar contract, or the assignment or transfer of any such lease, license (including without limitation, licenses of intellectual property) or other contracts;
(12) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock (A) of Parent Borrower Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party or a Foreign Subsidiary or (B) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or a Foreign Subsidiary so long as such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument will not materially affect Parent Borrower’s Holdings’ or any Loan Party’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Loans Advances (as determined in good faith by Parent BorrowerHoldings), ; provided that in the case of each of clauses (A) and (B), such Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock is permitted to be Incurred subsequent to the Restatement Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.02(a);
(13) any Restricted Investment not prohibited by Section 7.02(b) and any Permitted Investment;
(14) the Fernandina Cogeneration Project; or
(1415) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in Section 7.02(c)(i) or (ii) above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (1) through (14) aboveabove or this clause (15); provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of Parent BorrowerHoldings, no more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.02(c), (i) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to Parent Borrower Holdings or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by Parent Borrower Holdings or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances.
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Samples: Revolving Credit Agreement (Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.)
Limitations on Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. No Loan Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction which prohibits or limits the ability of any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary to:
(i) pay dividends or make any other distributions to Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (1) on its Capital Stock; or (2) with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits; or
(ii) make loans or advances to Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent of such Restricted Subsidiary; except in each case for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(1) (A) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Restatement Date and (B) contractual encumbrances or restrictions pursuant to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and, in each case, similar contractual encumbrances effected by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of such agreements or instruments;
(2) (A) the Senior 2023 Notes Indenture, the 2029 Notes, the 2031 2023 Notes or the guarantees thereunder, or (B) any the 2025 Notes Indenture, the 2025 Notes or the guarantees thereunder, (C) the 2027 Notes Indenture, the 2027 Notes or the guarantees thereunder or (D) the ABL Intercreditor Agreement;
(3) applicable Law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;
(4) any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which was in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person and its Subsidiaries, so acquired;
(5) contracts or agreements for the sale of assets, including any restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary;
(6) Secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(a) and Section 7.02(g) that limits the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;
(7) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(8) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(9) purchase money obligations for property acquired and Capital Lease Obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(10) customary provisions contained in leases, licenses and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(11) any encumbrance or restriction that restricts in a customary manner the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is subject to a lease, license or similar contract, or the assignment or transfer of any such lease, license (including without limitation, licenses of intellectual property) or other contracts;
(12) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock (A) of Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party or a Foreign Subsidiary or (B) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or a Foreign Subsidiary so long as such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument will not materially affect Parent Borrower’s or any Loan Party’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Loans (as determined in good faith by Parent Borrower), provided that in the case of each of clauses (A) and (B), such Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock is permitted to be Incurred subsequent to the Restatement Date pursuant to Section 7.02(a);
(13) any Restricted Investment not prohibited by Section 7.02(b) and any Permitted Investment; or
(14) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in Section 7.02(c)(i) or (ii) above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (1) through (14) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of Parent Borrower, no more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.02(c), (i) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by Parent Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances.
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Samples: Revolving Credit Agreement (Gap Inc)
Limitations on Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. No Loan Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction which prohibits or limits the ability of any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary to:
(i) pay dividends or make any other distributions to Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (1) on its Capital Stock; or (2) with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits; or
(ii) make loans or advances to Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent of such Restricted Subsidiary; except in each case for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(1A) (A1) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Restatement Closing Date and (B2) contractual encumbrances or restrictions pursuant to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and, in each case, similar contractual encumbrances effected by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of such agreements or instruments;
(2B) (A1) the Senior Notes Indenture, the 2029 Notes, the 2031 Senior Notes or the guarantees thereunder, thereunder or (B2) any the ABL Intercreditor Agreement;
(3C) applicable Law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;
(4D) any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which was in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person and its Subsidiaries, so acquired;
(5E) contracts or agreements for the sale of assets, including any restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary;
(6F) Secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(a) and Section 7.02(g) that limits the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;
(7G) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(8) H) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(9I) purchase money obligations for property acquired and Capital Lease Obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(10J) customary provisions contained in leases, licenses and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(11K) any encumbrance or restriction that restricts in a customary manner the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is subject to a lease, license or similar contract, or the assignment or transfer of any such lease, license (including without limitation, licenses of intellectual property) or other contracts;
(12L) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock (A) of Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party or a Foreign Subsidiary or (B) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or a Foreign Subsidiary so long as such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument will not materially affect Parent Borrower’s or any Loan Party’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Loans Advances (as determined in good faith by Parent Borrower); provided that, provided that in the case of each of clauses (A) and (B), such Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock is permitted to be Incurred subsequent to the Restatement Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.02(a);
(13M) any Restricted Investment not prohibited by Section 7.02(b) and any Permitted Investment; or
(14N) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in Section 7.02(c)(i) or (ii) above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (1) through (14) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of Parent Borrower, no more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.02(c), (i) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by Parent Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances.
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Limitations on Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. No Loan Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Material Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction which prohibits or limits the ability of any Loan Party or Restricted Material Subsidiary to:
(i) pay dividends or make any other distributions to Parent Borrower Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary (1) on its Capital Stock; or (2) with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits; or
(ii) make loans or advances to Parent Borrower Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent of such Restricted Material Subsidiary; except in each case for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(1) (A) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Restatement Closing Date and (B) contractual encumbrances or restrictions pursuant to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and, in each case, similar contractual encumbrances effected by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of such agreements or instruments;
(2) (A) the Senior 2024 Notes Indenture, the 2029 Notes, the 2031 2024 Notes or the guarantees thereunder, or (B) any the 2026 Notes Indenture, the 2026 Notes or the guarantees thereunder, (C) the Canadian Financings or (D) the ABL Intercreditor Agreement;
(3) applicable Law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;
(4) any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by Parent Borrower Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary which was in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person and its Subsidiaries, so acquired;
(5) contracts or agreements for the sale of assets, including any restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary;
(6) Secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(a) and Section 7.02(g) that limits the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;
(7) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(8) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(9) purchase money obligations for property acquired and Capital Lease Obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(10) customary provisions contained in leases, licenses and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(11) any encumbrance or restriction that restricts in a customary manner the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is subject to a lease, license or similar contract, or the assignment or transfer of any such lease, license (including without limitation, licenses of intellectual property) or other contracts;
(12) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock (A) of Parent Borrower Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party or a Foreign Subsidiary or (B) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or a Foreign Subsidiary so long as such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument will not materially affect Parent Borrower’s Holdings’ or any Loan Party’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Loans Advances (as determined in good faith by Parent BorrowerHoldings), ; provided that in the case of each of clauses (A) and (B), such Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock is permitted to be Incurred subsequent to the Restatement Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.02(a);
(13) any Restricted Investment not prohibited by Section 7.02(b) and any Permitted Investment;
(14) the Fernandina Cogeneration Project; or
(1415) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in Section 7.02(c)(i) or (ii) above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (1) through (14) aboveabove or this clause (15); provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of Parent BorrowerHoldings, no more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.02(c), (i) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to Parent Borrower Holdings or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by Parent Borrower Holdings or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances.
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Samples: Revolving Credit Agreement (Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.)
Limitations on Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. No Loan Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create Create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction which prohibits or limits the ability of any Loan Party Subsidiary of a Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary to:
Guarantor to (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions or pay any Indebtedness owed to Parent such Borrower or Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary (1) on its Capital Stock; of such Borrower or (2) with respect to any other interest or participation inGuarantor, or measured by, its profits; or
(ii) make loans or advances to Parent such Borrower or Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent of such Restricted SubsidiaryBorrower or Guarantor, (iii) transfer any of its properties or assets to such Borrower or Guarantor or any Subsidiary of such Borrower or Guarantor; except or (iv) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than encumbrances and restrictions arising under (A) applicable law, (B) this Agreement, (C) the Noteholder Documents and PIPE Documents, (D) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of such Borrower or Guarantor or any Subsidiary of such Borrower or Guarantor, (E) customary provisions restricting the creation, incurrence, assumption or existence of Liens on Equipment financed solely with purchase money indebtedness, (F) any agreement relating to Permitted Indebtedness incurred by a Subsidiary of such Borrower or Guarantor prior to the date on which such Subsidiary was acquired by such Borrower or such Guarantor and outstanding on such acquisition date, and (G) the extension or continuation of contractual obligations in each case for existence on the date hereof; provided, that, any such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(1) (A) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Restatement Date and (B) contractual encumbrances or restrictions pursuant to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and, in each case, similar contractual encumbrances effected by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of such agreements or instruments;
(2) (A) the Senior Notes Indenture, the 2029 Notes, the 2031 Notes or the guarantees thereunder, or (B) any ABL Intercreditor Agreement;
(3) applicable Law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;
(4) any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which was in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person and its Subsidiaries, so acquired;
(5) contracts or agreements for the sale of assets, including any restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary;
(6) Secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(a) and Section 7.02(g) that limits the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;
(7) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(8) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(9) purchase money obligations for property acquired and Capital Lease Obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(10) customary provisions contained in leases, licenses such extension or continuation are no less favorable to Agent and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(11) any encumbrance or restriction that restricts in a customary manner the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is subject to a lease, license or similar contract, or the assignment or transfer of any such lease, license (including without limitation, licenses of intellectual property) or other contracts;
(12) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock (A) of Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party or a Foreign Subsidiary or (B) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or a Foreign Subsidiary so long as such Lenders than those encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement under or instrument will not materially affect Parent Borrower’s or any Loan Party’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Loans (as determined in good faith by Parent Borrower), provided that in the case of each of clauses (A) and (B), such Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock is permitted to be Incurred subsequent pursuant to the Restatement Date pursuant to Section 7.02(a);
(13) any Restricted Investment not prohibited by Section 7.02(b) and any Permitted Investment; or
(14) any encumbrances contractual obligations so extended or restrictions of the type referred to in Section 7.02(c)(i) or (ii) above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (1) through (14) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of Parent Borrower, no more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.02(c), (i) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by Parent Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advancescontinued."
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Limitations on Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. No Loan Party shall, or shall permit any of its Restricted Material Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction which prohibits or limits the ability of any Loan Party or Restricted Material Subsidiary to:
(i) pay dividends or make any other distributions to Parent Borrower Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary (1) on its Capital Stock; or (2) with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits; or
(ii) make loans or advances to Parent Borrower Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent of such Restricted Material Subsidiary; except in each case for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(1) (A) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Restatement Closing Date and (B) contractual encumbrances or restrictions pursuant to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and, in each case, similar contractual encumbrances effected by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of such agreements or instruments;
(2) (A) the Senior 2024 Notes Indenture, the 2029 Notes, the 2031 2024 Notes or the guarantees thereunder, or (B) any the 2026 Notes Indenture, the 2026 Notes or the guarantees thereunder, (C) the 2028 Notes Indenture, the 2028 Notes or the guarantees thereunder, (D) the Canadian Financings or (DE) the ABL Intercreditor Agreement;
(3) applicable Law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;
(4) any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by Parent Borrower Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary which was in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person and its Subsidiaries, so acquired;
(5) contracts or agreements for the sale of assets, including any restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary;
(6) Secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(a) and Section 7.02(g) that limits the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;
(7) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(8) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(9) purchase money obligations for property acquired and Capital Lease Obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(10) customary provisions contained in leases, licenses and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(11) any encumbrance or restriction that restricts in a customary manner the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is subject to a lease, license or similar contract, or the assignment or transfer of any such lease, license (including without limitation, licenses of intellectual property) or other contracts;
(12) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock (A) of Parent Borrower Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party or a Foreign Subsidiary or (B) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or a Foreign Subsidiary so long as such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument will not materially affect Parent Borrower’s Holdings’ or any Loan Party’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Loans Advances (as determined in good faith by Parent BorrowerHoldings), ; provided that in the case of each of clauses (A) and (B), such Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock is permitted to be Incurred subsequent to the Restatement Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.02(a);
(13) any Restricted Investment not prohibited by Section 7.02(b) and any Permitted Investment;
(14) the Fernandina Cogeneration Project; or
(1415) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in Section 7.02(c)(i) or (ii) above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (1) through (14) aboveabove or this clause (15); provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of Parent BorrowerHoldings, no more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.02(c), (i) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to Parent Borrower Holdings or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by Parent Borrower Holdings or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances.
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Samples: Revolving Credit Agreement (Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.)
Limitations on Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. No Loan Party shallHoldings will not, or shall and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist (other than as a result of a requirement of law) any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction which prohibits or limits otherwise restricts (A) the ability of any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary to:
to (ia) pay dividends Dividends or make any other distributions or pay any Indebtedness owed to Parent Borrower Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary Subsidiary, (1) on its Capital Stock; or (2) with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits; or
(iib) make loans or advances to Parent Borrower Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary, (c) transfer any of its properties or assets to Holdings or any Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect parent (B) the ability of such Restricted Subsidiary; except in each case for such encumbrances Holdings or any other Subsidiary of Holdings to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon its property or assets to secure the Obligations, other than prohibitions or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
: (1i) (A) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Restatement Date and (B) contractual encumbrances or restrictions pursuant to this Agreement, the other Loan Credit Documents, and, in each case, similar contractual encumbrances effected by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of such agreements or instruments;
(2) (A) the Senior Subordinated Note Documents and any definitive agreement evidencing or governing Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture, so long such prohibitions and restrictions are no less favorable to either Holdings or its Subsidiaries or to the 2029 Notes, Lenders than those contained in the 2031 Notes or the guarantees thereunder, or Senior Subordinated Note Documents; (B) any ABL Intercreditor Agreement;
(3ii) applicable Law or any applicable rulelaw, regulation or judicial order;
; (4iii) customary non-assignment provisions entered into in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices; (iv) any agreement restriction or other instrument of a Person acquired by Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which was in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person and its Subsidiaries, so acquired;
(5) contracts or agreements for the sale of assets, including any restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement which has been entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock capital stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary;
, so long as such sale or disposition is permitted under this Agreement; (6v) Secured Liens permitted under Sections 8.03(d), (l), (m), (n) and (s) and any documents or instruments governing the terms of any Indebtedness otherwise permitted or other obligations secured by any such Liens, provided that such prohibitions or restrictions apply only to be Incurred the assets subject to such Liens; (vi) provisions (relating solely to one or more Foreign Subsidiaries) contained in agreements related to or instruments evidencing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(a8.04(i) and Section 7.02(g(vii) that limits the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;
(7) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(8) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in that restrict the ordinary course of business;
(9) purchase money obligations for property acquired and Capital Lease Obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(10) customary provisions contained in leases, licenses and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(11) any encumbrance or restriction that restricts in a customary manner the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is Equity Interests in Joint Ventures (which are not Subsidiaries of the Borrower) subject to a lease, license or similar contract, or the assignment or transfer of any such lease, license (including without limitation, licenses of intellectual property) or other contracts;
(12) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock (A) of Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party or a Foreign Subsidiary or (B) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or a Foreign Subsidiary so long as such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument will not materially affect Parent Borrower’s or any Loan Party’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Loans (as determined in good faith by Parent Borrower), provided that in the case of each of clauses (A) and (B), such Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock is permitted to be Incurred subsequent to the Restatement Date pursuant to Section 7.02(a);
(13) any Restricted Investment not prohibited by Section 7.02(b) and any Permitted Investment; or
(14) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in Section 7.02(c)(i) or (ii) above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (1) through (14) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of Parent Borrower, no more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.02(c), (i) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of loans or advances made to Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by Parent Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advancesagreements.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (RBS Global Inc)