Common use of Loans; Investments Clause in Contracts

Loans; Investments. Make or commit to make advances, loans, extensions of credit or capital contributions to, or purchases of any stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities of, or make any other investment in, any Person except, advances in the ordinary course of business to Subsidiaries consistent with past practices, or for purposes of acquiring, merging, consolidating Subsidiaries, or as otherwise permitted by applicable governmental laws and regulations, or as otherwise permitted by this Article VII.

Loans; Investments. Make or commit to make advances, loans, extensions of credit or capital contributions to, or purchases of any stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities of, or make any other investment in, any Person except(collectively, advances “Investments”) except Investments (including without limitation Permitted Acquisitions) made in the ordinary course of business to Subsidiaries consistent accordance with past practices, or for purposes of acquiring, merging, consolidating Subsidiaries, or as otherwise permitted by all applicable governmental laws and regulations, or as otherwise permitted by this Article VIISection 6.

Loans; Investments. Make or commit to make advances, loans, extensions of credit or capital contributions to, or purchases of any stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities of, or make any other investment in, any Person except, advances in the ordinary course of business to Subsidiaries consistent with past practices, practices or for purposes of acquiring, merging, consolidating commitments to make advances to Persons who will become Subsidiaries, or as otherwise permitted by applicable governmental laws and regulations, or as otherwise permitted by this Article VII.

Loans; Investments. Make or commit to make advances, loans, extensions of credit or capital contributions to, or purchases of any stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities of, or make any other investment in, any Person except, advances in the ordinary course of business to Subsidiaries consistent with past practices, or for purposes of acquiring, merging, consolidating Subsidiaries, or as otherwise permitted by applicable governmental laws and regulations, or as otherwise permitted by this Article VIISection 6.