Loans; Investments Make or suffer to exist any loans, advances, or investments (“Investments”), except:
(a) accounts receivable in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business;
(b) Investments in domestic certificates of deposit issued by, and other domestic investments with, financial institutions organized under the laws of the United States or a state thereof, having at least One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000) in capital and a rating of at least “investment grade” or “A” by Xxxxx’x or any successor rating agency;
(c) Investments in marketable obligations of the United States of America and in open market commercial paper given the highest credit rating by a national credit agency and maturing not more than one year from the creation thereof;
(d) temporary advances to cover incidental expenses to be incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(e) Investments in joint ventures, strategic alliances, licensing and similar arrangements customary in Borrower’s industry and which do not require Borrower to assume or otherwise become liable for the obligations of any third party not directly related to or arising out of such arrangement or, without the prior written consent of Lender, require Borrower to transfer ownership of non-cash assets to such joint venture or other entity;
(f) Investments in (i) one or more wholly-owned domestic Subsidiaries of Borrower, so long as in accordance with Section 6.14(a) of this Agreement, each such Person has been made a co-borrower hereunder or has executed and delivered to Lender an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender, containing a guaranty of the Obligations, and (ii) one or more wholly-owned foreign Subsidiaries of Borrower with the prior written consent of Lender;
(g) Investments approved by Lender prior to the Closing Date as shown on Schedule 6.6;
(h) Investments accepted in connection with transactions permitted under Section 6.4 or investments accepted in connection with Transfers permitted by Section 6.5;
(i) Investments consisting of deposit accounts; provided Lender has a perfected security interest therein to the extent required by 6.11;
(j) Investments consisting of the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business;
(k) non-cash loans approved by Borrower’s Board of Managers to employees, officers or managers relating to the purchase of equity securities of Borrower pursuant to employee stock purchase plans or agreements approved by Borrower’s Board of Managers, limited to an aggregate total of $250,000 at any time outstanding;
(l) Investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of customers or suppliers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers or suppliers arising in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business;
(m) Investments permitted under Section 6.11;
(n) Investments consisting of notes receivable of, or prepaid royalties and other credit extensions to, customers and suppliers in the ordinary course of business;
(o) Investments by wholly owned Subsidiaries in other wholly owned Subsidiaries or in Borrower; and
(p) Other investments not otherwise permitted by this Section 6.6 not exceeding $250,000 in any fiscal year.
Loans, Investments, Etc Each Borrower and each Guarantor shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make, or suffer or permit to exist, any loans or advance money or property to any Person, or any investment in (by capital contribution, dividend or otherwise) or purchase or repurchase the Capital Stock or Indebtedness or all or a substantial part of the assets or property of any Person, or form or acquire any Subsidiaries, or agree to do any of the foregoing, except:
(a) the endorsement of instruments for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business;
(b) investments in cash or Cash Equivalents so long as the terms and conditions of Section 5.2 hereof shall have been satisfied with respect to the deposit account or investment account in which such cash or Cash Equivalents are held; provided, however, such cash or Cash Equivalents must be held in a savings or investment account which is subject to Administrative and Collateral Agent’s first priority perfected security interest if any Revolving Loans or Term Loans are then outstanding;
(c) the existing equity investments of each Borrower and each Guarantor as of the date hereof in their respective Subsidiaries, provided, that, no Borrower or Guarantor shall have any obligation to make any other investment in, or loans to, or other payments in respect of, any of such Subsidiaries;
(d) stock or obligations issued to any Borrower or any Guarantor by any Person (or the representative of such Person) in respect of Indebtedness of such Person owing to such Borrower or such Guarantor in connection with the insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership or reorganization of such Person or a composition or readjustment of the debts of such Person; provided, that, the original of any such stock or instrument having a principal amount in excess of $1,000,000 evidencing such obligations shall be promptly delivered to Administrative and Collateral Agent, upon Administrative and Collateral Agent’s request, together with such stock power, assignment or endorsement by such Borrower or such Guarantor as Administrative and Collateral Agent may request;
(e) obligations of account debtors to any Borrower or any Guarantor arising from Accounts which are past due evidenced by a promissory note made by such account debtor payable to such Borrower or such Guarantor; provided, that, promptly upon the receipt of the original of any such promissory note by such Borrower or such Guarantor having a principal amount in excess of $1,000,000, such promissory note shall be endorsed to the order of Administrative and Collateral Agent by such Borrower or such Guarantor and promptly delivered to Administrative and Collateral Agent as so endorsed;
(f) the loans and advances set forth on Schedule 9.10 hereto; provided, that, as to such loans and advances, (i) Borrowers and Guarantors shall not, directly or indirectly, amend, modify, alter or change the terms of such loans and advances or any agreement, document or instrument related thereto and (ii) Borrowers and Guarantors shall furnish to Administrative and Collateral Agent all notices or demands in connection with such loans and advances either received by any Borrower, any Guarantor or on any of their behalf, promptly after the receipt thereof, or sent by any Borrower, any Guarantor or on any of their behalf, concurrently with the sending thereof, as the case may be;
(g) loans and advances by any Borrower or any Guarantor to officers and employees of such Borrower or such Guarantor so long as such loans are made in the ordinary course of such Borrower’s or such Guarantor’s business and with respect to activities arising from such persons employment by such Borrower or such Guarantor;
(h) loans and advances by BlueLinx to BlueLinx Building Products Canada Ltd., a company organized under the laws of British Columbia, not to exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding; and
(i) Permitted Acquisitions; provided, however, in the case of a Permitted Acquisition which is an Asset Acquisition, the assets acquired by any Borrower shall not be included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base until the Administrative and Collateral Agent shall have had the opportunity to perform a field examination and appraisal through its examiners or through representatives that it may retain in order to determine the eligibility of such assets for inclusion in the calculation of the Borrowing Base;
(j) any Borrower may form an Acquisition Subsidiary so long as; (i) Administrative Borrower provides Administrative and Collateral Agent with prior written notice of the formation of any Acquisition Subsidiary; (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the formation of such Acquisition Subsidiary; (iii) Administrative and Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers, shall be granted a first priority security interest (subject to the security interests, mortgages, pledges, liens, charges and other encumbrances otherwise permitted under Section 9.8 hereof) in all assets (including any Capital Stock) of such Acquisition Subsidiary and such Borrower shall cause such Acquisition Subsidiary to execute any documents and take all actions that may be required under applicable law or that Administrative and Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in order to grant, preserve, protect and perfect such security interest, all in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative and Collateral Agent; and (iv) either (A) such Borrower shall cause such newly formed Acquisition Subsidiary to execute a (1) general continuing guaranty in favor of Administrative and Collateral Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative and Collateral Agent, and (2) a joinder to this Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative and Collateral Agent, whereby such newly formed Acquisition Subsidiary acknowledges and agrees that it is a “Guarantor” hereunder; or (B) such newly formed Acquisition Subsidiary shall execute a joinder to this Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative and Collateral Agent, whereby such newly formed Acquisition Subsidiary acknowledges and agrees that it is a “Borrower” hereunder subject to the terms hereunder and subject to such newly formed Acquisition Subsidiary and Borrowers executing such documentation requested by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
