Formation or Acquisition of Subsidiaries Notwithstanding and without limiting the negative covenants contained in Sections 7.3 and 7.7 hereof, at the time that Borrower or any Guarantor forms any direct or indirect Subsidiary or acquires any direct or indirect Subsidiary after the Effective Date, Borrower and such Guarantor shall (a) cause such new Subsidiary to provide to Bank a joinder to this Agreement to become a co-borrower hereunder or a Guaranty to become a Guarantor hereunder, together with such appropriate financing statements and/or Control Agreements, all in form and substance satisfactory to Bank (including being sufficient to grant Bank a first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) in and to the assets of such newly formed or acquired Subsidiary), (b) provide to Bank appropriate certificates and powers and financing statements, pledging all of the direct or beneficial ownership interest in such new Subsidiary, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank; and (c) provide to Bank all other documentation in form and substance satisfactory to Bank, including one or more opinions of counsel satisfactory to Bank, which in its opinion is appropriate with respect to the execution and delivery of the applicable documentation referred to above. Any document, agreement, or instrument executed or issued pursuant to this Section 6.13 shall be a Loan Document.
Investments; Joint Ventures Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make or own any Investment in any Person, including any Joint Venture, except:
(i) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make and own Investments in Cash and Cash Equivalents;
(ii) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may (a) make and own Investments in any Loan Party, and (b) make and own Investments in any Subsidiaries of Borrower that are not Loan Parties in aggregate amount not to exceed $750,000;
(iii) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make intercompany loans to the extent permitted under subsection 7.1(iv);
(iv) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make Consolidated Capital Expenditures permitted by subsection 7.8;
(v) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may continue to own the Investments owned by them as of the Closing Date and described in Schedule 7.3 annexed hereto;
(vi) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make and own Investments in shares of capital stock, evidence of Indebtedness or other security acquired in consideration for or as evidence of past-due or restructured Accounts in an aggregate face amount of such Accounts at any time not to exceed $500,000;
(vii) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make and own Investments in non-cash consideration received in connection with any Asset Sale otherwise permitted hereby;
(viii) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make and own Investments with respect to any obligation to indemnify their respective officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by the corporation or limited liability company law of the jurisdiction of such Person's organization;
(ix) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make and own Investments in loans and advances (a) to their respective employees for moving, entertainment, travel and other similar expenses in the ordinary course of business not to exceed $250,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding, or (b) to their respective employees and to their respective independent sales representatives secured by the pledge of shares of Borrower Common Stock made to finance the purchase by such employees (or representatives) of such stock, not to exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding;
(x) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make acquisitions permitted pursuant to subsection 7.7; and
(xi) Borrower and its Subsidiaries may sell inventory on credit in the ordinary course of business.
Incorporation of Credit Agreement Provisions The provisions contained in Section 11.6 (Indemnification), Section 12.8 (Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction) and Section 12.9 (Waiver of Jury Trial) of the Credit Agreement are incorporated herein by reference to the same extent as if reproduced herein in their entirety.
Cooperation of Borrower If necessary, Borrower agrees to (i) execute any documents (including new Secured Promissory Notes) reasonably required to effectuate and acknowledge each assignment of a Term Loan Commitment or Loan to an assignee in accordance with Section 12.1, (ii) make Borrower’s management available to meet with Collateral Agent and prospective participants and assignees of Term Loan Commitments or Credit Extensions (which meetings shall be conducted no more often than twice every twelve months unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), and (iii) assist Collateral Agent or the Lenders in the preparation of information relating to the financial affairs of Borrower as any prospective participant or assignee of a Term Loan Commitment or Term Loan reasonably may request. Subject to the provisions of Section 12.9, Borrower authorizes each Lender to disclose to any prospective participant or assignee of a Term Loan Commitment, any and all information in such Lender’s possession concerning Borrower and its financial affairs which has been delivered to such Lender by or on behalf of Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, or which has been delivered to such Lender by or on behalf of Borrower in connection with such Lender’s credit evaluation of Borrower prior to entering into this Agreement.
Designation of Subsidiaries as Account Parties Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 2.3(a), a Letter of Credit issued hereunder may contain a statement to the effect that such Letter of Credit is issued for the account of a Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided that, notwithstanding such statement, the Borrower shall be the actual account party for all purposes of this Agreement for such Letter of Credit and such statement shall not affect the Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligations hereunder with respect to such Letter of Credit.
Formation of Joint Venture The JV Parties hereby jointly enter into and form this Joint Venture, for the limited purpose and scope set herein, pursuant to the laws of the State of California and the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as otherwise expressly provided in this JV Agreement or by other written agreement executed by the JV Parties, no JV Party shall have the authority to act for or to assume any obligations or responsibilities on behalf of any other JV Party. Each of the JV Parties acknowledges and agrees that the creation of the Joint Venture shall be purely contractual in nature, and that (i) the Joint Venture shall not constitute the creation of any separate limited liability company, partnership or other legal entity and (ii) other than as specifically provided herein, neither SMK nor the Investor shall be required to make any filing with, or obtain any consent from, the State of California or any other governmental body, in each case, in order for the Joint Venture to commence and for the JV Parties to be contractually bound by this JV Agreement.
Location of Collateral All tangible items of Collateral, other than Inventory in transit, shall at all times be kept by Borrowers at the business locations set forth in Schedule 8.6.1, except that Borrowers may (a) make sales or other dispositions of Collateral in accordance with Section 10.2.6; and (b) move Collateral to another location in the United States, upon 30 Business Days prior written notice to Agent.
Formation of Subsidiaries Each Borrower will, at the time that any Loan Party forms any direct or indirect Subsidiary or acquires any direct or indirect Subsidiary after the Closing Date, within 10 days of such formation or acquisition (or such later date as permitted by Agent in its sole discretion) (a) cause such new Subsidiary to provide to Agent a joinder to the Guaranty and Security Agreement, together with such other security agreements (including mortgages with respect to any Real Property owned in fee of such new Subsidiary with a fair market value greater than $1,000,000), as well as appropriate financing statements (and with respect to all property subject to a mortgage, fixture filings), all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent (including being sufficient to grant Agent a first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) in and to the assets of such newly formed or acquired Subsidiary); provided, that the joinder to the Guaranty and Security Agreement, and such other security agreements shall not be required to be provided to Agent with respect to any Subsidiary of any Borrower that is a CFC if providing such agreements would result in adverse tax consequences or the costs to the Loan Parties of providing such guaranty or such security agreements are unreasonably excessive (as determined by Agent in consultation with Borrowers) in relation to the benefits to Agent and the Lenders of the security or guarantee afforded thereby, (b) provide, or cause the applicable Loan Party to provide, to Agent a pledge agreement (or an addendum to the Guaranty and Security Agreement) and appropriate certificates and powers or financing statements, pledging all of the direct or beneficial ownership interest in such new Subsidiary in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent; provided, that only 65% of the total outstanding voting Equity Interests of any first tier Subsidiary of a Borrower that is a CFC (and none of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of such CFC) shall be required to be pledged if pledging a greater amount would result in adverse tax consequences or the costs to the Loan Parties of providing such pledge are unreasonably excessive (as determined by Agent in consultation with Borrowers) in relation to the benefits to Agent and the Lenders of the security afforded thereby (which pledge, if reasonably requested by Agent, shall be governed by the laws of the jurisdiction of such Subsidiary), and (c) provide to Agent all other documentation, including one or more opinions of counsel reasonably satisfactory to Agent, which, in its opinion, is appropriate with respect to the execution and delivery of the applicable documentation referred to above (including policies of title insurance or other documentation with respect to all Real Property owned in fee and subject to a mortgage). Any document, agreement, or instrument executed or issued pursuant to this Section 5.11 shall constitute a Loan Document.
Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures Create, acquire or otherwise suffer to exist, or permit any Subsidiary of such Borrower to create, acquire or otherwise suffer to exist, any Subsidiary or joint venture arrangement not in existence as of the date hereof, except in connection with a Permitted Acquisition.
Location of Borrower The Borrower's place of business (or, if the Borrower has more than one place of business, its chief executive office) is located at the address listed under the Borrower's signature on this Agreement.
