Dividends, Distributions and Redemptions To enable each Fund to pay dividends or other distributions to shareholders of each such Fund and to make payment to shareholders who have requested repurchase or redemption of their shares of each such Fund (collectively, the "Shares"), the Custodian shall release cash or Securities insofar as available. In the case of cash, the Custodian shall, upon the receipt of Instructions, transfer such funds by check or wire transfer to any account at any bank or trust company designated by each such Fund in such Instructions. In the case of Securities, the Custodian shall, upon the receipt of Special Instructions, make such transfer to any entity or account designated by each such Fund in such Special Instructions.
Dividends and Related Distributions Make any Restricted Payment, or agree to become or remain liable to make any Restricted Payment, except:
(a) dividends or other distributions payable to another Loan Party;
(b) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may pay dividends in shares of its own Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests);
(c) any Restricted Payment made by a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to another Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or a Loan Party;
(d) the Special Distribution, so long as (i) no Potential Default or Event of Default then exists or arises therefrom and (ii) after giving effect thereto on a Pro Forma Basis, the Loan Parties are in compliance with the covenants set forth in Sections 9.12 and 9.13;
(e) Restricted Payments consisting of redemptions of Equity Interests of Holdings held by employees, officers, or directors of Holdings (or any spouses, ex-spouses, estates or Affiliates of any of the foregoing); provided, that the aggregate amount of such redemptions made by Holdings in respect of each Fiscal Year prior to the Expiration Date shall not exceed (i) the greater of (A) $2,000,000 or (B) 5.00% of Consolidated EBITDA for the four Fiscal Quarter period most recently ended as of such date of determination in respect of which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 8.1(a) or 8.1(b), as applicable less (ii) the aggregate amount of cash compensation consisting of Qualified LTIP Accrual Amounts added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (b)(vii)(B) thereof in respect of such period; provided, further, that Restricted Payments under this Section 9.4(e) shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) no Event of Default has occurred or would result from such Restricted Payment, (ii) the Borrower provides Administrative Agent evidence that after giving effect to the consummation of such Restricted Payment, Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis shall maintain a Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least 1.25 to 1.00 on a Pro Forma Basis, measured as of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which the Loan Parties have delivered the financial statements required under Sections 8.1(a) or (b), as the case may be, for the four Fiscal Quarter period then ended, (iii) after giving effect to the consummation of such Restricted Payment, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 2.50 to 1.00, and (iv) each Loan Party shall be Solvent before and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; and
(f) dividends, distributions and/or share repurchases in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000 per Fiscal Year, so long as (i) no Potential Default or Event of Default then exists or arises therefrom and (ii) after giving effect thereto on a Pro Forma Basis, the Loan Parties are in compliance with the covenants set forth in Sections 9.12 and 9.13; provided that the aggregate amount of dividends, distributions and share repurchases under this Section 9.4(f) shall be unlimited so long as after giving effect thereto on a Pro Forma Basis, the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio is less than 2.50 to 1.00.
Dividends, Distributions, Redemptions, and Repurchases Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Declaration of Trust, including, without limitation, Article VI, no dividend or distribution including, without limitation, any distribution paid upon dissolution of the Trust or of any Series with respect to, nor any redemption or repurchase of, the Shares of any Series or class shall be effected by the Trust other than from the assets held with respect to such Series, nor, except as specifically provided in Section 7 of this Article III, shall any Shareholder of any particular Series otherwise have any right or claim against the assets held with respect to any other Series or the Trust generally except to the extent that such Shareholder has such a right or claim hereunder as a Shareholder of such other Series. The Board of Trustees shall have full discretion, to the extent not inconsistent with the 1940 Act, to determine which items shall be treated as income and which items as capital; and each such determination and allocation shall be conclusive and binding upon the Shareholders.
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Dividends and Certain Other Restricted Payments Neither the Borrower nor Whitestone REIT shall, nor shall they permit any Material Subsidiary to, declare or make any Restricted Payment; provided that:
(a) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Whitestone REIT (which shall distribute such amounts to its equity holders) (such Restricted Payments, which for the sake of clarity shall exclude those Restricted Payments otherwise permitted under Section 8.22(c) below, “Ordinary Dividends”) up to an amount not to exceed the greater of (i) 95% of FFO for the most recently ended Rolling Period; and (ii) the amount required for Whitestone REIT to maintain its status as a real estate investment trust under applicable Legal Requirements; provided, however if any Default or Event of Default under Section 9.1(j) or Section 9.1(k) has occurred and is continuing, Ordinary Dividends shall not exceed the amounts described in clause (a)(ii) above;
(i) any wholly‑owned Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments, directly or indirectly, to the Borrower or any other wholly-owned Material Subsidiary of the Borrower and (ii) any non‑wholly‑owned Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments directly to its equity owners based on such equity owners’ pro rata ownership of such Subsidiary;
(c) the Borrower may declare and make Restricted Payments to Whitestone REIT (which shall distribute such amounts to its equity holders) from capital gains from the sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of its Property (such Restricted Payments, “Special Dividends”), which Special Dividends may be in excess of the thresholds set forth for Ordinary Dividends in clause (a) above, so long as at the time of declaration, no Default or Event of Default exists;
(d) any of Whitestone REIT, the Borrower or any Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in the common Stock of such entity including (i) “cashless exercises” of options granted under any share option plan adopted by the Borrower, (ii) distributions of rights or equity securities under any rights plan adopted by the Borrower and (iii) distributions (or effect stock splits or reverse stock splits) with respect to its stock payable solely in additional shares of its stock; and
(e) so long as no Change of Control results therefrom, Whitestone REIT, the Borrower and each Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments in connection with the implementation of or pursuant to any retirement, health, stock option and other benefit plans, bonus plans, performance based incentive plans, and other similar forms of compensation for the benefit of the directors, officers and employees of Whitestone REIT, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries.
Stock Dividends and Distributions In case the Company shall pay a dividend in, or make a distribution of, shares of Common Stock or of the Company's capital stock convertible into Common Stock, the Exercise Price shall forthwith be proportionately decreased. An adjustment made pursuant to this Section 8.2 shall be made as of the record date for the subject stock dividend or distribution.
Payment of Dividends Any dividend or other distribution payable in cash in respect of shares may be paid by cheque, made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent, and mailed to the address of the shareholder, or in the case of joint shareholders, to the address of the joint shareholder who is first named on the central securities register, or to the person and to the address the shareholder or joint shareholders may direct in writing. The mailing of such cheque will, to the extent of the sum represented by the cheque (plus the amount of the tax required by law to be deducted), discharge all liability for the dividend unless such cheque is not paid on presentation or the amount of tax so deducted is not paid to the appropriate taxing authority.
PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS OR DISTRIBUTIONS 1. Whenever the Fund shall determine to pay a dividend or distribution on Shares it shall furnish to Custodian Instructions or a Certificate setting forth with respect to the Series specified therein the date of the declaration of such dividend or distribution, the total amount payable, and the payment date.
2. Upon the payment date specified in such Instructions or Certificate, Custodian shall pay out of the money held for the account of such Series the total amount payable to the dividend agent of the Fund specified therein.
Stock Dividends, Distributions, Etc If, while this Pledge Agreement is in effect, Pledgor becomes entitled to receive or receives any securities or other property in addition to, in substitution of, or in exchange for any of the Pledged Shares (whether as a distribution in connection with any recapitalization, reorganization or reclassification, a stock dividend or otherwise), Pledgor shall accept such securities or other property on behalf of and for the benefit of the Company as additional security for Pledgor's obligations under the Note and shall promptly deliver such additional security to the Company together with duly executed forms of assignment, and such additional security shall be deemed to be part of the Pledged Shares hereunder.
Restriction on Dividends and Repurchases (a) Prior to the earlier of (x) the third anniversary of the Closing Date and (y) the date on which all of the Preferred Shares and Warrant Shares have been redeemed in whole or the Investor has transferred all of the Preferred Shares and Warrant Shares to third parties which are not Affiliates of the Investor, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary shall, without the consent of the Investor, declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on capital stock or other equity securities of any kind of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (other than (i) regular quarterly cash dividends of not more than the amount of the last quarterly cash dividend per share declared or, if lower, announced to its holders of Common Stock an intention to declare, on the Common Stock prior to November 17, 2008, as adjusted for any stock split, stock dividend, reverse stock split, reclassification or similar transaction, (ii) dividends payable solely in shares of Common Stock, (iii) regular dividends on shares of preferred stock in accordance with the terms thereof and which are permitted under the terms of the Preferred Shares and the Warrant Shares, (iv) dividends or distributions by any wholly-owned Company Subsidiary or (v) dividends or distributions by any Company Subsidiary required pursuant to binding contractual agreements entered into prior to November 17, 2008).
(b) During the period beginning on the third anniversary of the Closing Date and ending on the earlier of (i) the tenth anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the date on which all of the Preferred Shares and Warrant Shares have been redeemed in whole or the Investor has transferred all of the Preferred Shares and Warrant Shares to third parties which are not Affiliates of the Investor, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary shall, without the consent of the Investor, (A) pay any per share dividend or distribution on capital stock or other equity securities of any kind of the Company at a per annum rate that is in excess of 103% of the aggregate per share dividends and distributions for the immediately prior fiscal year (other than regular dividends on shares of preferred stock in accordance with the terms thereof and which are permitted under the terms of the Preferred Shares and the Warrant Shares); provided that no increase in the aggregate amount of dividends or distributions on Common Stock shall be permitted as a result of any dividends or distributions paid in shares of Common Stock, any stock split or any similar transaction or (B) pay aggregate dividends or distributions on capital stock or other equity securities of any kind of any Company Subsidiary that is in excess of 103% of the aggregate dividends and distributions paid for the immediately prior fiscal year (other than in the case of this clause (B), (1) regular dividends on shares of preferred stock in accordance with the terms thereof and which are permitted under the terms of the Preferred Shares and the Warrant Shares, (2) dividends or distributions by any wholly-owned Company Subsidiary, (3) dividends or distributions by any Company Subsidiary required pursuant to binding contractual agreements entered into prior to November 17, 2008) or (4) dividends or distributions on newly issued shares of capital stock for cash or other property.
(c) Prior to the earlier of (x) the tenth anniversary of the Closing Date and (y) the date on which all of the Preferred Shares and Warrant Shares have been redeemed in whole or the Investor has transferred all of the Preferred Shares and Warrant Shares to third parties which are not Affiliates of the Investor, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary shall, without the consent of the Investor, redeem, purchase or acquire any shares of Common Stock or other capital stock or other equity securities of any kind of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or any trust preferred securities issued by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, other than (i) redemptions, purchases or other acquisitions of the Preferred Shares and Warrant Shares,