Investments; Indebtedness PNU shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, other than in connection with actions permitted by Section 4.1(e), (i) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person, other than (x) by PNU or a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of PNU to or in PNU or any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of PNU, (y) pursuant to any contract or other legal obligation of PNU or any of its Subsidiaries as in effect at the date of this Agreement or (z) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice in an aggregate amount not in excess of the aggregate amount specified in Section 4.1(g) of the PNU Disclosure Schedule or (ii) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any indebtedness, issuances of debt securities, guarantees, loans or advances not in existence as of the date of this Agreement except pursuant to the credit facilities, indentures (but not in excess of amounts authorized for issuance thereunder as of the date of this Agreement) and other arrangements in existence on the date of this Agreement or trade debt and commercial finance in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, in each case as such credit facilities, indentures and other arrangements and other existing indebtedness may be amended, extended, modified, refunded, renewed or refinanced after the date of this Agreement which does not increase the aggregate principal amount or amount of the facility, as the case may be.
Payment of Indebtedness Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity (subject, where applicable, to specified grace periods and, in the case of the trade payables, to normal payment practices) all its obligations and liabilities of whatever nature, except when the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or when the amount or validity thereof is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and each Borrower shall have provided for such reserves as Agent may reasonably deem proper and necessary, subject at all times to any applicable subordination arrangement in favor of Lenders.
Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness (i) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, except that (A) the Borrower may declare and pay dividends with respect to its Equity Interests payable solely in additional Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower, (B) any Restricted Subsidiary may declare and pay dividends or make other distributions with respect to its Equity Interest, or make other Restricted Payments in respect of its Equity Interests, in each case ratably to the holders of such Equity Interests (or, if not ratably, on a basis more favorable to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries), (C) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments, not exceeding $5,000,000 during any fiscal year of the Borrower, pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit plans for management or employees of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (with any unused amount available in the following fiscal year only), (D) the Borrower may repurchase Equity Interests (i) upon the exercise of stock options, deferred stock units and restricted shares to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such stock options, deferred stock units or restricted shares and (ii) in connection with the withholding of a portion of the Equity Interests granted or awarded to a director or an employee to pay for the taxes payable by such director or employee upon such grant or award, (E) the Borrower may make cash payments in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares representing insignificant interests in the Borrower in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of common stock in the Borrower, (F) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower may declare and make Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $80,000,000 in any fiscal year in respect of dividends on the Borrower’s common stock, (G) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date such dividend is declared (or, in the case of a Restricted Payment that is necessary or advisable (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) for the consummation of a Limited Condition Acquisition, no Default exists as of the date the definitive acquisition agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into), the Borrower may make additional Restricted Payments in an amount not to exceed the Available Amount and (H) the Borrower may make additional Restricted Payments; provided that at the time of and immediately after giving effect to any such Restricted Payment referred to in this clause (H), (1) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom (or, in the case of a Restricted Payment that is necessary or advisable (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) for the consummation of a Limited Condition Acquisition, no Default exists as of the date the definitive acquisition agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into) and (2) after giving effect to such Restricted Payment and any related transaction on a pro forma basis the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 2.75 to 1.00 (calculated as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower then most recently ended for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a).
(ii) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) of or in respect of principal of or interest on any Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.03(a)(xii), or any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any other Specified Indebtedness, except:
(A) payments of regularly scheduled interest and principal payments as and when due in respect of any Specified Indebtedness, other than payments in respect of any Subordinated Indebtedness prohibited by the subordination provisions thereof; (B) refinancings of Specified Indebtedness with the proceeds of other Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(a);
Additional Indebtedness This Indenture does not restrict the Corporation from incurring additional indebtedness for borrowed money or other obligations or liabilities (including Senior Indebtedness) or mortgaging, pledging or charging its properties to secure any indebtedness or obligations or liabilities.
Certain Indebtedness (a) If requested by Parent in writing, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to deliver all notices and take all other actions reasonably necessary to facilitate (i) the termination at the Closing Date of all commitments in respect of the Existing Credit Facility and (ii) the repayment in full on the Closing Date of all obligations with respect to the Existing Credit Facility and the Existing Commercial Paper Program; provided that to the extent the Company does not have unrestricted cash on hand in an amount sufficient to make such repayment in full, the Company shall have received funds from Parent in an amount sufficient to make such repayment. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to Parent at least one Business Day prior to the Closing Date, executed payoff letters (each, a “Payoff Letter ”), in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent, from the lenders, or the administrative agent (or similar Person) on behalf of the lenders, under the Existing Credit Facility and the Existing Commercial Paper Program. Such Payoff Letter shall (A) confirm the aggregate outstanding amount required to be paid to fully satisfy all principal, interest, prepayment premiums, penalties, breakage costs or any other outstanding and unpaid Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Facility or the Existing Commercial Paper Program as of the anticipated Closing Date (and the daily accrual of interest thereafter), (B) contain payment instructions and (C) evidence the satisfaction, release and discharge of the Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Facility or the Existing Commercial Paper Program.
(b) Parent or one or more of its Subsidiaries (or, in connection with any municipal bonds, any municipality on their behalf) may (i) commence any of the following: (A) one or more offers to purchase any or all of the outstanding debt issued under the Indentures for cash (the “Offers to Purchase”) or (B) one or more offers to exchange any or all of the outstanding debt issued under the Indentures for securities issued by (x) Parent or any of its Affiliates or (y) a municipality if such securities are supported by an agreement by Parent or any of its Affiliates to make payments sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such securities (the “Offers to Exchange”) and (ii) solicit the consent of the holders of debt issued under the Indentures regarding certain proposed amendments to the applicable Indenture or otherwise seek or obtain such proposed amendments (the “Consent Solicitations” and together with the Offers to Purchase and Offers to Exchange, if any, the “Company Note Offers and Consent Solicitations”); provided that the closing of any such transaction shall be conditioned on the occurrence of, and shall not be consummated until, the Closing and any such transaction shall be funded solely using consideration provided by Parent. Any Company Note Offers and Consent Solicitations shall be made on such terms and conditions (including price to be paid and conditionality) as are proposed by Parent and which are permitted by the terms of the applicable Indenture and applicable Laws, including SEC rules and regulations. Parent shall consult with the Company regarding the material terms and conditions of any Company Note Offers and Consent Solicitations, including the timing and commencement of any Company Note Offers and Consent Solicitations and any tender deadlines. Parent shall have provided the Company with the necessary offer to purchase, offer to exchange, consent solicitation statement, letter of transmittal and press release, if any, in connection therewith, and each other document relevant to the transaction that will be distributed by Parent in the applicable Company Note Offers and Consent Solicitations (collectively, the “Debt Offer Documents”) a reasonable period of time in advance of commencing the applicable Company Note Offers and Consent Solicitations to allow the Company and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such Debt Offer Documents, and Parent shall give reasonable and good faith consideration to any comments made or input provided by the Company and its legal counsel; provided that such Debt Offer Documents shall not include any non-public information provided by the Company or its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Representatives unless the Company approves such disclosures in writing. Subject to the receipt of the requisite consents or opinion, as applicable, in connection with any or all of the Consent Solicitations, the Company shall execute a supplemental indenture or other supplemental documentation to the applicable Indenture in accordance with the terms thereof amending the terms and provisions of such Indenture as described in the applicable Debt Offer Documents in a form as reasonably requested by Parent; provided that the amendments effected by such supplemental indenture or other document shall not become effective until the Closing. The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its and their Representatives to, use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide all reasonable and customary cooperation as may be requested by Parent in writing to assist Parent in connection with any Company Note Offers and Consent Solicitations (including, but not limited to, upon Parent’s written request, using commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Company’s legal counsel to provide any customary legal opinions and the Company’s independent accountants to provide customary consents for use of their reports, in each case, to the extent required in connection with any Company Note Offers and Consent Solicitations). The dealer manager, solicitation agent, information agent, depositary or other agent retained in connection with any Company Note Offers and Consent Solicitations will be selected by Parent, retained by Parent, and their fees and out-of-pocket expenses will be paid directly by Parent. If, at any time prior to the completion of the Company Note Offers and Consent Solicitations, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, or Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, discovers any information that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Debt Offer Documents, so that the Debt Offer Documents shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, such Party that discovers such information shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly notify the other Party, and an appropriate amendment or supplement prepared by Parent describing such information shall be disseminated to the holders of the applicable notes, debentures or other debt securities of the Company outstanding under the applicable Indenture.
(c) If requested by Parent in writing, in lieu of or in addition to Parent or the Company commencing any Company Note Offers and Consent Solicitations, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts, to the extent permitted by the Indentures, to (A) issue one or more notices of optional redemption for all or a portion of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the notes or bonds (which may be delivered at Parent’s request in advance of the Closing Date so long as the redemption of such notes or bonds is expressly conditioned upon the occurrence of the Closing), pursuant to the redemption provisions of the respective Indenture and (B) take any other actions reasonably requested by Parent to facilitate the satisfaction and discharge, defeasance or other similar action of the notes or bonds pursuant to the satisfaction and discharge, defeasance or other similar provisions of the respective Indenture and the other provisions of each such Indenture applicable thereto; provided that (1) any such redemption or satisfaction and discharge shall be consummated using funds provided by Parent and (2) consummation of any such redemption or satisfaction and discharge, defeasance or other similar action shall not be a condition to Closing. If reasonably requested by Parent, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its legal counsel to provide all customary legal opinions required in connection with the redemptions contemplated by this Section 6.17(c) to the extent such legal opinions are required to be delivered prior to the Effective Time.
(d) If requested by Parent in writing, the Company shall deliver to Parent on or prior to the Closing Date evidence that any commercial paper facilities of the Company or its Subsidiaries are terminated and repaid in full on or prior to the Closing.
(e) Without limiting the foregoing, (i) the Company and Parent shall reasonably cooperate with each other with respect to customary actions for transactions of this type that are reasonably requested by Parent to be taken by the Company or its Subsidiaries under the Existing Commercial Paper Program, the Existing Credit Facility or any of the outstanding Indebtedness of the Company (including as obligor under municipal bonds) in connection with the Merger, including in connection with any Company Note Offers and Consent Solicitations, the execution of any supplemental indentures or other supplemental documentation described in the Debt Offer Documents and any notice of redemption. Notwithstanding any provision in this Section 6.17 to the contrary, nothing in this Section 6.17 shall require (i) any cooperation to the extent that it would, in the good faith determination of the Company, unreasonably interfere with the business or operations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to enter into any instrument or contract, or agree to any change or modification to any instrument or contract or take any action with respect to its existing Indebtedness prior to the occurrence of the Closing that would be effective if the Closing does not occur (other than one or more supplemental indentures or other supplemental documents so long as the amendments effected by such documents shall not become effective until the Closing), (iii) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to deliver any notice of prepayment or redemption or similar notice that does not provide that such prepayment or redemption is conditioned upon the occurrence of the Closing, (iv) the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or their respective boards of directors (or equivalent bodies) to adopt any resolution, grant any approval or authorization or otherwise take any corporate or similar action (other than in connection with one or more supplemental indentures or other supplemental documents in connection with the Company Note Offers and Consent Solicitations so long as the amendments effected by such supplemental indentures or supplemental documents shall not become effective until the Closing), (v) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to pay any commitment or other fees, reimburse any expenses or otherwise incur any liabilities unless reimbursed by Parent or give any indemnities prior to the Closing, (vi) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide any pro forma adjustments to the financial statements reflecting the transactions contemplated or required hereunder (which shall be Parent’s sole responsibility), (vii) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to take any action that would conflict with or violate the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ Organizational Documents or any applicable Law, or result in a material breach of or material default under any material contract, (viii) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to take any action that would cause any condition to the Closing set forth herein to not be satisfied or otherwise cause any breach of this Agreement, (ix) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide any information the disclosure of which is prohibited or legally privileged or (x) any Representative of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to deliver any certificate or take any other action that would reasonably be expected to result in personal liability to such Representative.
(f) Except as a result of fraud or willful misconduct by the Company, its Subsidiaries or its or their Representatives, or arising from a material misstatement contained in information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries provided in writing by the Company, its Subsidiaries or its or their Representatives for inclusion in the Debt Offer Documents, Parent shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Company, its Subsidiaries and its and their respective Representatives from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, claims, penalties, fines, taxes, costs, fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of one outside legal counsel, accountants, investment bankers, experts, consultants and other advisors, and the costs of all filing fees and printing costs) actually suffered or incurred by them in connection with any cooperation provided by the Company under this Section 6.17 and any information utilized in connection therewith. In addition, Parent shall, promptly upon written request by the Company, reimburse the Company for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including reasonable fees, costs and expenses of outside legal counsel, accountants, investment bankers, experts, consultants and other advisors, and the costs of all filing fees and printing costs) incurred by the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Representatives in connection with any cooperation provided by the Company under this Section 6.17. This Section 6.17(f) shall survive the Closing and any termination of this Agreement, regardless of whether or not the Merger is consummated, and is intended to benefit, and may be enforced by, the Representatives of the Company and its Subsidiaries, who are each third-party beneficiaries of this Section 6.17(f).
(g) Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx Sub acknowledge and agree that their obligations to consummate the Transactions are not conditioned on the consummation of any Company Note Offer and Consent Solicitation.
Company Indebtedness The Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, timely deliver all notices and take all other administrative actions required to facilitate (i) the termination of commitments, repayment in full of all outstanding loans or other obligations, release of any Liens securing such loans or obligations and guarantees in connection therewith, and replacement of or cash collateralization of any issued letters of credit in respect of the Credit Facility on or before the Closing Date and (ii) to the extent reasonably requested in writing by Parent, no later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date with respect to any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness in respect of the Credit Facility) incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof in compliance with Section 6.1(b)(xi) (it being understood that the Company shall promptly and in any event no later than fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the Closing Date notify Parent in writing of the amount of any such Indebtedness incurred or to be incurred and expected to be outstanding on the Closing Date), repayment in full of all obligations in respect of such Indebtedness and release of any Liens securing such Indebtedness and guarantees in connection therewith, in each case, on the Closing Date. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall use reasonable best efforts to deliver to Parent no later than one (1) Business Day prior to the Closing Date payoff letters with respect to the Company Credit Facility and, to the extent reasonably requested by Parent in writing no later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, any Indebtedness incurred by any of the Company and its Subsidiaries after the date hereof in compliance with Section 6.1(b)(xi) (each, a “Payoff Letter”) in form and substance customary for transactions of this type, from the persons, or the applicable agent on behalf of the persons, to which such Indebtedness is owed, which Payoff Letters together with any related release documentation shall, among other things, include the payoff amount and provide for Liens (and guarantees), if any, granted in connection therewith relating to the assets, rights and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries securing such Indebtedness and any other obligations secured thereby, upon the payment of the amount set forth in the applicable Payoff Letter on or prior to the Closing Date, to be released and terminated. Upon at least ten (10) days’ prior written notice from the Company that the Company has determined, after reasonable consultation with Parent, that it will not at the time of the Real Estate Purchase (and without giving effect to the payment of the Real Estate Purchase Price or any other payment under this Agreement) have sufficient unencumbered and available cash, net of “cage cash”, cash on hand required by any Governmental Entity, the reasonably estimated additional amount of cash necessary to ensure the sound operation of the Company’s business consistent with past practice, and any other restricted cash, to pay in full the outstanding Indebtedness in respect of the Credit Facility, then to the extent of such shortfall Parent will extend an unsecured loan to the Company on the day of the Closing so that, together with such net unencumbered and available cash, the proceeds of such loan are sufficient to pay in full the outstanding Indebtedness in respect of the Credit Facility as may be necessary to release all Liens and obligations in respect thereof at the time of, or immediately prior to, the Real Estate Purchase, and the terms of such loan shall be reasonable for the circumstance as negotiated in good faith by Parent and the Company.
Payments of Indebtedness Such Obligor will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any payments in respect of any Indebtedness other than (i) payments of the Obligations, (ii) scheduled payments of other Indebtedness and (iii) repayment of intercompany Indebtedness permitted in reliance upon Section 9.01(f).
Indebtedness Create, incur, assume, or be liable for any Indebtedness, or permit any Subsidiary to do so, other than Permitted Indebtedness.
Payment of Outstanding Indebtedness, etc The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that immediately after the making of the Loans on the Closing Date, all Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Agreement and any other Indebtedness not permitted by Section 7.04, together with all interest, all payment premiums and all other amounts due and payable with respect thereto, shall be paid in full from the proceeds of the initial Credit Event, and the commitments in respect of such Indebtedness shall be permanently terminated, and all Liens securing payment of any such Indebtedness shall be released and the Administrative Agent shall have received all payoff and release letters, Uniform Commercial Code Form UCC-3 termination statements or other instruments or agreements as may be suitable or appropriate in connection with the release of any such Liens.
Subsidiary Indebtedness The Credit Parties will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Credit Parties (except as set forth in Section 6.3(c)(ii)) and the Pro Rata Additional Borrowers) to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness except:
(A) Indebtedness existing as of the Closing Date under industrial development bonds and Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $325,000,000 and (B) Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Indebtedness incurred under clause (A) above;
(b) Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary owing to a Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(c) other Indebtedness (whether secured or unsecured); provided that (i) at the time of incurrence of any Indebtedness under this subsection (c), the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed the Priority Debt Basket at such time (determined prior to giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness) and (ii) for the avoidance of doubt, any Indebtedness under this Agreement shall be considered Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (c);
(d) Indebtedness and obligations owing under Hedging Agreements and/or Cash Management Agreements so long as such Hedging Agreements and/or Cash Management Agreements are not entered into for speculative purposes;
(e) Guaranty Obligations of any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of Indebtedness of the Parent or any other Restricted Subsidiary to the extent such Indebtedness is permitted to exist or be incurred pursuant to this Section 6.3;
(f) obligations of any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with (i) any Permitted Securitization Transaction, to the extent such obligations constitute Indebtedness and (ii) any inventory financing arrangements so long as the aggregate principal amount Indebtedness in respect thereof incurred under this subsection(f)(ii) does not exceed $250,000,000 at any time outstanding;
(g) Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary consisting of completion guarantees, performance bonds, surety bonds or customs bonds incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(h) Indebtedness owed to any Person (including obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees and similar instruments for the benefit of such Person) providing workers’ compensation, social security, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance, pursuant to reimbursement or indemnification obligations to such Person, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(i) Indebtedness owed in respect of any overdrafts and related liabilities arising from treasury, depositary and cash management services or in connection with any automated clearinghouse transfers of funds; provided that such Indebtedness shall be repaid in full within five Business Days of the incurrence thereof;
(j) Indebtedness in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 7.1(i);
(k) Indebtedness consisting of the financing of insurance premiums with the providers of such insurance or their Affiliates; and
(l) Indebtedness created under this Agreement or any other Credit Document.
