Permitted Debt Create, incur, guarantee or suffer to exist any Debt, except the following (collectively, "Permitted Debt"):
(a) the Obligations;
(b) Subordinated Debt, together with unsecured Debt permitted under Section 10.2.1(i), up to $10,000,000 in the aggregate at any time;
(c) Permitted Purchase Money Debt;
(d) existing Borrowed Money not satisfied with the initial Loan proceeds and set forth on Schedule 10.2.1;
(e) [Reserved];
(f) Debt that is in existence when a Person becomes a Subsidiary or that is secured by an asset when acquired by an Obligor or Subsidiary, as long as such Debt was not incurred in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary or such acquisition, and does not exceed $2,500,000 in the aggregate at any time;
(g) Permitted Contingent Obligations;
(h) Refinancing Debt as long as each Refinancing Condition is satisfied;
(i) unsecured Debt, together with Subordinated Debt permitted under Section 10.2.1(b), up to $10,000,000 in the aggregate at any time;
(j) intercompany Debt permitted under Section 10.2.5(a);
(k) Debt of any Excluded Subsidiary, in an aggregate outstanding amount, for all Excluded Subsidiaries, not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time;
(l) Revolving Loan Obligations (including those arising from Bank Products) long as such Revolving Loan Obligations do not exceed the Maximum ABL Principal Obligations (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement);
(m) Debt under performance bonds, surety bonds, release, appeal and similar bonds, statutory obligations or with respect to workers' compensation claims, in each case incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business, and unsecured reimbursement obligations in respect of any of the foregoing;
(n) to the extent constituting Debt, unsecured obligations in respect of purchase price adjustments, earn-outs, non-competition agreements, and other similar arrangements, or other deferred payments of a similar nature, representing consideration for a Permitted Acquisition and incurred in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, not to exceed $500,000 in the aggregate, so long as such unsecured Debt is on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to Agent;
(o) customer advances or deposits received for goods and services purchased in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(p) Indebtedness representing installment insurance premiums (for insurance not to exceed 1 year) owing in the Ordinary Course of Business; and
(q) Other Debt up to $1,000,000 in the aggregate at any time.
Permitted Indebtedness Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary ---------------------- will create, incur or assume any Indebtedness other than:
(a) Indebtedness represented by or incurred under the Notes and the Purchase Agreement and the Revolving Credit Facility;
(b) Indebtedness incurred to prepay or repay in full the remaining outstanding principal amount of Notes and all other amounts due thereon or under the Purchase Agreement;
(c) Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and identified on the Disclosure Schedule;
(d) Indebtedness incurred solely as an extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement of Indebtedness of the Company or of its Subsidiaries under clause (iii) above (but excluding any Indebtedness under clause (iii) above to the extent such Indebtedness is repaid with the proceeds from the sale of the Notes and Warrants), provided that any such extension, renewal or refinancing (A) shall be on terms which on balance are substantially as favorable to the Company (or the relevant Subsidiary) as the terms of such existing Indebtedness (other than changes in the amount of the interest rate and other than the imposition of additional Liens permitted by Section 9.10(f) hereof) and (B) shall not be in a greater principal amount or have a shorter average life or earlier maturity than such existing Indebtedness;
(e) Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount outstanding not exceeding $20,000,000 incurred solely to finance the purchase price of additional towers and related facilities and equipment;
(f) Interest Rate Protection Agreements required by the Revolving Credit Facility or incurred for hedging purposes in the ordinary course of business; and
(g) Additional Indebtedness in an amount which , together with sale and leaseback obligations permitted under Section 9.11, does not exceed $2,000,000.
Permitted Debt Exchanges (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, pursuant to one or more offers (each, a “Permitted Debt Exchange Offer”) made from time to time by the Borrower to all Lenders (other than any Lender that, if requested by the Borrower, is unable to certify that it is either a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) or an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended)) with outstanding Term Loans under one or more Classes of Term Loans (as determined by the Borrower) on the same terms, the Borrower may from time to time following the First Amendment Effective Date consummate one or more exchanges of Term Loans for Permitted Other Indebtedness in the form of notes (such notes, “Permitted Debt Exchange Notes,” and each such exchange a “Permitted Debt Exchange”), so long as the following conditions are satisfied: (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time the offering document in respect of a Permitted Debt Exchange Offer is delivered to the relevant Lenders, (ii) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of Term Loans exchanged shall equal the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of Permitted Debt Exchange Notes issued in exchange for such Term Loans, (iii) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term Loans exchanged under each applicable Class by the Borrower pursuant to any Permitted Debt Exchange shall automatically be cancelled and retired by the Borrower on date of the settlement thereof (and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, any applicable exchanging Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, or such other form as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, in respect thereof pursuant to which the respective Lender assigns its interest in the Term Loans being exchanged pursuant to the Permitted Debt Exchange to the Borrower for immediate cancellation), (iv) if the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans (calculated on the face amount thereof) of a given Class tendered by Lenders in respect of the relevant Permitted Debt Exchange Offer (with no Lender being permitted to tender a principal amount of Term Loans which exceeds the principal amount thereof of the applicable Class actually held by it) shall exceed the maximum aggregate principal amount of Term Loans of such Class offered to be exchanged by the Borrower pursuant to such Permitted Debt Exchange Offer, then the Borrower shall exchange Term Loans under the relevant Class tendered by such Lenders ratably up to such maximum based on the respective principal amounts so tendered, or if such Permitted Debt Exchange Offer shall have been made with respect to multiple Classes without specifying a maximum aggregate principal amount offered to be exchanged for each Class, and the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Classes tendered by Lenders in respect of the relevant Permitted Debt Exchange Offer (with no Lender being permitted to tender a principal amount of Term Loans which exceeds the principal amount thereof actually held by it) shall exceed the maximum aggregate principal amount of Term Loans of all relevant Classes offered to be exchanged by the Borrower pursuant to such Permitted Debt Exchange Offer, then the Borrower shall exchange Term Loans across all Classes subject to such Permitted Debt Exchange Offer tendered by such Lenders ratably up to such maximum amount based on the respective principal amounts so tendered, (v) each such Permitted Exchange Offer shall be made on a pro rata basis to the Lenders (other than any Lender that, if requested by the Borrower, is unable to certify that it is either a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) or an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended)) of each applicable Class based on their respective aggregate principal amounts of outstanding Term Loans under each such Class, (vi) all documentation in respect of such Permitted Debt Exchange shall be consistent with the foregoing, and all written communications generally directed to the Lenders in connection therewith shall be in form and substance consistent with the foregoing and made in consultation with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (vii) any applicable Minimum Tender Condition shall be satisfied.
(b) With respect to all Permitted Debt Exchanges effected by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.15, (i) such Permitted Debt Exchanges (and the cancellation of the exchanged Term Loans in connection therewith) shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of Section 5.1 or 5.2, and (ii) such Permitted Debt Exchange Offer shall be made for not less than $50,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Term Loans, provided that subject to the foregoing clause (ii) the Borrower may at its election specify as a condition (a “Minimum Tender Condition”) to consummating any such Permitted Debt Exchange that a minimum amount (to be determined and specified in the relevant Permitted Debt Exchange Offer in the Borrower’s discretion) of Term Loans of any or all applicable Classes be tendered.
(c) In connection with each Permitted Debt Exchange, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent at least 10 Business Days’ (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) prior written notice thereof, and the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, acting reasonably, shall mutually agree to such procedures as may be necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Section 2.15 and without conflict with Section 2.15(d); provided that the terms of any Permitted Debt Exchange Offer shall provide that the date by which the relevant Lenders are required to indicate their election to participate in such Permitted Debt Exchange shall be not less than five (5) Business Days following the date on which the Permitted Debt Exchange Offer is made.
(d) The Borrower shall be responsible for compliance with, and hereby agrees to comply with, all applicable securities and other laws in connection with each Permitted Debt Exchange, it being understood and agreed that (x) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender assumes any responsibility in connection with the Borrower’s compliance with such laws in connection with any Permitted Debt Exchange and (y) each Lender shall be solely responsible for its compliance with any applicable “xxxxxxx xxxxxxx” laws and regulations to which such Lender may be subject under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Permitted Investments At any time, any one or more of the following obligations and securities:
Refinancing Debt Borrowed Money that is the result of an extension, renewal or refinancing of Debt permitted under Section 10.2.1(b), (d) or (f).
Additional Notes; Repurchases The Company may, without the consent of the Holders and notwithstanding Section 2.01, reopen this Indenture and issue additional Notes hereunder with the same terms as the Notes initially issued hereunder (other than differences in the issue price and interest accrued prior to the issue date of such additional Notes) in an unlimited aggregate principal amount; provided that if any such additional Notes are not fungible with the Notes initially issued hereunder for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such additional Notes shall have a separate CUSIP number. Prior to the issuance of any such additional Notes, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee a Company Order, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, such Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel to cover such matters, in addition to those required by Section 17.05, as the Trustee shall reasonably request. In addition, the Company may, to the extent permitted by law, and directly or indirectly (regardless of whether such Notes are surrendered to the Company), repurchase Notes in the open market or otherwise, whether by the Company or its Subsidiaries or through a private or public tender or exchange offer or through counterparties to private agreements, including by cash-settled swaps or other derivatives. The Company shall cause any Notes so repurchased (other than Notes repurchased pursuant to cash-settled swaps or other derivatives) to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with Section 2.08 and such Notes shall no longer be considered outstanding under this Indenture upon their repurchase.
Restricted Payments, etc No Credit Agreement Party will, nor will permit any of its Subsidiaries to, declare or pay any dividends (other than dividends payable solely in non-redeemable common stock or comparable common equity interests of the U.S. Borrower or any such Subsidiary, as the case may be) or return any equity capital to, its stockholders, partners, members or other equity holders or authorize or make any other distribution, payment or delivery of property or cash to its stockholders, partners, members or other equity holders as such, or redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, for a consideration, any shares of any class of its capital stock or other Equity Interests, now or hereafter outstanding (or any warrants for or options or stock appreciation rights in respect of any of such shares or other Equity Interests), or set aside any funds for any of the foregoing purposes, and no Credit Agreement Party will permit any of its Subsidiaries to purchase or otherwise acquire for a consideration any shares of any class of the capital stock or other Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent of such Subsidiary now or hereafter outstanding (or any options or warrants or stock appreciation rights issued by such Person with respect to its capital stock or other Equity Interests) (all of the foregoing “Dividends”) or make any payments in respect of any outstanding Intercompany Debt, except that:
(i) (x) any Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower may pay Dividends to the U.S. Borrower or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower and (y) any non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower may pay cash Dividends to its shareholders generally so long as the U.S. Borrower or its respective Subsidiary which owns the Equity Interest in the Subsidiary paying such Dividends receives at least its proportionate share thereof (based upon its relative holding of the Equity Interests in the Subsidiary paying such Dividends and taking into account the relative preferences, if any, of the various classes of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary); provided that any Dividend made pursuant to preceding clause (x) to any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party may only be made if (A) (I) no Specified Default and no Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom and (II) such Wholly-Owned Subsidiary promptly distributes and/or transfer any Property received pursuant to such Dividend (directly or indirectly through other Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries) to a Credit Party or (B) the Subsidiary making such Dividend is not a Credit Party; provided, however, that, subject to Section 9.01(c)(v), any such Dividend may be made to the Bermuda Partnership notwithstanding the existence of an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default under Section 10.01 or 10.05) so long as (a) the Bermuda Partnership complies with clause (II) of the preceding proviso and (b) the Bermuda Partnership Partners are (after giving effect to the receipt of any Dividend from Bermuda Partnership) in compliance with the requirements of Section 9.01(c);
(ii) the U.S. Borrower may redeem or purchase shares of, or options to purchase, U.S. Borrower Common Stock held by former officers or employees of the U.S. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries following the death, disability, retirement or termination of employment of such officers or employees, provided that (x) the only consideration paid by the U.S. Borrower in respect of such redemptions and/or purchases shall be cash, (y) the aggregate amount paid by the U.S. Borrower in cash in respect of all such redemptions and/or purchases shall not exceed $2,000,000 in any Fiscal Year of Holdings, and (z) at the time of any redemption or purchase pursuant to this Section 9.06(ii), no Specified Default or Event of Default shall then exist or result therefrom;
(iii) [Reserved];
(iv) [Reserved];
(v) [Reserved];
(vi) the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make payments with respect to Intercompany Debt, so long as the respective payment is permitted to be made in accordance with the terms of the Intercompany Subordination Agreement;
(vii) [Reserved];
(viii) the U.S. Borrower may pay regularly scheduled Dividends on Qualified Preferred Stock issued by it pursuant to the terms thereof solely through the issuance of additional shares of such Qualified Preferred Stock rather than in cash;
(ix) [Reserved];
(x) [Reserved];
(xi) so long as no Default and no Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, any Existing Senior Notes, any Permitted Senior Notes and any Permitted Refinancing Senior Notes may be refinanced with any Permitted Refinancing Senior Notes in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement;
(xii) so long as no Specified Default and no Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, any Scheduled Existing Indebtedness, any Permitted Acquired Debt and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refinance same may be refinanced with Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, the Existing Senior Notes and any Permitted Refinancing Senior Notes may be exchanged for Equity Interests of the U.S. Borrower permitted by Section 9.09(a);
(xiii) in addition to the actions permitted above, the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make Investments (and, without duplication, may repurchase or redeem (so long as any repurchased Indebtedness is promptly cancelled) any Indebtedness otherwise described in Section 9.08(a)(i)) so long as (I) no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, (II) the aggregate amount of cash expended pursuant to this Section 9.06(xiii) to effect such Investments after the Restatement Effective Date does not exceed the sum of (x) $50,000,000 and (y) the aggregate amount of Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount at the time such Investment is made and (III) to the extent any such Investment (or any part thereof) is made in reliance on preceding clause (II)(y), calculations are made by the U.S. Borrower of compliance with Section 9.04(a) (regardless of whether any Indebtedness is then being incurred pursuant to said Section 9.04(a)) for the Calculation Period most recently ended prior to the date of the respective repurchase or redemption (determined on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such Investment and the incurrence of any Indebtedness to finance same), as set forth in a certificate by an Authorized Officer of the U.S. Borrower furnished to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Investment, and such calculations shall show that, after giving effect to the respective Investment (and any other contemporaneous Investments) and any Indebtedness being incurred in connection therewith, the U.S. Borrower would be permitted to incur at least $1 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 9.04(a) at such time; provided that, to the extent that such Investments constitute redemptions and/or repurchases of Existing Senior Notes, Permitted Senior Notes and/or Permitted Refinancing Senior Notes from time to time (whether redeemed in accordance with the terms of the indenture therefor and/or repurchased on the open market), all such Existing Senior Notes, Permitted Senior Notes or Permitted Refinancing Senior Notes, as the case may be, so repurchased or redeemed are promptly cancelled by the U.S. Borrower; and
(xiv) in addition to the actions permitted above, the U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make Investments in (and, without duplication, may repurchase or redeem) any Existing 2009 Senior Notes or Existing 2010 Senior Notes so long as (I) no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, (II) the aggregate amount of cash expended pursuant to this Section 9.06(xiv) to effect such Investments after the Restatement Effective Date does not exceed $50,000,000, (III) after giving effect to such Investments, redemptions and repurchases, the U.S. Borrower (A) would be in compliance on a pro forma basis with Section 9.13 as of the last day of the most recently completed Test Period for which financial statements are available and (B) has not less than $70,000,000 of unutilized ABL Commitments and (IV) all such Existing 2009 Senior Notes or Existing 2010 Senior Notes so repurchased or redeemed are promptly cancelled by the U.S. Borrower.
Permitted Payments Second Lien Liabilities
(a) prior to the Senior Discharge Date, directly or indirectly make any Payment directly or indirectly in respect of the Second Lien Liabilities at any time:
(i) if:
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(1) not prohibited by the Senior Financing Agreements; or
(2) paid on or after the final maturity date of the relevant Second Lien Liabilities (provided that, unless the Senior Lender Discharge Date has occurred or as otherwise agreed by the Majority Senior Lenders and the Parent, such final maturity date does not breach any maturity restrictions applicable to such Second Lien Liabilities in the Senior Financing Agreements (as applicable) (or, in the case of any amendment which has the effect of shortening the maturity date applicable to such Second Lien Liabilities, would not breach any such maturity restrictions applicable to such Second Lien Liabilities in the Senior Financing Agreements (as applicable) were that Second Lien Liability to be incurred at the time of that amendment and with that amended maturity date)); or
(II) any other amount which is not an amount of principal (including any interest which has been capitalised to become an amount of principal);
(B) no Second Lien Payment Stop Notice is outstanding; and
(C) no Senior Payment Default has occurred and is continuing;
(ii) if the Required Senior Consent has been obtained;
(iii) if the Payment is of Permitted Second Lien Financing Agent Liabilities;
(iv) of any Notes Security Costs;
(v) of costs, commissions, taxes, fees and expenses incurred in respect of or in relation to (or reasonably incidental to) any Permitted Second Lien Financing Documents (including in relation to any reporting or listing requirements under the Permitted Second Lien Financing Documents);
(vi) if the Payment is funded directly or indirectly with Permitted Second Lien Financing Debt, Permitted Parent Financing Debt and/or the proceeds of any indebtedness incurred under or pursuant to any Permitted Second Lien Financing Document and/or Senior Parent Notes;
(vii) if the Payment is funded directly or indirectly with the proceeds of Qualified Equity Interests or Subordinated Shareholder Funding of the Parent or Available Restricted Payment Amounts; or
(viii) if the Payment is of any principal amount of the Second Lien Liabilities (together with any related accrued but unpaid interest) in accordance with a provision in any Permitted Second Lien Financing Agreement which is substantially equivalent to:
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(C) to the extent an equivalent payment has been made (to the extent required) pursuant to the terms of the Senior Financing Agreements (excluding, for this purpose, any Permitted Second Lien Financing Agreement), clause 12.1 (Change of Control) of the Senior Facilities Agreement; or
(ix) for so long as a Permitted Second Lien Financing Event of Default is continuing, if the Payment is of all or part of the Second Lien Liabilities as a result of those Second Lien Liabilities being released or otherwise discharged solely in consideration of the issue of shares in the Parent or in any Holding Company of the Parent (each a "Debt for Equity Swap") and provided that no cash or cash equivalent payment is made in respect of the Second Lien Liabilities and any Liabilities owed by a Group Company to another Group Company, the Investors or any other Holding Company of the Parent that arise as a result of any such Debt for Equity Swap are subordinated to the Senior Secured Liabilities pursuant to this Agreement and any Liabilities owed by a Group Company to another Group Company arising as a result of such Debt for Equity Swap are subject to Transaction Security; or
(x) of any other amount not exceeding USD5,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies) in aggregate in any financial year of the Parent; and
(b) on or after the Senior Discharge Date, make any Payment directly or indirectly in respect of the Second Lien Liabilities at any time. A reference in this Clause 5.2 to a Payment shall be construed to include any other direct or indirect step, matter, action or dealing in relation to any Second Lien Liabilities which are otherwise prohibited under Clause 5.1 (Restriction on Payment: Second Lien Liabilities).
Investments; Acquisitions Company 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, or acquire, by purchase or otherwise, all or substantially all the business, property or fixed assets of, or Capital Stock of any Person, or any division or line of business of any Person except:
(i) Company and its Subsidiaries may make and own Investments consisting of Cash and Cash Equivalents; provided that, at any time Revolving Loans or Swing Line Loans are outstanding, the aggregate amount of Cash and Cash Equivalents permitted to be owned by Company and its Domestic Subsidiaries shall not exceed $35,000,000 for any period of five (5) consecutive days;
(ii) Company and its Subsidiaries may continue to own the Investments owned by them as of the Closing Date in the Company and in any Subsidiaries of Company (and may convert any such Investments in the form of Indebtedness into Investments in the form of Capital Stock), and Company and its Subsidiaries may make and own additional Investments in the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor;
(iii) Company and its Subsidiaries may (a) become liable in respect of Contingent Obligations permitted by subsection 7.4 and (b) make and incur intercompany loans to the extent permitted under subsection 7.1(v);
(iv) Company and its Subsidiaries may make Consolidated Capital Expenditures permitted by subsection 7.8;
(v) Company and its Subsidiaries may continue to own the Investments described in Schedule 7.3A annexed hereto (and may make incremental Investments contemplated in connection therewith) and any extension or renewal thereof; provided that any additional Investments made with respect thereto shall be permitted only to the extent such Investments are described on Schedule 7.3A or made in accordance with the other provisions of this subsection 7.3;
(vi) Company and its Subsidiaries may acquire any business, division, line or assets (including Capital Stock and including Capital Stock of Subsidiaries formed in connection with any such acquisition) for an aggregate purchase price (determined at the time of purchase thereof) not in excess of $75,000,000 in any individual case (provided that such amount may be increased by the amount of any Net Securities Proceeds from the issuance of any Capital Stock, Net Asset Sale Proceeds or Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds used to fund such purchase price in accordance with this Agreement, subject, however, to the provisions of subsections 2.4B(iii) and 6.4C hereof (and, with respect to any such Net Securities Proceeds, solely to the extent such Net Securities Proceeds are not applied to increase the limit under subsection 7.8)), and continue to own such assets after the acquisition thereof; provided that (a) no Potential Event of Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time such acquisition occurs or immediately after giving effect thereto, (b) Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, comply with the requirements of subsections 6.8 and 6.9 (within the time period required thereunder or within such other time period as Administrative Agent may permit in its sole discretion) with respect to each such acquisition that results in a Person becoming a Material Subsidiary, (c) all representations and warranties contained herein and in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date of such acquisition (both before and after giving effect thereto), unless stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, (d) for any such acquisitions Company shall have provided (I) financial statements for any Person (or line of business) acquired in any such acquisition for the last Fiscal Year of such Person or line of business, audited or reviewed by independent certified public accountants reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent or such other financial statements, in each case, available to Company and (II) to Administrative Agent a pro-forma Compliance Certificate certified by a Financial Officer of Company and demonstrating that after giving effect to such acquisition, Company and its Subsidiaries shall be in Pro Forma Compliance, and (e) the amount by which (1) the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount exceeds (2) the Total Utilization of Revolving Loan Commitments after giving effect to such acquisition and any related transactions, is not less than $25,000,000;
(vii) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Company and its Subsidiaries may make additional Investments in any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor; provided that the amount of all such Investments does not (together with Indebtedness permitted by subsection 7.1(v)) exceed $100,000,000 (net of cash amounts paid by any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor to Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor after the Closing Date in respect of (A) Investments made in such Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor and (B) the share capital of such Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor, including, without limitation, cash payments that are comprised of dividends, share repurchases, share redemptions or other cash returns on such share capital) in the aggregate outstanding at any time for all such Investments;
(viii) Company and its Subsidiaries may make and own other Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time $25,000,000;
(ix) Company may acquire and hold obligations of one or more officers or other employees of Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with such officers’ or employees’ acquisition of shares of Company’s Capital Stock, so long as no cash is actually advanced by Company or any of its Subsidiaries to such officers or employees in connection with the acquisition of any such obligations;
(x) Company and its Subsidiaries may receive and hold promissory notes and other non-cash consideration received in connection with any Asset Sale permitted by subsection 7.7;
(xi) Company and its Subsidiaries may acquire and hold Investments in Securities in connection with the full or partial satisfaction, settlement or enforcement of Indebtedness or claims or other obligations due or owing to Company or any of its Subsidiaries or as security for any such Indebtedness or claim;
(xii) any transaction permitted by subsections 7.5 or 7.7;
(xiii) deposits, prepayments and extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business;
(xiv) Company and its Subsidiaries may make the Investments described in Schedule 7.3B annexed hereto; provided that the aggregate fair market value of such Investments (as determined as of the date each such Investment is made) shall not exceed $42,000,000; and
(xv) Investments by Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor in any of their respective Subsidiaries (1) consisting of Capital Stock and/or intercompany notes made to achieve cash repatriation strategies or (2) the consideration for which is the cancellation or other settlement of any corresponding intercompany Indebtedness incurred in connection with Investments permitted pursuant to the foregoing clause (1), in each case so long as the net cash Investment by Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor in connection therewith does not (a) exceed zero after the tenth day following the making of such cash Investment and (b) in any event exceed $50,000,000 (taken together with the amount of all other cash Investments then outstanding under this subsection 7.3(xv)) at any time.
Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock (a) The Covenant Parties will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently, or otherwise (collectively, “incur” and collectively, an “incurrence”) with respect to any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) and the Borrower and the Restricted Guarantors will not issue any shares of Disqualified Stock and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor to issue any shares of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock; provided, however, that the Borrower and the Restricted Guarantors may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) or issue shares of Disqualified Stock, and any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness), issue shares of Disqualified Stock and issue shares of Preferred Stock, if the Consolidated Leverage Ratio at the time such additional Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued would have been no greater than 6.75 to 1.00, determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred, or the Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock had been issued, as the case may be, and the application of proceeds therefrom had occurred at the beginning of the most recently ended four fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available.
(b) The foregoing limitations of Section 6.05
(a) will not apply to:
(1) the incurrence of Indebtedness under Credit Facilities by the Covenant Parties or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries and the issuance and creation of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances thereunder (with letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the face amount thereof), up to an aggregate principal amount of $6,000 million outstanding at any one time (including any Indebtedness incurred or represented by the Loans or any Additional Senior Secured Obligations by the Borrower or any Guarantor, the proceeds of which Loans or Additional Senior Secured Obligations are used to repay such Credit Facilities);
(2) [reserved];
(3) Indebtedness of the Covenant Parties and the Restricted Subsidiaries in existence on the Closing Date (other than Indebtedness described in clause (1) of this Section 6.05(b));
(4) Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations), Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock incurred by the Covenant Parties or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, to finance the purchase, lease or improvement of property (real or personal) or equipment that is used or useful in a Similar Business, whether through the direct purchase of assets or the Capital Stock of any Person owning such assets;
(5) Indebtedness incurred by a Covenant Party or any Restricted Subsidiary constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business, including letters of credit in respect of workers’ compensation claims, or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement type obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims; provided, however, that upon the drawing of such letters of credit or the incurrence of such Indebtedness, such obligations are reimbursed within 30 days following such drawing or incurrence;
(6) Indebtedness arising from agreements of a Covenant Party or a Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary, other than guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or a Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition; provided, however, that
(a) such Indebtedness is not reflected on the balance sheet (other than by application of FIN 45 as a result of an amendment to an obligation in existence on August 9, 2006) of a Covenant Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (contingent obligations referred to in a footnote to financial statements and not otherwise reflected on the balance sheet will not be deemed to be reflected on such balance sheet for purposes of this clause (6)(a)); and
(b) the maximum assumable liability in respect of all such Indebtedness shall at no time exceed the gross proceeds including non-cash proceeds (the fair market value of such non-cash proceeds being measured at the time received and without giving effect to any subsequent changes in value) actually received by the Covenant Parties and the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such disposition;
