Common use of Prohibited Contracts Clause in Contracts

Prohibited Contracts. Except as expressly provided for in the Loan Documents, no Restricted Person will, directly or indirectly, enter into, create, or otherwise allow to exist any contract or other consensual restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary of Plains MLP, including but not limited to Borrower and any Subsidiary of Borrower to: (a) pay dividends or make other distributions to Borrower or Plains MLP, (b) redeem equity interests held in it by Borrower or Plains MLP, (c) repay loans and other indebtedness owing by it to Borrower or Plains MLP, or (d) transfer any of its assets to Borrower or Plains MLP. No Restricted Person will enter into any "take-or-pay" contract or other contract or arrangement for the purchase of goods or services which obligates it to pay for such goods or service regardless of whether they are delivered or furnished to it. No Restricted Persons will amend, modify or release any of the Affiliate Agreements. No Restricted Person will amend or permit any amendment to any contract or lease which releases, qualifies, limits, makes contingent or otherwise detrimentally affects the rights and benefits of Administrative Agent or any Lender under or acquired pursuant to any Security Documents. No ERISA Affiliate will incur any obligation to contribute to any "multiemployer plan" as defined in Section 4001 of ERISA that is subject to Title IV of ERISA.

Prohibited Contracts. Except as expressly provided for in the Loan DocumentsDocuments and as described in the Disclosure Schedule, no Restricted Person will, directly or indirectly, enter into, create, or otherwise allow to exist any contract or other consensual restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary of Plains MLP, including but not limited to Borrower and any Subsidiary of Borrower Restricted Person to: (a) pay dividends or make other distributions to Borrower or Plains MLPin respect of the Equity Interest held in it by another Restricted Person, (b) redeem equity interests any Equity Interests held in it by Borrower or Plains MLPanother Restricted Person, (c) repay loans and other indebtedness owing by it to Borrower or Plains MLPanother Restricted Person, or (d) transfer any of its assets to Borrower another Restricted Person. Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule, no Restricted Person will, directly or Plains MLPindirectly, enter into, create, or otherwise allow to exist any contract or other consensual restriction on its ability or the ability of any other Restricted Person to grant Liens on its assets, other than the restrictions contained in this Agreement. No Restricted Person will enter into any material "take-or-pay" contract or other contract or arrangement for the purchase of goods or services which obligates it to pay for such goods or service regardless of whether they are delivered or furnished to it. No Restricted Persons will amend, modify it other than contracts for pipeline capacity or release any for services in either case reasonably anticipated to be utilized in the ordinary course of the Affiliate Agreementsbusiness. No Restricted Person will amend or permit any amendment to any contract or lease which releases, qualifies, limits, makes contingent or otherwise detrimentally affects in any material respect the rights and benefits of Administrative Agent or any Lender under or acquired pursuant to any Security Documents. No ERISA Affiliate will incur any obligation to contribute to any "multiemployer plan" as defined in Section 4001 of ERISA that is subject to Title IV of ERISA.

Prohibited Contracts. Except as expressly provided for in --------------------- the Loan DocumentsDocuments and as described in the Disclosure Schedule, no Restricted Person will, directly or indirectly, enter into, create, or otherwise allow to exist any contract or other consensual restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary of Plains MLP, including but not limited to Borrower and any Subsidiary of Borrower to: (a) pay dividends or make other distributions to Borrower or Plains MLP, (b) redeem equity interests held in it by Borrower or Plains MLP, (c) repay loans and other indebtedness owing by it to Borrower or Plains MLP, or (d) transfer any of its assets to Borrower or Plains MLP. No Restricted Person will enter into any "take-or-pay" contract or other contract or arrangement for the purchase of goods or services which obligates it to pay for such goods or service regardless of whether they are delivered or furnished to itit other than contracts for pipeline capacity or for services in either case reasonably anticipated to be utilized in the ordinary course of business. No Restricted Persons will amend, modify or release any of the Affiliate Agreements. No Restricted Person will amend or permit any amendment to any contract or lease which releases, qualifies, limits, makes contingent or otherwise detrimentally affects the rights and benefits of Administrative Agent or any Lender under or acquired pursuant to any Security Documents. No ERISA Affiliate will incur any obligation to contribute to any "multiemployer plan" as defined in Section 4001 of ERISA that is subject to Title IV of ERISA.

Prohibited Contracts. Except as expressly provided for in the Loan DocumentsDocuments and as described in the Disclosure Schedule, no Restricted Person will, directly or indirectly, enter into, create, or otherwise allow to exist any contract or other consensual restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary of Plains MLP, including but not limited to Borrower and any Subsidiary of Borrower to: (a) pay dividends or make other distributions to Borrower or Plains MLP, (b) redeem equity interests held in it by Borrower or Plains MLP, (c) repay loans and other indebtedness owing by it to Borrower or Plains MLP, or (d) transfer any of its assets to Borrower or Plains MLP. No Restricted Person will enter into any "take-or-pay" contract or other contract or arrangement for the purchase of goods or services which obligates it to pay for such goods or service regardless of whether they are delivered or furnished to it. No Restricted Persons will amend, modify or release any of the Affiliate Agreements. No Restricted Person will amend or permit any amendment to any contract or lease which releases, qualifies, limits, makes contingent or otherwise detrimentally affects the rights and benefits of Administrative Agent or any Lender under or acquired pursuant to any Security Documents. No ERISA Affiliate will incur any obligation to contribute to any "multiemployer plan" as defined in Section 4001 of ERISA that is subject to Title IV of ERISA.

Prohibited Contracts. Except as expressly provided for in the Loan DocumentsDocuments and as described in the Disclosure Schedule or pursuant to a Restriction Exception, the substance of which, in detail satisfactory to Administrative Agent, is promptly reported to Administrative Agent, no Restricted Person will, directly or indirectly, enter into, create, or otherwise allow to exist any contract or other consensual restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary of Plains MLP, including but not limited to Borrower and any Subsidiary of Borrower to: (a) pay dividends or make other distributions to Borrower or Plains MLP, (b) redeem equity interests held in it by Borrower or Plains MLP, (c) repay loans and other indebtedness owing by it to Borrower or Plains MLP, or (d) transfer any of its assets to Borrower or Plains MLP. No Restricted Person will enter into any "take-or-pay" contract or other contract or arrangement for the purchase of goods or services which obligates it to pay for such goods or service regardless of whether they are delivered or furnished to itit other than contracts for pipeline capacity or for services in either case reasonably anticipated to be utilized in the ordinary course of business. No Restricted Persons will amend, modify or release any of the Affiliate Agreements. No Restricted Person will amend or permit any amendment to any contract or lease which releases, qualifies, limits, makes contingent or otherwise detrimentally affects the rights and benefits of Administrative Agent or any Lender under or acquired pursuant to any Security Documents. No ERISA Affiliate will incur any obligation to contribute to any "multiemployer plan" as defined in Section 4001 of ERISA that is subject to Title IV of ERISA.

Prohibited Contracts. Except as expressly provided for in the Loan Documents, no Restricted Person will, directly or indirectly, enter into, create, or otherwise allow to exist any contract or other consensual restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary of Plains MLP, including but not limited to Borrower and any Subsidiary of Borrower toBorrower: (a) to pay dividends or make other distributions to Borrower or Plains MLPBorrower, (b) to redeem equity interests held in it by Borrower or Plains MLPBorrower, (c) to repay loans and other indebtedness owing by it to Borrower or Plains MLPBorrower, or (d) to transfer any of its assets to Borrower or Plains MLPexcept, in the case of this clause (d), restrictions arising under agreements governing Permitted Liens and under agreements relating to sales of assets to the extent such sales are permitted under Section 7.5. No Restricted Person will enter into any "take-or-pay" contract or other contract or arrangement for the purchase of goods or services which obligates it to pay for such goods or service regardless of whether they are delivered or furnished to it. No Restricted Persons will amend, modify or release any of the Affiliate Agreements. No Restricted Person will amend or permit any amendment to any contract or lease which releases, qualifies, limits, makes contingent or otherwise detrimentally affects the rights and benefits of Administrative Agent or any Lender under or acquired pursuant to any Security Documents. No ERISA Affiliate will incur any obligation to contribute to any "multiemployer plan" as defined in Section 4001 of ERISA that is subject to Title IV of ERISA.

Prohibited Contracts. Except as expressly provided for in -------------------- the Loan DocumentsDocuments and as described in the Disclosure Schedule, no Restricted Person will, directly or indirectly, enter into, create, or otherwise allow to exist any contract or other consensual restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary of Plains MLP, including but not limited to Borrower and any Subsidiary of Borrower to: (a) pay dividends or make other distributions to Borrower or Plains MLP, (b) redeem equity interests held in it by Borrower or Plains MLP, (c) repay loans and other indebtedness owing by it to Borrower or Plains MLP, or (d) transfer any of its assets to Borrower or Plains MLP. No Restricted Person will enter into any "take-or-pay" contract or other contract or arrangement for the purchase of goods or services which obligates it to pay for such goods or service regardless of whether they are delivered or furnished to itit other than contracts for pipeline capacity or for services in either case reasonably anticipated to be utilized in the ordinary course of business. No Restricted Persons will amend, modify or release any of the Affiliate Agreements. No Restricted Person will amend or permit any amendment to any contract or lease which releases, qualifies, limits, makes contingent or otherwise detrimentally affects the rights and benefits of Administrative Agent or any Lender under or acquired pursuant to any Security Documents. No ERISA Affiliate will incur any obligation to contribute to any "multiemployer plan" as defined in Section 4001 of ERISA that is subject to Title IV of ERISA.