Limitation on Secured Debt So long as any of the 2013 Notes are outstanding, the Company shall not create or suffer to be created or to exist or permit any of its Subsidiaries to create or suffer to be created or to exist any additional mortgage, pledge, security interest, or other lien (collectively "Liens") on any utility properties or tangible assets now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company or its Subsidiaries to secure any indebtedness for borrowed money ("Secured Debt"), without providing that such 2013 Notes will be similarly secured. Further, this restriction on Secured Debt does not apply to the Company's existing first mortgage bonds that have previously been issued under its mortgage indenture or any indenture supplemental thereto; provided that this restriction will apply to future issuances thereunder (other than issuances of refunding first mortgage bonds). In addition, this restriction does not prevent the creation or existence of: o Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition or construction of such property (or created within one year after completion of such acquisition or construction), whether by purchase, merger, construction or otherwise, or to secure the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or construction cost thereof, including the extension of any Liens to repairs, renewals, replacements, substitutions, betterments, additions, extensions and improvements then or thereafter made on the property subject thereto; o Financing of the Company's accounts receivable for electric service; o Any extensions, renewals or replacements (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements), in whole or in part, of Liens permitted by the foregoing clauses; and o The pledge of any bonds or other securities at any time issued under any of the Secured Debt permitted by the above clauses. In addition to the permitted issuances above, Secured Debt not otherwise so permitted may be issued in an amount that does not exceed 15% of Net Tangible Assets as defined below.
Restrictions on Indebtedness The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume, guarantee or be or remain liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to any Indebtedness other than the following:
(a) Indebtedness to the Banks and the Administrative Agent arising under any of the Loan Documents;
(b) endorsements for collection, deposit or negotiation and warranties of products or services, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(c) Indebtedness incurred in connection with the acquisition after the date hereof of any real or personal property by the Borrower or such Subsidiary or under any Capitalized Lease, provided that the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness of the Borrower shall not exceed the aggregate amount of $5,000,000 at any one time;
(d) Indebtedness existing on the date hereof and listed and described on Schedule 10.1 hereto, or described in the Disclosure Documents, and any refinancing thereof, having covenants and maturities no less favorable to the Borrower than the Indebtedness being refinanced, and which does not increase the principal amount of the Indebtedness being refinanced;
(e) Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of the Borrower existing on the date hereof to the Borrower;
(f) the Bangor Energy Guaranty;
(g) non-recourse Indebtedness of any Subsidiary participating in the planned joint venture with SEMPRA Energy Solutions;
(h) guarantees of the Borrower of scheduled payments of principal ad interest (not to exceed $4,200,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year of the Borrower) in respect of Indebtedness of PERC, but only on the scheduled dates, and at the rates, as originally in effect (it being understood that the making of such guarantee shall be subject to prior review by the Administrative Agent of the documentation in respect thereof for the purpose of establishing compliance with the requirements of this paragraph);
(i) guarantees of the Borrower of the indebtedness of others, as set forth in Exhibit G, but only to the extent and upon the terms indicated;
(j) Indebtedness with respect to the Chase L/C until replacement by a Letter of Credit hereunder; and
(k) any unsecured Indebtedness not otherwise permitted by this Section 10.1 in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed at any one time the sum of (i) $5,000,000 plus (ii) an amount equal to 50% of the aggregate amount of any reductions in the Commitments made pursuant to Section 2.3.
Limitation on Indebtedness Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness arising under this Agreement or the Notes;
(b) Indebtedness of the Company to any Wholly Owned Subsidiary and of any Wholly Owned Subsidiary to the Company or any other Wholly Owned Subsidiary;
(c) Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.2 and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance such Indebtedness;
(d) [Reserved];
(e) secured Broker-Dealer Indebtedness and Indebtedness of Lazard Frères Banque; provided that after giving effect to the incurrence of any unsecured Indebtedness by Lazard Frères Bank permitted under this Section 7.2(e), the aggregate of its unencumbered assets shall exceed the aggregate of its unsecured Indebtedness;
(f) Indebtedness of a Subsidiary acquired after the Effective Date or a corporation or other entity merged into or consolidated with the Company or any Subsidiary after the Effective Date and Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets, which Indebtedness in each case, exists at the time of such acquisition, merger or consolidation and is not created in contemplation of such event and where such acquisition, merger or consolidation is permitted by this Agreement and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance such Indebtedness; provided that, immediately after giving effect to the acquisition or assumption of such Indebtedness (other than Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance such Indebtedness), the Leverage Ratio shall not be greater than 3.5 to 1.0;
(g) Capital Lease Obligations in connection with the Paris Lease and any Indebtedness the net proceeds of which are used to refinance or replace such Capital Lease Obligations; provided that the principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed the value of the real property covered by the Paris Lease;
(h) additional Capital Lease Obligations in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $10,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(i) purchase money Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any Subsidiary prior to or within 270 days of the acquisition, lease or improvement of the respective asset permitted under this Agreement in order to finance such acquisition or improvement, and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, in an aggregate principal amount that at the time of, and after giving effect to, the incurrence thereof in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(j) Indebtedness of the Company in respect of the Senior Notes and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance such Indebtedness;
(k) Indebtedness in connection with Permitted Receivables Financings in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(l) Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit issued for the account of the Company or its Subsidiaries (other than letters of credit issued as guaranties for Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries);
(m) Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than LFNY);
(n) additional Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount (for the Company and all Subsidiaries) not to exceed $125,000,000 at any one time outstanding; provided that, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such additional Indebtedness, the Leverage Ratio shall not be greater than 3.5 to 1.0;
(o) Guarantee Obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries so long as the incurrence of such Indebtedness is permitted under this Agreement;
(p) Indebtedness under the Intesa Notes and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance such Indebtedness; and (q) Specified Non-Recourse Indebtedness.
Limitation on Subsidiary Indebtedness The Issuer will not, and will cause the Parent not to, permit any Subsidiary (which is not a Subsidiary Guarantor) to create, assume, incur or guarantee or otherwise be or become liable in respect of any Indebtedness other than:
(a) Indebtedness of any Subsidiaries outstanding as of the date of this Agreement and described on Schedule 5.15 hereto;
(b) Indebtedness of any Person which becomes a Subsidiary of the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary after the date of Closing and which is outstanding on the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or such Person is at such time contractually bound, in writing to incur such Indebtedness);
(c) any replacement, extension or renewal of any Indebtedness permitted by paragraphs (a) or (b) above (without increase in the principal amount thereof);
(d) any Indebtedness of Subsidiaries owing to the Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor;
(e) any classification or reclassification of an obligation, including a lease, as debt as a result of a change or modification of an accounting principal or standard, including GAAP;
(f) current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business but not incurred through (i) the borrowing of money, or (ii) the obtaining of credit except for credit on an open account basis customarily extended and in fact extended in connection with normal purchases of goods and services;
(g) Indebtedness in respect of taxes, assessments, governmental charges or levies and claims for labor, materials and supplies to the extent that payment therefor shall not at the time be required to be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.4;
(h) Indebtedness in respect of judgments only to the extent, for the period and for an amount not resulting in an Event of Default;
(i) endorsements for collection, deposit or negotiation and warranties of products or services, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business; and
(j) Unsecured Indebtedness not otherwise permitted by the foregoing, provided that after giving effect thereto the aggregate principal amount of all unpaid Indebtedness permitted pursuant to this clause (j) does not exceed 10% of Gross Asset Value determined as of the date of such creation, assumption, incurrence or guarantee.
Limitation on Additional Indebtedness The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, Incur any Indebtedness unless, after giving effect thereto, either (i) the ratio of Indebtedness of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding, for purposes of this calculation only, purchase money mortgages that are Non-Recourse Indebtedness), to Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of the Company is less than 2.25 to 1; or (ii) the Consolidated Coverage Ratio exceeds 2.0 to 1. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may Incur: (i) Indebtedness under one or more Bank Credit Facilities in an amount not in excess of $550 million outstanding in the aggregate at any one time; (ii) purchase money mortgages that are Non-Recourse Indebtedness; (iii) Indebtedness Incurred under a Warehouse Facility, provided that the amount of such Indebtedness (excluding funding drafts issued thereunder) outstanding at any time pursuant to this clause (iii) may not exceed 98% of the value of the Mortgages pledged to secure Indebtedness thereunder; (iv) Indebtedness Incurred solely for the purpose of refinancing or repaying any existing Indebtedness so long as (A) the principal amount of such new Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of the existing Indebtedness refinanced or repaid (plus the premiums or other payments required to be paid in connection with such refinancing or repayment and the expenses incurred in connection therewith), (B) the maturity of such new Indebtedness is not earlier than that of the existing Indebtedness to be refinanced or repaid, (C) such new Indebtedness, determined as of the date of Incurrence, has an Average Life at least equal to the remaining Average Life of the Indebtedness to be refinanced or repaid, (D) the new Indebtedness is pari passu with or subordinate to the Indebtedness being refinanced or repaid, and (E) the existing and new Indebtedness are obligations of the same entity; and (v) if any Restricted Subsidiary guarantees payment of the Notes pursuant to Section 6.11, Indebtedness of the Company owed to a Guarantor and Indebtedness of any Guarantor owed to the Company or any other Guarantor; provided that upon any Guarantor ceasing to be a Guarantor or such Indebtedness being owed to any Person other than the Company or a Guarantor, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, shall be deemed to have Incurred Indebtedness not permitted by this clause (v). For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.02, in the event that an item of proposed Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Indebtedness permitted in clauses (i) through (v) above, or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 6.02, the Company will be permitted to classify (or later classify or reclassify in whole or in part in its sole discretion) such item of Indebtedness in any manner that complies with this covenant.
Limitation on Guarantees of Indebtedness by Restricted Subsidiaries The Company shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than a Guarantor or the Issuer, to guarantee the payment of any First Lien Obligations, including any Indebtedness (or any interest on such Indebtedness) under the Senior Credit Facilities, the NXP Notes and the Existing Secured Notes unless:
(1) such Restricted Subsidiary within 30 days executes and delivers a supplemental indenture to this Indenture, the form of which is attached as Exhibit D hereto, providing for a Guarantee by such Restricted Subsidiary, except that with respect to a guarantee of Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor, if such Indebtedness is by its express terms subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or such Guarantor’s Guarantee, any such guarantee by such Restricted Subsidiary with respect to such Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment to such Guarantee substantially to the same extent as such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Notes;
(2) such Restricted Subsidiary waives and shall not in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any rights of reimbursement, indemnity or subrogation or any other rights against any Guarantor or any other Restricted Subsidiary as a result of any payment by such Person under its Guarantee or otherwise; and
(3) such Restricted Subsidiary shall deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that:
(A) such Guarantee has been duly executed and authorized; and
(B) such Guarantee constitutes a valid, binding and enforceable obligation of such Restricted Subsidiary, except insofar as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers) and except insofar as enforcement thereof is subject to general principles of equity.
Notation on Securities Securities authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture affecting such series pursuant to the provisions of this Article IX may bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company or the Trustee shall so determine, new Securities so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Board of Directors, to any modification of this Indenture contained in any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company, authenticated by the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent and delivered in exchange for the Securities then outstanding.
Limitations on Indebtedness (a) Until the Notes are rated Investment Grade by both Rating Agencies (after which time the following covenant will no longer be in effect), the Company will not, and will not cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to, create, incur, assume, become liable for or guarantee the payment of (collectively, an “incurrence”) any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) unless, after giving effect thereto and the application of the proceeds therefrom, the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio on the date thereof would be at least 2.0 to 1.0.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture will not prevent the incurrence of: (i) Permitted Indebtedness, (ii) Refinancing Indebtedness, (iii) Non-Recourse Indebtedness, (iv) any Guarantee of Indebtedness of the Company represented by the Notes and (v) any guarantee of Indebtedness incurred under Credit Facilities in compliance with this Indenture.
(c) For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, in the event that an item of Indebtedness may be incurred through the first paragraph of this covenant or by meeting the criteria of one or more of the types of Indebtedness described in the second paragraph of this covenant (or the definitions of the terms used therein), the Company, in its sole discretion, (i) may classify such item of Indebtedness under and comply with either of such paragraphs (or any of such definitions), as applicable, (ii) may classify and divide such item of Indebtedness into more than one of such paragraphs (or definitions), as applicable, and (iii) may elect to comply with such paragraphs (or definitions), as applicable, in any order.
(d) The Company will not, and will not cause or permit any Guarantor to, directly or indirectly, in any event incur any Indebtedness that purports to be by its terms (or by the terms of any agreement governing such Indebtedness) subordinated to any other Indebtedness of the Company or of such Guarantor, as the case may be, unless such Indebtedness is also by its terms (or by the terms of any agreement governing such Indebtedness) made expressly subordinated to the Notes or the Guarantee of such Guarantor, as the case may be, to the same extent and in the same manner as such Indebtedness is subordinated to such other Indebtedness of the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be.
Limitation on Debt Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Debt, except:
(a) Indebtedness of any Credit Party to Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement and/or the other Loan Documents;
(b) any Debt existing on the Effective Date and set forth in Schedule 8.1 attached hereto and any renewals or refinancing of such Debt (provided that (i) the aggregate principal amount of such renewed or refinanced Debt shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of the original Debt outstanding on the Effective Date (less any principal payments and the amount of any commitment reductions made thereon on or prior to such renewal or refinancing), (ii) the renewal or refinancing of such Debt shall be on substantially the same or better terms as in effect with respect to such Debt on the Effective Date, and shall otherwise be in compliance with this Agreement, and (iii) at the time of such renewal or refinancing no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the renewal or refinancing of such Debt;
(c) any Debt of Borrowers or any Subsidiary incurred to finance the acquisition of fixed or capital assets, whether pursuant to a loan or a Capitalized Lease provided that both at the time of and immediately after giving effect to the incurrence thereof (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (ii) the aggregate amount of all such Debt at any one time outstanding (including, without limitation, any Debt of the type described in this clause (c) which is set forth on Schedule 8.1 hereof) shall not exceed $5,000,000, and any renewals or refinancings of such Debt on terms substantially the same or better than those in effect at the time of the original incurrence of such Debt;
(d) Debt under any Hedging Transactions, provided that such transaction is entered into for risk management purposes and not for speculative purposes;
(e) Debt arising from judgments or decrees not deemed to be a Default or Event of Default under subsection (g) of Section 9.1;
(f) Debt owing to a Person that is a Credit Party, but only to the extent permitted under Section 8.7 hereof;
(g) the Comerica Debt and the Subordinated Debt;
(h) Debt arising under the Surety Agreements, provided that the Borrowers shall promptly terminate the Liberty Mutual Indemnity Agreement and any other Bond Documents related thereto following the completion of the construction projects set forth on Schedule 8.1(i);
(i) additional unsecured Debt not otherwise described above, provided that both at the time of and immediately after giving effect to the incurrence thereof (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or result therefrom and (ii) the aggregate amount of all such Debt shall not exceed $1,000,000 at any one time outstanding.
Limitation on Negative Pledge Clauses Enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any agreement that prohibits or limits the ability of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its material Property or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure the Obligations or, in the case of any Subsidiary Guarantor, its obligations under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or other Security Document, other than (a) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (b) any Lien arising pursuant to any Permitted Securitization Documents, (c) documentation governing Credit Agreement Refinancing Debt or Indebtedness incurred under Section 7.02(j); (d) documentation governing Permitted Refinancings (including successive refinancings) thereof (to the extent such provisions are not more restrictive than customary market terms for Indebtedness of such type (and in any event not materially more restrictive than the restrictions contained in this Agreement), so long as the Company has determined that such restrictions will not materially impair its ability to make payments due hereunder), (e) any agreements governing any purchase money Liens (or any Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof (including successive refinancings)), Capital Lease Obligations or Permitted Acquisition Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereby (in the case of Permitted Assumed Acquisition Indebtedness, any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets financed thereby and in the case of any Permitted Refinancing of purchase money Indebtedness or Permitted Acquisition Indebtedness, shall be no more restrictive, taken as a whole, than that in the relevant refinanced agreement); (f) customary restrictions on the assignment of leases, licenses and contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; (g) any agreement in effect at the time any Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided that such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; (h) customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (or the assets of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) pending such sale; provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is to be sold (or whose assets are to be sold) and such sale is permitted hereunder; (i) restrictions under agreements evidencing or governing or otherwise relating to Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors; provided that such restrictions are applicable only with respect to the assets of Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors; (j) customary provisions in joint venture agreements, limited liability company operating agreements, partnership agreements, stockholders agreements and other similar agreements; (k) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, and (l) any agreement set forth in the documentation governing Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.12 or any Permitted Refinancing thereof (including successive refinancings) so long as such provisions are not materially more restrictive on the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries than those contained in the Indebtedness refinanced.
