Restrictions on Certain Actions During the earlier of (a) five years from the date of this Agreement or (b) two years after the termination of the Venture Agreement, except as permitted pursuant to Section 5 hereof, Buyer, without the prior consent of the Company's Board of Directors will not, nor will it permit any affiliate (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 of Regulation 12B under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) of Buyer to:
(a) acquire (other than through stock splits or stock dividends), directly or indirectly or in conjunction with or through any other person, by purchase or otherwise, beneficial ownership of any additional shares of Common Stock or any other securities of the Company entitled to vote generally for the election of directors ("Voting Securities");
(b) directly or indirectly or through any other person, solicit proxies with respect to Voting Securities under any circumstance; or become a "participant" in any "election contest" relating to the election of directors of the Company (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit Buyer from soliciting proxies for the purpose of opposing any increase in the ownership limitation currently contained in the Company's Articles of Incorporation.
(c) deposit any Voting Securities in a voting trust, or subject any Voting Securities to a voting or similar agreement;
(d) directly or indirectly or through or in conjunction with any other person, engage in a tender or exchange offer for the Company's Voting Securities made by any other person or entity without the prior written approval of the Company, or engage in any proxy solicitation with any person or entity relating to the Company;
(e) take any action alone or in concert with any other person to acquire or change the control of the Company or, directly or indirectly, participate in any group seeking to obtain or take control of the Company; or
(f) sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of or encumber any Voting Securities except (i) as set forth in Section 7 hereof, (ii) to an affiliate of the Buyer, provided that the transferee agrees to be bound by all the provisions of this Agreement, or (iii) pursuant to a public offering of the Shares registered under the Securities Act.
Limitation on Restrictions on Subsidiary Distributions Enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary to (a) make Restricted Payments in respect of any Capital Stock of such Subsidiary held by, or pay or subordinate any Indebtedness owed to, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, (b) make Investments in the Borrower or any other Subsidiary or (c) transfer any of its assets to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) any restrictions existing under the Loan Documents, (ii) any restrictions existing under the New Senior Note Indenture, the New Senior Note Indenture and any agreements governing Indebtedness permitted by Sections 6.2(f), to the extent such restrictions are no more restrictive than those in the Senior Note Indenture or the New Senior Note Indenture, (iii) any restrictions with respect to a Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into in connection with the Disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of such Subsidiary, (iv) customary net worth provisions contained in real property leases entered into in by any Loan Party so long as such net worth provisions would not reasonably be expected to impair materially the ability of the Loan Parties to meet their ongoing obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and (v) with respect to clause (c) only, (i) customary non-assignment provisions in licenses or sublicenses by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (in which case such prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the Intellectual Property subject thereto), (ii) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and similar agreements that restrict transfers of assets of, or equity interests in, such joint venture, (iii) agreements governing Indebtedness permitted by Sections 6.2(g), (h) and (m) (provided that, in the case of such agreements governing Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.2(h), such prohibition or limitation shall be effective only against the property acquired thereby), (iv) agreements entered into by a Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor governing Liens permitted by Section 6.3(m) or the Indebtedness secured thereby (in which case such prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets of such Subsidiary subject to such Lien) and (v) any agreements governing any purchase money Liens or Capital Lease Obligations otherwise permitted hereby (in which case, any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets financed thereby).
Restrictions on Subsidiary Distributions Except as provided herein, no Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any Subsidiary of Borrower to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on any of such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests owned by Borrower or any other Subsidiary of Borrower, (b) repay or prepay any Indebtedness owed by such Subsidiary to Borrower or any other Subsidiary of Borrower, (c) make loans or advances to Borrower or any other Subsidiary of Borrower, or (d) transfer, lease or license any of its property or assets to Borrower or any other Subsidiary of Borrower other than restrictions (i) imposed by law or by any Credit Document, (ii) in agreements evidencing Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.1(k) that impose restrictions on the property so acquired, and any amendments, modifications, extensions or renewals thereof (including any such extension or renewal arising as a result of an extension, renewal or refinancing of any Indebtedness containing such restriction or condition) that do not materially expand the scope of any such restriction or condition taken as a whole, (iii) by reason of customary provisions restricting assignments, subletting or other transfers contained in leases, licenses, Joint Venture agreements and similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business, (iv) that are or were created by virtue of any transfer of, agreement to transfer or option or right with respect to any property, assets or Equity Interests not otherwise prohibited under this Agreement, (v) in the case of any Subsidiary that is not directly or indirectly wholly owned by Borrower, restrictions and conditions imposed by its Organizational Documents or any related joint venture, shareholders’ or similar agreement; provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to such Subsidiary and to any Equity Interests in such Subsidiary, or (vi) identified on Schedule 6.5, and any amendments, modifications, extensions or renewals thereof (including any such extension or renewal arising as a result of an extension, renewal or refinancing of any Indebtedness containing such restriction or condition) that do not materially expand the scope of any such restriction or condition taken as a whole.
Limitations on Forms of Consideration The Company reserves, at any and all times, the right, in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, to establish, decline to approve or terminate any program or procedure providing for payment of the Exercise Price through any of the means described below, including with respect to the Participant notwithstanding that such program or procedures may be available to others.
Limitation on Certain Restrictions on Subsidiaries Holdings will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any such Restricted Subsidiary to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its capital stock or any other interest or participation in its profits owned by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) make loans or advances to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (c) transfer any of its properties or assets to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(i) applicable law;
(ii) this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the other definitive documentation entered into in connection with any of the foregoing;
(iii) any Refinancing Note Documents;
(iv) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing any leasehold interest of Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries;
(v) customary provisions restricting assignment of any licensing agreement (in which Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is the licensee) or other contract entered into by Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(vi) restrictions on the transfer of any asset pending the close of the sale of such asset;
(vii) any agreement or instrument governing Indebtedness assumed in connection with a Permitted Acquisition, to the extent the relevant encumbrance or restriction was not agreed to or adopted in connection with, or in anticipation of, the respective Permitted Acquisition and does not apply to Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings, or the properties of any such Person, other than the Persons or the properties acquired in such Permitted Acquisition;
(viii) encumbrances or restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(ix) any agreement or instrument relating to Indebtedness of a Foreign Subsidiary incurred pursuant to Section 10.04 to the extent such encumbrance or restriction only applies to such Foreign Subsidiary;
(x) an agreement effecting a refinancing, replacement or substitution of Indebtedness issued, assumed or incurred pursuant to an agreement or instrument referred to in clause (vii) above; provided that the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction contained in any such refinancing, replacement or substitution agreement are no less favorable to Holdings or the Lenders in any material respect than the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction contained in the agreements or instruments referred to in such clause (vii);
(xi) restrictions on the transfer of any asset subject to a Lien permitted by Section 10.01;
(xii) restrictions and conditions imposed by the terms of the documentation governing any Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor, which Indebtedness is permitted by Section 10.04;
(xiii) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures permitted under Section 10.05 and applicable solely to such joint venture;
(xiv) on or after the execution and delivery thereof, (x) the Permitted Junior Debt Documents and (y) the Permitted Pari Passu Notes Documents;
(xv) negative pledges and restrictions on Liens in favor of any holder of Indebtedness for borrowed money permitted under Section 10.04 but only if such negative pledge or restriction expressly permits Liens for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent and the Secured Creditors with respect to the credit facilities established hereunder and the Obligations under the Credit Documents on a senior basis and without a requirement that such holders of such Indebtedness be secured by such Liens securing the Obligations under the Credit Documents equally and ratably or on a junior basis; and
(xvi) restrictions and conditions under the terms of the documentation governing any Qualified Securitization Transaction or a Receivables Facility that, in each case, permitted by Section 10.04, are necessary or advisable, in the good faith determination of the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, to effect such Qualified Securitization Transaction or such Receivables Facility.
Certain Distributions If the Company elects to:
(I) distribute, to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, any rights, options or warrants (other than rights issued pursuant to a stockholder rights plan prior to separation of such rights from the Common Stock) entitling them, for a period of not more than 60 calendar days after the date such distribution is announced, to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the ten consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced (determined in the manner set forth in the third paragraph of Section 5.05(A)(ii)); or
(II) distribute, to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, assets or securities of the Company or rights to purchase the Company’s securities (other than rights issued pursuant to a stockholder rights plan prior to separation of such rights from the Common Stock), which distribution per share of Common Stock has a value, as reasonably determined by the Company in good faith, exceeding 10% of the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced, then, in either case, (x) the Company will send written notice of such distribution, and of the related right to convert Notes, to Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent at least 50 Scheduled Trading Days before the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution; and (y) once the Company has sent such notice, Holders may convert their Notes at any time until the earlier of the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before such Ex-Dividend Date and the Company’s announcement that such distribution will not take place; provided, however, that the Notes will not become convertible pursuant to clause (y) above (but the Company will be required to send notice of such distribution pursuant to clause (x) above) on account of such distribution if each Holder participates, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Stock, and solely by virtue of being a Holder, in such distribution without having to convert such Holder’s Notes and as if such Holder held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the Conversion Rate in effect on the record date for such distribution; and (ii) the aggregate principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such Holder on such date; provided, further, that if the Company is then otherwise permitted to settle conversions of Notes by Physical Settlement (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company has not elected another Settlement Method to apply, including pursuant to Section 5.03(A)(i)), then the Company may instead elect to provide such notice at least ten Scheduled Trading Days before such Ex-Dividend Date, in which case (x) the Company must settle all conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date occurring on or after the date the Company provides such notice and on or before the Business Day immediately before the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution (or any earlier announcement by the Company that such distribution will not take place) by Physical Settlement; and (y) such notice must state that all such conversions will be settled by Physical Settlement; provided, further, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.01(C)(i)(3)(a), in the case of any separation, from the Common Stock, of rights issued pursuant to a stockholder rights plan as set forth in clauses (I) and (II) above, in no event will the Company be required to provide such notice before the Business Day after the date the Company becomes aware of the event causing such separation.
Limitations on Actions Any action brought under this Contract, except an action for breach of warranty, shall be brought within the shorter of the statutory limitations period and the period of three years from the date of final payment without any tolling of this statutory limitations period for any reason whatsoever.
Limitations on Payments The Bank may terminate access to the Bank’s ATM and/or Visa Debit Card Services at any time for any reason, including without limitation (i) with respect to any recipient of transfers, if the Bank believes in its sole discretion that there are an excessive number of disputes involving customer use, or (ii) with respect to any third party, if the Bank believes in its sole discretion that the third party has initiated disputes without reasonable cause or in bad faith. The Bank also may reject a transaction or restrict your access to the Website to make further transactions at any time if it believes the security of your accounts or the Website is at risk or any fraudulent or illegal activity may be occurring, including evidence of unusual activity in your accounts. Limitations on Transfers Your Card transactions will be subject to daily limits as follows*: • Cash withdrawal from an ATM using an ATM card - $310.00 • Cash withdrawal from an ATM using a Visa® Debit card - $1,010.00 • Point-of-sale transaction using your Visa® Debit card - $2,500.00 * For security reasons, we may further limit these amounts from time to time without notice. Non-sufficient funds activity involving an ATM or Visa Debit Card may result in decreased daily limits or revocation of the card. Charges for Use of Your Card. We do not charge you a fee to use your Card at an ATM or to make a POS transaction. However, ATM transactions may be subject to a fee or surcharge assessed by the terminal owner, for which you will be reimbursed by the Bank up to the amount per month which corresponds to the type of account you have. Preauthorization Payments Holds When you use your Card at a point of sale location or when you use the Visa or other network enhancement feature of the Cards to obtain goods or services or to obtain cash, the merchant may attempt to obtain preauthorization from us for the transaction. When the preauthorization is approved by us, we immediately debit the preauthorized amount from your designated Account. The amount you actually approved or signed for may vary in some cases from the amount of the actual purchase, depending on the merchant's request. If the preauthorization request varies from the amount of the actual transaction, payment of the transaction (which usually occurs within two to five days) will adjust the amount previously deducted from your designated Account. This process may affect the availability of funds from your designated Account to pay checks or for other electronic fund transfers. Since all transactions are immediately posted to your designated Account, please check your current balance on the Website. We will not be responsible for damages for wrongful dishonor if any items are not paid because the amount requested by the merchant was different from the actual amount you approved. Using your Card for International Transactions If you use your Card to obtain cash or to purchase goods or services in another country, the amount of the charge in foreign currency will be converted to a U.S. dollar amount by the applicable network (e.g. Visa, MasterCard, etc.). In making this conversion, the network will use the procedures set forth in its operating regulations. Conversion to U.S. dollars may occur on a date other than the date of the transaction; therefore, the currency conversion rate may be different from the conversion rate in effect on the transaction date. You understand that we do not determine the currency conversion rate that is used, and we do not receive any portion of the currency conversion rate. Documentation of Transfers • Receipts: You have a right to receive a receipt at ATMs and POS terminals that accept your ATM and/or Visa debit cards each time you make a transaction. • Preauthorized Credits: If you have arranged to have direct deposits made to your account at least once every 60 days from the same person or company, you can call us at 000.000.0000 to find out whether or not the deposit has been made. • Periodic Statements: You will also be able to view your bank statement and transaction history on the Website. Lost or Stolen Card or Unauthorized Transactions Notify us immediately if your ATM Card, Visa Debit Card or PIN or other access code has been lost or stolen or used without your permission. Telephoning is the best way of keeping your possible losses down. You could lose all your money in your account plus your maximum Overdraft Line of Credit. In Case of Errors or Questions about Your Electronic Transfers Telephone Customer Service at 0-000-000-0000, email, or write us at UFB Direct, P.O. Box 509127, San Diego, CA 92150, as soon as you can if you think your online statement or receipt is wrong or if you need more information about a transfer listed on the online statement or receipt. We must hear from you NO LATER than 60 days after your FIRST online statement on which the problem or error has appeared. In your communication to us, be prepared to provide us with the following information: • Your name and Account number (if any). • A description of the error or the transfer you are unsure about, and explain as clearly as you can why you believe it is an error or why you need more information. • The dollar amount of the suspected error. If you tell us orally, we may require that you send your complaint or question in writing within 10 business days. We will determine whether an error occurred within 10 business days (20 business days for new accounts) after we hear from you and will correct the error, promptly. If we need more time, however, we may take up to 45 days (90 days for new accounts, point-of-sale, or foreign-initiated transactions) to investigate your complaint or question. If we decide to do this, we will provisionally credit your account within 10 business days (20 business days for new accounts) for the amount you think is in error, so that you will have the use of the money during the time it takes us to complete our investigation. If we ask you to put your questions or complaint in writing and we do not receive it within 10 business days, we may not credit your account. For disputes involving the unauthorized use of your Visa Debit Card for Visa point-of-sale transactions, we will provisionally credit your Account within 5 business days. Under the Visa Rules, we may withhold provisional credit to the extent allowed under applicable law if we determine that the circumstances or account history warrants the delay. The Visa Rules do not apply to ATM transactions, certain commercial card transactions, PIN or other transactions not processed over the V network. We will tell you the results within three (3) business days after completing our investigation. If we decide that there was no error, we will send you a written explanation. You may ask for copies of the documents that we used in our investigation. Electronic Transaction Cancellations If you have arranged with us in advance to make regular periodic payments out of your designated Account using our Electronic Bill Payment Service, you can stop any of those payments by following these procedures: • Sign on to the Website and cancel the future payments using the procedure as called for in the Bill Payment section. • Call Customer Service, write the Bank, or e-mail in time for us to receive your request three or more business days before the payment is scheduled to be made. If you call, we may require you to put your request in writing so that it reaches us within 14 days after your call. Liability of Bank for Failure to Stop Payment of Preauthorized Transfer If you order us to stop one of these payments 3 business days or more before the transfer is scheduled, and we do not do so, we will be liable for your losses or damages. Your Liability for Unauthorized Electronic Funds Transfers You can lose no more than $50.00 if someone used your Card without your permission, if you tell us within two business days, subject to Visa’s Zero Liability policy. If you do NOT tell us within two business days after you learn of the loss or theft of your Card or other Access Device, and we can prove we could have stopped the unauthorized transactions if you had told us, you could lose as much as $500.00. Also if your on-line statement shows transactions that you did not make, TELL US AT ONCE. If you do not tell us within 60 days after the daily transactions (Periodic Statement) are provided to you on the Website, you may not get back any money you lost after the 60 days if we can prove that we could have prevented the transactions if you had told us in time. If a good reason (such as a long trip or a hospital stay) kept you from telling us, let us know. We may extend the time periods. You agree that you will not reveal your User ID, Password, PIN, or any other Access Device to any person not authorized by you to use your Access Devices; not write your PIN or Password on your ATM and/or VISA Debit Cards or on any item kept with your Access Devices; and not leave a computer terminal unattended after you have logged in using your Password or other Access Device.
Restrictions on Payments An employee shall not be entitled to payment for inclement weather as provided for in this clause unless the employee remains on the job until the provisions set out in this clause have been observed.
Restrictions on Activities of the Trust Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement and any provision of law that otherwise so empowers the Trust, so long as any Certificates are outstanding, the Trust shall not, and none of the Trustee, the Delaware Trustee, the Company or the Servicer shall knowingly cause the Trust to, do any of the following:
(i) engage in any business or activity other than those set forth in Section 2.01;
(ii) incur or assume any indebtedness except for such indebtedness that may be incurred by the Trust in connection with the execution or performance of this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated hereby;
(iii) guarantee or otherwise assume liability for the debts of any other party;
(iv) do any act in contravention of this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated hereby to which the Trust is a party;
(v) do any act which would make it impossible to carry on the ordinary business of the Trust;
(vi) confess a judgment against the Trust;
(vii) possess or assign the assets of the Trust for other than a Trust purpose;
(viii) cause the Trust to lend any funds to any entity, except as contemplated by this Agreement; or
(ix) change the purposes and powers of the Trust from those set forth in this Agreement.
