Sale of Significant Subsidiary Stock. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Significant Subsidiary to, sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the Capital Stock of any Significant Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 7.2(c) or this Section 7.2(e), (1) the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary may sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of (i) any of the Capital Stock of any Significant Subsidiary to the Borrower or to a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower that constitutes a Significant Subsidiary after giving effect to such transaction and (ii) any of the Capital Stock of any Subsidiary that is not a Significant Subsidiary or any of the Capital Stock of a Person that is not a Subsidiary; (2) any Significant Subsidiary shall have the right to issue, sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of for value its preference or preferred stock in one or more bona fide transactions to any Person; (3) the Borrower and any Significant Subsidiary may make Permitted MLP/JV Asset Transfers and (4) the Borrower and any Significant Subsidiary may enter into transactions permitted by Section 7.2(c); provided that (A) immediately before and after giving effect to any such sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition described in the foregoing clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (B) in the case of any such Permitted MLP/JV Asset Transfer permitted under the foregoing clause (3) or the transactions permitted under the foregoing clause (4), after giving effect to such Permitted MLP/JV Asset Transfer or such transactions, as applicable, the Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance with Section 7.2(a).
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp), Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp), Term Loan Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Inc)
Sale of Significant Subsidiary Stock. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Significant Subsidiary to, sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the Capital Stock of any Significant Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 7.2(c) or this Section 7.2(e), (1) the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary may sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of (i) any of the Capital Stock of any Significant Subsidiary to the Borrower or to a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower that constitutes a Significant Subsidiary after giving effect to such transaction and (ii) any of the Capital Stock of any Subsidiary that is not a Significant Subsidiary or any of the Capital Stock of a Person that is not a Subsidiary; (2) any Significant Subsidiary shall have the right to issue, sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of for value its preference or preferred stock in one or more bona fide transactions to any Person; (3) the Borrower and any Significant Subsidiary may make Permitted MLP/JV Asset Transfers and (4) the Borrower and any Significant Subsidiary may enter into transactions permitted by Section 7.2(c); provided that (A) immediately before and after giving effect to any such sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition described in the foregoing clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (B) in the case of any such Permitted MLP/JV Asset Transfer permitted under the foregoing clause (3) or the transactions permitted under the foregoing clause (4), after giving effect to such Permitted MLP/JV Asset Transfer or such transactions, as applicable, the Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance with Section 7.2(a).
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Samples: Term Loan Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Inc), Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp), Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp)
Sale of Significant Subsidiary Stock. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Significant Subsidiary to, sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the Capital Stock of any Significant Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 7.2(c) or this Section 7.2(e), (1x) the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary may sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of (i) any of the Capital Stock of any Significant Subsidiary to the Borrower or to a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower that constitutes a Significant Subsidiary after giving effect to such transaction and (ii) any of the Capital Stock of any Subsidiary that is not a Significant Subsidiary or any of the Capital Stock of a Person that is not a Subsidiary; (2y) any Significant Subsidiary shall have the right to issue, sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of for value its preference or preferred stock in one or more bona fide transactions to any Person; and (3z) the Borrower and any Significant Subsidiary may make Permitted MLP/JV Asset Transfers and (4) the Borrower and any Significant Subsidiary may enter into transactions permitted by Section 7.2(c)Transfers; provided that (A) immediately before and after giving effect to any such sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition described in the foregoing clauses (1x), (2), (3y) and (4z), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (B) in the case of any such Permitted MLP/JV Asset Transfer permitted under the foregoing clause (3) or the transactions permitted under the foregoing clause (4z), after giving effect to such Permitted MLP/JV Asset Transfer or such transactions, as applicableTransfer, the Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance with Section 7.2(a).
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Inc), Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Inc)
Sale of Significant Subsidiary Stock. The Borrower Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any Significant Subsidiary to, sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the Capital Stock of any Significant Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 7.2(c8.2(c) or this Section 7.2(e8.2(e), (1x) the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary may sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of (i) any of the Capital Stock of any Significant Subsidiary to the Borrower or to a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower that constitutes a Significant Subsidiary after giving effect to such transaction and (ii) any of the Capital Stock of any Subsidiary that is not a Significant Subsidiary or any of the Capital Stock of a Person that is not a Subsidiary; (2y) any Significant Subsidiary shall have the right to issue, sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of for value its preference or preferred stock in one or more bona fide transactions to any Person; (3) the Borrower and any Significant Subsidiary may make Permitted MLP/JV Asset Transfers and (4z) the Borrower and any Significant Subsidiary may enter into transactions permitted by Section 7.2(c8.2(c); provided that (A1) immediately before and after giving effect to any such sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition described in the foregoing clauses (1x), (2), (3y) and (4z), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (B2) for so long as there are Guarantors, if any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of any of the capital stock of any Guarantor (other than in respect of the issuance, sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition for value of its preference or preferred stock) is to a Person that is not the Borrower or a Guarantor after giving effect to the transaction, then the debt rating or corporate rating of the Borrower in effect immediately after giving effect thereto is not less than “Baa3” (in the case of any such Permitted MLP/JV Asset Transfer permitted under Xxxxx’x) and “BBB-” (in the foregoing clause (3) or the transactions permitted under the foregoing clause (4), after giving effect to such Permitted MLP/JV Asset Transfer or such transactions, as applicable, the Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance with Section 7.2(acase of S&P).
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp)
Sale of Significant Subsidiary Stock. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Significant Subsidiary to, sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the Capital Stock of any Significant Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 7.2(c) or this Section 7.2(e), (1) the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary may sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of (i) any of the Capital Stock of any Significant Subsidiary to the Borrower or to a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower that constitutes a Significant Subsidiary after giving effect to such transaction and (ii) any of the Capital Stock of any Subsidiary that is not a Significant Subsidiary or any of the Capital Stock of a Person that is not a Subsidiary; (2) any Significant Subsidiary shall have the right to issue, sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of for value its preference or preferred stock in one or more bona fide transactions to any Person; and (3) the Borrower and any Significant Subsidiary may make Permitted MLP/JV Asset Transfers and (4) the Borrower and any Significant Subsidiary may enter into transactions permitted by Section 7.2(c); provided that (A) immediately before and after giving effect to any such sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition described in the foregoing clauses (1), (2), (3) and (43), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (B) in the case of any such Permitted MLP/JV Asset Transfer transactions permitted under the foregoing clause (3) or the transactions permitted under the foregoing clause (4), after giving effect to such Permitted MLP/JV Asset Transfer or such transactions, as applicable, the Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance with Section 7.2(a).
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp)