Stock Pledge and Liquidation Provisions Sample Clauses

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• Negative Pledge Agreements; Dividend Restrictions The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any contract, agreement or understanding which prohibits or restricts the granting, conveying, creation or imposition of any Lien on any of its Property in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders or restricts any Restricted Subsidiary from paying dividends or making distributions to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary, or which requires the consent of other Persons in connection therewith; provided, however, that the preceding restrictions will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions arising under or by reason of (a) this Agreement or the Security Instruments, (b) any leases or licenses or similar contracts as they affect any Property or Lien, (c) any restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the direct or indirect sale or disposition of all or substantially all the Equity Interests or Property of such Restricted Subsidiary pending the closing of such sale or disposition, (d) customary provisions with respect to the distribution of Property in joint venture agreements, (e) any agreements with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary acquired in a transaction permitted by Section 9.05 (in which case, any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the Property of such Restricted Subsidiary) and (f) any agreements governing Debt permitted by Section 9.02 incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

• 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).

• Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction of any kind on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to: (1) pay dividends or make any other distributions permitted by applicable law on any Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary owned by the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary; (2) pay any Indebtedness owed to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary; (3) make loans or advances to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; or (4) transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary. (b) The foregoing provisions shall not restrict any encumbrances or restrictions: (1) existing on the Closing Date or any other agreements in effect on the Closing Date, and any amendments, modifications, extensions, refinancings, renewals or replacements of such agreements; provided, however, that the encumbrances and restrictions in any such amendments, modifications, extensions, refinancings, renewals or replacements, taken as a whole, are not materially more restrictive (as determined by the Company) than those encumbrances or restrictions that are then in effect and that are being amended, modified, extended, refinanced, renewed or replaced; (2) existing under or by reason of applicable law or required by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; (3) existing with respect to any Person or the property or assets of such Person acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, existing at the time of such acquisition and not incurred in contemplation thereof, which encumbrances or restrictions are not applicable to any Person or the property or assets of any Person other than such Person or the property or assets of such Person so acquired, and any amendments, modifications, extensions, refinancings, renewals or replacements of such encumbrances or restrictions; provided, however, that the encumbrances and restrictions in any such amendments, modifications, extensions, renewals or replacements, taken as a whole, are not materially more restrictive (as determined by the Company) than those encumbrances or restrictions that are then in effect and that are being amended, modified, extended, refinanced, renewed or replaced; (4) in the case of clause (4) of Section 4.05(a): (A) that restrict in a customary manner the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is a lease, license, conveyance or contract or similar property or asset; (B) existing by virtue of any transfer of, agreement to transfer, option or right with respect to, or Lien on any of the property or assets of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture; or (C) arising or agreed to in the ordinary course of business, not relating to any Indebtedness, and that do not, individually or in the aggregate, reduce the value of the property or assets of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in any manner material to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary; (5) with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary and imposed pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock of, or property and assets of, such Restricted Subsidiary; (6) contained in the terms of any Indebtedness or any agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness was issued if: (A) the encumbrance or restriction either: (i) applies only in the event of a payment default or non-compliance with respect to a financial covenant contained in such Indebtedness or agreement; or (ii) is contained in a Credit Agreement; (B) the encumbrance or restriction is not materially more disadvantageous to the Holders of the Notes than is customary in comparable financings (as determined by the Company); and (C) the Company determines on the date of the Incurrence of such Indebtedness that any such encumbrance or restriction would not be expected to materially impair the Company’s ability to make principal or interest payments on the Notes; (7) arising from customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business; (8) pursuant to the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees and any Exchange Notes and Subsidiary Guarantees exchanged therefor or for Additional Notes and the related Subsidiary Guarantees to be issued pursuant to this Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement; (9) imposed on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; (10) imposed in connection with purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business that impose restrictions of the nature specified in clause (4) above on the property so acquired; (11) contained in the terms of any Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is Incurred as permitted pursuant to Section 4.03; (12) imposed in connection with any Investment not prohibited by Section 4.04 and or in connection with any Permitted Investment; (13) contained in the terms of any Secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.03 and Section 4.08 that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Secured Indebtedness; or (14) applicable to a Receivables Subsidiary and effected in connection with a Qualified Receivables Financing; provided, however, that such restriction or encumbrance applies only to such Receivables Subsidiary. (c) Nothing contained in this Section 4.05 shall prevent the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from: (1) creating, incurring, assuming or suffering to exist any Liens otherwise permitted under Section 4.08; or (2) restricting the sale or other disposition of the Company’s property or assets or the property or assets of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that secure the Company’s Indebtedness or the Indebtedness of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

• Continuing Security Interest; Transfer of Notes This Security Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until payment in full in cash of all Secured Obligations, the termination or expiration of all Letters of Credit and the termination of all Commitments, (b) be binding upon the Grantor, its successors, transferees and assigns, and (c) inure, together with the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent hereunder, to the benefit of the Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c), any Lender may assign or otherwise transfer (in whole or in part) any Note or Credit Extension held by it to any other Person or entity, and such other Person or entity shall thereupon become vested with all the rights and benefits in respect thereof granted to such Lender under any Loan Document (including this Security Agreement) or otherwise, subject, however, to any contrary provisions in such assignment or transfer, and to the provisions of Article XIII of the Credit Agreement. Upon the payment in full in cash of all Secured Obligations, the termination or expiration of all Letters of Credit and the termination of all Commitments, the security interest granted herein shall terminate and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to the Grantor. Upon any such termination, the Collateral Agent will, at the Grantor's sole expense, execute and deliver to the Grantor such documents as the Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination. Upon any sale or other transfer of Collateral permitted by the terms of the Credit Agreement, the security interest created hereunder in such Collateral (but not in the proceeds thereof) shall be deemed to be automatically released and the Collateral Agent will, at the Grantor's sole expense, execute and deliver to the Grantor such documents as the Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such release.

• Limitation on Dividends and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries (a) Except as provided in clause (b) below, the Issuer shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to: (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions on or in respect of its Capital Stock to the Issuer or any other Restricted Subsidiary or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Issuer or any other Restricted Subsidiary; (ii) make loans or advances to, or make any Investment in, the Issuer or any other Restricted Subsidiary; or (iii) transfer any of its property or assets to the Issuer or any other Restricted Subsidiary. (b) Section 3.15(a) shall not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of: (i) applicable law, rule, regulation or order; (ii) this Indenture; (iii) any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to an agreement in effect at or entered into on the Issue Date, and any amendments, restatements, renewals, replacements or refinancings thereof; provided, that any amendment, restatement, renewal, replacement or refinancing is not materially more restrictive with respect to such encumbrances or restrictions than those in existence on the Issue Date as determined in good faith by the Issuer’s senior management; (iv) customary non-assignment provisions of any contract and customary provisions restricting assignment or subletting in any lease governing a leasehold interest of any Restricted Subsidiary, or any customary restriction on the ability of a Restricted Subsidiary to dividend, distribute or otherwise transfer any asset which secures Indebtedness secured by a Lien, in each case permitted to be Incurred under this Indenture; (v) any instrument governing Acquired Indebtedness not Incurred in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, the relevant acquisition, merger or consolidation, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person or the properties or assets of the Person so acquired; (vi) restrictions with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer imposed pursuant to a binding agreement which has been entered into for the sale or disposition of Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary; provided, that such restrictions apply solely to the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary being sold (and in the case of Capital Stock, its Subsidiaries); (vii) customary restrictions imposed on the transfer of copyrighted or patented materials; (viii) an agreement governing Indebtedness Incurred to Refinance the Indebtedness issued, assumed or Incurred pursuant to an agreement referred to in clause (iii) or (v) of this Section 3.15(b); provided, that such Refinancing agreement is not materially more restrictive with respect to such encumbrances or restrictions than those contained in the agreement referred to in such clause (iii) or (v) as determined in good faith by the Issuer’s senior management; (ix) Liens permitted to be Incurred pursuant to the provisions of the covenant described under Section 3.17 that limit the right of any person to transfer the assets subject to such Liens; (x) Purchase Money Indebtedness for property acquired in the ordinary course of business and Capitalized Lease Obligations that impose restrictions of the nature discussed in clause (iii) of Section 3.15(a) above on the property so acquired; (xi) restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts or other arrangements entered into or agreed to in the ordinary course of business not materially more restrictive than those existing on the Issue Date as determined in good faith by the Issuer’s senior management; (xii) customary provisions in joint venture agreements relating to dividends or other distributions in respect of such joint venture or the securities, assets or revenues of such joint venture; (xiii) restrictions in Indebtedness Incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary in compliance with the covenant described under Section 3.9; provided, that (A) such restrictions are not materially more restrictive with respect to such encumbrances and restrictions than those such Restricted Subsidiary was subject to in agreements related to obligations referenced in clause (iii) above as determined in good faith by the Issuer’s senior management or (B) such Incurrence will not materially impair the Issuer’s ability to make payments under the Notes when due as determined in good faith by the Issuer’s senior management; and (xiv) net worth provisions in leases entered into by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business not materially more restrictive than those existing on the Issue Date as determined in good faith by the Issuer’s senior management.

• Continuing Security Interest; Assignments under the Credit Agreement This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the latest of (i) the payment in full in cash of the Secured Obligations, (ii) the Termination Date and (iii) the termination or expiration of all Letters of Credit and all Secured Hedge Agreements, (b) be binding upon each Grantor, its successors and assigns and (c) inure, together with the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent hereunder, to the benefit of the Secured Parties and their respective successors, transferees and assigns. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c), any Lender Party may assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, all or any portion of its Commitments, the Advances owing to it and the Note or Notes, if any, held by it) to any other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted to such Lender Party herein or otherwise, in each case as provided in Section 8.07 of the Credit Agreement.

• Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Company, (b) make any loans or advances to the Company or (c) transfer any of its property or assets to the Company, except: (1) with respect to clauses (a), (b) and (c), (A) any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to an agreement governing Indebtedness or Capital Stock and other agreements or instruments in effect at or entered into on the Issue Date; (B) any encumbrance or restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement relating to any Indebtedness Incurred by such Restricted Subsidiary or Capital Stock or other agreement or instrument of such Restricted Subsidiary in existence on or prior to the date on which such Restricted Subsidiary was acquired by the Company or otherwise became a Restricted Subsidiary (other than Indebtedness Incurred, Capital Stock issued or agreements or instruments entered into as consideration in, or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate, the transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary or was acquired by the Company) and outstanding on such date; (C) any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to an agreement effecting a Refinancing in whole or in part of Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to an agreement referred to in subclause (A) or (B) of clause (1) of this Section 4.10 or this subclause (C) or subclause (B) of clause (2) of this Section 4.10 or contained in any amendment to, or modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, replacement or extension of, an agreement referred to in subclause (A) or (B) of clause (1) of this Section 4.10 or this clause (C) or subclause (B) of clause (2) of this Section 4.10; provided, however, that the encumbrances and restrictions with respect to such Restricted Subsidiary contained in any such refinancing agreement or amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, replacement or extension agreement are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than encumbrances and restrictions with respect to such Restricted Subsidiary contained in such predecessor agreements; (D) any customary encumbrance or restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to a merger agreement or an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary pending the closing of such sale or disposition; (E) customary encumbrances and restrictions contained in agreements of the types described in the definition of the term “Permitted Business Investments;” and (F) customary supermajority voting provisions and other customary provisions with respect to the disposition or distribution of assets, each contained in corporate charters, bylaws, stockholders’ agreements, limited liability company agreements, partnership agreements, joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; and (2) with respect to clause (c) only, (A) any such encumbrance or restriction consisting of customary nonassignment provisions (including provisions forbidding subletting or sublicensing) in leases governing leasehold interests and licenses to the extent such provisions restrict the transfer of the lease or license or the property leased, or licensed thereunder; (B) any encumbrance or restriction contained in credit agreements, security agreements or mortgages securing Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or in Production Payments and Reserve Sales, to the extent such encumbrance or restriction restricts the transfer of the property subject to such credit agreements, security agreements or mortgages or Production Payments and Reserve Sales; (C) encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement, instrument or Capital Stock assumed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or for which any of them becomes liable as in effect at the time of such transaction (except to the extent such agreement, instrument or Capital Stock was entered into in connection with or in contemplation of such transaction), which encumbrances and restrictions are not applicable to any assets other than assets acquired in connection with such transaction and all improvements, additions and accessions thereto and products and proceeds thereof; (D) restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; (E) encumbrances and restrictions contained in contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, not relating to any Indebtedness, and that do not, individually or in the aggregate, detract from the value of, or from the ability of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries to realize the value of, property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any manner material to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; (F) restrictions on the transfer of property or assets required by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary; and (G) customary restrictions contained in asset sale agreements limiting the transfer of such assets pending the closing of such sale.

• 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.

• Standstill Provisions During the Standstill Period, unless expressly authorized in writing to do so by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors, acting through a committee of directors that qualify as “independent directors” as defined by applicable stock exchange listing rules [(which term, for this purpose, will exclude any directors nominated by the Block Sale Transferee)]1, the Block Sale Transferee shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, acting alone or as part of a group: (a) make, or in any way participate in any solicitation of any proxy [(but without regard to the exclusion set forth in Rule 14a-1(l)(2)(iv) under the Exchange Act from the definition of “solicitation”)]2 to vote any Company Common Shares (or other equity securities of the Company) with respect to any matter (including, without limitation, any contested solicitation for the election of directors with respect to the Company), other than solicitations or acting as a participant in support of all of the Company’s nominees [including, without limitation, the nominees of the Block Sale Transferee pursuant to Article 5]3; (b) form, join in or in any way participate in a group (for the avoidance of doubt, the Block Sale Transferee shall not be deemed to have formed, joined in or in any way participated in a group with the Company as a result of the Block Sale Transferee’s execution of this Agreement) with respect to the Company Common Shares (or other equity securities of the Company) or deposit any Company Common Shares (or other equity securities of the Company) in a voting trust or similar arrangement or subject any Company Common Shares (or other equity securities of the Company) to any voting agreement or similar arrangement, or grant any proxy with respect to any Company Common Shares (or other equity securities of the Company) (other than to a designated representative of the 1 Note to form: bracketed language to be removed if Block Sale Transferee does not accept the board nomination rights. 2 Note to form: bracketed language to be removed if Block Sale Transferee does not accept the board nomination rights. 3 Note to form: bracketed language to be removed if Block Sale Transferee does not accept the board nomination rights. Company pursuant to a proxy statement of the Company), other than as contemplated by the Governance Agreement or the Stockholders Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby; (c) seek to call, or to request the calling of, or call a special meeting of the stockholders of the Company, or seek to make, or make, a stockholder proposal (whether pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or otherwise) at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company, or make a request for a list of the Company’s stockholders, or[, other than pursuant to the Block Sale Transferee’s nomination rights in accordance with Article 5 of this Agreement,]4 seek election of a representative to the Board of Directors, seek to place a representative on the Board of Directors or seek the removal of any director from the Board of Directors, or otherwise acting alone, or by participating in a group, seek to control or influence the governance or policies of the Company; (d) effect or seek to effect (including, without limitation, by entering into any discussions, negotiations, agreements or understandings whether or not legally enforceable with any third Person), offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect, or cause or participate in, or in any way assist or facilitate any other Person to effect or seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect or participate in any acquisition of any Company Common Shares (or other equity securities of the Company) (or Beneficial Ownership thereof) in excess of the Ownership Limitation, except in accordance with Section 2.1; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Block Sale Transferee is permitted to Transfer to an unaffiliated third party any Company Common Shares (or other equity securities of the Company) Beneficially Owned by the Block Sale Transferee, subject to the provisions of Article 8 hereof, if applicable; (e) effect or seek to effect (including, without limitation, by entering into any discussions, negotiations, agreements or understandings whether or not legally enforceable with any third Person), offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect, or cause or participate in, or in any way assist or facilitate any other Person to effect or seek, offer or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) to effect or participate in (i) any tender offer or exchange offer, merger, acquisition, share exchange or other business combination involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any material portion of its or their businesses, or (iii) any acquisition of any material assets or businesses of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (f) publicly disclose, or cause or, in a material manner, facilitate the public disclosure (including without limitation through the filing by it of any document or report with the SEC or any other governmental agency or any disclosure to any 4 Note to form: bracketed language to be removed if Block Sale Transferee does not accept the board nomination rights. journalist, member of the media or securities analyst) of any intent, purpose, plan or proposal to obtain any waiver, or consent under, or any amendment of, any of the provisions of Section 2.1, this Section 3.1, or Article 4 (except as described in Section 4.1) or bring any action to (i) contest the validity of Section 2.1, this Section 3.1 or Article 4, or (ii) seek a release from the restrictions contained in Section 2.1, this Section 3.1 or Article 4; (g) unless required by law, make or issue or cause to be made or issued any public disclosure, announcement or statement (including without limitation the filing of any document or report with the SEC or any other governmental agency or any disclosure to any journalist, member of the media or securities analyst) (i) in support of any solicitation described in paragraph (a) above (other than solicitations by the Company), (ii) in support of any matter described in paragraph (c) above, (iii) concerning any potential matter described in paragraph (d) above; (iv) concerning any potential matter described in paragraph (e) above; or (v) negatively commenting upon the Company’s corporate strategy, business, corporate activities, board of directors or management (for the avoidance of doubt, making any factual statement about the Company’s corporate strategy, business, corporate activities, board of directors or management shall not be prohibited by this Section 3.1(g)(v)); or (h) enter into any discussions, negotiations, agreements or understandings with any Person with respect to any of the foregoing or advise, assist or seek to persuade others to take any action with respect to any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) [the restrictions in Sections 3.1(d), 3.1(e), 3.1(f), 3.1(g)(iii), 3.1(g)(iv), 3.1(g)(v) and 3.1(h) (to the extent it relates to any of the foregoing) shall not apply at any time that (i) the Company fails to comply in all material respects with its obligations under Article 5 hereof, which failure continues unremedied for a period of 10 business days following receipt by the Company of a written notice from the Block Sale Transferee of such failure or (ii) the Block Sale Transferee has relinquished its nomination rights pursuant to Article 5 and all Block Sale Transferee nominated directors have resigned; or (b)]5 in the event that (x) the Board of Directors determines that the Company should engage in any transaction described in Section 3.1(e)(i) or 3.1(e)(ii), the Block Sale Transferee shall be permitted to participate in such Board of Directors’ approved transaction as a shareholder on the same terms and conditions as any other shareholder of the Company, (y) the Board of Directors determines that the Company should solicit from one or more Persons or enter into discussions with one or more Persons regarding, or invites any other Person or group to make a proposal (without similarly inviting the Block Sale Transferee to make a similar proposal) with respect to an acquisition of (i) all or substantially all of the equity securities or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (by merger, tender offer or otherwise) or (ii) any material assets or businesses of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Block Sale Transferee shall have the right to make a non-public competing proposal to the Board of Directors in compliance with any written procedures generally applicable to Persons making proposals provided by the Company 5 Note to form: enumerated restrictions to be removed if the Block Sale Transferee does not accept the board nomination rights. or the Board of Directors or (z) any third party that is not an Affiliate of the Block Sale Transferee makes a bona fide offer or proposal, with respect to a matter described in Section 3.1(d) or 3.1(e) above (a “Third Party Proposal”), the Block Sale Transferee (A) shall have the right to make a non-public competing proposal to the Board of Directors and may publicly announce that it has made a competing proposal to the Board of Directors so long as such public announcement does not constitute an offer or a solicitation to any recipient thereof and (B) may tender, exchange or otherwise sell or transfer its Company Common Shares (or other equity securities of the Company) to such third party in accordance with the Third Party Proposal; provided, however, that in the case of clauses (y) and (z), the Block Sale Transferee shall be prohibited from participating with, joining in a group with or providing financing to any such third party). [For the avoidance of doubt, any discussions involving the directors nominated by the Block Sale Transferee pursuant to Article 5 hereof (i) at a meeting of the Board of Directors or (ii) with management of the Company, other members of the Board of Directors or any of the Company’s advisors or representatives, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), while acting in such directors’ capacity as members of the Board of Directors, shall not be deemed to violate any of the provisions of this Article 3.]6

• Subordination Provisions The Sponsor covenants and agrees, and the Servicer, by its acceptance of this Note, likewise covenants and agrees, that the payment of all Junior Liabilities is hereby expressly subordinated in right of payment to the payment and performance of the Senior Liabilities to the extent and in the manner set forth in the following clauses of this paragraph 7: (i) In the event of any dissolution, winding up, liquidation, readjustment, reorganization or other similar event relating to the Sponsor, whether voluntary or involuntary, partial or complete, and whether in bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceedings, or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or any other marshalling of the assets and liabilities of the Sponsor or any sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Sponsor except pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement (such proceedings being herein collectively called “Bankruptcy Proceedings”), and (ii) on and after the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Senior Liabilities shall first be paid and performed in full and in cash before the Servicer shall be entitled to receive and to retain any payment or distribution in respect of the Junior Liabilities. In order to implement the foregoing: (x) all payments and distributions of any kind or character in respect of the Junior Liabilities to which the Servicer would be entitled except for this clause (a) shall be made directly to the Indenture Trustee (for the benefit of the Noteholders, and the Insurer); and (y) the Servicer hereby irrevocably agrees that the Indenture Trustee (on behalf of the Noteholders), in the name of the Servicer or otherwise, may demand, xxx for, collect, receive and receipt for any and all such payments or distributions, and file, prove and vote or consent in any such Bankruptcy Proceedings with respect to any and all claims of the Servicer relating to the Junior Liabilities, in each case until the Senior Liabilities shall have been paid and performed in full and in cash. (b) Following the occurrence of any of the events described in clause (a)(i) or (ii), in the event that the Servicer receives any payment or other distribution of any kind or character from the Sponsor or from any other source whatsoever, in respect of the Junior Liabilities, such payment or other distribution shall be received in trust for the Indenture Trustee and shall be turned over by the Servicer to the Indenture Trustee (for the benefit of the Noteholders, and the Insurer) forthwith. All payments and distributions received by the Indenture Trustee in respect of this Note, to the extent received in or converted into cash, may be applied by the Indenture Trustee (for the benefit of the Noteholders and the Insurer) first to the payment of any and all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and legal expenses) paid or incurred by the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders or the Insurer in enforcing these Subordination Provisions, or in endeavoring to collect or realize upon the Junior Liabilities, and any balance thereof shall, solely as between the Servicer and the Noteholders and the Insurer, be applied by the Indenture Trustee toward the payment of the Senior Liabilities in a manner determined by the Indenture Trustee to be in accordance with the Indenture; but as between the Sponsor and its creditors, no such payments or distributions of any kind or character shall be deemed to be payments or distributions in respect of the Senior Liabilities. (c) Upon the final payment in full and in cash of all Senior Liabilities, the Servicer shall be subrogated to the rights of the Indenture Trustee to receive payments or distributions from the Sponsor that are applicable to the Senior Liabilities until the Junior Liabilities are paid in full. (d) These Subordination Provisions are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Servicer, on the one hand, and the Indenture Trustee (on behalf of Noteholders and the Insurer), on the other hand. Nothing contained in these Subordination Provisions or elsewhere in this Note (subject to paragraph 10 hereof) is intended to or shall impair, as between the Sponsor, its creditors (other than the Noteholders and the Insurer) and the Servicer, the Sponsor’s obligation, which is unconditional and absolute, to pay the Junior Liabilities as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof (subject to paragraph 10 hereof) and of the Sale and Servicing Agreement or to affect the relative rights of the Servicer and creditors of the Sponsor (other than the Noteholders and the Insurer). (e) The Servicer shall not, until the Senior Liabilities have been finally paid and performed in full and in cash, (i) cancel, waive, forgive, transfer or assign, or commence legal proceedings to enforce or collect, or subordinate to any obligation of the Sponsor, howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, or now or thereafter existing, or due or to become due (other than the Senior Liabilities), the Junior Liabilities or any rights in respect hereof or (ii) convert the Junior Liabilities into an equity interest in the Sponsor, unless, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) above, the Servicer shall have received the prior written consent of the Indenture Trustee and the Insurer in each case. (f) The Servicer shall not, except without the advance written consent of the Indenture Trustee and the Insurer commence, or join with any other Person in commencing, any Bankruptcy Proceedings with respect to the Sponsor until at least one year and one day have passed since the Termination Date. (g) If, at any time, any of the payment (in whole or in part) made with respect to any Senior Liabilities is rescinded or must be restored or returned by the Indenture Trustee or Noteholders or the Insurer (whether in connection with any Bankruptcy Proceedings or otherwise), these Subordination Provisions shall continue to be effective or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, as though such payment had not been made. (h) The Indenture Trustee (on behalf of Noteholders and the Insurer) may, from time to time, with the consent of the Insurer without notice to the Servicer, and without waiving any of its rights under these Subordination Provisions, take any or all of the following actions: retain or obtain an interest in any property to secure any of the Senior Liabilities; (ii) retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligations of any other obligor or obligors with respect to any of the Senior Liabilities; (iii) extend or renew for one or more periods (whether or not longer than the original period), alter or exchange any of the Senior Liabilities, or release or compromise any obligation of any nature with respect to any of the Senior Liabilities; (iv) amend, supplement, amend and restate, or otherwise modify the Sale and Servicing Agreement or any related document; and (v) release its security interest in or surrender, release or permit any substitution or exchange for all or any part of any rights or property securing any of the Senior Liabilities, or extend or renew for one or more periods (whether or not longer than the original period) or release, compromise, alter or exchange any obligations of any nature of any obligor with respect to any such rights or property. (i) The Servicer hereby waives: (i) notice of acceptance of these Subordination Provisions by any of the Noteholders and the Insurer, (ii) notice of the existence, creation, non-payment or non-performance of all or any of the Senior Liabilities; and (iii) all diligence in enforcement, collection or protection of, or realization upon, the Senior Liabilities, or any thereof, or any security therefor. (j) These Subordination Provisions constitute a continuing offer from the Sponsor to all Persons who become the holders of, or who continue to hold, Senior Liabilities; and these Subordination Provisions are made for the benefit of the Noteholders and the Insurer, and the Indenture Trustee may proceed to enforce such provisions on behalf of each of such Persons.