Loans; Investments Make or suffer to exist any loans, advances, or investments (“Investments”), except: (a) accounts receivable in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business; (b) Investments in domestic certificates of deposit issued by, and other domestic investments with, financial institutions organized under the laws of the United States or a state thereof, having at least One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000) in capital and a rating of at least “investment grade” or “A” by Xxxxx’x or any successor rating agency; (c) Investments in marketable obligations of the United States of America and in open market commercial paper given the highest credit rating by a national credit agency and maturing not more than one year from the creation thereof; (d) temporary advances to cover incidental expenses to be incurred in the ordinary course of business; (e) Investments in joint ventures, strategic alliances, licensing and similar arrangements customary in Borrower’s industry and which do not require Borrower to assume or otherwise become liable for the obligations of any third party not directly related to or arising out of such arrangement or, without the prior written consent of Lender, require Borrower to transfer ownership of non-cash assets to such joint venture or other entity; (f) Investments in (i) one or more wholly-owned domestic Subsidiaries of Borrower, so long as in accordance with Section 6.14(a) of this Agreement, each such Person has been made a co-borrower hereunder or has executed and delivered to Lender an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender, containing a guaranty of the Obligations, and (ii) one or more wholly-owned foreign Subsidiaries of Borrower with the prior written consent of Lender; (g) Investments approved by Lender prior to the Closing Date as shown on Schedule 6.6; (h) Investments accepted in connection with transactions permitted under Section 6.4 or investments accepted in connection with Transfers permitted by Section 6.5; (i) Investments consisting of deposit accounts; provided Lender has a perfected security interest therein to the extent required by 6.11; (j) Investments consisting of the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; (k) non-cash loans approved by Borrower’s Board of Managers to employees, officers or managers relating to the purchase of equity securities of Borrower pursuant to employee stock purchase plans or agreements approved by Borrower’s Board of Managers, limited to an aggregate total of $250,000 at any time outstanding; (l) Investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of customers or suppliers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers or suppliers arising in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business; (m) Investments permitted under Section 6.11; (n) Investments consisting of notes receivable of, or prepaid royalties and other credit extensions to, customers and suppliers in the ordinary course of business; (o) Investments by wholly owned Subsidiaries in other wholly owned Subsidiaries or in Borrower; and (p) Other investments not otherwise permitted by this Section 6.6 not exceeding $250,000 in any fiscal year.
Loans, Investments, Etc Each Borrower and each Guarantor shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make, or suffer or permit to exist, any loans or advance money or property to any Person, or any investment in (by capital contribution, dividend or otherwise) or purchase or repurchase the Capital Stock or Indebtedness or all or a substantial part of the assets or property of any Person, or form or acquire any Subsidiaries, or agree to do any of the foregoing, except: (a) the endorsement of instruments for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business; (b) investments in cash or Cash Equivalents so long as the terms and conditions of Section 5.2 hereof shall have been satisfied with respect to the deposit account or investment account in which such cash or Cash Equivalents are held; provided, however, such cash or Cash Equivalents must be held in a savings or investment account which is subject to Administrative and Collateral Agent’s first priority perfected security interest if any Revolving Loans or Term Loans are then outstanding; (c) the existing equity investments of each Borrower and each Guarantor as of the date hereof in their respective Subsidiaries, provided, that, no Borrower or Guarantor shall have any obligation to make any other investment in, or loans to, or other payments in respect of, any of such Subsidiaries; (d) stock or obligations issued to any Borrower or any Guarantor by any Person (or the representative of such Person) in respect of Indebtedness of such Person owing to such Borrower or such Guarantor in connection with the insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership or reorganization of such Person or a composition or readjustment of the debts of such Person; provided, that, the original of any such stock or instrument having a principal amount in excess of $1,000,000 evidencing such obligations shall be promptly delivered to Administrative and Collateral Agent, upon Administrative and Collateral Agent’s request, together with such stock power, assignment or endorsement by such Borrower or such Guarantor as Administrative and Collateral Agent may request; (e) obligations of account debtors to any Borrower or any Guarantor arising from Accounts which are past due evidenced by a promissory note made by such account debtor payable to such Borrower or such Guarantor; provided, that, promptly upon the receipt of the original of any such promissory note by such Borrower or such Guarantor having a principal amount in excess of $1,000,000, such promissory note shall be endorsed to the order of Administrative and Collateral Agent by such Borrower or such Guarantor and promptly delivered to Administrative and Collateral Agent as so endorsed; (f) the loans and advances set forth on Schedule 9.10 hereto; provided, that, as to such loans and advances, (i) Borrowers and Guarantors shall not, directly or indirectly, amend, modify, alter or change the terms of such loans and advances or any agreement, document or instrument related thereto and (ii) Borrowers and Guarantors shall furnish to Administrative and Collateral Agent all notices or demands in connection with such loans and advances either received by any Borrower, any Guarantor or on any of their behalf, promptly after the receipt thereof, or sent by any Borrower, any Guarantor or on any of their behalf, concurrently with the sending thereof, as the case may be; (g) loans and advances by any Borrower or any Guarantor to officers and employees of such Borrower or such Guarantor so long as such loans are made in the ordinary course of such Borrower’s or such Guarantor’s business and with respect to activities arising from such persons employment by such Borrower or such Guarantor; (h) loans and advances by BlueLinx to BlueLinx Building Products Canada Ltd., a company organized under the laws of British Columbia, not to exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding; and (i) Permitted Acquisitions; provided, however, in the case of a Permitted Acquisition which is an Asset Acquisition, the assets acquired by any Borrower shall not be included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base until the Administrative and Collateral Agent shall have had the opportunity to perform a field examination and appraisal through its examiners or through representatives that it may retain in order to determine the eligibility of such assets for inclusion in the calculation of the Borrowing Base; (j) any Borrower may form an Acquisition Subsidiary so long as; (i) Administrative Borrower provides Administrative and Collateral Agent with prior written notice of the formation of any Acquisition Subsidiary; (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the formation of such Acquisition Subsidiary; (iii) Administrative and Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers, shall be granted a first priority security interest (subject to the security interests, mortgages, pledges, liens, charges and other encumbrances otherwise permitted under Section 9.8 hereof) in all assets (including any Capital Stock) of such Acquisition Subsidiary and such Borrower shall cause such Acquisition Subsidiary to execute any documents and take all actions that may be required under applicable law or that Administrative and Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in order to grant, preserve, protect and perfect such security interest, all in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative and Collateral Agent; and (iv) either (A) such Borrower shall cause such newly formed Acquisition Subsidiary to execute a (1) general continuing guaranty in favor of Administrative and Collateral Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative and Collateral Agent, and (2) a joinder to this Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative and Collateral Agent, whereby such newly formed Acquisition Subsidiary acknowledges and agrees that it is a “Guarantor” hereunder; or (B) such newly formed Acquisition Subsidiary shall execute a joinder to this Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative and Collateral Agent, whereby such newly formed Acquisition Subsidiary acknowledges and agrees that it is a “Borrower” hereunder subject to the terms hereunder and subject to such newly formed Acquisition Subsidiary and Borrowers executing such documentation requested by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
Loans to Company Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent any Member from making secured or unsecured loans to the Company by agreement with the Company.
LOANS, ADVANCES, INVESTMENTS Make any loans or advances to or investments in any person or entity, except any of the foregoing existing as of, and disclosed to Bank prior to, the date hereof.
Loans, Advances, Investments, Etc Make or commit or agree to make, or permit any of its Subsidiaries make or commit or agree to make, any Investment in any other Person except for Permitted Investments.
Acquisition Loans The proceeds of the Acquisition Loans may be used only for the following purposes: (i) for working capital and general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, the issuance of Letters of Credit and to pay outstanding Floor Plan Loans; and (ii) to make Permitted Acquisitions.
Investments, Loans, Etc The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary prior to such merger), any Equity Interests, evidence of indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant, or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make any loans or advances to, or make any investment or any other interest in, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person that constitute a business unit or division of such another Person, or purchase or acquire all or substantially all of the assets of another Person, or create or form any Restricted Subsidiary (all of the foregoing being collectively called “Investments”) other than Investments constituting Permitted Acquisitions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Taurus Acquisition); provided, that: (a) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make and hold Permitted Investments; (i) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may hold the Investments existing on the Fourth Amendment Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.4 and (ii) any Loan Party may make Investments in any other Loan Party: (c) any Investments of a Person in existence at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower may be held by such Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Investments were not made in connection with or anticipation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower; (d) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may hold Investments constituting non-cash proceeds received in connection with a sale or other disposition of assets to the extent permitted by Section 7.6 or in connection with the settlement of obligations owing to it by financially troubled debtors; (e) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Investments (and, thereafter, may hold such Investments) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $120,000,000 and (y) 33.0% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period; (f) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, and the Total Net Leverage Ratio does not exceed 4.00 to 1.00 immediately prior and after giving effect thereto on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make additional Investments (and thereafter hold such Investments). Prior to consummating an Investment pursuant to this clause (f), the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a Compliance Certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations of the Total Net Leverage Ratio and executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying the requirements of this clause (f) have been met; (g) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make (i) loans or advances to employees, officers or directors of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business for travel, entertainment, relocation and related expenses in an aggregate amount not to exceed $15,000,000 at any time and (ii) Investments consisting of deposits, expense prepayments, accounts receivable arising, trade debt granted and other credits extended to customers and similar Persons in the ordinary course of business; (h) a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower may be established or created (but not capitalized unless otherwise permitted under this Section 7.4) so long as, to the extent applicable, the Borrower and such Restricted Subsidiary comply with the provisions of Section 5.12; (i) without duplication of any other clause of this Section 7.4, so long as the Available Amount Conditions are satisfied at the time of such Investment, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Investments in an amount not to exceed the Available Amount; (j) [reserved]; (k) Investments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however that the aggregate amount of Investments pursuant to this clause (k) in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Loan Parties shall not exceed at any time the greater of (x) $25,000,000 and (y) 7.5% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period; (l) Investments arising as a result of Hedge Agreements permitted pursuant to Section 7.10; (m) Investments in joint ventures in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time the greater of (x) $25,000,000 and (y) 7.5% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period; and (n) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time the greater of (x) $25,000,000 and (y) 7.5% of Consolidated EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the then most recently ended Test Period.
Agreement to Make Swingline Loans Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Swingline Lender severally agrees to make Swingline Loans under each Revolving Commitment of such Swingline Lender to the Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period, in Dollars, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding $50,000,000 or any Swingline Lender’s outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding the amount set forth opposite the name of such Swingline Lender on Schedule IX, (ii) the sum of any Swingline Lender’s outstanding Dollar Loans, its Dollar LC Exposure and its outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding its Dollar Commitment, (iii) the sum of any Swingline Lender’s outstanding Multicurrency Loans, its Multicurrency LC Exposure and its outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding its Multicurrency Commitment, (iv) the total Revolving Dollar Credit Exposures exceeding the aggregate Dollar Commitments, (v) the total Revolving Multicurrency Credit Exposures exceeding the aggregate Multicurrency Commitments or (vi) the total Covered Debt Amount exceeding the Borrowing Base then in effect; provided that no Swingline Lender shall be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, repay, prepay and reborrow Swingline Loans.
Repayment of Revolving Loans The Borrower shall repay to the Lenders on the Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans outstanding on such date.
Loans From Members Loans by Members to the Company shall not be considered Capital Contributions. Subject to the provisions of Section 3.01(c), the amount of any such advances shall be a debt of the Company to such Member and shall be payable or collectible in accordance with the terms and conditions upon which such advances are made.