Common use of Subsidiaries; Investments Clause in Contracts

Subsidiaries; Investments. If not a Designated Parent Borrower, such Borrower, or to the extent such Borrower is a series of a Delaware LLC, a Trust or a Maryland corporation, such Delaware LLC, such Trust or such Maryland corporation on behalf of such Borrower, has no Subsidiaries and no equity investments or any interest in any other Person other than portfolio securities (including investment company securities) which may have been acquired in the ordinary course of business. If a Designated Parent Borrower, such Borrower, or to the extent such Borrower is a series of a Delaware LLC, a Trust or a Maryland corporation, such Delaware LLC, such Trust or such Maryland corporation on behalf of such Borrower, (i) has no Subsidiaries and no equity investments or any interest in any other Person other than (a) portfolio securities (including investment company securities) which may have been acquired in the ordinary course of business and (b) its Designated Subsidiaries and (ii) holds all of the issued and outstanding shares of stock of its Designated Subsidiaries free of any Lien except as may be permitted by Section 5.12.