Use of Advances and Letters of Credit. The proceeds of each Borrowing, and each Letter of Credit, shall be used by the Borrower for its general corporate purposes (including commercial paper backup). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the proceeds of any Borrowing or any Letter of Credit be used by the Borrower to finance the acquisition of 5% or more of any class of the capital stock of any corporation unless, prior to making such acquisition, the Borrower has obtained written approval for such acquisition from the board of directors of such corporation. The limitation set forth in the preceding sentence is in addition to, and not in lieu of, the restriction set forth in Section 4.9.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Xcel Energy Inc), Credit Agreement (Northern States Power Co), Credit Agreement (Xcel Energy Inc)