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.
Payments Under Loan Documents The Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan (including scheduled installments, mandatory prepayments or the payment due at maturity), Reimbursement Obligation or Letter of Credit Borrowing or shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan, Reimbursement Obligation or Letter of Credit Borrowing or any other amount owing hereunder or under the other Loan Documents after such principal, interest or other amount becomes due in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof;
Limitation on Investments, Loans and Advances Make any advance, loan, extension of credit or capital contribution to, or purchase any stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities of or any assets constituting a business unit of, or make any other investment in (such advances, loans, extensions of credit, capital contributions, purchases and investments being herein called "Investments"), any Person, except:
(a) extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business;
(b) Investments in Cash Equivalents;
(c) any Investment by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Special Purpose Subsidiary) in Persons engaged in the telecommunications business or businesses related thereto, provided that (i) such Person, if it shall be a Subsidiary, shall become a Restricted Subsidiary unless (A) such Person or assets shall be acquired with (I) proceeds of capital contributed to the Borrower expressly for such purpose and/or (II) funds of the Borrower in such amount that, after giving effect thereto, the Special Payment Condition shall be satisfied, provided that the Borrower shall have made a Pro Rata Payment Offer in an amount equal to such Investment and (B) the Borrower designates such Person, by notice to the Administrative Agent, as an Unrestricted Subsidiary and (ii) immediately prior and after giving effect to such Investment, the Borrower is in Pro Forma Compliance;
(d) any Investment by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Special Purpose Subsidiary) in Persons not engaged in the telecommunications business or businesses related thereto if, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of such Investments then held by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries does not exceed (x) at any time prior to the date on which the Special Payment Condition shall have occurred, $50,000,000, or (y) thereafter, 5% of then Total Capitalization; provided that (i) such Person, or the Person which shall become the owner of any assets acquired in connection with such Investment, shall become a Restricted Subsidiary unless (A) such Person or assets shall be acquired with (I) proceeds of capital contributed to the Borrower expressly for such purpose and/or (II) funds of the Borrower in such amount that after giving effect thereto, the Special Payment Condition shall be satisfied, provided that the Borrower shall have made a Pro Rata Payment Offer in an amount equal to such Investment and (B) the Borrower designates such Person, by notice to the Administrative Agent, an Unrestricted Subsidiary and (ii) immediately prior and after giving effect to such Investment, the Borrower is in Pro Forma Compliance;
(e) any Investment arising from the acquisition by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of any System or Systems in connection with any Asset Swap, provided that (i) to the extent that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries give consideration for the System or Systems acquired by them in connection with such Asset Swap that is in addition to the System or Systems transferred by them in exchange therefor, such Asset Swap shall be deemed to constitute an Investment and shall be permitted only if the provisions of subsection 6.6(e) and 6.8(c) shall be complied with in connection therewith and (ii) immediately prior and after giving effect to such Investment the Borrower is in Pro Forma Compliance;
(f) loans and advances to employees of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount outstanding not to exceed $10,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(g) Investments by the Borrower in its Restricted Subsidiaries and Investments by any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Special Purpose Subsidiary) in the Borrower or by any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Special Purpose Subsidiary) in any other Restricted Subsidiary; and
(h) promissory notes and other deferred payment obligations that constitute proceeds of Asset Sales that are permitted by subsection 6.6.
Limitations on Payments Made in Dissolution Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, the Member shall only be entitled to look solely to the assets of Company for the return of its positive Capital Account balance and shall have no recourse for its Capital Contribution and/or share of net income (upon dissolution or otherwise) against any Manager.
Prepayments, Etc of Indebtedness. Prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner, or make any payment in violation of any subordination terms of, any Indebtedness, except (a) the prepayment of the Credit Extensions in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (b) regularly scheduled or required repayments or redemptions of Indebtedness set forth in Schedule 7.02 and refinancings and refundings of such Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.02(d).
Continuing Guaranty; Assignments under the Credit Agreement This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the latest of (i) the payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Guaranty, (ii) the Maturity Date and (iii) the latest date of expiration, termination or Cash Collateralization or provision of Credit Support therefor of all Letters of Credit and the expiration or termination of all Secured Hedge Agreements, (b) be binding upon each Guarantor, its successors and assigns and (c) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Secured Parties and their successors, transferees and assigns. Without limiting the generality of clause (c) of the immediately preceding sentence, any Secured 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 Loans owing to it and the Note or Notes 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 Secured Party herein or otherwise, in each case as and to the extent provided in Section 10.07 of the Credit Agreement. Subject to Section 7.04 of the Credit Agreement, no Guarantor shall have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Secured Parties.
Payments to the Liquidity Provider Under the Intercreditor Agreement In order to provide for payment or repayment to the Liquidity Provider of any amounts hereunder, the Intercreditor Agreement provides that amounts available and referred to in Articles II and III of the Intercreditor Agreement, to the extent payable to the Liquidity Provider pursuant to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 3.6(f) of the Intercreditor Agreement), shall be paid to the Liquidity Provider in accordance with the terms thereof. Amounts so paid to the Liquidity Provider shall be applied by the Liquidity Provider to Liquidity Obligations then due and payable in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement or, if not provided for in the Intercreditor Agreement, then in such manner as the Liquidity Provider shall deem appropriate.
Payments under this Agreement In the event that one party (the “Owing Party”) is required to make a payment to another party (the “Owed Party”) pursuant to this Agreement, then such payments shall be made according to this Section 7.05.
Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness (i) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, except that (A) the Borrower may declare and pay dividends with respect to its Equity Interests payable solely in additional Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower, (B) any Restricted Subsidiary may declare and pay dividends or make other distributions with respect to its Equity Interest, or make other Restricted Payments in respect of its Equity Interests, in each case ratably to the holders of such Equity Interests (or, if not ratably, on a basis more favorable to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries), (C) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments, not exceeding $5,000,000 during any fiscal year of the Borrower, pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit plans for management or employees of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (with any unused amount available in the following fiscal year only), (D) the Borrower may repurchase Equity Interests (i) upon the exercise of stock options, deferred stock units and restricted shares to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such stock options, deferred stock units or restricted shares and (ii) in connection with the withholding of a portion of the Equity Interests granted or awarded to a director or an employee to pay for the taxes payable by such director or employee upon such grant or award, (E) the Borrower may make cash payments in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares representing insignificant interests in the Borrower in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of common stock in the Borrower, (F) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower may declare and make Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $80,000,000 in any fiscal year in respect of dividends on the Borrower’s common stock, (G) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date such dividend is declared (or, in the case of a Restricted Payment that is necessary or advisable (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) for the consummation of a Limited Condition Acquisition, no Default exists as of the date the definitive acquisition agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into), the Borrower may make additional Restricted Payments in an amount not to exceed the Available Amount and (H) the Borrower may make additional Restricted Payments; provided that at the time of and immediately after giving effect to any such Restricted Payment referred to in this clause (H), (1) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom (or, in the case of a Restricted Payment that is necessary or advisable (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) for the consummation of a Limited Condition Acquisition, no Default exists as of the date the definitive acquisition agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into) and (2) after giving effect to such Restricted Payment and any related transaction on a pro forma basis the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 2.75 to 1.00 (calculated as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower then most recently ended for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a).
(ii) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) of or in respect of principal of or interest on any Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.03(a)(xii), or any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any other Specified Indebtedness, except:
(A) payments of regularly scheduled interest and principal payments as and when due in respect of any Specified Indebtedness, other than payments in respect of any Subordinated Indebtedness prohibited by the subordination provisions thereof; (B) refinancings of Specified Indebtedness with the proceeds of other Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(a);
Prepayments, Etc. of Indebtedness (a) None of the Covenant Parties shall, nor shall they permit any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner (it being understood that payments of regularly scheduled interest shall be permitted) the Senior Subordinated Debt, any subordinated Indebtedness incurred under Section 7.03(g) or any other Indebtedness that is required to be subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents, but excluding any Existing Indebtedness or Outstanding Indebtedness (collectively, “Junior Financing”) or make any payment in violation of any subordination terms of any Junior Financing Documentation, except (i) the refinancing thereof with the Net Proceeds of any Indebtedness (to the extent such Indebtedness constitutes a Permitted Refinancing and, if such Indebtedness was originally incurred under Section 7.03(g), is permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(g)), to the extent not required to prepay any Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b), (ii) the conversion of any Junior Financing to Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of the Company or any of its direct or indirect parents, (iii) the prepayment of Indebtedness of any Covenant Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Covenant Party to the extent permitted by the Collateral Documents, (iv) any payments in respect of Senior Subordinated Debt constituting bridge loans with the proceeds of any other Junior Financing and (v) prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Junior Financings prior to their scheduled maturity in an aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000,000 plus, if the Total Leverage Ratio calculated on a Pro Forma Basis is less than or equal to 7.00 to 1.00, the portion, if any, of the Cumulative Credit on such date that Xxxxxxx elects to apply to this paragraph, such election to be specified in a written notice of a Responsible Officer of Xxxxxxx calculating in reasonable detail the amount of Cumulative Credit immediately prior to such election and the amount thereof elected to be so applied.
(b) None of the Covenant Parties shall, nor shall they permit any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, amend, modify or change in any manner materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders any term or condition of any Junior Financing Documentation without the consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).