Negative Pledge Agreement means the Negative Pledge Agreement(s) dated on or about April 6, 2010, executed by any Borrower in favor of Bank and any similar negative pledge financing statements covering Property of any Borrower, as the Negative Pledge Agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Negative Pledge means, with respect to a given asset, any provision of a document, instrument or agreement (other than any Loan Document) which prohibits or purports to prohibit the creation or assumption of any Lien on such asset as security for Indebtedness of the Person owning such asset or any other Person; provided, however, that an agreement that conditions a Person’s ability to encumber its assets upon the maintenance of one or more specified ratios that limit such Person’s ability to encumber its assets but that do not generally prohibit the encumbrance of its assets, or the encumbrance of specific assets, shall not constitute a Negative Pledge.
Permitted Equity Interests means common stock of the Borrower that after its issuance is not subject to any agreement between the holder of such common stock and the Borrower where the Borrower is required to purchase, redeem, retire, acquire, cancel or terminate any such common stock.
Borrower Pledge Agreement means the Pledge Agreement of even date herewith executed by Borrower in favor of Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders, pledging all Stock of its Subsidiaries, if any, and all Intercompany Notes owing to or held by it.
Holdings Pledge Agreement means the Pledge Agreement of even date herewith executed by Holdings in favor of Agent, on behalf of itself and Lenders, pledging all Stock of Borrower.
Special Purpose Subsidiary means any (a) not-for-profit Subsidiary, (b) captive insurance company or (c) Receivables Subsidiary and any other Subsidiary formed for a specific bona fide purpose not including substantive business operations and that does not own any material assets, in each case, that has been designated as a “Special Purpose Subsidiary” by the Borrower.
Pledged Indebtedness means the Indebtedness evidenced by promissory notes and instruments listed on Part B of Schedule I hereto;
Foreign Pledge Agreements means each pledge agreement, charge or collateral security instrument creating a security interest in the Capital Stock of the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers and certain other first-tier Foreign Subsidiaries of the Company, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, as such agreements may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Receivables Facility Attributed Indebtedness means the amount of obligations outstanding under a receivables purchase facility on any date of determination that would be characterized as principal if such facility were structured as a secured lending transaction rather than as a purchase.
Pledged Equity Interest means an Equity Interest that is included in the Collateral at such time.
Company Pledge Agreement means the Company Pledge Agreement executed and delivered by Company on the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit ------- XIII annexed hereto, as such Company Pledge Agreement may thereafter be amended, ---- supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Excluded Equity Interests means, collectively: (i) any Equity Interests in any Subsidiary with respect to which the grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Lenders and the other Secured Parties, of a security interest in and Lien upon, and the pledge to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Lenders and the other Secured Parties, of, such Equity Interests, to secure the Obligations (and any guaranty thereof) are validly prohibited by Requirements of Law; (ii) any Equity Interests in any Subsidiary with respect to which the grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Lenders and the other Secured Parties, of a security interest in and Lien upon, and the pledge to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Lenders and the other Secured Parties, of, such Equity Interests, to secure the Obligations (and any guaranty thereof) require the consent, approval or waiver of any Governmental Authority or other third party and such consent, approval or waiver has not been obtained by Borrower following Borrower’s commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the same; (iii) any Equity Interests in any Subsidiary that is a non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary that the grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Lenders and the other Secured Parties, of a security interest in and Lien upon, and the pledge to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Lenders and the other Secured Parties, of, such Equity Interests, to secure the Obligations (and any guaranty thereof) are validly prohibited by, or would give any third party (other than Borrower or an Affiliate of Borrower) the right to terminate its obligations under, the Operating Documents or the joint venture agreement or shareholder agreement with respect to, or any other contract with such third party relating to such non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, including any contract evidencing Indebtedness of such non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (other than customary non-assignment provisions which are ineffective under Article 9 of the Code or other Requirements of Law), but only, in each case, to the extent, and for so long as such Operating Document, joint venture agreement, shareholder agreement or other contract is in effect; (iv) any Equity Interests in any other Subsidiary with respect to which, Borrower and the Collateral Agent reasonably determine by mutual agreement that the cost (including Tax costs) of granting the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Lenders and the other Secured Parties, a security interest in and Lien upon, and pledging to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Lenders and the other Secured Parties, such Equity Interests, to secure the Obligations (and any guaranty thereof) are excessive, relative to the value to be afforded to the Secured Parties thereby.
U.S. Pledge Agreement means the pledge agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 1.01C (it being understood that the pledgors party thereto and schedules thereto shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), given by the Domestic Credit Parties, as pledgors, to the Collateral Agent to secure the Obligations, and any other pledge agreements that may be given by any Person pursuant to the terms hereof, in each case as the same may be amended and modified from time to time.
Parent Pledge Agreement means the parent pledge agreement dated as of the Effective Date executed in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, by the Borrower, as amended or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
Foreign Pledge Agreement means a pledge or charge agreement granting a Lien on Equity Interests in a Foreign Subsidiary to secure the Obligations, governed by the law of the jurisdiction of organization of such Foreign Subsidiary and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
Foreign Subsidiary Total Assets means the total assets of the Foreign Subsidiaries, as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP in good faith by a Responsible Officer.
Pledged Equity Interests means all Pledged Stock, Pledged LLC Interests, Pledged Partnership Interests and Pledged Trust Interests.
Excluded Indebtedness means all Indebtedness not incurred in violation of Section 6.01.
Preferred Equity Interest means, with respect to any Person, Equity Interests in such Person which are entitled to preference or priority over any other Equity Interest in such Person in respect of the payment of dividends or distribution of assets upon liquidation or both.
Canadian Pledge Agreement means a pledge agreement in a form to be agreed upon, and to be executed in favor of the Canadian Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Canadian Borrower Obligations, by the Canadian Borrower and each Canadian Guarantor, as amended or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
Permitted Receivables Documents means all documents and agreements evidencing, relating to or otherwise governing a Permitted Receivables Financing.
Permitted Liens means, with respect to any Person:
Receivables Transaction Attributed Indebtedness means the amount of obligations outstanding under the legal documents entered into as part of any Qualified Receivables Transaction on any date of determination that would be characterized as principal if such Qualified Receivables Transaction were structured as a secured lending transaction rather than as a purchase.
Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiary means (i) a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower established in connection with a Permitted Securitization Financing for the acquisition of Securitization Assets or interests therein, and which is organized in a manner (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) intended to reduce the likelihood that it would be substantively consolidated with Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO), the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (other than Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiaries) in the event Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO), the Borrower or any such Subsidiary becomes subject to a proceeding under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (or other insolvency law) and (ii) any subsidiary of a Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiary.
Preferred Equity Interests means, with respect to any Person, Equity Interests in such Person which are entitled to preference or priority over any other Equity Interest in such Person in respect of the payment of dividends or distribution of assets upon liquidation or both.
Special Purpose Receivables Subsidiary means a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower established in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing for the acquisition of Receivables Assets or interests therein, and which is organized in a manner intended to reduce the likelihood that it would be substantively consolidated with Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (other than Special Purpose Receivables Subsidiaries) in the event Holdings, the Borrower or any such Subsidiary becomes subject to a proceeding under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (or other insolvency law).