No Other Negative Pledges...............................................................
No Other Negative Pledges...........................................
No Other Negative Pledges......................................................................
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.
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.
Permitted Liens means, with respect to any Person:
Purchase Money Security Interest means Liens upon tangible personal property securing loans to any Loan Party or Subsidiary of a Loan Party or deferred payments by such Loan Party or Subsidiary for the purchase of such tangible personal property.
Permitted Lien means the individual and collective reference to the following: (a) Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies not yet due or Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Company) have been established in accordance with GAAP, (b) Liens imposed by law which were incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens, statutory landlords’ Liens, and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, and which (x) do not individually or in the aggregate materially detract from the value of such property or assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries or (y) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing for the foreseeable future the forfeiture or sale of the property or asset subject to such Lien and (c) Liens incurred in connection with Permitted Indebtedness.
Permitted Encumbrance means, with respect to any Mortgaged Property, such exceptions to title as are set forth in the Mortgage Policy delivered with respect thereto, all of which exceptions must be acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
Prior Security Interest means a valid and enforceable perfected first-priority security interest in and to the Collateral that is subject only to Permitted Liens which have first-priority by operation of applicable Law.
Liens means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
Permitted Security Interest means any Security Interest:
Permitted Encumbrances means:
Permitted Security Interests means (i) any Security Interest for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies which relate to obligations not yet due and delinquent, (ii) easements, servitudes, encroachments and other minor imperfections of title which do not, individually or in the aggregate, detract from the value of or impair the use or marketability of any real property, and (iii) undetermined or inchoate Security Interests arising or potentially arising under statutory provisions which have not at the relevant time been filed or registered in accordance with applicable laws or of which written notice has not been given in accordance with applicable laws;
Prior Liens means Liens which, pursuant to the provisions of any Security Document, are or may be superior to the Lien of such Security Document.
Company Permitted Liens means (i) mechanics’, materialmen’s, carriers’, workmen’s, repairmen’s, vendors’, operators’ or other like Liens, if any, arising in the ordinary course of business of the Company; (ii) Liens arising under original purchase price conditional sales contracts and equipment leases with third parties entered into in the ordinary course of business; (iii) title defects or Liens (other than those constituting Liens for the payment of Indebtedness), if any, that do not or would not, individually or in the aggregate, impair in any material respect the use or occupancy of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (iv) Liens for Taxes that are not yet due or payable or that may thereafter be paid without penalty being contested in good faith and for which adequate accruals or reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP; (v) Liens supporting surety bonds, performance bonds and similar obligations issued in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries; (vi) Liens not created by the Company or its Subsidiaries that affect the underlying fee interest of a Company Leased Real Property; (vii) Liens that are disclosed on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company included in the Company Filed SEC Documents or notes thereto or securing liabilities reflected on such balance sheet; (viii) Liens arising under or pursuant to the organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (ix) grants to others of Rights-of-Way, surface leases or crossing rights and amendments, modifications, and releases of Rights-of-Way, surface leases or crossing rights in the ordinary course of business; (x) with respect to Rights-of-Way, restrictions on the exercise of any of the rights under a granting instrument that are set forth therein or in another executed agreement, that is of public record or to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries otherwise has access, between the parties thereto; (xi) Liens which an accurate up-to-date survey would show; (xii) Liens resulting from any facts or circumstances relating to Parent or any of its Affiliates; and (xiii) Liens that do not and would not reasonably be expected to materially impair the continued use of a Company Owned Real Property or a Company Leased Real Property as presently operated.
Encumbrances means any mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests, conditional and installment sale agreements, activity and use limitations, conservation easements, deed restrictions, encumbrances and charges of any kind.
Permitted Prior Liens means Permitted Liens described in clauses (c), (f), (g), (h), (j), (k) (to the extent permitted under the Control Agreements relating to the deposit accounts subject to the Permitted Liens described in clause (k)) and (m) of the defined term “Permitted Liens” and as set forth in the Schedule.
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.
Permitted Right of Others means a Right of Others consisting of (a) an interest (other than a legal or equitable co-ownership interest, an option or right to acquire a legal or equitable co-ownership interest and any interest of a ground lessor under a ground lease), that does not materially impair the fair market value or use of Property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held, (b) an option or right to acquire a Lien that would be a Permitted Encumbrance, (c) the subordination of a lease or sublease in favor of a financing entity and (d) a license, or similar right, of or to Intangible Assets granted in the ordinary course of business.
Customary Permitted Liens means, with respect to any Person, any of the following Liens:
Purchase Money Liens means Liens securing purchase money Indebtedness incurred in connection with the acquisition of capital assets by the Company in the ordinary course of business; provided that (a) such Liens do not extend to or cover assets or properties other than those purchased in connection with the purchase in which such Indebtedness was incurred and (b) the obligation secured by any such Lien so created shall not exceed 100% of the cost of the property including transportation and installation costs, covered thereby.
Pledged Equity Interest means an Equity Interest that is included in the Collateral at such time.
Permitted Indebtedness means, without duplication, each of the following:
Permitted Other Indebtedness means subordinated or senior Indebtedness (which Indebtedness may (x) be unsecured, (y) have the same lien priority as the Obligations or (z) be secured by a Lien ranking junior to the Lien securing the Obligations), in each case issued or incurred by the Borrower or a Guarantor, (a) the terms of which do not provide for any scheduled repayment, mandatory repayment or redemption or sinking fund obligations prior to, at the time of incurrence, the Final Maturity Date (or to the extent such Permitted Other Indebtedness is being utilized to refinance Indebtedness, the latest maturity date of the Indebtedness being so refinanced) (other than, in each case, customary offers to repurchase upon a change of control, asset sale or casualty or condemnation event and customary acceleration rights after an event of default), (b) the covenants, events of default, guarantees, collateral and other terms of which (other than fees, pricing and redemption or prepayment premiums), taken as a whole, are not more restrictive to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries than those herein (or to the extent such Permitted Other Indebtedness is being utilized to refinance Indebtedness, those set forth in the Indebtedness being so refinanced); provided that a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five Business Days (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree) prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement unless the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower within two Business Days after receipt of such certificate that it disagrees with such determination (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it disagrees), (c) of which no Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than a Guarantor) is an obligor and (d) that, if secured, are not secured by any assets other than the Collateral.
Other Permitted Indebtedness means (a) accrued expenses and current trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of the Borrower’s business which are not overdue for a period of more than 90 days or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money) arising in connection with transactions in the ordinary course of the Borrower’s business in connection with its securities transactions, derivatives transactions, reverse repurchase agreements or dollar rolls to the extent such transactions are permitted under the Investment Company Act and the Borrower’s Investment Policies (after giving effect to any Permitted Policy Amendments), provided that such Indebtedness does not arise in connection with the purchase of Portfolio Investments other than Cash Equivalents and U.S. Government Securities and (c) Indebtedness in respect of judgments or awards that have been in force for less than the applicable period for taking an appeal so long as such judgments or awards do not constitute an Event of Default under clause (l) of Article VII.
Permitted Collateral Liens means any “Permitted Liens” other than Liens specified in clauses (2), (3), (4), (5), (14) or (18) of the definition of “Permitted Liens.”
Purchase Money Obligations means any Indebtedness Incurred to finance or refinance the acquisition, leasing, construction or improvement of property (real or personal) or assets (including Capital Stock), and whether acquired through the direct acquisition of such property or assets or the acquisition of the Capital Stock of any Person owning such property or assets, or otherwise.
Junior Liens means Liens on the Collateral that are junior to the Liens thereon securing the Term B Loans (and other Loan Obligations that are pari passu with the Term B Loans) pursuant to a Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement (it being understood that Junior Liens are not required to be pari passu with other Junior Liens, and that Indebtedness secured by Junior Liens may have Liens that are senior in priority to, or pari passu with, or junior in priority to, other Liens constituting Junior Liens).