Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. Directly or indirectly, enter into or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to enter into or suffer to exist, any agreement or arrangement limiting the ability of any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay dividends or other distributions in respect of its equity interests or repay or prepay any Debt owed to, make loans or advances to, or otherwise transfer assets to or make investments in, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (whether through a covenant restricting dividends, loans, asset transfers or investments, a financial covenant or otherwise), except (i) as provided in this Agreement or in the DIP Term Loan Facility Documents, (ii) any agreement or instrument evidencing Debt existing on the Petition Date, (iii) any agreement in effect at the time a Person first became a Subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as such agreement was not entered into solely in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Borrower; (iv) any agreement evidencing debt permitted by Section 5.02(a)(iii) that imposes restrictions on the property acquired; (v) by reason of customary provisions restricting assignments, licenses, subletting or other transfers contained in leases, licenses, joint venture agreements, purchase and sale or merger agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business so long as such restrictions do not extend to assets other than those that are the subject of such lease, license or other agreement; (vi) in securitization transactions to the extent set forth in the documents evidencing such transactions so long as such restrictions do not extend to assets other than those that are the subject of such securitization transactions; or (vii) any agreement that amends, extends, refinances, renews or replaces any agreement described in the foregoing clauses; provided, however, that the terms and conditions of any such agreement are not materially less favorable to the Loan Parties or the Lenders with respect to such dividend and payment restrictions than those under or pursuant to the agreement amended, extended, refinanced, renewed or replaced.
Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. Directly or indirectly, enter into or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to enter into or suffer to exist, any agreement or arrangement limiting the ability of any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay dividends or other distributions in respect of its Equity Interests or repay or prepay any Indebtedness owed to, make loans or advances to, or otherwise transfer assets to or invest in, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (whether through a covenant restricting dividends, loans, asset transfers or investments, a financial covenant or otherwise), except (i) the Loan Documents, (ii) any agreement or instrument evidencing Non-Recourse Debt or Permitted Recourse Debt, provided that the terms of such Indebtedness, and of such agreement or instrument, do not restrict distributions in respect of Equity Interests in Subsidiaries directly or indirectly owning Unencumbered Assets, and (iii) any agreement in effect at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as such agreement was not entered into solely in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Borrower.
Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. Directly or indirectly, enter into or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to enter into or suffer to exist, any agreement or arrangement limiting the ability of any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay dividends or other distributions in respect of its Equity Interests or repay or prepay any Debt owed to, make loans or advances to, or otherwise transfer assets to or invest in, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (whether through a covenant restricting dividends, loans, asset transfers or investments, a financial covenant or otherwise), except (i) the Loan Documents and (ii) any agreement or instrument evidencing Surviving Debt.
Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. Directly or indirectly, enter into or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to enter into or suffer to exist, any agreement or arrangement limiting the ability of any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay dividends or other distributions in respect of its Equity Interests or repay or prepay any Debt owed to, make loans or advances to, or otherwise transfer assets to or invest in, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (whether through a covenant restricting dividends, loans, asset transfers or investments, a financial covenant or otherwise), except (i) the Loan Documents, (ii) any agreement or instrument evidencing Surviving Debt, in each case as in effect on the Effective Date, (iii) any agreement in effect at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as such agreement was not entered into solely in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Borrower, and (iv) the Permitted Senior Notes.
Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. Directly or indirectly, enter into or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to enter into or suffer to exist, any agreement or arrangement limiting the ability of any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay dividends or other distributions in respect of its Equity Interests or repay or prepay any Debt owed to, make loans or advances to, or otherwise transfer assets to or invest in, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (whether through a covenant restricting dividends, loans, asset transfers or investments, a financial covenant or otherwise), except (i) the Loan Documents, (ii) any agreement or instrument evidencing Surviving Debt or Refinancing Debt, (iii) any agreement evidencing any Non-Recourse Debt permitted under this Agreement so long as any such limiting agreement or arrangement in such agreement may be triggered only by a default or event of default under the terms of such agreement or is on customary terms otherwise satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; (iv) any agreement in effect at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as such agreement was not entered into solely in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Borrower, (v) any Excluded Subsidiary Agreement, and (vi) any restrictions with respect to any Subsidiary of the Borrower imposed pursuant to an agreement which has been entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Equity Interests in or assets of such Subsidiary to an unaffiliated Person that is not prohibited by Section 5.02(e).
Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. Directly or indirectly, enter into or allow to exist, or allow any Subsidiary to enter into or allow to exist, any agreement or arrangement prohibiting or conditioning the ability of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary to (i) create or assume any Lien upon any of its property or assets, (ii) pay dividends to, or repay or prepay any Debt owed to, any Loan Party, (iii) make loans or advances to, or other investments in, any Loan Party, or (iv) transfer any of its assets to any Loan Party, other than (A) any such agreement with or in favor of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders; (B) in connection with (1) any agreement evidencing any Liens permitted pursuant to Section 5.02(a)(iii), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) (so long as (x) in the case of agreements evidencing Liens permitted under Section 5.02(a)(iii), such prohibitions or conditions are customary for such Liens and the obligations they secure and (y) in the case of agreements evidencing Liens permitted under Section 5.02(a)(v), (vi), (vii) or (viii), such prohibitions or conditions relate solely to the assets that are the subject of such Liens) or (2) any Debt permitted to be incurred under Sections 5.02(b)(ii), (vi), (vii), or (viii) above (so long as (x) in the case of agreements evidencing Debt permitted under Section 5.02(b)(vi), such prohibitions or conditions are customary for such Debt and (y) in the case of agreements evidencing Debt permitted under Section 5.02(b)(vii) or (viii), such prohibitions or conditions are limited to the assets securing such Debt); (C) any agreement setting forth customary restrictions on the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is a lease, license, conveyance or contract of similar property or assets; (D) any restriction or encumbrance imposed pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary for the disposition of any of its property or assets so long as such disposition is otherwise permitted under the Loan Documents; (E) any such agreement imposed in connection with consignment agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business; (F) any agreement in existence on the Petition Date; (G) any agreement in existence at the time a Subsidiary is acquired so long as such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such acquisition; (H) restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; and (I) customary provisions restric...
Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. Directly or indirectly, enter into or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to enter into or suffer to exist, any agreement or arrangement limiting the ability of any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay dividends or other distributions in respect of its capital stock (whether through a covenant restricting dividends, a financial covenant or otherwise), except (i) this Agreement, (ii) any agreement or instrument evidencing Existing Debt (and extensions, refundings, modifications or refinancings thereof permitted under Section 5.02(d)(ii), provided the terms of any such extension, refunding or refinancing are no more restrictive in respect of the ability of such Subsidiary to pay dividends or make other distributions in respect of its capital stock than such existing agreement or instrument) and (iii) any agreement in effect at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary of the Company, so long as such agreement was not entered into solely in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Company (and, if such agreement evidences Debt, extensions, refundings, modifications or refinancings thereof permitted under Section 5.02(d)(viii), provided the terms of any such extension, refunding or refinancing are no more restrictive in respect of the ability of such Subsidiary to pay dividends or make other distributions in respect of its capital stock than such existing agreements); provided that the foregoing covenant shall not apply to any Subsidiary that is a special purpose entity created in connection with a Securitization Program and shall not apply to any charter or other organizational document that requires that dividends be paid from profits.
Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. The Parent shall not enter into or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to enter into or suffer to exist, any agreement or arrangement (other than any Finance Document) directly limiting the ability of any of its Subsidiaries to:
(a) declare or pay dividends or other distributions in respect of its or their respective equity interests in a Subsidiary, except any agreement or arrangement entered into by a person prior to such person becoming a Subsidiary, in which case the Parent shall use its reasonable endeavours to remove such limitations. If however, such limitations are reasonably likely to affect the ability of any Obligor to satisfy its payment obligations under this Agreement, the Parent shall use its best endeavours to remove such limitations as soon as possible; or
(b) repay or capitalise any intercompany indebtedness owed by any Subsidiary to any Obligor and, for the avoidance of doubt, subordination provisions shall not be considered a limitation for the purpose of this Clause 24.14. The provision of paragraphs (a) and (b) above shall not restrict:
(i) any agreements or arrangements that are binding upon any person in connection with a Permitted Securitisation and any agreement or arrangement that limits the ability of any Subsidiary of the Parent that transfers receivables and related assets pursuant to a Permitted Securitisation to distribute or transfer receivables and related assets provided that, in each case, all such agreements and arrangements are customarily required by the institutional sponsor or arranger of such Permitted Securitisation in similar types of documents relating to the purchase of receivables and related assets in connection with the financing thereof;
(ii) customary provisions in Joint Venture agreements relating to dividends or other distributions in respect of such Joint Venture or the securities, assets or revenues of such Joint Venture; and
(iii) restrictions on distributions applicable to Subsidiaries of the Parent that are the subject of agreements to sell or otherwise dispose of the stock or assets of such Subsidiaries pending such sale or other disposition.
Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. Directly or indirectly, enter into or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to enter into or suffer to exist, any agreement or arrangement limiting the ability of any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay dividends or other distributions in respect of its Equity Interests or repay or prepay any Debt owed to, make loans or advances to, or otherwise transfer assets to or invest in, any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party (whether through a covenant restricting dividends, loans, asset transfers or investments, a financial covenant or otherwise), except (i) the Loan Documents, (ii) the First Lien Loan Documents, (iii) the Second Lien Loan Documents, and (iv) any agreement or instrument evidencing Surviving Debt (as such restriction exists on the date hereof).
Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. Directly or indirectly, enter into or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to enter into or suffer to exist, any agreement or arrangement limiting the ability of any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay dividends or other distributions in respect of its Equity Interests or repay or prepay any Debt owed to, make loans or advances to, or otherwise transfer assets to or invest in, any Loan Party other than the Parent (whether through a covenant restricting dividends, loans, asset transfers or investments, a financial covenant or otherwise), except (i) the Loan Documents, (ii) the First Lien Loan Documents, (iii) any agreement or instrument evidencing Surviving Debt (including, without limitation, the GECC Capital Lease and the NTFC Capital Lease) and (iv) any agreement in effect at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary of such Loan Party, so long as such agreement was not entered into solely in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Parent.
