Common use of Limitation on Certain Liens Clause in Contracts

Limitation on Certain Liens. (a) So long as any of the 2023 Notes are outstanding, the Issuer shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest, conditional sale, title retention agreement or other charge or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of arrangement intended or having the effect of conferring upon a creditor of the Issuer or any Subsidiary a preferential interest (hereinafter in this Section 7.02 referred to as a "Lien") upon or with respect to any of its property of any character, including without limitation any shares of Capital Stock of Consumers or Enterprises, without making effective provision whereby the 2023 Notes shall (so long as any such other creditor shall be so secured) be equally and ratably secured (along with any other creditor similarly entitled to be secured) by a direct Lien on all property subject to such Lien, provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:

Appears in 5 contracts

Samples: Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture (CMS Energy Corp), Supplemental Indenture (CMS Energy Corp), Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture (CMS Energy Corp)

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Limitation on Certain Liens. (a) So long as any of the 2023 2004 Notes are outstanding, the Issuer shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest, conditional sale, title retention agreement or other charge or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of arrangement intended or having the effect of conferring upon a creditor of the Issuer or any Subsidiary a preferential interest (hereinafter in this Section 7.02 referred to as a "Lien") upon or with respect to any of its property of any character, including without limitation any shares of Capital Stock of Consumers or Enterprises, without making effective provision whereby the 2023 2004 Notes shall (so long as any such other creditor shall be so secured) be equally and ratably secured (along with any other creditor similarly entitled to be secured) by a direct Lien on all property subject to such Lien, provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: CMS Energy Corp, Consumers Energy Co, CMS Energy Trust Ii

Limitation on Certain Liens. (a) So long as any of the 2023 2010 Notes are outstanding, the Issuer shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest, conditional sale, title retention agreement or other charge or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of arrangement intended or having the effect of conferring upon a creditor of the Issuer or any Subsidiary a preferential interest (hereinafter in this Section 7.02 4.02 referred to as a "Lien") upon or with respect to any of its property of any character, including without limitation any shares of Capital Stock of Consumers or Enterprises, without making effective provision whereby the 2023 2010 Notes shall (so long as any such other creditor shall be so secured) be equally and ratably secured (along with any other creditor similarly entitled to be secured) by a direct Lien on all property subject to such Lien, provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture (CMS Energy Corp), CMS Energy Corp, CMS Energy Corp

Limitation on Certain Liens. (a) So long as any of the 2023 2002 Notes are outstanding, the Issuer shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest, conditional sale, title retention agreement or other charge or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of arrangement intended or having the effect of conferring upon a creditor of the Issuer or any Subsidiary a preferential interest (hereinafter in this Section 7.02 referred to as a "Lien") upon or with respect to any of its property of any character, including without limitation any shares of Capital Stock of Consumers or Enterprises, without making effective provision whereby the 2023 2002 Notes shall (so long as any such other creditor shall be so secured) be equally and ratably secured (along with any other creditor similarly entitled to be secured) by a direct Lien on all property subject to such Lien, provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: CMS Energy Corp, CMS Energy Corp

Limitation on Certain Liens. (a) So long as any of the 2023 Notes X-TRAS are outstanding, the Issuer shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest, conditional sale, title retention agreement or other charge or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of arrangement intended or having the effect of conferring upon a creditor of the Issuer or any Subsidiary a preferential interest (hereinafter in this Section 7.02 referred to as a "Lien") upon or with respect to any of its property of any character, including without limitation any shares of Capital Stock of Consumers or Enterprises, without making effective provision whereby the 2023 Notes X-TRAS shall (so long as any such other creditor shall be so secured) be equally and ratably secured (along with any other creditor similarly entitled to be secured) by a direct Lien on all property subject to such Lien, provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: CMS Energy X Tras Pass Through Trust I

Limitation on Certain Liens. (a) So long as any of the 2023 2012 Notes are outstanding, the Issuer shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest, conditional sale, title retention agreement or other charge or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of arrangement intended or having the effect of conferring upon a creditor of the Issuer or any Subsidiary a preferential interest (hereinafter in this Section 7.02 4.02 referred to as a "Lien") upon or with respect to any of its property of any character, including without limitation any shares of Capital Stock of Consumers or Enterprises, without making effective provision whereby the 2023 2012 Notes shall (so long as any such other creditor shall be so secured) be equally and ratably secured (along with any other creditor similarly entitled to be secured) by a direct Lien on all property subject to such Lien, provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Supplemental Indenture (CMS Energy Corp)

Limitation on Certain Liens. (a) So long as any of the 2023 2015 Notes are outstanding, the Issuer shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest, conditional sale, title retention agreement or other charge or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of arrangement intended or having the effect of conferring upon a creditor of the Issuer or any Subsidiary a preferential interest (hereinafter in this Section 7.02 4.02 referred to as a "Lien") upon or with respect to any of its property of any character, including without limitation any shares of Capital Stock of Consumers or Enterprises, without making effective provision whereby the 2023 2015 Notes shall (so long as any such other creditor shall be so secured) be equally and ratably secured (along with any other creditor similarly entitled to be secured) by a direct Lien on all property subject to such Lien, provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture (CMS Energy Corp)

Limitation on Certain Liens. (a) So long as any of the 2023 Notes are outstanding, the Issuer shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest, conditional sale, title retention agreement or other charge or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of arrangement intended or having the effect of conferring upon a creditor of the Issuer or any Subsidiary a preferential interest (hereinafter in this Section 7.02 referred to as a "Lien") upon or with respect to any of its property of any character, including without limitation any shares of Capital Stock of Consumers or Enterprises, without making effective provision whereby the 2023 Notes shall (so long as any such other creditor shall be so secured) be equally and ratably secured (along with any other creditor similarly entitled to be secured) by a direct Lien on all property subject to such Lien, provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Consumers Energy Co

Limitation on Certain Liens. (a) So long as any of the 2023 2000 Notes are outstanding, the Issuer shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest, conditional sale, title retention agreement or other charge or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of arrangement intended or having the effect of conferring upon a creditor of the Issuer or any Subsidiary a preferential interest (hereinafter in this Section 7.02 referred to as a "Lien") upon or with respect to any of its property of any character, including without limitation any shares of Capital Stock of Consumers or Enterprises, without making effective provision whereby the 2023 2000 Notes shall (so long as any such other creditor shall be so secured) be equally and ratably secured (along with any other creditor similarly entitled to be secured) by a direct Lien on all property subject to such Lien, provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: CMS Energy Corp

Limitation on Certain Liens. (a) So long as any of the 2023 2008 Notes are outstanding, the Issuer shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest, conditional sale, title retention agreement or other charge or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of arrangement intended or having the effect of conferring upon a creditor of the Issuer or any Subsidiary a preferential interest (hereinafter in this Section 7.02 referred to as a "Lien") upon or with respect to any of its property of any character, including without limitation any shares of Capital Stock of Consumers or Enterprises, without making effective provision whereby the 2023 2008 Notes shall (so long as any such other creditor shall be so secured) be equally and ratably secured (along with any other creditor similarly entitled to be secured) by a direct Lien on all property subject to such Lien, provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: CMS Energy Corp

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Limitation on Certain Liens. (a) So long as any of the 2023 20___ Notes are outstanding, the Issuer shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest, conditional sale, title retention agreement or other charge or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of arrangement intended or having the effect of conferring upon a creditor of the Issuer or any Subsidiary a preferential interest (hereinafter in this Section 7.02 referred to as a "Lien") upon or with respect to any of its property of any character, including without limitation any shares of Capital Stock of Consumers or Enterprises, without making effective provision whereby the 2023 20___ Notes shall (so long as any such other creditor shall be so secured) be equally and ratably secured (along with any other creditor similarly entitled to be secured) by a direct Lien on all property subject to such Lien, provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: CMS Energy Corp

Limitation on Certain Liens. (a) So long as any of the 2023 2009 Notes are outstanding, the Issuer shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest, conditional sale, title retention agreement or other charge or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of arrangement intended or having the effect of conferring upon a creditor of the Issuer or any Subsidiary a preferential interest (hereinafter in this Section 7.02 referred to as a "Lien") upon or with respect to any of its property of any character, including without limitation any shares of Capital Stock of Consumers or Enterprises, without making effective provision whereby the 2023 2009 Notes shall (so long as any such other creditor shall be so secured) be equally and ratably secured (along with any other creditor similarly entitled to be secured) by a direct Lien on all property subject to such Lien, provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Consumers Energy Co

Limitation on Certain Liens. (a) So long as any of the 2023 2007 Notes are outstanding, the Issuer shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest, conditional sale, title retention agreement or other charge or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of arrangement intended or having the effect of conferring upon a creditor of the Issuer or any Subsidiary a preferential interest (hereinafter in this Section 7.02 referred to as a "Lien") upon or with respect to any of its property of any character, including without limitation any shares of Capital Stock of Consumers or Enterprises, without making effective provision whereby the 2023 2007 Notes shall (so long as any such other creditor shall be so secured) be equally and ratably secured (along with any other creditor similarly entitled to be secured) by a direct Lien on all property subject to such Lien, provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: CMS Energy Trust Iii

Limitation on Certain Liens. (a) So long as any of the 2023 2011 Notes are outstanding, the Issuer shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest, conditional sale, title retention agreement or other charge or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of arrangement intended or having the effect of conferring upon a creditor of the Issuer or any Subsidiary a preferential interest (hereinafter in this Section 7.02 referred to as a "Lien") upon or with respect to any of its property of any character, including without limitation any shares of Capital Stock of Consumers or Enterprises, without making effective provision whereby the 2023 2011 Notes shall (so long as any such other creditor shall be so secured) be equally and ratably secured (along with any other creditor similarly entitled to be secured) by a direct Lien on all property subject to such Lien, provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: CMS Energy Corp

Limitation on Certain Liens. (a) So long as any of the 2023 2024 Notes are outstanding, the Issuer shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest, conditional sale, title retention agreement or other charge or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of arrangement intended or having the effect of conferring upon a creditor of the Issuer or any Subsidiary a preferential interest (hereinafter in this Section 7.02 referred to as a "Lien") upon or with respect to any of its property of any character, including without limitation any shares of Capital Stock of Consumers or Enterprises, without making effective provision whereby the 2023 2024 Notes shall (so long as any such other creditor shall be so secured) be equally and ratably secured (along with any other creditor similarly entitled to be secured) by a direct Lien on all property subject to such Lien, provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Indenture (CMS Energy Corp)

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