NEGATIVE COVENANTS Clause Samples
Negative covenants are contractual provisions that restrict one party from engaging in certain actions or behaviors. Typically found in loan agreements or business contracts, these clauses might prohibit a borrower from incurring additional debt, selling key assets, or making significant changes to business operations without the lender's consent. The core function of negative covenants is to protect the interests of the other party—often a lender or investor—by limiting activities that could increase risk or undermine the value of their investment.
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NEGATIVE COVENANTS. So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:
NEGATIVE COVENANTS. Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
NEGATIVE COVENANTS. So long as any Notes are Outstanding, the Issuer shall not:
(a) except as expressly permitted by Basic Documents, sell, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of any of the properties or assets of the Issuer, including those included in the Trust Estate, unless directed to do so by the Indenture Trustee;
(b) claim any credit on, or make any deduction from the principal or interest payable in respect of, the Notes (other than amounts properly withheld from such payments under the Code) or assert any claim against any present or former Noteholder by reason of the payment of the taxes levied or assessed upon any part of the Trust Estate;
(c) except as may be expressly permitted hereby and by the Basic Documents, (A) permit the validity or effectiveness of this Indenture to be impaired, or permit the lien of this Indenture to be amended, hypothecated, subordinated, terminated or discharged, or permit any Person to be released from any covenants or obligations with respect to the Notes under this Indenture, (B) permit any lien, charge, excise, claim, security interest, mortgage or other encumbrance (other than the liens of this Indenture) to be created on or extend to or otherwise arise upon or burden the Trust Estate or any part thereof or any interest therein or the proceeds thereof (other than tax liens, mechanics’ liens and other liens that arise by operation of law, in each case on any of the Financed Vehicles and arising solely as a result of an action or omission of the related Obligor), (C) permit the lien of this Indenture not to constitute a valid first priority (other than with respect to any such tax, mechanics’ or other lien) security interest in the Trust Estate or (D) dissolve or liquidate in whole or in part; or
(d) assume or incur any indebtedness other than the Notes, or other than as expressly contemplated by this Indenture (in connection with the obligation to pay expenses from the Trust Estate) or by the Basic Documents as in effect on the date hereof.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS. Borrower shall not do any of the following without Bank’s prior written consent:
NEGATIVE COVENANTS. So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder, other than contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been asserted, which is accrued and payable shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, no Loan Party shall, nor shall it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:
NEGATIVE COVENANTS. Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
NEGATIVE COVENANTS. So long as any amount payable by any Borrower hereunder or under any Note shall remain unpaid or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, each Borrower will not, unless the Majority Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:
(a) Liens, Etc.
(i) Create, assume or suffer to exist, or, in the case of the Company, permit any Principal Subsidiary to create, assume or suffer to exist, any Liens upon or with respect to any of the capital stock of any Principal Subsidiary, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or (ii) create or assume, or, in the case of the Company, permit any Principal Subsidiary or any Restricted Affiliate to create or assume, any Liens upon or with respect to any other assets material to the consolidated operations of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries taken as a whole securing the payment of Indebtedness and Guaranties in an aggregate amount (determined without duplication of amount (so that the amount of a Guarantee will be excluded to the extent the Indebtedness Guaranteed thereby is included in computing such aggregate amount)) exceeding $100,000,000; provided, however, that this subsection (a) shall not apply to:
(A) Liens on the stock or assets of any Project Financing Subsidiary or any Restricted Affiliate (or any partnership, member or other equity interest in or assets of any partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which the Project Financing Subsidiary is a partner, member or other equity participant) securing the payment of a Project Financing and related obligations;
(B) Liens on assets acquired by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any Restricted Affiliate after February 11, 1992 to the extent that such Liens existed at the time of such acquisition and were not placed thereon by or with the consent of the Company in contemplation of such acquisition;
(C) Liens created by any Alternate Program or any document executed by any Borrower or any Restricted Affiliate in connection therewith;
(D) Liens on Margin Stock; and
(E) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet overdue.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS. Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder and all other amounts payable under the Loan Documents have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
NEGATIVE COVENANTS. The Company covenants that so long as any of the Notes are outstanding:
NEGATIVE COVENANTS. The Borrower hereby agrees that, so long as the Commitments remain in effect, any Letter of Credit remains outstanding or any Loan or other amount is owing to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
