Negative Pledge Agreements Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary will create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any contract, agreement or understanding (other than this Agreement and the Security Instruments) which in any way prohibits or restricts the granting, conveying, creation or imposition of any Lien on any of its Property or restricts any Subsidiary from paying dividends to the Borrower, or which requires the consent of or notice to other Persons in connection therewith.
Pledged Equity Interests, Investment Related Property (a) it is the record and beneficial owner of the Pledged Equity Interests free of all Liens, rights or claims of other Persons and there are no outstanding warrants, options or other rights to purchase, or shareholder, voting trust or similar agreements outstanding with respect to, or property that is convertible into, or that requires the issuance or sale of, any Pledged Equity Interests;
Negative Pledges Each of the Lead Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary shall not agree or covenant with any Person to restrict in any way its ability to grant any Lien on its assets in favor of the Lenders, other than pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement or any other intercreditor agreement contemplated by this agreement, and except that this Section 10.10 shall not apply to
Negative Pledge Clauses Enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any agreement that prohibits, limits or imposes any condition upon the ability of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired other than (a) this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and other agreements governing such Indebtedness, (b) any agreements governing any purchase money Liens or Capital Lease Obligations otherwise permitted hereby (in which case, any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets financed thereby), (c) any agreement governing any Junior Indebtedness, Convertible Notes, Incremental Equivalent Debt, Permitted Surviving Indebtedness, a Replacement Facility or a Permitted Foreign Receivables Facility permitted hereunder so long as the restrictions set forth therein are no more restrictive than the corresponding provisions in the Loan Documents, (d) any restrictions with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into in connection with the Disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary, (e) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions contained in agreements of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or agreements assumed from any Person in connection with the acquisition of assets by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person after the date hereof, provided that such agreements exist at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or such agreements are assumed and in each case are not created in contemplation of or in connection with such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or the agreements being assumed, (f) any agreement of a Foreign Subsidiary governing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred or permitted to exist under Section 8.2(t), (g) customary restrictions on leases, subleases, licenses or asset sale agreements otherwise permitted hereby so long as such restrictions may relate to the assets subject thereto, (h) customary restrictions contained in Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 8.2 (provided that such restrictions do not restrict the Liens securing the Obligations), (i) restrictions arising in connection with cash or other deposits permitted under Sections 8.3 or 8.7 and limited to such cash or deposit, (j) customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business, (k) restrictions imposed by any Governmental Authority or arising by reason of applicable Law, rule, regulation or order or the terms of any license, authorization, concession or permit, and (l) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers, suppliers or landlords or required by insurance, surety or bonding companies, in each case, under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business.
Negative Pledge Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary will create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, except:
No Negative Pledge Borrower will not enter into or permit to exist any arrangement or agreement, other than pursuant to this Agreement or any Loan Document, which directly or indirectly prohibits or limits the ability of Borrower to or from creating or incurring a Lien on any of its assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired.
Subsidiaries; Equity Interests; Loan Parties (a) Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures, Partnerships and Equity Investments. Set forth on Schedule 5.20(a), is the following information which is true and complete in all respects as of the Closing Date and as of the last date such Schedule was required to be updated in accordance with Sections 6.02 and/or 6.13: (i) a complete and accurate list of all Subsidiaries, joint ventures and partnerships and other equity investments of the Loan Parties as of the Closing Date and as of the last date such Schedule was required to be updated in accordance with Sections 6.02 and/or 6.13, (ii) the number of shares of each class of Equity Interests in each Subsidiary outstanding, (iii) the number and percentage of outstanding shares of each class of Equity Interests owned by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries and (iv) the class or nature of such Equity Interests (i.e. voting, non-voting, preferred, etc.). The outstanding Equity Interests in all Subsidiaries are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and are owned free and clear of all Liens. There are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights or other agreements or commitments (other than stock options granted to employees or directors and directors’ qualifying shares) of any nature relating to the Equity Interests of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, except as contemplated in connection with the Loan Documents.
No Negative Pledges (a) No Credit Party shall, and no Credit Party shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual restriction or encumbrance of any kind on the ability of any Credit Party or Subsidiary to pay dividends or make any other distribution on any of such Credit Party’s or Subsidiary’s Stock or Stock Equivalents or to pay fees, including management fees, or make other payments and distributions to the Borrower or any other Credit Party except those contained in the Second Lien Indebtedness Documents or in the documents evidencing other Indebtedness permitted hereunder but only to the extent not more restrictive than the restrictions contained in the Second Lien Indebtedness Documents. No Credit Party shall, and no Credit Party shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into, assume or become subject to any Contractual Obligation prohibiting or otherwise restricting the existence of any Lien upon any of its assets in favor of Agent securing Obligations, whether now owned or hereafter acquired except (i) in connection with any document or instrument governing Liens permitted pursuant to Sections 5.1(h) and 5.1(i), provided, that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets subject to such permitted Liens, (ii) restrictions set forth in a lease of Real Estate if and to the extent same only apply to the Borrower’s leasehold estate created by such lease, and (iii) any prohibition or limitation that (A) exists pursuant to applicable Requirements of Law, (B) consists of customary restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement relating to the sale or other disposition of any property permitted under Section 5.2 pending the consummation of such sale or disposition, but only with respect to the property subject to such sale or disposition, (C) restricts licensing or sublicensing or assignment of a contract (provided nothing therein limits the ability of a party thereto to assign its interests in and to all proceeds derived from or in connection with such contract), or subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest, of any Credit Party or Subsidiary thereof permitted hereunder or (D) consists of customary restrictions on the disposition of Real Estate interests found in reciprocal easement agreements of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries which prohibit such dispositions without granting such reciprocal easements.
Pledged Equity Interests Set forth on Schedule 5.21(f), as of the Closing Date and as of the last date such Schedule was required to be updated in accordance with Section 6.02, is a list of (i) all Pledged Equity and (ii) all other Equity Interests required to be pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents (in each case, detailing the Grantor (as defined in the Security Agreement), the Person whose Equity Interests are pledged, the number of shares of each class of Equity Interests, the certificate number and percentage ownership of outstanding shares of each class of Equity Interests and the class or nature of such Equity Interests (i.e. voting, non-voting, preferred, etc.).
Negative Pledges, Etc Enter into any agreement subsequent to the Closing Date (other than a Loan Document) which (a) prohibits the creation or assumption of any Lien upon any of the Collateral, including, without limitation, any hereafter acquired property, (b) specifically prohibits the amendment or other modification of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or (c) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
