Common use of Restriction on Sale of Notes Clause in Contracts

Restriction on Sale of Notes. Except as otherwise contemplated in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending at the Closing Time, the Company will not, without the prior written consent of the Underwriters, (i) directly or indirectly, offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase or otherwise transfer or dispose of any debt securities or guarantees of debt securities of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for any debt securities or guarantees of debt securities of the Company or file any registration statement under the 1933 Act with respect to any of the foregoing or (ii) enter into any swap or any other agreement or any transaction that transfers, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, the economic consequence of ownership of any debt securities or guarantees of debt securities of the Company, whether any such swap or transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of any debt securities or guarantees of debt securities of the Company or such other securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to the Notes to be sold hereunder.