Common use of Negative pledge Clause in Contracts

Negative pledge. The Client undertakes that, throughout the effective period of the Frame Agreement, without the Bank’s prior written consent, it shall not transfer (including detaching it into a trust) or otherwise encumber or allow to be encumbered, lease or rent, its assets or any part thereof to a third party or provide security to a third party (except to Persons Controlled by SG), or use its assets or any part thereof in a way that results in similar legal effects. Furthermore, the Client undertakes that, without the Bank’s prior written consent, it shall not receive or provide the credit facility or the loan or issue its own bill of exchange (promissory note) or accept the bill of exchange, nor enter into contracts on the purchase of leased goods, lease contract or tenancy contract in which the Client shall be on side of the lessee or tenant. The Bank shall not withhold its consent without serious reason.