Agreements Restricting Liens and Distributions Sample Clauses

Agreements Restricting Liens and Distributions. The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any contract, agreement or understanding (other than this Agreement or Security Instruments) which in any way prohibits or restricts the granting, conveying, creation or imposition of any Lien on any of its Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure the Obligations or restricts any Subsidiary from paying dividends to the Borrower, or which requires the consent of or notice to other Persons in connection therewith; provided, that the foregoing shall not apply to (a) restrictions and conditions imposed by Legal Requirements, (b) customary restrictions imposed on the granting, conveying, creation or imposition of any Lien on any Property of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries imposed by any contract, agreement or understanding related to the Liens permitted under clause (b) of Section 6.01 so long as such restriction only applies to the Property permitted under such clause to be encumbered by such Liens, (c) restrictions on the transfer of Equity Interests in joint ventures, (d) customary non-assignment provisions in leases, licenses, permits and other agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business with respect to Excluded Property, and (e) in connection with any sale or other disposition of Property permitted hereunder, any restriction as to the continuing imposition of any Lien granted under a Loan Document with respect to such Property after the completion of such sale or disposition which restriction may be imposed under the agreement or agreements governing such sale or disposition.

Agreements Restricting Liens and Distributions. No Loan Party shall, nor shall any Loan Party permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any contract, agreement or understanding which in any way prohibits or restricts the granting, conveying, creation or imposition of any Lien on any of its Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure the Secured Obligations or restricts any Loan Party from paying dividends to any other Loan Party, or which requires the consent of or notice to other Persons in connection therewith; provided, that the foregoing shall not apply to (a) restrictions in this Agreement, in any other Loan Document or in any Second Lien Loan Document or in any Senior Unsecured Note Document (with respect to amounts of senior secured Indebtedness), (b) customary restrictions imposed on the granting, conveying, creation or imposition of any Lien on any Property of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries imposed by any contract, agreement or understanding related to the Liens permitted under clause (b) of Section 6.01 so long as such restriction only applies to the Property permitted under such clause to be encumbered by such Liens, (c) customary restrictions and conditions with respect to the sale or disposition of Property or Equity Interests permitted hereunder pending the consummation of such sale or disposition, (d) customary restrictions imposed on the granting, conveying, creation or imposition of any Lien found in any lease, license or similar contract as they affect any Property or Lien subject to such lease, license or contract, (e) customary prohibitions on assignment of rights contained in software license agreements, (f) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest (other than any Oil and Gas Property) of any Loan Party, (g) customary prohibitions or restrictions in joint venture agreements entered into in connection with joint ventures, and (h) customary restrictions imposed by agreements, contracts or understandings related to the Liens permitted under Section 6.01(r).

Agreements Restricting Liens and Distributions. Create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any prohibition, encumbrance or restriction which prohibits or otherwise restricts the ability (a) of any Subsidiary to make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Guarantor or to otherwise transfer property to the Borrower or any Guarantor, except for any agreement in effect (i) on the date hereof or (ii) at the time any Person becomes a Subsidiary, so long as such agreement was not entered into solely in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary, (b) of any Subsidiary to Guarantee the Debt of the Borrower; provided, however, that this clause (ii) shall not prohibit provisions customarily included in the terms of Debt incurred pursuant to Section 6.02(o) requiring that such Subsidiary also guarantee such Debt, or (c) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties on the Property of such Person; provided, however, that clause (a) or clause (c) shall not prohibit (i) any negative pledge incurred or provided in favor of any holder of Debt permitted under Section 6.02(f) solely to the extent any such negative pledge relates to the Property financed by or the subject of such Debt or (ii) customary limitations and restrictions contained in, and limited to, specific leases, licenses, conveyances and other contracts.

Agreements Restricting Liens and Distributions. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into or be party to any agreement (other than a Credit Document) which (a) except with respect to specific property encumbered to secure payment of Debt related to such property, imposes restrictions greater than those under this Agreement upon the creation or assumption of any Lien upon its properties, revenues or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or (b) limits Restricted Payments to or any advance by any of the Borrower's Subsidiaries to the Borrower.

Agreements Restricting Liens and Distributions. The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any contract, agreement or understanding (other than this Agreement and the Security Instruments) that in any way prohibits or restricts the granting, conveying, creation or imposition of any Lien on any of its Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure the Obligations or restricts any Restricted Subsidiary from paying dividends to the Borrower, or that requires the consent of or notice to other Persons in connection therewith; provided, that the foregoing shall not apply to (i) restrictions and conditions imposed by Legal Requirements, (ii) customary restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to other secured Debt permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the Property securing such Debt, and (iii) restrictions on the granting, conveying, creation or imposition of any Lien to secure the Obligations contained in any agreement or instrument governing secured Additional Subordinated Debt so long as such are satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Majority Lenders.

Agreements Restricting Liens and Distributions. None of the Credit Parties shall, nor shall any of the Credit Parties permit any of their Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any contract, agreement or understanding (other than the Loan Documents and the Subordinated Loan Documents) that in any way prohibits or restricts (a) the granting, conveying, creation or imposition of any Lien on any of its Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure the Obligations, except for customary limitations and restrictions contained in, and limited to, specific leases, licenses, conveyances, partnership agreements and co-owners’ agreements, and similar conveyances and agreements or (b) any Subsidiary from paying dividends or making any other distribution to the Borrower, or otherwise transferring assets to the Borrower, or which requires the consent of or notice to other Persons in connection therewith.

Agreements Restricting Liens and Distributions. Create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any prohibition, encumbrance or restriction which prohibits or otherwise (a) restricts the ability (i) of any Subsidiary to make Restricted Payments to any Loan Party or to otherwise transfer property to any Loan Party, (ii) of any Subsidiary to Guarantee the Debt of any Loan Party, or (iii) of the Parent or any Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person; provided, however, that the preceding restrictions shall not apply to prohibitions, encumbrances or restrictions under or by reason of: (A) agreements or instruments governing Debt set forth on Schedule 6.09 and any amendments or other modifications thereto (including any refinancing thereof); provided that such amendments or modifications are no more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such prohibition, encumbrance or restriction than those contained in those agreements as in effect on the Closing Date, (B) applicable law, rule, regulation or order, (C) customary non-assignment provisions in contracts, leases, real property licenses entered into in the ordinary course of business or (D) (with respect to clause (iii) only), any negative pledge incurred or provided in favor of any holder of Debt permitted under Section 6.02(e) solely to the extent any such negative pledge relates to the Property financed by or the subject of such Debt; or (b) requires the grant of a Lien to secure an obligation of such Person if a Lien is granted to secure another obligation of such Person.

Agreements Restricting Liens and Distributions. The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or permit 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 (including Equity Interests of the Joint Venture), or restricts the subsequent transfer of such Property to a third person upon exercise of its remedies (including foreclosure) with respect to such Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure the Obligations or restricts any Subsidiary or the Joint Venture from paying dividends to the Borrower, or which requires the consent of or notice to other Persons in connection therewith, excluding, in the case of Oil and Gas Properties, customary prior consents to assignment or transfer, preferential purchase rights, rights of first refusal, areas of mutual interest and other customary conditions or restrictions to transfer contained in oil and gas leases or other instruments in the chain of title to the affected Property and, in the case of the Borrower’s Equity Interest in the Joint Venture, the restrictions on the transfer of such Equity Interest as set forth in the Joint Venture LLC Agreement.

Agreements Restricting Liens and Distributions. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any of its Material Subsidiaries to, enter into or be party to any agreement (other than a Credit Document) which (a) except with respect to specific property encumbered to secure repayment of borrowed money related to such property, imposes restrictions greater, taken as a whole, than those under this Agreement upon the creation or assumption of any Lien upon its properties, revenues or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or (b) limits Restricted Payments to or any loan by any of the Borrower’s Material Subsidiaries to the Borrower; provided that agreements entered into in the ordinary course of the Borrower’s banking business or any Material Subsidiary’s business shall not be prohibited by this Section 6.04.