Agreements to Restrict Dividends and Certain Transfers. Enter into or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to enter into or suffer to exist, any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary of the Borrower (i) to pay, directly or indirectly, dividends or make any other distributions in respect of its capital stock or pay any Debt or other obligation owed to the Borrower or to any Subsidiary of the Borrower; or (ii) to make loans or advances to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, except (1) encumbrances and restrictions on any immaterial Subsidiary of the Borrower, (2) those encumbrances and restrictions existing on the date hereof, (3) consensual encumbrances and restrictions on the ability of any SPV to make or pay distributions, dividends, loans or advances to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries if such encumbrances and restrictions are pursuant to documents governing the WCG Structured Financing and apply only to assets of such SPV which are directly related to the WCG Structured Financing, and (4) other customary encumbrances and restrictions now or hereafter existing of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries entered into in the ordinary course of business that are not more restrictive in any material respect than the encumbrances and restrictions with respect to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries existing on the date hereof.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Williams Companies Inc), Credit Agreement (Williams Companies Inc)