Limitation on Subsidiary Distributions. Directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective (a) any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary to (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock or any other interest or participation in its profits owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or a Subsidiary, (ii) make loans or advances to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or guarantee the Indebtedness of the Borrower or (iii) transfer any of its properties to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (b) any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person, or (c) any Contractual Obligation that requires the grant of a Lien to secure an obligation of the Borrower or any Subsidiary if a Lien is granted to secure another obligation of such Person, except for such encumbrances and restrictions existing under or by reason of (1) applicable Law; (2) this Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents; (3) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of a Subsidiary; (4) customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into by a Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business; (5) any holder of a Lien permitted by Section 8.01 restricting the transfer of the property subject thereto; (6) customary restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement relating to the sale of any property permitted under Section 8.05 pending the consummation of such sale; (7) without affecting the Credit Parties’ obligations under Sections 7.12 or 7.13, customary provisions in partnership agreements, limited liability company organizational governance documents, asset sale and stock sale agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business that restrict the transfer of ownership interests in such partnership, limited liability company or similar person; (8) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by suppliers or landlords under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; (9) any instrument governing Indebtedness assumed in connection with any Permitted Acquisition pursuant to Section 8.03(h), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person or the properties or assets of the Person so acquired; (10) in the case of any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary in respect of any matters referred to in clauses (a)(ii) and (a)(iii) above, restrictions in such person’s Organization Documents or pursuant to any joint venture agreement or stockholders agreements solely to the extent of the Capital Stock of or property held in the subject joint venture or other entity; (11) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Closing Date under Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 8.03, (12) customary net worth provisions contained in real property leases entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, so long as the Borrower has determined in good faith that such net worth provisions would not reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to meet their ongoing obligations; (13) any agreement in effect at the time any Person becomes a Subsidiary, so long as such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary, (14) restrictions in agreements representing Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.03 of a Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Guarantor; (15) restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; and (16) any encumbrances or restrictions imposed by any refinancings that are otherwise permitted by the Credit Documents of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to above; provided that such refinancings are no more materially restrictive with respect to such encumbrances and restrictions than those prior to such amendment or refinancing; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall at any time (including during a Collateral Release Period) create, incur, assume, or permit or suffer to exist any restriction on the granting of Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent on assets of the type that are, or would (upon a Collateral Trigger Event or otherwise) constitute, Collateral under any Collateral Document in effect immediately prior to any Collateral Release Event.
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Limitation on Subsidiary Distributions. Directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective (a) any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to (ia) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock capital stock or any other interest or participation in its profits owned by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, (iib) make loans or advances to the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or guarantee the Indebtedness of the Borrower or (iiic) transfer any of its properties to the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary, (b) any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person, or (c) any Contractual Obligation that requires the grant of a Lien to secure an obligation of the Borrower or any Subsidiary if a Lien is granted to secure another obligation of such Person, except for such encumbrances and or restrictions existing under or by reason of (1i) applicable Law; (2ii) this Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents; (3iii) the Existing Senior Unsecured Debt; (iv) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of a Subsidiary; (4v) customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into by a Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business; (5vi) any holder of a Lien permitted by Section 8.01 restricting the transfer of the property subject thereto; (6vii) customary restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement relating to the sale of any property permitted under Section 8.05 pending the consummation of such salesale (provided that such encumbrances or restrictions are customary for such agreements); (7viii) without affecting the Credit Parties’ obligations under Sections 7.12 7.12, 7.13 or 7.137.14, customary provisions in partnership agreements, limited liability company organizational governance documents, stockholders agreements, asset sale and stock sale agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business that restrict the transfer of ownership interests in such partnership, limited liability company or similar person; (8) ix) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by suppliers or landlords under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; (9x) any instrument evidencing or governing Indebtedness assumed in connection with any Permitted Acquisition pursuant to Section 8.03(h), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person or the properties or assets of the Person so acquired; (10xi) in the case of any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary in respect of any matters referred to in clauses (a)(iib) and (a)(iiic) above, restrictions in such personPerson’s Organization Documents or pursuant to any joint venture agreement or stockholders agreements solely to the extent of the Capital Stock of or property held in the subject joint venture or other entity; (11xii) contractual encumbrances contracts or restrictions agreements in effect on the Closing Amendment No. 3 Effective Date under relating to Indebtedness existing on the Closing Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 8.038.03 or relating to AMG Indebtedness or AIL Indebtedness; (xiii) any restrictions imposed by any agreement incurred pursuant to Section 8.03(f) or pursuant to a refinancing of the Existing Convertible Notes, in each case to the extent such restrictions are not more restrictive, taken as a whole, than the restrictions contained in the Existing Senior Unsecured Debt as in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, as determined in good faith by the Parent Borrower; (12xiv) customary net worth provisions contained in real property leases entered into by the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary, so long as the Parent Borrower has determined in good faith that such net worth provisions would not reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries to meet their ongoing obligations; (13xv) any agreement in effect at the time any Person becomes a Subsidiary, so long as such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary, ; (14xvi) restrictions in agreements any agreement representing Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.03 of a Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is not a GuarantorCredit Party; (15xvii) restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; (xviii) the buy-sell, voting trust and other shareholder arrangements set forth in Schedule 6.14; (xix) any instrument evidencing or governing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 8.03(z) or Section 8.03(aa), so long as such encumbrances and restrictions do not, when taken as a whole, materially and adversely affect ability of any Borrower to make interest, principal and fee payments to the Lenders hereunder (as determined in good faith by the Parent Borrower) and (16xx) any encumbrances or restrictions imposed by any refinancings that are otherwise permitted by the Credit Documents of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to above; provided that such refinancings are no more materially restrictive restrictive, as determined in good faith by the Parent Borrower, with respect to such encumbrances and restrictions than those prior to such amendment or refinancing; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall at any time (including during a Collateral Release Period) create, incur, assume, or permit or suffer to exist any restriction on the granting of Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent on assets of the type that are, or would (upon a Collateral Trigger Event or otherwise) constitute, Collateral under any Collateral Document in effect immediately prior to any Collateral Release Event.
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Limitation on Subsidiary Distributions. Directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective (a) any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary to (ia) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock capital stock or any other interest or participation in its profits owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or a any Subsidiary, (iib) make loans or advances to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or guarantee the Indebtedness of the Borrower or (iiic) transfer any of its properties to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (b) any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person, or (c) any Contractual Obligation that requires the grant of a Lien to secure an obligation of the Borrower or any Subsidiary if a Lien is granted to secure another obligation of such Person, except for such encumbrances and or restrictions existing under or by reason of (1i) applicable Law; (2ii) this Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents; (3iii) any agreement representing the 2027 Senior Secured Notes, the 2028 Senior Secured Notes and any refinancing thereof; (iv) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of a Subsidiary; (4v) customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into by a Subsidiary in the ordinary course of businessSubsidiary; (5vi) any holder of a Lien permitted by Section 8.01 restricting the transfer of the property subject thereto; (6vii) customary restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement relating to the sale of any property permitted under Section 8.05 pending the consummation of such sale; (7viii) without affecting the Credit Parties’ obligations under Sections 7.12 Section 7.12, 7.13 or 7.137.14, customary provisions in partnership agreements, limited liability company organizational governance documents, stockholders agreements, asset sale and stock sale agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business that restrict the transfer of ownership interests in such partnership, limited liability company or similar person; (8) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by suppliers or landlords under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; (9) any instrument governing Indebtedness assumed in connection with any Permitted Acquisition pursuant to Section 8.03(h), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person or the properties or assets of the Person so acquired; (10) in the case of any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary in respect of any matters referred to in clauses (a)(ii) and (a)(iii) above, restrictions in such person’s Organization Documents or pursuant to any joint venture agreement or stockholders agreements solely to the extent of the Capital Stock of or property held in the subject joint venture or other entity; (11) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Closing Date under Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 8.03, (12) customary net worth provisions contained in real property leases entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, so long as the Borrower has determined in good faith that such net worth provisions would not reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to meet their ongoing obligations; (13) any agreement in effect at the time any Person becomes a Subsidiary, so long as such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary, (14) restrictions in agreements representing Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.03 of a Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Guarantor; (15) restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; and (16) any encumbrances or restrictions imposed by any refinancings that are otherwise permitted by the Credit Documents of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to above; provided that such refinancings are no more materially restrictive with respect to such encumbrances and restrictions than those prior to such amendment or refinancing; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall at any time (including during a Collateral Release Period) create, incur, assume, or permit or suffer to exist any restriction on the granting of Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent on assets of the type that are, or would (upon a Collateral Trigger Event or otherwise) constitute, Collateral under any Collateral Document in effect immediately prior to any Collateral Release Event.;
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