Limitations on Secured Debt Clause Samples

The Limitations on Secured Debt clause restricts a party’s ability to incur or maintain debt that is secured by assets or collateral. Typically, this clause sets a maximum threshold for the amount or type of secured debt that can be outstanding at any time, and may require lender approval before new secured obligations are created. By imposing these restrictions, the clause helps protect the interests of existing creditors or investors by preventing excessive encumbrance of assets, thereby reducing the risk of default and ensuring that collateral remains available to support existing obligations.
Limitations on Secured Debt. The Company will not, and will not cause or permit any Guarantor to, create, incur, assume or guarantee any Secured Debt unless the Notes are secured equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Secured Debt, provided that the foregoing does not prohibit the creation, incurrence, assumption or guarantee of: (1) Secured Debt which is secured by Liens on model homes, homes held for sale, homes that are under construction or under contract for sale, contracts for the sale of homes, land (improved or unimproved), contracts for the sale of land, project club houses, amenity centers and common areas, manufacturing plants, warehouses, distribution facilities or office buildings, and fixtures and equipment located at or on any of the foregoing or leasehold or other interests in any of the foregoing; (2) Secured Debt which is secured by a Lien on Property at the time of its acquisition by the Company or a Guarantor, which Lien secures obligations assumed by the Company or a Guarantor, or on the Property of a corporation or other entity at the time it is merged into or consolidated with the Company or a Guarantor or becomes a Guarantor as a result of the acquisition of its Capital Stock by the Company or a Guarantor (other than Secured Debt created in contemplation of the acquisition of such Property or the consummation of such a merger or consolidation or acquisition where the Lien attaches to or affects the Property of the Company or a Guarantor prior to such transaction); (3) Secured Debt which is secured by Liens arising from conditional sales agreements or title retention agreements with respect to Property acquired by the Company or a Guarantor; (4) Secured Debt which is secured by Liens securing Indebtedness of a Guarantor owing to the Company or to another Guarantor; (5) Indebtedness secured by a Permitted Lien; and (6) any amendment, restatement, supplement, renewal, replacement, extension, refinancing or refunding, in whole or in part (“Refinanced Debt”), of Secured Debt that was permitted to be created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed pursuant to clauses (1) through (5) above at the time of the original creation, incurrence, assumption or guarantee thereof, or by this clause (6), provided in each case that the principal amount of the Refinanced Debt does not exceed the principal amount of the Secured Debt being refinanced, extended, renewed or replaced (plus accrued interest thereon and expenses of refinancing, extension, renewal or replacement) and such R...
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Limitations on Secured Debt. So long as any of the Notes remain Outstanding, the Company will not create or incur any Secured Debt without in any such case effectively providing concurrently with the creation or incurrence of any such Secured Debt that the Notes then Outstanding (together with, if the Company shall so determine, any other Debt of or guaranteed by the Company ranking equally with the Notes and then existing or thereafter created) shall be secured equally and ratably with (or, at the option of the Company, prior to) such Secured Debt, unless immediately after the incurrence of such Secured Debt (and after giving effect to the application of the proceeds, if any, therefrom), the aggregate principal amount of all Secured Debt, together with the aggregate amount of Capitalized Rent in respect of Sale and Leaseback Transactions (other than Sale and Leaseback Transactions described in clauses (a) to (g), inclusive, of Section 3.2), would not exceed 20% of the Consolidated Assets; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to, and there shall be excluded in computing Secured Debt for the purpose of such restrictions, Secured Debt secured by: (a) Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition of such property by the Company, or Liens to secure the payment of all or any part of the purchase price of property acquired or constructed by the Company (including any improvements to existing property) created at the time of or within 270 days following the acquisition of such property by the Company, or Liens to secure any Secured Debt incurred by the Company prior to, at the time of or within 270 days following the acquisition of such property, which Secured Debt is incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price thereof; provided, however, that in the case of any such acquisition, the Lien shall not apply to any property theretofore owned by the Company (including property transferred by the Company to any Subsidiary of the Company in contemplation of or in connection with the creation of such Lien) or to any property of the Company other than the property so acquired (other than, in the case of construction or improvement, any theretofore unimproved real property or portion thereof on which the property so constructed, or improvement, is located); (b) Liens on property of a Person (i) existing at the time such Person is merged into or consolidated with the Company or at the time of a sale, lease or other disposition of the...
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Limitations on Secured Debt. The Issuer will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary that is not an Immaterial Foreign Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, incur, assume or guarantee any Indebtedness (including any Additional Notes) secured by a Lien (other than any Permitted Lien) on the assets of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries.
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Limitations on Secured Debt. (a) If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall incur, issue, assume or enter into a guarantee of any Debt secured by a Mortgage on any Principal Property of the Company or any Subsidiary, or on any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary, the Company shall, or shall cause such Subsidiary or Restricted Subsidiary to, secure the 2019 Notes equally and ratably with (or prior to) such secured Debt for as long as such Debt is so secured, unless the aggregate amount of all such secured Debt (for the avoidance of doubt, to the extent such debt is secured by a Mortgage on any Principal Property), when taken together with all Attributable Debt with respect to sale and leaseback transactions involving Principal Properties of the Company or any Subsidiary (with the exception of such transactions which are excluded pursuant to Section 2.8(b) and Section 2.9(b)), would not, at the time of such incurrence, issuance, assumption or guarantee, exceed 15% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, as determined based on the most recent available consolidated balance sheet of the
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Limitations on Secured Debt. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Debt secured by a Lien, except: (a) Gestation Facilities; (b) Debt secured solely by loan inventory and related collateral and payable to United Companies Life Insurance Company (or any successor thereto) in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $150,000,000; (c) Debt secured solely by pledges of real property owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, improvements located thereon, fixtures related thereto and any other assets incidental thereto; (d) Capital Leases; (e) ESOP loans in the principal amount outstanding of up to $25,000,000 secured by purchased stock and a guaranty of the Borrower; (f) Investment lines of credit", the proceeds of which are used to acquire securities which are then pledged to the lender extending such "investment line of credit" and on which the Borrower earns a positive arbitrage; and (g) Debt not otherwise permitted above in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed three percent (3%) of Net Worth.
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Limitations on Secured Debt. To the extent the Holdco repurchases, amortises or otherwise repays the Senior Notes so that the aggregate Nominal Amount of Senior Notes held by other Senior Noteholders other than Group Companies, falls below seventy-five (75) per cent. of the aggregate Nominal Amount of Senior Notes outstanding on the Restructuring Completion Date, the debt outstanding under the Super Senior RCF Agreement and/or Super Senior Notes debt shall, if requested by the Super Senior RCF Agent and/or the Super Senior Agent, as applicable, be repaid and cancelled pro rata with such repurchase, amortisation or other repayment.
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Related to Limitations on Secured Debt

  • Limitation on Secured Debt The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, incur any Debt (including, without limitation, Acquired Debt) secured by any Lien on any of its or any of its Subsidiaries’ property or assets, whether owned on the date of the Indenture or subsequently acquired, if, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Debt and the application of the proceeds from such Debt on a pro forma basis, the aggregate principal amount of all of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ outstanding Debt which is secured by a Lien on any of its or its Subsidiaries’ property or assets is greater than 40% of the sum of (without duplication): (1) the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ Total Assets as of the last day of the then most recently ended fiscal quarter covered in the Parent’s annual or quarterly report most recently furnished to Holders of the Notes or filed with the SEC, as the case may be; and (2) the aggregate purchase price of any real estate assets or mortgages receivable acquired, and the aggregate amount of any securities offering proceeds received (to the extent such proceeds were not used to acquire real estate assets or mortgages receivable or used to reduce Debt), by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries since the end of such fiscal quarter, including the proceeds obtained from the incurrence of such additional Debt and any substantially concurrent offering of other securities.

  • Limitations on Indebtedness (a) Until the Notes are rated Investment Grade by both Rating Agencies (after which time the following covenant will no longer be in effect), the Company will not, and will not cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to, create, incur, assume, become liable for or guarantee the payment of (collectively, an “incurrence”) any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) unless, after giving effect thereto and the application of the proceeds therefrom, the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio on the date thereof would be at least 2.0 to 1.0. (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture will not prevent the incurrence of: (i) Permitted Indebtedness, (ii) Refinancing Indebtedness, (iii) Non-Recourse Indebtedness, (iv) any Guarantee of Indebtedness of the Company represented by the Notes and (v) any guarantee of Indebtedness incurred under Credit Facilities in compliance with this Indenture. (c) For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, in the event that an item of Indebtedness may be incurred through the first paragraph of this covenant or by meeting the criteria of one or more of the types of Indebtedness described in the second paragraph of this covenant (or the definitions of the terms used therein), the Company, in its sole discretion, (i) may classify such item of Indebtedness under and comply with either of such paragraphs (or any of such definitions), as applicable, (ii) may classify and divide such item of Indebtedness into more than one of such paragraphs (or definitions), as applicable, and (iii) may elect to comply with such paragraphs (or definitions), as applicable, in any order. (d) The Company will not, and will not cause or permit any Guarantor to, directly or indirectly, in any event incur any Indebtedness that purports to be by its terms (or by the terms of any agreement governing such Indebtedness) subordinated to any other Indebtedness of the Company or of such Guarantor, as the case may be, unless such Indebtedness is also by its terms (or by the terms of any agreement governing such Indebtedness) made expressly subordinated to the Notes or the Guarantee of such Guarantor, as the case may be, to the same extent and in the same manner as such Indebtedness is subordinated to such other Indebtedness of the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be.

  • Limitations on Debt Not, and not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Debt, except: (a) obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (b) unsecured seller Debt which represents all or part of the purchase price payable in connection with a transaction permitted by Section 10.10(c); provided that (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all such Debt shall not at any time exceed $15,000,000 and (ii) all such Debt shall have terms that are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; (c) Debt secured by Liens permitted by Section 10.8(d); provided that the aggregate amount of all such Debt at any time outstanding shall not exceed $2,000,000; (d) Debt of Subsidiaries owed to the Parent or any other Subsidiary; (e) Hedging Obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary incurred in the ordinary course of business for bona fide hedging purposes and not for speculation; (f) unsecured Debt of the Company to Subsidiaries; (g) Subordinated Debt; (h) Debt existing on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 10.7(h), and refinancings, amendments, restatements, supplements, refundings, renewals or extensions of any such Debt so long as the principal amount of such Debt (as so refinanced or otherwise modified) is not increased and the terms applicable to such Debt (as so refinanced or otherwise modified) are no less favorable to the Company or the applicable Subsidiary in any material respect than the terms in effect immediately prior to such refinancing or other modification (except that interest and fees payable with respect to such Debt (as so refinanced or modified) may be at the then-prevailing market rates); (i) Debt from the Parent owing to the Company solely to the extent that the proceeds of such Debt are used by the Parent to pay its taxes and reasonable accounting, legal and corporate overhead expenses, in each case as they become due; (j) subject to the limitations set forth in Section 10.8(k), Debt arising under Capital Leases; (k) Suretyship Liabilities permitted by Section 10.19; and (l) other Debt in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000 at any time.

  • Limitations on Debt Payments and Amendments (a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, prepay, repurchase or redeem or otherwise defease any Restricted Indebtedness; provided, however, that (x) the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary may prepay, repurchase or redeem or otherwise defease Restricted Indebtedness with the Net Cash Proceeds of Permitted Other Indebtedness that is unsecured or secured by a Lien ranking junior to the Lien securing the Obligations incurred in accordance with Section 10.1(bb)(i)(b) and (y) the Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary may prepay, repurchase or redeem Restricted Indebtedness (i) in an aggregate amount from the 2014 July Repricing Effective Date, when aggregated with (A) the aggregate amount of dividends paid pursuant to Section 10.6(c) from the Original Closing Date (other than dividends paid pursuant to Section 10.6(c)(x) prior to March 31, 2015) and (B) all loans and advances to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower made pursuant to Section 10.5(m) (in lieu of dividends permitted by Section 10.6(c)), not in excess of the sum of (1) $400,000,000 plus (2) if the Borrower shall be in compliance with the Senior Secured Leverage Test, both before and after giving effect, on a Pro Forma Basis, to the making of such prepayment, repurchase or redemption, the Applicable Amount at the time of such prepayment, repurchase or redemption; provided the use of such amounts in clauses (1) and (2) shall be subject to no Default or Event of Default having occurred and continuing at the date of such prepayment, repurchase, redemption or other defeasance or resulting therefrom, plus (3) the Applicable Equity Amount at the time of such prepayment, repurchase or redemption; for the avoidance of doubt, dividends paid in reliance on and in compliance with Section 10.6(c) shall not retroactively cause any breach of this Section 10.7(a)(y)(i) in respect of amounts previously prepaid in compliance with this Section 10.7(a)(y)(i); and (ii) with the proceeds of Permitted Additional Debt. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 10.7 shall restrict (i) any prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance made after the Original Closing Date in connection with the Debt Repayment, (ii) the making of any prepayment of accrued but unpaid interest and/or original issue discount in respect of the Senior Interim PIK Loans and/or the PIK Notes in accordance with the “Optional Interest Repayment” provisions thereof as of the end of any accrual period ending after the fifth anniversary of the Original Closing Date or (iii) the prepayment, repurchase or redemption of the PIK Notes with the net proceeds of Additional 2018 New Dollar Term Loans. (b) The Borrower will not waive, amend, modify, terminate or release any Restricted Indebtedness to the extent that any such waiver, amendment, modification, termination or release would be adverse to the Lenders in any material respect. (c) Prior to the Initial Term Loan Maturity Date, to the extent any Permitted Debt Exchange Notes are issued pursuant to Section 10.1(cc) for the purpose of consummating a Permitted Debt Exchange, (i) the Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, prepay, repurchase, redeem or otherwise defease or acquire any Permitted Debt Exchange Notes unless the Borrower shall concurrently voluntarily prepay Term Loans pursuant to Section 5.1(a) on a pro rata basis among the Class or Classes of Term Loans from which such Permitted Debt Exchange Notes were exchanged, in an amount not less than the product of (a) a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of such Permitted Debt Exchange Notes that are proposed to be prepaid, repurchased, redeemed, defeased or acquired and the denominator of which is the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Permitted Debt Exchange Notes in respect of the relevant Permitted Debt Exchange then outstanding (prior to giving effect to such proposed prepayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or acquisition) and (b) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of Term Loans of the Class or Classes from which such Permitted Debt Exchange Notes were exchanged then outstanding and (ii) the Borrower will not waive, amend or modify the terms of any Permitted Debt Exchange Notes or any indenture pursuant to which such Permitted Debt Exchange Notes have been issued in any manner inconsistent with the terms of Section 2.15(a), 10.1(cc) or the definition of “Permitted Other Indebtedness” or that would result in a Default hereunder if such Permitted Debt Exchange Notes (as so amended or modified) were then being issued or incurred.

  • Limitations on Liens (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, assume, incur or guarantee any Indebtedness secured by a mortgage, security interest, pledge, lien, charge or other encumbrance upon any of its or its Restricted Subsidiaries’ properties or assets (a “Lien”), whether owned on the date of issuance of the Notes or thereafter acquired, unless the Notes are at least equally and ratably secured with such secured Indebtedness (together with, if the Company so determines, any other Indebtedness of or guaranty by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary then existing or thereafter created that is not subordinated to the Notes) for so long as such other Indebtedness is so secured (and any Lien created for the benefit of the holders of the Notes and any other debt securities of any series issued pursuant to the Indenture and having the benefit of this Section 2.8 shall provide by its terms that such Lien will be automatically released and discharged upon the release and discharge of the Lien securing such other Indebtedness); provided, however, that the above restrictions shall not apply to the following (the “Permitted Liens”): (i) Liens on property or other assets of any Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, provided that such Lien was not incurred in anticipation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; (ii) Liens on property or other assets existing at the time of acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, provided that such Lien was not incurred in anticipation of such acquisition; (iii) Liens on property or assets to secure any Indebtedness incurred prior to, at the time of, or within 270 days after, the acquisition of such property or in the case of real property, the completion of construction, the completion of improvements or the beginning of substantial commercial operation of such real property for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price of such real property, the construction thereof or the making of improvements thereto; (iv) Liens in the Company’s favor or in favor of a Restricted Subsidiary; (v) Liens existing on the date of issuance of the Notes; (vi) Liens on property or other assets of a Person existing at the time the Person is merged into or consolidated with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or at the time of a sale, lease or other disposition of the properties of a Person as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to either the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, provided that such Lien was not incurred in anticipation of the merger or consolidation or sale, lease or other disposition; (vii) Liens arising in connection with the financing of accounts receivable by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that the uncollected amount of account receivables subject at any time to any such financing shall not exceed $150,000,000; and (viii) extensions, renewals or replacements (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements) in whole or in part of any Lien referred to in this Section 2.8 without increase of the principal of the Indebtedness (plus any premium or fee payable in connection with any such extension, renewal or replacement) secured by the Lien; provided, however, that any Permitted Liens shall not extend to or cover any property of the Company or that of any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, other than the property specified in this Section 2.8 and improvements to this property. (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary may create, assume, incur or guarantee Indebtedness secured by a Lien without equally and ratably securing the Notes; provided, that at the time of such creation, assumption, incurrence or guarantee, after giving effect thereto and to the retirement of any Indebtedness that is concurrently being retired, the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Indebtedness secured by Liens other than Permitted Liens, and (ii) the Attributable Debt of all the Company’s Sale/Leaseback Transactions permitted by Section 2.9(c) does not at such time exceed 5% of Consolidated Total Assets.