Restricted Payments; Restrictive Agreements. (a) Declare or make, or agree to declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment (including pursuant to any Synthetic Purchase Agreement), or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so; provided, however, that (i) any Subsidiary may declare and pay dividends or make other distributions ratably to its equity holders of a given class, (ii) so long as no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the U.S. Borrower may repurchase its Equity Interests owned by employees of the U.S. Borrower or the Subsidiaries or make payments to employees of the U.S. Borrower or the Subsidiaries upon termination of employment in connection with the exercise of stock options, stock appreciation rights or similar equity incentives or equity based incentives pursuant to management incentive plans or in connection with the death or disability of such employees in an aggregate amount not to exceed U.S.$10,000,000 in any fiscal year and (iii) so long as (A) no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing or result therefrom, (B) at least U.S.$25,000,000 of the Revolving Commitments is unused and available after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, and (C) the U.S. Borrower would be in compliance with the covenants set forth in Sections 6.10 and 6.11 as of the most recently completed period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to such transaction for which the financial statements required by Section 5.04(a) or 5.04(b) have been delivered or for which comparable financial statements have been filed with the SEC, after giving pro forma effect (using the criteria therefor described in Section 6.04(i)) to such transaction and to any other event occurring during or after such period as to which pro forma recalculation is appropriate as if such transaction had occurred as of the first day of such period, the U.S. Borrower and, with respect to the Exchangeable Shares, PTI Holdco (with funds advanced by the U.S. Borrower) may make Restricted Payments in any amount. (b) Enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (i) the ability of the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets in favor of a Collateral Agent or any successor thereto hereunder or under any agreement that replaces or refinances this Agreement, or (ii) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any of its Equity Interests or to make or repay loans or advances to the U.S. Borrower or any other Subsidiary or to Guarantee Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided that (A) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by any Loan Document, (B) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (C) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed on any Foreign Subsidiary (other than the Canadian Borrowers or any Canadian Subsidiary) by the terms of any Indebtedness of such Foreign Subsidiary permitted to be incurred hereunder, (D) clause (i) of the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, (E) clause (i) of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in leases and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof and (F) clause (ii) of the foregoing (solely as it relates to dividends) shall not apply to the restrictions on PTI Holdco required by the terms of the Exchangeable Shares as in effect on the date hereof.
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Restricted Payments; Restrictive Agreements. (a) Declare or make, or agree to declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment (including pursuant to any Synthetic Purchase Agreement), or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so; provided, however, that (i) any Subsidiary may declare and pay dividends or make other distributions ratably to its equity holders of a given class, (ii) so long as no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the U.S. Borrower may repurchase its Equity Interests owned by employees of the U.S. Borrower or the Subsidiaries or make payments to employees of the U.S. Borrower or the Subsidiaries upon termination of employment in connection with the exercise of stock options, stock appreciation rights or similar equity incentives or equity based incentives pursuant to management incentive plans or in connection with the death or disability of such employees in an aggregate amount not to exceed U.S.$10,000,000 in any fiscal year and year, (iii) so long as (A) no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing or result therefrom, (B) at least U.S.$25,000,000 of the Revolving Commitments is unused and available after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, and (C) the U.S. Borrower would be in compliance with the covenants set forth in Sections 6.10 and 6.11 as of the most recently completed period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to such transaction for which the financial statements required by Section 5.04(a) or 5.04(b) have been delivered or for which comparable financial statements have been filed with the SEC, after giving pro forma effect (using the criteria therefor described in Section 6.04(i)) to such transaction and to any other event occurring during or after such period as to which pro forma recalculation is appropriate as if such transaction had occurred as of the first day of such period, the U.S. Borrower and, with respect to the Exchangeable Shares, PTI Civeo Holdco (with funds advanced by the U.S. Borrower) may make Restricted Payments in any amountamount and (iv) the U.S. Borrower may make a one-time distribution to Oil States on the Funding Date in an amount not to exceed U.S.$850,000,000.
(b) Enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (i) the ability of the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets in favor of a Collateral Agent or any successor thereto hereunder or under any agreement that replaces or refinances this Agreement, or (ii) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any of its Equity Interests or to make or repay loans or advances to the U.S. Borrower or any other Subsidiary or to Guarantee Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided that (A) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by any Loan Document, (B) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (C) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed on any Foreign Subsidiary (other than the Canadian Borrowers Borrowers, any Canadian Subsidiary, the Australian Borrower or any Canadian Australian Subsidiary) by the terms of any Indebtedness of such Foreign Subsidiary permitted to be incurred hereunder, (D) clause (i) of the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, (E) clause (i) of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in leases and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof and (F) clause (ii) of the foregoing (solely as it relates to dividends) shall not apply to the restrictions on PTI Civeo Holdco required by the terms of the Exchangeable Shares as in effect on the date hereof.
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Restricted Payments; Restrictive Agreements. (a) Declare or make, or agree to declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment (including pursuant to any Synthetic Purchase Agreement), or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so; provided, however, that (i) any Subsidiary may declare and pay dividends or make other distributions ratably to its equity holders of a given class, (ii) so long as no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the U.S. Parent Borrower may repurchase its Equity Interests owned by employees of the U.S. Parent Borrower or the Subsidiaries or make payments to employees of the U.S. Parent Borrower or the Subsidiaries upon termination of employment in connection with the exercise of stock options, stock appreciation rights or similar equity incentives or equity based incentives pursuant to management incentive plans or in connection with the death or disability of such employees in an aggregate amount not to exceed U.S.$10,000,000 in any fiscal year and (iii) so long as (A) no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing or result therefrom, (B) at least U.S.$25,000,000 U.S.$40,000,000 of the Revolving Commitments is unused and available after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, of which at least $30,000,000 must be comprised of the Canadian Revolving Commitments and the U.S. Revolving Commitments unused and available, in the aggregate) and (C) the U.S. Parent Borrower would be in compliance with the covenants set forth in Sections 6.10 and 6.11 have a Total Net Leverage Ratio less than 2.50:1.00 as of the most recently completed period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to such transaction for which the financial statements required by Section 5.04(a) or 5.04(b) have been delivered or for which comparable financial statements have been filed with the SEC, after giving pro forma effect (using the criteria therefor described in Section 6.04(i)) to such transaction and to any other event occurring during or after such period as to which pro forma recalculation is appropriate as if such transaction had occurred as of the first day of such period, the U.S. Parent Borrower and, with respect to the Exchangeable Shares, PTI Holdco (with funds advanced by the U.S. Borrower) may make Restricted Payments in any amount.
. (b) Enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (i) the ability of the U.S. Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets in favor of a Collateral Agent or any successor thereto hereunder or under any agreement that replaces or refinances this Agreement, or (ii) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any of its Equity Interests or to make or repay loans or advances to the U.S. Parent Borrower or any other Subsidiary or to Guarantee Indebtedness of the U.S. Parent Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided that (A) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by any Loan Document, (B) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (C) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed on any Foreign Subsidiary (other than any Canadian Subsidiary, the Canadian Borrowers Australian Borrower or any Canadian Australian Subsidiary) by the terms of any Indebtedness of such Foreign Subsidiary permitted to be incurred hereunder, (D) clause (i) of the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, (E) clause (i) of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in leases and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof and (F) clause (ii) of the foregoing (solely as it relates to dividends) shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed pursuant to the restrictions on PTI Holdco required by the terms of the Exchangeable Shares as in effect on the date hereofFacility Letter or other agreements for Banking Services permitted hereunder.
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Restricted Payments; Restrictive Agreements. (a) Declare The Borrower shall not declare or make, or agree to declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment (including pursuant with respect to any Synthetic Purchase Agreement)the Equity Interests in the Borrower, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so; provided, however, that other than (i) any Subsidiary may declare and pay dividends or make other distributions ratably to its equity holders the initial distribution of a given classthe proceeds of the Loans, (ii) so long as no Event the distribution to Holdings of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, distributions declared on the U.S. Borrower may repurchase its Equity Interests owned Units by employees of the U.S. Borrower or the Subsidiaries or make payments to employees of the U.S. Borrower or the Subsidiaries upon termination of employment in connection with the exercise of stock options, stock appreciation rights or similar equity incentives or equity based incentives pursuant to management incentive plans or in connection with the death or disability of such employees in an aggregate amount not to exceed U.S.$10,000,000 in any fiscal year and (iii) so long as (A) no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing or result therefrom, (B) at least U.S.$25,000,000 of the Revolving Commitments is unused and available after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, and (C) the U.S. Borrower would be in compliance with the covenants set forth in Sections 6.10 and 6.11 as of the most recently completed period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to such transaction for which the financial statements required by Section 5.04(a) or 5.04(b) have been delivered or for which comparable financial statements have been filed with the SEC, after giving pro forma effect (using the criteria therefor described in Section 6.04(i)) to such transaction and to any other event occurring during or after such period as to which pro forma recalculation is appropriate as if such transaction had occurred as of the first day of such period, the U.S. Borrower and, CQP with respect to the Exchangeable Sharesquarter ended ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, PTI Holdco ▇▇▇▇, (with funds advanced ▇▇▇) the distribution to Holdings, on the Interest Payment Date immediately succeeding June 30, 2008, of the pro rata portion of the distributions on the Units declared by CQP received by the U.S. BorrowerBorrower (in an amount equal to the interest on the Loans that would have accrued had the Loans been outstanding during the entirety of such quarter), corresponding to the days during the quarter ended June 30, 2008 prior to the Closing Date, and (iv) may make Restricted Payments on any Interest Payment Date, provided no Default or Event of Default has then occurred and is continuing, the distribution to Holdings of 50% of the portion of any distributions received by the Borrower on the Units in any amountexcess of the Applicable Rate due and payable on the Loans on such Interest Payment Date, provided such excess distributions do not consist of proceeds of asset sales made by persons whose Equity Interests are held directly or indirectly by CQP, but rather have been received by CQP as a result of ongoing operations of such persons (including through the release of construction reserves or similar amounts held by such persons).
(b) Enter The Borrower shall not enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (i) the ability of the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets in favor of a Collateral Agent or any successor thereto hereunder or under any agreement that replaces or refinances this Agreement, or (ii) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any of its Equity Interests or to make or repay loans or advances to the U.S. Borrower or any other Subsidiary or to Guarantee Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower or any other Subsidiaryassets; provided that (A) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by any Loan Document, (B) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (C) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed on any Foreign Subsidiary (other than the Canadian Borrowers or any Canadian Subsidiary) by the terms of any Indebtedness of such Foreign Subsidiary permitted to be incurred hereunder, (D) clause (i) of the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by law or by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, (E) clause (i) of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in leases and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof and (F) clause (ii) of the foregoing (solely as it relates to dividends) shall not apply to the restrictions on PTI Holdco required by the terms of the Exchangeable Shares as in effect on the date hereofLoan Document.
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Restricted Payments; Restrictive Agreements. (a) Declare or make, or agree to declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment (including pursuant to any Synthetic Purchase Agreement), or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so; provided, however, that (i) any Subsidiary may declare and pay dividends or make other distributions ratably to its equity holders of a given class, (ii) so long as no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the U.S. Borrower may repurchase its Equity Interests owned by employees of the U.S. Borrower or the Subsidiaries or make payments to employees of the U.S. Borrower or the Subsidiaries upon termination of employment in connection with the exercise of stock options, stock appreciation rights or similar equity incentives or equity based incentives pursuant to management incentive plans or in connection with the death or disability of such employees in an aggregate amount not to exceed U.S.$10,000,000 in any fiscal year and year, (iii) so long as (A) no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing or result therefrom, (B) at least U.S.$25,000,000 of the Revolving Commitments is unused and available after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, and (C) the U.S. Borrower would be in compliance with the covenants set forth in Sections 6.10 and 6.11 as of the most recently completed period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to such transaction for which the financial statements required by Section 5.04(a) or 5.04(b) have been delivered or for which comparable financial statements have been filed with the SEC, after giving pro forma effect (using the criteria therefor described in Section 6.04(i)) to such transaction and to any other event occurring during or after such period as to which pro forma recalculation is appropriate as if such transaction had occurred as of the first day of such period, the U.S. Borrower and, with respect to the Exchangeable Shares, PTI Holdco (with funds advanced by the U.S. Borrower) may make Restricted Payments in any amountamount and (iv) the U.S. Borrower may make a one-time distribution to Oil States on the Funding Date in an amount not to exceed U.S.$850,000,000.
(b) Enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (i) the ability of the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets in favor of a Collateral Agent or any successor thereto hereunder or under any agreement that replaces or refinances this Agreement, or (ii) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any of its Equity Interests or to make or repay loans or advances to the U.S. Borrower or any other Subsidiary or to Guarantee Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided that (A) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by any Loan Document, (B) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (C) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed on any Foreign Subsidiary (other than the Canadian Borrowers Borrowers, any Canadian Subsidiary, the Australian Borrower or any Canadian Australian Subsidiary) by the terms of any Indebtedness of such Foreign Subsidiary permitted to be incurred hereunder, (D) clause (i) of the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, (E) clause (i) of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in leases and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof and (F) clause (ii) of the foregoing (solely as it relates to dividends) shall not apply to the restrictions on PTI Holdco required by the terms of the Exchangeable Shares as in effect on the date hereof.
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Restricted Payments; Restrictive Agreements. (a) Declare or make, or agree to declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment (including pursuant to any Synthetic Purchase Agreement), or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so; provided, however, that (i) any Subsidiary may declare and pay dividends or make other distributions ratably to its equity holders of a given class, (ii) so long as no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the U.S. Parent Borrower may repurchase its Equity Interests owned by employees of the U.S. Parent Borrower or the Subsidiaries or make payments to employees of the U.S. Parent Borrower or the Subsidiaries upon termination of employment in connection with the exercise of stock options, stock appreciation rights or similar equity incentives or equity based incentives pursuant to management incentive plans or in connection with the death or disability of such employees in an aggregate amount not to exceed U.S.$10,000,000 in any fiscal year and (iii) so long as (A) no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing or result therefrom, (B) at least U.S.$25,000,000 U.S.$40,000,000 of the Revolving Commitments is unused and available after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, of which at least $30,000,000 must be comprised of the Canadian Revolving Commitments and the U.S. Revolving Commitments unused and available, in the aggregate) and (C) the U.S. Parent Borrower would be in compliance with the covenants set forth in Sections 6.10 and 6.11 have a Total Net Leverage Ratio less than 2.50:1.00 as of the most recently completed period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to such transaction for which the financial statements required by Section 5.04(a) or 5.04(b) have been delivered or for which comparable financial statements have been filed with the SEC, after giving pro forma effect (using the criteria therefor described in Section 6.04(i)) to such transaction and to any other event occurring during or after such period as to which pro forma recalculation is appropriate as if such transaction had occurred as of the first day of such period, the U.S. Parent Borrower and, with respect to the Exchangeable Shares, PTI Holdco (with funds advanced by the U.S. Borrower) may make Restricted Payments in any amount.
(b) Enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (i) the ability of the U.S. Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets in favor of a Collateral Agent or any successor thereto hereunder or under any agreement that replaces or refinances this Agreement, or (ii) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any of its Equity Interests or to make or repay loans or advances to the U.S. Parent Borrower or any other Subsidiary or to Guarantee Indebtedness of the U.S. Parent Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided that (A) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by any Loan Document, (B) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (C) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed on any Foreign Subsidiary (other than any Canadian Subsidiary, the Canadian Borrowers Australian Borrower or any Canadian Australian Subsidiary) by the terms of any Indebtedness of such Foreign Subsidiary permitted to be incurred hereunder, (D) clause (i) of the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, (E) clause (i) of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in leases and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof and (F) clause (ii) of the foregoing (solely as it relates to dividends) shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed pursuant to the restrictions on PTI Holdco required by the terms of the Exchangeable Shares as in effect on the date hereofFacility Letter or other agreements for Banking Services permitted hereunder.
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Restricted Payments; Restrictive Agreements. (a) Declare or make, or agree to declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment (including pursuant to any Synthetic Purchase Agreement), or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so; provided, however, that (i) any Subsidiary may declare and pay dividends or make other distributions ratably to its equity holders of a given class, (ii) so long as no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the U.S. Parent Borrower may repurchase its Equity Interests owned by employees of the U.S. Parent Borrower or the Subsidiaries or make payments to employees of the U.S. Parent Borrower or the Subsidiaries upon termination of employment in connection with the exercise of stock options, stock appreciation rights or similar equity incentives or equity based incentives pursuant to management incentive plans or in connection with the death or disability of such employees in an aggregate amount not to exceed U.S.$10,000,000 in any fiscal year and (iii) at any time on or after January 1, 2018, so long as (A) no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing or result therefrom, (B) at least U.S.$25,000,000 of the Revolving Commitments is unused and available after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, and (C) the U.S. Parent Borrower would (1) be in compliance with the covenants set forth in Sections 6.10 and 6.11 (2) have a Total Leverage Ratio less than 3.50:1.00, in each case as of the most recently completed period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to such transaction for which the financial statements required by Section 5.04(a) or 5.04(b) have been delivered or for which comparable financial statements have been filed with the SEC, after giving pro forma effect (using the criteria therefor described in Section 6.04(i)) to such transaction and to any other event occurring during or after such period as to which pro forma recalculation is appropriate as if such transaction had occurred as of the first day of such period, the U.S. Parent Borrower and, with respect to the Exchangeable Shares, PTI Holdco (with funds advanced by the U.S. Borrower) may make Restricted Payments in any amount.
(b) Enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (i) the ability of the U.S. Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets in favor of a Collateral Agent or any successor thereto hereunder or under any agreement that replaces or refinances this Agreement, or (ii) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any of its Equity Interests or to make or repay loans or advances to the U.S. Parent Borrower or any other Subsidiary or to Guarantee Indebtedness of the U.S. Parent Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided that (A) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by any Loan Document, (B) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (C) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed on any Foreign Subsidiary (other than any Canadian Subsidiary, the Canadian Borrowers Australian Borrower or any Canadian Australian Subsidiary) by the terms of any Indebtedness of such Foreign Subsidiary permitted to be incurred hereunder, (D) clause (i) of the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, and (E) clause (i) of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in leases and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof and (F) clause (ii) of the foregoing (solely as it relates to dividends) shall not apply to the restrictions on PTI Holdco required by the terms of the Exchangeable Shares as in effect on the date hereofthereof.
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Restricted Payments; Restrictive Agreements. (a) Declare or make, or agree to declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment (including pursuant to any Synthetic Purchase Agreement), or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so; provided, however, that (i) any Subsidiary may declare and pay dividends or make other distributions ratably to its equity holders of a given class, (ii) so long as no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the U.S. Parent Borrower may repurchase its Equity Interests owned by employees of the U.S. Parent Borrower or the Subsidiaries or make payments to employees of the U.S. Parent Borrower or the Subsidiaries upon termination of employment in connection with the exercise of stock options, stock appreciation rights or similar equity incentives or equity based incentives pursuant to management incentive plans or in connection with the death or disability of such employees in an aggregate amount not to exceed U.S.$10,000,000 in any fiscal year and (iii) so long as (A) no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing or result therefrom, (B) at least U.S.$25,000,000 U.S.$40,000,000 of the Revolving Commitments is unused and available after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, of which at least $30,000,000 must be comprised of the Canadian Revolving Commitments and the U.S. Revolving Commitments unused and available, in the aggregate) and (C) the U.S. Parent Borrower would be in compliance with the covenants set forth in Sections 6.10 and 6.11 have a Total Net Leverage Ratio less than 2.50:1.00 as of the most recently completed period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to such transaction for which the financial statements required by Section 5.04(a) or 5.04(b) have been delivered or for which comparable financial statements have been filed with the SEC, after giving pro forma effect (using the criteria therefor described in Section 6.04(i)) to such transaction and to any other event occurring during or after such period as to which pro forma recalculation is appropriate as if such transaction had occurred as of the first day of such period, the U.S. Parent Borrower and, with respect to the Exchangeable Shares, PTI Holdco (with funds advanced by the U.S. Borrower) may make Restricted Payments in any amount.
. (b) Enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (i) the ability of the U.S. Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets in favor of a Collateral Agent or any successor thereto hereunder or under any agreement that replaces or refinances this Agreement, or (ii) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any of its Equity Interests or to make or repay loans or advances to the U.S. Borrower or any other Subsidiary or to Guarantee Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided that (A) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by any Loan Document, (B) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (C) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed on any Foreign Subsidiary (other than the Canadian Borrowers or any Canadian Subsidiary) by the terms of any Indebtedness of such Foreign Subsidiary permitted to be incurred hereunder, (D) clause (i) of the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, (E) clause (i) of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in leases and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof and (F) clause (ii) of the foregoing (solely as it relates to dividends) shall not apply to the restrictions on PTI Holdco required by the terms of the Exchangeable Shares as in effect on the date hereof.any
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Restricted Payments; Restrictive Agreements. (a) Declare or make, or agree to declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment (including pursuant to any Synthetic Purchase Agreement), or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so; provided, however, that (i) any Subsidiary may declare and pay dividends or make other distributions ratably to its equity holders of a given class, (ii) so long as no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the U.S. Borrower may repurchase its Equity Interests owned by employees of the U.S. Borrower or the Subsidiaries or make payments to employees of the U.S. Borrower or the Subsidiaries upon termination of employment in connection with the exercise of stock options, stock appreciation rights or similar equity incentives or equity based incentives pursuant to management incentive plans or in connection with the death or disability of such employees in an aggregate amount not to exceed U.S.$10,000,000 $10,000,000 in any fiscal year year, (iii) the Borrower may declare and pay a dividend of all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Civeo to effect the Spin-Off and (iiiiv) so long as (A) no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing or result therefrom, (B) at least U.S.$25,000,000 $25,000,000 of the Revolving Commitments Total Commitment is unused and available after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, and (C) the U.S. Borrower would be in compliance with the covenants set forth in Sections 6.10 and 6.11 as of the most recently completed period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to such transaction for which the financial statements required by Section 5.04(a) or 5.04(b) have been delivered or for which comparable financial statements have been filed with the SEC, after giving pro forma effect (using the criteria therefor described in Section 6.04(i)) to such transaction and to any other event occurring during or after such period as to which pro forma recalculation is appropriate as if such transaction had occurred as of the first day of such period, the U.S. Borrower and, with respect to the Exchangeable Shares, PTI Holdco (with funds advanced by the U.S. Borrower) may make Restricted Payments in any amount.
(b) Enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (i) the ability of the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets in favor of a Collateral the Administrative Agent or any successor thereto hereunder or under any agreement that replaces or refinances this Agreement, or (ii) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any of its Equity Interests or to make or repay loans or advances to the U.S. Borrower or any other Subsidiary or to Guarantee Indebtedness of the U.S. Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided that (A) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by any Loan Document, (B) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (C) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed on any Foreign Subsidiary (other than the Canadian Borrowers or any Canadian Subsidiary) by the terms of any Indebtedness of such Foreign Subsidiary permitted to be incurred hereunder, (D) clause (i) of the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, and (E) clause (i) of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in leases and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof and (F) clause (ii) of the foregoing (solely as it relates to dividends) shall not apply to the restrictions on PTI Holdco required by the terms of the Exchangeable Shares as in effect on the date hereofthereof.
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