Loans and Investments The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any Investments except: (a) the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries may acquire and hold Cash and Cash Equivalents; (b) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may hold the Investments as set forth on Schedule 8.7(b) hereto; (c) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make or maintain advances (i) for relocation and related expenses and other advances to their employees in the ordinary course of business and (ii) for any other advances to their employees in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $10,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent thereof) at any one time outstanding; (d) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may acquire and hold (i) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable arising from the granting of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) Investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers and other Persons and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers and suppliers and other Persons arising in the ordinary course of business; (e) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make deposits in a customary fashion in the ordinary course of business; (f) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may acquire and hold debt securities as partial consideration for a sale of assets pursuant to Section 8.3 or 4.4(c) to the extent permitted by any such Section; (1) the Borrower may make or maintain intercompany loans and advances to any of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, (2) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may make or maintain intercompany loans and advances to the Borrower and (3) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may make or maintain intercompany loans and advances to any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower (including, without limitation, pursuant to Permitted Entrustment Loan Arrangements) (collectively, “Intercompany Loans”), provided, that each Intercompany Loan made by a Foreign Subsidiary or a non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary, on the one hand, to the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower, on the other hand, shall contain the subordination provisions set forth on Exhibit 8.7(g); (i) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make Investments after the Tenth Amendment Effective Date in the Capital Stock of Persons that are Foreign Subsidiaries and may capitalize or forgive any Indebtedness owed to them by a Foreign Subsidiary (treating such capitalization or forgiveness as an Investment for purposes of this subclause (i)); provided, that the aggregate outstanding amount of such Investments pursuant to this subclause (i) (excluding Investments consisting solely of the contribution of the Capital Stock of a Foreign Subsidiary to a Foreign Subsidiary organized in a jurisdiction acceptable to Administrative Agent and the Investment described on Schedule 8.7(h)) shall not exceed an aggregate outstanding amount equal to the sum of $300,000,000 (increasing to $400,000,000 on the Rockwood Acquisition Closing Date) plus the aggregate amount contributed to Foreign Subsidiaries for Acquisitions permitted pursuant to Section 8.7(m), (ii) the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries may make Investments in the Capital Stock of a Person that is a Domestic Subsidiary; provided, that the requirements of Section 7.11 are satisfied and (iii) Foreign Subsidiaries of the Borrower may make Investments in the Capital Stock of other Foreign Subsidiaries of the Borrower and may capitalize or forgive any Indebtedness owed to them by a Foreign Subsidiary (treating such capitalization or forgiveness as an Investment for purposes of this clause (iii)); (i) Foreign Subsidiaries of the Borrower may invest in cash, Cash Equivalents and Foreign Cash Equivalents; (j) so long as (1) no Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default exists either before or after giving effect thereto and (2) the Borrower is in compliance with Section 9.1 both before and after giving effect thereto on a Pro Forma Basis (whether or not such Section 9.1 would otherwise be applicable), the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may (i) make any Investment in any Permitted Unconsolidated Venture or in any Unrestricted Subsidiary (provided, that the Borrower shall have complied with Section 7.11(e) in connection with such Investment) consisting of an amount not in excess of the Available Unrestricted Subsidiary Investment Basket; and (ii) solely to the extent such Investment is used by any of ▇▇ ▇▇ Australia Holdings Company LLC, Huntsman Australia Holdings Corp., HCPH Holdings Pty Limited, Huntsman Chemical Australia Unit Trust or their Subsidiaries, make Investments in such entities to permanently prepay Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000. (k) the Borrower may make intercompany loans to Huntsman Corporation, the proceeds of which shall be utilized by Huntsman Corporation to pay legal, franchise tax, audit, and other expenses directly relating to the administration or legal existence of the Borrower; provided, that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such intercompany loans shall not exceed $3,000,000 at any time outstanding (without giving effect to any write-downs or write-offs thereof) and which amount shall not include any intercompany loans or advances made or deemed to have been made for any reason in respect of accrued but unpaid interest on any intercompany loans previously made to Huntsman Corporation, including the capitalization thereof; (l) the Borrower may make Investments in Rubicon and LPC, so long as: (i) the Administrative Agent possesses a valid, perfected Lien on the applicable Credit Party’s interests in such Joint Venture, (ii) such Joint Venture does not have any Indebtedness for borrowed money at any time on or after the date of such Investment other than to the partners in such Joint Venture and (iii) the documentation governing such Joint Venture does not contain a restriction on distributions or loan repayments as applicable, to the Borrower or to the applicable Subsidiary holding the interest in such Joint Venture; (m) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may purchase all or a significant part of the assets of a business conducted by another Person, make any Investment in any Person which, after the Third Amendment Effective Date as a result of such Investment becomes a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower which is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary or, to the extent permitted under Section 8.3, enter into any merger, consolidation or amalgamation with any other Person (any such purchase, Investment or merger, an “Acquisition”); provided, that the consummation of the Rockwood Acquisition shall be subject to the conditions set forth in Section 5.5; (n) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may make Investments in the Receivables Subsidiary and any Participating Subsidiaries prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default under Section 10.1(n) which in the judgment of the Borrower are reasonably necessary in connection with any Permitted Accounts Receivables Securitization; (o) in addition to Investments permitted pursuant to clauses (a) through (n) above, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may make other Investments (A) in an outstanding amount not to exceed $50,000,000 in the aggregate or (B) with Available Equity Proceeds; provided, that in each case the Borrower shall have complied to the extent applicable with Section 7.11 in connection with such Investment; and provided further, that the Borrower may not make or own any investment in margin stock; (p) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may make Unrestricted Investments constituting Restricted Payments that are permitted by Section 8.4(b); provided, that, the Borrower shall have complied to the extent applicable with Section 7.11 in connection with such Unrestricted Investments; and provided further, that the Borrower may not make or own any investment in margin stock; and (q) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may make loans and advances to their respective customers in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time $10,000,000.
Loans, Advances and Investments No Loan Party may (i) make any loan, advance, reimbursement of expenses, extension of credit, or capital contribution to, (ii) make any investment in, or purchase or commit to purchase any stock or other securities of or interests in, or (iii) enter into any joint venture, partnership, or other similar arrangement with, any Person, other than (a) marketable obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States government or issued by any of its agencies and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America (and investments in mutual funds investing primarily in those obligations); (b) marketable obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof and rated “Aa2” or better by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ or “AA” by S&P (and investments in mutual funds investing primarily in those obligations); (c) certificates of deposit or banker’s acceptances that are fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or are issued by commercial banks having combined capital, surplus, and undivided profits of not less than $250,000,000 (as shown on its most recently published statement of condition (and investments in mutual funds investing primarily in those certificates of deposit or banker’s acceptances)); (d) commercial paper and similar obligations rated “P-2” or better by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇, or “A-2” or better by S&P (and investments in mutual funds investing primarily in those obligations); (e) checking and demand deposit accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business (subject to the delivery deadlines set forth in Section 6.1(d) and Section 8.16, provided an executed Deposit Account Control Agreement has been delivered to Lenders in Proper Form); (f) expense accounts or loans or advances to its directors, managers, officers or employees for expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and solely relating to such Persons’ travels and other activities undertaken on behalf of the Loan Parties and their businesses, which may not, in the aggregate, at any time exceed $25,000; (g) investments in securities purchased by any Loan Party under repurchase obligations pursuant to which arrangements are made with selling financial institutions (being a financial institution having unimpaired capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000 and with a rating of “A-1” by S&P or “P-1” by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇) for such financial institutions to repurchase such securities within thirty (30) days from the date of purchase by such Loan Party, and other similar short term investments made in connection with the Loan Party’s cash management practices; (h) Permitted Acquisitions; (i) non-cash proceeds from dispositions permitted under Section 9.9; (j) investments by any Borrower in any other Borrower or the Company; (k) investments by any Guarantor in any Loan Party (other than investments by the Company in Holdings); (l) cash and Cash Equivalents; (m) prepaid expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business; (n) security deposits in respect of real property leases; (o) accounts receivable or notes receivable created in the ordinary course of business; (p) to the extent constituting investments, transactions expressly permitted under Sections 9.1, 9.6, 9.10 and 9.15; (q) investments to the extent that payment for such investments is made solely by the issuance of Equity Securities (other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdings to the seller of such investments, provided, that such investments would not result in a Change of Control; (r) investments of a Person that is acquired and becomes a Subsidiary of a Loan Party or of a company merged or amalgamated or consolidated into any Loan Party, in each case after the Closing Date and pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition, to the extent that such investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such Permitted Acquisition by a Loan Party and were in existence on the date of such Permitted Acquisition; (s) the forgiveness or conversion to equity (other than Disqualified Stock) of any Permitted Debt owed to a Loan Party; (t) guarantees by any Loan Party of leases entered into by a Loan Party in the ordinary course of business; and (u) the loans, advances and/or investments set forth on Schedule 9.4.
Disbursements from Replacement Reserve Account (a) Lender shall make disbursements from the Replacement Reserve Account to pay Borrower only for the costs of the Replacements. Lender shall not be obligated to make disbursements from the Replacement Reserve Account to reimburse Borrower for the costs of routine maintenance to the Property or for costs which are to be reimbursed from the Required Repair Fund (if any). (b) Lender shall, upon written request from Borrower and satisfaction of the requirements set forth in this Section 7.3.2, disburse to Borrower amounts from the Replacement Reserve Account necessary to pay for the actual approved costs of Replacements or to reimburse Borrower therefor, upon completion of such Replacements (or, upon partial completion in the case of Replacements made pursuant to Section 7.3.2(f)) as determined by Lender. In no event shall Lender be obligated to disburse funds from the Replacement Reserve Account if a Default or an Event of Default exists. (c) Each request for disbursement from the Replacement Reserve Account shall be in a form specified or approved by Lender and shall specify (i) the specific Replacements for which the disbursement is requested, (ii) the quantity and price of each item purchased, if the Replacement includes the purchase or replacement of specific items, (iii) the price of all materials (grouped by type or category) used in any Replacement other than the purchase or replacement of specific items, and (iv) the cost of all contracted labor or other services applicable to each Replacement for which such request for disbursement is made. With each request Borrower shall certify that all Replacements have been made in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Property to which the Replacements are being provided and, unless Lender has agreed to issue joint checks as described below, each request shall include evidence of payment of all such amounts. Each request for disbursement shall include copies of invoices for all items or materials purchased and all contracted labor or services provided. Except as provided in Section 7.3.2(e), each request for disbursement from the Replacement Reserve Account shall be made only after completion of the Replacement for which disbursement is requested. Borrower shall provide Lender evidence of completion satisfactory to Lender in its reasonable judgment. (d) Borrower shall pay all invoices in connection with the Replacements with respect to which a disbursement is requested prior to submitting such request for disbursement from the Replacement Reserve Account or, at the request of Borrower, Lender will issue joint checks, payable to Borrower and the contractor, supplier, materialman, mechanic, subcontractor or other party to whom payment is due in connection with a Replacement. In the case of payments made by joint check, Lender may require a waiver of lien from each Person receiving payment prior to Lender's disbursement from the Replacement Reserve Account. In addition, as a condition to any disbursement, Lender may require Borrower to obtain lien waivers from each contractor, supplier, materialman, mechanic or subcontractor who receives payment in an amount equal to or greater than $100,000 for completion of its work or delivery of its materials. Any lien waiver delivered hereunder shall conform to the requirements of applicable law and shall cover all work performed and materials supplied (including equipment and fixtures) for the Property by that contractor, supplier, subcontractor, mechanic or materialman through the date covered by the current reimbursement request (or, in the event that payment to such contractor, supplier, subcontractor, mechanic or materialmen is to be made by a joint check, the release of lien shall be effective through the date covered by the previous release of funds request). (e) If (i) the cost of a Replacement exceeds $100,000, (ii) the contractor performing such Replacement requires periodic payments pursuant to terms of a written contract, and (iii) Lender has approved in writing in advance such periodic payments, a request for reimbursement from the Replacement Reserve Account may be made after completion of a portion of the work under such contract, provided (A) such contract requires payment upon completion of such portion of the work, (B) the materials for which the request is made are on site at the Property and are properly secured or have been installed in the Property, (C) all other conditions in this Agreement for disbursement have been satisfied, (D) funds remaining in the Replacement Reserve Account are, in Lender's judgment, sufficient to complete such Replacement and other Replacements when required, and (E) if required by Lender, each contractor or subcontractor receiving payments under such contract shall provide a waiver of lien with respect to amounts which have been paid to that contractor or subcontractor. (f) Borrower shall not make a request for disbursement from the Replacement Reserve Account more frequently than once in any calendar month and (except in connection with the final disbursement) the total cost of all Replacements in any request shall not be less than $5,000.00.
Letter of Credit Collateral Account (a) As collateral security for the prompt payment in full when due of all Letter of Credit Liabilities and the other Obligations, the Borrower hereby pledges and grants to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders as provided herein, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in and to the Letter of Credit Collateral Account and the balances from time to time in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account (including the investments and reinvestments therein provided for below). The balances from time to time in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account shall not constitute payment of any Letter of Credit Liabilities until applied as provided herein. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, funds held in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account shall be subject to withdrawal only as provided in this Section. (b) Amounts on deposit in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account shall be invested and reinvested by the Administrative Agent in such Cash Equivalents as the Administrative Agent shall determine in its sole discretion. All such investments and reinvestments shall be held in the name of and be under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders; provided, that all earnings on such investments will be credited to and retained in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account. The Administrative Agent shall exercise reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any funds held in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account and shall be deemed to have exercised such care if such funds are accorded treatment substantially equivalent to that which the Administrative Agent accords other funds deposited with the Administrative Agent, it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall not have any responsibility for taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against any parties with respect to any funds held in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account. (c) If a drawing pursuant to any Letter of Credit occurs on or prior to the expiration date of such Letter of Credit, the Borrower and the Lenders authorize the Administrative Agent to use the monies deposited in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account to reimburse the Issuing Bank for the payment made by the Issuing Bank to the beneficiary with respect to such drawing. (d) If an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent may (and, if instructed by the Requisite Lenders, shall) in its (or their) discretion at any time and from time to time elect to liquidate any such investments and reinvestments and apply the proceeds thereof to the Obligations in accordance with Section 11.5. (e) So long as no Default or Event of Default exists, and to the extent amounts on deposit in or credited to the Letter of Credit Collateral Account exceed the aggregate amount of the Letter of Credit Liabilities then due and owing, the Administrative Agent shall, from time to time, at the request of the Borrower, deliver to the Borrower within ten (10) Business Days after the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such request from the Borrower, against receipt but without any recourse, warranty or representation whatsoever, such amount of the credit balances in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account as exceeds the aggregate amount of Letter of Credit Liabilities at such time. When all of the Obligations shall have been paid in full and no Letters of Credit remain outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Borrower, against receipt but without any recourse, warranty or representation whatsoever, the balances remaining in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account. (f) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent from time to time such fees as the Administrative Agent normally charges for similar services in connection with the Administrative Agent’s administration of the Letter of Credit Collateral Account and investments and reinvestments of funds therein.
Facility LC Collateral Account The Borrower agrees that it will, upon the request of the Agent or the Required Lenders and until the final expiration date of any Facility LC and thereafter as long as any amount is payable to the LC Issuer or the Lenders in respect of any Facility LC, maintain a special collateral account pursuant to arrangements satisfactory to the Agent in its Permitted Discretion (the “Facility LC Collateral Account”) at the Agent’s office at the address specified pursuant to Article XIII, in the name of the Borrower but under the sole dominion and control of the Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders and in which the Borrower shall have no interest other than as set forth in Section 8.1. Nothing in this Section 2.1.2(j) shall either obligate the Agent to require the Borrower to deposit any funds in the Facility LC Collateral Account or limit the right of the Agent to release any funds held in the Facility LC Collateral Account in each case other than as required by Section 8.1. The Borrower hereby pledges, assigns and grants to the Agent, on behalf of and for the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the LC Issuer, a security interest in all of the Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to all funds which may from time to time be on deposit in the Facility LC Collateral Account to secure the prompt and complete payment and performance of the Secured Obligations. The Agent will invest any funds on deposit from time to time in the Facility LC Collateral Account in certificates of deposit of Chase having a maturity not exceeding thirty days.