Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates Clause Samples

Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any holder of 5% or more of any class of Capital Stock of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or with any Affiliate of Holdings or of any such holder, on terms that are less favorable to Holdings or that Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that might be obtained at the time from a Person who is not such a holder or Affiliate; provided, the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (a) any transaction between Company and any Guarantor Subsidiary; (b) reasonable and customary fees paid to members of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries; (c) compensation arrangements for officers and other employees of Holdings and its Subsidiaries entered into in the ordinary course of business; and (d) transactions described in Schedule 6.12.

Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates. Enter into or permit to exist, directly or indirectly, any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease, or exchange of any Asset or the rendering of any service) with any holder of 5% or more of any class of equity interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or with any Affiliate of the Borrower or of any such holder, in each case other than a Loan Party, on terms taken as a whole that are less favorable to the Borrower than those terms that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not such a holder, Subsidiary, or Affiliate, or if such transaction is not one in which terms could be obtained from such other Person on terms that are not negotiated in good faith on an arm’s length basis, and prior to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries engaging in any such transaction described in this Section 6.7, other than transactions in de minimis amounts, the Borrower shall determine that such transaction has been negotiated in good faith and on an arm’s length basis; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) Debt permitted under Section 6.1, (b) Permitted Investments, (c) the execution, delivery and performance of the agreements evidencing the obligation to pay the Management Fees, (d) transactions contemplated by the agreements set forth on Schedule 6.7 effected in connection with the IPO, (e) transactions in the ordinary course pursuant to the terms of a Benefit Plan, (f) any investment in a Co-Invest Entity or (g) transactions involving the use, transfer, or other disposition of any Assets, to the extent that (i) the Distribution by the Borrower of such Assets would not have violated this Agreement and (ii) such use, transfer, or other disposition would not otherwise result in an Event of Default or an Unmatured Event of Default.

Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates. Company shall not, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any holder of ten percent (10%) or more of any class of Capital Stock of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or with any Affiliate of Holdings or of any such holder other than the transactions contemplated or permitted by the Credit Documents and the Related Agreements.

Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates. No Loan Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction involving aggregate consideration in excess of $10,000,000 (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate of the Company on terms that are less favorable to the Company or that Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that might be obtained at the time from a Person who is not such a holder or Affiliate; provided, the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (a) any transaction between the Company and any of its Subsidiaries or among Subsidiaries of the Company; (b) customary fees paid to members of the Board of Directors (or similar governing body) of the Company and its Subsidiaries; (c) compensation or fees to, or the provision of benefits for officers, consultants and former consultants, directors and employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries entered into in the ordinary course of business (including, without limitation, loans and advances permitted under Section 7.06(i)); (d) transactions or arrangements described in Schedule 7.10 or any renewals or extensions of any such agreements (so long as such renewals or extensions are not less favorable in any material respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries); (e) (i) any transactions between a Loan Party and any Person that is an Affiliate solely because a director of such Person is also a director of a Loan Party, so long as such director abstains from voting as a director of such Loan Party in any matter involving such Person and (ii) any transactions with a Person that is an Affiliate of the Company (other than a Subsidiary) solely because the Company or any Subsidiary owns Equity Interests in such Person; (f) Restricted Junior Payments permitted to be made under Section 7.04; (g) transactions with consultants, customers, clients, suppliers, lessees or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement; (h) transactions effected as a part of a Qualified Receivables Transaction and any Permitted Refinancing thereof; (i) Investments permitted under Sections 7.06(c), (o), and (p); (j) the issuances of Equity Interests or other securities or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, stock option and stock ownership p...

Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate of the Borrower on terms that are less favorable to the Borrower or that Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that might be obtained at the time from a Person who is not such a holder or Affiliate; provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (i) any transaction between or among the Borrower and any Guarantor; (ii) reasonable and customary fees paid to members of the Board of Directors of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; (iii) (a) reasonable and customary director, officer and employee compensation (including bonuses) and other benefits (including retirement, health, stock option and other benefit plans) and indemnification arrangements and (b) reasonable incentive bonuses payable to officers and employees in connection with dispositions of assets of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, in each case approved by the Board of Directors of the Borrower; (iv) a Permitted Holdco Transaction; (v) transactions or agreements between the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries and Spinco and/or its Subsidiaries in contemplation of or to effect the Spin-Off and in connection with the Pick Rights; (vi) transfer pricing payments by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to one another in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices or pursuant to any applicable requirements of Law; (vii) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, joint venture partners or purchasers or sellers of goods and services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise not prohibited by the Credit Documents; (viii) sales of the capital stock of the Borrower to Affiliates of the Borrower not otherwise prohibited by the Credit Documents and the granting of registration and other customary rights in connection therewith; (ix) any transaction with an Affiliate where the only consideration paid by any Credit Party is the capital stock of the Borrower; (x) Restricted Payments permitted by Section 6.3; and (xi) Investments permitted by Section 6.4 (a), (g) and (n), in the case of clause (n) of Section 6.4, solely with respect to Investments in non-Guarantor Subsidiaries.

Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates. Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any holder of 5% or more of any class of equity Securities of Company or with any Affiliate of Company or of any such holder, on terms that are less favorable to Company or that Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not such a holder or Affiliate; provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (i) any Indebtedness permitted under subsection 6.1 among Company and its Subsidiaries or among Subsidiaries of Company, (ii) reasonable and customary salaries and fees paid to current officers and members of the Governing Bodies of Company and its Subsidiaries, provided that such salary and fee arrangements are entered into at arms' length and on terms that are no less favorable to Company or that Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that would have been obtained at the relevant time from Persons who are not such a holder or Affiliate, (iii) reasonable and customary indemnifications and insurance arrangements for the benefit of Persons that are officers or members of the Governing Bodies of Company and its Subsidiaries on or after the Closing Date, whether such Persons are current or former officers or members at the time such indemnifications or arrangements are entered into, provided that such indemnifications and arrangements are entered into at arms' length and on terms that are no less favorable to Company or that Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that would have been obtained at the relevant time from Persons who are not such a holder or Affiliate, (iv) the Employment Agreements in effect on the Closing Date, and any other employment agreements or benefits arrangements entered into on or after the Closing Date by Company and its Subsidiaries with employees at arms' length and on terms that are no less favorable to Company or that Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that would have been obtained at the relevant time from Persons who are not such a holder or Affiliate, (v) payments (and other transactions) made in accordance with the terms of the Management Services and Reimbursement Agreement, the Tax Sharing Agreement and the other Related Agreements, (vi) transactions occurring on the Closing Date and described on Schedule 6.8 an...

Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates. No Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate of Borrower on terms that are less favorable to Borrower or that Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that might be obtained at the time from a Person who is not such an Affiliate; provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (a) any transaction between or among Borrower and the Guarantors; (b) reasonable and customary fees paid to members of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of Borrower or of its Subsidiaries; (c) compensation arrangements (including severance arrangements to the extent approved by a majority of the disinterested members of Borrower’s or the applicable Subsidiary’s board of directors (or similar governing body) or the applicable committee thereof) for present or former officers and other employees of Borrower or of its Subsidiaries entered into in the ordinary course of business; (d) transactions described in Schedule 6.11; (e) any Restricted Junior Payment permitted pursuant to Section 6.4; (f) indemnities provided for the benefit of, directors, officers or employees of Borrower or of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; and (g) loans and advances to employees of Borrower or of its Subsidiaries permitted by Section 6.6(f) (as well as advances to employees contemplated by clause (iii) of the defined term “Investment”).

Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates. No Restricted Person shall, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) involving payments in excess of $50,000,000 with any Affiliate of a Restricted Person, on terms that are materially less favorable, taken as a whole, to the Restricted Persons, taken as a whole, than those that might be obtained at the time from a Person who is not such a holder or Affiliate; provided, that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to: (a) transactions that are otherwise permitted under this Agreement; (b) the Transactions (including the payment of all Transaction Costs); (c) any transaction among the General Partner and the Restricted Persons; (d) reasonable and customary fees paid to members of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries; (e) compensation arrangements for officers and other employees of any Restricted Person entered into in the ordinary course of business; (f) the transactions that are the subject of an MLP Limited Partnership Agreement; (g) transactions between a Restricted Person on the one hand and an MLP and the general partner of such MLP and their respective Subsidiaries on the other hand similar to those typically addressed in omnibus agreements between the sponsors of a publicly traded limited partnership on the one hand and the publicly traded partnership on the other hand; (h) the transactions that are the subject of the Shared Services Agreement dated August 26, 2005 by and between ETP and the Borrower, as amended by that certain First Amendment dated May 26, 2010 and that certain Second Amendment dated April 30, 2013 and as further amended or replaced from time to time; (i) the transactions that are the subject of the Services Agreement by and among ETE Services Company, LLC, the Borrower and Regency, as amended by that certain First Amendment dated April 30, 2013 and as further amended or replaced from time to time; (j) Contingent Residual Support Agreements and any Intercompany Equity/Debt; and (k) any other transaction approved by the Conflicts Committee of the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has obtained a “fairness” opinion from an independent accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing.

Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates. Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any holder of 5% or more of any class of equity Securities of Borrower or with any Affiliate of Borrower or of any such holder, on terms that are less favorable to Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not such a holder or Affiliate; provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (i) any transaction between Borrower and any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries or between any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries and (ii) reasonable and customary fees paid to members of the Governing Bodies of Borrower and its Subsidiaries.