ARTICLE VI
Negative Covenants
Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full, the Company covenants and agrees with the Lenders that it will not:
SECTION 6.01.Subsidiary Indebtedness. Permit any Material Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except any one or more of the following types of Indebtedness:
(a) (i) the Obligations and any other Indebtedness created under the Loan Documents, (ii) the obligations and any other Indebtedness incurred by a Subsidiary Borrower (as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility Agreement) under the Revolving Credit Facility, and (iii) any other Indebtedness if the Loans are guaranteed on aparipassu basis by each Subsidiary that has incurred such Indebtedness;provided that any such guarantee may, at the option of the Company, be automatically released if the Subsidiary providing such guarantee is no longer liable in respect of such Indebtedness;
(b) Indebtedness existing on the Effective Date and set forth onSchedule 6.01;
(c) Indebtedness in respect of capital and operating leases, and Permitted Sale-Leaseback Transactions;
(d) purchase money Indebtedness in connection with the acquisition of fixed or capital assets;
(e) Indebtedness to the Company or any Subsidiary, and Guarantees by any Subsidiary of Indebtedness of another Subsidiary or the Company to the extent that such Indebtedness is not prohibited hereby;
(f) other Indebtedness;provided that, immediately after giving effect thereto, (i) the aggregate sum of all Indebtedness (without duplication) under this Section 6.01(f) would not exceed the greater of (x) $1,000,000,000 and (y) 15.0% of Net Worth as determined at the time of, and immediately after giving effect to, the incurrence of such Indebtedness and (ii) to the extent such Indebtedness is secured by Liens, such Liens would be permitted under Section 6.02(l), (m), (o), (p) and/or (r);
(g) Indebtedness assumed in connection with any Acquisition or of a Person that becomes a Subsidiary after the date hereof and not incurred in contemplation thereof;and
(h) Any (i) Securitized Indebtedness and (ii) Indebtedness in respect of any receivables factoring, discounting, facilities or securitizations, which, in the case of any such Indebtedness described in this clause (ii), imposes obligations that arenon-recourse (except for (A) representations, warranties, covenants, repurchase obligations and indemnities made in connection with any such Indebtedness that the Company determines in good faith to be customary for Indebtedness of such type, (B) guarantees given in connection with such Indebtedness and (C) servicing obligations related to such Indebtedness) to the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than any Subsidiary formed for the purpose of facilitating or entering into such Indebtedness and that in each case engages only in activities reasonably related or incidental thereto) (any such receivables factoring, discounting, facility or securitization, a “Permitted Securitization”), in the aggregate principal amount outstanding under this Section 6.01(h) not to exceed the greater of (x) $500,000,000 and (y) 15.0% of Net Worth as determined at the time of, and immediately after giving effect to, the incurrence of such Indebtedness; and
(i)(h) any extensions, renewals, refinancings, amendments, restatements, supplements, refundings, modifications or replacements of any Indebtedness permitted by this Section 6.01 (and, in the case of guarantees, guarantees in respect of any extension, renewal, refinancing, amendment, restatement, supplement, refunding, modification or replacement of the guaranteed indebtedness), to the extent that the principal amount thereof shall not be increased other than increases related to required premiums, accrued interest and reasonable fees and expenses in connection with such extensions, renewals, refinancings, amendments, restatements, supplements, refundings, modifications or replacements.
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