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Negative Pledge Clauses
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Negative Pledge Clauses. The Parent Borrower shall not enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any agreement that prohibits or limits the ability of the Parent Borrower or any Material Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary to create, incur or assume any Lien upon any of its property or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party other than:

Negative Pledge Clauses. Enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any agreement that prohibits or limits the ability of any Loan Party to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure its Obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, other than # this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, # any agreements governing any purchase money Liens or Capital Lease Obligations otherwise permitted hereby (in which case, any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets financed thereby), # customary restrictions on the assignment of leases, licenses and other agreements, and # any agreement in effect at the time any Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary of a Loan Party, so long as such agreement was not entered into solely in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary or, in any such case, that is set forth in any agreement evidencing any amendments, restatements, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals and replacements of the foregoing, so long as such amendment, restatement, supplement, modification, extension, renewal or replacement applies only to such Subsidiary and does not otherwise expand in any material respect the scope of any restriction or condition contained therein.

Negative Pledge Clauses. Enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any agreement that prohibits or limits the ability of any Group Member to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property (including equity interests owned by such Group Member) or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall exclude any agreement that requires maintenance of financial covenant ratios regarding amounts of secured debt or unencumbered assets), other than # this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, # any agreements governing any purchase money Liens or Capital Lease Obligations otherwise permitted hereby (in which case, any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets financed thereby), # any restrictions set forth in the organizational documents of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower listed on [Schedule ES], # any restrictions set forth in the 2013 Senior Unsecured Note Indenture or any Additional Senior Unsecured Indentures, # customary restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement relating to the sale of any property pending the consummation of such sale; provided that # such restrictions apply only to the property to be sold, and # such sale is permitted hereunder, # covenants in any one or more agreements governing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.2 that are not materially more restrictive with respect to Borrower and its Subsidiaries than the equivalent restrictions set forth in the Loan Documents, # any encumbrance or restriction in connection with an acquisition of property, so long as such encumbrance or restriction relates solely to the property so acquired and was not created in connection with or in anticipation of such acquisition, # restrictions by reason of customary provisions restricting assignments, subletting or other transfers contained in leases, licenses or similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business (provided that such restrictions are limited to the property or assets secured by such Liens or the property or assets subject to such leases, licenses or similar agreements, as the case may be), # provisions limiting the disposition or distribution of assets or property in joint venture agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements, in each case, to the extent permitted under this Agreement and only if entered into with the approval of the Board of Directors of Holdings, which limitation is applicable only to the assets that are the subject of such agreement, # Contractual Obligations that are binding on a Subsidiary at the time such Subsidiary first becomes a Subsidiary, so long as such Contractual Obligations were not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary, # are required by or pursuant to applicable law, # are customary restrictions on leases, subleases, licenses, sublicenses, Capital Stock, or asset sale agreements and other similar agreements otherwise permitted hereby so long as such restrictions relate to the assets subject thereto, and # are customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business.

. Enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any agreement that prohibits or limits the ability of any Group Member to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party other than # this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, # any agreements governing any purchase money Liens or Capital Lease Obligations otherwise permitted hereby (in which case, any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets financed thereby), # any agreement governing Indebtedness of a Specified Joint Venture; provided that, in the case of this clause (c), such prohibitions or limitations contained therein do not extend to any other Group Member and # the 2020 Indenture or the 2021 Indenture and any refinancing thereof permitted by [Section 7.2(m)]; provided that the provisions of any such refinancing that prohibit or limit the ability of any Group Member to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party are at least as favorable to the Secured Parties as those contained in the 2020 Indenture or the 2021 Indenture, as applicable.

Negative Pledge Clauses . The Borrower shall not enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any agreement that prohibits or limits the ability of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary to create, incur or assume any Lien upon any of its property or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party other than:

. Enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any agreement that prohibits or limits the ability of any Group Member to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property (including equity interests owned by such Group Member) or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall exclude any agreement that requires maintenance of financial covenant ratios regarding amounts of secured debt or unencumbered assets), other than # this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, # any agreements governing any purchase money Liens or Capital Lease Obligations otherwise permitted hereby (in which case, any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets financed thereby), # any restrictions set forth in the organizational documents of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower listed on [Schedule ES], # any restrictions set forth in the 2013 Senior Unsecured Note Indenture or any Additional Senior Unsecured Indentures, # customary restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement relating to the sale of any property pending the consummation of such sale; provided that # such restrictions apply only to the property to be sold, and # such sale is permitted hereunder, # covenants in any one or more agreements governing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.2 that are not materially more restrictive with respect to Borrower and its Subsidiaries than the equivalent restrictions set forth in the Loan Documents, # any encumbrance or restriction in connection with an acquisition of property, so long as such encumbrance or restriction relates solely to the property so acquired and was not created in connection with or in anticipation of such acquisition, # restrictions by reason of customary provisions restricting assignments, subletting or other transfers contained in leases, licenses or similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business (provided that such restrictions are limited to the property or assets secured by such Liens or the property or assets subject to such leases, licenses or similar agreements, as the case may be), # provisions limiting the disposition or distribution of assets or property in joint venture agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements, in each case, to the extent permitted under this Agreement and only if entered into with the approval of the Board of Directors of Holdings, which limitation is applicable only to the assets that are the subject of such agreement, # Contractual Obligations that are binding on a Subsidiary at the time such Subsidiary first becomes a Subsidiary, so long as such Contractual Obligations were not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary, # are required by or pursuant to applicable law, # are customary restrictions on leases, subleases, licenses, sublicenses, Capital Stock, or asset sale agreements and other similar agreements otherwise permitted hereby so long as such restrictions relate to the assets subject thereto, and # are customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business.

Negative Pledge Clauses. Enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any agreement that prohibits or limits the ability of any Group Member to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property (including equity interests owned by such Group Member) or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall exclude any agreement that requires maintenance of financial covenant ratios regarding amounts of secured debt or unencumbered assets), other than # this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, # any agreements governing any purchase money Liens or Capital Lease Obligations otherwise permitted hereby (in which case, any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets financed thereby), # any restrictions set forth in the organizational documents of the Subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership listed on [Schedule ES], # any restrictions set forth in the 2012 Senior Unsecured Note Indenture, the 2013 Senior Unsecured Note Indenture or any Additional Senior Unsecured Indentures, # customary restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement relating to the sale of any property pending the consummation of such sale; provided that # such restrictions apply only to the property to be sold, and # such sale is permitted hereunder, # covenants in any one or more agreements governing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.2 entered into after the Closing Date that are not materially more restrictive with respect to either Borrower and its Subsidiaries than the equivalent restrictions set forth in the Loan Documents, # any encumbrance or restriction in connection with an acquisition of property, so long as such encumbrance or restriction relates solely to the property so acquired and was not created in connection with or in anticipation of such acquisition, # restrictions by reason of customary provisions restricting assignments, subletting or other transfers contained in leases, licenses or similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business (provided that such restrictions are limited to the property or assets secured by such Liens or the property or assets subject to such leases, licenses or similar agreements, as the case may be), # provisions limiting the disposition or distribution of assets or property in joint venture agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements, in each case, to the extent permitted under this Agreement and only if entered into with the approval of the Board of Directors of Holdings, which limitation is applicable only to the assets that are the subject of such agreement, # Contractual Obligations that are binding on a Subsidiary at the time such Subsidiary first becomes a Subsidiary, so long as such Contractual Obligations were not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary, # are required by or pursuant to applicable law, # are customary restrictions on leases, subleases, licenses, sublicenses, Capital Stock, or asset sale agreements and other similar agreements otherwise permitted hereby so long as such restrictions relate to the assets subject thereto, and # are customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business.

Negative Pledge Clauses. Enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any agreement that prohibits, limits or imposes any condition upon the ability of any Loan Party to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired for the benefit of the Lenders with respect to the Obligations other than # this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, # any agreements governing any purchase money Liens or Capital Lease Obligations otherwise permitted hereby (in which case, any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets financed thereby), # any restrictions with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into in connection with the Disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of such Subsidiary, # customary provisions in leases, licenses and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof, # any other agreement that does not restrict in any manner (directly or indirectly) Liens created pursuant to the Loan Documents or any Collateral securing the Obligations and does not require the direct or indirect granting of any Lien securing any Indebtedness or other obligation by virtue of the granting of Liens on or pledge of Property of any Loan Party to secure the Obligations and # any prohibition or limitation that # exists pursuant to applicable Requirements of Law, # consists of customary restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement relating to any Liens permitted under [Section 7.2], transaction permitted under [Section 7.3] or the sale of any property permitted under [Section 7.4], # restricts subletting or assignment of leasehold interests contained in any lease governing a leasehold interest of a Group Member, # exists in any agreement in effect at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, so long as such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary, # exists in any instrument governing Indebtedness assumed in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the Properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person or the Properties or assets of the Person so acquired, # exists on the Restatement Effective Date and are listed on [Schedule 7.12], # are customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures to the extent permitted under this Agreement, or # is imposed by any amendments or refinancings that are otherwise permitted by the Loan Documents or the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in this [Section 7.12]; provided that such amendments and refinancings are no more materially restrictive with respect to such prohibitions and limitations than those in effect prior to such amendment or refinancing (as determined in good faith and certified in writing to the Administrative Agent by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower).

Negative Pledge Clauses. Enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any agreement that prohibits or limits the ability of any Loan Party to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure its Obligations under the Loan Documents and Bank Services Agreements and FX Contracts to which it is a party, other than # this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (other than any Bank Services Agreements and FX Contracts), # any agreements governing any purchase money Liens or Capital Lease Obligations otherwise permitted hereby (in which case, any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets financed thereby), # customary restrictions on the assignment of leases, licenses and other agreements, # any agreement in effect at the time any Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary of a Loan Party, so long as such agreement was not entered into solely in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary or, in any such case, that is set forth in any agreement evidencing any amendments, restatements, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals and replacements of the foregoing, so long as such amendment, restatement, supplement, modification, extension, renewal or replacement applies only to such Subsidiary and does not otherwise expand in any material respect the scope of any restriction or condition contained therein, and # any restriction pursuant to any document, agreement or instrument governing or relating to any Lien permitted under Sections 7.3(c), (m), (n) and (p) or any agreement or option to Dispose any asset of any Group Member, the Disposition of which is permitted by any other provision of this Agreement (in each case, provided that any such restriction relates only to the assets or property subject to such Lien or being Disposed).

. Enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any agreement that prohibits or limits the ability of any Group Member to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired to secure its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party other than (a) (i) this Agreement, the other

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