(vii) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) through
(vi) above of another Person and all dividends of another Person the payment of which, in either case, the Company has assumed or guaranteed or for which the Company is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, jointly or severally, as obligor,
guarantor or otherwise;
provided, however, that Senior Indebtedness shall not include: (1) obligations to trade creditors
created or assumed by the Company in the ordinary course of business, (2) indebtedness that is by its terms subordinate, or not superior, in right of payment to the Notes or (3) the Pari Passu Securities.
Section 3.11. Defeasance
The provisions of Section 1402 of the Base Indenture (relating to discharge of the Indenture) shall apply to the Notes. For purposes of
Section 1404(2) of the Base Indenture as applicable to the Notes, the Opinion of Counsel referred to therein shall be an independent counsel satisfactory to the Trustee, and the words gain or loss in the eighth line of
Section 1404(2) shall be replaced by the words income, gain or loss.
ARTICLE FOUR
Covenants
Section 4.01. Dividend and Other Payment Stoppages
So long as any Notes remain outstanding, (a) if the Company has given notice of its election to defer interest payments on the Notes but
the related Deferral Period has not yet commenced, or (b) a Deferral Period is continuing, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to:
(i) declare or pay any dividends or other distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with
respect to, any shares of capital stock of the Company;
(ii) make any payment of principal of, or interest or premium, if
any, on, or repay, purchase or redeem any of the Companys debt securities that rank upon the Companys liquidation on a parity with or junior to the Notes; or
(iii) make any guarantee payments regarding any guarantee issued by the Company of securities of any Subsidiary if the
guarantee ranks upon the Companys liquidation on a parity with or junior to the Notes;
provided, however, the restrictions in clauses
(i), (ii) and (iii) above do not apply to:
(A) any purchase, redemption or other acquisition of shares of its capital
stock by the Company in connection with:
(1) any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or
for the benefit of any one or more of its employees, officers, directors, consultants or independent contractors;
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