ANNEX A-34

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“Permitted Lien” means (a) Liens for (i) Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not delinquent or (ii) Taxes, assessments or other charges being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been established, and are being maintained, in accordance with GAAP, (b) all Liens created or permitted under the Related Documents in favor of the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties, (c) Liens existing on the Closing Date, which shall be released on such date, provided that Intellectual Property recordations of Liens need not have been terminated of record on the Closing Date so long as such Intellectual Property recordations of Liens are terminated of record within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date, (d) encumbrances in the nature of (i) a lessor’s fee interest, (ii) zoning, building code and similar laws or rights reserved or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property, (iii) easements, rights-of-way, covenants, restrictions, leases, subleases and other title matters whether or not shown by the public records, (iv) overlaps, encroachments and any matters not of record which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or a personal inspection of the property, (v) conditions, encroachments, protrusions and other similar charges and encumbrances and minor defects in title and survey affecting real property which, in each case (as described in clauses (d)(i) through (v) above), individually or in the aggregate, do not have a Material Adverse Effect and (vi) the interest of a lessee or sublessee in property leased or subleased to a Franchisee or other third party under a Non-Branded Restaurant Lease, (e) in the case of any interest in real estate consisting of a Securitized Company Restaurant Third-Party Lease, (i) the terms of the applicable Securitized Company Restaurant Third-Party Lease, (ii) Liens affecting the underlying fee interest in the real estate and/or any of the property of the lessor grantor under the applicable lease (including, without limitation, any mortgages on the landlord’s fee interest in the leased real estate) and (iii) Liens with respect to which the Securitized Company Restaurant Third-Party Lease has priority, (f) deposits or pledges made (i) in connection with casualty insurance maintained in accordance with the Related Documents, (ii) to secure the performance of bids, tenders, contracts or leases  (iii) to secure statutory obligations or surety or appeal bonds or (iv) to secure indemnity, performance or other similar bonds in the ordinary course of business of any Securitization Entity, (g) statutory or common law Liens of landlords, lessors, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen, repairmen, construction contractors or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, in each case securing obligations (i) that are not yet due and payable or not overdue for more than forty-five (45) days from the date of creation thereof or (ii) being contested in good faith by any Securitization Entity in appropriate proceedings (so long as such Securitization Entity shall, in accordance with GAAP, have set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto), (h) restrictions under federal, state or foreign securities laws on the transfer of securities, (i) any Liens arising under law or pursuant to documentation governing permitted accounts in connection with the Securitization Entities’ cash management system (including credit card and processing arrangements), (j) defects of title, survey defects, easements, rights-of-way, covenants, restrictions and other similar charges or encumbrances with respect to each real property, which (1) do not constitute Permitted Liens under any other clause of this definition and (2) neither have nor would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (k) Liens arising from judgment, decrees or attachments in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default, (l) Liens arising in connection with any Capitalized Lease Obligations, sale-leaseback transaction or in connection with any Indebtedness, in each case that is permitted under the Indenture, (m) Liens not securing Indebtedness that attach to any Collateral in an aggregate outstanding amount not exceeding $20,000,000 at any time, (n) Liens on Collateral that has been pledged pursuant to a Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement with respect to letters of credit issued thereunder, and (o) any encumbrance on Securitization IP created by entering into (i) any non-exclusive licenses of Securitization IP under the IP License Agreements (including to the Manager in connection with the performance of its Services under the Management Agreement) and (ii) non-exclusive licenses of Securitization IP granted in the ordinary course of business that (A) when effected on behalf of any Securitization Entity by the Manager would not constitute a breach by the Manager of the Management Agreement and (B) would not reasonably be expected to materially and adversely impact the Securitization IP (taken as a whole).

 

“Person” means an individual, corporation (including a business trust), partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust (including any beneficiary thereof), unincorporated association or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.