system: You are a legal assistant. Answer concisely and accurately. When legal text is provided, rely on it and do not invent facts.

user: Read the legal provision and list the applicable contract clause categories. Provision: Except for transactions between or among Loan Parties, sell or transfer any property or assets to, or purchase or acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in (a) any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except that the Borrower or any Subsidiary may engage in any of the foregoing transactions (i) in the ordinary course of business at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties, or (ii) that have been either (x) approved by a majority of the independent members of the board of directors of the Borrower having no, direct or indirect, personal stake or economic interest in such transactions and certified by a Financial Officer or executive officer of the Borrower as being on terms and conditions not less favorable to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from a Person who is not such an Affiliate or (y) have been determined by a nationally recognized independent appraisal or investment banking firm to be fair, from a financial standpoint, to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and are on terms and conditions not less favorable to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from a Person who is not such an Affiliate; and (b), without duplication, (i) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 6.06; (ii) any employment agreements entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and any issuance of securities, or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, stock options and stock ownership plans or similar employee benefit plans approved in good faith by the board of directors of the Borrower or of a Subsidiary, as appropriate; provided , that any such issuance, payment, award or grant constituting a Restricted Payment is otherwise permitted by Section 6.06; (iii) the grant of stock options or similar rights to employees and directors of the Borrower pursuant to plans approved by the board of directors of the Borrower; (iv) loans or advances to employees in the ordinary course of business which are approved by a majority of the board of directors of the Borrower in good faith, to the extent permitted by Section 6.04(e); (v) the payment of customary compensation and reasonable fees to, and indemnity provided on behalf of, directors, officers, consultants and employees of Holdings, of the Borrower and of the Subsidiaries; provided , that any such payment constituting a Restricted Payment is otherwise permitted by Section 6.06; (vi) any purchase by Holdings of Equity Interests of the Borrower or contributions by Holdings to the equity capital of the Borrower; provided that any Equity Interests of the Borrower purchased by Holdings shall be pledged to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Agreement; (vii) transactions with wholly owned Subsidiaries for the purchase or sale of goods, products, parts and services entered into in the ordinary course of business in a manner consistent with past practice and (viii) the entry into and performance of any tax sharing agreement permitted by Section 6.06.

assistant: Transactions With Affiliates