No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Domestic Subsidiary to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except (a) transactions that (i) are in the ordinary course of business and (ii) are at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to the Borrowers or such Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties, (b) transactions between or among the U.S. Loan Parties not involving any other Affiliate, (c) transactions between or among the Canadian Loan Parties not involving any other Affiliate, (d) any investment permitted by Sections 6.04(c), 6.04(d), 6.04(e) or 6.04(q), (e) any Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(c), 6.01(d) or 6.01(e), (f) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 6.08, (g) loans or advances to employees permitted under Section 6.04, (h) the payment of reasonable fees to directors of any Borrower or any other Loan Party who are not employees of such Borrower or Loan Party, and compensation and employee benefit arrangements paid to, and indemnities provided for the benefit of, directors, officers or employees of the Borrowers or the other Loan Parties in the ordinary course of business and (i) any issuances of securities or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment agreements, stock options and stock ownership plans approved by a Borrower’s board of directors.