UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
 
 
x

QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2017
 
 
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM             TO             
Commission file number:               1-1136
 
  BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
 
22-0790350
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
345 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10154
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
(212) 546-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to the filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes   x    No   ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes   x     No   ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “accelerated filer”, “large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer   x    Accelerated filer   ¨    Non-accelerated filer   ¨    Smaller reporting company   ¨    Emerging growth company   ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes  ¨  No  x
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
At June 30, 2017 , there were 1,639,926,446 shares outstanding of the Registrant’s $0.10 par value common stock.
 




BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
INDEX TO FORM 10-Q
JUNE 30, 2017
 
 
 
PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
 
 
Item 3.
 
 
 
Item 4.
 
 
 
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
Item 1A.
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
 
 
Item 6.
 
 
 

*    Indicates brand names of products which are trademarks not owned by BMS. Specific trademark ownership information is included in the Exhibit Index.





PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
Dollars in Millions, Except Per Share Data
(UNAUDITED)

 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
EARNINGS
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Net product sales
$
4,770

 
$
4,432

 
$
9,350

 
$
8,396

Alliance and other revenues
374

 
439

 
723

 
866

Total Revenues
5,144

 
4,871

 
10,073

 
9,262

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold
1,562

 
1,206

 
2,821

 
2,258

Marketing, selling and administrative
1,167

 
1,238

 
2,241

 
2,306

Research and development
1,659

 
1,266

 
2,947

 
2,402

Other (income)/expense
(539
)
 
(454
)
 
(1,186
)
 
(974
)
Total Expenses
3,849

 
3,256

 
6,823

 
5,992

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings Before Income Taxes
1,295

 
1,615

 
3,250

 
3,270

Provision for Income Taxes
373

 
427

 
802

 
876

Net Earnings
922

 
1,188

 
2,448

 
2,394

Net Earnings/(Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
6

 
22

 
(42
)
 
33

Net Earnings Attributable to BMS
$
916

 
$
1,166

 
$
2,490

 
$
2,361

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per Common Share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.56

 
$
0.70

 
$
1.51

 
$
1.41

Diluted
$
0.56

 
$
0.69

 
$
1.50

 
$
1.41

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash dividends declared per common share
$
0.39

 
$
0.38

 
$
0.78

 
$
0.76



CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Dollars in Millions
(UNAUDITED)

 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Net Earnings
$
922

 
$
1,188

 
$
2,448

 
$
2,394

Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss), net of taxes and reclassifications to earnings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives qualifying as cash flow hedges
(31
)
 
(44
)
 
(60
)
 
(130
)
Pension and postretirement benefits
(27
)
 
(124
)
 
56

 
(285
)
Available-for-sale securities
13

 
41

 
19

 
54

Foreign currency translation
(8
)
 
16

 
21

 
25

Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)
(53
)
 
(111
)
 
36

 
(336
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive Income
869

 
1,077

 
2,484

 
2,058

Comprehensive Income/(Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
6

 
22

 
(42
)
 
33

Comprehensive Income Attributable to BMS
$
863

 
$
1,055

 
$
2,526

 
$
2,025

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Dollars in Millions, Except Share and Per Share Data(UNAUDITED)  
ASSETS
June 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Current Assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
3,470

 
$
4,237

Marketable securities
3,035

 
2,113

Receivables
5,782

 
5,543

Inventories
1,217

 
1,241

Prepaid expenses and other
820

 
570

Total Current Assets
14,324

 
13,704

Property, plant and equipment
4,944

 
4,980

Goodwill
6,861

 
6,875

Other intangible assets
1,245

 
1,385

Deferred income taxes
2,572

 
2,996

Marketable securities
2,580


2,719

Other assets
883

 
1,048

Total Assets
$
33,409

 
$
33,707

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
Current Liabilities:
 
 
 
Short-term debt obligations
$
1,306

 
$
992

Accounts payable
1,551

 
1,664

Accrued liabilities
5,132

 
5,271

Deferred income
737

 
762

Income taxes payable
291

 
152

Total Current Liabilities
9,017

 
8,841

Deferred income
512

 
547

Income taxes payable
967

 
973

Pension and other liabilities
1,181

 
1,283

Long-term debt
6,911

 
5,716

Total Liabilities
18,588

 
17,360

 
 
 
 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)

 

 
 
 
 
EQUITY
 
 
 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Shareholders’ Equity:
 
 
 
Preferred stock

 

Common stock
221

 
221

Capital in excess of par value of stock
1,794

 
1,725

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(2,467
)
 
(2,503
)
Retained earnings
33,934

 
33,513

Less cost of treasury stock
(18,783
)
 
(16,779
)
Total Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Shareholders’ Equity
14,699

 
16,177

Noncontrolling interest
122

 
170

Total Equity
14,821

 
16,347

Total Liabilities and Equity
$
33,409

 
$
33,707

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Dollars in Millions
(UNAUDITED)

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
 
 
 
Net earnings
$
2,448

 
$
2,394

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization, net
404

 
155

Deferred income taxes
21

 
(317
)
Stock-based compensation
99

 
101

Impairment charges
219

 
68

Pension settlements and amortization
107

 
83

Divestiture gains and royalties
(411
)
 
(927
)
Asset acquisition charges
200

 
239

Other adjustments
99

 
(24
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Receivables
(454
)
 
(852
)
Inventories
(58
)
 
(111
)
Accounts payable
(85
)
 
(36
)
Deferred income
(2
)
 
263

Income taxes payable
465

 
(442
)
Other
(607
)
 
(383
)
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
2,445

 
211

Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
 
 
 
Sale and maturities of marketable securities
2,283

 
2,794

Purchase of marketable securities
(3,041
)
 
(1,195
)
Capital expenditures
(539
)
 
(503
)
Divestiture and other proceeds
389

 
1,003

Acquisition and other payments
(319
)
 
(267
)
Net Cash Provided by/(Used in) Investing Activities
(1,227
)
 
1,832

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
 
 
 
Short-term debt obligations, net
300

 
17

Issuance of long-term debt
1,488

 

Repayment of long-term debt
(474
)
 

Repurchase of common stock
(2,000
)
 
(231
)
Dividends
(1,298
)
 
(1,276
)
Other
(35
)
 
(12
)
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities
(2,019
)
 
(1,502
)
Effect of Exchange Rates on Cash and Cash Equivalents
34

 
8

Increase/(Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
(767
)
 
549

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
4,237

 
2,385

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
$
3,470

 
$
2,934

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Note 1 . BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company prepared these unaudited consolidated financial statements following the requirements of the SEC and U.S. GAAP for interim reporting. Under those rules, certain footnotes and other financial information that are normally required for annual financial statements can be condensed or omitted. The Company is responsible for the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , the results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 , and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 . All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. These financial statements and the related notes should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 included in the 2016 Form 10-K. Refer to the Summary of Abbreviated Terms at the end of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for terms used throughout the document.

Revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities can vary during each quarter of the year. Accordingly, the results and trends in these unaudited consolidated financial statements may not be indicative of full year operating results. The preparation of financial statements requires the use of management estimates, judgments and assumptions. The most significant assumptions are estimates used in determining sales rebate and return accruals; legal contingencies; income taxes; determining if an acquisition or divestiture is a business or an asset; and pension and postretirement benefits. Actual results may differ from estimates.

Certain prior period amounts were reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. The consolidated statements of cash flows previously presented interest rate swap contract terminations and issuance of common stock as separate line items within cash flows from financing activities which are now presented as components of other financing activities. The reclassifications provide a more concise financial statement presentation and additional information is disclosed in the notes if material.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
Share-based Payment Transactions
Amended guidance for share-based payment transactions was adopted in the first quarter of 2017. Net excess tax benefits of $23 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 were recognized prospectively as a reduction of tax expense rather than capital in excess of par value of stock. Net excess tax benefits are also presented as an operating cash flow rather than a financing cash flow, and cash payments to tax authorities in connection with shares withheld for statutory tax withholding requirements are presented as a financing cash flow rather than an operating cash flow. The changes in cash flow presentation were applied retrospectively and increased operating cash flows and decreased financing cash flows by $105 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and $186 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 .

Income Tax Accounting for Intra-entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory
Amended guidance on income tax accounting for intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory was early adopted in the first quarter of 2017 on a modified retrospective approach. The amended guidance requires tax consequences of these transfers be recognized in the period the transfer takes place. Net reductions to prepaid and deferred tax assets pertaining to pre-2017 internal transfers of intellectual property of $787 million were adjusted through retained earnings as a cumulative effect of an accounting change which will reduce the annual tax expense by $86 million beginning in 2017. In addition, the tax consequences of additional internal transfers of intellectual property that may occur in the future will be included in income tax expense upon transfer and not amortized in subsequent periods.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Presentation of Net Periodic Pension and Postretirement Benefits
In March 2017, the FASB issued amended guidance requiring all net periodic benefit components for defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans other than service costs to be recorded outside of income from operations (other income). The guidance is effective in 2018 on a retrospective basis. The Company expects that annual cost of products sold; marketing, selling and administrative; and research and development expenses will increase by approximately $150 million in the aggregate with a corresponding offset in other income.


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In addition, the following recently issued accounting standards have not been adopted. Refer to the 2016 Form 10-K for additional information and their potential impacts.
Accounting Standard Update
Effective Date
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
January 1, 2018
Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Liabilities
January 1, 2018
Definition of a Business
January 1, 2018
Leases
January 1, 2019
Financial Instruments - Measurement of Credit Losses
January 1, 2020
Goodwill Impairment Testing
January 1, 2020

Note 2 . BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

BMS operates in a single segment engaged in the discovery, development, licensing, manufacturing, marketing, distribution and sale of innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases. A global research and development organization and supply chain organization are responsible for the discovery, development, manufacturing and supply of products. Regional commercial organizations market, distribute and sell the products. The business is also supported by global corporate staff functions. The determination of a single segment is consistent with the financial information regularly reviewed by the chief executive officer for purposes of evaluating performance, allocating resources, setting incentive compensation targets and planning and forecasting future periods.

Product revenues and the composition of total revenues were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
Dollars in Millions
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Prioritized Brands
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Opdivo
$
1,195

 
$
840

 
$
2,322

 
$
1,544

Eliquis
1,176

 
777

 
2,277

 
1,511

Orencia
650

 
593

 
1,185

 
1,068

Sprycel
506

 
451

 
969

 
858

Yervoy
322

 
241

 
652

 
504

Empliciti
55

 
34

 
108

 
62

Established Brands
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hepatitis C Franchise
112

 
546

 
274

 
973

Baraclude
273

 
299

 
555

 
590

Sustiva Franchise
188

 
271

 
372

 
544

Reyataz Franchise
188

 
247

 
381

 
468

Other Brands
479

 
572

 
978

 
1,140

Total Revenues
$
5,144

 
$
4,871

 
$
10,073

 
$
9,262

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net product sales
$
4,770

 
$
4,432

 
$
9,350

 
$
8,396

Alliance revenues
326

 
418

 
623

 
827

Other revenues
48

 
21

 
100

 
39

Total Revenues
$
5,144

 
$
4,871

 
$
10,073

 
$
9,262



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Note 3 . ALLIANCES

BMS enters into collaboration arrangements with third parties for the development and commercialization of certain products. Although each of these arrangements is unique in nature, both parties are active participants in the operating activities of the collaboration and are exposed to significant risks and rewards depending on the commercial success of the activities. BMS may either in-license intellectual property owned by the other party or out-license its intellectual property to the other party. These arrangements also typically include research, development, manufacturing and/or commercial activities and can cover a single investigational compound or commercial product or multiple compounds and/or products in various life cycle stages. The rights and obligations of the parties can be global or limited to geographic regions. We refer to these collaborations as alliances and our partners as alliance partners. Products sold through alliance arrangements in certain markets include Opdivo , Eliquis , Orencia , Sprycel , Yervoy , Empliciti , Sustiva ( Atripla* ) and certain other brands.

Selected financial information pertaining to our alliances was as follows, including net product sales when BMS is the principal in the third-party customer sale for products subject to the alliance. Expenses summarized below do not include all amounts attributed to the activities for the products in the alliance, but only the payments between the alliance partners or the related amortization if the payments were deferred or capitalized.
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
Dollars in Millions
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Revenues from alliances:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net product sales
$
1,705

 
$
1,335

 
$
3,281

 
$
2,566

Alliance revenues
326

 
418

 
623

 
827

Total Revenues
$
2,031

 
$
1,753

 
$
3,904

 
$
3,393

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payments to/(from) alliance partners:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold
$
667

 
$
495

 
$
1,291

 
$
971

Marketing, selling and administrative
(14
)
 
(8
)
 
(23
)
 
(7
)
Research and development
6

 
(3
)
 
6

 
30

Other (income)/expense
(148
)
 
(451
)
 
(394
)
 
(704
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncontrolling interest, pretax
3

 
8

 
5

 
10

 
Selected Alliance Balance Sheet information:
 
 
 
Dollars in Millions
June 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Receivables - from alliance partners
$
876

 
$
903

Accounts payable - to alliance partners
622

 
555

Deferred income from alliances (a)
1,159

 
1,194

(a)
Includes unamortized upfront, milestone and other licensing proceeds, revenue deferrals attributed to Atripla* and undelivered elements of diabetes business divestiture proceeds. Amortization of deferred income (primarily related to alliances) was $39 million and $143 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.
    
Specific information pertaining to each of our significant alliances is discussed in our 2016 Form 10-K, including their nature and purpose, the significant rights and obligations of the parties and specific accounting policy elections. Significant developments and updates related to alliances during the six months ended June 30, 2017 are set forth below.

AstraZeneca
BMS received $100 million from AstraZeneca as additional contingent consideration for the diabetes business divestiture upon achievement of a regulatory approval milestone in the first quarter of 2017 (included in other income).

F-Star Alpha
In the first quarter of 2017, BMS discontinued development of FS102 (an anti-HER2 antibody fragment) which was in Phase I development for the treatment of breast and gastric cancer. BMS will not exercise its option to purchase F-Star Alpha which was previously consolidated by BMS as a variable interest entity. As a result, an IPRD charge of $75 million was included in R&D expense and attributed to noncontrolling interest in the first quarter of 2017.

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Note 4 . ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTITURES AND LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS

Acquisitions
Flexus
In the second quarter of 2017, a $ 100 million milestone was achieved and paid to former stockholders of Flexus as additional contingent consideration following the commencement of a Phase II clinical study of an anti-cancer compound, IDO inhibitor. The additional consideration was included in R&D expense as the Flexus acquisition in 2015 was accounted for as an asset acquisition.
Cardioxyl
In the second quarter of 2017, a $100 million milestone was achieved and paid to former stockholders of Cardioxyl as additional contingent consideration following the commencement of a Phase II clinical study of a cardiovascular compound, Nitroxyl Donor. The additional consideration was included in R&D expense as the Cardioxyl acquisition in 2015 was accounted for as an asset acquisition.

Divestitures
SK Biotek
In the second quarter of 2017, BMS agreed to sell its small molecule active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing operations in Swords, Ireland to SK Biotek. The divestiture includes the transfer of the facility, the majority of employees at the site, inventories and certain third-party contract manufacturing obligations. The purchase price is expected to be approximately $150 million subject to inventory levels on the date of closing. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2017 subject to SK Biotek's receipt of certain environmental permits and other customary closing conditions and will be accounted for as a sale of a business. Net assets of approximately $150 million were accounted for as held-for-sale as of June 30, 2017, consisting primarily of inventories and property, plant and equipment, and were included in prepaid expenses and other. The assets were reduced to their estimated relative fair value after considering the purchase price resulting in an impairment charge of $127 million that was included in cost of products sold in the second quarter of 2017. SK Biotek will provide certain manufacturing services for BMS through 2022. Revenues and pretax earnings related to this operation were not material in 2017 and 2016 (excluding the impairment charge).

Licensing Arrangements
CytomX
BMS expanded its strategic collaboration with CytomX to discover novel therapies using CytomX’s proprietary Probody platform in the second quarter of 2017. As part of the original May 2014 collaboration to discover, develop and commercialize Probody therapeutics, BMS selected four oncology targets, including CTLA-4. Pursuant to the expanded agreement, CytomX will grant BMS exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialize Probody therapeutics for up to eight additional targets. BMS paid CytomX $75 million for the rights to the initial four targets which was expensed as R&D prior to 2017. BMS paid $200 million to CytomX for access to the additional targets which was included in R&D expense in the second quarter of 2017. BMS will also reimburse CytomX for certain research costs over the collaboration period, pay up to $448 million upon achievement of contingent development, regulatory and sales milestone events for each collaboration target and future royalties if a product is approved and commercialized.
Biogen
BMS out-licensed to Biogen exclusive rights to develop and commercialize BMS-986168, an anti-eTau compound in development for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, in the second quarter of 2017. Biogen paid $300 million to BMS which was included in other income in the second quarter of 2017 as BMS has no further performance obligations as part of the agreement. BMS is also entitled to contingent development, regulatory and sales based milestone payments of up to $410 million if achieved as well as future royalties if the product is ultimately approved and commercialized. BMS originally acquired the rights to this compound in 2014 through its acquisition of iPierian. Biogen will assume all of BMS’s remaining obligations to the former stockholders of iPierian.
Roche
BMS out-licensed to Roche exclusive rights to develop and commercialize BMS-986089, an anti-myostatin adnectin in development for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, in the second quarter of 2017. Roche paid $170 million to BMS which was included in other income in the second quarter of 2017 as BMS has no further performance obligations as part of the agreement. BMS will also be entitled to contingent development and regulatory milestone payments of up to $205 million if achieved and future royalties if the product is ultimately approved and commercialized.

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Note 5 . OTHER (INCOME)/EXPENSE
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
Dollars in Millions
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Interest expense
$
52

 
$
42

 
$
97

 
$
85

Investment income
(34
)
 
(25
)
 
(67
)
 
(49
)
Provision for restructuring
15

 
18

 
179

 
22

Litigation and other settlements (a)
(5
)
 
6

 
(489
)
 
49

Equity in net income of affiliates
(20
)
 
(20
)
 
(38
)
 
(46
)
Divestiture gains

 
(283
)
 
(127
)
 
(553
)
Royalties and licensing income (b)
(685
)
 
(167
)
 
(884
)
 
(421
)
Transition and other service fees
(13
)
 
(74
)
 
(20
)
 
(127
)
Pension charges
36

 
25

 
69

 
47

Intangible asset impairments

 

 

 
15

Equity investment impairment

 
45

 

 
45

Loss on debt redemption
109

 

 
109

 

Other
6

 
(21
)
 
(15
)
 
(41
)
Other (income)/expense
$
(539
)
 
$
(454
)
 
$
(1,186
)
 
$
(974
)
(a)
Includes BMS's share of a patent-infringement litigation settlement of $481 million related to Merck's PD-1 antibody Keytruda* in the six months ended June 30, 2017 .
(b)
Includes upfront licensing fees of $470 million from Biogen and Roche in the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 .

Note 6 . RESTRUCTURING

In October 2016, the Company announced a restructuring plan to evolve and streamline its operating model and expects to incur charges in connection with employee workforce reductions and early site exits. The charges are expected to be incurred through 2020, range between $1.5 billion to $2.0 billion and consist of employee termination benefit costs, contract termination costs, plant and equipment accelerated depreciation and impairment charges and other site shutdown costs. Cash outlays in connection with these actions are expected to be approximately 40% to 50% of the total charges. Charges of $536 million have been recognized for these actions since the announcement ( $225 million and $447 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 , respectively). These charges include an impairment charge for the manufacturing operations in Swords, Ireland discussed in "—Note 4 . Acquisitions, Divestitures and Licensing Arrangements." Restructuring charges are recognized upon meeting certain criteria, including finalization of committed plans, reliable estimates and discussions with local works councils in certain markets.

Other restructuring charges recognized prior to the above actions were primarily related to specialty care transformation initiatives designed to create a more simplified organization across all functions and geographic markets. In addition, accelerated depreciation and other charges were incurred in connection with the expected early exits of a manufacturing site in Ireland and R&D site in the U.S.

Employee workforce reductions were approximately 1,000 and 200 for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, across all geographic regions for manufacturing, marketing, selling, administrative and R&D personnel.

The following tables summarize the charges and activity related to the restructuring actions:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
Dollars in Millions
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Employee termination costs
$
11

 
$
11

 
$
172

 
$
15

Other termination costs
4

 
7

 
7

 
7

Provision for restructuring
15

 
18

 
179

 
22

Accelerated depreciation
82

 
13

 
152

 
27

Asset impairments
141

 

 
143

 

Other shutdown costs
3

 
4

 
3

 
7

Total charges
$
241

 
$
35

 
$
477

 
$
56


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Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
Dollars in Millions
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Cost of products sold
$
130

 
$
4

 
$
130

 
$
8

Research and development
96

 
13

 
168

 
26

Other (income)/expense
15

 
18

 
179

 
22

Total charges
$
241

 
$
35

 
$
477

 
$
56

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
Dollars in Millions
2017
 
2016
Liability at January 1
$
114

 
$
125

Charges
198

 
28

Change in estimates
(19
)
 
(6
)
Provision for restructuring
179

 
22

Foreign currency translation
10

 
2

Spending
(105
)
 
(64
)
Liability at June 30
$
198

 
$
85


Note 7 . INCOME TAXES
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
Dollars in Millions
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Earnings Before Income Taxes
$
1,295

 
$
1,615

 
$
3,250

 
$
3,270

Provision for Income Taxes
373

 
427

 
802

 
876

Effective Tax Rate
28.8
%
 
26.4
%
 
24.7
%
 
26.8
%

The effective tax rate is lower than the U.S. statutory rate of 35% which is primarily attributable to undistributed earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries in low tax jurisdictions that have been considered or are expected to be indefinitely reinvested offshore. These undistributed earnings primarily relate to operations in Switzerland, Ireland and Puerto Rico. If these undistributed earnings are repatriated to the U.S. in the future, or if it were determined that such earnings are to be remitted in the foreseeable future, additional tax provisions would be required. Due to complexities in the tax laws and assumptions that would have to be made, it is not practicable to estimate the amounts of income taxes that would have to be provided. Reforms to U.S. tax laws related to foreign earnings have been proposed and if adopted, may increase taxes, which could reduce the results of operations and cash flows. BMS operates under a favorable tax grant in Puerto Rico not scheduled to expire prior to 2023.

Jurisdictional tax rates and other tax impacts attributed to R&D charges, divestiture transactions and other discrete pretax items increased the effective tax rate by 3.5% and 4.0% in the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, including non-deductible R&D asset acquisition charges and goodwill allocated to business divestitures. The tax impact for discrete items are reflected immediately and are not considered in estimating the annual effective tax rate.

The adoption of the amended guidance for intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory and share-based payment transactions reduced the effective tax rate by 2.0% in the six months ended June 30, 2017 . Refer to "—Note 1 . Basis of Presentation and Recently Issued Accounting Standards" for additional information.

BMS is currently under examination by a number of tax authorities which have proposed or are considering proposing material adjustments to tax positions for issues such as transfer pricing, certain tax credits and the deductibility of certain expenses. It is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits at June 30, 2017 could decrease in the range of approximately $255 million to $315 million in the next twelve months as a result of the settlement of certain tax audits and other events. The expected change in unrecognized tax benefits may result in the payment of additional taxes, adjustment of certain deferred taxes and/or recognition of tax benefits. It is also reasonably possible that new issues will be raised by tax authorities which may require adjustments to the amount of unrecognized tax benefits; however, an estimate of such adjustments cannot reasonably be made at this time.


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Note 8 . EARNINGS PER SHARE
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
Amounts in Millions, Except Per Share Data
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Net Earnings Attributable to BMS used for Basic and Diluted EPS Calculation
$
916

 
$
1,166

 
$
2,490

 
$
2,361

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic
1,644

 
1,670

 
1,653

 
1,670

Incremental shares attributable to share-based compensation plans
6

 
9

 
7

 
9

Weighted-average common shares outstanding – diluted
1,650

 
1,679

 
1,660

 
1,679

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per Common Share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.56

 
$
0.70

 
$
1.51

 
$
1.41

Diluted
$
0.56

 
$
0.69

 
$
1.50

 
$
1.41


Note 9 . FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Dollars in Millions
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
Cash and cash equivalents - Money market and other securities
$

 
$
2,825

 
$

 
$
3,532

Marketable securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certificates of deposit

 
557

 

 
27

Commercial paper

 
1,056

 

 
750

Corporate debt securities

 
3,881

 

 
3,947

Equity funds

 
114

 

 
101

Fixed income funds

 
7

 

 
7

Derivative assets

 
16

 

 
75

Equity investments
63

 

 
24

 

Derivative liabilities

 
(47
)
 

 
(30
)

As further described in "Note 9. Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements" in our 2016 Form 10-K, our fair value estimates use inputs that are either (1) quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets (Level 1 inputs), (2) observable prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active (Level 2 inputs) or (3) unobservable inputs (Level 3 inputs). There were no Level 3 financial assets or liabilities as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 .

Available-for-sale Securities

The following table summarizes available-for-sale securities:
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Dollars in Millions
Amortized Cost
 
Gross Unrealized
 
 
 
Amortized Cost
 
Gross Unrealized
 
 
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Fair Value
 
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Fair Value
Certificates of deposit
$
557

 
$

 
$

 
$
557

 
$
27

 
$

 
$

 
$
27

Commercial paper
1,056

 

 

 
1,056

 
750

 

 

 
750

Corporate debt securities
3,870

 
15

 
(4
)
 
3,881

 
3,945

 
10

 
(8
)
 
3,947

Equity investments
58

 
10

 
(5
)
 
63

 
31

 

 
(7
)
 
24

 
$
5,541

 
$
25

 
$
(9
)
 
$
5,557

 
$
4,753

 
$
10

 
$
(15
)
 
$
4,748

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial assets measured using the fair value option
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity and fixed income funds (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
121

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
108

Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
5,678

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
4,856


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Dollars in Millions
June 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Current marketable securities
$
3,035

 
$
2,113

Non-current marketable securities (b)
2,580

 
2,719

Other assets (c)
63

 
24

Total
$
5,678

 
$
4,856

(a)
The fair value option for financial assets was elected for investments in equity and fixed income funds and are included in current marketable securities.
(b)
All non-current marketable securities mature within five years as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 .
(c)
Includes equity investments.

Qualifying Hedges and Non-Qualifying Derivatives
The following table summarizes the fair value of outstanding derivatives:
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Asset (a)
 
Liability (b)
 
Asset (a)
 
Liability (b)
Dollars in Millions
Notional
 
Fair Value
 
Notional
 
Fair Value
 
Notional
 
Fair Value
 
Notional
 
Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swap contracts
$

 
$

 
$
1,505

 
$
(3
)
 
$
750

 
$
1

 
$
755

 
$
(3
)
Forward starting interest rate swap contracts

 

 

 

 
500

 
8

 
250

 
(11
)
Foreign currency forward contracts
288

 
16

 
894

 
(43
)
 
967

 
66

 
198

 
(9
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency forward contracts
37

 

 
131

 
(1
)
 
106

 

 
360

 
(7
)
(a)
Included in prepaid expenses and other and other assets.
(b)
Included in accrued liabilities and pension and other liabilities.

Cash Flow Hedges — The notional amount of outstanding foreign currency forward contracts was primarily attributed to the euro ( $705 million ) and Japanese yen ( $239 million ) at June 30, 2017 . BMS terminated forward starting interest rate swap contracts in the first quarter of 2017 with an aggregate notional value of $750 million . The proceeds and related gain were not material.

Net Investment Hedges — Non-U.S. dollar borrowings of €950 million ( $1,063 million ) are designated to hedge euro currency exposures of the net investment in certain foreign affiliates.

Fair Value Hedges — The notional amount of fixed-to-floating interest rate swap contracts terminated was $500 million in 2016 generating proceeds of $43 million (including accrued interest).

Debt Obligations
Short-term debt obligations include:
Dollars in Millions
June 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Bank drafts and short-term borrowings
$
556

 
$
243

Current portion of long-term debt
750

 
749

Total
$
1,306

 
$
992


The average amount of commercial paper outstanding was $39 million at a weighted-average rate of 0.85% during 2017. The maximum amount of commercial paper outstanding was $500 million with no outstanding borrowings at June 30, 2017 .

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Long-term debt and the current portion of long-term debt include:
Dollars in Millions
June 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Principal Value
$
7,508

 
$
6,261

Adjustments to Principal Value:
 
 
 
Fair value of interest rate swap contracts
(3
)
 
(2
)
Unamortized basis adjustment from swap terminations
240

 
287

Unamortized bond discounts and issuance costs
(84
)
 
(81
)
Total
$
7,661

 
$
6,465

 
 
 
 
Current portion of long-term debt
$
750

 
$
749

Long-term debt
6,911

 
5,716


The fair value of debt was $8.1 billion at June 30, 2017 and $6.9 billion at December 31, 2016 valued using Level 2 inputs. Interest payments were $114 million and $102 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, net of amounts related to interest rate swap contracts.

On February 27, 2017, BMS issued senior unsecured notes in a registered public offering. The notes rank equally in right of payment with all of BMS's existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness. BMS may redeem the notes, in whole or in part, at any time prior to maturity at a predetermined redemption price. The following table summarizes the note issuances:
Dollars in Millions
2017
Principal Value:
 
1.600% Notes due 2019
$
750

3.250% Notes due 2027
750

Total
$
1,500

 
 
Proceeds net of discount and deferred loan issuance costs
$
1,488


During the second quarter of 2017, the Company repurchased certain long-term debt obligations with interest rates ranging from 5.875% to 6.875% . The following summarizes the debt repurchase activity:
Dollars in Millions
2017
Principal amount
$
337

Carrying value
366

Debt redemption price
474

Loss on debt redemption (a)
109

(a)
Including acceleration of debt issuance costs, gain on previously terminated interest rate swap contracts and other related fees.

Note 10 . RECEIVABLES
Dollars in Millions
June 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Trade receivables
$
4,403

 
$
3,948

Less charge-backs and cash discounts
(139
)
 
(126
)
Less bad debt allowances
(45
)
 
(48
)
Net trade receivables
4,219

 
3,774

Alliance receivables
876

 
903

Prepaid and refundable income taxes
318

 
627

Other
369

 
239

Receivables
$
5,782

 
$
5,543


Non-U.S. receivables sold on a nonrecourse basis were $287 million and $341 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. Receivables from our three largest pharmaceutical wholesalers in the U.S. represented 66% of total trade receivables at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 .

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Note 11 . INVENTORIES
Dollars in Millions
June 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Finished goods
$
412

 
$
310

Work in process
927

 
988

Raw and packaging materials
201

 
264

Total inventories
$
1,540

 
$
1,562

 
 
 
 
Inventories
$
1,217

 
$
1,241

Other assets
323

 
321


Inventories of $131 million were reclassified to assets held-for-sale during the second quarter of 2017 as a result of the expected transfer of manufacturing operations in Swords, Ireland to SK Biotek. Refer to "—Note 4 . Acquisitions, Divestitures and Licensing Arrangements" for additional information. Other assets include inventory pending regulatory approval of $81 million at June 30, 2017 and $54 million at December 31, 2016 and other amounts expected to remain on-hand beyond one year.

Note 12 . PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Dollars in Millions
June 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Land
$
105

 
$
107

Buildings
4,971

 
4,930

Machinery, equipment and fixtures
3,044

 
3,287

Construction in progress
996

 
849

Gross property, plant and equipment
9,116

 
9,173

Less accumulated depreciation
(4,172
)
 
(4,193
)
Property, plant and equipment
$
4,944

 
$
4,980


Gross property, plant and equipment of $417 million ( $131 million net of accumulated depreciation) was reclassified to assets held-for-sale during the second quarter of 2017 as a result of the expected transfer of manufacturing operations in Swords, Ireland to SK Biotek. Refer to "—Note 4 . Acquisitions, Divestitures and Licensing Arrangements" for additional information. Depreciation expense was $349 million and $210 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.

Note 13 . OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Dollars in Millions
June 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Licenses
$
564

 
$
564

Developed technology rights
2,357

 
2,357

Capitalized software
1,324

 
1,441

IPRD
32

 
107

Gross other intangible assets
4,277

 
4,469

Less accumulated amortization
(3,032
)
 
(3,084
)
Other intangible assets
$
1,245

 
$
1,385


Amortization expense was $94 million and $88 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.

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Note 14 . ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Dollars in Millions
 
June 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Rebates and returns
 
$
1,822

 
$
1,680

Research and development
 
671

 
718

Dividends
 
641

 
660

Employee compensation and benefits
 
500

 
818

Branded Prescription Drug Fee
 
309

 
234

Royalties
 
218

 
246

Restructuring
 
153

 
90

Pension and postretirement benefits
 
41

 
44

Litigation and other settlements
 
35

 
43

Other
 
742

 
738

Accrued liabilities
 
$
5,132

 
$
5,271


Note 15 . EQUITY
 
Common Stock
 
Capital in  Excess
of Par Value
of Stock
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Treasury Stock
 
Noncontrolling
Interest
Dollars and Shares in Millions
Shares
 
Par Value
 
Shares
 
Cost
 
Balance at January 1, 2016
2,208

 
$
221

 
$
1,459

 
$
(2,468
)
 
$
31,613

 
539

 
$
(16,559
)
 
$
158

Net earnings

 

 

 

 
2,361

 

 

 
33

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 
(336
)
 

 

 

 

Cash dividends

 

 

 

 
(1,268
)
 

 

 

Stock repurchase program

 

 

 

 

 
4

 
(231
)
 

Stock compensation

 

 
135

 

 

 
(6
)
 
(9
)
 

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(31
)
Balance at June 30, 2016
2,208

 
$
221

 
$
1,594

 
$
(2,804
)
 
$
32,706

 
537

 
$
(16,799
)
 
$
160

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2016
2,208

 
$
221

 
$
1,725

 
$
(2,503
)
 
$
33,513

 
536

 
$
(16,779
)
 
$
170

Accounting change - cumulative effect (a)

 

 

 

 
(787
)
 

 

 

Adjusted balance at January 1, 2017
2,208

 
$
221

 
$
1,725

 
$
(2,503
)
 
$
32,726

 
536

 
$
(16,779
)
 
$
170

Net earnings

 

 

 

 
2,490

 

 

 
17

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 
36

 


 

 

 

Cash dividends

 

 

 

 
(1,282
)
 

 

 

Stock repurchase program

 

 

 

 

 
36

 
(2,000
)
 

Stock compensation

 

 
69

 

 

 
(4
)
 
(4
)
 

Variable interest entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(59
)
Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(6
)
Balance at June 30, 2017
2,208

 
$
221

 
$
1,794

 
$
(2,467
)
 
$
33,934

 
568

 
$
(18,783
)
 
$
122

(a)
Refer to "—Note 1 . Basis of Presentation and Recently Issued Accounting Standards" for additional information.
    
BMS has a stock repurchase program authorized by its Board of Directors allowing for repurchases in the open market or through private transactions, including plans established in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The stock repurchase program does not have an expiration date and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. Treasury stock is recognized at the cost to reacquire the shares. Shares issued from treasury are recognized utilizing the first-in first-out method.

In February 2017, BMS executed accelerated share repurchase agreements to repurchase an aggregate $2 billion of common stock. The agreements were funded through a combination of debt and cash. In February 2017, an initial delivery of approximately 28.7 million shares of BMS common stock, representing approximately 80% of the notional amount of the agreements, was received by BMS and included in treasury stock. Upon settlement of the accelerated share repurchase agreements in May 2017, BMS received an additional 7.8 million shares determined using the volume-weighted average price of BMS common stock during the term of the transaction.

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The components of other comprehensive income/(loss) were as follows:
 
2017
 
2016
 
Pretax
 
Tax
 
After tax
 
Pretax
 
Tax
 
After tax
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives qualifying as cash flow hedges: (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized losses
$
(35
)
 
$
12

 
$
(23
)
 
$
(59
)
 
$
20

 
$
(39
)
Reclassified to net earnings
(10
)
 
2

 
(8
)
 
(5
)
 

 
(5
)
Derivatives qualifying as cash flow hedges
(45
)
 
14

 
(31
)
 
(64
)
 
20

 
(44
)
Pension and postretirement benefits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actuarial losses
(93
)
 
33

 
(60
)
 
(233
)
 
83

 
(150
)
Amortization (b)
19

 
(14
)
 
5

 
19

 
(9
)
 
10

Curtailments and settlements (c)
42

 
(14
)
 
28

 
25

 
(9
)
 
16

Pension and postretirement benefits
(32
)
 
5

 
(27
)
 
(189
)
 
65

 
(124
)
Available-for-sale securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized gains
12

 
1

 
13

 
10

 
(3
)
 
7

Realized losses

 

 

 
34

 

 
34

Available-for-sale securities
12

 
1

 
13

 
44

 
(3
)
 
41

Foreign currency translation
(19
)
 
11

 
(8
)
 
20

 
(4
)
 
16

 
$
(84
)
 
$
31

 
$
(53
)
 
$
(189
)
 
$
78

 
$
(111
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives qualifying as cash flow hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized losses
$
(53
)
 
$
19

 
$
(34
)
 
$
(185
)
 
$
62

 
$
(123
)
Reclassified to net earnings (a)
(32
)
 
6

 
(26
)
 
(9
)
 
2

 
(7
)
Derivatives qualifying as cash flow hedges
(85
)
 
25

 
(60
)
 
(194
)
 
64

 
(130
)
Pension and postretirement benefits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actuarial losses
(35
)
 
15

 
(20
)
 
(525
)
 
186

 
(339
)
Amortization (b)
38

 
(11
)
 
27

 
36

 
(12
)
 
24

Curtailments and settlements (c)
75

 
(26
)
 
49

 
47

 
(17
)
 
30

Pension and postretirement benefits
78

 
(22
)
 
56

 
(442
)
 
157

 
(285
)
Available-for-sale securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized gains
21

 
(2
)
 
19

 
37

 
(17
)
 
20

Realized losses

 

 

 
34

 

 
34

Available-for-sale securities
21

 
(2
)
 
19

 
71

 
(17
)
 
54

Foreign currency translation
2

 
19

 
21

 
22

 
3

 
25

 
$
16

 
$
20

 
$
36

 
$
(543
)
 
$
207

 
$
(336
)

(a)
Included in cost of products sold
(b)
Included in cost of products sold, research and development and marketing, selling and administrative expenses
(c)
Included in other (income)/expense

The accumulated balances related to each component of other comprehensive loss, net of taxes, were as follows:
Dollars in Millions
June 30,
2017
 
December 31, 2016
Derivatives qualifying as cash flow hedges
$
(22
)
 
$
38

Pension and other postretirement benefits
(2,041
)
 
(2,097
)
Available-for-sale securities
12

 
(7
)
Foreign currency translation
(416
)
 
(437
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
$
(2,467
)
 
$
(2,503
)


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Note 16 . PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

The net periodic benefit cost/(credit) of defined benefit pension plans includes:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
Dollars in Millions
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Service cost – benefits earned during the year
$
6

 
$
7

 
$
12

 
$
13

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
46

 
49

 
94

 
100

Expected return on plan assets
(101
)
 
(106
)
 
(204
)
 
(210
)
Amortization of prior service credits
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(2
)
 
(2
)
Amortization of net actuarial loss
20

 
21

 
41

 
40

Curtailments and settlements
36

 
25

 
69

 
47

Special termination benefits

 

 

 
1

Net periodic benefit cost/(credit)
$
6

 
$
(5
)
 
$
10

 
$
(11
)
Pension settlement charges were recognized after determining that the annual lump sum payments will likely exceed the annual interest and service costs for the primary and certain other U.S. pension plans. The charges included the acceleration of a portion of unrecognized actuarial losses. Non-current pension liabilities were $494 million at June 30, 2017 and $600 million at December 31, 2016 . Defined contribution plan expense in the U.S. was $52 million and $50 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, and $96 million and $92 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.

Note 17 . LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company and certain of its subsidiaries are involved in various lawsuits, claims, government investigations and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. These claims or proceedings can involve various types of parties, including governments, competitors, customers, suppliers, service providers, licensees, employees, or shareholders, among others. The resolution of these matters often develops over a long period of time and expectations can change as a result of new findings, rulings, appeals or settlement arrangements. The Company recognizes accruals for such contingencies when it is probable that a liability will be incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. These matters involve patent infringement, antitrust, securities, pricing, sales and marketing practices, environmental, commercial, contractual rights, licensing obligations, health and safety matters, consumer fraud, employment matters, product liability and insurance coverage. Legal proceedings that are material or that the Company believes could become material are described below.
Although the Company believes it has substantial defenses in these matters, there can be no assurance that there will not be an increase in the scope of pending matters or that any future lawsuits, claims, government investigations or other legal proceedings will not be material. Unless otherwise noted, the Company is unable to assess the outcome of the respective litigation nor is it able to provide an estimated range of potential loss. Furthermore, failure to enforce our patent rights would likely result in substantial decreases in the respective product revenues from generic competition.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Plavix* — Australia
As previously disclosed, Sanofi was notified that, in August 2007, GenRx Proprietary Limited (GenRx) obtained regulatory approval of an application for clopidogrel bisulfate 75mg tablets in Australia. GenRx, formerly a subsidiary of Apotex Inc. (Apotex), has since changed its name to Apotex. In August 2007, Apotex filed an application in the Federal Court of Australia (the Federal Court) seeking revocation of Sanofi’s Australian Patent No. 597784 (Case No. NSD 1639 of 2007). Sanofi filed counterclaims of infringement and sought an injunction. On September 21, 2007, the Federal Court granted Sanofi’s injunction. A subsidiary of the Company was subsequently added as a party to the proceedings. In February 2008, a second company, Spirit Pharmaceuticals Pty. Ltd., also filed a revocation suit against the same patent. This case was consolidated with the Apotex case, and a trial occurred in April 2008. On August 12, 2008, the Federal Court of Australia held that claims of Patent No. 597784 covering clopidogrel bisulfate, hydrochloride, hydrobromide, and taurocholate salts were valid. The Federal Court also held that the process claims, pharmaceutical composition claims, and claim directed to clopidogrel and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts were invalid. The Company and Sanofi filed notices of appeal in the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) appealing the holding of invalidity of the claim covering clopidogrel and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, process claims, and pharmaceutical composition claims which have stayed the Federal Court’s ruling. Apotex filed a notice of appeal appealing the holding of validity of the clopidogrel bisulfate, hydrochloride, hydrobromide, and taurocholate claims. A hearing on the appeals occurred in February 2009. On September 29, 2009, the Full Court held all of the claims of Patent No. 597784 invalid. In November 2009, the Company and Sanofi applied to the High Court of Australia (High Court) for special leave to appeal the judgment of the Full Court. In March 2010, the High Court denied the Company and Sanofi’s request to hear the appeal of the Full Court decision. The case has been remanded to the Federal Court for further proceedings related to damages sought by Apotex. The Australian government has intervened in this matter and is also seeking damages for alleged losses experienced during the period when the injunction was in place. The Company and Apotex have settled the Apotex case, and the case has been dismissed. The Australian government's claim is still pending and a trial has been scheduled for August 2017. It is not possible at this time to predict the outcome of the Australian government’s claim or its impact on the Company.

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Sprycel - European Union
In May 2013, Apotex, Actavis Group PTC ehf, Generics [UK] Limited (Mylan) and an unnamed company filed oppositions in the EPO seeking revocation of European Patent No. 1169038 (the ‘038 patent) covering dasatinib, the active ingredient in Sprycel . The ‘038 patent is scheduled to expire in April 2020 (excluding potential term extensions). On January 20, 2016, the Opposition Division of the EPO revoked the ‘038 patent. In May 2016, the Company appealed the EPO’s decision to the EPO Board of Appeal. In February 2017, the EPO Board of Appeal upheld the Opposition Division's decision, and revoked the ‘038 patent. Orphan drug exclusivity and data exclusivity for Sprycel in the EU expired in November 2016. The EPO Board of Appeal's decision does not affect the validity of our other Sprycel patents within and outside Europe, including different patents that cover the monohydrate form of dasatinib and the use of dasatinib to treat CML. Additionally, in February 2017, the EPO Board of Appeal reversed and remanded an invalidity decision on European Patent No. 1610780 and its claim to the use of dasatinib to treat CML, which the EPO's Opposition Division had revoked in October 2012. The Company intends to take appropriate legal actions to protect Sprycel . We may experience a decline in European revenues in the event that generic dasatinib product enters the market.
Anti-PD-1 Antibody Patent Oppositions and Litigation
In September 2015, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Dana-Farber) filed a complaint in Massachusetts federal court seeking to correct the inventorship of five related U.S. patents directed to methods of treating cancer using a PD-1 antibody. Specifically, Dana-Farber is seeking to add two scientists as inventors to these patents.
Eliquis Patent Litigation
In February, March and April 2017,  twenty-five  generic companies sent the Company Paragraph-IV certification letters informing the Company that they had filed abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) seeking approval of generic versions of  Eliquis . As a result, the three   Eliquis  patents listed in the FDA Orange Book have now been challenged, including a composition of matter patent claiming apixaban specifically and a formulation patent. In April 2017, the Company, along with its partner Pfizer, initiated patent lawsuits under the Hatch-Waxman Act against all generic filers in federal district courts in Delaware and West Virginia.
PRICING, SALES AND PROMOTIONAL PRACTICES LITIGATION
Plavix* State Attorneys General Lawsuits
The Company and certain affiliates of Sanofi are defendants in consumer protection and/or false advertising actions brought by several states relating to the sales and promotion of Plavix* . It is not possible at this time to reasonably assess the outcome of these lawsuits or their potential impact on the Company.
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION
The Company is a party to various product liability lawsuits. Plaintiffs in these cases seek damages and other relief on various grounds for alleged personal injury and economic loss. As previously disclosed, in addition to lawsuits, the Company also faces unfiled claims involving its products.
Plavix*
As previously disclosed, the Company and certain affiliates of Sanofi are defendants in a number of individual lawsuits in various state and federal courts claiming personal injury damage allegedly sustained after using Plavix* . Currently, over 5,300 claims involving injury plaintiffs as well as claims by spouses and/or other beneficiaries, are filed in state and federal courts in various states including California, New Jersey, Delaware and New York. In February 2013, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation granted the Company and Sanofi’s motion to establish a multi-district litigation (MDL) to coordinate Federal pretrial proceedings in Plavix* product liability and related cases in New Jersey Federal Court. It is not possible at this time to reasonably assess the outcome of these lawsuits or the potential impact on the Company.
Byetta*
Amylin, a former subsidiary of the Company, and Lilly are co-defendants in product liability litigation related to Byetta*. To date, there are over 500 separate lawsuits pending on behalf of approximately 2,000 active plaintiffs (including pending settlements), which include injury plaintiffs as well as claims by spouses and/or other beneficiaries, in various courts in the U.S. The Company has agreed in principle to resolve over 15 of these claims. The majority of these cases have been brought by individuals who allege personal injury sustained after using Byetta* , primarily pancreatic cancer and pancreatitis, and, in some cases, claiming alleged wrongful death. The majority of cases were pending in Federal Court in San Diego in an MDL or in a coordinated proceeding in California Superior Court in Los Angeles (JCCP). In November 2015, the defendants' motion for summary judgment based on federal preemption was granted in both the MDL and the JCCP. The plaintiffs in the MDL have appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the JCCP plaintiffs have appealed to the California Court of Appeal. Amylin has product liability insurance covering a substantial number of claims involving Byetta* and any additional liability to Amylin with respect to Byetta* is expected to be shared between the Company and AstraZeneca. It is not possible to reasonably predict the outcome of any lawsuit, claim or proceeding or the potential impact on the Company.

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Abilify*
The Company and Otsuka are co-defendants in product liability litigation related to Abilify* . Plaintiffs allege Abilify* caused them to engage in compulsive gambling and other impulse control disorders. There have been over 270 cases filed in state and federal courts and several additional cases are pending in Canada. The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has consolidated the federal court cases for pretrial purposes in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
Eliquis
The Company and Pfizer are co-defendants in product liability litigation related to Eliquis . Plaintiffs assert claims, including claims for wrongful death, as a result of bleeding they allege was caused by their use of Eliquis . The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation established an MDL in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. As of July 2017, there are more than 100 cases pending in state and federal courts in the United States and two pending in Canada. There have been 61 cases dismissed from the MDL with prejudice.
SHAREHOLDER DERIVATIVE LITIGATION
Since December 2015, three shareholder derivative lawsuits were filed in New York state court against certain officers and directors of the Company. The plaintiffs allege, among other things, breaches of fiduciary duty surrounding the Company’s previously disclosed October 2015 civil settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission of alleged Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in China in which the Company agreed to a payment of approximately $14.7 million in disgorgement, penalties and interest. Two of the lawsuits have been dismissed, and the Company has filed a motion to dismiss the remaining lawsuit.
GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATIONS
Like other pharmaceutical companies, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries are subject to extensive regulation by national, state and local government agencies in the U.S. and other countries in which BMS operates. As a result, the Company, from time to time, is subject to various governmental inquiries and investigations. It is possible that criminal charges, substantial fines and/or civil penalties, could result from government investigations.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROCEEDINGS
As previously reported, the Company is a party to several environmental proceedings and other matters, and is responsible under various state, federal and foreign laws, including CERCLA, for certain costs of investigating and/or remediating contamination resulting from past industrial activity at the Company’s current or former sites or at waste disposal or reprocessing facilities operated by third parties.
CERCLA Matters
With respect to CERCLA matters for which the Company is responsible under various state, federal and foreign laws, the Company typically estimates potential costs based on information obtained from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or counterpart state or foreign agency and/or studies prepared by independent consultants, including the total estimated costs for the site and the expected cost-sharing, if any, with other “potentially responsible parties,” and the Company accrues liabilities when they are probable and reasonably estimable. The Company estimated its share of future costs for these sites to be $64 million at June 30, 2017 , which represents the sum of best estimates or, where no best estimate can reasonably be made, estimates of the minimal probable amount among a range of such costs (without taking into account any potential recoveries from other parties). The $64 million includes the estimated costs for any additional probable loss associated with the previously disclosed North Brunswick Township High School Remediation Site.

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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company is a global specialty biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases. Our strategy is to combine the resources, scale and capability of a pharmaceutical company with the speed and focus on innovation of the biotech industry. Our four strategic priorities are to drive business performance, continue to build a strong franchise in IO, maintain a diversified portfolio both within and outside of IO, and continue our disciplined approach to capital allocation, including establishing partnerships and collaborations as an essential component of successfully delivering transformational medicines to patients. Refer to the Summary of Abbreviated Terms at the end of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for terms used throughout the document.

Our revenues increased by 9% for the six months ended June 30, 2017 as a result of higher demand for our prioritized brands including Opdivo and Eliquis partially offset by increased competition for established brands, primarily Daklinza . The increase in GAAP EPS from $1.41 in 2016 to $1.50 in 2017 was due to higher revenues, royalties and licensing income and the patent-infringement litigation settlement related to Merck's PD-1 antibody Keytruda* (pembrolizumab). These items were partially offset by higher license, asset acquisition and restructuring related charges and lower divestiture related income. After adjusting for licensing income, litigation settlements, license and asset acquisition charges and other specified items, non-GAAP EPS increased from $1.43 in 2016 to $1.58 in 2017 .
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
Dollars in Millions, except per share data
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Total Revenues
$
5,144

 
$
4,871

 
$
10,073

 
$
9,262

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted Earnings Per Share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP
0.56

 
0.69

 
1.50

 
1.41

Non-GAAP
0.74

 
0.69

 
1.58

 
1.43


Our non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP earnings and related EPS information, are adjusted to exclude specified items which represent certain costs, expenses, gains and losses and other items impacting the comparability of financial results. For a detailed listing of all specified items and further information and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures refer to “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Significant Product and Pipeline Approvals

The following is a summary of significant approvals received in 2017 :
Product
Date
Approval
Opdivo
June 2017
EC approval for the treatment of patients with previously treated locally advanced unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma, a type of bladder cancer, in adults after failure of platinum-containing therapy.
April 2017
EC approval for the treatment of SCCHN in adults progressing on or after platinum-based therapy.
March 2017
Approval for the treatment of recurrent or metastatic HNC in Japan, received by our alliance partner, Ono.
February 2017
FDA approval for the treatment of patients with previously treated locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.
Orencia
July 2017
EC approval for the treatment of active PsA in adults for whom the response to previous disease-modifying antirheumatic drug therapy, including methotrexate, has been inadequate, and additional systemic therapy for psoriatic skin lesions is not required.
July 2017
FDA approval for the treatment of active PsA in adults.
March 2017
FDA approval of a new subcutaneous administration option for use in patients two years of age and older with moderately to severely active polyarticular JIA.
Yervoy
July 2017
FDA approval of an expanded indication for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma in pediatric patients.
Hepatitis C Franchise
April 2017
China FDA approval of the Daklinza  and Sunvepra  regimen for treatment-naive or experienced patients infected with genotype 1b chronic HCV. In addition, Daklinza  was approved in China for combination use with other agents, including sofosbuvir, for adult patients with HCV genotypes 1-6 infection.
Refer to "—Product and Pipeline Developments" for all of the developments in our marketed products and late-stage pipeline in 2017 .

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Acquisition and Licensing Arrangements
Acquisition and licensing transactions allow us to focus our resources behind our growth opportunities that drive the greatest long-term value. We are focused on the following core therapeutic areas: oncology, including IO, immunoscience, cardiovascular and fibrosis. Significant transactions entered into in 2017 are summarized below. Refer to "Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 4 . Acquisitions, Divestitures and Licensing Arrangements" for further information.
Biogen
In the second quarter of 2017, BMS out-licensed to Biogen exclusive rights to develop and commercialize BMS-986168, an anti-eTau compound in development for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.
Roche
In the second quarter of 2017, BMS out-licensed to Roche exclusive rights to develop and commercialize BMS-986089, an anti-myostatin adnectin in development for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
CytomX
In the second quarter of 2017, BMS and CytomX, a biopharmaceutical company developing investigational Probody therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, expanded their strategic collaboration to discover novel therapies that will include up to eight additional targets using CytomX’s proprietary Probody platform.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Regional Revenues
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
Total Revenues
 
2017 vs. 2016
 
Total Revenues
 
2017 vs. 2016
Dollars in Millions
2017
 
2016
 
Total Change
 
Foreign Exchange (b)
 
2017
 
2016
 
Total Change
 
Foreign Exchange (b)
United States
$
2,865

 
$
2,688

 
7
 %
 

 
$
5,603

 
$
5,225

 
7
 %
 

Europe
1,188

 
1,039

 
14
 %
 
(4
)%
 
2,334

 
1,909

 
22
 %
 
(5
)%
Rest of the World
963

 
1,013

 
(5
)%
 
(2
)%
 
1,888

 
1,853

 
2
 %
 

Other (a)
128

 
131

 
(2
)%
 
N/A

 
248

 
275

 
(10
)%
 
N/A

Total
$
5,144

 
$
4,871

 
6
 %
 
(1
)%
 
$
10,073

 
$
9,262

 
9
 %
 
(1
)%

(a)
Other revenues include royalties and alliance-related revenues for products not sold by our regional commercial organizations.
(b)
Foreign exchange impacts were derived by applying the prior period average currency rates to the current period sales.
U.S. revenues increased in both periods due to higher demand for Eliquis and Opdivo partially offset by lower demand for Daklinza due to increased competition. Average U.S. net selling prices were approximately 3% higher after charge-backs, rebates and discounts in the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to the prior year period. Refer to “—Product Revenues” below for additional information.
Europe revenues increased in both periods due to higher demand for Opdivo and Eliquis partially offset by lower demand for Daklinza due to increased competition .
Rest of the World revenues increased in the six months ended June 30, 2017 due to higher demand for Opdivo and Eliquis partially offset by lower demand for established brands due to increased competition and the divestiture of certain other brands. Rest of the World revenues decreased in the three months ended June 30, 2017 as the decrease in established brands sales exceeded the increase in Opdivo and Eliquis sales .
No single country outside the U.S. contributed more than 10% of total revenues during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 . Our business is typically not seasonal.

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GTN Adjustments
The reconciliation of gross product sales to net product sales by each significant category of GTN adjustments was as follows (excluding alliance and other revenues such as Atripla* ):

Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
Dollars in Millions
2017
 
2016
 
% Change
 
2017
 
2016
 
% Change
Gross product sales
$
6,306

 
$
5,588

 
13
%
 
$
12,168

 
$
10,554

 
15
%
GTN adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Charge-backs and cash discounts
(500
)
 
(395
)
 
27
%
 
(938
)
 
(747
)
 
26
%
Medicaid and Medicare rebates
(517
)
 
(361
)
 
43
%
 
(901
)
 
(621
)
 
45
%
Other rebates, returns, discounts and adjustments
(519
)
 
(400
)
 
30
%
 
(979
)
 
(790
)
 
24
%
Total GTN adjustments
(1,536
)
 
(1,156
)
 
33
%
 
(2,818
)
 
(2,158
)
 
31
%
Net product sales
$
4,770

 
$
4,432

 
8
%
 
$
9,350

 
$
8,396

 
11
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GTN adjustments percentage
24
%
 
21
%
 
3
%
 
23
%
 
20
%
 
3
%
U.S.
31
%
 
27
%
 
4
%
 
29
%
 
26
%
 
3
%
Non-U.S.
13
%
 
12
%
 
1
%
 
13
%
 
12
%
 
1
%
Reductions to provisions for product sales made in prior periods resulting from changes in estimates were $54 million and $79 million in the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. GTN adjustments are primarily a function of product sales volume, regional and payer channel mix, contractual and legislative discounts and rebates. GTN adjustments are increasing at a higher rate than gross product sales due to higher U.S. Eliquis gross product sales, which has a relatively high GTN adjustment percentage.

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Product Revenues
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
Six Months Ended June 30,
Dollars in Millions
2017
 
2016
 
% Change
 
2017
 
2016
 
% Change
Prioritized Brands
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Opdivo
$
1,195

 
$
840

 
42
 %
 
$
2,322

 
$
1,544

 
50
 %
U.S.
768

 
643

 
19
 %
 
1,529

 
1,237

 
24
 %
Non-U.S.
427

 
197

 
**

 
793

 
307

 
**

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eliquis
1,176

 
777

 
51
 %
 
2,277

 
1,511

 
51
 %
U.S.
703

 
444

 
58
 %
 
1,402

 
912

 
54
 %
Non-U.S.
473

 
333

 
42
 %
 
875

 
599

 
46
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Orencia
650

 
593

 
10
 %
 
1,185

 
1,068

 
11
 %
U.S.
449

 
401

 
12
 %
 
811

 
722

 
12
 %
Non-U.S.
201

 
192

 
5
 %
 
374

 
346

 
8
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sprycel
506

 
451

 
12
 %
 
969

 
858

 
13
 %
U.S.
281

 
233

 
21
 %
 
528

 
443

 
19
 %
Non-U.S.
225

 
218

 
3
 %
 
441

 
415

 
6
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yervoy
322

 
241

 
34
 %
 
652

 
504

 
29
 %
U.S.
245

 
179

 
37
 %
 
488

 
378

 
29
 %
Non-U.S.
77

 
62

 
24
 %
 
164

 
126

 
30
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Empliciti
55

 
34

 
62
 %
 
108

 
62

 
74
 %
U.S.
37

 
33

 
12
 %
 
73

 
61

 
20
 %
Non-U.S.
18

 
1

 
**

 
35

 
1

 
**

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Established Brands
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hepatitis C Franchise
112

 
546

 
(79
)%
 
274

 
973

 
(72
)%
U.S.
30

 
294

 
(90
)%
 
72

 
553

 
(87
)%
Non-U.S.
82

 
252

 
(67
)%
 
202

 
420

 
(52
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Baraclude
273

 
299

 
(9
)%
 
555

 
590

 
(6
)%
U.S.
12

 
15

 
(20
)%
 
26

 
32

 
(19
)%
Non-U.S.
261

 
284

 
(8
)%
 
529

 
558

 
(5
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sustiva Franchise
188

 
271

 
(31
)%
 
372

 
544

 
(32
)%
U.S.
161

 
227

 
(29
)%
 
314

 
455

 
(31
)%
Non-U.S.
27

 
44

 
(39
)%
 
58

 
89

 
(35
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reyataz Franchise
188

 
247

 
(24
)%
 
381

 
468

 
(19
)%
U.S.
87

 
122

 
(29
)%
 
175

 
242

 
(28
)%
Non-U.S.
101

 
125

 
(19
)%
 
206

 
226

 
(9
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Brands
479

 
572

 
(16
)%
 
978

 
1,140

 
(14
)%
U.S.
92

 
97

 
(5
)%
 
185

 
190

 
(3
)%
Non-U.S.
387

 
475

 
(19
)%
 
793

 
950

 
(17
)%
**    Change in excess of 100%

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Opdivo (nivolumab)  — a fully human monoclonal antibody that binds to the PD-1 on T and NKT cells that has been approved for several anti-cancer indications including melanoma, head and neck, lung, kidney, bladder and blood and continues to be investigated across other tumor types and disease areas.
U.S. revenues increased in both periods due to higher demand. We expect increased competition for Opdivo to continue in the second half of 2017.
International revenues increased in both periods due to higher demand as a result of launches of additional indications and approvals in new countries.
Eliquis (apixaban) — an oral Factor Xa inhibitor, targeted at stroke prevention in adult patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation and the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolic disorders.
U.S. and international revenues increased in both periods due to higher demand resulting from increased commercial acceptance of novel oral anticoagulants and market share gains.
Orencia (abatacept) — a fusion protein indicated for adult patients with moderate to severe active RA and is also indicated for reducing signs and symptoms in certain pediatric patients with moderately to severely active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
U.S. revenues increased in both periods due to higher average net selling prices and demand.
International revenues increased in both periods due to higher demand.
Sprycel (dasatinib)  — an oral inhibitor of multiple tyrosine kinase indicated for the first-line treatment of adults with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase and the treatment of adults with chronic, accelerated, or myeloid or lymphoid blast phase chronic myeloid leukemia with resistance or intolerance to prior therapy, including Gleevec* (imatinib meslylate).
U.S. revenues increased in both periods due to higher demand and average net selling prices.
International revenues increased in both periods due to higher demand.
Yervoy (ipilimumab)  — a monoclonal antibody for the treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma.
U.S. revenues increased in both periods due to higher demand.
International revenues increased in both periods due to higher demand.
Empliciti (elotuzumab) — a humanized monoclonal antibody for the treatment of multiple myeloma.
Empliciti was launched in the U.S. in December 2015, in the EU in May 2016 and in Japan in September 2016.
Hepatitis C Franchise —  Daklinza (daclatasvir) - an NS5A replication complex inhibitor; Sunvepra (asunaprevir) - an NS3 protease inhibitor; and beclabuvir - an NS5B inhibitor. Includes Ximency , a single pill combination of daclatasvir, asunaprevir and beclabuvir in Japan.
U.S. and international revenues decreased in both periods due to lower demand resulting from increased competition.
Baraclude (entecavir)  — an oral antiviral agent for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B.
International revenues continued to decrease in both periods due to lower demand.
Sustiva (efavirenz) Franchise  — a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor for the treatment of HIV, which includes Sustiva , an antiretroviral drug, and bulk efavirenz, which is also included in the combination therapy, Atripla*.
U.S. revenues continued to decrease in both periods due to lower demand resulting from increased competition. The loss of exclusivity for Sustiva is expected in December 2017 which may result in the termination of the joint venture agreement with Gilead and further reduce revenues beyond 2017.
Reyataz (atazanavir sulfate) Franchise  — Includes Reyataz - a protease inhibitor for the treatment of HIV and Evotaz (atazanavir 300 mg and cobicistat 150 mg) - a combination therapy containing Reyataz and Tybost* (cobicistat).
U.S. revenues continued to decrease due to lower demand resulting from increased competition. The loss of exclusivity is expected in December 2017 and will result in a higher decline in revenues in future periods due to generic competition.
International revenues continued to decrease in both periods due to lower demand. The decrease in the six months ended June 30, 2017 was partially offset by the timing of government purchases in certain countries.
Other Brands — includes all other products, including those which have lost exclusivity in major markets, OTC brands and royalty revenue.
International revenues decreased in both periods due to out-licensing and divestiture of certain other brands and continued generic erosion.

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Estimated End-User Demand
Pursuant to the SEC Consent Order described in our 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K, we monitor inventory levels on hand in the U.S. wholesaler distribution channel and outside of the U.S. in the direct customer distribution channel. We are obligated to disclose products with levels of inventory in excess of one month on hand or expected demand, subject to a de minimis exception. Estimated levels of inventory in the distribution channel in excess of one month on hand for the following products were not material to our results of operations as of the dates indicated. No U.S. products had estimated levels of inventory in the distribution channel in excess of one month on hand at June 30, 2017. Below are international products that had estimated levels of inventory in the distribution channel in excess of one month at March 31, 2017.
Dafalgan , an analgesic product sold principally in Europe, had 1.3 months of inventory on hand internationally at direct customers compared to 1.1 months of inventory on hand at December 31, 2016. The level of inventory on hand was primarily due to the ordering patterns of pharmacists in France.
Efferalgan , an analgesic product sold principally in Europe, had 1.2 months of inventory on hand internationally at direct customers compared to 0.9 months of inventory on hand at December 31, 2016. The level of inventory on hand was primarily due to the ordering patterns of pharmacists in France.
Fervex , a cold and flu product, had 2.7 months of inventory on hand at direct customers compared to 2.6 months of inventory on hand at December 31, 2016. The level of inventory on hand was attributable to France to support product seasonality.
Perfalgan , an analgesic product, had 1.6 months of inventory on hand internationally at direct customers compared to 3.0 months of inventory on hand at December 31, 2016. The level of inventory on hand was primarily in the Gulf Countries due to extended delivery lead time.
Sunvepra , a Hepatitis C product, had 1.1 months of inventory on hand at direct customers compared to 0.8 months of inventory on hand at December 31, 2016. The level of inventory on hand was attributable to decreasing in-market sales primarily in Japan.
Ximency , a Hepatitis C product, had 2.4 months of inventory on hand at direct customers. The product was launched in February 2017 in Japan.
In the U.S., we generally determine our months on hand estimates using inventory levels of product on hand and the amount of out-movement provided by our three largest wholesalers and our distributors. Our three largest wholesalers account for approximately 95% of total gross sales of U.S. products. Factors that may influence our estimates include generic competition, wholesaler purchases in light of increases in wholesaler list prices, new product launches, new warehouse openings by wholesalers and new customer stockings by wholesalers. In addition, these estimates are calculated using third-party data, which may be impacted by their recordkeeping processes.

Our non-U.S. businesses have significantly more direct customers. Information on available direct customer product level inventory and corresponding out-movement information and the reliability of third-party demand information varies widely. We limit our direct customer sales channel inventory reporting to where we can influence demand. When this information does not exist or is otherwise not available, we have developed a variety of methodologies to estimate such data, including using historical sales made to direct customers and third-party market research data related to prescription trends and end-user demand. Given the difficulties inherent in estimating third-party demand information, we evaluate our methodologies to estimate direct customer product level inventory and to calculate months on hand on an ongoing basis and make changes as necessary. Factors that may affect our estimates include generic competition, seasonality of products, price increases, new product launches, new warehouse openings by direct customers, new customer stockings by direct customers and expected direct customer purchases for governmental bidding situations. As a result, all of the information required to estimate months on hand in the direct customer distribution channel for non-U.S. businesses for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 is not available prior to the filing of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. We will disclose any product with inventory levels in excess of one month on hand or expected demand for the current quarter, subject to a de minimis exception, in the next quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

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Expenses
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
Dollars in Millions
2017
 
2016
 
% Change
 
2017
 
2016
 
% Change
Cost of products sold
$
1,562

 
$
1,206

 
30
 %
 
$
2,821

 
$
2,258

 
25
 %
Marketing, selling and administrative
1,167

 
1,238

 
(6
)%
 
2,241

 
2,306

 
(3
)%
Research and development
1,659

 
1,266

 
31
 %
 
2,947

 
2,402

 
23
 %
Other (income)/expense
(539
)
 
(454
)
 
19
 %
 
(1,186
)
 
(974
)
 
22
 %
Total Expenses
$
3,849

 
$
3,256

 
18
 %
 
$
6,823

 
$
5,992

 
14
 %

Cost of products sold increased in both periods due to higher Eliquis profit sharing (approximately $195 million and $370 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 , respectively) and a $127 million impairment charge to reduce the carrying value of assets held-for-sale to their estimated fair value in the second quarter of 2017. Refer to "Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 4 . Acquisitions, Divestitures and Licensing Arrangements" for further information.

Marketing, selling and administrative expense decreased in both periods due to lower advertising, promotion and sales force expenses supporting established brands partially offset by higher spend for Opdivo.

Research and development expense increased in both periods due to higher license and asset acquisition charges, accelerated depreciation and the expansion of Opdivo development programs and capabilities. The six months ended June 30, 2017 also included higher IPRD impairment charges. The significant changes included in R&D expense were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
Dollars in Millions
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
License and asset acquisition charges
$
393

 
$
139

 
$
443

 
$
264

Accelerated depreciation and other
96

 
13

 
168

 
26

IPRD impairments

 

 
75

 


License and asset acquisition charges include an upfront payment to CytomX ($200 million), milestone payments to former stockholders of Flexus and Cardioxyl ($100 million each) in the second quarter of 2017 and the acquisition of Padlock ($139 million) in the second quarter of 2016 and a milestone payment to former stockholders of Flexus ($100 million) in the first quarter of 2016. These arrangements were related to certain investigational oncology and cardiovascular compounds.
Accelerated depreciation and other charges resulted from the expected exit of additional R&D sites in the U.S. primarily due to the reduction in the estimated useful lives of the related assets for each site at various dates through 2020 and is expected to approximate $300 million in 2017.
IPRD impairment charges in the six months ended June 30, 2017 related to the discontinued development of an investigational compound which was part of our alliance with F-Star Alpha.

Refer to "Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 3 . Alliances, Note 4 . Acquisitions, Divestitures and Licensing Arrangements and Note 6 . Restructuring" for further information.

Other income increased in both periods due to higher royalties and licensing income partially offset by lower divestiture gains and a loss on debt redemption in 2017. The six months ended June 30, 2017 also included higher litigation and other settlement income and restructuring charges. The significant changes included in other income were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
Dollars in Millions
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Royalties and licensing income
$
(685
)
 
$
(167
)
 
$
(884
)
 
$
(421
)
Divestiture gains

 
(283
)
 
(127
)
 
(553
)
Provision for restructuring
15

 
18

 
179

 
22

Litigation and other settlements
(5
)
 
6

 
(489
)
 
49

Loss on debt redemption
109

 

 
109

 



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Royalties and licensing income include upfront licensing fees from Biogen ($300 million) and Roche ($170 million) in the second quarter of 2017 in connection with the out-licensing of certain investigational genetically defined disease compounds.
Divestiture gains include additional contingent consideration for the diabetes business ($100 million) in the first quarter of 2017, an OTC product business in the second quarter of 2016 ($277 million) and the investigational HIV medicines business in the first quarter of 2016 ($269 million).
Restructuring charges relate to changes to the Company's operating model to drive continued success in the near- and long-term through a more focused investment in commercial opportunities for key brands and markets, a competitive and more agile R&D organization that can accelerate the pipeline, streamline operations and realign manufacturing capabilities that broaden biologics capabilities to reflect the current and future portfolio as well as streamline and simplify our small-molecule supply network. The new operating model will enable the Company to deliver the strategic, financial and operational flexibility necessary to invest in the highest priorities across the Company. Restructuring charges of approximately $250 million are expected to be incurred in 2017 for all actions in addition to accelerated depreciation impacts resulting from early site exits.
Litigation and other settlements include BMS's share of a patent-infringement litigation settlement related to Merck's PD-1 antibody Keytruda* in the first quarter of 2017 as BMS and Ono signed a global patent license agreement with Merck. Merck made an initial payment of $625 million to BMS and Ono, of which BMS received $481 million. Merck is also obligated to pay ongoing royalties on global sales of Keytruda* of 6.5% from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2023, and 2.5% from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026. The companies also granted certain rights to each other under their respective patent portfolios pertaining to PD-1. Payments and royalties are shared between BMS and Ono on a 75/25 percent allocation, respectively after adjusting for each parties' legal fees. 
A debt redemption loss of $109 million resulted from the early redemption of certain long-term debt obligations in the second quarter of 2017.

Refer to "Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 4 . Acquisitions, Divestitures and Licensing Arrangements, Note 5 . Other (Income)/Expense, Note 6 . Restructuring and Note 9 . Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements" for further information.

Income Taxes
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
Dollars in Millions
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Earnings Before Income Taxes
$
1,295

 
$
1,615

 
$
3,250

 
$
3,270

Provision for Income Taxes
373

 
427

 
802

 
876

Effective Tax Rate
28.8
%
 
26.4
%
 
24.7
%
 
26.8
%

The jurisdictional tax rates and other tax impacts attributed to R&D charges, divestiture transactions and other specified items increased the effective tax rate by 3.5% and 4.0% in the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. In addition, the adoption of amended income tax accounting guidance reduced the effective tax rate by 2.0% in the six months ended June 30, 2017 . Refer to "Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 1 . Basis of Presentation and Recently Issued Accounting Standards and Note 7 . Income Taxes" for further information.

Comprehensive U.S. tax reform continues to be discussed and proposed, including among other items, changes to the corporate tax rate, a border adjustment tax and changes to how the U.S. taxes foreign earnings. It is currently uncertain whether any of these changes will be enacted, and if so, the effective dates. If comprehensive tax reform occurs, our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be significantly impacted, however, we are unable to determine the potential impact at this time.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Our non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP earnings and related EPS information, are adjusted to exclude certain costs, expenses, gains and losses and other specified items that are evaluated on an individual basis. These items are adjusted after considering their quantitative and qualitative aspects and typically have one or more of the following characteristics, such as being highly variable, difficult to project, unusual in nature, significant to the results of a particular period or not indicative of future operating results. Similar charges or gains were recognized in prior periods and will likely reoccur in future periods including restructuring costs, accelerated depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, R&D charges in connection with the acquisition or licensing of third-party intellectual property rights, divestiture and debt redemption gains or losses, pension charges and legal and other contractual settlements, among other items. Deferred and current income taxes attributed to these items are also adjusted for considering their individual impact to the overall tax expense, deductibility and jurisdictional tax rates.


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Non-GAAP information is intended to portray the results of our baseline performance, supplement or enhance management, analysts and investors overall understanding of our underlying financial performance and facilitate comparisons among current, past and future periods. For example, non-GAAP earnings and EPS information is an indication of our baseline performance before items that are considered by us to not be reflective of our ongoing results. In addition, this information is among the primary indicators we use as a basis for evaluating performance, allocating resources, setting incentive compensation targets and planning and forecasting for future periods. This information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net earnings or diluted EPS prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Specified items were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
Dollars in Millions
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Impairment charges
$
127

 
$

 
$
127

 
$

Accelerated depreciation and other shutdown costs
3

 
4

 
3

 
8

Cost of products sold
130

 
4

 
130

 
8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
License and asset acquisition charges
393

 
139

 
443

 
264

IPRD impairments

 

 
75

 

Accelerated depreciation and other
96

 
13

 
168

 
26

Research and development
489

 
152

 
686

 
290

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for restructuring
15

 
18

 
179

 
22

Litigation and other settlements

 

 
(481
)
 
43

Divestiture gains

 
(277
)
 
(100
)
 
(546
)
Royalties and licensing income
(497
)
 

 
(497
)
 

Pension charges
36

 
25

 
69

 
47

Intangible asset impairments

 

 

 
15

Loss on debt redemption
109

 

 
109

 

Other (income)/expense
(337
)
 
(234
)
 
(721
)
 
(419
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase/(decrease) to pretax income
282

 
(78
)
 
95

 
(121
)
Income taxes on specified items
20

 
76

 
92

 
159

Increase/(decrease) to net earnings
302

 
(2
)
 
187

 
38

Noncontrolling interest

 

 
(59
)
 

Increase/(decrease) to net earnings used for Diluted Non-GAAP EPS calculation
$
302

 
$
(2
)
 
$
128

 
$
38


The reconciliations from GAAP to Non-GAAP were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
Dollars in Millions, except per share data
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Net Earnings Attributable to BMS used for Diluted EPS Calculation – GAAP
$
916

 
$
1,166

 
$
2,490

 
$
2,361

Specified Items
302

 
(2
)
 
128

 
38

Net Earnings used for Diluted EPS Calculation – Non-GAAP
$
1,218

 
$
1,164

 
$
2,618

 
$
2,399

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average Common Shares Outstanding – Diluted
1,650

 
1,679

 
1,660

 
1,679

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted Earnings Per Share – GAAP
$
0.56

 
$
0.69

 
$
1.50

 
$
1.41

Diluted EPS Attributable to Specified Items
0.18

 

 
0.08

 
0.02

Diluted Earnings Per Share – Non-GAAP
$
0.74

 
$
0.69

 
$
1.58

 
$
1.43


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FINANCIAL POSITION, LIQUIDITY, AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our net cash position was as follows:
Dollars in Millions
June 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Cash and cash equivalents
$
3,470

 
$
4,237

Marketable securities – current
3,035

 
2,113

Marketable securities – non-current
2,580

 
2,719

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities
9,085

 
9,069

Short-term debt obligations
(1,306
)
 
(992
)
Long-term debt
(6,911
)
 
(5,716
)
Net cash position
$
868

 
$
2,361


Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities held in the U.S. were approximately $600 million at June 30, 2017 . Most of the remaining $8.5 billion is held primarily in low-tax jurisdictions attributable to earnings expected to be indefinitely reinvested offshore. Cash repatriations are subject to restrictions in certain jurisdictions and may be subject to withholding and additional U.S. income taxes. We believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities together with cash generated from operations and issuance of commercial paper in the U.S. will be sufficient to satisfy our normal cash requirements for at least the next few years, including dividends, capital expenditures, milestone payments, working capital and maturities of long-term debt. Long-term debt with a principal value of $750 million matures in August 2017.

Management continuously evaluates the Company’s capital structure to ensure the Company is financed efficiently, which may result in the repurchase of common stock and debt securities, termination of interest rate swap contracts prior to maturity and issuance of debt securities.

The Company repurchased $2.0 billion of common stock in 2017 through accelerated share repurchase agreements, which were funded by $1.5 billion of new debt issuance and cash. The Company also repurchased $337 million of long-term debt in the second quarter of 2017. Refer to “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 9 . Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements and Note 15 . Equity" for further information.

Dividend payments were $1.3 billion in the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. Dividends declared per common share were $0.78 and $0.76 in the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. Dividend decisions are made on a quarterly basis by our Board of Directors. Annual capital expenditures were $1.2 billion in 2016 and are expected to be approximately $1.0 billion in 2017 and $900 million in 2018. We continue to expand our biologics manufacturing capabilities and other facility-related activities. For example, we are constructing a new large-scale biologics manufacturing facility in Ireland that will produce multiple therapies for our growing biologics portfolio when completed in 2019.

Our investment portfolio includes non-current marketable securities, which are subject to changes in fair value as a result of interest rate fluctuations and other market factors. Our investment policy establishes limits on the amount and duration of investments with any institution. The policy also requires that investments are only entered into with corporate and financial institutions that meet high credit quality standards. Refer to “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 9 . Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements” for further information.

We currently have three separate revolving credit facilities totaling $5 billion from a syndicate of lenders. The facilities provide for customary terms and conditions with no financial covenants. Our 364 day $2.0 billion facility expires in March 2018 and our two $1.5 billion facilities were extended to October 2021 and July 2022. Our two $1.5 billion facilities are extendable annually by one year on the anniversary date with the consent of the lenders. No borrowings were outstanding under any revolving credit facility at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 .

Additional regulations in the U.S. could be passed in the future including additional healthcare reform initiatives, comprehensive tax reform, additional pricing laws and potential importation restrictions which may reduce our results of operations, operating cash flow, liquidity and financial flexibility. We continue to monitor the potential impact of the economic conditions in certain European and other countries and the related impact on prescription trends, pricing discounts and creditworthiness of our customers. We believe these economic conditions will not have a material impact on our liquidity, cash flow or financial flexibility.

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Credit Ratings

BMS's long-term and short-term credit ratings assigned by Moody's Investors Service are A2 and Prime-1, respectively, with a negative long-term credit outlook. BMS's long-term and short-term credit ratings assigned by Standard & Poor's are A+ and A-1+, respectively, with a stable long-term credit outlook. BMS's long-term and short-term credit ratings assigned by Fitch are A- and F2, respectively, with a stable long-term credit outlook. Our long-term ratings reflect the agencies' opinion that we have a low default risk but are somewhat susceptible to adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions. Our short-term ratings reflect the agencies' opinion that we have good to extremely strong capacity for timely repayment. Any credit rating downgrade may affect the interest rate of any debt we may incur, the fair market value of existing debt and our ability to access the capital markets generally.

Cash Flows
The following is a discussion of cash flow activities:
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
Dollars in Millions
2017
 
2016
Cash flow provided by/(used in):
 
 
 
Operating activities
$
2,445

 
$
211

Investing activities
(1,227
)
 
1,832

Financing activities
(2,019
)
 
(1,502
)
Operating Activities

Cash flow from operating activities represents the cash receipts and disbursements from all of our activities other than investing and financing activities. Operating cash flow is derived by adjusting net earnings for noncontrolling interest, non-cash operating items, gains and losses attributed to investing and financing activities and changes in operating assets and liabilities resulting from timing differences between the receipts and payments of cash and when the transactions are recognized in our results of operations. As a result, changes in cash from operating activities reflect the timing of cash collections from customers and alliance partners; payments to suppliers, alliance partners and employees; customer discounts and rebates; and tax payments in the ordinary course of business. For example, annual employee bonuses are typically paid in the first quarter of the subsequent year. In addition, cash collections continue to be impacted by longer payment terms for certain biologic products in the U.S., primarily our newer oncology products including Opdivo , Yervoy and Empliciti (120 days to 150 days). The longer payment terms are used to more closely align with the insurance reimbursement timing for physicians and cancer centers following administration to the patients.

The $2.2 billion change in cash flow from operating activities compared to 2016 was primarily attributable to the following items in addition to increased sales and the timing of cash collections and payments in the ordinary course of business:
Lower income tax payments of approximately $1.3 billion;
Higher out-license proceeds of approximately $500 million primarily related to the Biogen and Roche transactions; and
BMS's share of litigation settlement proceeds of $481 million related to Merck's PD-1 antibody Keytruda*;
Partially offset by:
Higher R&D licensing payments of approximately $300 million primarily due to the CytomX transaction.
Investing Activities

Cash requirements from investing activities include cash used for acquisitions, manufacturing and facility-related capital expenditures and purchases of marketable securities with maturities greater than 90 days reduced by proceeds from business divestitures (including royalties) and the sale and maturity of marketable securities.

The $3.1 billion change in cash flow from investing activities compared to 2016 was primarily attributable to:
Higher net purchases of marketable securities with maturities greater than 90 days of $2.4 billion due to higher available cash balances; and
Lower business divestiture proceeds of approximately $600 million primarily due to certain OTC products and investigational HIV business divestitures in 2016.
Financing Activities

Cash requirements from financing activities include cash used to pay dividends, repurchase common stock and repay long-term debt and other borrowings reduced by proceeds from the exercise of stock options and issuance of long-term debt and other borrowings.

The $517 million change in cash flow from financing activities compared to 2016 was primarily attributable to:
Higher repurchase of common stock of $1.8 billion.
Partially offset by:
Higher net long-term debt proceeds of $1.0 billion in 2017 primarily to fund the repurchase of common stock; and
Higher net short-term borrowings of approximately $300 million, including additional non-U.S. borrowings.


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Product and Pipeline Developments
We manage our R&D programs on a portfolio basis, investing resources in each stage from early discovery through late-stage development. We continually evaluate our portfolio of R&D assets to ensure that there is an appropriate balance of early- and late-stage programs to support future growth. We consider our R&D programs that have entered into Phase III development to be significant, as these programs constitute our late-stage development pipeline. These programs include both investigational compounds in Phase III development for initial indications and marketed products in Phase III development for additional indications or formulations. The following are the recent developments in our marketed products and our late-stage pipeline:
Product
Indication
Date
Developments
Opdivo
Biliary Tract Cancer
April 2017
BMS and Ono announced Opdivo  was designated for the treatment of biliary tract cancer under the Sakigake Designation System in Japan, which offers priority consultation and review.
cHL
June 2017
BMS announced extended follow-up data from CheckMate-205, a Phase II study evaluating Opdivo  in patients with relapsed or progressed cHL after autologous stem cell transplant.
June 2017
BMS and Seattle Genetics, Inc. expand their clinical collaboration to evaluate the combination of Opdivo  and Adcetris * (brentuximab vedotin) in a pivotal Phase III trial in relapsed/refractory or transplant advanced cHL.
June 2017
BMS and Seattle Genetics, Inc. highlighted an updated interim analysis from the Phase I/II trial evaluating Opdivo  and Adcetris* in relapsed/refractory cHL.
April 2017
FDA approval for an updated indication for Opdivo  for the treatment of adult patients with cHL that have relapsed or progressed after auto-HSCT and brentuximab vedotin, or three or more lines of systemic therapy that includes auto-HSCT.
CRC
April 2017
Announced FDA accepted for priority review an sBLA that seeks to extend the use of Opdivo  in previously treated dMMR or MSI-H metastatic CRC. The FDA action date is August 2, 2017.
GBM
April 2017
Announced CheckMate-143, a randomized Phase III trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of Opdivo  in patients with first recurrence of GBM did not meet its primary endpoint of improved overall survival over bevacizumab monotherapy.
HCC
May 2017
Announced FDA accepted for priority review an sBLA to extend the use of Opdivo  to patients with HCC, a type of liver cancer, after prior sorafenib therapy. The FDA action date is September 24, 2017.
HNC
April 2017
EC approval for the treatment of SCCHN in adults progressing on or after platinum-based therapy.
HPV
June 2017
Announced data from a cohort of the Phase I/II CheckMate-358 study evaluating Opdivo  for the treatment of patients with advanced cervical, vaginal and vulvar cancers, all associated with infection by HPV.
Melanoma
July 2017
Announced a Phase III trial evaluating Opdivo versus Yervoy  in patients with stage IIIb/c or stage IV melanoma who are at high risk of recurrence following complete surgical resection met its primary endpoint.
June 2017
Announced proof-of-concept data from the Phase I/IIa study for Opdivo  in combination with BMS-986016, an investigational anti-LAG-3 therapy, in patients with advanced melanoma previously treated with anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy.
mUC
June 2017
EC approval for the treatment of patients with previously treated locally advanced unresectable or mUC, a type of bladder cancer, in adults after failure of platinum-containing therapy.
NSCLC
April 2017
Announced five-year overall survival data from study CA209-003, a Phase I study evaluating Opdivo  in patients with previously treated advanced NSCLC.
RCC
July 2017
BMS and Exelixis announced the initiation of the Phase III CheckMate 9ER trial to evaluate Opdivo  in combination with Cabometyx*  (cabozantinib) or Opdivo  and Yervoy  in combination with Cabometyx*  versus sunitinib in patients with previously untreated, advanced or metastatic RCC.
Various
July 2017
Announced FDA accepted the Company's sBLAs to update Opdivo dosing to include 480 mg infused over 30 minutes every four weeks for all currently approved monotherapy indications. The FDA action date is March 5, 2018.
June 2017
BMS and Incyte announced data from the ongoing Phase I/II ECHO-204 trial evaluating Opdivo  in combination with epacadostat, Incyte's investigational oral selective IDO1 enzyme inhibitor, in multiple advanced solid tumors.
April 2017
BMS and Incyte announced the companies will advance their clinical development program evaluating the combination of Opdivo  with epacadostat into a Phase III registrational study in first-line NSCLC across the spectrum of PD-L1 expression and first-line HNC and NSCLC.


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Product
Indication
Date
Developments
Opdivo+Yervoy
CRC
June 2017
Announced interim data from CheckMate-142, a Phase II trial evaluating Opdivo  monotherapy or in combination with Yervoy  for previously treated patients with dMMR or MSI-H metastatic CRC.
Melanoma
June 2017
Announced efficacy data from CheckMate-204, a Phase II study evaluating Opdivo  + Yervoy  as a potential treatment for patients with melanoma metastatic to the brain.
April 2017
Announced overall survival data from CheckMate-067, a Phase III trial evaluating Opdivo  alone or in combination with Yervoy  in patients with previously untreated advanced melanoma.
MPM
June 2017
Announced results from the IFCT-1501 MAPS-2 trial evaluating Opdivo  or Opdivo  combined with Yervoy  for previously treated unresectable MPM patients.
 
 
 
 
Orencia
PsA
July 2017
EC approval for the treatment of active PsA in adults for whom the response to previous disease-modifying antirheumatic drug therapy, including methotrexate, has been inadequate, and additional systemic therapy for psoriatic skin lesions is not required.
July 2017
FDA approval for active PsA in adults, a chronic, inflammatory disease that can affect both the skin and musculoskeletal system.
JIA
March 2017
FDA approval of a new subcutaneous administration option for use in patients two years of age and older with moderately to severely active polyarticular JIA.
 
 
 
 
Sprycel
CML
July 2017
Announced the FDA accepted for priority review a supplemental NDA to treat children with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic phase CML, as well as a powder for oral suspension formulation of Sprycel . The FDA action date is November 9, 2017.
June 2017
Announced data from the Phase II CA180-226 study evaluating Sprycel  in imatinib-resistant or -intolerant and newly diagnosed pediatric patients with chronic phase CML.
May 2017
Announced the EMA validated its grouped Type II variation/extension of application to treat children and adolescents aged 1 year to 18 years with chronic phase Philadelphia chromosome positive CML and to include the powder for oral suspension.
 
 
 
 
Yervoy
Melanoma
July 2017
FDA approval of an expanded indication for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma in pediatric patients.
June 2017
Announced relapse-free survival results from a Phase III study evaluating Yervoy  3 mg/kg and Yervoy  10mg/kg in patients with stage III or resectable stage IV melanoma who are at high risk of recurrence following complete surgical resection.
 
 
 
 
Empliciti
Multiple Myeloma
June 2017
Announced four-year follow-up data from a Phase III study evaluating Empliciti  plus lenalidomide/dexamethasone vs. lenalidomide/dexamethasone alone in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
 
 
 
 
Hepatitis C Franchise
HCV
April 2017
China FDA approval of the Daklinza  and Sunvepra  regimen for treatment-naive or experienced patients infected with genotype 1b chronic HCV. In addition, Daklinza w as approved in China for combination use with other agents, including sofosbuvir, for adult patients with HCV genotypes 1-6 infection.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The preparation of financial statements requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses. Our critical accounting policies are those that significantly impact our financial condition and results of operations and require the most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Because of this uncertainty, actual results may vary from these estimates. For a discussion of our critical accounting policies, refer to “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies during the six months ended June 30, 2017 .


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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q (including documents incorporated by reference) and other written and oral statements we make from time to time contain certain “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the fact they use words such as “should”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “target”, “may”, “project”, “guidance”, “intend”, “plan”, “believe” and other words and terms of similar meaning and expression in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance. One can also identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and involve inherent risks and uncertainties, including factors that could delay, divert or change any of them, and could cause actual outcomes to differ materially from current expectations. These statements are likely to relate to, among other things, our goals, plans and projections regarding our financial position, results of operations, cash flows, market position, product development, product approvals, sales efforts, expenses, performance or results of current and anticipated products and the outcome of contingencies such as legal proceedings and financial results, which are based on current expectations that involve inherent risks and uncertainties, including internal or external factors that could delay, divert or change any of them in the next several years. We have included important factors in the cautionary statements included in this report and in the 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K, particularly under “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” that we believe could cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement.

Although we believe we have been prudent in our plans and assumptions, no assurance can be given that any goal or plan set forth in forward-looking statements can be achieved and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements, which speak only as of the date made. We undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

For a discussion of our market risk, refer to “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in our 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on their evaluation, as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) are effective.

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Information pertaining to legal proceedings can be found in “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 17 . Legal Proceedings and Contingencies,” to the interim consolidated financial statements, and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in the Company’s 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

The following table summarizes the surrenders of our equity securities during the three months ended June 30, 2017 :
 
Period
Total Number of
Shares Purchased (a)
 
Average 
Price Paid
per Share (a)
 
Total Number of
    Shares Purchased as    
Part of Publicly
Announced
Programs (b)
 
Approximate Dollar
    Value of Shares that    
May Yet Be
Purchased Under the
Programs (b)
Dollars in Millions, Except Per Share Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
April 1 to 30, 2017
6,729

 
$
54.32

 

 
$
2,137

May 1 to 31, 2017
7,775,091

 
$
54.86

 
7,765,916

 
$
2,137

June 1 to 30, 2017
6,153

 
$
54.15

 

 
$
2,137

Three months ended June 30, 2017
7,787,973

 
 
 
7,765,916

 
 
 
(a)
Includes shares repurchased as part of publicly announced programs and shares of common stock surrendered to the Company to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of awards under our long-term incentive program.
(b)
In May 2010, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $3.0 billion of common stock and in June 2012 increased its authorization for the repurchase of common stock by an additional $3.0 billion. In October 2016, the Board of Directors approved a new share repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of an additional $3.0 billion of common stock. The stock repurchase program does not have an expiration date. Refer to “Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 15 . Equity" for information on the accelerated share repurchase agreements.

Item 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibits (listed by number corresponding to the Exhibit Table of Item 601 in Regulation S-K).
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.
 
The following financial statements from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL):
(i) consolidated statements of earnings, (ii) consolidated statements of comprehensive income, (iii) consolidated balance sheets, (iv) consolidated statements of cash flows, and (v) the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
 
 
*        Indicates, in this Form 10-Q, brand names of products, which are registered trademarks not solely owned by the Company or its subsidiaries. Abilify is a trademark of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Adcetris is a trademark of Seattle Genetics, Inc.; Atripla is a trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb and Gilead Sciences, LLC; Byetta is a trademark of Amylin Pharmaceuticals, LLC; Cabometyx is a trademark of Exelixis, Inc.; Gleevec is a trademark of Novartis AG; Keytruda is a trademark of Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.; Plavix is a trademark of Sanofi and Tybost is a trademark of Gilead Sciences Ireland UC. Brand names of products that are in all italicized letters, without an asterisk, are registered trademarks of BMS and/or one of its subsidiaries.



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SUMMARY OF ABBREVIATED TERMS
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company may be referred to as Bristol-Myers Squibb, BMS, the Company, we, our or us in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q we have used terms which are defined below:
2016 Form 10-K
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016
AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca PLC
auto-HSCT
autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Biogen
Biogen Inc.
Cardioxyl
Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
cHL
classical Hodgkin lymphoma
CHMP
Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use
CML
chronic myeloid leukemia
CRC
colorectal cancer
CytomX
CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.
dMMR
DNA mismatch repair deficient
EMA
European Medicines Agency
EPO
European Patent Office
EPS
earnings per share
EU
European Union
FASB
Financial Accounting Standards Board
FDA
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Flexus
Flexus Biosciences, Inc.
F-Star Alpha
F-Star Alpha Ltd.
GAAP
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
GBM
glioblastoma multiforme
Gilead
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
GTN
Gross-to-Net
HCC
Hepatocellular carcinoma
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
HNC
head and neck cancer
HPV
human papillomavirus
iPierian
iPierian, Inc.
Incyte
Incyte Corporation
IO
immuno-oncology
IPRD
In-process research and development
JIA
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
LAG-3
lymphocyte-activation gene 3
Merck
Merck & Co., Inc.
MPM
malignant pleural mesothelioma
MSI-H
high microsatellite instability
mUC
metastatic urothelial carcinoma
NDA
New Drug Application
NKT
natural killer T cells
NSCLC
non-small cell lung cancer
Ono
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
OTC
Over-the-counter
Padlock
Padlock Therapeutics, Inc.
PD-1
programmed death receptor-1
PsA
active psoriatic arthritis
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2017
RA
rheumatoid arthritis
RCC
renal cell carcinoma
R&D
Research and Development
sBLA
supplemental Biologics License Application
SCCHN
squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
SK Biotek
SK Biotek Co., Ltd.
UK
United Kingdom
U.S.
United States

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.  
 
 
 
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
(REGISTRANT)
 
 
 
 
Date:
July 27, 2017
 
By:
/s/ Giovanni Caforio
 
 
 
 
Giovanni Caforio
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
Date:
July 27, 2017
 
By:
/s/ Charles Bancroft
 
 
 
 
Charles Bancroft
Chief Financial Officer

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EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

AMENDMENT AND WAIVER (this “ Amendment and Waiver ”), dated as of June 26, 2017, to the FIVE YEAR COMPETITIVE ADVANCE AND REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) dated as of September 29, 2011, among BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), the BORROWING SUBSIDIARIES (as defined in the Credit Agreement) party thereto, the lenders party thereto (the “ Lenders ”), certain Agents, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, “ JPMCB ”), and CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, “ CBNA ”; JPMCB and CBNA are referred to herein individually as an “ Administrative Agent ” and collectively as the “ Administrative Agents ”) and as competitive advance facility agent.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Lenders agree to waive certain provisions of the Credit Agreement as set forth herein;

WHEREAS, Section 8.7 of the Credit Agreement permits the Credit Agreement to be amended from time to time by the Company and the Required Lenders; and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Required Lenders desire to amend the Credit Agreement on the terms set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed:

SECTION 1.      Defined Terms .

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 2.      Waiver .

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 2.5(a) of the Credit Agreement, solely with respect to the anniversary of the Effective Date occurring on September 29, 2017, the Company may submit an Extension Letter on or prior to May 31, 2017 requesting an extension of the Maturity Date to October 1, 2021.

SECTION 3.      Amendment .

Effective as of the Amendment and Waiver Effective Date, the Credit Agreement (excluding the Schedules and the Exhibits thereto, which shall continue to be the Schedules and Exhibits under the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby) is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text ) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text ) as set forth in the pages of the Credit Agreement attached as Annex I hereto.

SECTION 4.      Conditions to Effectiveness of Amendment and Waiver .




This Amendment and Waiver shall become effective on the date on which CBNA (or its counsel) shall have received from the Company and the Required Lenders either (a) a counterpart of this Amendment and Waiver signed on behalf of such party or (b) written evidence satisfactory to CBNA (which may include email or facsimile of a signed signature page of this Amendment and Waiver) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Amendment and Waiver (such date, the “ Amendment and Waiver Effective Date ”).

CBNA shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the Amendment and Waiver Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error.

SECTION 5.      Effects on Loan Documents .

This Amendment and Waiver shall constitute a “Loan Document” for purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. From and after the Amendment and Waiver Effective Date, all references to the Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement as amended and waived by this Amendment and Waiver. Except as expressly amended or waived pursuant to the terms hereof, all of the representations, warranties, terms, covenants and conditions of the Loan Documents shall remain unamended and not waived and shall continue to be in full force and effect. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment and Waiver shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents.

SECTION 6.      Miscellaneous .

(a)      The Company represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Administrative Agents that (i) the representations and warranties set forth in Article III of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on the date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct as of such earlier date and (ii) no Default or Event of Default exists on the Amendment and Waiver Effective Date.

(b)      This Amendment and Waiver may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which taken together shall constitute but one contract. A counterpart hereof, or signature page hereto, delivered to the Administrative Agent by facsimile or e-mail shall be effective as delivery of an original manually-signed counterpart.

(c)      The provisions of Sections 8.5, 8.11, 8.13 and 8.14 of the Credit Agreement are incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein, mutatis mutandis .

SECTION 7.      Applicable Law .

THIS AMENDMENT AND WAIVER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

[ Signature pages follow ]




IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment and Waiver to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
By: /s/ Jeffrey Galik   
Name: Jeffrey Galik
Title: Senior Vice President and Treasurer



[ Amendment and Waiver to Bristol-Myers Squibb 2011 Credit Agreement ]



CITIBANK, N.A. ,   as Administrative Agent and as a Lender


By:   /s/ Richard Rivera 
Name: Richard Rivera
Title: Vice President



[ Amendment and Waiver to Bristol-Myers Squibb 2011 Credit Agreement ]



JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. ,   as Administrative Agent and as a Lender


By:    /s/ C. Eng
Name: Courtney Eng
Title: Vice President



[ Amendment and Waiver to Bristol-Myers Squibb 2011 Credit Agreement ]



BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Syndication Agent and as a Lender


By:    /s/ Darren Merten
Name: Darren Merten
Title: Vice President



[ Amendment and Waiver to Bristol-Myers Squibb 2011 Credit Agreement ]



BNP PARIBAS,  as a Lender


By:    /s/ Michael Pearce
Name: Michael Pearce
Title: Managing Director
 


By:    /s/ Nader Tannous
Name: Nader Tannous
Title: Managing Director
 



[ Amendment and Waiver to Bristol-Myers Squibb 2011 Credit Agreement ]



MIZUHO BANK, LTD., as a Lender


By:    /s/ Bertram H. Tang
Name: Bertram H. Tang
Title: Authorized Signatory



[ Amendment and Waiver to Bristol-Myers Squibb 2011 Credit Agreement ]



WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as a Lender


By:    /s/ Monique Dubisky
Name: Monique Dubisky
Title: Director



[ Amendment and Waiver to Bristol-Myers Squibb 2011 Credit Agreement ]



BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as a Lender


By:    /s/ Christopher Aitkin
Name: Christopher Aitkin
Title: Assistant Vice President



[ Amendment and Waiver to Bristol-Myers Squibb 2011 Credit Agreement ]



DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANK,  as a Lender


By:    /s/ Ming K. Chu
Name: Ming K. Chu
Title: Director
 


By:    /s/ Virginia Cosenza
Name: Virginia Cosenza
Title: Vice President
 



[ Amendment and Waiver to Bristol-Myers Squibb 2011 Credit Agreement ]



CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,  as a Lender


By:    /s/ Christopher Day
Name: Christopher Day
Title: Authorized Signatory
 


By:    /s/ Karim Rahimtoola
Name: Karim Rahimtoola
Title: Authorized Signatory
 



[ Amendment and Waiver to Bristol-Myers Squibb 2011 Credit Agreement ]



GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a Lender


By:    /s/ Annie Carr
Name: Annie Carr
Title: Authorized Signatory



[ Amendment and Waiver to Bristol-Myers Squibb 2011 Credit Agreement ]



MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as a Lender


By:    /s/ Michael King
Name: Michael King
Title: Authorized Signatory



[ Amendment and Waiver to Bristol-Myers Squibb 2011 Credit Agreement ]



THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD., as a Lender


By:    /s/ Jaime Johnson
Name: Jaime Johnson
Title: Director



[ Amendment and Waiver to Bristol-Myers Squibb 2011 Credit Agreement ]



HSBC BANK USA, N.A., as a Lender


By:    /s/ Roderick Feltzer
Name: Roderick Feltzer
Title: Vice President



[ Amendment and Waiver to Bristol-Myers Squibb 2011 Credit Agreement ]



STANDARD CHARTERED BANK., as a Lender


By:    /s/ Daniel Mattern
Name: Daniel Mattern
Title: Associate Director



[ Amendment and Waiver to Bristol-Myers Squibb 2011 Credit Agreement ]



BANCO SANTANDER, S.A.,  as a Lender


By:    /s/ Paloma Garcia Castro
Name: Paloma Garcia Castro
Title: Vice President
 


By:    /s/ Federico Robin
Name: Federico Robin
Title: Executive Director
 



[ Amendment and Waiver to Bristol-Myers Squibb 2011 Credit Agreement ]



THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as a Lender


By:    /s/ Clifford A. Mull
Name: Clifford A. Mull
Title: Director



[ Amendment and Waiver to Bristol-Myers Squibb 2011 Credit Agreement ]



THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, as a Lender


By:    /s/ Andrew Holtz
Name: Andrew Holtz
Title: Senior Vice President



[ Amendment and Waiver to Bristol-Myers Squibb 2011 Credit Agreement ]



Annex I

[Credit Agreement]




















[ Amendment and Waiver to Bristol-Myers Squibb 2011 Credit Agreement ]


ANNEX I

Conformed for 2016 and 2017 Amendment s



        



$1,500,000,000
FIVE YEAR COMPETITIVE ADVANCE AND
REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT
Among
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY,
THE BORROWING SUBSIDIARIES,
THE LENDERS NAMED HEREIN,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
as Syndication Agent,
BNP PARIBAS
and
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC,
as Documentation Agents,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
as Administrative Agent
and
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
Dated as of September 29, 2011


J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC, CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED,
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP. and RBS SECURITIES INC.

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners


        


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
Page
 
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE I Definitions
1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SECTION 1.1.
Defined Terms
1

 
 
SECTION 1.2.
Classification of Loans and Borrowings
16

18
 
SECTION 1.3.
Terms Generally
17

18
 
SECTION 1.4.
Accounting Terms; GAAP
17

19
 
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE II The Credits
17

19
 
 
 
 
 
 
SECTION 2.1.
Commitments
17

19
 
SECTION 2.2.
Loans and Borrowings
18

19
 
SECTION 2.3.
Requests for Revolving Borrowings
18

20
 
SECTION 2.4.
Competitive Bid Procedure
19

21
 
SECTION 2.5.
Extension of Maturity Date
22

23
 
SECTION 2.6.
Funding of Borrowings
23

25
 
SECTION 2.7.
Interest Elections
23

25
 
SECTION 2.8.
Termination and Reduction of Commitments
25

27
 
SECTION 2.9.
Repayment of Loans: Evidence of Debt
25

27
 
SECTION 2.10.
Prepayment of Loans
26

28
 
SECTION 2.11.
Fees
27

28
 
SECTION 2.12.
Interest
27

29
 
SECTION 2.13.
Alternate Rate of Interest
28

29
 
SECTION 2.14.
Increased Costs
28

30
 
SECTION 2.15.
Break Funding Payments
30

31
 
SECTION 2.16.
Taxes
30

32
 
SECTION 2.17.
Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs
34

36
 
SECTION 2.18.
Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
35

37
 
SECTION 2.19.
Borrowing Subsidiaries
36

38
 
SECTION 2.20.
Prepayments Required Due to Currency Fluctuation
37

39
 
SECTION 2.21.
Defaulting Lenders
38

39
 
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE III Representations and Warranties
38

40
 
 
 
 
 
 
SECTION 3.1.
Organization; Powers
38

40
 
SECTION 3.2.
Authorization
38

40
 
SECTION 3.3.
Enforceability
39

40
 
SECTION 3.4.
Governmental Approvals
39

40
 
SECTION 3.5.
Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect
39

40
 
SECTION 3.6.
Litigation; Compliance with Laws
39

41
 
SECTION 3.7.
Federal Reserve Regulations
40

41
 
SECTION 3.8.
Use of Proceeds
40

41
 
SECTION 3.9.
Taxes
40

41
 
SECTION 3.10.
Employee Benefit Plans
40

42

i


 
 
 
Page
 
 
 
 
 
 
SECTION 3.11.
Environmental and Safety Matters
40

42
 
SECTION 3.12.
Properties
41

42
 
SECTION 3.13.
Investment and Holding Company Status
41

43
 
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE IV Conditions
41

43
 
 
 
 
 
 
SECTION 4.1.
Effective Date
41

43
 
SECTION 4.2.
Each Credit Event
42

44
 
SECTION 4.3.
Initial Borrowing by Each Borrowing Subsidiary
42

44
 
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE V Covenants
42

45
 
 
 
 
 
 
SECTION 5.1.
Existence
43

45
 
SECTION 5.2.
Business and Properties
43

45
 
SECTION 5.3.
Financial Statements, Reports, Etc.
43

45
 
SECTION 5.4.
Insurance
44

46
 
SECTION 5.5.
Obligations and Taxes
44

46
 
SECTION 5.6.
Litigation and Other Notices
44

46
 
SECTION 5.7.
Books and Records
44

46
 
SECTION 5.8.
Ratings
44

46
 
SECTION 5.9.
Compliance with Laws
 
46
 
SECTION 5.9 5.10.
Consolidations, Mergers, and Sales of Assets
44

47
 
SECTION 5.10 5.11.
Liens
45

47
 
SECTION 5.11 5.12.
Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions
46

49
 
SECTION 5.13.
Sanctions
 
49
 
SECTION 5.14.
Anti-Corruption Laws
 
49
 
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE VI Events of Default
47

49
 
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE VII The Administrative Agents
49

52
 
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE VIII Miscellaneous
52

55
 
 
 
 
 
 
SECTION 8.1.
Notices
52

55
 
SECTION 8.2.
Survival of Agreement
54

57
 
SECTION 8.3.
Binding Effect
54

57
 
SECTION 8.4.
Successors and Assigns
55

57
 
SECTION 8.5.
Expenses; Indemnity
58

60
 
SECTION 8.6.
Applicable Law
59

62
 
SECTION 8.7.
Waivers; Amendment
59

62
 
SECTION 8.8.
Entire Agreement
60

62
 
SECTION 8.9.
Severability
60

63
 
SECTION 8.10.
Counterparts
60

63
 
SECTION 8.11.
Headings
60

63
 
SECTION 8.12.
Right of Setoff
60

63
 
SECTION 8.13.
Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
61

63
 
SECTION 8.14.
Waiver of Jury Trial
61

64

ii


 
 
 
Page
 
 
 
 
 
 
SECTION 8.15.
Conversion of Currencies
61

64
 
SECTION 8.16.
Guaranty
62

64
 
SECTION 8.17.
European Monetary Union
64

66
 
SECTION 8.18.
Confidentiality
64

67
 
SECTION 8.19.
USA PATRIOT Act
65

67
 
SECTION 8.20.
No Fiduciary Duty
65

68
 
SECTION 8.21.
Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions
 
68




iii

 

SCHEDULES
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule 2.1
 
Commitments
 
 
 
EXHIBITS
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit A-1
 
Form of Competitive Bid Request
Exhibit A-2
 
Form of Notice of Competitive Bid Request
Exhibit A-3
 
Form of Competitive Bid
Exhibit A-4
 
Form of Competitive Bid Accept/Reject Letter
Exhibit A-5
 
Form of Borrowing Request
Exhibit B
 
Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit C
 
Form of Opinion of Company’s Counsel
Exhibit D
 
Form of Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement
Exhibit E
 
Form of Borrowing Subsidiary Termination
Exhibits F1-F4
 
Forms of U.S. Tax Certificates



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FIVE YEAR COMPETITIVE ADVANCE AND REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) dated as of September 29, 2011, among BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), the BORROWING SUBSIDIARIES (as defined herein), the lenders listed in Schedule 2.1 (the “ Lenders ”), BNP PARIBAS and THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC, as Documentation Agents, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Syndication Agent, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a national banking association, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, “ JPMCB ”), and CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, “ CBNA ”; JPMCB and CBNA are referred to herein individually as an “Administrative Agent” and collectively as the “ Administrative Agents ”) and as competitive advance facility agent (in such capacity, the “ Advance Agent ”).
The Company has requested that the Lenders, on the terms and subject to the conditions herein set forth (i) extend credit to the Company and the applicable Borrowing Subsidiaries to enable them to borrow on a standby revolving credit basis on and after the date hereof and at any time and from time to time prior to the Maturity Date (such term and each other capitalized term used but not defined herein having the meaning assigned to it in Article I) a principal amount not in excess of $1,500,000,000 and (ii) provide a procedure pursuant to which the Company and the Borrowing Subsidiaries may invite the Lenders to bid on an uncommitted basis on short-term borrowings by the Company or the applicable Borrowing Subsidiary. The proceeds of such borrowings are to be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than funding hostile acquisitions), including commercial paper backup and repurchase of shares. The Lenders are willing to extend such credit on the terms and subject to the conditions herein set forth.
Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.1.   Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
ABR ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
Administrative Fees ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(b).
Administrative Questionnaire ” shall mean an administrative questionnaire delivered by a Lender pursuant to Section 8.4(e) in form acceptable to the Administrative Agents.



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Affiliate ” shall mean, when used with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
Agents ” shall mean the Administrative Agents, the Syndication Agent and the Documentations Agents.
Alternate Base Rate ” shall mean for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by CBNA as its base rate in effect at its principal office in New York City, (b) 1/2 of one percent above the Federal Funds Effective NYFRB Rate and (c) the LIBO Rate for Dollars applicable for an interest period of one month in effect for such day plus 1% , provided that for the purpose of this definition, the LIBO Rate for any day shall be based on the LIBO Screen Rate (or if the LIBO Screen Rate is not available for such one month 1 Interest Period, the Interpolated Rate) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day . If for any reason CBNA shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that it is unable to ascertain the LIBO Rate or Federal Funds Effective NYFRB Rate, or both, specified in clause (b) or (c), respectively, of the first sentence of this definition, for any reason, including, without limitation, the inability or failure of CBNA to obtain sufficient quotations in accordance with the terms hereof, the Alternate Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (b) or (c), or both, of the first sentence of this definition until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate shall be effective on the effective date of any change in such rate.
Alternative Currency ” shall mean at any time, Euro, Sterling, Yen, Swiss Franc, and any other currency (other than Dollars) to be mutually agreed by the Lenders and the Company that is readily available, freely traded and convertible into Dollars in the London market and as to which a Dollar Equivalent can be calculated.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.14.
“Anti-Money Laundering Laws” shall mean the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970, as amended by the Patriot Act, and the applicable anti-money laundering statutes of jurisdictions where the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Authority, and Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective September 23, 2001.
Applicable Percentage ” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the total Commitments represented by such Lender’s Commitment. If the Commitments have terminated or expired, Applicable Percentage shall mean, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans represented by the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of each Lender’s Loans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of Section 2.21 when a Defaulting
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Lender shall exist, Applicable Percentage shall be determined without regard to any Defaulting Lender’s Commitment.
Applicable Rate ” shall mean on any date, (a) with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan (other than any Eurocurrency Competitive Loan), a rate per annum equal to the Credit Default Swap Spread applicable to such Eurocurrency Loan on such date, (b) with respect to any ABR Loan, a rate per annum equal to the Credit Default Swap Spread applicable to a Eurocurrency Loan on such date less 1.00% per annum (but not less than 0%) or (c) with respect to the commitment fees payable in accordance with Section 2.11(a), the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Commitment Fee Rate”, based upon the Ratings by S&P and Moody’s, respectively, in effect on such date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Rate for Eurocurrency Loans in effect at any time shall not be less than the amount set forth below under the caption “Minimum Applicable Margin”, and shall not exceed the amount set forth below under the caption “Maximum Applicable Margin”, in each case based upon the Ratings in effect on such date. Each change in the Applicable Rate shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change.
S&P/Moody’s Rating
Equivalent of the
Company’s senior
unsecured non-credit
 
enhanced long-term debt
Commitment Fee Rate
(in Basis Points)
Minimum Applicable Margin for Eurocurrency Loans
  (in Basis Points)
Maximum Applicable Margin for Eurocurrency Loans
  (in Basis Points)
AA-/Aa3 or better
5.0
20.0
75.0
A+/A1 or better
6.0
25.0
87.5
A/A2 or better
7.0
35.0
112.5
A-/A3 or better
9.0
40.0
125.0
BBB+/Baa1 or worse
12.5
50.0
137.5

The higher Rating shall determine the Applicable Rate unless the S&P and Moody’s Ratings are more than one level apart, in which case the Rating one level below the higher Rating shall be determinative. In the event that the Company’s senior unsecured non-credit-enhanced long-term debt is rated by only one of S&P and Moody’s, then that single Rating shall be determinative.
Assessment Rate ” shall mean, for any day, the net annual assessment rate (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher Basis Point) as most recently estimated by


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CBNA for determining the then current annual assessment payable by CBNA to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (or any successor) for insurance by such Corporation (or such successor) of time deposits made in Dollars at CBNA’s domestic offices.
Assignment and Assumption ” shall mean an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee in the form of Exhibit B.
Availability Period ” shall mean the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Commitments.
Bail-In Action ” shall mean the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.
Bail-In Legislation ” shall mean, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
Bankruptcy Event ” shall mean with respect to any Person that such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agents, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.
Basis Point ” shall mean 1/100th of 1%.
Board ” shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
Board of Directors ” shall mean either the board of directors of the Company or any duly authorized committee thereof or any committee of officers of the Company acting pursuant to authority granted by the board of directors of the Company or any committee of such board.
Borrower ” shall mean the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary.
Borrowing ” shall mean (a) Revolving Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, as to which a single Interest Period and a single Currency are in effect or (b) a Competitive Loan or group of


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Competitive Loans of the same Type made on the same date and as to which a single Interest Period and a single Currency are in effect.
Borrowing Request ” shall mean a request by the Company for a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.3.
Borrowing Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Company designated as a Borrowing Subsidiary by the Company pursuant to Section 2.19.
Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement ” shall mean a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
Borrowing Subsidiary Obligations ” shall mean the due and punctual payment of (i) the principal of and interest on any Loans made by the Lenders to the Borrowing Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise, and (ii) all other monetary obligations, including fees, costs, expenses and indemnities (including, without limitation, the obligations described in Section 2.19) of the Borrowing Subsidiaries to the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Borrowing Subsidiary Termination ” shall mean a Borrowing Subsidiary Termination substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
Business Day ” shall mean any day (other than a day which is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday in the State of New York) on which banks are open for business in New York City; provided , however , that, when used in connection with a Eurocurrency Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude (i) any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits or in the applicable Alternative Currency in the London interbank market, (ii) in the case of a Eurocurrency Loan denominated in Euros, any day on which the TARGET payment system is not open for settlement of payment in Euros or (iii) in the case of a Eurocurrency Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency other than Sterling or Euro, any day on which banks are not open for dealings in such Alternative Currency in the city which is the principal financial center of the country of issuance of the applicable Alternative Currency.
Capital Lease Obligations ” of any Person shall mean the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and, for the purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP; provided , however , that, any obligations relating to a lease that was accounted for by such Person as an operating lease as of the Effective Date and any similar lease entered into after the Effective Date by such Person shall be accounted for as an operating lease and not a Capital Lease Obligation.
CDS Determination Date ” shall mean (a) with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan, the second Business Day prior to the borrowing of such Eurocurrency Loan and, if applicable, the last Business Day prior to the continuation of such Eurocurrency Loan, provided that, in the case of any Eurocurrency Loan having an Interest Period greater than three months, the last


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Business Day prior to each three-month period succeeding such initial three-month period shall also be a CDS Determination Date with respect to such Eurocurrency Loan, with the applicable Credit Default Swap Spread, as so determined, to be in effect as to such Eurocurrency Loan for each day commencing with the first day of the applicable Interest Period until subsequently re-determined in accordance with the foregoing and (b) with respect to ABR Loans, initially on the Effective Date, and thereafter on the first Business Day of each succeeding calendar quarter.
Change in Control ” shall be deemed to have occurred if (a) any Person or group of Persons (other than (i) the Company, (ii) any Subsidiary or (iii) any employee or director benefit plan or stock plan of the Company or a Subsidiary or any trustee or fiduciary with respect to any such plan when acting in that capacity or any trust related to any such plan) shall have acquired beneficial ownership of shares representing more than 35% of the combined voting power represented by the outstanding Voting Shares Stock of the Company (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder), or (b) during any period of 12 consecutive months, commencing before or after the date of this Agreement, individuals who on the first day of such period were directors of the Company (together with any replacement or additional directors who were nominated or elected by a majority of directors then in office) cease to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company.
Change in Law ” shall mean (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement or (c) compliance by any Lender (or, for purposes of Section 2.14(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement; provided that (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder, issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities (in each case in this clause (ii) pursuant to Basel III) shall in each case be deemed a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented, if increased costs or loss of yield on the part of any Credit Party pursuant to the Commitments or the making of Loans under, or otherwise in connection with, this Agreement arise after the Effective Date.
Class ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans or Competitive Loans.
Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Revolving Loans expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.8 or (b) reduced or increased from time to


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time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 8.4. The initial amount of each Lender’s Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.1, or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments is $1,500,000,000.
Company ” shall mean Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, a Delaware corporation.
Competitive Bid ” shall mean an offer by a Lender to make a Competitive Loan pursuant to Section 2.4.
Competitive Bid Accept/Reject Letter ” shall mean a notification made by the Company pursuant to Section 2.4(d) in the form of Exhibit A‑4.
Competitive Bid Rate ” shall mean, as to any Competitive Bid, the Competitive Loan Margin or the Fixed Rate, as applicable, offered by the Lender making such Competitive Bid.
Competitive Bid Request ” shall mean a request made pursuant to Section 2.4 in the form of Exhibit A‑1.
Competitive Borrowing ” shall mean a Borrowing consisting of a Competitive Loan or concurrent Competitive Loans from the Lender or Lenders whose Competitive Bids for such Borrowing have been accepted under the bidding procedure described in Section 2.4.
Competitive Loan ” shall mean a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.4. Each Competitive Loan shall be a Eurocurrency Competitive Loan or a Fixed Rate Loan.
Competitive Loan Exposure ” shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Competitive Loans of such Lender denominated in Dollars and (b) the sum of the Dollar Equivalents of the aggregate principal amounts of the outstanding Competitive Loans of such Lender denominated in Alternative Currencies.
Competitive Loan Margin ” shall mean, with respect to any Competitive Loan bearing interest at a rate based on the LIBO Rate, the marginal rate of interest, if any, to be added to or subtracted from the LIBO Rate in order to determine the interest rate applicable to such Loan, as specified by the Lender making such Loan in its related Competitive Bid.
Consolidated Net Tangible Assets ” shall mean, with respect to the Company, the total amount of its assets (less applicable reserves and other properly deductible items) after deducting (i) all current liabilities (excluding the amount of those which are by their terms extendable or renewable at the option of the obligor to a date more than 12 months after the date as of which the amount is being determined) and (ii) all goodwill, tradenames, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense and other like intangible assets, all as set forth on the most recent balance sheet of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries and determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.


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Control ” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. “ Controlling ” and “ Controlled ” have meanings correlative thereto.
Credit Default Swap Spread ” shall mean, at any CDS Determination Date, the credit default swap spread applicable to a Standard North American Credit Default Swap that specifies the Company as the “Reference Entity” interpolated to the Maturity Date (as the Maturity Date may be extended in accordance with Section 2.5) or, if the Maturity Date (as so extended) is less than one year from such CDS Determination Date, the credit default swap spread applicable to a Standard North American Credit Default Swap that specifies the Company as the “Reference Entity” with a one year maturity, in each case determined as of the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such CDS Determination Date, as interpolated, if applicable, and reported by Markit Group Limited or any successor thereto (or, if such source is not then published, such rate on an applicable page providing such information on Bloomberg or other source agreed by the Company and the Administrative Agents). If on any relevant CDS Determination Date the Credit Default Swap Spread is unavailable for a Loan, the Company and the Administrative Agents shall negotiate in good faith (for a period of up to thirty days after the Credit Default Swap Spread first becomes unavailable (such thirty-day period, the “Negotiation Period”)) to agree on an alternative method for establishing the Applicable Rate for such Loan. The Applicable Rate for Eurocurrency Loans and ABR Loans that have a CDS Determination Date that falls during the Negotiation Period (or for which a Credit Default Swap Spread was unavailable as provided above) shall be based upon the Credit Default Swap Spread determined as of the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the last CDS Determination Date applicable to such Type of Loan falling prior to the Negotiation Period. If no such alternative method is agreed upon during the Negotiation Period, the Applicable Rate for such Eurocurrency Loans (and for any Loans that have a CDS Determination Date that occurs thereafter) for any day subsequent to the end of the Negotiation Period shall be a rate per annum equal to 75% of the amount set forth under the caption “Maximum Applicable Margin” in the definition of “Applicable Rate”.
Credit Party ” shall mean any Agent or any Lender.
Currency ” shall mean Dollars or any Alternative Currency.
Debt ” shall mean (i) all obligations represented by notes, bonds, debentures or similar evidences of indebtedness; (ii) all indebtedness for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services other than, in the case of any such deferred purchase price, on normal trade terms and (iii) all rental obligations as lessee under leases which shall have been or should be recorded as Capital Lease Obligations.
Default ” shall mean any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
Defaulting Lender ” shall mean any Lender that (a) has failed (and such failure has not been cured within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid) to (i)


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fund any portion of its Loans or (ii) pay over to any Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, (b) has notified the Company or any Credit Party in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by a Credit Party, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations) to fund prospective Loans under this Agreement, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon such Credit Party’s receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agents (a copy of which shall promptly be shared with the Company) (d) has become the subject of a Bankruptcy Event or (e) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, become the subject of a Bail-In Action.
Dollar Equivalent ” shall mean on any date, with respect to any principal amount of any Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, the equivalent in Dollars of such amount, determined by CBNA using the Exchange Rate in effect for such Alternative Currency at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such date; provided , however , that with respect to determining the amount of any Loan that is being made, the Dollar Equivalent shall be determined on the date of the relevant Borrowing Request or Competitive Bid Request, as applicable, that resulted in the making of such Loan. As appropriate, amounts specified herein as amounts in Dollars shall be or include any relevant Dollar Equivalent amount.
Dollars ” or “ $ ” shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.
EEA Financial Institution ” shall mean (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
EEA Member Country ” shall mean any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
EEA Resolution Authority ” shall mean any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
Effective Date ” means the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.1 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 8.7).
EMU Legislation ” means the legislative measures of the European Council (including, without limitation, the European Council regulations) for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of the Euro in one or more member states.
Environmental and Safety Laws ” shall mean any and all applicable current and future treaties, laws (including without limitation common law), regulations, enforceable


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requirements, binding determinations, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, permits, approvals, authorizations, licenses, permissions, written notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered by any Governmental Authority, relating to the environment, to employee health or safety as it pertains to the use or handling of, or exposure to, any hazardous substance or contaminant, to preservation or reclamation of natural resources or to the management, release or threatened release of any hazardous substance, contaminant, or noxious odor, including without limitation the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 and the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977, the Clean Air Act of 1970, as amended, the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended, any similar or implementing state law, all amendments of any of them, and any regulations promulgated under any of them.
ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
ERISA Affiliate ” shall mean any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Company, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 412 of the Code, under Section 414(m) of the Code.
ERISA Termination Event ” shall mean (i) a “Reportable Event” described in Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder (other than a “Reportable Event” not subject to the provision for 30‑day notice to the PBGC or with respect to which the notice requirement is waived under such regulations), or (ii) the withdrawal of the Company or any ERISA Affiliates from a Plan during a plan year in which it was a “substantial employer”, as such term is defined in Section 4001(a) of ERISA, or (iii) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Plan or the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 of ERISA, or (iv) the institution of proceedings to terminate a Plan by the PBGC or (v) any other event or condition which is reasonably likely to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan or (vi) the partial or complete withdrawal of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan.
EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule ” shall mean the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
Euro ” shall mean the lawful currency of the Participating Member States of the European monetary union.
Eurocurrency ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBO Rate.


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Event of Default ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Article VI.
Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exchange Rate ” shall mean, with respect to any Alternative Currency on a particular date, the rate at which such Alternative Currency may be exchanged into Dollars, as set forth on such date on the applicable Reuters World Currency Page with respect to such Alternative Currency; provided , that the Company may make a one time election, with the approval of CBNA (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld), to use Bloomberg currency pages to determine the Exchange Rate instead of Reuters currency pages. In the event that such rate does not appear on the applicable Reuters World Currency Page or Bloomberg currency page, as the case may be, the Exchange Rate with respect to such Alternative Currency shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be agreed upon by CBNA and the Company or, in the absence of such agreement, such Exchange Rate shall instead be CBNA’s spot rate of exchange in the London interbank market or other market where its foreign currency exchange operations in respect of such Alternative Currency is then being conducted, at or about 10:00 A.M., local time, at such date for the purchase of Dollars with such Alternative Currency for delivery two Business Days later; provided , however , that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, CBNA may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Extension Letter ” shall mean a letter from the Company requesting an extension of the Maturity Date.
FATCA ” shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, or any amendment or revision thereof, so long as such amendment or revision is substantially similar to Sections 1471 to 1474 of the Code as of the date of this Agreement, together in each case with any regulations or official interpretations thereof.
Federal Funds Effective Rate ” shall mean, for on any day, the weighted average of the rates on overnight rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s F f ederal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as released by depositary institutions, as determined in such manner as the NYFRB shall set forth on its public website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York , or, if such rate is not so released for any day which is a Business Day, the arithmetic average (rounded upwards to the next 1/100th of 1%), as determined by CBNA, of the quotations for the day of such transactions received by CBNA from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it . NYFRB as the federal funds effective rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
Financial Officer ” of any corporation shall mean the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer of such corporation.


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Fixed Rate ” shall mean, with respect to any Competitive Loan (other than a Eurocurrency Competitive Loan), the fixed rate of interest per annum specified by the Lender making such Competitive Loan in its related Competitive Bid.
Fixed Rate Loan ” shall mean a Competitive Loan bearing interest at a Fixed Rate.
Foreign Lender ” shall mean, with respect to any Borrower, any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which such Borrower is located. For purposes of this definition, the United States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.
Funded Debt ” shall mean Debt of the Company or a Subsidiary owning Restricted Property maturing by its terms more than one year after its creation and Debt classified as long-term debt under GAAP and, in the case of Funded Debt of the Company, ranking at least pari passu with the Loans.
GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
Governmental Authority ” shall mean the government of any nation, including, but not limited to, the United States of America, or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.
Hazardous Substances ” shall mean any toxic, radioactive, mutagenic, carcinogenic, noxious, caustic or otherwise hazardous substance, material or waste, including petroleum, its derivatives, by‑products and other hydrocarbons, including, without limitation, polychlorinated biphenyls ( commonly known as “PCBs”), asbestos or asbestos-containing material, and any substance, waste or material regulated or that could reasonably be expected to result in liability under Environmental and Safety Laws.
“Impacted Interest Period” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “LIBO Rate.”
Indenture ” shall mean the Indenture dated as of June 1, 1993 between the Company and JPMCB, as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association), as Trustee, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Interest Election Request ” shall mean a request by the Company to convert or continue a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.7.
Interest Payment Date ” shall mean (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December, (b) with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three


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months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period and (c) with respect to any Fixed Rate Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than 90 days’ duration (unless otherwise specified in the applicable Competitive Bid Request), each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of 90 days’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period, and any other dates that are specified in the applicable Competitive Bid Request as Interest Payment Dates with respect to such Borrowing.
Interest Period ” shall mean (a) as to any Eurocurrency Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is 1, 2, 3 or 6 months thereafter, as the Company may elect, and (b) as to any Fixed Rate Borrowing, the period (which shall not be less than seven days or more than 360 days) commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the date specified in the applicable Competitive Bid Request; provided , that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing only, such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a Eurocurrency Borrowing that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and, in the case of a Revolving Borrowing, thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
“Interpolated Rate” shall mean, at any time, for any Interest Period, and for any applicable currency, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the LIBO Rate) determined by CBNA (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the LIBO Screen Rate for such currency for the longest period that is shorter than the Impacted Interest Period; and (b) the LIBO Screen Rate for such currency for the shortest period that exceeds the Impacted Interest Period, in each case, at such time.
Lenders ” shall mean (a) the financial institutions listed on Schedule 2.1 (other than any such financial institution that has ceased to be a party hereto, pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption) and (b) any financial institution that has become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.
LIBO Rate ” shall mean, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any Interest Period, the rate appearing on the LIBOR01 Page (or other applicable page for an applicable currency) published by Reuters (or on any successor or substitute page of such service, or any successor to or substitute for such service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such service, as determined by CBNA from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to deposits in Dollars or the applicable Alternative Currency, as applicable, in the London interbank market) (the “LIBO Screen Rate”) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for deposits in Dollars or the applicable


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Alternative Currency with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period . In the event ; provided, that any such if the LIBO Screen r R ate is shall not be available at such time for any reason, then the “ LIBO Rate ” with respect to such Eurocurrency Borrowing for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next Basis Point) equal to the arithmetic average of the rates at which deposits in Dollars or the applicable Alternative Currency approximately equal in principal amount to such Borrowing and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered to the principal London offices of the Reference Lenders (or, if any Reference Lender does not at the time maintain a London office, the principal London office of any Affiliate of such Reference Lender) in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided , however , that, if only two Reference Lenders notify CBNA of the rates offered to such Reference Lenders (or any Affiliates of such Reference Lenders) as aforesaid, the LIBO Rate with respect to such Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be equal to the arithmetic average of the rates so offered to such Reference Lenders (or any such Affiliates). (an “Impacted Interest Period”), the the LIBOR Rate shall be the Interpolated Rate; provided further that if the LIBO Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement. 2  
“LIBO Screen Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “LIBO Rate”.
Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, lien, pledge, encumbrance, charge or security interest.
Loan Documents ” means this Agreement, each Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement, each Borrowing Subsidiary Termination and each promissory note held by a Lender pursuant to Section 2.9(e).
Loans ” shall mean the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement.
Margin Regulations ” shall mean Regulations  T, U and X of the Board as from time to time in effect, and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations, properties or financial condition of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, excluding changes or effects in connection with specific events applicable to the Company and/or its Subsidiaries as disclosed in any annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly report on Form 10-Q or current report on Form 8-K filed subsequent to December 31, 2010 and prior to the Effective Date.
Maturity ” when used with respect to any Security, shall mean the date on which the principal of such Security becomes due and payable as provided therein or in the Indenture,

2    NTD: Changes conform to definition in the 364-day facility.


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whether on a Repayment Date, at the Stated Maturity thereof or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
Maturity Date ” shall mean September 29, 2016, subject to extension pursuant to Section 2.5.
“Multiemployer Plan” shall mean a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor thereto.
Non‑U.S. Lender ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.16(g).
“NYFRB” shall mean the Federal Reserve Bank of New York .
“NYFRB Rate” shall mean, on any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided, that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m. on such date received by the Paying Agent from a Federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it ; provided further, that if any of the aforesaid rates shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
Original Issue Discount Security ” shall mean (i) any Security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof, and (ii) any other Security deemed an Original Issue Discount Security for United States Federal income tax purposes.
Overnight Bank Funding Rate shall mean s , for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the Federal Funds Effective Rate , and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in an Alternative Currency, the rate of interest per annum at which overnight deposits in the applicable Alternative Currency, in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by a branch or Affiliate of CBNA in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency to major banks in such interbank market. the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight eurodollar borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on its public website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate (from and after such date as the NYFRB shall commence to publish such composite rate).
Participating Member State ” means a member of the European Communities that adopts or has adopted the Euro as its currency in accordance with EMU Legislation.
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PBGC ” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
Person ” shall mean any natural Person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
Plan ” shall mean any employee pension benefit plan as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan), subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code that is maintained by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate for current or former employees, or any beneficiary thereof.
Rating Agencies ” shall mean Moody’s and S&P.
Ratings ” shall mean the ratings from time to time established by the Rating Agencies for senior, unsecured, non-credit-enhanced long-term debt of the Company.
Reference Lenders ” shall mean JPMCB, CBNA and Bank of America, N.A.
Register ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 8.4(d).
Repayment Date ”, when used with respect to any Security to be repaid, shall mean the date fixed for such repayment pursuant to such Security.
Required Lenders ” shall mean, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments at such time; provided that, for purposes of declaring the Loans to be due and payable pursuant to Article VI, and for all purposes after the Loans become due and payable pursuant to Article VI or the Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the Competitive Loan Exposures of the Lenders shall be included in their respective Revolving Credit Exposures in determining the Required Lenders.
Restricted Property ” shall mean (i) any manufacturing facility, or portion thereof, owned or leased by the Company or any Subsidiary and located within the continental United States of America which, in the opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company, is of material importance to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, but no such manufacturing facility, or portion thereof, shall be deemed of material importance if its gross book value (before deducting accumulated depreciation) is less than 2% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, and (ii) any shares of capital stock or indebtedness of any Subsidiary owning any such manufacturing facility. As used in this definition, “manufacturing facility” means property, plant and equipment used for actual manufacturing and for activities directly related to manufacturing, and it excludes sales offices, research facilities and facilities used only for warehousing, distribution or general administration.
Revolving Credit Exposure ” shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans at such time.
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Sale and Leaseback Transaction ” shall mean any arrangement with any Person pursuant to which the Company or any Subsidiary leases any Restricted Property that has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Company or the Subsidiary to such Person to the extent such property constituted Restricted Property at the time leased, other than (i) temporary leases for a term, including renewals at the option of the lessee, of not more than three years, (ii) transactions between the Company and a Subsidiary or between Subsidiaries, (iii) leases of Restricted Property executed by the time of, or within 12 months after the latest of, the acquisition, the completion of construction or improvement, or the commencement of commercial operation, of such Restricted Property, and (iv) arrangements pursuant to any provision of law with an effect similar to that under former Section 168(f)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
“Sanctions” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.14.
S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group or any successor thereto.
SEC ” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Security ” or “ Securities ” shall mean any note or notes, bond or bonds, debenture or debentures, or any other evidences of indebtedness, of any series authenticated and delivered from time to time under the Indenture.
Standard North American Credit Default Swap ” shall mean a single-name credit default swap that has the substantive terms and conditions set forth in the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.'s (“ISDA”) template Confirmation for use with the Credit Derivatives Physical Settlement Matrix (version 17 – March 16, 2011, as such template may from time to time be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified by ISDA) for the Transaction Type “STANDARD NORTH AMERICAN CORPORATE”.
Stated Maturity ”, when used with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, shall mean the date specified in such Security as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is due and payable.
Sterling ” shall mean the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
Subsidiary ” shall mean, with respect to any Person (the “ parent ”) at any date, (i) for purposes of Sections 5.9 and 5.10 and 5.11 only, any Person the majority of the outstanding Voting Stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent of such Person and (ii) for all other purposes under this Agreement, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held. References herein to “Subsidiary” shall mean a Subsidiary of the Company.


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Swiss Franc ” shall mean the lawful currency of Switzerland.
Taxes ” shall mean any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority and all liabilities with respect thereto.
Transactions ” means the execution and delivery by the Borrowers of this Agreement (or, in the case of the Borrowing Subsidiaries, the Borrowing Subsidiary Agreements), the performance by the Borrowers of this Agreement, the borrowing of the Loans and the use of the proceeds thereof.
Type ”, when used in respect of any Loan or Borrowing, shall refer to the Rate by reference to which interest on such Loan or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing is determined. For purposes hereof, “Rate” shall include the LIBO Rate, the Alternate Base Rate and the Fixed Rate.
Value ” shall mean, with respect to a Sale and Leaseback Transaction, an amount equal to the present value of the lease payments with respect to the term of the lease remaining on the date as of which the amount is being determined, without regard to any renewal or extension options contained in the lease, discounted at the weighted average interest rate on the Securities of all series (including the effective interest rate on any Original Issue Discount Securities) which are outstanding on the effective date of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction and which have the benefit of Section 1007 of the Indenture under which the Securities are issued.
Voting Stock ” shall mean, as applied to the stock of any corporation, stock of any class or classes (however designated) having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the members of the board of directors (or other governing body) of such corporation other than stock having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency.
Wholly Owned Subsidiary ” of any Person shall mean a Subsidiary of such Person of which securities (except for directors’ qualifying shares and/or other nominal amounts of shares required by applicable law to be held by Persons other than such Person) or other ownership interests representing 100% of the equity are, at the time any determination is being made, owned by such Person or one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of such Person.
Write-Down and Conversion Powers ” shall mean, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
Yen ” shall mean the lawful currency of Japan.
SECTION 1.2.   Classification of Loans and Borrowings . For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “ Revolving Loan ”) or by Type (e.g., a “ Eurocurrency Loan ”) or by Class and Type ( e.g., a “ Eurocurrency Revolving


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Loan ”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “ Revolving Borrowing ”) or by Type (e.g., a “ Eurocurrency Borrowing ”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “ Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing ”).
SECTION 1.3.   Terms Generally . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
SECTION 1.4.   Accounting Terms; GAAP . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Company notifies the Administrative Agent that the Company requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Company that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.
ARTICLE II
The Credits
SECTION 2.1.   Commitments . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Company and any Borrowing Subsidiary from time to time during the Availability Period in Dollars, Sterling, Euros, Swiss Francs, Yen or any other Alternative Currency in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (a) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Commitment or (b) the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures plus the total Competitive Loan Exposures exceeding the total Commitments. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company and each applicable Borrowing Subsidiary may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans.


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SECTION 2.2.   Loans and Borrowings . (a) Each Revolving Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Revolving Loans made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments. Each Competitive Loan shall be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.4. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments and Competitive Bids of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required.
(b) Subject to Section 2.13, (i) each Revolving Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans (which shall be denominated in Dollars) or Eurocurrency Loans as the Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any other applicable Borrower) may request in accordance herewith, and (ii) each Competitive Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of Eurocurrency Loans or Fixed Rate Loans as the Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any other Borrower) may request in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any Eurocurrency Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of any Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent thereof in the case of Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency) and not less than $10,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent thereof in the case of Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency). At the time that each ABR Revolving Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $10,000,000; provided that an ABR Revolving Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the total Commitments. ABR Loans shall be denominated only in Dollars. Each Competitive Borrowing denominated in Dollars shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000, and each Competitive Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than the Dollar Equivalent of $5,000,000. Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of 15 Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowings outstanding.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any other Borrower) shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Maturity Date.
SECTION 2.3.   Requests for Revolving Borrowings . To request a Revolving Borrowing, the Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any other applicable Borrower) shall notify CBNA of such request by telephone (a) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Dollars, Euro, Sterling, Yen or Swiss Franc not later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing, (b) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency other than as set forth in the preceding clause (a), not later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, four


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Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (c) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery, telecopy or electronic transmission to CBNA of a written Borrowing Request in the form of Exhibit A‑5. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.2:
(i) the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;
(ii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing;
(iv) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, (A) the Currency of the requested Borrowing and (B) the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”;
(v) the location and number of the account of the Company or the other applicable Borrowers to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.6; and
(vi) the applicable Borrower.
If no election as to the Type of Revolving Borrowing is specified, then the requested Revolving Borrowing shall be a Eurocurrency Borrowing with an Interest Period of one month if such Revolving Borrowing is requested at least three or four Business Days (as applicable under clause (a) or (b) above) prior to the date of such proposed Revolving Borrowing or an ABR Borrowing otherwise. If no election as to the Currency of the Revolving Borrowing is specified, then the requested Revolving Borrowing shall be denominated in Dollars. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, then the Company shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, CBNA shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.
SECTION 2.4.   Competitive Bid Procedure . (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, from time to time during the Availability Period the Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any other Borrower) may request Competitive Bids and the Company (on its own behalf and on behalf of any other Borrowers) may (but shall not have any obligation to) accept Competitive Bids and borrow Competitive Loans; provided that no Competitive Loan may be requested that would result in the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures plus the total Competitive Loan Exposures exceeding the total Commitments. To request Competitive Bids, the Company (on its own behalf and on behalf of any other Borrowers) shall hand deliver, telecopy or electronically transmit to the Advance Agent a duly completed Competitive Bid Request in the form of Exhibit A‑1 hereto, to be received by the Advance Agent, in the case of a


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Eurocurrency Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, four Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing and, in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of the proposed Borrowing. A Competitive Bid Request that does not conform substantially to Exhibit A‑1 may be rejected in the Advance Agent’s sole discretion, and the Advance Agent shall promptly notify the Company of such rejection by electronic transmission. Each Competitive Bid Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.2:
(i) the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;
(ii) the Currency of the requested Borrowing;    
(iii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(iv) whether such Borrowing is to be a Eurocurrency Borrowing or a Fixed Rate Borrowing;
(v) the Interest Period to be applicable to such Borrowing, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”;
(vi) the location and number of the account of the Company or any other Borrower to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.6; and
(vii) the applicable Borrower.
If no election as to the Currency of a Borrowing is specified in any Competitive Bid Request, then the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Borrowing in Dollars. Promptly following receipt of a Competitive Bid Request in accordance with this Section, the Advance Agent shall notify the Lenders of the details thereof by telecopy or electronic transmission, as applicable, in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto, inviting the Lenders to submit Competitive Bids.
(b) Each Lender may (but shall not have any obligation to) make one or more Competitive Bids to such Borrower in response to a Competitive Bid Request. Each Competitive Bid by a Lender must be received by the Advance Agent by telecopy or electronic transmission in the form of Exhibit A‑3 hereto, in the case of a Eurocurrency Competitive Borrowing, not later than 9:30 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days (four Business Days in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency other than Euro, Sterling, Yen or Swiss Franc) before the proposed date of such Competitive Borrowing, and in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the proposed date of such Competitive Borrowing. Competitive Bids that do not conform substantially to the format of Exhibit A‑3 may be rejected by the Advance Agent, and the Advance Agent shall notify the applicable Lender as promptly as practicable. Each Competitive Bid shall specify (i) the principal amount of the Competitive Loan or Loans that the Lender is willing to make (which, in the case of a Competitive Borrowing denominated in Dollars, shall be a minimum of $5,000,000 and an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and, in the case of a Competitive Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency, shall be a minimum


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principal amount the Dollar Equivalent of which is equal to $5,000,000, and which may equal the entire principal amount of the Competitive Borrowing request by such Borrower), (ii) the Competitive Bid Rate or Rates at which the Lender is prepared to make such Loan or Loans (expressed as a percentage rate per annum in the form of a decimal to no more than four decimal places) and (iii) the Interest Period applicable to each such Loan and the last day thereof.
(c) The Advance Agent shall promptly notify such Borrower by electronic transmission of the Competitive Bid Rate and the principal amount specified in each Competitive Bid and the identity of the Lender that shall have made such Competitive Bid.
(d) Subject only to the provisions of this paragraph, such Borrower may accept or reject any Competitive Bid. Such Borrower shall notify the Advance Agent by telephone, confirmed by telecopy or electronic transmission in the form of a Competitive Bid Accept/Reject Letter, whether and to what extent it has decided to accept or reject each Competitive Bid, in the case of a Eurocurrency Competitive Borrowing, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, three Business Days (four Business Days in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency other than Euro, Sterling, Yen or Swiss Franc) before the date of the proposed Competitive Borrowing, and in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the proposed date of the Competitive Borrowing; provided that (i) the failure of such Borrower to give such notice shall be deemed to be a rejection of each Competitive Bid, (ii) such Borrower shall not accept a Competitive Bid made at a particular Competitive Bid Rate if the Company rejects a Competitive Bid made at a lower Competitive Bid Rate, (iii) the aggregate amount of the Competitive Bids accepted by such Borrower shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the requested Competitive Borrowing specified in the related Competitive Bid Request, (iv) to the extent necessary to comply with clause (iii) above, such Borrower may accept Competitive Bids at the same Competitive Bid Rate in part, which acceptance, in the case of multiple Competitive Bids at such Competitive Bid Rate, shall be made pro rata in accordance with the amount of each such Competitive Bid, and (v) except pursuant to clause (iv) above, no Competitive Bid shall be accepted for a Competitive Loan unless such Competitive Loan is, in the case of a Competitive Borrowing denominated in Dollars, in a minimum principal amount of $5,000,000 and an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and, in the case of a Competitive Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency, in a minimum principal amount the Dollar Equivalent of which is $5,000,000; provided further that if a Competitive Loan must be in an amount less than $5,000,000 or an amount in an Alternative Currency of which the Dollar Equivalent is less than $5,000,000 because of the provisions of clause (iv) above, such Competitive Loan may be for a minimum of $5,000,000 or an amount in an Alternative Currency of which the Dollar Equivalent is $5,000,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000,000 thereof, and in calculating the pro rata allocation of acceptances of portions of multiple Competitive Bids at a particular Competitive Bid Rate pursuant to clause (iv) the amounts shall be rounded to integral multiples of $1,000,000 in a manner which shall be in the discretion of such Borrower. A notice given by such Borrower pursuant to this paragraph (d) shall be irrevocable.
(e) The Advance Agent shall promptly notify each bidding Lender by telecopy or electronic transmission, as applicable, whether or not its Competitive Bid has been accepted (and, if so, the amount and Competitive Bid Rate so accepted), and each successful bidder will


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thereupon become bound, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, to make the Competitive Loan in respect of which its Competitive Bid has been accepted.
(f) If the Advance Agent shall elect to submit a Competitive Bid in its capacity as a Lender, it shall submit such Competitive Bid directly to the Company at least one quarter of an hour earlier than the time by which the other Lenders are required to submit their Competitive Bids to the Advance Agent pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section.
(g) All notices required by this Section 2.4 shall be given in accordance with Section 8.1.
SECTION 2.5.   Extension of Maturity Date .
(a) The Company may, by sending an Extension Letter to CBNA (in which case CBNA shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders), during the period of not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days prior to any anniversary of the Effective Date, request that the Lenders extend the Maturity Date at the time in effect to the first anniversary of the Maturity Date then in effect. Each Lender, acting in its sole discretion, shall, by notice to CBNA given not more than 20 days after the date of the Extension Letter, advise CBNA in writing whether or not such Lender agrees to such extension (each Lender that so advises CBNA that it will not extend the Maturity Date, being referred to herein as a “ Non-extending Lender ”); provided that any Lender that does not advise CBNA by the 20th day after the date of the Extension Letter shall be deemed to be a Non-extending Lender. The election of any Lender to agree to such extension shall not obligate any other Lender to agree.
(b) (i) If Lenders holding Commitments that aggregate more than 50% of the total Commitments on the 20th day after the date of the Extension Letter shall not have agreed to extend the Maturity Date, then the Maturity Date shall not be so extended and the outstanding principal balance of all Loans and other amounts payable hereunder shall be payable on such Maturity Date.
(ii)  If (and only if) Lenders holding Commitments that aggregate more than 50% of the total Commitments on the 20th day after the date of the Extension Letter shall have agreed to extend the Maturity Date, then the Maturity Date applicable to the Lenders that shall so have agreed shall be the first anniversary of the current Maturity Date. In the event of such extension, the Commitment of each Non-extending Lender shall terminate on the Maturity Date in effect prior to such extension, all Loans and other amounts payable hereunder to such Non-extending Lenders shall become due and payable on such Maturity Date and the total Commitment of the Lenders hereunder shall be reduced by the Commitments of Non-extending Lenders so terminated on such Maturity Date.
(c) In the event that the conditions of clause (ii) of paragraph (b) above have been satisfied, the Company shall have the right on or before the Maturity Date in effect prior to the requested extension, at its own expense, to require any Non-extending Lender to transfer and assign without recourse (except as to title and the absence of Liens created by it) (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 8.4) all its interests, rights and


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obligations under this Agreement to one or more banks or other financial institutions identified to the Non-extending Lender, which may include any Lender which agrees to accept such transfer and assignment (each an “ Additional Commitment Lender ”), provided that (x) such Additional Commitment Lender, if not already a Lender hereunder, shall be subject to the approval of CBNA and the Company (such approvals not to be unreasonably withheld), (y) such assignment shall become effective as of a date specified by the Company (which shall not be later than the Maturity Date in effect prior to the requested extension) and (z) the Additional Commitment Lender shall pay to such Non-extending Lender in immediately available funds on the effective date of such assignment the principal of and interest accrued to the date of payment on the Loans made by it hereunder and all other amounts accrued for its account or owed to it hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no extension of the Maturity Date shall become effective unless, on the Maturity Date in effect prior to the requested extension the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.2 shall be satisfied or waived (with all references in such paragraphs to a Borrowing being deemed to be references to the current Maturity Date) and CBNA shall have received a certificate to that effect dated such Maturity Date and executed by a Financial Officer of the Company.
SECTION 2.6.   Funding of Borrowings . (a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds in Dollars or in the applicable Alternative Currency, as the case may be, to the account of CBNA or an Affiliate thereof most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders, by 2:00 p.m., New York City time (or, in the case of any Competitive Loan with respect to which a Borrower shall have requested funding in another jurisdiction, to such account in such jurisdiction as CBNA shall designate for such purpose by notice to the applicable Lenders, by 2:00 p.m., local time). CBNA will make such Loans available to such Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of such Borrower maintained with CBNA in New York City (or, in the case of any Loan with respect to which such Borrower shall have requested funding in another jurisdiction, to such account in such jurisdiction as such Borrower shall have designated in the applicable Borrowing Request or Competitive Bid Request).
(b) Unless CBNA shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed time of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to CBNA such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, CBNA may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to such Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to CBNA, then the applicable Lender and the applicable Borrower severally agree to pay to CBNA forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to such Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to CBNA, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the applicable Overnight NYFRB Rate from time to time in effect or (ii) in the case of such Borrower, the interest rate on the applicable Borrowing; provided that no repayment by such Borrower pursuant to this sentence shall be deemed to be a prepayment for purposes of Section 2.15. If such Lender pays such amount to CBNA, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.


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SECTION 2.7.   Interest Elections . (a) Each Revolving Borrowing initially shall be of the Type and in the Currency specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any other Borrower) may elect to convert such Borrowing (if denominated in Dollars) to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods or Currencies therefor, all as provided in this Section. Eurocurrency Loans may not be converted to Loans of a different Type. The Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any other Borrower) may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. This Section shall not apply to Competitive Borrowings, which may not be converted or continued.
(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any other Borrower) shall notify CBNA of such election by telephone by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.3 if the Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any other Borrower) were requesting a Revolving Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery, telecopy or electronic transmission to CBNA of a written Interest Election Request in a form approved by CBNA and signed by the Company.
(c) Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.2:
(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);
(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing; and
(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurocurrency Borrowing, (A) the Currency of the resulting Borrowing and (B) the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.
If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing but does not specify (x) an Interest Period, then the Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any other Borrower) shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration or (y) a Currency, then the Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any other Borrowing Subsidiary) shall be


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deemed to have selected a Borrowing denominated in Dollars (in the case of an initial Eurocurrency Borrowing) or the same Currency as the Eurocurrency Borrowing being continued.
(d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, CBNA shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(e) If the Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any other Borrower) fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing (i) if denominated in Dollars shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing and (ii) if denominated in an Alternative Currency shall be converted to a one month Interest Period denominated in the same Currency as the Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing being continued. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and CBNA, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Company, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Revolving Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.
SECTION 2.8.   Termination and Reduction of Commitments . (a) Unless previously terminated, the Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date.
(b) The Company may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Commitments; provided that (i) each reduction of the Commitments shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $10,000,000 and (ii) the Company shall not terminate or reduce the Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.10, the sum of the Revolving Credit Exposures plus the Competitive Loan Exposures would exceed the total Commitments.
(c) The Company shall notify CBNA of any election to terminate or reduce the Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section at least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, CBNA shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Company pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of the Commitments delivered by the Company may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Company (by notice to CBNA on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments.
SECTION 2.9.   Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt . (a) Each Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to CBNA for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of its Revolving Loans on the Maturity Date and (ii) to CBNA for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Competitive Loan on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan.


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(b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of each Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.
(c) CBNA shall maintain a Register pursuant to subsection 8.4(d), and an account for each Lender in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder and any promissory note evidencing such Loan, the Class, Type and Currency thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from each Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by CBNA hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.
(d) The entries made in the Register and the accounts of each Lender maintained pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or CBNA to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of any Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(e) Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note for its Competitive Loans and a promissory note for its Revolving Loans. In such event, the applicable Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in a form approved by CBNA. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 8.4) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its assigns).
SECTION 2.10.   Prepayment of Loans . (a) The applicable Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, subject to prior notice in accordance with paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that no Borrower shall have the right to prepay any Competitive Loan without the prior consent of the Lender thereof (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).
(b)   The Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any other Borrower) shall notify CBNA by telephone (confirmed by telecopy or electronic transmission) of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time three Business Days before the date of prepayment and (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Revolving Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that, if a notice of prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of the Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.8, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in accordance with Section 2.8. Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Revolving Borrowing, CBNA shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Revolving Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an


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advance of a Revolving Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.2. Each prepayment of a Revolving Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.12.
SECTION 2.11.   Fees . (a) The Company agrees to pay to CBNA for the account of each Lender a commitment fee in Dollars which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate on the average daily amount of the unused Commitment of such Lender during the period from and including the date hereof to but excluding the date on which such Commitment terminates. Accrued commitment fees shall be payable in arrears on the last day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the date on which the Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof. All commitment fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).
(b) The Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agents, for their own account, the administrative, auction and other fees separately agreed upon between the Company and the Administrative Agents (collectively, the “ Administrative Fees ”).
(c) All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to CBNA for distribution, in the case of commitment fees, to the Lenders. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.
SECTION 2.12.   Interest . (a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.
(b) The Loans comprising each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall bear interest (i) in the case of a Eurocurrency Revolving Loan, at the LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate or (ii) in the case of a Eurocurrency Competitive Loan, at the LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus (or minus, as applicable) the Competitive Loan Margin applicable to such Loan.
(c) Each Fixed Rate Loan shall bear interest at the Fixed Rate applicable to such Loan.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by any Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 1% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 1% plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section.
(e) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and, in the case of Revolving Loans, upon termination of the Commitments; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Revolving Loan prior to the end of the Availability Period), accrued


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interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurocurrency Revolving Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.
(f) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at time when the Alternate Base Rate is based on clause (a) of the first sentence of the definition of Alternate Base Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate or LIBO Rate shall be determined by CBNA, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
SECTION 2.13.   Alternate Rate of Interest . If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Borrowing:
(a) CBNA shall have determined (which determination shall be made in good faith and shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period; or
(b) CBNA is advised by the Required Lenders (or, in the case of a Eurocurrency Competitive Loan, the Lender that is required to make such Loan) that the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;
then CBNA shall give notice thereof to the Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of the applicable Borrower) and the Lenders by telephone or telecopy or electronic transmission, as applicable, as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until CBNA notifies the Company and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Revolving Borrowing to, or continuation of any Revolving Borrowing as, a Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be ineffective, (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made in Dollars as an ABR Borrowing and (iii) any request by the Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any Borrower) for a Eurocurrency Competitive Borrowing shall be ineffective; provided that (A) if the circumstances giving rise to such notice do not affect all the Lenders, then requests by the Company for Eurocurrency Competitive Borrowings may be made to Lenders that are not affected thereby, (B) if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of Borrowings, then the other Type of Borrowings shall be permitted and (C) if the circumstances giving rise to such notice effect only one Currency, then the other Borrowings in other Currencies shall be permitted.
SECTION 2.14.   Increased Costs . (a) If any Change in Law shall:
(i) shall subject any Lender or Agent to any Taxes (other than Taxes covered by Section 2.16, and Taxes on gross or net income, profits or revenue (including value-added or similar Taxes)) on its Loans, Loan principal, Commitments, or other obligations


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under the Loan Documents, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;
(ii) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender; or
(iii) impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency Loans or Fixed Rate Loans made by such Lender;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any Loan) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then the applicable Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) If any Lender determines that any Change in Law regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by such Lender to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then from time to time the Company will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c) A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, and setting forth in reasonable detail the manner in which such amount or amounts shall have been determined, shall be delivered to the applicable Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The applicable Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 60 days prior to the date that such Lender notifies such Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 60‑day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.


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(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, a Lender shall not be entitled to compensation pursuant to this Section in respect of any Competitive Loan if the Change in Law that would otherwise entitle it to such compensation shall have been publicly announced prior to submission of the Competitive Bid pursuant to which such Loan was made.
(f) If the cost to any Lender of making or maintaining any Loan (other than a Competitive Loan) to a Borrowing Subsidiary incorporated or organized in a jurisdiction other than the United States or any state thereof is increased (or the amount of any sum received or receivable by any Lender or its lending office is reduced) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, by reason of the fact that such Borrowing Subsidiary is incorporated or organized in a jurisdiction outside of the United States, such Borrowing Subsidiary shall indemnify such Lender for such increased cost or reduction within fifteen (15) days after demand by such Lender (with a copy to CBNA), which such Lender shall make within sixty (60) days from the day such Lender has notice of such increased cost or reduction.
SECTION 2.15.   Break Funding Payments . In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurocurrency Loan or Fixed Rate Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Revolving Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.10(b) and is revoked in accordance therewith), (d) the failure to borrow any Competitive Loan after accepting the Competitive Bid to make such Loan, or (e) the assignment of any Eurocurrency Loan or Fixed Rate Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by any Borrower pursuant to Section 2.18, then, in any such event, the applicable Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the out-of-pocket loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurocurrency Loan, such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the present value of the excess, if any, of (i) its cost of obtaining the funds for the Loan being paid, prepaid, refinanced or not borrowed (assumed to be the LIBO Rate that would have been applicable thereto) for the period from the date of such payment, prepayment, refinancing or failure to borrow or refinance to the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (or, in the case of a failure to borrow or refinance the Interest Period for such Loan which would have commenced on the date of such failure) over (ii) the amount of interest (as reasonably determined by such Lender) that would be realized by such Lender in reemploying the funds so paid, prepaid or not borrowed or refinanced for such period or Interest Period, as the case may be. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section and setting forth in reasonable detail the manner in which such amount or amounts shall have been determined shall be delivered to the applicable Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Such Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
SECTION 2.16.   Taxes . (a) Any and all payments to the Lenders or the Administrative Agents hereunder by a Borrower or on behalf of any Borrower shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all current or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding (i) income or franchise and similar taxes imposed on (or measured by) net income imposed on any


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Administrative Agent or any Lender (or participant) by the United States and any other jurisdiction as a result of a present or former connection between such Administrative Agent or such Lender (or participant) and the jurisdiction of the Governmental Authority imposing such tax or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (other than as a result of entering into this Agreement, performing any obligations hereunder, receiving any payments hereunder or enforcing any rights hereunder) (ii) any branch profits tax imposed by the United States or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which any Borrower is located, (iii) taxes that are imposed under FATCA and (iv) any taxes that are attributable solely to the failure of any Lender to comply with Section 2.16 (g)(i) or 2.16(h) (all such nonexcluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings and liabilities, collectively or individually, “ Non-Excluded Taxes ”). If the relevant Borrower any applicable withholding agent shall be required to deduct any Non-Excluded Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder to any Lender or any Administrative Agent, (i) the sum payable shall be increased by the amount (an “Additional Amount”) necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to Additional Amounts payable under this Section 2.16) such Lender or such Administrative Agent (as the case may be) shall receive an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the relevant Borrower applicable withholding agent shall make such deductions and (iii) the relevant Borrower applicable withholding agent shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(b) In addition, the relevant Borrower (or the Company, as guarantor, as applicable) shall pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law any current or future stamp, intangibles or documentary t T axes or any other excise or property t T axes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document that are imposed by a Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction in which the relevant Borrower or the Company is incorporated, organized, managed and controlled or considered to have its seat or otherwise has a connection (other than as a result of entering into this Agreement, performing any obligations hereunder, receiving any payments hereunder or enforcing any rights hereunder) (“ Other Taxes ”).
(c) The relevant Borrower (or the Company, as guarantor, as applicable) shall jointly and severally indemnify each Lender (or participant) and each Administrative Agent for the full amount of Non-Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes paid by such Lender (or participant) or such Administrative Agent, as the case may be, and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses)) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability prepared by a Lender, or an Administrative Agent on its behalf and setting forth in reasonable detail the manner in which such amount shall have been determined, absent manifest error, shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes. Such indemnification shall be made within 30 days after the date the Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, makes written demand therefor, which written demand shall be made within 180 days of the date such Lender or Administrative Agent receives written demand for payment of such Taxes or Other Taxes from the relevant Governmental Agency Authority .


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(d) If a Lender (or participant) or an Administrative Agent receives a refund in respect of any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the relevant Borrower or the Company, as guarantor, as applicable, or with respect to which the relevant Borrower has paid Additional Amounts pursuant to this Section 2.16, it shall within 30 days from the date of such receipt pay over such refund to the relevant Borrower or the Company, as guarantor, as applicable (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or Additional Amounts paid, by the relevant Borrower or the Company, as guarantor, as applicable under this Section 2.16 with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of such Lender (or participant) or such Administrative Agent and without interest (other than interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided , however , that the relevant Borrower or the Company, as guarantor, as applicable, upon the request of such Lender (or participant) or such Administrative Agent, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the relevant Borrower or the Company, as guarantor, as applicable (plus penalties, interest or other charges) to such Lender (or participant) or such Administrative Agent in the event such Lender (or participant) or such Administrative Agent is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.
(e) As soon as practicable after the date of any payment of Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes by the relevant Borrower to the relevant Governmental Authority, the relevant Borrower will deliver to CBNA, at its addresses referred to in Section 8.1, the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing payment thereof.
(f) Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement contained herein, the agreements and obligations contained in this Section 2.16 shall survive the payment in full of the principal of and interest on all Loans made hereunder.
(g) (i) Each Lender (or participant) that is a United States person as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Company and CBNA two copies of either United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-9 (or successor forms). Each Lender (or participant) that is not a United States person as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “ Non‑U.S. Lender ”) shall deliver to the Company and CBNA two copies of either United States Internal Revenue Service IRS Form W-8BEN , W-8BEN-E or W-8ECI (or any successor forms), Form W-8IMY (or successor form) together with any applicable underlying IRS forms, or, in the case of a Non‑U.S. Lender claiming exemption from U.S. Federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments of “portfolio interest”, a Form an IRS  W - 8 - BEN or W-8BEN-E , or any subsequent or substitute versions thereof or successors thereto (and a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F representing that such Non‑U.S. Lender is not a bank for purposes of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, is not a 10 percent shareholder (within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code) of the Company, is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Company (within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code) and is not conducting a trade or business in the United States with which the relevant interest payments are effectively connected), properly completed and duly executed by such Non‑U.S. Lender claiming complete exemption from, or reduced rate of, U.S. Federal withholding tax on payments by the Company under this Agreement. Such forms shall be delivered by each Lender on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of a participant, on or before the date such participant becomes a participant hereunder) and on or before the date, if any, such Lender changes its applicable lending office by


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designating a different lending office (a “ New Lending Office ”). In addition, each Lender shall deliver such forms promptly upon the obsolescence or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Lender. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.16(g), a Non‑U.S. Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this Section 2.16(g) that such Non‑U.S. Lender is not legally able to deliver.
(ii) If a payment made to a Lender (or participant) under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the applicable Borrower and CBNA, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the applicable Borrower or CBNA, such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the applicable Borrower or CBNA as may be necessary for such Borrower or CBNA to comply with its obligations under FATCA, to determine that such Lender has or has not complied with such Lender's obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.
(h) A Lender (or participant) that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of non-U.S. withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which a Borrowing Subsidiary is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrowing Subsidiary (with a copy to CBNA), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrowing Subsidiary, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate, provided that such Lender (or participant) is legally entitled to complete, execute and deliver such documentation and in such Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would not materially prejudice the legal position of such Lender (or participant).
(i) The relevant Borrower shall not be required to indemnify any Lender, or to pay any Additional Amounts to any Lender, in respect of any withholding tax pursuant to paragraph (a) or (c) above to the extent that (i) such withholding tax is imposed by the United States and the obligation to withhold amounts with respect to such withholding tax was in effect and would apply to amounts payable to such Lender on the date such Lender became a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of a participant, on the date such participant became a participant hereunder) or, with respect to payments to a New Lending Office, the date such Lender designated such New Lending Office with respect to a Loan or, with respect to payments by a Borrower pursuant to a Competitive Loan, as of the date the Company accepts a Competitive Bid pursuant to Section 2.4(d); provided , however , that this clause (i) shall not apply to any Lender (or participant) if the assignment, participation, transfer or designation of a New Lending Office was made at the request of the relevant Borrower or was made pursuant to Section 2.19 2.18 ; and provided further , however , that this clause (i) shall not apply to the extent the indemnity payment or Additional Amounts any Lender (or participant) would be entitled to receive (without regard to this clause (i)) do not exceed the indemnity payment or Additional Amounts that the Lender (or participant) making the assignment, participation, transfer or designation of such New Lending Office would have been entitled to receive in the absence of such assignment, participation, transfer or designation, or (ii) the obligation to pay such Additional Amounts


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would not have arisen but for a failure by such Lender (or participant) to comply with the provisions of paragraph (g)(i) or (h) above. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each Lender shall remain subject to the obligations under Section 2.18.
(j) Any Lender (or participant) claiming any indemnity payment or Additional Amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.16 shall use reasonable efforts (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions) to file any certificate or document reasonably requested in writing by the relevant Borrower or to change the jurisdiction of its applicable lending office if the making of such a filing or change would avoid the need for or reduce the amount of any such indemnity payment or Additional Amounts that may thereafter accrue and would not, in the sole determination of such Lender (or participant), be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender (or participant).
(k) Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agents for any Taxes (to the extent that the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary has not already indemnified the Agents for such Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Company and any Borrowing Subsidiary to do so) attributable to such Lender that are paid or payable by either Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. The indemnity under this Section 2.16(k) shall be paid within 10 days after an Administrative Agent delivers to the applicable Lender a certificate stating the amount of Taxes so paid or payable by such Administrative Agent. Such certificate shall be conclusive of the amount so paid or payable absent manifest error.
(l) Nothing contained in this Section 2.16 shall require any Lender (or participant) or any Administrative Agent to make available any of its tax returns (or any other information that it deems to be confidential or proprietary).
SECTION 2.17.   Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs . (a) Each Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees, or of amounts payable under Section 2.14, 2.15 or 2.16, or otherwise) prior to 3:00 p.m., local time at the place of payment, on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of CBNA, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to CBNA at its offices at 399 Park Avenue, New York, New York, or such other location as CBNA shall designate from time to time, except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 8.5 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. CBNA shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder shall be made in Dollars or, in the case of principal of and interest on any Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, the applicable Alternative Currency, as the case may be. Except as provided in clause (c) below, each payment or


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prepayment of principal or payment of interest in respect of a Borrowing of Revolving Loans shall be allocated ratably among the parties entitled thereto.
(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to CBNA to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal then due to such parties.
(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Revolving Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Revolving Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Revolving Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Revolving Loans; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by any Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant. Each Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Borrower in the amount of such participation.
(d) Unless CBNA shall have received notice from a Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to CBNA for the account of the Lenders hereunder that such Borrower will not make such payment, CBNA may assume that such Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders the amount due. In such event, if such Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay to CBNA forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to CBNA, at the Overnight NYFRB Rate in effect from time to time.
(e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.6(b) or 2.17(d), then CBNA may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by CBNA for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.


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SECTION 2.18.   Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders . (a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.14, or if any Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to file any certificate or document requested by the Company (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions), to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such filing, designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.14 or 2.16, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender.
(b) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.14, or if any Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16, or if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then such Borrower may, upon notice to such Lender and CBNA, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 8.4), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement (other than any outstanding Competitive Loans held by it and any and all rights and interests related thereto) to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i) such Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agents which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans (other than Competitive Loans), accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or such Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.14 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.16, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments.
SECTION 2.19.   Borrowing Subsidiaries . The Company may designate any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company as a Borrowing Subsidiary upon ten Business Days notice to CBNA on behalf of the Lenders (such notice to include the name, primary business address and tax identification number of such proposed Borrowing Subsidiary and any other information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agents pursuant to the Patriot Act). Upon proper notice and the receipt by CBNA of a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement executed by such a Wholly Owned Subsidiary and the Company, such Wholly Owned Subsidiary shall be a Borrowing Subsidiary and a party to this Agreement. A Subsidiary shall cease to be a Borrowing Subsidiary hereunder at such time as no Loans, fees or any other amounts due in connection therewith pursuant to the terms hereof shall be outstanding to such Subsidiary and such Subsidiary and the Company shall have executed and delivered to CBNA a Borrowing Subsidiary Termination; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Borrowing Subsidiary shall cease to be a Borrowing Subsidiary solely because it no longer is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company so long as such Borrowing Subsidiary and the Company shall not have executed and delivered to CBNA a Borrowing Subsidiary Termination and the Company’s guarantee of the Borrowing Subsidiary Obligations of such Borrowing Subsidiary pursuant to Section 8.16 has not been released. Following the giving of any notice pursuant to this Section 2.19, if the designation of a Subsidiary as a Borrowing Subsidiary


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obligates the Administrative Agents or any Lender to comply with “know your customer” or similar identification procedures in circumstances where the necessary information is not already available to it, the Company shall, promptly upon the request of an Administrative Agent or any Lender, supply such documentation and other evidence as is reasonably requested by such Administrative Agent or such Lender in order for such Administrative Agent or such Lender to carry out and be satisfied it has complied with the results of all necessary “know your customer” or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations.
If the Company shall designate as a Borrowing Subsidiary hereunder any Subsidiary not organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof, any Lender unable to lend to such Borrowing Subsidiary due to applicable law or regulation may, with prior written notice to the Administrative Agents and the Company, fulfill its Commitment by causing an Affiliate of such Lender organized in the same jurisdiction as such Subsidiary or another foreign jurisdiction agreed to by such Lender and the Company, to act as the Lender in respect of such Borrowing Subsidiary, and such Lender shall, to the extent of Loans made to such Borrowing Subsidiary, be deemed for all purposes hereof to have satisfied its Commitment hereunder in respect of such Borrowing Subsidiary.
As soon as practicable after receiving notice from the Company or the Administrative Agents of the Company’s intent to designate a Subsidiary as a Borrowing Subsidiary, and in any event no later than five Business Days after the delivery of such notice, for a Borrowing Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than of the United States or a political subdivision thereof, any Lender that may not legally lend to, establish credit for the account of and/or do any business whatsoever with such Subsidiary directly or through an Affiliate of such Lender as provided in the immediately preceding paragraph (a “ Protesting Lender ”) shall so notify the Company and the Administrative Agents in writing. With respect to each Protesting Lender, the Company shall, effective on or before the date that such Borrowing Subsidiary shall have the right to borrow hereunder, either (A) notify the Administrative Agents and such Protesting Lender that the Commitment of such Protesting Lender shall be terminated and replaced with the Commitments of one or more other Lenders or assignees which agree to provide such replacement Commitments (in each case selected by the Company and approved by CBNA, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld); provided that such Protesting Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee(s) (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Company or the relevant Borrowing Subsidiary (in the case of all other amounts), or (B) cancel its request to designate such Subsidiary as a “Borrowing Subsidiary” hereunder.
SECTION 2.20.   Prepayments Required Due to Currency Fluctuation .
(a) Not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter or at such other time as is reasonably determined by CBNA (the “ Calculation Time ”), CBNA shall determine the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures and the aggregate Competitive Loans as of such date.


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(b) If at the Calculation Time, the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure and the aggregate Competitive Loans exceeds the Commitment by 5% or more, then within five Business Days after notice thereof to the Borrower from CBNA, the Borrower shall prepay Revolving Loans (or cause any Borrowing Subsidiary to make such prepayment) in an aggregate principal amount at least equal to the lesser of (i) such excess and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans. Nothing set forth in this Section 2.20(b) shall be construed to require CBNA to calculate compliance under this Section 2.20(b) other than at the times set forth in Section 2.20(a).
SECTION 2.21.   Defaulting Lenders
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:
(a) fees shall cease to accrue on the unfunded portion of the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.11(a); and
(b) the Commitment and Revolving Credit Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 8.7); provided, that this clause (b) shall not apply to the vote of a Defaulting Lender in the case of an amendment, waiver or other modification requiring the consent of such Lender or each Lender affected thereby.
No non-Defaulting Lender shall have any obligation to fund any portion of a Loan which a Defaulting Lender has failed to fund.
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
The Company represents and warrants to each of the Lenders and each of the Administrative Agents that:
SECTION 3.1.   Organization; Powers . Each Borrower (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority to own its property and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted and (c) is qualified to do business in every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where the failure so to qualify would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each Borrower has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement (or, in the case of the Borrowing Subsidiaries, the Borrowing Subsidiary Agreements), to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to borrow hereunder.
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(i) violate (A) any provision of any law, statute, rule or regulation (including, without limitation, the Margin Regulations), (B) any provision of the certificate of incorporation or other constitutive documents or by‑laws of the Company or any Subsidiary, (C) any order of any Governmental Authority or (D) any provision of any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which it or any of its property is or may be bound, (ii) be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (alone or with notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any such indenture, agreement or other instrument or (iii) result in the creation or imposition of any lien upon any property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary other than, in the case of clauses (i)(A), (i)(C), (i)(D), (ii) and (iii), any such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults or liens that, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.3.   Enforceability . Each Loan Document constitutes or, when executed and delivered, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Borrower party thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms (subject, as to enforceability, to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity)).
SECTION 3.4.   Governmental Approvals . No action, consent or approval of, registration or filing with or other action by any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the Transactions.
SECTION 3.5.   Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect . (a) The Company has heretofore furnished to the Administrative Agents and the Lenders copies of (i) its audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2010, respectively, which were included in its annual report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act on February 18, 2011 (the “10-K”) and (ii) its unaudited consolidated financial statements for the quarters ended March 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011 which were included in its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act on April 28, 2011 and July 28, 2011, respectively (the “10-Qs”). Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition and the results of operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as of, and for accounting periods ending on, such dates in accordance with GAAP (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes).
(b) Since December 31, 2010, there has been no material adverse effect on the business, results of operations, properties or financial condition of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided , that no representation or warranty is made with respect to matters disclosed in the most recent 10-K or in any 10-Q or current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act subsequent to December 31, 2010.
SECTION 3.6.   Litigation; Compliance with Laws . (a) Except as disclosed in either the most recent 10‑K or the most recent 10-Q filed by the Company, as of the date hereof, there are no actions, proceedings or investigations filed or (to the knowledge of the Company) threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary in any court or before any Governmental Authority or arbitration board or tribunal which question the validity or legality of this


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Agreement, the Transactions or any action taken or to be taken pursuant to this Agreement and no order or judgment has been issued or entered restraining or enjoining the Company from the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement nor is there any other action, proceeding or investigation filed or (to the knowledge of the Company) threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary in any court or before any Governmental Authority or arbitration board or tribunal which would be reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any law, rule or regulation, or in default with respect to any judgment, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority, where such violation or default would be reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.7.   Federal Reserve Regulations . No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, for any purpose which entails a violation of, or which is inconsistent with, the provisions of the Margin Regulations.
SECTION 3.8.   Use of Proceeds . All proceeds of the Loans shall be used for the purposes referred to in the recitals to this Agreement.
SECTION 3.9.   Taxes . The Company and the Subsidiaries have filed or caused to be filed all Federal and material state, local and foreign Tax returns which are required to be filed by them, and have paid or caused to be paid all Taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns or on any assessments received by any of them, other than any Taxes or assessments the validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, and with respect to which appropriate accounting reserves have, to the extent required by GAAP, been set aside.
SECTION 3.10.   Employee Benefit Plans . Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect (a) the present aggregate value of accumulated benefit obligations of (i) all Plans and (ii) all foreign employee pension benefit plans maintained by the Company and its Subsidiaries based on those assumptions used for disclosure of such obligations in corporate financial statements in accordance with GAAP, did not, as of the most recent statements available, exceed the aggregate value of the assets for all such plans, (b) no ERISA Termination Event has occurred and (c) each Plan has been established and administered in accordance with its terms and in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other applicable laws, rules and regulations.
SECTION 3.11.   Environmental and Safety Matters . Other than exceptions to any of the following that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (i) the Company and the Subsidiaries comply and have complied with all applicable Environmental and Safety Laws; (ii) there are and have been no releases or threatened releases of Hazardous Substances at any property owned, leased or operated by the Company now or in the past, or at any other location, that could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Company or any Subsidiary under any Environmental and Safety Law; (iii) to the knowledge of the Company and the Subsidiaries, there are no past, present, or anticipated future events, conditions, circumstances, practices, plans, or legal requirements that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Company or any of the Subsidiaries from, or increase the costs to the Company or


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any of the Subsidiaries of, complying with applicable Environmental and Safety Laws or obtaining or renewing all material permits, approvals, authorizations, licenses or permissions required of any of them pursuant to any such law; and (iv) neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has retained or assumed by contract or operation of law, any liability, fixed or contingent, under any Environmental and Safety Law. This Section 3.11 sets forth the sole representations of the Company with respect to matters arising under Environmental and Safety Laws.
SECTION 3.12.   Properties . (a) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property that are necessary to the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, except for minor defects in title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes or where failure to have such good title or valid leasehold interests would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property that are necessary to the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, and the use thereof by the Company and its Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.13.   Investment and Holding Company Status . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.
SECTION 3.14.  Sanctions, Anti-Corruption, and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor any director or officer thereof, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any employee, agent or affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is, or is owned or controlled by Persons that are: (i) the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control or the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European member state or Her Majesty’s Treasury (collectively, “Sanctions”), or (ii) located, organized or resident in a country, region or territory that is, or whose government is, the target of Sanctions (currently, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria). Except as disclosed in the most recent 10-K filed by the Company, the Company and its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers and employees and, to the knowledge of the Company, agents are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Sanctions and with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and all other applicable anti-corruption laws (“Anti-Corruption Laws”). To the Company’s knowledge, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (i) is in violation of any Anti-Money Laundering Laws, (ii) is under any investigation by any Governmental Authority with respect to any Anti-Money Laundering Laws, (iii) has been assessed civil penalties under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws or (iv) has had any of its funds seized or forfeited in any action under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws, in each case, that could, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures


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reasonably designed to ensure compliance by the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws, applicable Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
ARTICLE IV
Conditions
SECTION 4.1.   Effective Date . The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 8.7):
(a) CBNA (or its counsel) shall have received from each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to CBNA (which may include email or telecopy transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(b)   CBNA shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agents and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date) of Katherine R. Kelly, Esq., Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary of the Company, to the effect set forth in Exhibit C. The Company hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinion.
(c)   CBNA shall have received such customary documents and certificates as CBNA or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of the Company, the authorization of the Transactions and any other legal matters relating to the Company, this Agreement or the Transactions, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agents and their counsel.
(d)   CBNA shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date and signed by the President, a Vice President or a Financial Officer of the Company, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.2.
(e)   The Administrative Agents shall have received all fees and other amounts earned, due and payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced not less than two Business Days before the Effective Date, reimbursement or payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Company hereunder.
(f) The Company’s $2,000,000,000 Five Year Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2006, shall have been terminated and all amounts owed thereunder shall have been paid in full.
CBNA shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
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outstanding Borrowings that does not increase the aggregate principal amount of the Loans of any Lender outstanding) is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a)   The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement (other than those set forth in Sections 3.5(b), 3.6(a), 3.10 and 3.11 on any date other than the Effective Date) shall be true and correct in all material respects (provided that such representations and warranties qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct) on and as of the date of such Borrowing with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case those representations and warranties will be true and correct as of such earlier date.
(b)   At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Each Borrowing shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Company on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section.
SECTION 4.3.   Initial Borrowing by Each Borrowing Subsidiary . The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of the first Borrowing by each Borrowing Subsidiary is subject to the satisfaction of the condition that CBNA (or its counsel) shall have received a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement properly executed by such Borrowing Subsidiary and the Company.
ARTICLE V
Covenants
Affirmative Covenants . The Company covenants and agrees with each Lender and each Administrative Agent that so long as this Agreement shall remain in effect or the principal of or interest on any Loan, any fees or any other amounts payable hereunder shall be unpaid, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing, it will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to:
SECTION 5.1.   Existence . Do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and its rights and franchises that are material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as a whole, except as expressly permitted under Section  5.9 5.10 and except, in the case of any Subsidiary, where the failure to do so would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.2.   Business and Properties . Comply in all respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority (including Environmental and Safety Laws and ERISA), whether now in effect or hereafter enacted except instances that could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and at all times maintain and preserve all property material to the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as a whole and keep such property in good repair, working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear and damage by casualty or condemnation excepted) and from time to time make, or cause to be made, all needful and proper repairs, renewals,


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additions, improvements and replacements thereto necessary in order that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times, except where the failure to do so would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.3.   Financial Statements, Reports, Etc. Furnish to the Administrative Agents and each Lender:
(a)   within 95 days after the end of each fiscal year, its annual report on Form 10‑K as filed with the SEC, including its consolidated balance sheet and the related consolidated earnings statement showing its consolidated financial condition as of the close of such fiscal year and the consolidated results of its operations during such year, all audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP or other independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing selected by the Company;
(b)   within 50 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, its quarterly report on Form 10‑Q as filed with the SEC, including its unaudited consolidated balance sheet and related consolidated earnings statement, showing its consolidated financial condition as of the close of such fiscal quarter and the consolidated results of its operations during such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year (and each delivery of such statements shall be deemed a representation that such statements fairly present the Company’s financial condition and results of operations on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes); and
(c)   promptly, from time to time, such other information as any Lender shall reasonably request through CBNA.
Information required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (a) – (b) of this Section 5.3 shall be deemed to have been effectively delivered (including for purposes of Section 8.1(b)) on the date on which such information has been posted on the SEC website on the Internet at sec.gov/edaux/searches.htm (or any successor website), on the Company’s IntraLinks site at intralinks.com or at another relevant website accessible by the Lenders without charge. Information required to be delivered pursuant to clause (c) of this Section 5.3 shall be deemed to have been effectively delivered (including for the purposes of Section 8.1(b)) on the date on which the Company provides notice to CBNA (which notice CBNA shall promptly provide to the requesting Lenders) that such information has been provided in accordance with the preceding sentence or on the date on which the Company actually delivers such information to CBNA (and CBNA will promptly deliver such information to the requesting Lenders).
SECTION 5.4.   Insurance . Keep its insurable properties adequately insured at all times by financially sound and reputable insurers (which may include captive insurers), and maintain such other insurance or self insurance, to such extent and against such risks, including fire and other risks insured against by extended coverage, as is customary with companies similarly situated and in the same or similar businesses.
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profits or in respect of its property, in each case before the same shall become delinquent or in default and before penalties accrue thereon, unless and to the extent that the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves with respect thereto shall, to the extent required by GAAP, have been set aside, or the failure to so pay and discharge would not be reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.6.   Litigation and Other Notices . Give CBNA written notice of the following within five Business Days after any executive officer of the Company obtains knowledge thereof:
(a)   the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding which the Company reasonably expects to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and
(b)   any Event of Default, specifying the nature and extent thereof and the action (if any) which is proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
SECTION 5.7.   Books and Records . . Keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all material dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities.
SECTION 5.8.   Ratings . .
Maintain at all times a senior unsecured non-credit-enhanced long term debt rating from either S&P or Moody’s.
SECTION 5.9.  Compliance with Laws. Maintain in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance by the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.
Negative Covenants . The Company covenants and agrees with each Lender and each Administrative Agent that so long as this Agreement shall remain in effect or the principal of or interest on any Loan, any fees or any other amounts payable hereunder shall be unpaid, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing, it will not, and will not permit any of the Subsidiaries to:
SECTION 5.9 5.10 .   Consolidations, Mergers, and Sales of Assets . In the case of the Company (a) consolidate or merge with or into any other Person or liquidate, wind up or dissolve (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution) or (b) sell, or otherwise transfer (in one transaction or a series of transactions), or permit any Subsidiary to sell, or otherwise transfer (in one transaction or a series of transactions), all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any other Person; provided that the Company may merge or consolidate with another Person if (A) the Company is the corporation surviving such merger and (B) immediately after giving effect to such merger or consolidation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
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without making effective provision whereby the Loans that may then or thereafter be outstanding shall be secured by such Lien equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Debt for so long as such Debt shall be so secured, except that the foregoing shall not prevent the Company or any Subsidiary from creating, assuming or suffering to exist any of the following Liens:
(a)  Liens existing on the date hereof;
(b)   any Lien existing on property owned or leased by any Person at the time it becomes a Subsidiary or is merged into the Company;
(c)   any Lien existing on property at the time of the acquisition thereof by the Company or any Subsidiary;
(d)   any Lien to secure any Debt incurred prior to, at the time of, or within 12 months after the acquisition of any Restricted Property for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price thereof and any Lien to the extent that it secures Debt which is in excess of such purchase price and for the payment of which recourse may be had only against such Restricted Property or the proceeds thereof;
(e)   any Lien to secure any Debt incurred prior to, at the time of, or within 12 months after the completion of the construction, alteration, repair or improvement of any Restricted Property for the purpose of financing all or any part of the cost thereof and any Lien to the extent that it secures Debt which is in excess of such cost and for the payment of which recourse may be had only against such Restricted Property or the proceeds thereof;
(f)   any Liens securing Debt of a Subsidiary owing to the Company or to another Subsidiary;
(g) any Liens securing industrial development, pollution control or similar revenue bonds;
(h) any Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security benefits or to secure the performance of tenders, bids, leases, contracts, statutory obligations or similar obligations;
(i) any Liens arising from licenses, sublicenses, leases and subleases granted to others by the Company or any Subsidiary;
(j) any Liens arising by operation of law in connection with judgments, attachments or awards which are not an Event of Default under Article VI;
(k) any Liens imposed by law for taxes, assessments, levies or charges of any Governmental Authority for claims not yet due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves or other appropriate provisions are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;


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(l) any Liens of landlords, carriers, warehousemen, consignors, mechanics, materialmen and other Liens imposed by law or that arise from operation of law and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 30 days or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves or other appropriate provisions are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;
(m) easements (including, without limitation, reciprocal easement agreements and utility agreements), rights-of-way, covenants, reservations, encroachments, land use restrictions or encumbrances, which do not interfere materially with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any Subsidiary, as the case may be, or their ordinary utilization of the Restricted Property;
(n) zoning, building codes and other land use law or regulations regulating the use or occupancy of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s property or the activities conducted thereon which are imposed by any g G overnmental a A uthority having jurisdiction over such property which are not violated by the current use or occupancy of such property in the operation of the business conducted thereon;
(o) security provided to secure liabilities to insurance carriers or self insurance arrangements in the ordinary course of business;
(p) any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements) in whole or in part of any Lien referred to in clauses (a) through (o) above, so long as the principal amount of the Debt secured thereby does not exceed the principal amount of Debt so secured at the time of such extension, renewal or replacement (except that, where an additional principal amount of Debt is incurred to provide funds for the completion of a specific project, the additional principal amount, and any related financing costs, may be secured by the Lien as well) and such Lien is limited to the same property subject to the Lien so extended, renewed or replaced (and improvements on such property); and
(q) any Lien not permitted by clauses (a) through (p) above securing Debt which, together with the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all other Debt of the Company and its Subsidiaries owning Restricted Property which would otherwise be subject to the foregoing restrictions and the aggregate Value of existing Sale and Leaseback Transactions which would be subject to the restrictions of Section 5.11 5.12 but for this clause (q), does not at any time exceed 15% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
SECTION 5.11 5.12 .   Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions . Enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, or permit any Subsidiary owning Restricted Property to do so, unless either:
(a)  the Company or such Subsidiary would be entitled to incur Debt, in a principal amount at least equal to the Value of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction, which is secured by Liens on the property to be leased (without equally and ratably securing the Loans) without violating Section  5.10 5.11 , or
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Restricted Property or (B) the voluntary retirement of Funded Debt (whether by redemption, defeasance, repurchase, or otherwise) an amount equal to the Value of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction.
SECTION 5.13.  Sanctions
. Directly or, to the Company’s knowledge, indirectly, use the proceeds of the Loans, and shall procure that none of it or their directors, officers, employees or agents directly or, to the Company’s knowledge, indirectly, use the proceeds of the Loans (i) to fund, finance or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person that is, or is owned or controlled by Persons that are, or in any country, region or territory, that, at the time of such funding, financing or facilitating is, or whose government is, the target of Sanctions, or (ii) in any other manner that would result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the Loans, whether as lender, underwriter, advisor, investor, or otherwise).
SECTION 5.14.  Anti-Corruption Laws
. Use any part of the proceeds of the Loans, directly or indirectly, and shall procure that none of it or their directors, officers, employees or agents directly or, to the Company’s knowledge, indirectly, use the proceeds of the Loans in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws.
ARTICLE VI
Events of Default
In case of the happening of any of the following events (each an “Event of Default”):
(a)  any representation or warranty made or deemed made in or in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Borrowings hereunder or under any Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement shall prove to have been false or misleading in any material respect when so made, deemed made or furnished;
(b)  default shall be made in the payment of any principal of any Loan when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or by acceleration thereof or otherwise;
(c)  default shall be made in the payment of any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in paragraph (b) above) due hereunder, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of three Business Days;
(d)  default shall be made in the due observance or performance of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in (i ) Section 5.1 (solely with respect to the corporate existence of the Borrower (which shall, for the avoidance of doubt, not include the failure to remain in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization)), (ii ) Section 5.6 and such


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default shall continue unremedied for a period of five Business Days after actual knowledge thereof by a Financial Officer, or (ii i ) Section 5.9, 5.10 or , 5.11 , 5.12, 5.13 or 5.14 ;
(e)  default shall be made in the due observance or performance of any covenant, condition or agreement contained herein (other than those specified in (b), (c) or (d) above) and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice thereof from any Administrative Agent or any Lender to the Company;
(f)  the Company or any Subsidiary shall (i) fail to pay any principal or interest, regardless of amount, due in respect of one or more items of Debt in an aggregate principal amount greater than or equal to $100,000,000, when and as the same shall become due and payable (giving effect to any applicable grace period), or (ii) fail to observe or perform any other term, covenant, condition or agreement contained in any agreement or instrument evidencing or governing any such Debt if the effect of any failure referred to in this clause (ii) is to cause such Debt to become due prior to its stated maturity;
(g)  an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking (i) relief in respect of the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary, or of a substantial part of the property or assets of the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary, under Title 11 of the United States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law, (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary or for a substantial part of the property or assets of the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary or (iii) the winding up or liquidation of the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary; and such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(h)  the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking relief under Title 11 of the United States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or the filing of any petition described in (g) above, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary or for a substantial part of the property or assets of the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (vi) become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due or (vii) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or
(i)  one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount equal to or greater than $100,000,000 (exclusive of any amount thereof covered by insurance) shall be rendered against the Company, any Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 60 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed (for this purpose, a judgment shall be effectively stayed during a period


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when it is not yet due and payable), or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to levy upon assets or properties of the Company or any Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;
(j)  (i) a Plan of the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary shall fail to maintain the minimum funding standard required by Section 412 of the Code for any plan year or a waiver of such standard is sought or granted under Section 412(c) of the Code, or (ii) an ERISA Termination Event shall have occurred or (iii) the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary or an ERISA Affiliate has incurred or is reasonably likely to incur a liability to or on account of a Plan under Section 4062, 4063, 4064, 4201 or 4204 of ERISA, or (iv) the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate shall engage in any prohibited transaction described in Sections 406 of ERISA or 4975 of the Code for which a statutory or class exemption is not available or a private exemption has not been previously obtained from the United States Department of Labor, or (v) the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate shall fail to pay any required installment or any other payment required to be paid by such entity under Section 412 or 430 of the Code on or before the due date for such installment or other payment, or (vi) the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate shall fail to make any contribution or payment to any Multiemployer Plan which the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate is required to make under any agreement relating to such Multiemployer Plan or any law pertaining thereto, and there shall result from any such event or events set forth in clauses (i) through (vi) of this paragraph either a liability or a material risk of incurring a liability to the PBGC, a Plan or a Multiemployer Plan which liability will have a Material Adverse Effect;
(k)  a Change in Control shall occur; or
(l)  at any time while a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement is in effect, the guarantee in Section 8.16 shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by the Company not to be, a valid and binding obligation on the part of the Company;
then , and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Company described in paragraph (g) or (h) above), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, CBNA, at the request of the Required Lenders, shall, by notice to the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary (which notice to a Borrowing Subsidiary may be given to the Company), take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate forthwith the Commitments and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be forthwith due and payable in whole or in part, whereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued fees and all other liabilities of the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary accrued hereunder, shall become forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding; and, in any event with respect to the Company described in paragraph (g) or (h) above, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued fees and all other liabilities of the Company and the Borrowing Subsidiaries accrued hereunder shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding.


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ARTICLE VII
The Administrative Agents
In order to expedite the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Citibank, N.A. is hereby appointed to act as an Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders and CBNA is hereby appointed to act as Advance Agent on behalf of the Lenders. Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes each Administrative Agent (which term, for purposes of this Article VII, shall be deemed to include the Advance Agent) to take such actions on behalf of such Lender or holder and to exercise such powers as are specifically delegated to the Administrative Agents or an Administrative Agent individually, as the case may be, by the terms and provisions hereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. CBNA is hereby expressly authorized by the Lenders, without hereby limiting any implied authority, (a) to receive on behalf of the Lenders all payments of principal of and interest on the Loans and all other amounts due to the Lenders hereunder, and promptly to distribute to each Lender its proper share of each payment so received; (b) to give notice on behalf of each of the Lenders to the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary of any Event of Default of which CBNA has actual knowledge acquired in connection with its agency hereunder; and (c) to distribute to each Lender copies of all notices, financial statements and other materials delivered by the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary pursuant to this Agreement as received by CBNA. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, neither Administrative Agent shall have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against either Administrative Agent.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, JPMCB shall have no duties under the Loan Documents in its capacity as Administrative Agent and none of the Documentation Agents, Syndication Agent, Joint Lead Arrangers or Bookrunners listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as an agent or a Lender.
Neither Administrative Agent nor any of their respective affiliates nor any of their or their respective affiliates’ directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors or attorneys-in-fact shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them except for its or his or her own gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction), or be responsible for any statement, warranty or representation herein or in any document delivered in connection herewith or the contents of any document delivered in connection herewith, or be required to ascertain or to make any inquiry concerning the performance or observance by the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary of any of the terms, conditions, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement. The Administrative Agents shall not be responsible to the Lenders for the due execution, genuineness, validity, enforceability or effectiveness of this Agreement or other instruments or agreements or for the failure of the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Administrative Agents may deem and treat the Lender which makes any Loan as the holder of the indebtedness resulting therefrom for all purposes hereof until it shall have received notice from such Lender, given as provided herein, of the


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transfer thereof. The Administrative Agents shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or refraining from acting, in accordance with written instructions signed by the Required Lenders and, except as otherwise specifically provided herein, such instructions and any action or inaction pursuant thereto shall be binding on all the Lenders. The Administrative Agents shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless they shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders) as they deem appropriate or they shall first be indemnified to their satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by them by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Administrative Agents shall, in the absence of knowledge to the contrary, be entitled to rely on any instrument or document believed by it in good faith to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person or Persons. Neither Administrative Agent nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents shall have any responsibility to the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary on account of the failure of or delay in performance or breach by any Lender of any of its obligations hereunder or to any Lender on account of the failure of or delay in performance or breach by any other Lender or the Company of any of their respective obligations hereunder or in connection herewith. The Administrative Agents may execute any and all duties hereunder by or through their Affiliates, agents, attorneys-in-fact or employees and shall be entitled to rely upon the advice of legal counsel selected by them (including counsel to the Company), independent accountants and other experts selected by them with respect to all matters arising hereunder and shall not be liable for any action taken or suffered in good faith by them in accordance with the advice of such counsel.
The Lenders hereby acknowledge that the Administrative Agents shall be under no duty to take any discretionary action permitted to be taken by them pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement unless they shall be requested in writing to do so by the Required Lenders.
The Administrative Agents shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default unless the Administrative Agents have received notice from a Lender or the Company referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”. In the event that the Administrative Agents receive such a notice, the Administrative Agents shall give notice thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agents shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders); provided that unless and until the Administrative Agents shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agents may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders.
Subject, in the case of a resignation of both Administrative Agents, to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided below, either Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders and the Company. Upon any such resignation of both Administrative Agents, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent acceptable to the Company. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agents give notice of their resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agents may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent


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which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000 or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor bank, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agents and the retiring Administrative Agents shall be discharged from their duties and obligations hereunder. If only one of the Administrative Agents shall resign, the other Administrative Agent shall become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. After any Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 8.5 shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as Administrative Agent.
With respect to the Loans made by them hereunder, each Administrative Agent in its individual capacity and not as Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Administrative Agent, and such Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not an Administrative Agent.
Each Lender agrees (i) to reimburse the Administrative Agents, on demand, in the amount of its Applicable Percentage of any expenses incurred for the benefit of the Lenders by the Administrative Agents, including counsel fees and compensation of agents and employees paid for services rendered on behalf of the Lenders, which shall not have been reimbursed by the Company and (ii) to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agents and any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents, on demand, in the amount of such pro rata share, from and against any and all liabilities, taxes, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against either of them in its capacity as an Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any action taken or omitted by either of them under this Agreement to the extent the same shall not have been reimbursed by the Company; provided that no Lender shall be liable to any Administrative Agent for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Administrative Agent or any of its directors, officers, employees or agents as determined by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction.
Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their respective affiliates or their or their respective affiliates’ directors, officers, employees, advisors or attorneys-in-fact and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their respective affiliates or their or their respective affiliates’ directors, officers, employees, advisors or attorneys-in-fact and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to


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the Lenders by the Administrative Agents hereunder, the Administrative Agents shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary or any affiliate of the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary that may come into the possession of the Administrative Agents or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors, attorneys in fact or affiliates.
ARTICLE VIII
Miscellaneous
SECTION 8.1.   Notices.
(a) Subject to the last paragraph of Section 5.3, notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed or sent by telecopy or electronic transmission, as applicable, as follows:
(i)  if to the Company, to Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Route 206 & Province Line Road, Princeton, New Jersey 08543, Attention of the Treasurer (email: jeffrey.galik@bms.com or any successor email address) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154, Attention of the General Counsel (email: sandra.leung@bms.com or any successor email address);
(ii)  if to CBNA, (1) for notices concerning operational matters, to Citibank, N.A. c/o Citibank Delaware, 1615 Brett Road, OPS 3, New Castle, DE 19720, Attention of Chris Delduca (Telecopy No. (212) 994-0961; email: Christopher.delduca@citi.com or any successor email address) or (2) for notices concerning credit matters, to Citibank, N.A., 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013, Attention of Pamela Kowalski (Telecopy No. (646) 291-1803; email: pamela.kowalski@citi.com or any successor email address);
(iii)  if to a Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number or electronic mail address) set forth in Schedule 2.1 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto; and
(iv)  if to any Borrowing Subsidiary, to it at the addresses (or email addresses) set forth above for the Company. Each Borrowing Subsidiary hereby irrevocably appoints the Company as its agent for the purpose of giving on its behalf any notice and taking any other action provided for in this Agreement and hereby agrees that it shall be bound by any such notice or action given or taken by the Company hereunder irrespective of whether or not any such notice shall have in fact been authorized by such Borrowing Subsidiary and irrespective of whether or not the agency provided for herein shall have theretofore been terminated.
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delivered by hand or overnight courier service or sent by telecopy or electronic transmission, as applicable, to such party as provided in this Section or in accordance with the latest unrevoked direction from such party given in accordance with this Section.
(b) So long as CBNA, JPMCB or any of their respective Affiliates is an Administrative Agent, materials required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.3 may be delivered to CBNA in an electronic medium in a format reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agents by e-mail at oploanswebadmin@citigroup.com; provided , however , that if the Borrower also delivers such materials in paper format to the Administrative Agent, such paper materials shall be deemed the materials delivered pursuant to Section 5.3 for all purposes. The Company agrees that, except as directed otherwise by the Company, the Administrative Agents may make such materials (collectively, the “ Communications ”) available to the Lenders by posting such notices on Intralinks or a substantially similar electronic system (the “ Platform ”), subject to the implementation of confidentiality agreements and procedures reasonably acceptable to the Company. The Company acknowledges that (i) the distribution of material through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure and that there are confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution, (ii) the Platform is provided “as is” and “as available” and (iii) neither the Administrative Agents nor any of their Affiliates warrants the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of the Communications or the Platform and each expressly disclaims liability for errors or omissions in the Communications or the Platform. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by the Company, either Administrative Agent or any of their Affiliates in connection with the Platform. Nothing in this Section 8.1(b) shall limit the obligations of the Administrative Agents and the Lenders under Section 8.18.
(c) Each Lender agrees that once any Communications or any other written information, documents, instruments and other material relating to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any other materials or matters relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby (collectively, with Communications, the “ Materials ”) have been posted to the Platform such posting shall constitute effective delivery of such information, documents or other materials to such Lender for purposes of this Agreement. Each Lender agrees (i) to notify CBNA in writing of such Lender's e-mail address to which the Materials may be sent by electronic transmission (including by electronic communication) on or before the date such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter to ensure that CBNA has on record an effective e-mail address for such Lender), (ii) that any Materials may be sent to such e-mail address and (iii) the Company shall be responsible only for the Communications and shall not have any liability (unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company) for any other Materials made available to the Lenders and shall not have any liability for any errors or omissions in the Communications other than errors or omissions in the materials delivered to the Administrative Agents by the Company.
SECTION 8.2.   Survival of Agreement . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Company herein and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Lenders and shall survive the making by the Lenders of the Loans regardless of any investigation made by the Lenders or on their behalf, and shall


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continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or the Commitments have not been terminated.
SECTION 8.3.   Binding Effect . This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Company and the Administrative Agents and when the Administrative Agents shall have received copies hereof (telecopied or otherwise) which, when taken together, bear the signature of each Lender, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, except that neither the Company nor any Borrowing Subsidiary shall have the right to assign any rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior consent of all the Lenders.
SECTION 8.4.   Successors and Assigns . (a) Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of any party that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of its successors and assigns.
(b)   Each Lender may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided , however , that, except in the case of an assignment to another Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, (i) each of the Company (so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Company under clause (g) or (h) of Article VI of this Agreement) and CBNA must give its prior written consent to such assignment (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and (ii) the amount of the Commitment of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to CBNA) shall not be less than $10,000,000 unless (x) it shall be the entire amount of such Lender’s Commitment or (y) the Borrower and CBNA shall otherwise agree. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to CBNA an Assignment and Assumption, and a processing and recordation fee of $3,500. Upon assumption and recording pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, which effective date shall be at least five Business Days (or such shorter period agreed by the Borrower and CBNA) after the execution thereof, (X) the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement and (Y) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto (but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 8.5, as well as to any interest or fees accrued for its account hereunder and not yet paid)). Notwithstanding the foregoing (i) any Lender assigning its rights and obligations under this Agreement may retain any Competitive Loans made by it outstanding at such time, and in such case shall retain its rights hereunder in respect of any Loans so retained until such Loans have been repaid in full in accordance with this Agreement and (ii) no assignments or participations shall be made to any Borrower or any of such Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries.


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(c)   By executing and delivering an Assignment and Assumption, the assigning Lender thereunder and the assignee thereunder shall be deemed to confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (i) such assigning Lender warrants that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned thereby free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim; (ii) except as set forth in (i) above, such assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or the financial condition of the Company or the performance or observance by the Company of any obligations under this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; (iii) such assignee represents and warrants that (1) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver such Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under this Agreement, (2) it satisfies the requirements, if any, specified in this Agreement that are required to be satisfied by it in order to acquire the assigned interest and become a Lender, (3) from and after the effective date of such Assignment and Assumption, it shall be bound by the provisions of this Agreement as a Lender hereunder and, to the extent of the assigned interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender hereunder, (4) it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.3, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the assigned interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Agents or any other Lender and (5) if it is a Non-U.S. Lender, attached to such Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, duly completed and executed by the assignee; (iv) such assignee agrees that (1) it will, independently and without reliance on the Agents, the assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents and (2) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender; and (v) such assignee appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agents to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to the Administrative Agents by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
(d)   CBNA shall maintain at one of its offices in the City of New York a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and the principal amount of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time and any promissory notes evidencing such Loans (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error and the Company, the other Borrowers, the Administrative Agents and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. No assignment or transfer of any Loan (or portion thereof) or any Note evidencing such Loan shall be effected unless and


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until it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this subsection 8.4(d). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, any assignment or transfer of all or part of a promissory note shall be registered on the Register only upon surrender for registration of assignment or transfer of the promissory note (and each promissory note shall expressly so provide), accompanied by a duly executed Assignment and Assumption, and thereupon one or more new promissory notes in the same aggregate principal amount shall be issued to the designated Assignee and the old promissory notes shall be returned by CBNA to the Borrower marked “cancelled”. The Register shall be available for inspection by each party hereto, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(e)   Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee together with an Administrative Questionnaire completed in respect of the assignee (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) above and, if required, the written consent of the Company to such assignment, CBNA shall (i) accept such Assignment and Assumption and (ii) record the information contained therein in the Register.
(f)   Each Lender may sell participations at any time, without the consent of the Company or the Administrative Agents, to one or more banks or other entities in all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided , however , that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto or thereto for the performance of such obligations, (iii) each participating bank or other entity shall be entitled to the benefit of the cost protection provisions contained in Sections 2.14, 2.15 and 2.16 to the same extent as if it was the selling Lender (and limited to the amount that could have been claimed by the selling Lender had it continued to hold the interest of such participating bank or other entity, it being further agreed that the selling Lender will not be permitted to make claims against the Company under Section 2.14(b) for costs or reductions resulting from the sale of a participation), except that all claims made pursuant to such Sections shall be made through such selling Lender, and (iv) the Company, the Administrative Agents and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such selling Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, and such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce the obligations of the Company relating to the Loans and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement (other than amendments, modifications or waivers decreasing any commitment fees payable hereunder or thereunder or the amount of principal of or the rate at which interest is payable on the Loans, extending the final scheduled maturity of the Loans or any date scheduled for the payment of interest on the Loans, or increasing the Commitments, to the extent such Lender’s consent would be required with respect thereto under Section 8.7(b)). Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Company, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each participant's interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the “ Participant Register ”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a participant's interest in any Commitments, Loans, or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to


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establish that such Commitment, Loan or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.
(g)   Any Lender or participant may, in connection with any assignment or participation or proposed assignment or participation pursuant to this Section, disclose to the assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant any information relating to the Company furnished to such Lender; provided that, prior to any such disclosure, each such assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant shall be subject to the same confidentiality agreement as are the Lenders.
(h)   The Company and any Borrowing Subsidiary shall not assign or delegate any rights and duties hereunder without the prior written consent of all Lenders.
(i)   Any Lender may at any time pledge or otherwise assign all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central banking authority; provided that no such pledge shall release any Lender from its obligations hereunder. In order to facilitate such an assignment to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central banking authority, the Company shall, at the request of the assigning Lender, duly execute and deliver to the assigning Lender a promissory note or notes evidencing the Loans made by the assigning Lender hereunder.
SECTION 8.5.  Expenses; Indemnity. (a) The Company agrees to pay promptly following written demand (including documentation reasonably supporting such request) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by each Agent (and its Affiliates acting as lead arranger and bookrunner in respect of this Agreement) in connection with entering into this Agreement, the syndication of the Commitments and the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of the Loan Documents or in connection with any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of a single counsel for such Persons as a whole), or incurred by the Administrative Agents or any Lender in connection with the enforcement of their rights in connection with this Agreement or in connection with the Loans made hereunder or thereunder, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agents and, in the case of enforcement, each Lender.
(b) The Company agrees to indemnify each Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, each Documentation Agent and each Lender, each of their Affiliates and the directors, officers, employees, advisors and agents of the foregoing, in each case, involved with or having responsibility for this Agreement (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and to hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including reasonable counsel fees and expenses of one counsel to such Indemnitees taken as a whole, and in the case of a conflict of interest, one additional counsel to each group of affected Indemnitees taken as a whole (to the extent necessary with respect to such groups) (and, if necessary, one local counsel in any jurisdiction), incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of (i) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) the use of the proceeds of the Loans or


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(iii) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that (A) such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses resulted from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee, (B) such indemnity shall not apply to losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses that result from disputes solely between Indemnitees (other than disputes involving claims against any Person in its capacity as, or fulfilling its role as, an arranger or Agent or agent or similar role in respect of this Agreement) or (C) resulting from material breaches of the Loan Documents by the applicable Indemnitee. The Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any actions or proceedings in respect of this Agreement effected without the Company’s written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), but if settled with the Company’s written consent, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses by reason of such settlement in accordance with this paragraph.
(c) Neither an Indemnitee nor the Company shall be liable to the Company or any Indemnitee in connection with its activities related to the Loan Documents or in connection with any suit, action or proceeding (x) for any damages arising from the use by unauthorized Persons of information or materials sent through electronic, telecommunications or other information transmission systems that are intercepted by such persons (except to the extent arising from the bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Indemnitee or the Company, as applicable) or (y) for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages; provided this clause (y) shall not affect or limit the Company’s indemnity obligations set forth in paragraph (b) above. In the case of any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding to which the indemnity in this Section 8.5 applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by the Company or its equity holders or creditors or any Indemnitee, subject to the limitations and exclusions set forth in this paragraph and paragraph (b) above.  
(d) The provisions of this Section shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the expiration of the term of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of any of the Loans, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on behalf of any Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent or any Lender. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable on written demand therefor.
SECTION 8.6.   Applicable Law . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 8.7.   Waivers; Amendment . (a) No failure or delay of any Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agents and the Lenders hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies which they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this


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Agreement or consent to any departure therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) below, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice or demand on the Company or any Subsidiary in any case shall entitle such party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
(b)   Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Company and the Required Lenders; provided , however , that no such agreement shall (i) decrease the principal amount of, or extend the maturity of or any scheduled principal payment date or date for the payment of any interest on any Loan, or waive or excuse any such payment or any part thereof, or decrease the rate of interest on any Loan (other than as a result of a waiver of default interest imposed pursuant to Section 2.12(d)), or amend or modify Section 8.16, without the prior written consent of each Lender directly adversely affected thereby, (ii) increase the Commitment, or decrease the commitment fees of any Lender without the prior written consent of such Lender or (iii) amend or modify the provisions of Section 8.4(h) or this Section or the definition of the “Required Lenders”, without the prior written consent of each Lender; provided further , however , that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of any Administrative Agent hereunder without the prior written consent of such Administrative Agent. Each Lender shall be bound by any waiver, amendment or modification authorized by this Section and any consent by any Lender pursuant to this Section shall bind any assignee of its rights and interests hereunder. Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Administrative Agents and the Company shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical or immaterial nature in any provision of the Loan Documents, then the Administrative Agents and the Company shall be permitted to amend such provision and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document.
SECTION 8.8.   Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire contract among the parties relative to the subject matter hereof. Any previous agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof is superseded by this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.
SECTION 8.9.   Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
SECTION 8.10.   Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one contract, and shall become effective as provided in Section 8.3.
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are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SECTION 8.12.   Right of Setoff . If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Lender, or any Affiliate thereof, to or for the credit or obligations of the Company and the applicable Borrowing Subsidiary now or hereafter existing under this Agreement held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations may be unmatured. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Company after such setoff and application made by such Lender, but the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have.
SECTION 8.13.   Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process . (a) Each of the Company, each Borrowing Subsidiary and each Credit Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or Federal court of the United States of America sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the Loan Documents, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
(b)   Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or thereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the Loan Documents in any New York State or Federal court referred to in Section 8.13(a) and agrees that any such suit, action or proceeding may be brought in such court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(c)   Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 8.1(a). Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
SECTION 8.14.   Waiver of Jury Trial . Each party hereto hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document. Each party hereto (a) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would


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not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (b) acknowledges that it and other parties hereto have been induced to enter into this Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certification in this Section.
SECTION 8.15.   Conversion of Currencies .  (a) If, for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum owing hereunder in one currency into another currency, each party hereto agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction the first currency could be purchased with such other currency on the Business Day immediately preceding the day on which final judgment is given.
(b) The obligations of each Borrower in respect of any sum due to any party hereto or any holder of the obligations owing hereunder (the “ Applicable Creditor ”) shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “ Judgment Currency ”) other than the currency in which such sum is stated to be due hereunder (the “ Agreement Currency ”), be discharged only to the extent that, on the Business Day following receipt by the Applicable Creditor of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Applicable Creditor may in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency; if the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Applicable Creditor in the Agreement Currency, such Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Applicable Creditor against such loss. The obligations of the Borrowers contained in this Section 8.15 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of all other amounts owing hereunder.
SECTION 8.16.   Guaranty .  In order to induce the Lenders to make Loans to the applicable Borrowing Subsidiaries, the Company hereby unconditionally guarantees the Borrowing Subsidiary Obligations of all the Borrowing Subsidiaries. The Company further agrees that the Borrowing Subsidiary Obligations may be extended and renewed, in whole or in part, without notice to or further assent from it, and that it will remain bound upon its agreement hereunder notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any Borrowing Subsidiary Obligation.
The Company waives promptness, diligence, presentment to, demand of payment from and protest to the Borrowing Subsidiaries of any Borrowing Subsidiary Obligations, and also waives notice of acceptance of its obligations and notice of protest for nonpayment. The obligations of the Company hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional and not be affected by (a) the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agents to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against the Borrowing Subsidiaries under the provisions of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or otherwise; (b) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, any other Loan Documents or any other agreement; (c) the failure of any Lender to exercise any right or remedy against any Borrowing Subsidiaries; (d) the invalidity or unenforceability of any Loan Document; (e) any change in the corporate existence or structure of any Borrowing Subsidiary; (f) any claims or rights of set off that may be claimed by the Company; (g) any law, regulation, decree or order of any jurisdiction or any event affecting any term of any Borrowing Subsidiary Obligation; or (h) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to or discharge of the Borrower or a guarantor (other than payment).


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The Company further agrees that its agreement hereunder constitutes a promise of payment when due and not of collection, and waives any right to require that any resort be had by any Lender to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of any Lender in favor of any Borrowing Subsidiary or any other Person.
The obligations of the Company hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason, and shall not be subject to any defense or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever, by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Borrowing Subsidiary Obligations or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the obligations of the Company hereunder shall not be discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by the failure of the Administrative Agents or any Lender to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any remedy under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document or any other agreement, by any waiver or modification in respect of any thereof, by any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of the Borrowing Subsidiary Obligations, or by any other act or omission which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of the Company or otherwise operate as a discharge of the Company as a matter of law or equity.
The Company further agrees that its obligations hereunder shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of principal of or interest on any Borrowing Subsidiary Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by the Administrative Agents or any Lender upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of any of the Borrowing Subsidiaries or otherwise.
In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which the Administrative Agents or any Lender may have at law or in equity against the Company by virtue hereof, upon the failure of any Borrowing Subsidiary to pay any Borrowing Subsidiary Obligation when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, after notice of prepayment or otherwise, the Company hereby promises to and will, upon receipt of written demand by CBNA, forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, in cash the amount of such unpaid Borrowing Subsidiary Obligation. In the event that, by reason of the bankruptcy of any Borrowing Subsidiary, (i) acceleration of Loans made to such Borrowing Subsidiary is prevented and (ii) the Company shall not have prepaid the outstanding Loans and other amounts due hereunder owed by such Borrowing Subsidiary, the Company will forthwith purchase such Loans at a price equal to the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest thereon and any other amounts due hereunder with respect thereto. The Company further agrees that if payment in respect of any Borrowing Subsidiary Obligation shall be due in a currency other than Dollars and/or at a place of payment other than New York and if, by reason of any Change in Law, disruption of currency or foreign exchange markets, war or civil disturbance or similar event, payment of such Borrowing Subsidiary Obligation in such currency or such place of payment shall be impossible or, in the judgment of any applicable Lender, not consistent with the protection of its rights or interests, then, at the election of any applicable Lender, the Company shall make payment of such Borrowing Subsidiary Obligation in Dollars (based upon the applicable Exchange Rate in effect on the date of payment) and/or in New York, and shall indemnify such Lender against any losses or expenses that it shall sustain as a result of such alternative payment.


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Upon payment by the Company of any Borrowing Subsidiary Obligations, each Lender shall, in a reasonable manner, assign the amount of the Borrowing Subsidiary Obligations owed to it and paid by the Company pursuant to this guarantee to the Company, such assignment to be pro tanto to the extent to which the Borrowing Subsidiary Obligations in question were discharged by the Company, or make such disposition thereof as the Company shall direct (all without recourse to any Lender and without any representation or warranty by any Lender except with respect to the amount of the Borrowing Subsidiary Obligations so assigned).
Upon payment by the Company of any sums as provided above, all rights of the Company against any Borrowing Subsidiary arising as a result thereof by way of right of subrogation or otherwise shall in all respects be subordinated and junior in right of payment to the prior indefeasible payment in full of all the Borrowing Subsidiary Obligations to the Lenders.
SECTION 8.17.   European Monetary Union . If, as a result of any nation’s becoming a member of the European monetary union, (a) any currency ceases to be lawful currency of the nation issuing the same and is replaced by the Euro, then any amount payable hereunder by any party hereto in such currency shall instead be payable in Euros and the amount so payable shall be determined by translating the amount payable in such currency to Euros at the exchange rate recognized by the European Central Bank for the purpose of such nation’s becoming a member of the European monetary union, or (b) any currency and the Euro are at the same time recognized by the central bank or comparable authority of the nation issuing such currency as lawful currency of such nation, then (i) any Loan made at such time shall be made in Euros and (ii) any other amount payable by any party hereto in such currency shall be payable in such currency or in Euros (in an amount determined as set forth in clause (a)), at the election of the obligor. Prior to the occurrence of the event or events described in clause (a) or (b) of the preceding sentence, each amount payable hereunder in any currency will continue to be payable only in that currency.
SECTION 8.18.   Confidentiality . Each of the Agents and the Lenders expressly agree, for the benefit of the Company and the Subsidiaries, to keep confidential, and not to publish, disclose or otherwise divulge, information, including material nonpublic information within the meaning of Regulation FD promulgated by the SEC (“ Regulation FD ”), regarding the Company or the Subsidiaries or their respective businesses received from the Company or its Subsidiaries or from another Person on their behalf except that the Agents and Lenders shall be permitted to disclose such confidential information (a) to their respective Affiliates and their respective Affiliates’ respective directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors involved with the Agreement on a need-to-know basis (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such information and instructed to keep such information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory or self-regulatory authority, (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or , the enforcement of rights hereunder or the administration of the Loans , (f) subject to an express agreement for the benefit of the Company and the Subsidiaries and reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Subsidiaries containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, (i) to any assignee of or participant in,


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or any prospective assignee of or participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) to any rating agency when required by it, (g) with the written consent of the Company or the Subsidiaries, as applicable, or (h) to the extent such information (1) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (2) becomes available to any Agent or any Lender on a non - confidential basis from a source other than the Company or the Subsidiaries not in breach of a confidentiality obligation owed to the Company or a Subsidiary (and in the case of this clause (2) the affected party receiving such information does not have actual knowledge that such disclosure is in breach of a confidentiality obligation owed to the Company or a Subsidiary). Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such information as is customarily exercised by lenders consisting of commercial banks. With respect to disclosures pursuant to clauses (b) and (c) of this Section (other than with respect to any audit or examination conducted in the ordinary course of business by bank accountants or bank examiners or supervisors), unless prohibited by law or applicable court order, each Lender and each Administrative Agent shall notify the Company of any request made to it by any governmental agency or representative thereof or other Person for disclosure of such confidential information after receipt of such request, and if permissible, before disclosure of such confidential information. It is understood and agreed that the Company, the Subsidiaries and their respective Affiliates may rely upon this Section 8.18 for any purpose, including without limitation to comply with Regulation FD.
SECTION 8.19.   USA PATRIOT Act . Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “ Patriot Act ”), it may be required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrowers, which information includes the name and address of each Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrowers in accordance with the Patriot Act. Each Borrower shall provide, to the extent commercially reasonable, such information as is reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or a Lender to comply with the Patriot Act.
SECTION 8.20.   No Fiduciary Duty . . Each Agent, each Lender and their Affiliates (collectively, solely for purposes of this Section, the “Lenders”) may have economic interests that conflict with those of the Borrowers, their stockholders and/or their Affiliates. Each Borrower agrees that nothing in the Loan Documents will be deemed to create an advisory, fiduciary or agency relationship or fiduciary duty between any Lender, on the one hand, and such Borrower, its stockholders or its Affiliates, on the other. The Borrowers acknowledge and agree that (i) the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents (including the exercise of rights and remedies hereunder and thereunder) are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Lenders, on the one hand, and the Borrowers, on the other, and (ii) in connection therewith and with the process leading thereto, (x) no Lender has assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of any Borrower, its stockholders or its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby (or the exercise of rights or remedies with respect thereto) or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether any Lender has advised, is currently advising or will advise any Borrower, its stockholders or its Affiliates on other matters) and (y) each Lender is acting solely as principal and not as the agent or fiduciary of any Borrower, its


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management, stockholders, creditors or any other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. Each Borrower acknowledges that it is responsible for making its own independent judgment with respect to such transactions and the process leading thereto.
SECTION 8.21.   Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and
(b) the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.





 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
By: ___________________________________
Name: Jeffrey Galik
Title: Senior Vice President and Treasurer

























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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as a Lender
By: ___________________________________
Name: Vanessa Chiu
Title: Executive Director




































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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Syndication Agent and as a Lender
By: ___________________________________
Name: Robert LaPorte
Title: Vice President

 
































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BNP PARIBAS, as Documentation Agent and as a Lender
By: ___________________________________
Name: Renaud-Franck Falce
Title: Managing Director

 
By: ___________________________________
Name: Scott Tricarico
Title: Vice President

 

























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CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Advance Agent and as a Lender
By: ___________________________________
Name: Maureen P. Maroney
Title: Authorized Signatory

 
































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THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC, as Documentation Agent and as a Lender
By: ___________________________________
Name: William McGinty
Title: Director

































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BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as a Lender
By: ___________________________________
Name: Diane Rolfe
Title: Director


 



































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CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as a Lender
By: ___________________________________
Name: Ari Bruger
Title: Vice President



 
By: ___________________________________
Name: Michael Spaight
Title: Associate



 

























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DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender
By: ___________________________________
Name: Ming K. Chu
Title: Vice President


By: ___________________________________
Name: Virgina Cosenza
Title: Vice President































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GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a Lender
By: ___________________________________
Name: Mark Walton
Title: Authorized Signatory







































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MORGAN STANLEY BANK N.A., as a Lender
By: ___________________________________
Name: Sherrese Clark  
Title: Authorized Signatory




































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UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC, as a Lender
By: ___________________________________
Name: Mary E. Evans
Title: Associate Director



By: ___________________________________
Name: Irja R. Otsa
Title: Associate Director































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HSBC BANK USA N.A.,
as a Lender
By: ___________________________________
Name: Thomas A. Foley
Title: Managing Director




































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THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI, UFJ, LTD., as a Lender
By: ___________________________________
Name: Tadashi Kobayahi
Title: Vice President





































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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as a Lender
By: ___________________________________
Name: Monique Gasque
Title: Asst. Vice President






































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Sovereign Bank, as a Lender
By: ___________________________________
Name: Alister Moreno
Title: Global Banker

































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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as a Lender
By: ___________________________________
Name: Clifford A. Mull
Title: First Vice President





































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THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, as a Lender
By: ___________________________________
Name: Peter J. Hallan
Title: Vice President




































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EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDMENT

AMENDMENT (this “ Amendment ”), dated as of June 26, 2017, to the FIVE YEAR COMPETITIVE ADVANCE AND REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) dated as of July 30, 2012, among BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), the BORROWING SUBSIDIARIES (as defined in the Credit Agreement) party thereto, the lenders party thereto (the “ Lenders ”), certain Agents, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, “ JPMCB ”), and CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, “ CBNA ”; JPMCB and CBNA are referred to herein individually as an “ Administrative Agent ” and collectively as the “ Administrative Agents ”) and as competitive advance facility agent.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Section 8.7 of the Credit Agreement permits the Credit Agreement to be amended from time to time by the Company and the Required Lenders; and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Required Lenders desire to amend the Credit Agreement on the terms set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed:

SECTION 1.      Defined Terms .

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 2.      Amendment .

Effective as of the Amendment Effective Date, the Credit Agreement (excluding the Schedules and the Exhibits thereto, which shall continue to be the Schedules and Exhibits under the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby) is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text ) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text ) as set forth in the pages of the Credit Agreement attached as Annex I hereto.

SECTION 3.      Conditions to Effectiveness of Amendment .

This Amendment shall become effective on the date on which CBNA (or its counsel) shall have received from the Company and the Required Lenders either (a) a counterpart of this Amendment signed on behalf of such party or (b) written evidence satisfactory to CBNA (which may include email or fascimile transmission of a signed signature page of this Amendment) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Amendment (such date, the “ Amendment Effective Date ”).

CBNA shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the Amendment Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error.


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SECTION 4.      Effects on Loan Documents .

This Amendment shall constitute a “Loan Document” for purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. From and after the Amendment Effective Date, all references to the Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Except as expressly amended pursuant to the terms hereof, all of the representations, warranties, terms, covenants and conditions of the Loan Documents shall remain unamended and not waived and shall continue to be in full force and effect. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Administrative Agents under any of the Loan Documents.

SECTION 5.      Miscellaneous .

(a)      The Company represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Administrative Agents that (i) the representations and warranties set forth in Article III of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on the date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct as of such earlier date and (ii) no Default or Event of Default exists on the Amendment Effective Date.

(b)      This Amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which taken together shall constitute but one contract. A counterpart hereof, or signature page hereto, delivered to the Administrative Agent by facsimile or e-mail shall be effective as delivery of an original manually-signed counterpart.

(c)      The provisions of Sections 8.5, 8.11, 8.13 and 8.14 of the Credit Agreement are incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein, mutatis mutandis .

SECTION 6.      Applicable Law .

THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

[ Signature pages follow ]


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.


BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY


By:    /s/ Jeffrey Galik
Name: Jeffrey Galik
Title: Senior Vice President and Treasurer



CITIBANK, N.A. ,  
as Administrative Agent and as a Lender


By:   /s/ Richard Rivera 
Name: Richard Rivera
Title: Vice President



JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. ,  
as Administrative Agent and as a Lender


By:    /s/ C. Eng
Name: Courtney Eng
Title: Vice President




BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Documentation Agent and as a Lender


By:   
/s/ Darren Merten
Name: Darren Merten
Title: Vice President




WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Documentation Agent and as a Lender


By:   
/s/ Monique Dubisky
Name: Monique Dubinsky
Title: Director



BNP PARIBAS,
as a Lender


By:   
/s/ Michael Pearce
Name: Michael Pearce
Title: Managing Director





MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
as a Lender


By:  
/s/ Bertran H. Tang
Name: Bertram H. Tang
Title: Authorized Signatory



BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
as a Lender


By:  
/s/ Christopher Aikin
Name: Christopher Aikin
Title: Assistant Vice President




DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
as a Lender


By:  
/s/ Ming K. Chu
Name: Ming K. Chu
Title: Director
 
By:   /s/ Virginia Cosenza
Name: Virginia Cosenza
Title: Vice President




CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,
as a Lender


By:  
/s/ Christopher Day
Name: Christopher Day
Title: Authorized Signatory
 
By:   /s/ Karim Rahimtoola
Name: Karim Rahimtoola
Title: Authorized Signatory




GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
as a Lender


By:  
/s/ Annie Carr
Name: Annie Carr
Title: Authorized Signatory




MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender


By:  
/s/ Michael King
Name: Michael King
Title: Authorized Signatory




THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD.,
as a Lender


By:  
/s/ Jaime Johnson
Name: Jamie Johnson
Title: Director




HSBC BANK USA, N.A.,
as a Lender


By:  
/s/ Roderick Feltzer
Name: Roderick Feltzer
Title: Vice President




STANDARD CHARTERED BANK,
as a Lender


By:  
/s/ Daniel Mattern
Name: Daniel Mattern
Title: Associate Director




BANCO SANTANDER, S.A.,
as a Lender


By:  
/s/ Paloma Garcia Castro
Name: Paloma Garcia Castro
Title: Vice President
 
By:   /s/ Federico Robin
Name: Federico Robin
Title: Authorized Signatory




THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,
as a Lender


By:  
/s/ Clifford A. Mull
Name: Clifford A. Mull
Title: Director




THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY,
as a Lender


By:  
/s/ Andrew Holtz
Name: Andrew Holtz
Title: Senior Vice President




US BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as a Lender


By:  
/s/ Michael West
Name: Michael West
Title: Senior Vice President




Annex I

[Credit Agreement]



ANNEX I

(Conformed through 2016 and 2017 Amendment s )


$1,500,000,000
FIVE YEAR COMPETITIVE ADVANCE AND
REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT
Among
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY,
THE BORROWING SUBSIDIARIES,
THE LENDERS NAMED HEREIN,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
and
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Documentation Agents,
CITIBANK, N.A.
as Administrative Agent
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
Dated as of July 30, 2012

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC, BARCLAYS BANK PLC, DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, and WELLS FARGO SECURITIES LLC.

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners


 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
Page
 
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE I Definitions
 
1

 
 
 
 
 
 
SECTION 1.1.
Defined Terms
 
1

 
SECTION 1.2.
Classification of Loans and Borrowings
15

16

 
SECTION 1.3.
Terms Generally
15

16

 
SECTION 1.4.
Accounting Terms; GAAP
15

16

 
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE II The Credits
16

17

 
 
 
 
 
 
SECTION 2.1.
Commitments
16

17

 
SECTION 2.2.
Loans and Borrowings
17

18

 
SECTION 2.3.
Requests for Revolving Borrowings
17

18

 
SECTION 2.4.
Competitive Bid Procedure
20

21

 
SECTION 2.5.
Extension of Maturity Date
21

22

 
SECTION 2.6.
Funding of Borrowings
21

22

 
SECTION 2.7.
Interest Elections
22

23

 
SECTION 2.8.
Termination and Reduction of Commitments
23

24

 
SECTION 2.9.
Repayment of Loans: Evidence of Debt
25

24

 
SECTION 2.10.
Prepayment of Loans
 
24

 
SECTION 2.11.
Fees
24

25

 
SECTION 2.12.
Interest
24

25

 
SECTION 2.13.
Alternate Rate of Interest
25

26

 
SECTION 2.14.
Increased Costs
25

26

 
SECTION 2.15.
Break Funding Payments
27

28

 
SECTION 2.16.
Taxes
27

28

 
SECTION 2.17.
Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs
30

31

 
SECTION 2.18.
Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
31

32

 
SECTION 2.19.
Borrowing Subsidiaries
32

33

 
SECTION 2.20.
Prepayments Required Due to Currency Fluctuation
33

34

 
SECTION 2.21.
Defaulting Lenders
33

34

 
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE III Representations and Warranties
34

35

 
 
 
 
 
 
SECTION 3.1.
Organization; Powers
34

35

 
SECTION 3.2.
Authorization
34

35

 
SECTION 3.3.
Enforceability
34

35

 
SECTION 3.4.
Governmental Approvals
34

35

 
SECTION 3.5.
Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect
34

35

 
SECTION 3.6.
Litigation; Compliance with Laws
35

36

 
SECTION 3.7.
Federal Reserve Regulations
35

36

 
SECTION 3.8.
Use of Proceeds
35

36

 
SECTION 3.9.
Taxes
35

36

 
SECTION 3.10.
Employee Benefit Plans
35

36

 
SECTION 3.11.
Environmental and Safety Matters
36

37


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Page
 
 
 
 
 
 
SECTION 3.12.
Properties
36

37

 
SECTION 3.13.
Investment and Holding Company Status
36

37

 
SECTION 3.14
Sanctions, Anti-Corruption, and Anti-Money Laundering Laws
 
37

 
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE IV Conditions
36

37

 
 
 
 
 
 
SECTION 4.1.
Effective Date
36

37

 
SECTION 4.2.
Each Credit Event
37

38

 
SECTION 4.3.
Initial Borrowing by Each Borrowing Subsidiary
37

39

 
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE V Covenants
38

39

 
 
 
 
 
 
SECTION 5.1.
Existence
38

39

 
SECTION 5.2.
Business and Properties
38

39

 
SECTION 5.3.
Financial Statements, Reports, Etc.
38

39

 
SECTION 5.4.
Insurance
39

40

 
SECTION 5.5.
Obligations and Taxes
39

40

 
SECTION 5.6.
Litigation and Other Notices
39

40

 
SECTION 5.7.
Books and Records
39

40

 
SECTION 5.8.
Ratings
39

41

 
SECTION 5.9.
Compliance with Laws
 
41

 
SECTION 5.9 5.10 .
Consolidations, Mergers, and Sales of Assets
39

41

 
SECTION 5.10 5.11 .
Liens
40

41

 
SECTION 5.11 5.12 .
Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions
41

43

 
SECTION 5.13.
Sanctions
 
43

 
SECTION 5.14.
Anti-Corruption Laws
 
43

 
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE VI Events of Default
42

43

 
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE VII The Administrative Agents
44

45

 
 
 
 
 
ARTICLE VIII Miscellaneous
46

48

 
 
 
 
 
 
SECTION 8.1.
Notices
46

55

 
SECTION 8.2.
Survival of Agreement
48

50

 
SECTION 8.3.
Binding Effect
48

50

 
SECTION 8.4.
Successors and Assigns
48

50

 
SECTION 8.5.
Expenses; Indemnity
51

53

 
SECTION 8.6.
Applicable Law
52

54

 
SECTION 8.7.
Waivers; Amendment
52

54

 
SECTION 8.8.
Entire Agreement
53

54

 
SECTION 8.9.
Severability
53

55

 
SECTION 8.10.
Counterparts
53

55

 
SECTION 8.11.
Headings
53

55

 
SECTION 8.12.
Right of Setoff
53

55

 
SECTION 8.13.
Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
53

55

 
SECTION 8.14.
Waiver of Jury Trial
54

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Page
 
 
 
 
 
 
SECTION 8.15.
Conversion of Currencies
54

56

 
SECTION 8.16.
Guaranty
54

56

 
SECTION 8.17.
European Monetary Union
56

58

 
SECTION 8.18.
Confidentiality
56

58

 
SECTION 8.19.
USA PATRIOT Act
57

59

 
SECTION 8.20.
No Fiduciary Duty
57

59

 
SECTION 8.21.
Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions
 
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SCHEDULES
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule 2.1
 
Commitments
 
 
 
EXHIBITS
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit A-1
 
Form of Competitive Bid Request
Exhibit A-2
 
Form of Notice of Competitive Bid Request
Exhibit A-3
 
Form of Competitive Bid
Exhibit A-4
 
Form of Competitive Bid Accept/Reject Letter
Exhibit A-5
 
Form of Borrowing Request
Exhibit B
 
Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit C
 
Form of Opinion of Company’s Counsel
Exhibit D
 
Form of Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement
Exhibit E
 
Form of Borrowing Subsidiary Termination
Exhibits F1-F4
 
Forms of U.S. Tax Certificates

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FIVE YEAR COMPETITIVE ADVANCE AND REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) dated as of July 30, 2012, among BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), the BORROWING SUBSIDIARIES (as defined herein), the lenders listed in Schedule 2.1 (the “ Lenders ”), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., BARCLAYS BANK PLC, DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Documentation Agents, CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, “ CBNA ”), and as competitive advance facility agent (in such capacity, the “ Advance Agent ”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a national banking association, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, “ JPMCB ”; CBNA and JPMCB are referred to herein individually as an “Administrative Agent” and collectively as the “ Administrative Agents ”).
The Company has requested that the Lenders, on the terms and subject to the conditions herein set forth (i) extend credit to the Company and the applicable Borrowing Subsidiaries to enable them to borrow on a standby revolving credit basis on and after the date hereof and at any time and from time to time prior to the Maturity Date (such term and each other capitalized term used but not defined herein having the meaning assigned to it in Article I) a principal amount not in excess of $1,500,000,000 and (ii) provide a procedure pursuant to which the Company and the Borrowing Subsidiaries may invite the Lenders to bid on an uncommitted basis on short-term borrowings by the Company or the applicable Borrowing Subsidiary. The proceeds of such borrowings are to be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than funding hostile acquisitions). The Lenders are willing to extend such credit on the terms and subject to the conditions herein set forth.
Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions

SECTION 1.1.   Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
ABR ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
Administrative Agent ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.
Administrative Fees ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(b).
Administrative Questionnaire ” shall mean an administrative questionnaire delivered by a Lender pursuant to Section 8.4(e) in form acceptable to the Administrative Agents.
Advance Agent ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.
Affiliate ” shall mean, when used with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
Agents ” shall mean the Administrative Agents and the Documentations Agents.

 

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Agreement Currency ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.15(b).
Alternate Base Rate ” shall mean for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by CBNA as its base rate in effect at its principal office in New York City, (b) 1/2 of one percent above the Federal Funds Effective NYFRB Rate and (c) the LIBO Rate for Dollars applicable for an interest period of one month in effect for such day plus 1% , provided that for the purpose of this definition, the LIBO Rate for any day shall be based on the LIBO Screen Rate (or if the LIBO Screen Rate is not available for such one month Interest Period, the Interpolated Rate) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day . If for any reason CBNA shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that it is unable to ascertain the LIBO Rate or Federal Funds Effective NYFRB Rate, or both, specified in clause (b) or (c), respectively, of the first sentence of this definition, for any reason, including, without limitation, the inability or failure of CBNA to obtain sufficient quotations in accordance with the terms hereof, the Alternate Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (b) or (c), or both, of the first sentence of this definition until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate shall be effective on the effective date of any change in such rate.
Applicable Creditor ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.15(b).
Alternative Currency ” shall mean at any time, Euro, Sterling, Yen, Swiss Franc, and any other currency (other than Dollars) to be mutually agreed by the Lenders and the Company that is readily available, freely traded and convertible into Dollars in the London market and as to which a Dollar Equivalent can be calculated.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.14.
“Anti-Money Laundering Laws” shall mean the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970, as amended by the Patriot Act, and the applicable anti-money laundering statutes of jurisdictions where the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Authority, and Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective September 23, 2001.
Applicable Percentage ” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the total Commitments represented by such Lender’s Commitment. If the Commitments have terminated or expired, Applicable Percentage shall mean, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans represented by the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of each Lender’s Loans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of Section 2.21 when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, Applicable Percentage shall be determined without regard to any Defaulting Lender’s Commitment.
Applicable Rate ” shall mean on any date, (a) with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan (other than any Eurocurrency Competitive Loan), a rate per annum equal to the Credit Default Swap Spread applicable to such Eurocurrency Loan on such date, (b) with respect to any ABR Loan, a rate per annum equal to the Credit Default Swap Spread applicable to a Eurocurrency Loan on such date less 1.00% per annum (but not less than 0%) or (c) with respect to the commitment fees payable in accordance with Section 2.11(a), the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Commitment Fee Rate”, based upon the Ratings by S&P and Moody’s, respectively, in effect on such date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Rate for Eurocurrency Loans in effect at any time shall not be less than the amount set forth below under the caption “Minimum Applicable Margin”, and shall not exceed the amount set forth below under the caption “Maximum Applicable Margin”, in each case based upon the Ratings in effect on such date. Each change in

 

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the Applicable Rate shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change.
S&P/Moody’s Rating
Equivalent of the
Company’s senior
unsecured non-credit
enhanced long-term debt





Commitment Fee Rate
(in Basis Points)



Minimum Applicable Margin for Eurocurrency Loans
  (in Basis Points)



Maximum Applicable Margin for Eurocurrency Loans
  (in Basis Points)
AA-/Aa3 or better
5.0
20.0
75.0
A+/A1 or better
6.0
25.0
87.5
A/A2 or better
7.0
35.0
112.5
A-/A3 or better
9.0
40.0
125.0
BBB+/Baa1 or worse
12.5
50.0
137.5

The higher Rating shall determine the Applicable Rate unless the S&P and Moody’s Ratings are more than one level apart, in which case the Rating one level below the higher Rating shall be determinative. In the event that the Company’s senior unsecured non-credit-enhanced long-term debt is rated by only one of S&P and Moody’s, then that single Rating shall be determinative.
Assignment and Assumption ” shall mean an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee in the form of Exhibit B.
Availability Period ” shall mean the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Commitments.
Bail-In Action ” shall mean the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.
Bail-In Legislation ” shall mean, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
Bankruptcy Event ” shall mean with respect to any Person that such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agents, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with

 

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immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.
Basis Point ” shall mean 1/100th of 1%.
Board ” shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
Board of Directors ” shall mean either the board of directors of the Company or any duly authorized committee thereof or any committee of officers of the Company acting pursuant to authority granted by the board of directors of the Company or any committee of such board.
Borrower ” shall mean the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary.
Borrowing ” shall mean (a) Revolving Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, as to which a single Interest Period and a single Currency are in effect or (b) a Competitive Loan or group of Competitive Loans of the same Type made on the same date and as to which a single Interest Period and a single Currency are in effect.
Borrowing Request ” shall mean a request by the Company for a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.3.
Borrowing Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Company designated as a Borrowing Subsidiary by the Company pursuant to Section 2.19.
Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement ” shall mean a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
Borrowing Subsidiary Obligations ” shall mean the due and punctual payment of (i) the principal of and interest on any Loans made by the Lenders to the Borrowing Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise, and (ii) all other monetary obligations, including fees, costs, expenses and indemnities (including, without limitation, the obligations described in Section 2.19) of the Borrowing Subsidiaries to the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Borrowing Subsidiary Termination ” shall mean a Borrowing Subsidiary Termination substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
Business Day ” shall mean any day (other than a day which is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday in the State of New York) on which banks are open for business in New York City; provided , however , that, when used in connection with a Eurocurrency Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude (i) any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits or in the applicable Alternative Currency in the London interbank market, (ii) in the case of a Eurocurrency Loan denominated in Euros, any day on which the TARGET payment system is not open for settlement of payment in Euros or (iii) in the case of a Eurocurrency Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency other than Sterling or Euro, any day on which banks are not open for dealings in such Alternative Currency in the city which is the principal financial center of the country of issuance of the applicable Alternative Currency.
Calculation Time ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20.

 

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Capital Lease Obligations ” of any Person shall mean the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and, for the purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP; provided , however , that, any obligations relating to a lease that was accounted for by such Person as an operating lease as of the Effective Date and any similar lease entered into after the Effective Date by such Person shall be accounted for as an operating lease and not a Capital Lease Obligation.
CDS Determination Date ” shall mean (a) with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan, the second Business Day prior to the borrowing of such Eurocurrency Loan and, if applicable, the last Business Day prior to the continuation of such Eurocurrency Loan, provided that, in the case of any Eurocurrency Loan having an Interest Period greater than three months, the last Business Day prior to each three-month period succeeding such initial three-month period shall also be a CDS Determination Date with respect to such Eurocurrency Loan, with the applicable Credit Default Swap Spread, as so determined, to be in effect as to such Eurocurrency Loan for each day commencing with the first day of the applicable Interest Period until subsequently re-determined in accordance with the foregoing and (b) with respect to ABR Loans, initially on the Effective Date, and thereafter on the first Business Day of each succeeding calendar quarter.
Change in Control ” shall be deemed to have occurred if (a) any Person or group of Persons (other than (i) the Company, (ii) any Subsidiary or (iii) any employee or director benefit plan or stock plan of the Company or a Subsidiary or any trustee or fiduciary with respect to any such plan when acting in that capacity or any trust related to any such plan) shall have acquired beneficial ownership of shares representing more than 35% of the combined voting power represented by the outstanding Voting Shares Stock of the Company (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder), or (b) during any period of 12 consecutive months, commencing before or after the date of this Agreement, individuals who on the first day of such period were directors of the Company (together with any replacement or additional directors who were nominated or elected by a majority of directors then in office) cease to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company.
Change in Law ” shall mean (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement or (c) compliance by any Lender (or, for purposes of Section 2.14(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement; provided that (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder, issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities (in each case in this clause (ii) pursuant to Basel III) shall in each case be deemed a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented, if increased costs or loss of yield on the part of any Credit Party pursuant to the Commitments or the making of Loans under, or otherwise in connection with, this Agreement arise after the Effective Date.
Class ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans or Competitive Loans.

 

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Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Revolving Loans expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.8 or (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 8.4. The initial amount of each Lender’s Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.1, or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments is $1,500,000,000.
Communications ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.1(b).
Company ” shall mean Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, a Delaware corporation.
Competitive Bid ” shall mean an offer by a Lender to make a Competitive Loan pursuant to Section 2.4.
Competitive Bid Accept/Reject Letter ” shall mean a notification made by the Company pursuant to Section 2.4(d) in the form of Exhibit A‑4.
Competitive Bid Rate ” shall mean, as to any Competitive Bid, the Competitive Loan Margin or the Fixed Rate, as applicable, offered by the Lender making such Competitive Bid.
Competitive Bid Request ” shall mean a request made pursuant to Section 2.4 in the form of Exhibit A‑1.
Competitive Borrowing ” shall mean a Borrowing consisting of a Competitive Loan or concurrent Competitive Loans from the Lender or Lenders whose Competitive Bids for such Borrowing have been accepted under the bidding procedure described in Section 2.4.
Competitive Loan ” shall mean a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.4. Each Competitive Loan shall be a Eurocurrency Competitive Loan or a Fixed Rate Loan.
Competitive Loan Exposure ” shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Competitive Loans of such Lender denominated in Dollars and (b) the sum of the Dollar Equivalents of the aggregate principal amounts of the outstanding Competitive Loans of such Lender denominated in Alternative Currencies.
Competitive Loan Margin ” shall mean, with respect to any Competitive Loan bearing interest at a rate based on the LIBO Rate, the marginal rate of interest, if any, to be added to or subtracted from the LIBO Rate in order to determine the interest rate applicable to such Loan, as specified by the Lender making such Loan in its related Competitive Bid.
Consolidated Net Tangible Assets ” shall mean, with respect to the Company, the total amount of its assets (less applicable reserves and other properly deductible items) after deducting (i) all current liabilities (excluding the amount of those which are by their terms extendable or renewable at the option of the obligor to a date more than 12 months after the date as of which the amount is being determined) and (ii) all goodwill, tradenames, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense and other like intangible assets, all as set forth on the most recent balance sheet of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries and determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Control ” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. “ Controlling ” and “ Controlled ” have meanings correlative thereto.
Credit Default Swap Spread ” shall mean, at any CDS Determination Date, the credit default swap spread applicable to a Standard North American Credit Default Swap that specifies the Company as the “Reference Entity” interpolated to the Maturity Date (as the Maturity Date may be extended in accordance with Section 2.5) or, if the Maturity Date (as so extended) is less than one year from such CDS Determination Date, the credit default swap spread applicable to a Standard North American Credit Default Swap that specifies the Company as the “Reference Entity” with a one year maturity, in each case determined as of the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such CDS Determination Date, as interpolated, if applicable, and reported by Markit Group Limited or any successor thereto (or, if such source is not then published, such rate on an applicable page providing such information on Bloomberg or other source agreed by the Company and the Administrative Agents). If on any relevant CDS Determination Date the Credit Default Swap Spread is unavailable for a Loan, the Company and the Administrative Agents shall negotiate in good faith (for a period of up to thirty days after the Credit Default Swap Spread first becomes unavailable (such thirty-day period, the “Negotiation Period”)) to agree on an alternative method for establishing the Applicable Rate for such Loan. The Applicable Rate for Eurocurrency Loans and ABR Loans that have a CDS Determination Date that falls during the Negotiation Period (or for which a Credit Default Swap Spread was unavailable as provided above) shall be based upon the Credit Default Swap Spread determined as of the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the last CDS Determination Date applicable to such Type of Loan falling prior to the Negotiation Period. If no such alternative method is agreed upon during the Negotiation Period, the Applicable Rate for such Eurocurrency Loans (and for any Loans that have a CDS Determination Date that occurs thereafter) for any day subsequent to the end of the Negotiation Period shall be a rate per annum equal to 75% of the amount set forth under the caption “Maximum Applicable Margin” in the definition of “Applicable Rate”.
Credit Party ” shall mean any Agent or any Lender.
Currency ” shall mean Dollars or any Alternative Currency.
Debt ” shall mean (i) all obligations represented by notes, bonds, debentures or similar evidences of indebtedness; (ii) all indebtedness for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services other than, in the case of any such deferred purchase price, on normal trade terms and (iii) all rental obligations as lessee under leases which shall have been or should be recorded as Capital Lease Obligations.
Default ” shall mean any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
Defaulting Lender ” shall mean any Lender that (a) has failed (and such failure has not been cured within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid) to (i) fund any portion of its Loans or (ii) pay over to any Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, (b) has notified the Company or any Credit Party in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by a Credit Party, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations) to fund prospective Loans under this Agreement, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon such Credit Party’s receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agents (a copy of which shall promptly be shared with the Company),

 

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(d) has become the subject of a Bankruptcy Event or (e) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, become the subject of a Bail-In Action.
Dollar Equivalent ” shall mean on any date, with respect to any principal amount of any Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, the equivalent in Dollars of such amount, determined by CBNA using the Exchange Rate in effect for such Alternative Currency at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such date; provided , however , that with respect to determining the amount of any Loan that is being made, the Dollar Equivalent shall be determined on the date of the relevant Borrowing Request or Competitive Bid Request, as applicable, that resulted in the making of such Loan. As appropriate, amounts specified herein as amounts in Dollars shall be or include any relevant Dollar Equivalent amount.
Dollars ” or “ $ ” shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.
Effective Date ” means the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.1 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 8.7).
EEA Financial Institution ” shall mean (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent;
EEA Member Country ” shall mean any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
EEA Resolution Authority ” shall mean any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
EMU Legislation ” means the legislative measures of the European Council (including, without limitation, the European Council regulations) for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of the Euro in one or more member states.
Environmental and Safety Laws ” shall mean any and all applicable current and future treaties, laws (including without limitation common law), regulations, enforceable requirements, binding determinations, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, permits, approvals, authorizations, licenses, permissions, written notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered by any Governmental Authority, relating to the environment, to employee health or safety as it pertains to the use or handling of, or exposure to, any hazardous substance or contaminant, to preservation or reclamation of natural resources or to the management, release or threatened release of any hazardous substance, contaminant, or noxious odor, including without limitation the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 and the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977, the Clean Air Act of 1970, as amended, the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended, any similar or implementing state law, all amendments of any of them, and any regulations promulgated under any of them.

 

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ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
ERISA Affiliate ” shall mean any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Company, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 412 of the Code, under Section 414(m) of the Code.
ERISA Termination Event ” shall mean (i) a “Reportable Event” described in Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder (other than a “Reportable Event” not subject to the provision for 30‑day notice to the PBGC or with respect to which the notice requirement is waived under such regulations), or (ii) the withdrawal of the Company or any ERISA Affiliates from a Plan during a plan year in which it was a “substantial employer”, as such term is defined in Section 4001(a) of ERISA, or (iii) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Plan or the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 of ERISA, or (iv) the institution of proceedings to terminate a Plan by the PBGC or (v) any other event or condition which is reasonably likely to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan or (vi) the partial or complete withdrawal of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan.
EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule ” shall mean the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
Euro ” shall mean the lawful currency of the Participating Member States of the European monetary union.
Eurocurrency ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBO Rate.
Event of Default ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Article VI.
Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exchange Rate ” shall mean, with respect to any Alternative Currency on a particular date, the rate at which such Alternative Currency may be exchanged into Dollars, as set forth on such date on the applicable Reuters World Currency Page with respect to such Alternative Currency; provided , that the Company may make a one time election, with the approval of CBNA (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld), to use Bloomberg currency pages to determine the Exchange Rate instead of Reuters currency pages. In the event that such rate does not appear on the applicable Reuters World Currency Page or Bloomberg currency page, as the case may be, the Exchange Rate with respect to such Alternative Currency shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be agreed upon by CBNA and the Company or, in the absence of such agreement, such Exchange Rate shall instead be CBNA’s spot rate of exchange in the London interbank market or other market where its foreign currency exchange operations in respect of such Alternative Currency is then being conducted, at or about 10:00 A.M., local time, at such date for the purchase of Dollars with such Alternative Currency for delivery two Business Days later; provided , however , that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, CBNA may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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Extension Letter ” shall mean a letter from the Company requesting an extension of the Maturity Date.
FATCA ” shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, or any amendment or revision thereof, so long as such amendment or revision is substantially similar to Sections 1471 to 1474 of the Code as of the date of this Agreement, together in each case with any regulations or official interpretations thereof.
Federal Funds Effective Rate ” shall mean, for on any day, the weighted average of the rates on overnight rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s F f ederal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as released by depositary institutions, as determined in such manner as the NYFRB shall set forth on its public website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York , or, if such rate is not so released for any day which is a Business Day, the arithmetic average (rounded upwards to the next 1/100th of 1%), as determined by CBNA, of the quotations for the day of such transactions received by CBNA from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it . NYFRB as the federal funds effective rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
Financial Officer ” of any corporation shall mean the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer of such corporation.
Fixed Rate ” shall mean, with respect to any Competitive Loan (other than a Eurocurrency Competitive Loan), the fixed rate of interest per annum specified by the Lender making such Competitive Loan in its related Competitive Bid.
Fixed Rate Loan ” shall mean a Competitive Loan bearing interest at a Fixed Rate.
Funded Debt ” shall mean Debt of the Company or a Subsidiary owning Restricted Property maturing by its terms more than one year after its creation and Debt classified as long-term debt under GAAP and, in the case of Funded Debt of the Company, ranking at least pari passu with the Loans.
GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
Governmental Authority ” shall mean the government of any nation, including, but not limited to, the United States of America, or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.
Hazardous Substances ” shall mean any toxic, radioactive, mutagenic, carcinogenic, noxious, caustic or otherwise hazardous substance, material or waste, including petroleum, its derivatives, by‑products and other hydrocarbons, including, without limitation, polychlorinated biphenyls ( commonly known as “PCBs”), asbestos or asbestos-containing material, and any substance, waste or material regulated or that could reasonably be expected to result in liability under Environmental and Safety Laws.

 

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“Impacted Interest Period” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “LIBO Rate.”
Indenture ” shall mean the Indenture dated as of June 1, 1993 between the Company and JPMCB, as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association), as Trustee, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Interest Election Request ” shall mean a request by the Company to convert or continue a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.7.
Interest Payment Date ” shall mean (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December, (b) with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period and (c) with respect to any Fixed Rate Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than 90 days’ duration (unless otherwise specified in the applicable Competitive Bid Request), each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of 90 days’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period, and any other dates that are specified in the applicable Competitive Bid Request as Interest Payment Dates with respect to such Borrowing.
Interest Period ” shall mean (a) as to any Eurocurrency Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is 1, 2, 3 or 6 months thereafter, as the Company may elect, and (b) as to any Fixed Rate Borrowing, the period (which shall not be less than seven days or more than 360 days) commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the date specified in the applicable Competitive Bid Request; provided , that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing only, such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a Eurocurrency Borrowing that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and, in the case of a Revolving Borrowing, thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
“Interpolated Rate” shall mean, at any time, for any Interest Period, and for any applicable currency, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the LIBO Rate) determined by CBNA (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the LIBO Screen Rate for such currency for the longest period that is shorter than the Impacted Interest Period; and (b) the LIBO Screen Rate for such currency for the shortest period that exceeds the Impacted Interest Period, in each case, at such time.
Judgment Currency ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.15(b).
Lenders ” shall mean (a) the financial institutions listed on Schedule 2.1 (other than any such financial institution that has ceased to be a party hereto, pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption) and (b) any financial institution that has become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.

 

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LIBO Rate ” shall mean, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any Interest Period, the rate appearing on the LIBOR01 Page (or other applicable page for an applicable currency) published by Reuters (or on any successor or substitute page of such service, or any successor to or substitute for such service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such service, as determined by CBNA from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to deposits in Dollars or the applicable Alternative Currency, as applicable, in the London interbank market) (the “LIBO Screen Rate”) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for deposits in Dollars or the applicable Alternative Currency with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period . In the event ; provided that any such if the LIBO Screen r R ate is shall not be available at such time for any reason, then the “ LIBO Rate ” with respect to such Eurocurrency Borrowing for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next Basis Point) equal to the arithmetic average of the rates at which deposits in Dollars or the applicable Alternative Currency approximately equal in principal amount to such Borrowing and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered to the principal London offices of the Reference Lenders (or, if any Reference Lender does not at the time maintain a London office, the principal London office of any Affiliate of such Reference Lender) in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided , however , that, if only two Reference Lenders notify CBNA of the rates offered to such Reference Lenders (or any Affiliates of such Reference Lenders) as aforesaid, the LIBO Rate with respect to such Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be equal to the arithmetic average of the rates so offered to such Reference Lenders (or any such Affiliates). (an “Impacted Interest Period”), the LIBOR Rate shall be the Interpolated Rate; provided further that if the LIBO Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“LIBO Screen Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “LIBO Rate.”
Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, lien, pledge, encumbrance, charge or security interest.
Loan Documents ” means this Agreement, each Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement, each Borrowing Subsidiary Termination and each promissory note held by a Lender pursuant to Section 2.9(e).
Loans ” shall mean the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement.
Margin Regulations ” shall mean Regulations  T, U and X of the Board as from time to time in effect, and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations, properties or financial condition of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, excluding changes or effects in connection with specific events applicable to the Company and/or its Subsidiaries as disclosed in any annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly report on Form 10-Q or current report on Form 8-K filed subsequent to December 31, 2011 and prior to the Effective Date.
Maturity ” when used with respect to any Security, shall mean the date on which the principal of such Security becomes due and payable as provided therein or in the Indenture, whether on a Repayment Date, at the Stated Maturity thereof or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.

 

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Maturity Date ” shall mean July 30, 2017, subject to extension pursuant to Section 2.5.
Multiemployer Plan ” shall mean a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor thereto.
New Lending Office ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.16(g).
Non‑U.S. Lender ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.16(g).
“NYFRB” shall mean the Federal Reserve Bank of New York .
“NYFRB Rate” shall mean, on any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided, that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m. on such date received by the Paying Agent from a Federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it ; provided further, that if any of the aforesaid rates shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
Original Issue Discount Security ” shall mean (i) any Security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof, and (ii) any other Security deemed an Original Issue Discount Security for United States Federal income tax purposes.
Overnight Bank Funding Rate shall mean s , for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the Federal Funds Effective Rate , and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in an Alternative Currency, the rate of interest per annum at which overnight deposits in the applicable Alternative Currency, in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by a branch or Affiliate of CBNA in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency to major banks in such interbank market. the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight eurodollar borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on its public website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate (from and after such date as the NYFRB shall commence to publish such composite rate).
Participant Register ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.4(f).
Participating Member State ” means a member of the European Communities that adopts or has adopted the Euro as its currency in accordance with EMU Legislation.
Patriot Act ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.18.
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Person ” shall mean any natural Person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
Plan ” shall mean any employee pension benefit plan as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan), subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code that is maintained by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate for current or former employees, or any beneficiary thereof.
Platform ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.1(b)
Protesting Lender ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.19.
Rating Agencies ” shall mean Moody’s and S&P.
Ratings ” shall mean the ratings from time to time established by the Rating Agencies for senior, unsecured, non-credit-enhanced long-term debt of the Company.
Reference Lenders ” shall mean CBNA and JPMCB.
Register ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 8.4(d).
Repayment Date ”, when used with respect to any Security to be repaid, shall mean the date fixed for such repayment pursuant to such Security.
Required Lenders ” shall mean, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments at such time; provided that, for purposes of declaring the Loans to be due and payable pursuant to Article VI, and for all purposes after the Loans become due and payable pursuant to Article VI or the Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the Competitive Loan Exposures of the Lenders shall be included in their respective Revolving Credit Exposures in determining the Required Lenders.
Restricted Property ” shall mean (i) any manufacturing facility, or portion thereof, owned or leased by the Company or any Subsidiary and located within the continental United States of America which, in the opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company, is of material importance to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, but no such manufacturing facility, or portion thereof, shall be deemed of material importance if its gross book value (before deducting accumulated depreciation) is less than 2% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, and (ii) any shares of capital stock or indebtedness of any Subsidiary owning any such manufacturing facility. As used in this definition, “manufacturing facility” means property, plant and equipment used for actual manufacturing and for activities directly related to manufacturing, and it excludes sales offices, research facilities and facilities used only for warehousing, distribution or general administration.
Revolving Credit Exposure ” shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans at such time.
Revolving Loan ” shall mean a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.3.
Sale and Leaseback Transaction ” shall mean any arrangement with any Person pursuant to which the Company or any Subsidiary leases any Restricted Property that has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Company or the Subsidiary to such Person to the extent such property constituted Restricted Property at the time leased, other than (i) temporary leases for a term, including renewals at the

 

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option of the lessee, of not more than three years, (ii) transactions between the Company and a Subsidiary or between Subsidiaries, (iii) leases of Restricted Property executed by the time of, or within 12 months after the latest of, the acquisition, the completion of construction or improvement, or the commencement of commercial operation, of such Restricted Property, and (iv) arrangements pursuant to any provision of law with an effect similar to that under former Section 168(f)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
“Sanctions” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.14.
S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group or any successor thereto.
SEC ” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Security ” or “ Securities ” shall mean any note or notes, bond or bonds, debenture or debentures, or any other evidences of indebtedness, of any series authenticated and delivered from time to time under the Indenture.
Standard North American Credit Default Swap ” shall mean a single-name credit default swap that has the substantive terms and conditions set forth in the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.'s (“ISDA”) template Confirmation for use with the Credit Derivatives Physical Settlement Matrix (version 19 – May 29, 2012, as such template may from time to time be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified by ISDA) for the Transaction Type “STANDARD NORTH AMERICAN CORPORATE”.
Stated Maturity ”, when used with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, shall mean the date specified in such Security as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is due and payable.
Sterling ” shall mean the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
Subsidiary ” shall mean, with respect to any Person (the “ parent ”) at any date, (i) for purposes of Sections 5.9 and 5.10 and 5.11 only, any Person the majority of the outstanding Voting Stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent of such Person and (ii) for all other purposes under this Agreement, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held. References herein to “Subsidiary” shall mean a Subsidiary of the Company.
Swiss Franc ” shall mean the lawful currency of Switzerland.
Taxes ” shall mean any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority and all liabilities with respect thereto.

 

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Transactions ” means the execution and delivery by the Borrowers of this Agreement (or, in the case of the Borrowing Subsidiaries, the Borrowing Subsidiary Agreements), the performance by the Borrowers of this Agreement, the borrowing of the Loans and the use of the proceeds thereof.
Type ”, when used in respect of any Loan or Borrowing, shall refer to the Rate by reference to which interest on such Loan or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing is determined. For purposes hereof, “Rate” shall include the LIBO Rate, the Alternate Base Rate and the Fixed Rate.
Value ” shall mean, with respect to a Sale and Leaseback Transaction, an amount equal to the present value of the lease payments with respect to the term of the lease remaining on the date as of which the amount is being determined, without regard to any renewal or extension options contained in the lease, discounted at the weighted average interest rate on the Securities of all series (including the effective interest rate on any Original Issue Discount Securities) which are outstanding on the effective date of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction and which have the benefit of Section 1007 of the Indenture under which the Securities are issued.
Voting Stock ” shall mean, as applied to the stock of any corporation, stock of any class or classes (however designated) having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the members of the board of directors (or other governing body) of such corporation other than stock having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency.
Wholly Owned Subsidiary ” of any Person shall mean a Subsidiary of such Person of which securities (except for directors’ qualifying shares and/or other nominal amounts of shares required by applicable law to be held by Persons other than such Person) or other ownership interests representing 100% of the equity are, at the time any determination is being made, owned by such Person or one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of such Person.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” shall mean, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
Yen ” shall mean the lawful currency of Japan.
SECTION 1.2.   Classification of Loans and Borrowings . For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “ Revolving Loan ”) or by Type (e.g., a “ Eurocurrency Loan ”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “ Eurocurrency Revolving Loan ”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “ Revolving Borrowing ”) or by Type (e.g., a “ Eurocurrency Borrowing ”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “ Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing ”).
SECTION 1.3.   Terms Generally . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to

 

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refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
SECTION 1.4.   Accounting Terms; GAAP . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Company notifies the Administrative Agent that the Company requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Company that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.
ARTICLE II
The Credits

SECTION 2.1.   Commitments . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Company and any Borrowing Subsidiary from time to time during the Availability Period in Dollars, Sterling, Euros, Swiss Francs, Yen or any other Alternative Currency in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (a) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Commitment or (b) the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures plus the total Competitive Loan Exposures exceeding the total Commitments. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company and each applicable Borrowing Subsidiary may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans.
SECTION 2.2.   Loans and Borrowings . (a) Each Revolving Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Revolving Loans made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments. Each Competitive Loan shall be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.4. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments and Competitive Bids of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required.
(b) Subject to Section 2.13, (i) each Revolving Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans (which shall be denominated in Dollars) or Eurocurrency Loans as the Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any other applicable Borrower) may request in accordance herewith, and (ii) each Competitive Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of Eurocurrency Loans or Fixed Rate Loans as the Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any other Borrower) may request in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any Eurocurrency Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of any Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent thereof in the case of Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency) and not less than $10,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent thereof in the case of Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency).

 

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At the time that each ABR Revolving Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $10,000,000; provided that an ABR Revolving Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the total Commitments. ABR Loans shall be denominated only in Dollars. Each Competitive Borrowing denominated in Dollars shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000, and each Competitive Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than the Dollar Equivalent of $5,000,000. Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of 15 Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowings outstanding.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any other Borrower) shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Maturity Date.
SECTION 2.3.   Requests for Revolving Borrowings . To request a Revolving Borrowing, the Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any other applicable Borrower) shall notify CBNA of such request by telephone (a) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Dollars, Euro, Sterling, Yen or Swiss Franc not later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing, (b) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency other than as set forth in the preceding clause (a), not later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, four Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (c) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery, telecopy or electronic transmission to CBNA of a written Borrowing Request in the form of Exhibit A‑5. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.2:
(i) the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;
(ii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing;
(iv) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, (A) the Currency of the requested Borrowing and (B) the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”;
(v) the location and number of the account of the Company or the other applicable Borrowers to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.6; and
(vi) the applicable Borrower.
If no election as to the Type of Revolving Borrowing is specified, then the requested Revolving Borrowing shall be a Eurocurrency Borrowing with an Interest Period of one month if such Revolving Borrowing is requested at least three or four Business Days (as applicable under clause (a) or (b) above) prior to the date of such proposed Revolving Borrowing or an ABR Borrowing otherwise. If no election as to the Currency of the Revolving Borrowing is specified, then the requested Revolving Borrowing shall be denominated in Dollars. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, then the Company shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly

 

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following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, CBNA shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.
SECTION 2.4.   Competitive Bid Procedure . (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, from time to time during the Availability Period the Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any other Borrower) may request Competitive Bids and the Company (on its own behalf and on behalf of any other Borrowers) may (but shall not have any obligation to) accept Competitive Bids and borrow Competitive Loans; provided that no Competitive Loan may be requested that would result in the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures plus the total Competitive Loan Exposures exceeding the total Commitments. To request Competitive Bids, the Company (on its own behalf and on behalf of any other Borrowers) shall hand deliver, telecopy or electronically transmit to the Advance Agent a duly completed Competitive Bid Request in the form of Exhibit A‑1 hereto, to be received by the Advance Agent, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, four Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing and, in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of the proposed Borrowing. A Competitive Bid Request that does not conform substantially to Exhibit A‑1 may be rejected in the Advance Agent’s sole discretion, and the Advance Agent shall promptly notify the Company of such rejection by electronic transmission. Each Competitive Bid Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.2:
(i) the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;
(ii) the Currency of the requested Borrowing;    
(iii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(iv) whether such Borrowing is to be a Eurocurrency Borrowing or a Fixed Rate Borrowing;
(v) the Interest Period to be applicable to such Borrowing, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”;
(vi) the location and number of the account of the Company or any other Borrower to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.6; and
(vii) the applicable Borrower.
If no election as to the Currency of a Borrowing is specified in any Competitive Bid Request, then the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Borrowing in Dollars. Promptly following receipt of a Competitive Bid Request in accordance with this Section, the Advance Agent shall notify the Lenders of the details thereof by telecopy or electronic transmission, as applicable, in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto, inviting the Lenders to submit Competitive Bids.
(b) Each Lender may (but shall not have any obligation to) make one or more Competitive Bids to such Borrower in response to a Competitive Bid Request. Each Competitive Bid by a Lender must be received by the Advance Agent by telecopy or electronic transmission in the form of Exhibit A‑3 hereto, in the case of a Eurocurrency Competitive Borrowing, not later than 9:30 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days (four Business Days in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency other than Euro, Sterling, Yen or Swiss Franc) before the proposed date of such Competitive Borrowing, and in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the proposed date of such Competitive Borrowing. Competitive Bids that do not conform substantially to the format of Exhibit A‑3 may be rejected by the Advance Agent, and the Advance Agent shall notify the

 

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applicable Lender as promptly as practicable. Each Competitive Bid shall specify (i) the principal amount of the Competitive Loan or Loans that the Lender is willing to make (which, in the case of a Competitive Borrowing denominated in Dollars, shall be a minimum of $5,000,000 and an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and, in the case of a Competitive Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency, shall be a minimum principal amount the Dollar Equivalent of which is equal to $5,000,000, and which may equal the entire principal amount of the Competitive Borrowing request by such Borrower), (ii) the Competitive Bid Rate or Rates at which the Lender is prepared to make such Loan or Loans (expressed as a percentage rate per annum in the form of a decimal to no more than four decimal places) and (iii) the Interest Period applicable to each such Loan and the last day thereof.
(c) The Advance Agent shall promptly notify such Borrower by electronic transmission of the Competitive Bid Rate and the principal amount specified in each Competitive Bid and the identity of the Lender that shall have made such Competitive Bid.
(d) Subject only to the provisions of this paragraph, such Borrower may accept or reject any Competitive Bid. Such Borrower shall notify the Advance Agent by telephone, confirmed by telecopy or electronic transmission in the form of a Competitive Bid Accept/Reject Letter, whether and to what extent it has decided to accept or reject each Competitive Bid, in the case of a Eurocurrency Competitive Borrowing, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, three Business Days (four Business Days in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency other than Euro, Sterling, Yen or Swiss Franc) before the date of the proposed Competitive Borrowing, and in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the proposed date of the Competitive Borrowing; provided that (i) the failure of such Borrower to give such notice shall be deemed to be a rejection of each Competitive Bid, (ii) such Borrower shall not accept a Competitive Bid made at a particular Competitive Bid Rate if the Company rejects a Competitive Bid made at a lower Competitive Bid Rate, (iii) the aggregate amount of the Competitive Bids accepted by such Borrower shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the requested Competitive Borrowing specified in the related Competitive Bid Request, (iv) to the extent necessary to comply with clause (iii) above, such Borrower may accept Competitive Bids at the same Competitive Bid Rate in part, which acceptance, in the case of multiple Competitive Bids at such Competitive Bid Rate, shall be made pro rata in accordance with the amount of each such Competitive Bid, and (v) except pursuant to clause (iv) above, no Competitive Bid shall be accepted for a Competitive Loan unless such Competitive Loan is, in the case of a Competitive Borrowing denominated in Dollars, in a minimum principal amount of $5,000,000 and an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and, in the case of a Competitive Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency, in a minimum principal amount the Dollar Equivalent of which is $5,000,000; provided further that if a Competitive Loan must be in an amount less than $5,000,000 or an amount in an Alternative Currency of which the Dollar Equivalent is less than $5,000,000 because of the provisions of clause (iv) above, such Competitive Loan may be for a minimum of $5,000,000 or an amount in an Alternative Currency of which the Dollar Equivalent is $5,000,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000,000 thereof, and in calculating the pro rata allocation of acceptances of portions of multiple Competitive Bids at a particular Competitive Bid Rate pursuant to clause (iv) the amounts shall be rounded to integral multiples of $1,000,000 in a manner which shall be in the discretion of such Borrower. A notice given by such Borrower pursuant to this paragraph (d) shall be irrevocable.

 

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(e) The Advance Agent shall promptly notify each bidding Lender by telecopy or electronic transmission, as applicable, whether or not its Competitive Bid has been accepted (and, if so, the amount and Competitive Bid Rate so accepted), and each successful bidder will thereupon become bound, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, to make the Competitive Loan in respect of which its Competitive Bid has been accepted.
(f) If the Advance Agent shall elect to submit a Competitive Bid in its capacity as a Lender, it shall submit such Competitive Bid directly to the Company at least one quarter of an hour earlier than the time by which the other Lenders are required to submit their Competitive Bids to the Advance Agent pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section.
(g) All notices required by this Section 2.4 shall be given in accordance with Section 8.1.
SECTION 2.5.   Extension of Maturity Date .
(a) The Company may, by sending an Extension Letter to CBNA (in which case CBNA shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders), during the period of not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days prior to any anniversary of the Effective Date, request that the Lenders extend the Maturity Date at the time in effect to the first anniversary of the Maturity Date then in effect. Each Lender, acting in its sole discretion, shall, by notice to CBNA given not more than 20 days after the date of the Extension Letter, advise CBNA in writing whether or not such Lender agrees to such extension (each Lender that so advises CBNA that it will not extend the Maturity Date, being referred to herein as a “ Non-extending Lender ”); provided that any Lender that does not advise CBNA by the 20th day after the date of the Extension Letter shall be deemed to be a Non-extending Lender. The election of any Lender to agree to such extension shall not obligate any other Lender to agree.
(b) (i) If Lenders holding Commitments that aggregate more than 50% of the total Commitments on the 20th day after the date of the Extension Letter shall not have agreed to extend the Maturity Date, then the Maturity Date shall not be so extended and the outstanding principal balance of all Loans and other amounts payable hereunder shall be payable on such Maturity Date.
(ii)  If (and only if) Lenders holding Commitments that aggregate more than 50% of the total Commitments on the 20th day after the date of the Extension Letter shall have agreed to extend the Maturity Date, then the Maturity Date applicable to the Lenders that shall so have agreed shall be the first anniversary of the current Maturity Date. In the event of such extension, the Commitment of each Non-extending Lender shall terminate on the Maturity Date in effect prior to such extension, all Loans and other amounts payable hereunder to such Non-extending Lenders shall become due and payable on such Maturity Date and the total Commitment of the Lenders hereunder shall be reduced by the Commitments of Non-extending Lenders so terminated on such Maturity Date.
(c) In the event that the conditions of clause (ii) of paragraph (b) above have been satisfied, the Company shall have the right on or before the Maturity Date in effect prior to the requested extension, at its own expense, to require any Non-extending Lender to transfer and assign without recourse (except as to title and the absence of Liens created by it) (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 8.4) all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more banks or other financial institutions identified to the Non-extending Lender, which may include any Lender which agrees to accept such transfer and assignment (each an “ Additional Commitment Lender ”), provided that (x) such Additional Commitment Lender, if not already a Lender hereunder, shall be subject to the approval of CBNA and the Company (such approvals not to be unreasonably withheld), (y) such assignment shall become effective as of a date specified by the Company (which shall not be later than the Maturity Date in effect prior

 

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to the requested extension) and (z) the Additional Commitment Lender shall pay to such Non-extending Lender in immediately available funds on the effective date of such assignment the principal of and interest accrued to the date of payment on the Loans made by it hereunder and all other amounts accrued for its account or owed to it hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no extension of the Maturity Date shall become effective unless, on the Maturity Date in effect prior to the requested extension the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.2 shall be satisfied or waived (with all references in such paragraphs to a Borrowing being deemed to be references to the current Maturity Date) and CBNA shall have received a certificate to that effect dated such Maturity Date and executed by a Financial Officer of the Company.
SECTION 2.6.   Funding of Borrowings . (a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds in Dollars or in the applicable Alternative Currency, as the case may be, to the account of CBNA or an Affiliate thereof most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders, by 2:00 p.m., New York City time (or, in the case of any Competitive Loan with respect to which a Borrower shall have requested funding in another jurisdiction, to such account in such jurisdiction as CBNA shall designate for such purpose by notice to the applicable Lenders, by 2:00 p.m., local time). CBNA will make such Loans available to such Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of such Borrower maintained with CBNA in New York City (or, in the case of any Loan with respect to which such Borrower shall have requested funding in another jurisdiction, to such account in such jurisdiction as such Borrower shall have designated in the applicable Borrowing Request or Competitive Bid Request).
(b) Unless CBNA shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed time of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to CBNA such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, CBNA may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to such Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to CBNA, then the applicable Lender and the applicable Borrower severally agree to pay to CBNA forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to such Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to CBNA, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the applicable Overnight NYFRB Rate from time to time in effect or (ii) in the case of such Borrower, the interest rate on the applicable Borrowing; provided that no repayment by such Borrower pursuant to this sentence shall be deemed to be a prepayment for purposes of Section 2.15. If such Lender pays such amount to CBNA, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.
SECTION 2.7.   Interest Elections . (a) Each Revolving Borrowing initially shall be of the Type and in the Currency specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any other Borrower) may elect to convert such Borrowing (if denominated in Dollars) to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods or Currencies therefor, all as provided in this Section. Eurocurrency Loans may not be converted to Loans of a different Type. The Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any other Borrower) may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. This Section shall not apply to Competitive Borrowings, which may not be converted or continued.

 

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(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any other Borrower) shall notify CBNA of such election by telephone by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.3 if the Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any other Borrower) were requesting a Revolving Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery, telecopy or electronic transmission to CBNA of a written Interest Election Request in a form approved by CBNA and signed by the Company.
(c) Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.2:
(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);
(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing; and
(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurocurrency Borrowing, (A) the Currency of the resulting Borrowing and (B) the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.
If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing but does not specify (x) an Interest Period, then the Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any other Borrower) shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration or (y) a Currency, then the Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any other Borrowing Subsidiary) shall be deemed to have selected a Borrowing denominated in Dollars (in the case of an initial Eurocurrency Borrowing) or the same Currency as the Eurocurrency Borrowing being continued.
(d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, CBNA shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(e) If the Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any other Borrower) fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing (i) if denominated in Dollars shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing and (ii) if denominated in an Alternative Currency shall be converted to a one month Interest Period denominated in the same Currency as the Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing being continued. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and CBNA, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Company, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Revolving Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.
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(b) The Company may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Commitments; provided that (i) each reduction of the Commitments shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $10,000,000 and (ii) the Company shall not terminate or reduce the Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.10, the sum of the Revolving Credit Exposures plus the Competitive Loan Exposures would exceed the total Commitments.
(c) The Company shall notify CBNA of any election to terminate or reduce the Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section at least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, CBNA shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Company pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of the Commitments delivered by the Company may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Company (by notice to CBNA on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments.
SECTION 2.9.   Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt . (a) Each Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to CBNA for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of its Revolving Loans on the Maturity Date and (ii) to CBNA for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Competitive Loan on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan.
(b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of each Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.
(c) CBNA shall maintain a Register pursuant to subsection 8.4(d), and an account for each Lender in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder and any promissory note evidencing such Loan, the Class, Type and Currency thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from each Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by CBNA hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.
(d) The entries made in the Register and the accounts of each Lender maintained pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or CBNA to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of any Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(e) Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note for its Competitive Loans and a promissory note for its Revolving Loans. In such event, the applicable Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in a form approved by CBNA. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 8.4) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its assigns).

 

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SECTION 2.10.   Prepayment of Loans . (a) The applicable Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, subject to prior notice in accordance with paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that no Borrower shall have the right to prepay any Competitive Loan without the prior consent of the Lender thereof (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).
(b)   The Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any other Borrower) shall notify CBNA by telephone (confirmed by telecopy or electronic transmission) of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time three Business Days before the date of prepayment and (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Revolving Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that, if a notice of prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of the Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.8, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in accordance with Section 2.8. Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Revolving Borrowing, CBNA shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Revolving Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Revolving Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.2. Each prepayment of a Revolving Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.12.
SECTION 2.11.   Fees . (a) The Company agrees to pay to CBNA for the account of each Lender a commitment fee in Dollars which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate on the average daily amount of the unused Commitment of such Lender during the period from and including the date hereof to but excluding the date on which such Commitment terminates. Accrued commitment fees shall be payable in arrears on the last day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the date on which the Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof. All commitment fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).
(b) The Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agents, for their own account, the administrative, auction and other fees separately agreed upon between the Company and the Administrative Agents (collectively, the “ Administrative Fees ”).
(c) All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to CBNA for distribution, in the case of commitment fees, to the Lenders. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.
SECTION 2.12.   Interest . (a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.
(b) The Loans comprising each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall bear interest (i) in the case of a Eurocurrency Revolving Loan, at the LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate or (ii) in the case of a Eurocurrency Competitive Loan, at the LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus (or minus, as applicable) the Competitive Loan Margin applicable to such Loan.
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(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by any Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 1% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 1% plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section.
(e) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and, in the case of Revolving Loans, upon termination of the Commitments; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Revolving Loan prior to the end of the Availability Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurocurrency Revolving Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.
(f) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at time when the Alternate Base Rate is based on clause (a) of the first sentence of the definition of Alternate Base Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate or LIBO Rate shall be determined by CBNA, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
SECTION 2.13.   Alternate Rate of Interest . If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Borrowing:
(a) CBNA shall have determined (which determination shall be made in good faith and shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period; or
(b) CBNA is advised by the Required Lenders (or, in the case of a Eurocurrency Competitive Loan, the Lender that is required to make such Loan) that the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;
then CBNA shall give notice thereof to the Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of the applicable Borrower) and the Lenders by telephone or telecopy or electronic transmission, as applicable, as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until CBNA notifies the Company and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Revolving Borrowing to, or continuation of any Revolving Borrowing as, a Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be ineffective, (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made in Dollars as an ABR Borrowing and (iii) any request by the Company (on its own behalf or on behalf of any Borrower) for a Eurocurrency Competitive Borrowing shall be ineffective; provided that (A) if the circumstances giving rise to such notice do not affect all the Lenders, then requests by the Company for Eurocurrency Competitive Borrowings may be made to Lenders that are not affected thereby, (B) if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of Borrowings, then the other Type of Borrowings shall be permitted and (C) if the circumstances giving rise to such notice effect only one Currency, then the other Borrowings in other Currencies shall be permitted.
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(i) subject any Lender or Agent to any Taxes (other than Taxes covered by Section 2.16, and Taxes on gross or net income, profits or revenue (including value-added or similar Taxes)) on its Loans, Loan principal, Commitments, or other obligations under the Loan Documents, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;
(ii) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender; or
(iii) impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency Loans or Fixed Rate Loans made by such Lender;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any Loan) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then the applicable Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) If any Lender determines that any Change in Law regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by such Lender to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then from time to time the Company will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c) A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, and setting forth in reasonable detail the manner in which such amount or amounts shall have been determined, shall be delivered to the applicable Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The applicable Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 60 days prior to the date that such Lender notifies such Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 60‑day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, a Lender shall not be entitled to compensation pursuant to this Section in respect of any Competitive Loan if the Change in Law that would otherwise entitle it to such compensation shall have been publicly announced prior to submission of the Competitive Bid pursuant to which such Loan was made.
(f) If the cost to any Lender of making or maintaining any Loan (other than a Competitive Loan) to a Borrowing Subsidiary incorporated or organized in a jurisdiction other than the United States or any state thereof is increased (or the amount of any sum received or receivable by any Lender or its lending

 

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office is reduced) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, by reason of the fact that such Borrowing Subsidiary is incorporated or organized in a jurisdiction outside of the United States, such Borrowing Subsidiary shall indemnify such Lender for such increased cost or reduction within fifteen (15) days after demand by such Lender (with a copy to CBNA), which such Lender shall make within sixty (60) days from the day such Lender has notice of such increased cost or reduction.
SECTION 2.15.   Break Funding Payments . In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurocurrency Loan or Fixed Rate Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Revolving Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.10(b) and is revoked in accordance therewith), (d) the failure to borrow any Competitive Loan after accepting the Competitive Bid to make such Loan, or (e) the assignment of any Eurocurrency Loan or Fixed Rate Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by any Borrower pursuant to Section 2.18, then, in any such event, the applicable Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the out-of-pocket loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurocurrency Loan, such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the present value of the excess, if any, of (i) its cost of obtaining the funds for the Loan being paid, prepaid, refinanced or not borrowed (assumed to be the LIBO Rate that would have been applicable thereto) for the period from the date of such payment, prepayment, refinancing or failure to borrow or refinance to the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (or, in the case of a failure to borrow or refinance the Interest Period for such Loan which would have commenced on the date of such failure) over (ii) the amount of interest (as reasonably determined by such Lender) that would be realized by such Lender in reemploying the funds so paid, prepaid or not borrowed or refinanced for such period or Interest Period, as the case may be. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section and setting forth in reasonable detail the manner in which such amount or amounts shall have been determined shall be delivered to the applicable Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Such Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
SECTION 2.16.   Taxes . (a) Any and all payments to the Lenders or the Administrative Agents hereunder by a Borrower or on behalf of any Borrower shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all current or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding (i) income or franchise and similar taxes imposed on (or measured by) net income imposed on any Administrative Agent or any Lender (or participant) by the United States and any other jurisdiction as a result of a present or former connection between such Administrative Agent or such Lender (or participant) and the jurisdiction of the Governmental Authority imposing such tax or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (other than as a result of entering into this Agreement, performing any obligations hereunder, receiving any payments hereunder or enforcing any rights hereunder) (ii) any branch profits tax imposed by the United States or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which any Borrower is located, (iii) taxes that are imposed under FATCA and (iv) any taxes that are attributable solely to the failure of any Lender to comply with Section 2.16 (g)(i) or 2.16(h) (all such nonexcluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings and liabilities, collectively or individually, “ Non-Excluded Taxes ”). If the relevant Borrower any applicable withholding agent shall be required to deduct any Non-Excluded Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder to any Lender or any Administrative Agent, (i) the sum payable shall be increased by the amount (an “Additional Amount”) necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to Additional Amounts payable under this Section 2.16) such Lender or such Administrative Agent (as the case may be) shall receive an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the relevant Borrower applicable withholding agent shall make such deductions and (iii) the relevant

 

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Borrower applicable withholding agent shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(b) In addition, the relevant Borrower (or the Company, as guarantor, as applicable) shall pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law any current or future stamp, intangibles or documentary t T axes or any other excise or property t T axes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document that are imposed by a Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction in which the relevant Borrower or the Company is incorporated, organized, managed and controlled or considered to have its seat or otherwise has a connection (other than as a result of entering into this Agreement, performing any obligations hereunder, receiving any payments hereunder or enforcing any rights hereunder) (“ Other Taxes ”).
(c) The relevant Borrower (or the Company, as guarantor, as applicable) shall jointly and severally indemnify each Lender (or participant) and each Administrative Agent for the full amount of Non-Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes paid by such Lender (or participant) or such Administrative Agent, as the case may be, and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses)) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability prepared by a Lender, or an Administrative Agent on its behalf and setting forth in reasonable detail the manner in which such amount shall have been determined, absent manifest error, shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes. Such indemnification shall be made within 30 days after the date the Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, makes written demand therefor, which written demand shall be made within 180 days of the date such Lender or Administrative Agent receives written demand for payment of such Taxes or Other Taxes from the relevant Governmental Agency Authority .
(d) If a Lender (or participant) or an Administrative Agent receives a refund in respect of any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the relevant Borrower or the Company, as guarantor, as applicable, or with respect to which the relevant Borrower has paid Additional Amounts pursuant to this Section 2.16, it shall within 30 days from the date of such receipt pay over such refund to the relevant Borrower or the Company, as guarantor, as applicable (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or Additional Amounts paid, by the relevant Borrower or the Company, as guarantor, as applicable under this Section 2.16 with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of such Lender (or participant) or such Administrative Agent and without interest (other than interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided , however , that the relevant Borrower or the Company, as guarantor, as applicable, upon the request of such Lender (or participant) or such Administrative Agent, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the relevant Borrower or the Company, as guarantor, as applicable (plus penalties, interest or other charges) to such Lender (or participant) or such Administrative Agent in the event such Lender (or participant) or such Administrative Agent is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.
(e) As soon as practicable after the date of any payment of Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes by the relevant Borrower to the relevant Governmental Authority, the relevant Borrower will deliver to CBNA, at its addresses referred to in Section 8.1, the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing payment thereof.

 

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(f) Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement contained herein, the agreements and obligations contained in this Section 2.16 shall survive the payment in full of the principal of and interest on all Loans made hereunder.
(g) (i) Each Lender (or participant) that is a United States person as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Company and CBNA two copies of either United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-9 (or successor forms). Each Lender (or participant) that is not a United States person as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “ Non‑U.S. Lender ”) shall deliver to the Company and CBNA two copies of either United States Internal Revenue Service IRS Form W-8BEN , W-8BEN-E or W-8ECI (or any successor forms), Form W-8IMY (or successor form) together with any applicable underlying IRS forms, or, in the case of a Non‑U.S. Lender claiming exemption from U.S. Federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments of “portfolio interest”, a an IRS Form W - 8 - BEN or W-8BEN-E , or any subsequent or substitute versions thereof or successors thereto (and a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F representing that such Non‑U.S. Lender is not a bank for purposes of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, is not a 10 percent shareholder (within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code) of the Company, is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Company (within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code) and is not conducting a trade or business in the United States with which the relevant interest payments are effectively connected), properly completed and duly executed by such Non‑U.S. Lender claiming complete exemption from, or reduced rate of, U.S. Federal withholding tax on payments by the Company under this Agreement. Such forms shall be delivered by each Lender on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of a participant, on or before the date such participant becomes a participant hereunder) and on or before the date, if any, such Lender changes its applicable lending office by designating a different lending office (a “ New Lending Office ”). In addition, each Lender shall deliver such forms promptly upon the obsolescence or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Lender. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.16(g), a Non‑U.S. Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this Section 2.16(g) that such Non‑U.S. Lender is not legally able to deliver.
(ii) If a payment made to a Lender (or participant) under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the applicable Borrower and CBNA, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the applicable Borrower or CBNA, such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the applicable Borrower or CBNA as may be necessary for such Borrower or CBNA to comply with its obligations under FATCA, to determine that such Lender has or has not complied with such Lender's obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.
(h) A Lender (or participant) that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of non-U.S. withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which a Borrowing Subsidiary is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrowing Subsidiary (with a copy to CBNA), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrowing Subsidiary, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate, provided that such Lender (or participant) is legally entitled to complete, execute and deliver such documentation and in such Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would not materially prejudice the legal position of such Lender (or participant).

 

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(i) The relevant Borrower shall not be required to indemnify any Lender, or to pay any Additional Amounts to any Lender, in respect of any withholding tax pursuant to paragraph (a) or (c) above to the extent that (i) such withholding tax is imposed by the United States and the obligation to withhold amounts with respect to such withholding tax was in effect and would apply to amounts payable to such Lender on the date such Lender became a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of a participant, on the date such participant became a participant hereunder) or, with respect to payments to a New Lending Office, the date such Lender designated such New Lending Office with respect to a Loan or, with respect to payments by a Borrower pursuant to a Competitive Loan, as of the date the Company accepts a Competitive Bid pursuant to Section 2.4(d); provided , however , that this clause (i) shall not apply to any Lender (or participant) if the assignment, participation, transfer or designation of a New Lending Office was made at the request of the relevant Borrower or was made pursuant to Section 2.19 2.18 ; and provided further , however , that this clause (i) shall not apply to the extent the indemnity payment or Additional Amounts any Lender (or participant) would be entitled to receive (without regard to this clause (i)) do not exceed the indemnity payment or Additional Amounts that the Lender (or participant) making the assignment, participation, transfer or designation of such New Lending Office would have been entitled to receive in the absence of such assignment, participation, transfer or designation, or (ii) the obligation to pay such Additional Amounts would not have arisen but for a failure by such Lender (or participant) to comply with the provisions of paragraph (g)(i) or (h) above. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each Lender shall remain subject to the obligations under Section 2.18.
(j) Any Lender (or participant) claiming any indemnity payment or Additional Amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.16 shall use reasonable efforts (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions) to file any certificate or document reasonably requested in writing by the relevant Borrower or to change the jurisdiction of its applicable lending office if the making of such a filing or change would avoid the need for or reduce the amount of any such indemnity payment or Additional Amounts that may thereafter accrue and would not, in the sole determination of such Lender (or participant), be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender (or participant).
(k) Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agents for any Taxes (to the extent that the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary has not already indemnified the Agents for such Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Company and any Borrowing Subsidiary to do so) attributable to such Lender that are paid or payable by either Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. The indemnity under this Section 2.16(k) shall be paid within 10 days after an Administrative Agent delivers to the applicable Lender a certificate stating the amount of Taxes so paid or payable by such Administrative Agent. Such certificate shall be conclusive of the amount so paid or payable absent manifest error.
(l) Nothing contained in this Section 2.16 shall require any Lender (or participant) or any Administrative Agent to make available any of its tax returns (or any other information that it deems to be confidential or proprietary).
SECTION 2.17.   Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs . (a) Each Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees, or of amounts payable under Section 2.14, 2.15 or 2.16, or otherwise) prior to 3:00 p.m., local time at the place of payment, on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of CBNA, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to CBNA at its offices at 399 Park Avenue, New York, New York, or such other location as CBNA shall designate from time to time, except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 8.5 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. CBNA shall distribute any such payments received by it

 

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for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder shall be made in Dollars or, in the case of principal of and interest on any Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, the applicable Alternative Currency, as the case may be. Except as provided in clause (c) below, each payment or prepayment of principal or payment of interest in respect of a Borrowing of Revolving Loans shall be allocated ratably among the parties entitled thereto.
(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to CBNA to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal then due to such parties.
(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Revolving Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Revolving Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Revolving Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Revolving Loans; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by any Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant. Each Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Borrower in the amount of such participation.
(d) Unless CBNA shall have received notice from a Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to CBNA for the account of the Lenders hereunder that such Borrower will not make such payment, CBNA may assume that such Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders the amount due. In such event, if such Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay to CBNA forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to CBNA, at the Overnight NYFRB Rate in effect from time to time.
(e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.6(b) or 2.17(d), then CBNA may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by CBNA for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.

 

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SECTION 2.18.   Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders . (a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.14, or if any Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to file any certificate or document requested by the Company (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions), to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such filing, designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.14 or 2.16, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender.
(b) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.14, or if any Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16, or if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then such Borrower may, upon notice to such Lender and CBNA, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 8.4), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement (other than any outstanding Competitive Loans held by it and any and all rights and interests related thereto) to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i) such Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agents which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans (other than Competitive Loans), accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or such Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.14 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.16, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments.
SECTION 2.19.   Borrowing Subsidiaries . The Company may designate any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company as a Borrowing Subsidiary upon ten Business Days notice to CBNA on behalf of the Lenders (such notice to include the name, primary business address and tax identification number of such proposed Borrowing Subsidiary and any other information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agents pursuant to the Patriot Act). Upon proper notice and the receipt by CBNA of a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement executed by such a Wholly Owned Subsidiary and the Company, such Wholly Owned Subsidiary shall be a Borrowing Subsidiary and a party to this Agreement. A Subsidiary shall cease to be a Borrowing Subsidiary hereunder at such time as no Loans, fees or any other amounts due in connection therewith pursuant to the terms hereof shall be outstanding to such Subsidiary and such Subsidiary and the Company shall have executed and delivered to CBNA a Borrowing Subsidiary Termination; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Borrowing Subsidiary shall cease to be a Borrowing Subsidiary solely because it no longer is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company so long as such Borrowing Subsidiary and the Company shall not have executed and delivered to CBNA a Borrowing Subsidiary Termination and the Company’s guarantee of the Borrowing Subsidiary Obligations of such Borrowing Subsidiary pursuant to Section 8.16 has not been released. Following the giving of any notice pursuant to this Section 2.19, if the designation of a Subsidiary as a Borrowing Subsidiary obligates the Administrative Agents or any Lender to comply with “know your customer” or similar identification procedures in circumstances where the necessary information is not already available to it, the Company shall, promptly upon the request of an Administrative Agent or any Lender, supply such documentation and other evidence as is reasonably requested by such Administrative Agent or such Lender in order for such Administrative Agent or such Lender to carry out and be satisfied it has complied with the results of all necessary “know your customer” or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations.

 

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If the Company shall designate as a Borrowing Subsidiary hereunder any Subsidiary not organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof, any Lender unable to lend to such Borrowing Subsidiary due to applicable law or regulation may, with prior written notice to the Administrative Agents and the Company, fulfill its Commitment by causing an Affiliate of such Lender organized in the same jurisdiction as such Subsidiary or another foreign jurisdiction agreed to by such Lender and the Company, to act as the Lender in respect of such Borrowing Subsidiary, and such Lender shall, to the extent of Loans made to such Borrowing Subsidiary, be deemed for all purposes hereof to have satisfied its Commitment hereunder in respect of such Borrowing Subsidiary.
As soon as practicable after receiving notice from the Company or the Administrative Agents of the Company’s intent to designate a Subsidiary as a Borrowing Subsidiary, and in any event no later than five Business Days after the delivery of such notice, for a Borrowing Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than of the United States or a political subdivision thereof, any Lender that may not legally lend to, establish credit for the account of and/or do any business whatsoever with such Subsidiary directly or through an Affiliate of such Lender as provided in the immediately preceding paragraph (a “ Protesting Lender ”) shall so notify the Company and the Administrative Agents in writing. With respect to each Protesting Lender, the Company shall, effective on or before the date that such Borrowing Subsidiary shall have the right to borrow hereunder, either (A) notify the Administrative Agents and such Protesting Lender that the Commitment of such Protesting Lender shall be terminated and replaced with the Commitments of one or more other Lenders or assignees which agree to provide such replacement Commitments (in each case selected by the Company and approved by CBNA, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld); provided that such Protesting Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee(s) (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Company or the relevant Borrowing Subsidiary (in the case of all other amounts), or (B) cancel its request to designate such Subsidiary as a “Borrowing Subsidiary” hereunder.
SECTION 2.20.   Prepayments Required Due to Currency Fluctuation .
(a) Not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter or at such other time as is reasonably determined by CBNA (the “ Calculation Time ”), CBNA shall determine the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures and the aggregate Competitive Loans as of such date.
(b) If at the Calculation Time, the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure and the aggregate Competitive Loans exceeds the Commitment by 5% or more, then within five Business Days after notice thereof to the Borrower from CBNA, the Borrower shall prepay Revolving Loans (or cause any Borrowing Subsidiary to make such prepayment) in an aggregate principal amount at least equal to the lesser of (i) such excess and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans. Nothing set forth in this Section 2.20(b) shall be construed to require CBNA to calculate compliance under this Section 2.20(b) other than at the times set forth in Section 2.20(a).
SECTION 2.21.   Defaulting Lenders
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:
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(b) the Commitment and Revolving Credit Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 8.7); provided, that this clause (b) shall not apply to the vote of a Defaulting Lender in the case of an amendment, waiver or other modification requiring the consent of such Lender or each Lender affected thereby.
No non-Defaulting Lender shall have any obligation to fund any portion of a Loan which a Defaulting Lender has failed to fund.

ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties

The Company represents and warrants to each of the Lenders and each of the Administrative Agents that:
SECTION 3.1.   Organization; Powers . Each Borrower (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority to own its property and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted and (c) is qualified to do business in every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where the failure so to qualify would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each Borrower has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement (or, in the case of the Borrowing Subsidiaries, the Borrowing Subsidiary Agreements), to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to borrow hereunder.
SECTION 3.2.   Authorization . The Transactions (a) are within each Borrower’s corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action and (b) will not (i) violate (A) any provision of any law, statute, rule or regulation (including, without limitation, the Margin Regulations), (B) any provision of the certificate of incorporation or other constitutive documents or by‑laws of the Company or any Subsidiary, (C) any order of any Governmental Authority or (D) any provision of any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which it or any of its property is or may be bound, (ii) be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (alone or with notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any such indenture, agreement or other instrument or (iii) result in the creation or imposition of any lien upon any property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary other than, in the case of clauses (i)(A), (i)(C), (i)(D), (ii) and (iii), any such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults or liens that, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.3.   Enforceability . Each Loan Document constitutes or, when executed and delivered, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Borrower party thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms (subject, as to enforceability, to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity)).
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SECTION 3.5.   Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect . (a) The Company has heretofore furnished to the Administrative Agents and the Lenders copies of (i) its audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2011, respectively, which were included in its annual report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act on February 17, 2012 (the “10-K”) and (ii) its unaudited consolidated financial statements for the quarters ended March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012 which were included in its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act on April 26, 2012 and July 25, 2012, respectively (the “10-Qs”). Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition and the results of operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as of, and for accounting periods ending on, such dates in accordance with GAAP (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes).
(b) Since December 31, 2011, there has been no material adverse effect on the business, results of operations, properties or financial condition of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided , that no representation or warranty is made with respect to matters disclosed in the most recent 10-K or in any 10-Q or current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act subsequent to December 31, 2011.
SECTION 3.6.   Litigation; Compliance with Laws . (a) Except as disclosed in either the most recent 10‑K or the most recent 10-Q filed by the Company, as of the date hereof, there are no actions, proceedings or investigations filed or (to the knowledge of the Company) threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary in any court or before any Governmental Authority or arbitration board or tribunal which question the validity or legality of this Agreement, the Transactions or any action taken or to be taken pursuant to this Agreement and no order or judgment has been issued or entered restraining or enjoining the Company from the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement nor is there any other action, proceeding or investigation filed or (to the knowledge of the Company) threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary in any court or before any Governmental Authority or arbitration board or tribunal which would be reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any law, rule or regulation, or in default with respect to any judgment, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority, where such violation or default would be reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.7.   Federal Reserve Regulations . No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, for any purpose which entails a violation of, or which is inconsistent with, the provisions of the Margin Regulations.
SECTION 3.8.   Use of Proceeds . All proceeds of the Loans shall be used for the purposes referred to in the recitals to this Agreement.
SECTION 3.9.   Taxes . The Company and the Subsidiaries have filed or caused to be filed all Federal and material state, local and foreign Tax returns which are required to be filed by them, and have paid or caused to be paid all Taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns or on any assessments received by any of them, other than any Taxes or assessments the validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, and with respect to which appropriate accounting reserves have, to the extent required by GAAP, been set aside.
SECTION 3.10.   Employee Benefit Plans . Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect (a) the present aggregate value of accumulated benefit obligations of (i) all Plans and (ii) all foreign employee pension benefit plans maintained by the Company and its Subsidiaries based on those assumptions used for disclosure of such obligations in corporate financial statements in accordance with GAAP, did not, as

 

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of the most recent statements available, exceed the aggregate value of the assets for all such plans, (b) no ERISA Termination Event has occurred and (c) each Plan has been established and administered in accordance with its terms and in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other applicable laws, rules and regulations.
SECTION 3.11.   Environmental and Safety Matters . Other than exceptions to any of the following that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (i) the Company and the Subsidiaries comply and have complied with all applicable Environmental and Safety Laws; (ii) there are and have been no releases or threatened releases of Hazardous Substances at any property owned, leased or operated by the Company now or in the past, or at any other location, that could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Company or any Subsidiary under any Environmental and Safety Law; (iii) to the knowledge of the Company and the Subsidiaries, there are no past, present, or anticipated future events, conditions, circumstances, practices, plans, or legal requirements that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Company or any of the Subsidiaries from, or increase the costs to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries of, complying with applicable Environmental and Safety Laws or obtaining or renewing all material permits, approvals, authorizations, licenses or permissions required of any of them pursuant to any such law; and (iv) neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has retained or assumed by contract or operation of law, any liability, fixed or contingent, under any Environmental and Safety Law. This Section 3.11 sets forth the sole representations of the Company with respect to matters arising under Environmental and Safety Laws.
SECTION 3.12.   Properties . (a) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property that are necessary to the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, except for minor defects in title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes or where failure to have such good title or valid leasehold interests would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property that are necessary to the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, and the use thereof by the Company and its Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.13.   Investment and Holding Company Status . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.
SECTION 3.14.  Sanctions, Anti-Corruption, and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor any director or officer thereof, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any employee, agent or affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is, or is owned or controlled by Persons that are: (i) the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control or the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European member state or Her Majesty’s Treasury (collectively, “Sanctions”), or (ii) located, organized or resident in a country, region or territory that is, or whose government is, the target of Sanctions (currently, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria). Except as disclosed in the most recent 10-K filed by the Company, the Company and its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers and employees and, to the knowledge of the Company, agents are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Sanctions and with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and all other applicable anti-corruption laws (“Anti-Corruption Laws”). To the Company’s knowledge, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (i) is in violation of any Anti-Money Laundering Laws, (ii) is under any investigation by any Governmental Authority with respect to any Anti-Money

 

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Laundering Laws, (iii) has been assessed civil penalties under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws or (iv) has had any of its funds seized or forfeited in any action under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws, in each case, that could, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance by the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws, applicable Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
ARTICLE IV
Conditions

SECTION 4.1.   Effective Date . The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 8.7):
(a) CBNA (or its counsel) shall have received from each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to CBNA (which may include email or telecopy transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(b)   CBNA shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agents and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date) of Katherine R. Kelly, Esq., Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary of the Company, to the effect set forth in Exhibit C. The Company hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinion.
(c)   CBNA shall have received such customary documents and certificates as CBNA or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of the Company, the authorization of the Transactions and any other legal matters relating to the Company, this Agreement or the Transactions, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agents and their counsel.
(d)   CBNA shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date and signed by the President, a Vice President or a Financial Officer of the Company, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.2.
(e)   The Administrative Agents shall have received all fees and other amounts earned, due and payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced not less than two Business Days before the Effective Date, reimbursement or payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Company hereunder.
CBNA shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
SECTION 4.2.   Each Credit Event . The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing (other than a Borrowing made solely to refinance outstanding Borrowings that does not increase the aggregate principal amount of the Loans of any Lender outstanding) is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

 

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(a)   The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement (other than those set forth in Sections 3.5(b), 3.6(a), 3.10 and 3.11 on any date other than the Effective Date) shall be true and correct in all material respects (provided that such representations and warranties qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct) on and as of the date of such Borrowing with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case those representations and warranties will be true and correct as of such earlier date.
(b)   At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Each Borrowing shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Company on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section.
SECTION 4.3.   Initial Borrowing by Each Borrowing Subsidiary . The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of the first Borrowing by each Borrowing Subsidiary is subject to the satisfaction of the condition that CBNA (or its counsel) shall have received a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement properly executed by such Borrowing Subsidiary and the Company.
ARTICLE V
Covenants

Affirmative Covenants . The Company covenants and agrees with each Lender and each Administrative Agent that so long as this Agreement shall remain in effect or the principal of or interest on any Loan, any fees or any other amounts payable hereunder shall be unpaid, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing, it will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to:
SECTION 5.1.   Existence . Do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and its rights and franchises that are material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as a whole, except as expressly permitted under Section  5.9 5.10 and except, in the case of any Subsidiary, where the failure to do so would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.2.   Business and Properties . Comply in all respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority (including Environmental and Safety Laws and ERISA), whether now in effect or hereafter enacted except instances that could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and at all times maintain and preserve all property material to the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as a whole and keep such property in good repair, working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear and damage by casualty or condemnation excepted) and from time to time make, or cause to be made, all needful and proper repairs, renewals, additions, improvements and replacements thereto necessary in order that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times, except where the failure to do so would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(a)   within 95 days after the end of each fiscal year, its annual report on Form 10‑K as filed with the SEC, including its consolidated balance sheet and the related consolidated earnings statement showing its consolidated financial condition as of the close of such fiscal year and the consolidated results of its operations during such year, all audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP or other independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing selected by the Company;
(b)   within 50 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, its quarterly report on Form 10‑Q as filed with the SEC, including its unaudited consolidated balance sheet and related consolidated earnings statement, showing its consolidated financial condition as of the close of such fiscal quarter and the consolidated results of its operations during such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year (and each delivery of such statements shall be deemed a representation that such statements fairly present the Company’s financial condition and results of operations on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes); and
(c)   promptly, from time to time, such other information as any Lender shall reasonably request through CBNA.
Information required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (a) – (b) of this Section 5.3 shall be deemed to have been effectively delivered (including for purposes of Section 8.1(b)) on the date on which such information has been posted on the SEC website on the Internet at sec.gov/edaux/searches.htm (or any successor website), on the Company’s IntraLinks site at intralinks.com or at another relevant website accessible by the Lenders without charge. Information required to be delivered pursuant to clause (c) of this Section 5.3 shall be deemed to have been effectively delivered (including for the purposes of Section 8.1(b)) on the date on which the Company provides notice to CBNA (which notice CBNA shall promptly provide to the requesting Lenders) that such information has been provided in accordance with the preceding sentence or on the date on which the Company actually delivers such information to CBNA (and CBNA will promptly deliver such information to the requesting Lenders).
SECTION 5.4.   Insurance . Keep its insurable properties adequately insured at all times by financially sound and reputable insurers (which may include captive insurers), and maintain such other insurance or self insurance, to such extent and against such risks, including fire and other risks insured against by extended coverage, as is customary with companies similarly situated and in the same or similar businesses.
SECTION 5.5.   Obligations and Taxes . Pay and discharge promptly when due all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property, in each case before the same shall become delinquent or in default and before penalties accrue thereon, unless and to the extent that the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves with respect thereto shall, to the extent required by GAAP, have been set aside, or the failure to so pay and discharge would not be reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.6.   Litigation and Other Notices . Give CBNA written notice of the following within five Business Days after any executive officer of the Company obtains knowledge thereof:
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(b)   any Event of Default, specifying the nature and extent thereof and the action (if any) which is proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
SECTION 5.7.   Books and Records . . Keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all material dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities.
SECTION 5.8.   Ratings . .
Maintain at all times a senior unsecured non-credit-enhanced long term debt rating from either S&P or Moody’s.
SECTION 5.9.  Compliance with Laws . Maintain in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance by the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions .

Negative Covenants . The Company covenants and agrees with each Lender and each Administrative Agent that so long as this Agreement shall remain in effect or the principal of or interest on any Loan, any fees or any other amounts payable hereunder shall be unpaid, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing, it will not, and will not permit any of the Subsidiaries to:

SECTION 5.9 5.10 .   Consolidations, Mergers, and Sales of Assets . In the case of the Company (a) consolidate or merge with or into any other Person or liquidate, wind up or dissolve (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution) or (b) sell, or otherwise transfer (in one transaction or a series of transactions), or permit any Subsidiary to sell, or otherwise transfer (in one transaction or a series of transactions), all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any other Person; provided that the Company may merge or consolidate with another Person if (A) the Company is the corporation surviving such merger and (B) immediately after giving effect to such merger or consolidation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
SECTION 5.10 5.11 .   Liens . Create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any Restricted Property to secure any Debt of the Company, any Subsidiary or any other Person, without making effective provision whereby the Loans that may then or thereafter be outstanding shall be secured by such Lien equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Debt for so long as such Debt shall be so secured, except that the foregoing shall not prevent the Company or any Subsidiary from creating, assuming or suffering to exist any of the following Liens:
(a)  Liens existing on the date hereof;
(b)   any Lien existing on property owned or leased by any Person at the time it becomes a Subsidiary or is merged into the Company;
(c)   any Lien existing on property at the time of the acquisition thereof by the Company or any Subsidiary;
(d)   any Lien to secure any Debt incurred prior to, at the time of, or within 12 months after the acquisition of any Restricted Property for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price thereof and any Lien to the extent that it secures Debt which is in excess of such purchase price and for the payment of which recourse may be had only against such Restricted Property or the proceeds thereof;

 

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(e)   any Lien to secure any Debt incurred prior to, at the time of, or within 12 months after the completion of the construction, alteration, repair or improvement of any Restricted Property for the purpose of financing all or any part of the cost thereof and any Lien to the extent that it secures Debt which is in excess of such cost and for the payment of which recourse may be had only against such Restricted Property or the proceeds thereof;
(f)   any Liens securing Debt of a Subsidiary owing to the Company or to another Subsidiary;
(g) any Liens securing industrial development, pollution control or similar revenue bonds;
(h) any Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security benefits or to secure the performance of tenders, bids, leases, contracts, statutory obligations or similar obligations;
(i) any Liens arising from licenses, sublicenses, leases and subleases granted to others by the Company or any Subsidiary;
(j) any Liens arising by operation of law in connection with judgments, attachments or awards which are not an Event of Default under Article VI;
(k) any Liens imposed by law for taxes, assessments, levies or charges of any Governmental Authority for claims not yet due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves or other appropriate provisions are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;
(l) any Liens of landlords, carriers, warehousemen, consignors, mechanics, materialmen and other Liens imposed by law or that arise from operation of law and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 30 days or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves or other appropriate provisions are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;
(m) easements (including, without limitation, reciprocal easement agreements and utility agreements), rights-of-way, covenants, reservations, encroachments, land use restrictions or encumbrances, which do not interfere materially with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any Subsidiary, as the case may be, or their ordinary utilization of the Restricted Property;
(n) zoning, building codes and other land use law or regulations regulating the use or occupancy of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s property or the activities conducted thereon which are imposed by any g G overnmental a A uthority having jurisdiction over such property which are not violated by the current use or occupancy of such property in the operation of the business conducted thereon;
(o) security provided to secure liabilities to insurance carriers or self insurance arrangements in the ordinary course of business;
(p) any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements) in whole or in part of any Lien referred to in clauses (a) through (o) above, so long as the principal amount of the Debt secured thereby does not exceed the principal amount of Debt so secured at the time of such extension, renewal or replacement (except that, where an additional principal amount of Debt is incurred to provide funds for the completion of a specific project, the additional principal amount, and any related financing costs, may be secured by the Lien as well) and such Lien is limited to the same property subject to the Lien so extended, renewed or replaced (and improvements on such property); and

 

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(q) any Lien not permitted by clauses (a) through (p) above securing Debt which, together with the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all other Debt of the Company and its Subsidiaries owning Restricted Property which would otherwise be subject to the foregoing restrictions and the aggregate Value of existing Sale and Leaseback Transactions which would be subject to the restrictions of Section 5.11 5.12 but for this clause (q), does not at any time exceed 15% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
SECTION 5.11 5.12 .   Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions . Enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, or permit any Subsidiary owning Restricted Property to do so, unless either:
(a)  the Company or such Subsidiary would be entitled to incur Debt, in a principal amount at least equal to the Value of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction, which is secured by Liens on the property to be leased (without equally and ratably securing the Loans) without violating Section  5.10 5.11 , or
(b)   the Company, during the six months immediately following the effective date of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction, causes to be applied to (A) the acquisition of Restricted Property or (B) the voluntary retirement of Funded Debt (whether by redemption, defeasance, repurchase, or otherwise) an amount equal to the Value of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction.
SECTION 5.13.  Sanctions
. Directly or, to the Company’s knowledge, indirectly, use the proceeds of the Loans, and shall procure that none of it or their directors, officers, employees or agents directly or, to the Company’s knowledge, indirectly, use the proceeds of the Loans (i) to fund, finance or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person that is, or is owned or controlled by Persons that are, or in any country, region or territory, that, at the time of such funding, financing or facilitating is, or whose government is, the target of Sanctions, or (ii) in any other manner that would result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the Loans, whether as lender, underwriter, advisor, investor, or otherwise).
SECTION 5.14.  Anti-Corruption Laws

Use any part of the proceeds of the Loans, directly or indirectly, and shall procure that none of it or their directors, officers, employees or agents directly or, to the Company’s knowledge, indirectly, use the proceeds of the Loans in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws.

ARTICLE VI
Events of Default

In case of the happening of any of the following events (each an “Event of Default”):
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(b)  default shall be made in the payment of any principal of any Loan when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or by acceleration thereof or otherwise;
(c)  default shall be made in the payment of any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in paragraph (b) above) due hereunder, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of three Business Days;
(d)  default shall be made in the due observance or performance of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in (i ) Section 5.1 (solely with respect to the corporate existence of the Borrower (which shall, for the avoidance of doubt, not include the failure to remain in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization)), (ii ) Section 5.6 and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of five Business Days after actual knowledge thereof by a Financial Officer, or (ii i ) Section 5.9, 5.10 or , 5.11 , 5.12, 5.13 or 5.14 ;
(e)  default shall be made in the due observance or performance of any covenant, condition or agreement contained herein (other than those specified in (b), (c) or (d) above) and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice thereof from any Administrative Agent or any Lender to the Company;
(f)  the Company or any Subsidiary shall (i) fail to pay any principal or interest, regardless of amount, due in respect of one or more items of Debt in an aggregate principal amount greater than or equal to $100,000,000, when and as the same shall become due and payable (giving effect to any applicable grace period), or (ii) fail to observe or perform any other term, covenant, condition or agreement contained in any agreement or instrument evidencing or governing any such Debt if the effect of any failure referred to in this clause (ii) is to cause such Debt to become due prior to its stated maturity;
(g)  an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking (i) relief in respect of the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary, or of a substantial part of the property or assets of the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary, under Title 11 of the United States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law, (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary or for a substantial part of the property or assets of the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary or (iii) the winding up or liquidation of the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary; and such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(h)  the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking relief under Title 11 of the United States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or the filing of any petition described in (g) above, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary or for a substantial part of the property or assets of the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (vi) become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due or (vii) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or

 

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(i)  one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount equal to or greater than $100,000,000 (exclusive of any amount thereof covered by insurance) shall be rendered against the Company, any Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 60 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed (for this purpose, a judgment shall be effectively stayed during a period when it is not yet due and payable), or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to levy upon assets or properties of the Company or any Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;
(j)  (i) a Plan of the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary shall fail to maintain the minimum funding standard required by Section 412 of the Code for any plan year or a waiver of such standard is sought or granted under Section 412(c) of the Code, or (ii) an ERISA Termination Event shall have occurred or (iii) the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary or an ERISA Affiliate has incurred or is reasonably likely to incur a liability to or on account of a Plan under Section 4062, 4063, 4064, 4201 or 4204 of ERISA, or (iv) the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate shall engage in any prohibited transaction described in Sections 406 of ERISA or 4975 of the Code for which a statutory or class exemption is not available or a private exemption has not been previously obtained from the United States Department of Labor, or (v) the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate shall fail to pay any required installment or any other payment required to be paid by such entity under Section 412 or 430 of the Code on or before the due date for such installment or other payment, or (vi) the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate shall fail to make any contribution or payment to any Multiemployer Plan which the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate is required to make under any agreement relating to such Multiemployer Plan or any law pertaining thereto, and there shall result from any such event or events set forth in clauses (i) through (vi) of this paragraph either a liability or a material risk of incurring a liability to the PBGC, a Plan or a Multiemployer Plan which liability will have a Material Adverse Effect;
(k)  a Change in Control shall occur; or
(l)  at any time while a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement is in effect, the guarantee in Section 8.16 shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by the Company not to be, a valid and binding obligation on the part of the Company;
then , and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Company described in paragraph (g) or (h) above), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, CBNA, at the request of the Required Lenders, shall, by notice to the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary (which notice to a Borrowing Subsidiary may be given to the Company), take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate forthwith the Commitments and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be forthwith due and payable in whole or in part, whereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued fees and all other liabilities of the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary accrued hereunder, shall become forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding; and, in any event with respect to the Company described in paragraph (g) or (h) above, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued fees and all other liabilities of the Company and the Borrowing Subsidiaries accrued hereunder shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding.

 

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ARTICLE VII
The Administrative Agents

In order to expedite the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each of Citibank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. is hereby appointed to act as an Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders and CBNA is hereby appointed to act as Advance Agent on behalf of the Lenders. Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes each Administrative Agent (which term, for purposes of this Article VII, shall be deemed to include the Advance Agent) to take such actions on behalf of such Lender or holder and to exercise such powers as are specifically delegated to the Administrative Agents or an Administrative Agent individually, as the case may be, by the terms and provisions hereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. CBNA is hereby expressly authorized by the Lenders, without hereby limiting any implied authority, (a) to receive on behalf of the Lenders all payments of principal of and interest on the Loans and all other amounts due to the Lenders hereunder, and promptly to distribute to each Lender its proper share of each payment so received; (b) to give notice on behalf of each of the Lenders to the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary of any Event of Default of which CBNA has actual knowledge acquired in connection with its agency hereunder; and (c) to distribute to each Lender copies of all notices, financial statements and other materials delivered by the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary pursuant to this Agreement as received by CBNA. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, neither Administrative Agent shall have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against either Administrative Agent.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, JPMCB shall have no duties under the Loan Documents in its capacity as Administrative Agent and none of the Documentation Agents, Joint Lead Arrangers or Bookrunners listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as an agent or a Lender.
Neither Administrative Agent nor any of their respective affiliates nor any of their or their respective affiliates’ directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors or attorneys-in-fact shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them except for its or his or her own gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction), or be responsible for any statement, warranty or representation herein or in any document delivered in connection herewith or the contents of any document delivered in connection herewith, or be required to ascertain or to make any inquiry concerning the performance or observance by the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary of any of the terms, conditions, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement. The Administrative Agents shall not be responsible to the Lenders for the due execution, genuineness, validity, enforceability or effectiveness of this Agreement or other instruments or agreements or for the failure of the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Administrative Agents may deem and treat the Lender which makes any Loan as the holder of the indebtedness resulting therefrom for all purposes hereof until it shall have received notice from such Lender, given as provided herein, of the transfer thereof. The Administrative Agents shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or refraining from acting, in accordance with written instructions signed by the Required Lenders and, except as otherwise specifically provided herein, such instructions and any action or inaction pursuant thereto shall be binding on all the Lenders. The Administrative Agents shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless they shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders) as they deem appropriate or they shall first be indemnified to their satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by them by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Administrative Agents shall, in the absence of knowledge to the contrary, be entitled to rely on any instrument or document believed by it

 

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in good faith to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person or Persons. Neither Administrative Agent nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents shall have any responsibility to the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary on account of the failure of or delay in performance or breach by any Lender of any of its obligations hereunder or to any Lender on account of the failure of or delay in performance or breach by any other Lender or the Company of any of their respective obligations hereunder or in connection herewith. The Administrative Agents may execute any and all duties hereunder by or through their Affiliates, agents, attorneys-in-fact or employees and shall be entitled to rely upon the advice of legal counsel selected by them (including counsel to the Company), independent accountants and other experts selected by them with respect to all matters arising hereunder and shall not be liable for any action taken or suffered in good faith by them in accordance with the advice of such counsel.
The Lenders hereby acknowledge that the Administrative Agents shall be under no duty to take any discretionary action permitted to be taken by them pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement unless they shall be requested in writing to do so by the Required Lenders.
The Administrative Agents shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default unless the Administrative Agents have received notice from a Lender or the Company referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”. In the event that the Administrative Agents receive such a notice, the Administrative Agents shall give notice thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agents shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders); provided that unless and until the Administrative Agents shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agents may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders.
Subject, in the case of a resignation of both Administrative Agents, to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided below, either Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders and the Company. Upon any such resignation of both Administrative Agents, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent acceptable to the Company. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agents give notice of their resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agents may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000 or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor bank, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agents and the retiring Administrative Agents shall be discharged from their duties and obligations hereunder. If only one of the Administrative Agents shall resign, the other Administrative Agent shall become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. After any Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 8.5 shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as Administrative Agent.
With respect to the Loans made by them hereunder, each Administrative Agent in its individual capacity and not as Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Administrative Agent, and such Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not an Administrative Agent.

 

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Each Lender agrees (i) to reimburse the Administrative Agents, on demand, in the amount of its Applicable Percentage of any expenses incurred for the benefit of the Lenders by the Administrative Agents, including counsel fees and compensation of agents and employees paid for services rendered on behalf of the Lenders, which shall not have been reimbursed by the Company and (ii) to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agents and any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents, on demand, in the amount of such pro rata share, from and against any and all liabilities, taxes, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against either of them in its capacity as an Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any action taken or omitted by either of them under this Agreement to the extent the same shall not have been reimbursed by the Company; provided that no Lender shall be liable to any Administrative Agent for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Administrative Agent or any of its directors, officers, employees or agents as determined by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction.
Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their respective affiliates or their or their respective affiliates’ directors, officers, employees, advisors or attorneys-in-fact and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their respective affiliates or their or their respective affiliates’ directors, officers, employees, advisors or attorneys-in-fact and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agents hereunder, the Administrative Agents shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary or any affiliate of the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary that may come into the possession of the Administrative Agents or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors, attorneys in fact or affiliates.
ARTICLE VIII
Miscellaneous

SECTION 8.1.   Notices.
(a) Subject to the last paragraph of Section 5.3, notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed or sent by telecopy or electronic transmission, as applicable, as follows:
(i)  if to the Company, to Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Route 206 & Province Line Road, Princeton, New Jersey 08543, Attention of the Treasurer (email: jeffrey.galik@bms.com or any successor email address) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154, Attention of the General Counsel (email: sandra.leung@bms.com or any successor email address);

 

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(ii)  if to CBNA, (1) for notices concerning operational matters, to Citibank, N.A. c/o Citibank Delaware, 1615 Brett Road, OPS 3, New Castle, DE 19720, Attention of Chris Delduca (Telecopy No. (212) 994-0961; email: Christopher.delduca@citi.com or any successor email address) or (2) for notices concerning credit matters, to Citibank, N.A., 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013, Attention of Pamela Kowalski (Telecopy No. (646) 291-1803; email: pamela.kowalski@citi.com or any successor email address);
(iii)  if to a Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number or electronic mail address) set forth in Schedule 2.1 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto; and
(iv)  if to any Borrowing Subsidiary, to it at the addresses (or email addresses) set forth above for the Company. Each Borrowing Subsidiary hereby irrevocably appoints the Company as its agent for the purpose of giving on its behalf any notice and taking any other action provided for in this Agreement and hereby agrees that it shall be bound by any such notice or action given or taken by the Company hereunder irrespective of whether or not any such notice shall have in fact been authorized by such Borrowing Subsidiary and irrespective of whether or not the agency provided for herein shall have theretofore been terminated.
All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt if delivered by hand or overnight courier service or sent by telecopy or electronic transmission, as applicable, to such party as provided in this Section or in accordance with the latest unrevoked direction from such party given in accordance with this Section.
(b) So long as CBNA, JPMCB or any of their respective Affiliates is an Administrative Agent, materials required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.3 may be delivered to CBNA in an electronic medium in a format reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agents by e-mail at oploanswebadmin@citigroup.com; provided , however , that if the Borrower also delivers such materials in paper format to the Administrative Agent, such paper materials shall be deemed the materials delivered pursuant to Section 5.3 for all purposes. The Company agrees that, except as directed otherwise by the Company, the Administrative Agents may make such materials (collectively, the “ Communications ”) available to the Lenders by posting such notices on Intralinks or a substantially similar electronic system (the “ Platform ”), subject to the implementation of confidentiality agreements and procedures reasonably acceptable to the Company. The Company acknowledges that (i) the distribution of material through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure and that there are confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution, (ii) the Platform is provided “as is” and “as available” and (iii) neither the Administrative Agents nor any of their Affiliates warrants the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of the Communications or the Platform and each expressly disclaims liability for errors or omissions in the Communications or the Platform. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by the Company, either Administrative Agent or any of their Affiliates in connection with the Platform. Nothing in this Section 8.1(b) shall limit the obligations of the Administrative Agents and the Lenders under Section 8.18.
(c) Each Lender agrees that once any Communications or any other written information, documents, instruments and other material relating to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any other materials or matters relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby (collectively, with Communications, the “ Materials ”) have been posted to the Platform such posting shall constitute effective delivery of such information, documents or other materials to such Lender for purposes of this Agreement. Each Lender agrees (i) to notify CBNA in writing of such Lender's e-mail address to which the Materials may be sent by electronic transmission (including by electronic communication) on or before the

 

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date such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter to ensure that CBNA has on record an effective e-mail address for such Lender), (ii) that any Materials may be sent to such e-mail address and (iii) the Company shall be responsible only for the Communications and shall not have any liability (unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company) for any other Materials made available to the Lenders and shall not have any liability for any errors or omissions in the Communications other than errors or omissions in the materials delivered to the Administrative Agents by the Company.
SECTION 8.2.   Survival of Agreement . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Company herein and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Lenders and shall survive the making by the Lenders of the Loans regardless of any investigation made by the Lenders or on their behalf, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or the Commitments have not been terminated.
SECTION 8.3.   Binding Effect . This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Company and the Administrative Agents and when the Administrative Agents shall have received copies hereof (telecopied or otherwise) which, when taken together, bear the signature of each Lender, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, except that neither the Company nor any Borrowing Subsidiary shall have the right to assign any rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior consent of all the Lenders.
SECTION 8.4.   Successors and Assigns . (a) Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of any party that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of its successors and assigns.
(b)   Each Lender may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided , however , that, except in the case of an assignment to another Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, (i) each of the Company (so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Company under clause (g) or (h) of Article VI of this Agreement) and CBNA must give its prior written consent to such assignment (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and (ii) the amount of the Commitment of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to CBNA) shall not be less than $10,000,000 unless (x) it shall be the entire amount of such Lender’s Commitment or (y) the Borrower and CBNA shall otherwise agree. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to CBNA an Assignment and Assumption, and a processing and recordation fee of $3,500. Upon assumption and recording pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, which effective date shall be at least five Business Days (or such shorter period agreed by the Borrower and CBNA) after the execution thereof, (X) the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement and (Y) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto (but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 8.5, as well as to any interest or fees accrued for its account hereunder and not yet paid)). Notwithstanding the foregoing (i) any Lender assigning its rights and obligations under this Agreement may retain any Competitive Loans made by it outstanding at such time, and in such case shall retain its rights hereunder in respect of any Loans so retained

 

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until such Loans have been repaid in full in accordance with this Agreement and (ii) no assignments or participations shall be made to any Borrower or any of such Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries.
(c)   By executing and delivering an Assignment and Assumption, the assigning Lender thereunder and the assignee thereunder shall be deemed to confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (i) such assigning Lender warrants that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned thereby free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim; (ii) except as set forth in (i) above, such assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or the financial condition of the Company or the performance or observance by the Company of any obligations under this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; (iii) such assignee represents and warrants that (1) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver such Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under this Agreement, (2) it satisfies the requirements, if any, specified in this Agreement that are required to be satisfied by it in order to acquire the assigned interest and become a Lender, (3) from and after the effective date of such Assignment and Assumption, it shall be bound by the provisions of this Agreement as a Lender hereunder and, to the extent of the assigned interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender hereunder, (4) it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.3, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the assigned interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Agents or any other Lender and (5) if it is a Non-U.S. Lender, attached to such Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, duly completed and executed by the assignee; (iv) such assignee agrees that (1) it will, independently and without reliance on the Agents, the assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents and (2) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender; and (v) such assignee appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agents to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to the Administrative Agents by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
(d)   CBNA shall maintain at one of its offices in the City of New York a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and the principal amount of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time and any promissory notes evidencing such Loans (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error and the Company, the other Borrowers, the Administrative Agents and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. No assignment or transfer of any Loan (or portion thereof) or any Note evidencing such Loan shall be effected unless and until it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this subsection 8.4(d). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, any assignment or transfer of all or part of a promissory note shall be registered on the Register only upon surrender for registration of assignment or transfer of the promissory note (and each promissory note shall expressly so provide), accompanied by a duly executed Assignment and Assumption, and thereupon one or more new promissory notes in the same aggregate principal amount shall be issued to the designated Assignee and the old promissory notes shall be returned by CBNA to the Borrower

 

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marked “cancelled”. The Register shall be available for inspection by each party hereto, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(e)   Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee together with an Administrative Questionnaire completed in respect of the assignee (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) above and, if required, the written consent of the Company to such assignment, CBNA shall (i) accept such Assignment and Assumption and (ii) record the information contained therein in the Register.
(f)   Each Lender may sell participations at any time, without the consent of the Company or the Administrative Agents, to one or more banks or other entities in all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided , however , that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto or thereto for the performance of such obligations, (iii) each participating bank or other entity shall be entitled to the benefit of the cost protection provisions contained in Sections 2.14, 2.15 and 2.16 to the same extent as if it was the selling Lender (and limited to the amount that could have been claimed by the selling Lender had it continued to hold the interest of such participating bank or other entity, it being further agreed that the selling Lender will not be permitted to make claims against the Company under Section 2.14(b) for costs or reductions resulting from the sale of a participation), except that all claims made pursuant to such Sections shall be made through such selling Lender, and (iv) the Company, the Administrative Agents and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such selling Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, and such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce the obligations of the Company relating to the Loans and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement (other than amendments, modifications or waivers decreasing any commitment fees payable hereunder or thereunder or the amount of principal of or the rate at which interest is payable on the Loans, extending the final scheduled maturity of the Loans or any date scheduled for the payment of interest on the Loans, or increasing the Commitments, to the extent such Lender’s consent would be required with respect thereto under Section 8.7(b)). Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Company, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each participant's interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the “ Participant Register ”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a participant's interest in any Commitments, Loans, or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.
(g)   Any Lender or participant may, in connection with any assignment or participation or proposed assignment or participation pursuant to this Section, disclose to the assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant any information relating to the Company furnished to such Lender; provided that, prior to any such disclosure, each such assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant shall be subject to the same confidentiality agreement as are the Lenders.

 

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(h)   The Company and any Borrowing Subsidiary shall not assign or delegate any rights and duties hereunder without the prior written consent of all Lenders.
(i)   Any Lender may at any time pledge or otherwise assign all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central banking authority; provided that no such pledge shall release any Lender from its obligations hereunder. In order to facilitate such an assignment to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central banking authority, the Company shall, at the request of the assigning Lender, duly execute and deliver to the assigning Lender a promissory note or notes evidencing the Loans made by the assigning Lender hereunder.
SECTION 8.5.  Expenses; Indemnity
(a) The Company agrees to pay promptly following written demand (including documentation reasonably supporting such request) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by each Agent (and its Affiliates acting as lead arranger and bookrunner in respect of this Agreement) in connection with entering into this Agreement, the syndication of the Commitments and the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of the Loan Documents or in connection with any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of a single counsel for such Persons as a whole), or incurred by the Administrative Agents or any Lender in connection with the enforcement of their rights in connection with this Agreement or in connection with the Loans made hereunder or thereunder, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agents and, in the case of enforcement, each Lender.
(b) The Company agrees to indemnify each Administrative Agent, each Documentation Agent and each Lender, each of their Affiliates and the directors, officers, employees, advisors and agents of the foregoing, in each case, involved with or having responsibility for this Agreement (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and to hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including reasonable counsel fees and expenses of one counsel to such Indemnitees taken as a whole, and in the case of a conflict of interest, one additional counsel to each group of affected Indemnitees taken as a whole (to the extent necessary with respect to such groups) (and, if necessary, one local counsel in any jurisdiction), incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of (i) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) the use of the proceeds of the Loans or (iii) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that (A) such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses resulted from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee, (B) such indemnity shall not apply to losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses that result from disputes solely between Indemnitees (other than disputes involving claims against any Person in its capacity as, or fulfilling its role as, an arranger or Agent or agent or similar role in respect of this Agreement) or (C) resulting from material breaches of the Loan Documents by the applicable Indemnitee. The Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any actions or proceedings in respect of this Agreement effected without the Company’s written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), but if settled with the Company’s written consent, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses by reason of such settlement in accordance with this paragraph.


 

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(c) Neither an Indemnitee nor the Company shall be liable to the Company or any Indemnitee in connection with its activities related to the Loan Documents or in connection with any suit, action or proceeding (x) for any damages arising from the use by unauthorized Persons of information or materials sent through electronic, telecommunications or other information transmission systems that are intercepted by such persons (except to the extent arising from the bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Indemnitee or the Company, as applicable) or (y) for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages; provided this clause (y) shall not affect or limit the Company’s indemnity obligations set forth in paragraph (b) above. In the case of any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding to which the indemnity in this Section 8.5 applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by the Company or its equity holders or creditors or any Indemnitee, subject to the limitations and exclusions set forth in this paragraph and paragraph (b) above.  
(d) The provisions of this Section shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the expiration of the term of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of any of the Loans, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on behalf of any Administrative Agent or any Lender. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable on written demand therefor.
SECTION 8.6.   Applicable Law . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 8.7.   Waivers; Amendment . (a) No failure or delay of any Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agents and the Lenders hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies which they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) below, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice or demand on the Company or any Subsidiary in any case shall entitle such party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
(b)   Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Company and the Required Lenders; provided , however , that no such agreement shall (i) decrease the principal amount of, or extend the maturity of or any scheduled principal payment date or date for the payment of any interest on any Loan, or waive or excuse any such payment or any part thereof, or decrease the rate of interest on any Loan (other than as a result of a waiver of default interest imposed pursuant to Section 2.12(d)), or amend or modify Section 8.16, without the prior written consent of each Lender directly adversely affected thereby, (ii) increase the Commitment, or decrease the commitment fees of any Lender without the prior written consent of such Lender or (iii) amend or modify the provisions of Section 8.4(h) or this Section or the definition of the “Required Lenders”, without the prior written consent of each Lender; provided further , however , that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of any Administrative Agent hereunder without the prior written consent of such Administrative Agent. Each Lender shall be bound by any waiver, amendment or modification authorized by this Section and any consent by any Lender pursuant to this Section shall bind any assignee of its rights and interests hereunder. Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Administrative Agents and the Company shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical or immaterial nature in any provision of the Loan Documents, then the Administrative Agents and the Company shall be permitted to amend such provision and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document.

 

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SECTION 8.8.   Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire contract among the parties relative to the subject matter hereof. Any previous agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof is superseded by this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.
SECTION 8.9.   Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
SECTION 8.10.   Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one contract, and shall become effective as provided in Section 8.3.
SECTION 8.11.   Headings . Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SECTION 8.12.   Right of Setoff . If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Lender, or any Affiliate thereof, to or for the credit or obligations of the Company and the applicable Borrowing Subsidiary now or hereafter existing under this Agreement held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations may be unmatured. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Company after such setoff and application made by such Lender, but the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have.
SECTION 8.13.   Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process . (a) Each of the Company, each Borrowing Subsidiary and each Credit Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or Federal court of the United States of America sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the Loan Documents, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
(b)   Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or thereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the Loan Documents in any New York State or Federal court referred to in Section 8.13(a) and agrees that any such suit, action or proceeding may be brought in such court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

 

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(c)   Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 8.1(a). Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
SECTION 8.14.   Waiver of Jury Trial . Each party hereto hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document. Each party hereto (a) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (b) acknowledges that it and other parties hereto have been induced to enter into this Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certification in this Section.
SECTION 8.15.   Conversion of Currencies .  (a) If, for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum owing hereunder in one currency into another currency, each party hereto agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction the first currency could be purchased with such other currency on the Business Day immediately preceding the day on which final judgment is given.
(b) The obligations of each Borrower in respect of any sum due to any party hereto or any holder of the obligations owing hereunder (the “ Applicable Creditor ”) shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “ Judgment Currency ”) other than the currency in which such sum is stated to be due hereunder (the “ Agreement Currency ”), be discharged only to the extent that, on the Business Day following receipt by the Applicable Creditor of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Applicable Creditor may in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency; if the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Applicable Creditor in the Agreement Currency, such Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Applicable Creditor against such loss. The obligations of the Borrowers contained in this Section 8.15 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of all other amounts owing hereunder.
SECTION 8.16.   Guaranty .  In order to induce the Lenders to make Loans to the applicable Borrowing Subsidiaries, the Company hereby unconditionally guarantees the Borrowing Subsidiary Obligations of all the Borrowing Subsidiaries. The Company further agrees that the Borrowing Subsidiary Obligations may be extended and renewed, in whole or in part, without notice to or further assent from it, and that it will remain bound upon its agreement hereunder notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any Borrowing Subsidiary Obligation.
The Company waives promptness, diligence, presentment to, demand of payment from and protest to the Borrowing Subsidiaries of any Borrowing Subsidiary Obligations, and also waives notice of acceptance of its obligations and notice of protest for nonpayment. The obligations of the Company hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional and not be affected by (a) the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agents to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against the Borrowing Subsidiaries under the provisions of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or otherwise; (b) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, any other Loan Documents or any other agreement; (c) the failure of any Lender to exercise any right or remedy against any Borrowing Subsidiaries; (d) the invalidity or unenforceability of any Loan Document; (e) any change in the corporate existence or structure of any Borrowing Subsidiary; (f) any claims or rights of set off that may be claimed by the Company; (g) any law, regulation, decree or order of any jurisdiction or any event affecting any term of any Borrowing Subsidiary Obligation; or (h) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to or discharge of the Borrower or a guarantor (other than payment).

 

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The Company further agrees that its agreement hereunder constitutes a promise of payment when due and not of collection, and waives any right to require that any resort be had by any Lender to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of any Lender in favor of any Borrowing Subsidiary or any other Person.
The obligations of the Company hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason, and shall not be subject to any defense or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever, by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Borrowing Subsidiary Obligations or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the obligations of the Company hereunder shall not be discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by the failure of the Administrative Agents or any Lender to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any remedy under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document or any other agreement, by any waiver or modification in respect of any thereof, by any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of the Borrowing Subsidiary Obligations, or by any other act or omission which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of the Company or otherwise operate as a discharge of the Company as a matter of law or equity.
The Company further agrees that its obligations hereunder shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of principal of or interest on any Borrowing Subsidiary Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by the Administrative Agents or any Lender upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of any of the Borrowing Subsidiaries or otherwise.
In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which the Administrative Agents or any Lender may have at law or in equity against the Company by virtue hereof, upon the failure of any Borrowing Subsidiary to pay any Borrowing Subsidiary Obligation when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, after notice of prepayment or otherwise, the Company hereby promises to and will, upon receipt of written demand by CBNA, forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, in cash the amount of such unpaid Borrowing Subsidiary Obligation. In the event that, by reason of the bankruptcy of any Borrowing Subsidiary, (i) acceleration of Loans made to such Borrowing Subsidiary is prevented and (ii) the Company shall not have prepaid the outstanding Loans and other amounts due hereunder owed by such Borrowing Subsidiary, the Company will forthwith purchase such Loans at a price equal to the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest thereon and any other amounts due hereunder with respect thereto. The Company further agrees that if payment in respect of any Borrowing Subsidiary Obligation shall be due in a currency other than Dollars and/or at a place of payment other than New York and if, by reason of any Change in Law, disruption of currency or foreign exchange markets, war or civil disturbance or similar event, payment of such Borrowing Subsidiary Obligation in such currency or such place of payment shall be impossible or, in the judgment of any applicable Lender, not consistent with the protection of its rights or interests, then, at the election of any applicable Lender, the Company shall make payment of such Borrowing Subsidiary Obligation in Dollars (based upon the applicable Exchange Rate in effect on the date of payment) and/or in New York, and shall indemnify such Lender against any losses or expenses that it shall sustain as a result of such alternative payment.

 

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Upon payment by the Company of any Borrowing Subsidiary Obligations, each Lender shall, in a reasonable manner, assign the amount of the Borrowing Subsidiary Obligations owed to it and paid by the Company pursuant to this guarantee to the Company, such assignment to be pro tanto to the extent to which the Borrowing Subsidiary Obligations in question were discharged by the Company, or make such disposition thereof as the Company shall direct (all without recourse to any Lender and without any representation or warranty by any Lender except with respect to the amount of the Borrowing Subsidiary Obligations so assigned).
Upon payment by the Company of any sums as provided above, all rights of the Company against any Borrowing Subsidiary arising as a result thereof by way of right of subrogation or otherwise shall in all respects be subordinated and junior in right of payment to the prior indefeasible payment in full of all the Borrowing Subsidiary Obligations to the Lenders.
SECTION 8.17.   European Monetary Union . If, as a result of any nation’s becoming a member of the European monetary union, (a) any currency ceases to be lawful currency of the nation issuing the same and is replaced by the Euro, then any amount payable hereunder by any party hereto in such currency shall instead be payable in Euros and the amount so payable shall be determined by translating the amount payable in such currency to Euros at the exchange rate recognized by the European Central Bank for the purpose of such nation’s becoming a member of the European monetary union, or (b) any currency and the Euro are at the same time recognized by the central bank or comparable authority of the nation issuing such currency as lawful currency of such nation, then (i) any Loan made at such time shall be made in Euros and (ii) any other amount payable by any party hereto in such currency shall be payable in such currency or in Euros (in an amount determined as set forth in clause (a)), at the election of the obligor. Prior to the occurrence of the event or events described in clause (a) or (b) of the preceding sentence, each amount payable hereunder in any currency will continue to be payable only in that currency.
SECTION 8.18.   Confidentiality . Each of the Agents and the Lenders expressly agree, for the benefit of the Company and the Subsidiaries, to keep confidential, and not to publish, disclose or otherwise divulge, information, including material nonpublic information within the meaning of Regulation FD promulgated by the SEC (“ Regulation FD ”), regarding the Company or the Subsidiaries or their respective businesses received from the Company or its Subsidiaries or from another Person on their behalf except that the Agents and Lenders shall be permitted to disclose such confidential information (a) to their respective Affiliates and their respective Affiliates’ respective directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors involved with the Agreement on a need-to-know basis (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such information and instructed to keep such information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory or self-regulatory authority, (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or , the enforcement of rights hereunder or the administration of the Loans , (f) subject to an express agreement for the benefit of the Company and the Subsidiaries and reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Subsidiaries containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, (i) to any assignee of or participant in, or any prospective assignee of or participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) to any rating agency when required by it, (g) with the written consent of the Company or the Subsidiaries, as applicable, or (h) to the extent such information (1) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (2) becomes available to any Agent or any Lender on a non - confidential basis from a source other than the Company or the Subsidiaries not in breach of a confidentiality obligation owed to the Company or a Subsidiary (and in the case of this clause (2) the affected party receiving such information does not have actual knowledge that such disclosure is in breach of a confidentiality obligation owed to the Company or a Subsidiary). Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the

 

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same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such information as is customarily exercised by lenders consisting of commercial banks. With respect to disclosures pursuant to clauses (b) and (c) of this Section (other than with respect to any audit or examination conducted in the ordinary course of business by bank accountants or bank examiners or supervisors), unless prohibited by law or applicable court order, each Lender and each Administrative Agent shall notify the Company of any request made to it by any governmental agency or representative thereof or other Person for disclosure of such confidential information after receipt of such request, and if permissible, before disclosure of such confidential information. It is understood and agreed that the Company, the Subsidiaries and their respective Affiliates may rely upon this Section 8.18 for any purpose, including without limitation to comply with Regulation FD.
SECTION 8.19.   USA PATRIOT Act . Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “ Patriot Act ”), it may be required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrowers, which information includes the name and address of each Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrowers in accordance with the Patriot Act. Each Borrower shall provide, to the extent commercially reasonable, such information as is reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or a Lender to comply with the Patriot Act.
SECTION 8.20.   No Fiduciary Duty . . Each Agent, each Lender and their Affiliates (collectively, solely for purposes of this Section, the “Lenders”) may have economic interests that conflict with those of the Borrowers, their stockholders and/or their Affiliates. Each Borrower agrees that nothing in the Loan Documents will be deemed to create an advisory, fiduciary or agency relationship or fiduciary duty between any Lender, on the one hand, and such Borrower, its stockholders or its Affiliates, on the other. The Borrowers acknowledge and agree that (i) the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents (including the exercise of rights and remedies hereunder and thereunder) are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Lenders, on the one hand, and the Borrowers, on the other, and (ii) in connection therewith and with the process leading thereto, (x) no Lender has assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of any Borrower, its stockholders or its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby (or the exercise of rights or remedies with respect thereto) or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether any Lender has advised, is currently advising or will advise any Borrower, its stockholders or its Affiliates on other matters) and (y) each Lender is acting solely as principal and not as the agent or fiduciary of any Borrower, its management, stockholders, creditors or any other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. Each Borrower acknowledges that it is responsible for making its own independent judgment with respect to such transactions and the process leading thereto.
SECTION 8.21.    Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and
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(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.


 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
By:                                        
Name: Jeffrey Galik
Title: Senior Vice President and Treasurer


Bristol-Myers Squibb Credit Agreement July 2012
    


CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Advance Agent and as a Lender
By:                                        
Name:
Title:


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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as a Lender
By:                                        
Name:
Title:


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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Documentation Agent and as a Lender
By:                                        
Name:
Title:


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BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as a Lender
By:                                        
Name:
Title:


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DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender
By:                                        
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By:                                        
Name:
Title:


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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Documentation Agent and as a Lender
By:                                        
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BNP PARIBAS, as a Lender
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Name:
Title:


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CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as a Lender
By:                                        
Name:
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By:                                        
Name:
Title:






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GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a Lender
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MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as a Lender
By:                                        
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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as a Lender
By:                                        
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EXHIBIT 12.

Computation of Earnings to Fixed Charges

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges:
Six Months Ended 
 June 30, 2017
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Dollars in Millions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes
$
3,250

 
$
5,915

 
$
2,077

 
$
2,381

 
$
2,891

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noncontrolling interest in pretax income/(loss) of
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges
(70
)
 
16

 
51

 
38

 
36

Equity in net income of affiliates
38

 
77

 
83

 
107

 
166

Capitalized interest
7

 
10

 
2

 
3

 

Adjusted Income
3,275

 
5,812

 
1,941

 
2,233

 
2,689

Add:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed charges
125

 
226

 
231

 
254

 
255

Distributed income of equity investments
47

 
99

 
105

 
153

 
149

Total Earnings
$
3,447

 
$
6,137

 
$
2,277

 
$
2,640

 
$
3,093

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed Charges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
$
97

 
$
167

 
$
184

 
$
203

 
$
199

Capitalized interest
7

 
10

 
2

 
3

 

One-third of rental expense (1)
21

 
49

 
45

 
48

 
56

Total Fixed Charges
$
125

 
$
226

 
$
231

 
$
254

 
$
255

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
27.58

 
27.15

 
9.86

 
10.39

 
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(1)      Rents included in the computation consist of one-third of rental expense which the Company believes to be a reasonable estimate of an interest factor in its leases.

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EXHIBIT 31a.
CERTIFICATION BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Giovanni Caforio, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed Bristol-Myers Squibb Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 ;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined by Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
b.
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d.
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
a.
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting, which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b.
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.
Date: July 27, 2017
/s/ Giovanni Caforio
Giovanni Caforio
Chief Executive Officer


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EXHIBIT 31b.
CERTIFICATION BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Charles Bancroft, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed Bristol-Myers Squibb Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 ;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined by Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
b.
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d.
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
a.
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting, which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b.
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.
Date: July 27, 2017
 
/s/ Charles Bancroft
Charles Bancroft
Chief Financial Officer
 


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EXHIBIT 32a.
Certification by the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U. S. C. Section 1350, as
Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, I, Giovanni Caforio, hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 (the Report), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2017 , fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
 
/s/ Giovanni Caforio
Giovanni Caforio
Chief Executive Officer
July 27, 2017
 


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EXHIBIT 32b.
Certification by the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U. S. C. Section 1350, as
Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, I, Charles Bancroft, hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 (the Report), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2017 , fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
 
/s/ Charles Bancroft
Charles Bancroft
Chief Financial Officer
July 27, 2017
 


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