Exhibit 4.1
MONEYGRAM PAYMENT SYSTEMS WORLDWIDE, INC.
13.25% SENIOR SECURED SECOND LIEN NOTES DUE 2018
INDENTURE
Dated as of March 25, 2008
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
Trustee
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1
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DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION
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BY REFERENCE
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Section 1.01 Definitions
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Section 1.02 Other Definitions
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Section 1.03 Rules of Construction
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ARTICLE 2
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THE NOTES
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Section 2.01 Form and Dating
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Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication
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Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent
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Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust
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Section 2.05 Holder Lists
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Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange
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Section 2.07 Replacement Notes
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Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes
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Section 2.09 Treasury Notes
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Section 2.10 Temporary Notes
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Section 2.11 Cancellation
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Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest
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Section 2.13 Calculation of Principal Amount of Notes
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Section 2.14 CUSIP Numbers
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ARTICLE 3
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REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT
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Section 3.01 Notices to Trustee
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Section 3.02 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased
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Section 3.03 Notice of Redemption
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Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption
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Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price
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Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part
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Section 3.07 Optional Redemption
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Section 3.08 Mandatory Redemption
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Section 3.09 Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds
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ARTICLE 4
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COVENANTS
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Section 4.01 Payment of Notes
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Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency
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Section 4.03 Reports
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Section 4.04 Compliance Certificate
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Section 4.05 Taxes
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Section 4.06 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws
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Section 4.07 Restricted Payments
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Section 4.08 Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Company Subsidiaries
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Section 4.09 Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock
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Section 4.10 Asset Sales
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Section 4.11 Transactions with Affiliates
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Section 4.12 Liens
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Section 4.13 Management Fees and Reimbursement of Expenses of Sponsors
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Section 4.14 Corporate Existence
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Section 4.15 Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control
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Section 4.16 [Reserved]
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Section 4.17 Payments for Consent
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Section 4.18 Investments in Respect of Payment Services Obligations
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Section 4.19 Lead Sponsor Equity Anti-Layering
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Section 4.20 Business Activities
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Section 4.21 Maintenance of Properties
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Section 4.22 Insurance
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Section 4.23 Books and Records; Inspections
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Section 4.24 Compliance with Laws
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Section 4.25 Additional Note Guarantees
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Section 4.26 Holding Company Covenant
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Section 4.27 Maintenance of Minimum Liquidity Ratio
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Section 4.28 Specified SRI Subsidiary
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ARTICLE 5
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SUCCESSORS
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Section 5.01 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets
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Section 5.02 Successor Corporation Substituted
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ARTICLE 6
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DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
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Section 6.01 Events of Default
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Section 6.02 Acceleration
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Section 6.03 Other Remedies
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Section 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults
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Section 6.05 Control by Majority
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Section 6.06 Limitation on Suits
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Section 6.07 Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment
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Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee
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Section 6.09 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim
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Section 6.10 Priorities
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Section 6.11 Undertaking for Costs
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ARTICLE 7
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TRUSTEE
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Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee
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Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee
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Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee
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Section 7.04 Trustees Disclaimer
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Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults
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Section 7.06 Compensation and Indemnity
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Section 7.07 Replacement of Trustee
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Section 7.08 Successor Trustee by Merger, etc
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Section 7.09 Eligibility; Disqualification
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ARTICLE 8
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LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
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Section 8.01 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance
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Section 8.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge
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Section 8.03 Covenant Defeasance
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Section 8.04 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance
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Section 8.05 Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous
Provisions
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Section 8.06 Repayment to the Company
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Section 8.07 Reinstatement
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ARTICLE 9
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AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
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Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders of Notes
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Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders of Notes
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Section 9.03 Revocation and Effect of Consents
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Section 9.04 Notation on or Exchange of Notes
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Section 9.05 Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc
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ARTICLE 10
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NOTE GUARANTEES
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Section 10.01 Guarantee
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Section 10.02 Limitation on Guarantor Liability
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Section 10.03 Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantee
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Section 10.04 Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms
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Section 10.05 Releases
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ARTICLE 11
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RANKING OF NOTE LIENS
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Section 11.01 Agreement for the Benefit of Holders of First Priority Liens
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Section 11.02 Notes, Note Guarantees and other Obligations with respect to the Notes not
Subordinated
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Section 11.03 Relative Rights
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ARTICLE 12
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COLLATERAL AND SECURITY
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Section 12.01 Security Documents
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Section 12.02 Collateral Agent
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Section 12.03 Authorization of Actions to Be Taken
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Section 12.04 Release of Liens
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Section 12.05 Filing, Recording and Opinions
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Section 12.06 Suits to Protect the Collateral
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Section 12.07 Purchaser Protected
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Section 12.08 Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee
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Section 12.09 Release Upon Termination of the Companys Obligations
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Section 12.10 Financing Statements
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ARTICLE 13
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SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
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Section 13.01 Satisfaction and Discharge
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Section 13.02 Application of Trust Money
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ARTICLE 14
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 14.01 Notices
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Section 14.02 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent
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Section 14.03 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion
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Section 14.04 Rules by Trustee and Agents
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Section 14.05 No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders
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Section 14.06 Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial
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Section 14.07 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements
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Section 14.08 Successors
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Section 14.09 Severability
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Section 14.10 Counterpart Originals
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Section 14.11 Table of Contents, Headings, etc
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Section 14.12 Force Majeure
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Section 14.13 Patriot Act
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit A-1
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FORM OF NOTE
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Exhibit A-2
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FORM OF REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE
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Exhibit B
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FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
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Exhibit C
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FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
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Exhibit D
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FORM OF NOTATION OF GUARANTEE
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Exhibit E
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FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
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Exhibit F
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FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTORS
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Schedule 1.1(a)
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Existing Indebtedness
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Schedule 1.1(b)
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Existing Liens
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Schedule 1.1(c)
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Scheduled Restricted Investments
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iv
INDENTURE dated as of March 25, 2008 among MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, as issuer (the
Company
), the Guarantors listed on the signatures pages
hereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as trustee and
collateral agent.
The Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and
for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders (as defined) of the 13.25% Senior Secured Second
Lien Notes due 2018 (the
Notes
):
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
Section 1.01
Definitions.
144A Global Note
means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto bearing
the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and
registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination
equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A.
Accounts Receivable
means net accounts receivable as reflected on a balance sheet in
accordance with GAAP.
Acquired Debt
means, with respect to any specified Person, without duplication:
(1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged
with or into or became a Subsidiary of such specified Person, including without limitation
Indebtedness incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging
with or into, or becoming a Subsidiary of, such specified Person; and
(2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset at the time such asset is
acquired by such specified Person.
Adjusted EBITDA
means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net
Income of such Person for such period:
(1) increased (without duplication) to the extent deducted in computing the
Consolidated Net Income of such Person by:
(a) provision for taxes based on income or profits or capital gains of such Person and
its Subsidiaries for such period (including any tax sharing arrangements);
plus
(b) Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person for such period;
plus
(c) Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense of such Person for such period;
plus
(d) any fees and expenses incurred during such period, or any amortization thereof for
such period, in connection with the Transactions, any acquisition, disposition,
recapitalization, Investment, Asset Sale, issuance or repayment of Indebtedness, issuance of
Equity Interests, refinancing transaction or amendment or modification of any debt
instrument (in
1
each case, including any such transaction consummated prior to the date hereof and any
such transaction undertaken but not completed) and any charges or non-recurring merger costs
incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction;
plus
(e) other non-cash charges reducing the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such
period, excluding any such charge that represents an accrual or reserve for a cash
expenditure for a future period;
plus
(f) the amount of any minority interest expense deducted in calculating the
Consolidated Net Income of such Person (less the amount of any cash dividends or
distributions paid to the holders of such minority interests);
plus
(g) non-recurring or unusual losses or expenses (including costs and expenses of
litigation included in Consolidated Net Income pursuant to clause (b) of the definition of
Consolidated Net Income);
provided
that the aggregate amount of all such losses or expenses
added back pursuant to this clause (g) for purposes of calculating Adjusted EBITDA for any
four-quarter reference period shall not exceed 10.0% of Adjusted EBITDA for that period;
provided
,
further
that losses in respect of settlements of, or judgments in respect of, and
expenses incurred in connection with, any litigation may be added back without limitation;
plus
(2) to the extent deducted or added in computing Consolidated Net Income of such Person
increased or decreased by (without duplication), any net loss or gain resulting from
currency remeasurements of indebtedness (including any net loss or gain resulting from hedge
agreements for currency exchange risk); and
(3) decreased to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income of such Person by,
without duplication,
(a) non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its
Subsidiaries for such period, excluding any items which represent the reversal of any
accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges in any prior period;
plus
(b) non-recurring or unusual gains increasing Consolidated Net Income of such Person
and its Subsidiaries for such period;
provided
, that the aggregate amount of all such gains
deducted pursuant to this clause (3)(b) for purposes of calculating Adjusted EBITDA for any
four-quarter reference period shall not exceed 10.0% of Adjusted EBITDA for that period.
Affiliate
means, with respect to any Person, any Person that directly or indirectly
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purpose of this
definition,
control
means the possession of either (a) the power to vote, or the Beneficial
Ownership of, 10% or more of the Voting Stock of such Person or (b) the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether by contract or otherwise;
provided
, that, in no event shall GSMP and their Subsidiaries and other Persons engaged primarily
in the investment of mezzanine securities that directly or indirectly are controlled by, or under
common control with, the same investment adviser as GSMP (
GS Mezzanine Entities
) by virtue of
their affiliation with affiliates other than GS Mezzanine Entities be deemed to control Holdco or
any of its Subsidiaries for any purposes under this Indenture (including Section 2.09).
Agent
means any Registrar, co-registrar, Paying Agent or additional paying agent.
Applicable Premium
means, with respect to any Note on any Redemption Date, the greater of:
2
(1) 1.0% of the principal amount of such Note; and
(2) the excess, if any, of (a) the present value at such Redemption Date of (x) the
redemption price of such Note at the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date (such redemption
price being set forth in the table appearing under Section 3.07(c) hereof), assuming that,
if any portion of the interest on such Note has previously been capitalized, that all
required future interest payments due on such Note on each Interest Payment Date through the
second anniversary of the Closing Date were made through the capitalization of such interest
payments due on each such Interest Payment Date, plus (y) all required interest payments on
the Note through the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date (excluding accrued and unpaid
interest to the Redemption Date and any interest either capitalized or assumed to have been
capitalized under clause (x) above), and with such present value computed using a discount
rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such Redemption Date plus 50 basis points; over
(b) the principal amount of such Note.
Applicable Procedures
means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial
interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and/or
Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange.
Article 6 Material Adverse Effect
means a material adverse effect on the financial position,
results of operations, business, assets or liabilities of Holdco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole;
provided
,
however
, that the impact of the following matters shall be disregarded: (i)
changes in general economic, financial market, credit market, regulatory or political conditions
(whether resulting from acts of war or terrorism, an escalation of hostilities or otherwise)
generally affecting the U.S. economy, foreign economies or the industries in which Holdco or its
Subsidiaries operate, (ii) changes in generally accepted accounting principles, (iii) changes in
laws of general applicability or interpretations thereof by any Governmental Authority, (iv) any
change in Holdcos stock price or trading volume, in and of itself, or any failure, in and of
itself, by Holdco to meet revenue or earnings guidance published or otherwise provided to the
Initial Purchasers (provided that any fact, condition, circumstance, event, change, development or
effect underlying any such failure or change, other than any of the foregoing that is otherwise
excluded pursuant to clauses (i) through (viii) hereof, may be taken into account in determining
whether an Article 6 Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to
occur), (v) losses resulting from any change in the valuations of Holdcos portfolio of securities
or sales of such securities and any effect resulting from such changes or sales, (vi) actions or
omissions of Holdco or the Sponsors taken as required by the Equity Purchase Agreement or with the
prior written consent of the Initial Purchasers, (vii) the public announcement, in and of itself,
by a third party not affiliated with Holdco of any proposal to acquire the outstanding securities
or all or substantially all of the assets of Holdco and (viii) the public announcement of the
Equity Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (provided that this clause
(viii) shall not apply with respect to Sections 1.2(c)(v), 2.2(d), 2.2(h) and 2.2(k) of the Equity
Purchase Agreement);
provided further
, however, that an Article 6 Material Adverse Effect shall be
deemed not to include the impact of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), in each case only
insofar and to the extent that such circumstances, events, changes, developments or effects
described in such clauses do not have a disproportionate effect on Holdco and its Subsidiaries
(exclusive of its payments systems business) relative to other participants in the industry.
Asset Sale
means:
(1) the sale, conveyance, transfer, assignment, lease (other than operating leases
entered into in the ordinary course of business whether or not consistent with past
practice) or other disposition, of property or assets (including by way of a sale and
leaseback) of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (each referred to in this definition as
a disposition); and
3
(2) the issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Company Subsidiary (other than
preferred stock of Company Subsidiaries issued in compliance with Section 4.09 hereof);
whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, in each case, other
than:
(a) the disposition of (i) Cash and Cash Equivalents in the ordinary course of
business, (ii) obsolete or worn out equipment or other tangible personal property or (iii)
inventory sales in the ordinary course of business;
(b) the disposition of portfolio securities for Highly Rated Investments or Cash and
Cash Equivalents;
(c) the disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Company in a manner
permitted pursuant to the provisions described under Section 5.01 hereof or any disposition
that constitutes a Change of Control pursuant to this Indenture;
(d) the making of any Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment that is permitted to
be made, and is made, under Section 4.07 hereof;
(e) any disposition of property or assets or issuance of securities by a Guarantor to
the Company or by the Company or a Guarantor to a Guarantor;
(f) any disposition of property or assets or issuance of securities by a Non-Guarantor
to the Company or a Company Subsidiary;
(g) to the extent allowable under Section 1031 of the Code, any exchange of like
property (excluding any boot thereon) for use in a Similar Business;
(h) the granting of Liens otherwise permitted by this Indenture;
(i) surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of
contract, tort or other claims;
(j) the lease, assignment or sub-lease of any real or personal property in the ordinary
course of business;
(k) foreclosures on assets;
(l) the unwinding of any Hedging Obligations;
(m) sales of securities pursuant to Repurchase Agreements;
(n) any transfer to MoneyGram International Holdings Limited of the loan from MoneyGram
to MoneyGram International Holdings Limited in the amount of
92,500,000 pursuant to the
Loan Agreement dated January 17, 2003 made to effectuate the forgiveness of such loan;
(o) sales of accounts receivable on a non-recourse basis in connection with the
collection or compromise thereof; and
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(p) any disposition of assets (other than Equity Interests of a Company Subsidiary) in
any transaction or series of transactions with an aggregate fair market value not to exceed
$10.0 million in any calendar year.
Bankruptcy Law
means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief
of debtors.
Beneficial Owner
has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under
the Exchange Act. The terms
Beneficial Ownership
and
Beneficially Own
have a corresponding
meaning.
Board of Directors
means:
(1) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any
committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board;
(2) with respect to a partnership, the board of directors of the general partner of the
partnership;
(3) with respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or members or any
controlling committee of managing members thereof; and
(4) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a
similar function.
Business Combination
means (i) any reorganization, consolidation, merger, share exchange
or
similar business combination transaction involving Holdco with any Person or (ii) the sale,
assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition by Holdco of all or substantially all
of its assets.
Business Day
means any calendar day other than a Legal Holiday.
Capital Stock
means:
(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;
(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests,
participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;
(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or
membership interests (whether general or limited); and
(4) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a
share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets on liquidation of, the
issuing Person.
Capitalized Lease Obligation
means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the
amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at such time be required to be
capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) in
accordance with GAAP.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
means:
(1) U.S. dollars or Canadian dollars;
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(2) (a) euros or any national currency of any participating member state of the EMU or
(b) such local currencies held from time to time in the ordinary course of business;
(3) Government Securities or Highly Rated Investments;
(4) securities issued by any agency of the United States or government-sponsored
enterprise (such as debt securities or mortgage-backed securities issued by Freddie Mac,
Fannie Mae, Federal Home Loan Banks and other government-sponsored enterprises), which may
or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case
maturing within three months or less and rated Aa1 or better by Moodys and AA+ or better by
S&P;
(5) certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities
of one year or less from the date of acquisition, bankers acceptances with maturities not
exceeding 13 months and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any commercial bank
having capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million in the case of a domestic bank and
$250.0 million (or the U.S. dollar equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case
of a foreign bank;
(6) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses
(3), (4) and (5) entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications
specified in clause (4) above;
(7) commercial paper rated at least P-2 by Moodys or at least A-2 by S&P and in each
case maturing within 12 months after the date of creation thereof;
(8) investment funds investing 95% of their assets in securities of the types described
in clauses (1) through (6) above;
(9) readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of
America or any political subdivision thereof having one of the two highest rating categories
obtainable from either Moodys or S&P with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of
acquisition; and
(10) Scheduled Restricted Investments.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents shall include amounts denominated in currencies
other than those authorized to be held in accordance with clauses (1) and (2);
provided
that such
amounts are converted into any currency authorized to be held in accordance with clauses (1) and
(2) as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten Business Days following the receipt of
such amounts.
Change of Control
means the occurrence of any of the following:
(1) any Person (other than the Sponsors) acquires Beneficial Ownership, directly or
indirectly, of 50% or more of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting
securities of Holdco entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (
Outstanding
Corporation Voting Stock
);
(2) the consummation of a Business Combination pursuant to which either (A) the Persons
that were the Beneficial Owners of the Outstanding Corporation Voting Stock immediately
prior to such Business Combination Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, less than 50%
of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors (or equivalent) of the entity resulting from such
Business
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Combination (including, without limitation, a company that, as a result of such
transaction, owns Holdco or all or substantially all of Holdcos assets either directly or
through one or more subsidiaries), or (B) any Person (other than the Sponsors) Beneficially
Owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the combined voting power of the
then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors
(or equivalent) of the entity resulting from such Business Combination;
(3) the failure by Holdco to directly own 100% of the Capital Stock of the Company;
(4) the failure by the Company to directly own 100% of the Capital Stock of MoneyGram;
or
(5) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation of Holdco or the Company.
Clearstream
means Clearstream Banking, S.A.
Closing Date
has the meaning set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement.
Code
means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time,
and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Collateral
means the collateral described in the Security Documents.
Collateral Agent
means the Trustee in its capacity as Collateral Agent under this Indenture
and under the Security Documents and any successor thereto in such capacity.
Company
means MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Company Subsidiary
means a Subsidiary of the Company.
Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense
means with respect to any Person for any
period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense (excluding amortization of
signing bonuses), including the amortization of deferred financing fees of such Person and its
Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with
GAAP.
Consolidated Interest Expense
means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum,
without duplication, of:
(1) consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period,
determined in accordance with GAAP, to the extent such expense was deducted in computing
Consolidated Net Income (including (a) amortization of deferred financing fees, debt
issuance costs, commissions, fees, expenses and original issue discount resulting from the
issuance of Indebtedness at less than par, (b) all commissions, discounts and other fees and
charges owed with respect to letters of credit or bankers acceptances, (c) non-cash
interest payments (but excluding any non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement
in the mark-to-market valuation of Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments
pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 133 Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities), (d) the interest component of Capitalized
Lease Obligations and (e) net payments, if any, pursuant to interest rate Hedging
Obligations with respect to Indebtedness);
plus
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(2) consolidated capitalized interest of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such
period, whether paid or accrued.
For purposes of this definition, interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to
accrue at an interest rate implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Net Income
means with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of
the Net Income of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, and
otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP;
provided, however
, that
(a) to the extent included in Net Income:
(1) there shall be excluded in computing Consolidated Net Income (x) all extraordinary
gains and (y) all extraordinary losses;
(2) the Net Income for such period shall not include the cumulative effect of a change
in accounting principles or policies during such period, whether effected through a
cumulative effect adjustment or a retroactive application in each case in accordance with
GAAP;
(3) any net after-tax income (loss) from disposed or discontinued operations and any
net after-tax gains or losses on disposal of disposed or discontinued operations shall be
excluded;
(4) any net after-tax gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto)
attributable to asset dispositions other than in the ordinary course of business, as
determined in good faith by the Company, shall be excluded;
(5) the Net Income for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary or that is
accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be excluded, except to the extent of
the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in cash
(or to the extent converted into cash) to the referent Person or a Subsidiary thereof in
respect of such period;
(6) solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments
under clause (iii) of 4.07(a) hereof, the Net Income or loss for such period of any
Subsidiary of such Person will be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of
dividends or similar distributions by that Subsidiary of its Net Income is not at the date
of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not been
obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by the operation of the terms of its charter or any
agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule, or governmental regulation
applicable to that Subsidiary or its stockholders, unless such restriction with respect to
the payment of dividends or in similar distributions has been legally waived or such income
has been dividended or distributed to the Company or to a Company Subsidiary without such
restriction;
provided, however
, that for the avoidance of doubt, any restrictions based
solely on (i) financial maintenance requirements imposed as a matter of state regulatory
requirements or (ii) the types of restrictions set forth in clauses (cc), (dd) and (ee) of
the definition of Permitted Liens shall not result in the exclusion of Net Income (loss);
and
provided, further
, that any net loss of any Subsidiary of such Person (including any
Guarantor), shall not be excluded pursuant to this clause (6);
(7) any net after-tax income (loss) from the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or
Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments not relating to the Restricted
Investment Portfolio shall be excluded;
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(8) any Net Income (loss) for such period will be excluded to the extent it relates to
the impairment or appreciation of, or it is realized out of the income generated by, or from
the sale or disposition of, any assets included in the Scheduled Restricted Investments;
(9) any Net Income (loss) for such period will be excluded to the extent it relates to
the impairment or appreciation of any asset included the Restricted Investment Portfolio;
provided
,
however
, that subject to clause (8) any Net Income (loss) for such period will be
included to the extent that it is realized out of the sale, disposition or unwinding of any
assets included in the Restricted Investment Portfolio;
(10) any impairment charge or asset write-off pursuant to Financial Accounting
Standards Board Statement No. 142 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets or Financial
Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 144 Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of
Long-Lived Assets and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to Financial
Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 141 Business Combinations, in each case to the
extent deducted in calculating Net Income of such Person will be excluded;
(11) any non-cash compensation expense recorded from grants of stock appreciation or
similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights and any non-cash charges
associated with the rollover, acceleration or payout of Equity Interests by management of
the Company or any of its direct or indirect parent companies in connection with
the Transactions shall be excluded; and
(12) any non-cash items included in the Consolidated Net Income of the Company as a
result of an agreement of the Sponsors in respect of any equity participation shall be
excluded; and
(b) to the extent not already included in Net Income, any costs associated with any
operational expenses or litigation costs or expenses (including any judgment or settlement) made by
any direct or indirect parent company of the Company in respect of which the Company has made a
Restricted Payment pursuant to clauses (7) and (8) of Section 4.07(b) shall be deducted from Net
Income.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purpose of Section 4.07 hereof only and in order to
avoid double counting, there shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income any income arising from
any sale or other disposition of Restricted Investments made by the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries, any repurchases and redemptions of Restricted Investments from the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries, any repayments of loans and advances that constitute Restricted Investments
by the company or any Company Subsidiary, in each case to the extent such amounts increase the
amount of Restricted Payments permitted under Section 4.07(a)(iii)(C) hereof.
Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee
will be at the address of the Trustee specified in
Section 14.01 hereof or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Company.
Credit Agreement
means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of March 25, 2008, by and
among the Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent, and the other financial
institutions signatory thereto as amended, restated, amended and restated, modified renewed,
refunded, replaced (whether upon or after termination or otherwise) or refinanced (including by
means of sales of debt securities to institutional investors) in whole or in part from time to
time.
Credit Facilities
means, one or more secured debt facilities (including, without limitation,
the Credit Agreement) with banks or other institutional lenders providing for revolving credit
loans, term
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loans, or letters of credit, in each case, as amended, restated, amended and restated,
modified, renewed, refunded, replaced (whether upon or after termination or otherwise) or
refinanced (including by means of sales of debt securities to institutional investors) in whole or
in part from time to time.
Custodian
means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Notes in global form, or any
successor entity thereto.
Default
means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both
would be, an Event of Default as defined in Section 6.01.
Definitive Note
means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and
issued in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto
except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the Schedule of
Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached thereto.
Depositary
means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global
form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 hereof as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and
any and all successors thereto appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to
the applicable provision of this Indenture.
Designated Non-cash Consideration
means the fair market value of non-cash consideration
received by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, as of the date of receipt of such non-cash
consideration, in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-cash
Consideration pursuant to an Officers Certificate, setting forth the basis of such valuation, less
the amount of Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated
Non-cash Consideration;
provided
that Designated Non-cash Consideration shall not exceed at any one
time outstanding $25.0 million.
Disqualified Stock
means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person
which, by its terms, or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it
is putable or exchangeable, or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily
redeemable (other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale), pursuant to a sinking
fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than as a
result of a change of control or asset sale) in whole or in part, in each case prior to the date 91
days after the maturity date of the Notes;
provided
,
however
, that if such Capital Stock is issued
to any plan for the benefit of employees, directors, managers or consultants of the Company or its
Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, directors, managers, consultants (or their
respective estates, heirs, beneficiaries, transferees, spouses or former spouses), such Capital
Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased
by the Company or its Subsidiaries (or their direct or indirect parent) in order to satisfy
applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.
For purposes hereof, the amount (or principal amount) of any Disqualified Stock shall be equal
to its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference.
Domestic Subsidiary
means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person other
than (i) a Foreign Subsidiary or (ii) a Domestic Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, but in each
case including any Subsidiary that guarantees Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement.
EMU
means the economic and monetary union as contemplated in the Treaty on European Union.
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Equity Interests
means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire
Capital Stock, but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for,
Capital Stock.
Equity Purchase Agreement
means that certain Equity Purchase Agreement, dated February 11,
2008, among the Sponsors and Holdco.
Euroclear
means Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear system.
Exchange Act
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
Existing Indebtedness
means Indebtedness of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries in
existence on the Closing Date, plus interest accruing thereon set forth on Schedule 1.1(a).
fair market value
means, with respect to any asset or property, the price which could be
negotiated in an arms-length transaction between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer as
determined by the senior management (or if the fair market value of any asset or property exceeds
$1.0 million, as determined by the disinterested members of the Board of Directors in its sole good
faith judgment).
fair value
shall be defined in accordance with GAAP.
First Priority Liens
means all Liens that secure the First Priority Lien Obligations.
First Priority Lien Obligations
means (i) all Obligations of the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries under the agreements governing Credit Facilities and (ii) all other Obligations of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of Hedging Obligations that are secured pursuant to
the documentation evidencing Credit Facilities.
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
means, with respect to any Person for any period, the ratio of
Adjusted EBITDA of such Person for such period to the Fixed Charges of such Person for such period.
In the event that the Company or any Company Subsidiary incurs, assumes, guarantees or redeems any
Indebtedness or issues or redeems Disqualified Stock or preferred stock subsequent to the
commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated but on or
prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio is made (the
Calculation Date
), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated
giving
pro forma
effect to such incurrence, assumption, guarantee or redemption of Indebtedness, or
such issuance or redemption of Disqualified Stock or preferred stock, as if the same had occurred
at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period (the
reference period
).
For purposes of making the computation referred to above, Investments, acquisitions,
dispositions, mergers and consolidations that have been made (or committed to be made pursuant to a
definitive agreement) by the Company or any Company Subsidiary during the reference period or
subsequent to the reference period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the Calculation Date
shall be given
pro forma
effect as if all such Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers and
consolidations (and all related financing transactions) had occurred on the first day of the
reference period. Additionally, if since the beginning of such reference period any Person that
subsequently became a Company Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Company or any Company
Subsidiary since the beginning of such reference period shall have made any Investment,
acquisition, disposition, merger or consolidation that would have required adjustment pursuant to
this definition, then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving
pro forma
effect
thereto for such reference period as if such Investment,
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acquisition, disposition, merger or consolidation (and all related financing transactions) had
occurred at the beginning of the reference period.
For purposes of this definition, whenever
pro forma
effect is to be given to a transaction,
the
pro forma
calculations (including any cost savings associated therewith) shall be made in
accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act. If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate
of interest and is being given
pro forma
effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be
calculated as if the rate in effect on the Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the
entire period (taking into account any Hedging Obligations applicable to such Indebtedness). For
purposes of making the computation referred to above, interest on any Indebtedness under a
revolving credit facility computed on a
pro forma
basis shall be computed based upon the average
daily balance of such Indebtedness during the reference period. Interest on Indebtedness that may
optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a
eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rate, shall be deemed to have been based upon the
rate actually chosen, or, if none, then based upon such optional rate as the Company may designate.
Any Person that is a Company Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed to have been a
Company Subsidiary at all times during the reference period, and any Person that is not a Company
Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed not to have been a Company Subsidiary at any time
during the reference period.
Fixed Charges
means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of:
(1) the Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person for such period;
(2) all cash dividend or distribution payments (excluding items eliminated in
consolidation) on any series of preferred stock of any such Person and its Subsidiaries; and
(3) all cash dividend or distribution payments (excluding items eliminated in
consolidation) on any series of Disqualified Stock of such Person.
Foreign Subsidiary
means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person that is
(i) not organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the
District of Columbia or (ii) a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes the sole
assets of which consist of Equity Interests of entities described in clause (i) of this definition.
GAAP
means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States which are in effect
on the date hereof;
provided
that if there has been a subsequent change in GAAP, the Company shall
deliver to the Trustee on each Calculation Date a reconciliation of the calculation of Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio or Leverage Ratio, as applicable, pursuant to the Indenture to such calculation in
accordance with GAAP in effect as of the Calculation Date.
Global Note Legend
means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(f)(2) hereof, which is
required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.
Global Notes
means, individually and collectively, each of the Global Notes deposited with
or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee, substantially in the
form of Exhibit A-1 hereto and that bears the Global Note Legend and that has the Schedule of
Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached thereto, issued in accordance with Section
2.01, 2.06(b), 2.06(d) or 2.06(f) hereof.
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Governmental Authority
means any federal, state, municipal, national or other government,
governmental department, commission, board, bureau, court, agency or instrumentality or political
subdivision thereof or any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or
administrative functions of any government or any court, in each case whether associated with a
state of the United States, the United States, or a foreign entity or government.
Government Securities
means securities that are:
(1) direct obligations of the United States of America for the timely payment of which
its full faith and credit is pledged; or
(2) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or
instrumentality of the United States of America the timely payment of which is
unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of
America, which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer
thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section
3(a)(2) of the Securities Act), as custodian with respect to any such Government Securities
or a specific payment of the principal of or interest on any such Government Securities held
by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depository receipt;
provided
that
(except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the
amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the
custodian in respect of the Government Securities or the specific payment of the principal
of or interest on the Government Securities evidenced by such depository receipt.
GSCP
means GS Capital Partners VI Parallel, L.P., GS Capital Partners VI GmbH & Co. KG, GS
Capital Partners VI Offshore Fund, L.P., and GS Capital Partners VI Fund, L.P.
GSMP
means GSMP V Onshore US, Ltd., GSMP V Offshore US, Ltd. and GSMP V Institutional US,
Ltd.
guarantee
means a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for
collection in the ordinary course of business), direct or indirect, in any manner (including,
without limitation, letters of credit and reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), of all or
any part of any Indebtedness.
Guarantors
means:
(1) Holdco;
(2) all existing and subsequently acquired or organized Domestic Subsidiaries (other
than Immaterial Subsidiaries, SPEs and Long Lake Partners LLC); and
(3) any other Domestic Subsidiary that executes a Note Guarantee in accordance with the
provisions of this Indenture,
and their respective successors and assigns, in each case, until the Note Guarantee of such Person
has been released in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.
Hedging Obligations
means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under
currency exchange, interest rate or commodity swap, cap or collar agreements, and other similar
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agreements or arrangements designed primarily to protect such Person against fluctuations in
currency exchange, interest rates or commodity prices.
Highly Rated Investments
means:
(1) U.S. dollars, euros, Australian dollars, Canadian dollars, Pounds Sterling or any
national currency of any participating state of the EMU;
(2) Government Securities with maturities not to exceed 13 months;
(3) securities (including fixed rate mortgages) issued by any agency of the United
States or government-sponsored enterprise (such as debt securities or mortgage-backed
securities issued by Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Federal Home Loan Banks and other
government-sponsored enterprises), which may or may not be backed by the full faith and
credit of the United States, rated Aaa by Moodys and AAA by S&P, in each case with
maturities not to exceed 13 months;
(4) any overnight Repurchase Agreement with any bank or trust company organized under
the laws of any state of the United States or any national banking association or any
government securities dealer which is listed as reporting to the market statistics division
of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York over-collateralized by 102% by any one or more of
the securities described in clauses (2) or (3) above;
(5) certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities
of 13 months or less from the date of acquisition, bankers acceptances with maturities not
exceeding 13 months and overnight bank deposits, in each case (i) with any commercial bank
having capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million in the case of a domestic bank and
$500.0 million (or the U.S. dollar equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case
of a foreign bank and (ii) rated Aa3 or better by Moodys and AA- or better by S&P; and
(6) any money market mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, that invest exclusively in any one or more of the securities described in
clauses (2), (3), (4) or (5) above.
Holdco
means Moneygram International, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Holdco Subsidiary
means a Subsidiary of Holdco.
Holder
means a Person in whose name a Note is registered.
IAI Global Note
means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto bearing
the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and
registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal
to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold to Institutional Accredited Investors
.
Immaterial Subsidiary
means, as of any date, any Subsidiary whose total assets, as of that
date, are less than $500,000 and whose total revenues for the most recent 12-month period do not
exceed $500,000;
provided
that a Subsidiary will not be considered to be an Immaterial Subsidiary
if it, directly or indirectly, guarantees or otherwise provides direct credit support for any
Indebtedness of the Company; and
provided further
that the total assets of Subsidiaries qualifying
as Immaterial Subsidiaries shall in no case be greater than $1.0 million in the aggregate.
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Indebtedness
means, with respect to any Person, without duplication,
(a) any indebtedness (including principal and premium) of such Person, whether or not
contingent
(1) in respect of borrowed money;
(2) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or reimbursement
obligations in respect of surety bonds, letters of credit and other similar instruments to
the extent not collateralized with Cash and Cash Equivalents or bankers acceptances (or,
without double counting, reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);
(3) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property
(including Capitalized Lease Obligations) or services, except any such balance that
constitutes a trade payable or similar obligation to a trade creditor, in each case accrued
in the ordinary course of business;
(4) representing obligations under Repurchase Agreements;
(5) representing any Hedging Obligations; or
(6) any other obligation for borrowed money or other financial accommodation which in
accordance with GAAP would be shown as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of such
Person.
(b) to the extent not otherwise included, any obligation by such Person to be liable for, or
to pay, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, on the Indebtedness of another Person, other than by
endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business, and
(c) to the extent not otherwise included, Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on
any asset owned by such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person;
provided
that the amount of such Indebtedness is equal to the lesser of the amount of Indebtedness
secured by such Lien or the value of the property so secured.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following shall not constitute Indebtedness: (i) Payment
Service Obligations; (ii) ordinary course obligations with clearing banks relative to clearing
accounts; (iii) Payment Instruments Funding Amounts; and (iv) for the avoidance of doubt, Equity
Interests of Holdco issued pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement.
Indenture
means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
Indirect Participant
means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through
a Participant.
Initial Purchasers
means, collectively, GSMP V Onshore US, Ltd., GSMP V Offshore US, Ltd.
and GSMP V Institutional US, Ltd. and their respective Affiliates.
Institutional Accredited Investor
means an institution that is an accredited investor as
defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, who are not also QIBs.
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Intercreditor
Agreement
means that certain Intercreditor Agreement, dated
as of March 25,
2008, by and among JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, the Company
and the other parties thereto, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, or
replaced in connection with any amendment, restatement, modification, renewal or replacement of
Credit Facilities.
Interest Payment Date
has the meaning set forth in Paragraph 1 of the Note.
Investments
means with respect to any Person, all investments by such Person in other
Persons (including Affiliates) in the form of loans (including guarantees), advances or capital
contributions, purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests
or other securities issued by any other Person and investments that are required by GAAP to be
classified on the consolidated balance sheet (including the footnotes) of the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries in the same manner as the other investments included in this definition to the
extent such transactions involved the transfer of cash or other property.
Lead Sponsor
means Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. and its Affiliates.
Legal Holiday
means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the State
of New York or at a place of payment are authorized by law, regulation or executive order to remain
closed. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that
place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue on such
payment for the intervening period.
Leverage Ratio
means the ratio of Total Indebtedness to Adjusted EBITDA of the Company and
its Subsidiaries for such period. In the event that the Company or any Company Subsidiary incurs,
assumes, guarantees or redeems any Indebtedness or issues or redeems Disqualified Stock or
preferred stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Leverage Ratio is being
calculated but on or prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of the
Leverage Ratio is made (the
Calculation Date
), then the Leverage Ratio shall be calculated giving
pro forma
effect to such incurrence, assumption, guarantee or redemption of Indebtedness, or such
issuance or redemption of Disqualified Stock or preferred stock, as if the same had occurred at the
beginning of the applicable reference period.
For purposes of making the computation referred to above, Investments, acquisitions,
dispositions, mergers and consolidations that have been made (or committed to be made pursuant to a
definitive agreement) by the Company or any Company Subsidiary during the reference period or
subsequent to the reference period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the Calculation Date
shall be given
pro forma
effect as if all such Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers and
consolidations (and all related financing transactions) had occurred on the first day of the
reference period. Additionally, if since the beginning of such reference period any Person that
subsequently became a Company Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Company or any Company
Subsidiary since the beginning of such reference period shall have made any Investment,
acquisition, disposition, merger or consolidation that would have required adjustment pursuant to
this definition, then the Leverage Ratio shall be calculated giving
pro forma
effect thereto for
such reference period as if such Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger or consolidation (and
all related financing transactions) had occurred at the beginning of the reference period.
For purposes of this definition, whenever
pro forma
effect is to be given to a transaction,
the
pro forma
calculations (including any cost savings associated therewith) shall be made in
accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act. If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate
of interest and is being
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given
pro forma
effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate
in effect on the Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into
account any Hedging Obligations applicable to such Indebtedness). For purposes of making the
computation referred to above, interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility
computed on a
pro forma
basis shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such
Indebtedness during the reference period. Interest on Indebtedness that may optionally be
determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency
interbank offered rate, or other rate, shall be deemed to have been based upon the rate actually
chosen, or, if none, then based upon such optional rate as the Company may designate.
Any Person that is a Company Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed to have been a
Company Subsidiary at all times during the reference period, and any Person that is not a Company
Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed not to have been a Company Subsidiary at any time
during the reference period.
Lien
means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest
or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise
perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement,
any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to give a security interest;
provided
that in no event shall an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien.
Material Adverse Effect
means a material adverse effect (a) on the financial position,
results of operations, business, assets or liabilities of Holdco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, (b) that would materially impair the ability of Holdco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, to perform their obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Financing Documents or
(c) that would materially impair the rights and remedies of the Holders under this Indenture or any
of the other Financing Documents (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement), taken as a whole.
Minimum Liquidity Ratio
means the ratio of (a) the fair value of the Restricted Investment
Portfolio (other than Scheduled Restricted Investments, which shall be valued at the lower of (x)
fair value and (y) the actual par amount of each Scheduled Restricted Investment held by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries on the date of determination multiplied by (A) in respect of the
Scheduled Restricted Investments set forth under the heading C-1 on Schedule 1.1(c), 0.98, (B) in
respect of the Scheduled Restricted Investments set forth under the heading C-2 on Schedule 1.1(c),
0.049525, and (C) in respect of the Scheduled Restricted Investments set forth under the heading
C-3 on Schedule 1.1(c), zero;
provided
, that any Scheduled Restricted Investments set forth
under the heading C-1 on Schedule 1.1(c) shall be valued at fair value after June 30, 2008; and
provided
further
, if any of such Scheduled Restricted Investments set forth under
the headings C-2 and C-3 on Schedule 1.1(c) (the
Specified SRIs
) have been sold, the aggregate
value of such remaining Specified SRIs shall be the lower of (x) fair value of such remaining
Specified SRIs and (y) the aggregate value of all Specified SRIs (determined in accordance with the
valuation methodology described above) less the net proceeds received for the Specified SRIs sold
(not to be less than zero)) to (b) all Payment Service Obligations.
MoneyGram
means MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Moodys
means Moodys Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency
business.
Net Income
means, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) of such Person,
determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock
dividends.
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Net Proceeds
means the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Company or any Company
Subsidiary in respect of any Asset Sale or Specified SRI Sales, including, without limitation, any cash received upon the
sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any Asset Sale or Specified SRI Sales, net of the
direct costs relating to such Asset Sale or Specified SRI Sales and the sale or disposition of such non-cash
consideration, including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and
brokerage and sales commissions, any relocation expenses incurred as a result thereof, taxes paid
or payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions
and any tax sharing arrangements and, if such costs have not been incurred or invoiced, the
Companys good faith estimates thereof), amounts required to be applied to the repayment of
principal, premium or penalty, if any, and interest on Indebtedness required to be paid as a result
of such transaction and any deduction of appropriate amounts to be provided by the Company as a
reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities associated with the asset disposed of in
such transaction and retained by the Company after such sale or other disposition thereof,
including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and
liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated
with such transaction.
Non-Guarantor
means any Subsidiary of Holdco other than the Company or any Guarantor.
Non-U.S. Person
means a Person who is not a U.S. Person.
Note Guarantees
means the guarantee by any Guarantor of the Companys Obligations under this
Indenture.
Note
Purchase Agreement
means the Second Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of
March 24, 2008, among the Company, Holdco, and GSMP.
Notes
has the meaning assigned to it in the preamble to this Indenture. For purposes of
this Indenture, all references to principal amount shall include any increase in the principal
amount of the outstanding Notes as a result of a PIK Payment.
Obligations
means any principal (including reimbursement obligations with respect to letters
of credit whether or not drawn), interest (including, to the extent legally permitted, all interest
accrued thereon after the commencement of any insolvency or liquidation proceeding at the rate,
including any applicable post-default rate, specified in the applicable agreement), premium (if
any), guarantees of payment, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, expenses, damages and other
liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness;
provided
that Obligations
with respect to the Notes shall not include fees or indemnifications in favor of the Trustee and
other third parties other than the Holders of the Notes.
Officer
means the Chairman of the Board, if any, the Chief Executive Officer, President, any
Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President, the Treasurer, Chief Legal
Officer, the Secretary, any principal executive officer or any principal accounting officer of the
Company.
Officers Certificate
means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by an Officer of
the Company that meets the requirements of Section 14.03 hereof.
Opinion of Counsel
means an opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the
Trustee that meets the requirements of Section 14.03 hereof. The counsel may be an employee of or
counsel to the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or the Trustee.
Participant
means, with respect to the Depositary, a Person who has an account with the
Depositary (and, with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream).
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Passive Holding Company Condition
shall be satisfied so long as Holdco or a Holdco
Subsidiary (other than the Company and any of its Subsidiaries) does not:
(1) directly incur any Indebtedness other than Permitted Holdco Indebtedness;
(2) create or suffer to exist any Lien upon any property or assets now owned or
hereafter acquired, leased or licensed by it (except Permitted Holdco Liens); or
(3) own any Equity Interests in any Person (other than the Company and its
Subsidiaries) and own any other material assets (excluding Equity Interests) other than (w)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, (x) assets under any stock incentive plans (including related
agreements), loan stock purchase programs or incentive compensation plans, (y) pre-paid
assets (e.g. deferred financing costs) and (z) deferred tax assets;
provided
nothing in this definition shall restrict Holdco from performing its obligations under
the Equity Purchase Agreement and the securities issued thereunder and under the certificates of
designation contemplated thereby.
Payment Instruments Funding Amounts
means amounts advanced to and retained by the Company
and its Subsidiaries as advance funding for the payment instruments or obligations arising under an
official check agreement or a customer agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business.
Payment Service Obligations
means all liabilities of the Company and its Subsidiaries
calculated in accordance with GAAP for outstanding payment instruments (as classified and defined
as Payment Service Obligations in Holdcos SEC Documents and if Holdco is not subject to the
reporting requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, Holdcos most recent
audited financial statements).
Permissible Parties
means any Holder, any prospective Holder and any broker dealer or
securities analyst (so long as, in the case of a prospective Holder, broker dealer or securities
analyst, such entity certifies to the Company that either it or the party to whom it is providing
information is either (i) a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A under the
Securities Act), (ii) a Person to whom sales of the Notes would be permitted under Regulation S
under the Securities Act, or (iii) to an institutional investor that is an accredited investor
within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act).
Permitted Holdco Indebtedness
means:
(1) Indebtedness arising from agreements of Holdco providing for indemnification,
adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in
connection with the disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary;
provided
,
however
,
that:
(A) such Indebtedness is not reflected on the balance sheet of Holdco or any
Holdco Subsidiary (contingent obligations referred to in a footnote to financial
statements and not otherwise reflected on the balance sheet will not be deemed to be
reflected on such balance sheet for purposes of this clause (1)(A)); and
(B) the maximum assumable liability in respect of all such Indebtedness shall
at no time exceed the gross proceeds including non-cash proceeds (the fair market
value of such non-cash proceeds being measured at the time received and without
giving effect
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to any subsequent changes in value) actually received by Holdco in connection
with such disposition;
(2) Obligations incurred under this Indenture;
(3) Indebtedness incurred by Holdco in respect of interest rate Hedging Obligations of
Holdco in existence on the Closing Date; and
(4) Guarantees of other Indebtedness of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors
permitted under Section 4.09(a) and Sections 4.09(b)(1), (2) (to the extent existing at the
Closing Date), (4), (5), (11), (13) (to the extent the debt so extended, refunded,
refinanced, renewed, replaced or defeased was guaranteed by Holdco in accordance with this
Indenture) and (21) of this Indenture.
Permitted Holdco Liens
means, any Permitted Liens other than clauses (h), (i), (k), (p) and
(bb) of the definition of Permitted Liens.
Permitted Investment
means:
(1) any Investment in the Company or any Guarantor;
(2) any Investments in any foreign Non-Guarantor (other than SPEs) that
together with all Investments made pursuant to this clause (2) shall not exceed $75.0
million or, on and after the Sell Down Date, $150.0 million;
(3) any Investments (including Investments outstanding as of the date hereof) in SPEs
provided that the total assets of all SPEs shall not exceed $2.0 billion at any one time
outstanding;
(4) any Investment in Cash or Cash Equivalents;
(5) any Investment in the Restricted Investment Portfolio made in compliance with
Section 4.18;
(6) any Investment by the Company or any Guarantor in a Person, if as a result of such
Investment:
(a) such Person becomes a Guarantor; or
(b) such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or
conveys substantially all its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Guarantor;
(7) any Investment in securities or other assets not constituting Cash or Cash
Equivalents and received in connection with an Asset Sale made pursuant to the provisions
described under Section 4.10 hereof or any other disposition of assets not constituting an
Asset Sale;
(8) any Investment existing on the date hereof (excluding assets held by any SPE) or
made pursuant to legally binding written commitments in existence on the date hereof and any
Investment that replaces, refinances or refunds any such Investment;
provided
that such
replacing, refinancing or refunding Investment is in an amount that does not exceed the
amount replaced,
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refinanced or refunded, and is made in the same Person as the Investment replaced,
refinanced or refunded;
(9) loans and advances to employees, directors, managers or consultants of Holdco, the
Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries for reasonable and customary business related
travel expenses, moving expenses and similar expenses, in each case incurred in the ordinary
course of business whether or not consistent with past practice, and payroll advances;
(10) any Investment acquired by the Company or any Company Subsidiary
(a) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by the Company or
any Company Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout,
reorganization or recapitalization of such other Investment or accounts receivable or
(b) as a result of a foreclosure by the Company or any Company Subsidiary with respect
to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment
in default;
(11) Hedging Obligations permitted under Section 4.09(b)(11) hereof;
(12) Investments to the extent the payment for which consists of Equity Interests of
the Company or any of its direct or indirect parent (exclusive of Disqualified Stock);
provided
,
however
, that such Equity Interests will not increase the amount available for
Restricted Payments under Section 4.07 hereof;
(13) any Investments in or repurchases of the Notes;
(14) receivables owing to the Company or any Company Subsidiary created or acquired in
the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary
trade terms;
(15) Indebtedness permitted under Section 4.09 to the extent it constitutes an
Investment;
(16) any Investments received in compromise or resolution of (A) obligations of trade
creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company
or any Company Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar
arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer; or (B)
litigation, arbitration or other disputes with Persons who are not Affiliates;
(17) upfront payments, signing bonuses and similar payments paid to agents and
guaranties of agent commissions, in each case in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practice; and
(18) additional Investments having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with
all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (18) that are at that time outstanding,
not to exceed $25.0 million (with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at
the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value).
Permitted Liens
means, with respect to any Person:
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(a) Liens on assets of the Company or any of the Guarantors securing Credit Facilities
pursuant to clause (b)(1) of Section 4.09;
(b) pledges or deposits by such Person under workmens compensation laws, unemployment
insurance laws, old age pensions, or other social security or retirement benefits, or similar
legislation, or deposits to secure bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of
Indebtedness for borrowed money) or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits as security
for contested taxes or import duties or for the payment of rent;
(c) to the extent imposed by law, landlords, carriers, warehousemens and mechanics Liens
and other similar Liens, in each case for sums overdue for a period of not more than 30 days or
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or other Liens arising out of judgments or
awards against such Person with respect to which such Person shall then be proceeding in good faith
with an appeal or other proceedings for review;
(d) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or claims overdue for a period
of not more than 30 days or subject to penalties for nonpayment or which are being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings;
(e) Liens in favor of the issuer of stay, customs, appeal, performance and surety bonds or bid
bonds or with respect to other regulatory requirements or securing bonds required by applicable
state regulatory licensing requirements or letters of credit or bank guarantees or similar
instruments in lieu of such items or to support the issuance thereof issued pursuant to the request
of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary course of its business, in an amount
outstanding not to exceed $25.0 million;
provided
,
however
that there shall be no dollar
limitation on any such Liens to the extent the bonds were required by applicable state regulatory
licensing requirements or any appeal bonds posted in connection with litigation;
(f) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Sections 4.09(b)(4) or
(5);
provided
, that Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to clauses (b)(4)
and (5) are solely on the assets financed, purchased, constructed, improved, acquired or assets of
the acquired entity, as the case may be, and the proceeds and products thereof and accessions
thereto;
(g) Liens created for the benefit of (or to secure) the Notes (or the Note Guarantees) subject
to the Intercreditor Agreement;
(h) Liens on property or shares of stock of a Person at the time such Person becomes a
Subsidiary;
provided
,
however
, such Liens are not created or incurred in connection with, or in
contemplation of, such other Person becoming such a Subsidiary;
provided further
that such Liens
may not extend to any other property owned by the Company or any Company Subsidiary and that such
Liens are released within 30 days of such Person becoming a Subsidiary;
(i) Liens on property at the time the Company or a Company Subsidiary acquired the property,
including any acquisition by means of a merger or consolidation with or into the Company or any
Company Subsidiary;
provided
,
however
, that such Liens are not created or incurred in connection
with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition; and
provided further
that the Liens may not extend
to any other property owned by the Company or any Company Subsidiary;
(j) Liens securing Hedging Obligations incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(11);
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(k) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing
such Persons obligations in respect of bankers acceptances issued or created for the account of
such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;
(l) Liens existing on the Closing Date set forth on Schedule 1.1(b) hereto;
(m) any Liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or
successive refinancing, refunding, extensions, renewals or replacements) as a whole, or in part, of
any Indebtedness secured by any Lien of the type referred to in clauses (a), (f), (g), (i) and (l);
provided, however
, that (x) such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property that
secured the original Lien (plus improvements on such property and the proceeds and products
thereof), and (y) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount
greater than the sum of (A) the outstanding principal amount of the Indebtedness permitted pursuant
to such clause (a), (f), (g), (i) and (l) and (B) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses,
including premiums, related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement;
(n) Liens in favor of Holdco, the Company or any Company Subsidiary;
(o) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases that do not materially impair their use in the
operation of the business of Holdco, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(p) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits relating to asset sales or acquisition not
in the ordinary course in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement not prohibited
by this Indenture;
(q) purported Liens evidenced by the filing of precautionary UCC financing statements relating
solely to operating leases of personal property entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(r) any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any governmental office or
agency to control or regulate the use of any real property;
(s) minor survey exceptions, minor encumbrances, easements or reservations of, or rights of
others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and
other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real properties or Liens
incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties;
(t) deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure liability to insurance
carriers;
(u) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure
payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of
business;
(v) Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the UCC on items in the
course of collection, (ii) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other commodity brokerage
accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business, and (iii) in favor of banking institutions
arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of set-off) and which are
within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;
(w) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Repurchase Agreements; provided that such Liens
do not extend to any assets other than those that are the subject of such Repurchase Agreements;
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(x) Liens encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar
Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary
course of business and not for speculative purposes;
(y) set-off rights arising in the ordinary course of business;
(z) any attachment or judgment Lien against Holdco, the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or
any property of Holdco, the Company or any Company Subsidiary, so long as such Lien secures claims
not otherwise constituting an Event of Default;
(aa) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off (i) relating to the establishment of
depository relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (ii)
relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of Holdco, the Company or any Company Subsidiary to
permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business
of Holdco, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries or (iii) relating to purchase orders and other
agreements entered into with customers of Holdco, the Company or any Company Subsidiary in the
ordinary course of business;
(bb) Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of Company Subsidiaries owing to the
Company or another Company Subsidiary permitted to be incurred in accordance with Section 4.09
hereof;
(cc) restrictive contractual obligations with respect to assets comprising the Payment
Instruments Funding Amounts or Payment Service Obligations, provided that such contractual
obligations are no more restrictive in nature than those in effect on the Closing Date;
(dd) ordinary course of business contractual obligations with clearing banks relative to
clearing accounts, provided that such contractual obligations are no more restrictive in nature
than those in effect on the Closing Date;
(ee) the deposit or pre-funding of amounts in escrow pursuant to contractual obligations
contained in customer agreements securing obligations not exceeding $25.0 million in the aggregate;
and
(ff) other Liens securing obligations not otherwise permitted by this definition not exceeding
$100.0 million in the aggregate.
Person
means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint
venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any
agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.
PIK Interest
means interest paid in the form of increasing the outstanding principal amount
of the Notes.
PIK Payment
means an interest payment made by increasing the outstanding principal amount of
the Notes.
preferred stock
means any Equity Interest with preferential rights of payment of dividends
or distributions or upon liquidation, dissolution, or winding up. For purposes hereof, the amount
(or principal amount) of any preferred stock shall be equal to the greater of its voluntary or
involuntary liquidation preference.
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Private Placement Legend
means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(f)(1) hereof to be
placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture.
QIB
means a qualified institutional buyer as defined in Rule 144A.
Qualified Equity Offering
means a public offering or private placement of Equity Interests
(other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdco and any direct or indirect parent of Holdco; provided
that the net proceeds thereof are contributed by Holdco or such parent to the Company and, in turn,
by the Company to the MoneyGram as common equity.
Record Date
means for the interest payable on any applicable Interest Payment Date with
respect to the Notes, March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 (whether or not a Business
Day) immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date.
reference period
has the meaning assigned to it in the definition of Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio.
Registration Rights Agreement
means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the
Closing Date, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, among the
Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers.
Registration Statement
means a Shelf Registration Statement and/or an S-1 Registration
Statement as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Regulation S
means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.
Regulation S Global Note
means a Regulation S Temporary Global Note or Regulation S
Permanent Global Note, as appropriate.
Regulation S Permanent Global Note
means a permanent Global Note in the form of Exhibit A-1
hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on
behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination
equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note upon expiration
of the Restricted Period.
Regulation S Temporary Global Note
means a temporary Global Note in the form of Exhibit A-2
hereto deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee,
issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes initially sold in
reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation S.
Repurchase Agreement
means an agreement of a Person to purchase Cash and Cash Equivalents
arising out of or in connection with the sale of the same or substantially similar Cash and Cash
Equivalents.
Required Holders
means at any time the Holders of at least a majority of the amount of Notes
then outstanding.
Responsible Officer,
when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer within the
corporate trust department of the Trustee (or any successor group of the Trustee) or any other
officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the
above designated
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officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other
officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the
particular subject.
Restricted Definitive Note
means a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.
Restricted Global Note
means a Global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.
Restricted Investment
means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.
Restricted Investment Portfolio
means assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, which are
restricted by state law, contract or otherwise designated by the Company for the payment of Payment
Service Obligations.
Restricted Period
the period of forty-one (41) consecutive days beginning on and including
the day on which Notes were first offered to persons other than distributors (as defined in
Regulation S) in reliance on Regulation S.
Rule 144
means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.
Rule 144A
means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.
Rule 903
means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.
Rule 904
means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act.
S&P
means Standard & Poors, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any
successor to its rating agency group.
Scheduled Restricted Investments
means the securities listed on Schedule 1.1(c) hereto.
SEC
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SEC Documents
means, if Holdco is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, Holdcos latest Annual Report on Form 10-K under the Exchange
Act.
Second Priority Liens
means all Liens that secure the Notes and the Note Guarantees, which
Liens are subordinated to the First Priority Liens in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement.
Securities Act
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
Security Documents
means the security agreements, pledge agreements, collateral assignments
and related and ancillary agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as amended,
supplemented, restated, amended and restated, renewed, replaced or otherwise modified from time to
time, creating the Second Priority Liens in the Collateral.
Sell Down Date
means the 91st day following the date on which the Initial Purchasers cease
to constitute the Required Holders.
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Significant Subsidiary
means any Subsidiary that would be a significant subsidiary as
defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as
such Regulation is in effect on the date of this Indenture.
Similar Business
means (a) the global funds transfer and payment services business conducted
by the Company and its Subsidiaries, (b) any other business described under the heading
Business
in Holdcos Annual Report on Form 10-K under the Exchange Act for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2006, and (c) any business that is similar, reasonably related, incidental, complementary or
ancillary thereto or any reasonable extension thereof.
SPEs
means Ferrum Trust, a Delaware business trust, Tsavorite Trust, a Delaware business
trust, Hematite Trust, a Delaware business trust, Monazite Trust, a Delaware business trust, and,
to the extent the formation thereof is not prohibited by the Indenture, any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary
of the Company or trust (which is consolidated with the Company for financial statement purposes),
in each case formed for the limited organizational purpose of isolating a limited and specified
pool of assets with respect to rights and obligations pursuant to Payment Service Obligations,
which assets shall consist solely of (i) Cash and Cash Equivalents, (ii) Accounts Receivable and
(iii) interest rate Hedging Obligations that relate to Highly Rated Investments and Payment Service
Obligations. The Specified SRI Subsidiary shall not be deemed to be an SPE.
Sponsors
means the Lead Sponsor, GSCP and GSMP.
Subordinated Indebtedness
means:
(a) with respect to the Company, any Indebtedness of the Company which is by its terms
subordinated in right of payment or in respect of the proceeds of any collateral to the Notes, and
(b) with respect to any Guarantor, any Indebtedness of such Guarantor which is by its terms
subordinated in right of payment or in respect of the proceeds of any collateral to the guarantee
of such Guarantor.
Subsidiary
means, with respect to any Person:
(a) any corporation, association, or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint
venture, limited liability company or similar entity) of which more than 50% of the total voting
power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to
vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time of determination
owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other
Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof and
(b) any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity of which
(1) more than 50% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting
interests or general or limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or
controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries
of that Person or a combination thereof whether in the form of membership, general, special
or limited partnership or otherwise, and
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(2) such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or
otherwise controls such entity;
(c) any SPE.
Subsidiary Guarantor
means any Subsidiary which is a Guarantor.
TIA
means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code §§ 77aaa-77bbbb), as amended, as in
effect on the date hereof.
total assets
of any Person shall mean total assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries, if
any, on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as of the most recent balance sheet of such
Person.
Total Indebtedness
means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate stated balance
sheet amount of all Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated
basis in accordance with GAAP.
Transactions
has the meaning set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement.
Treasury Rate
means, as of any Redemption Date, the yield to maturity as of such Redemption
Date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in
the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available
at least two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date (or, if such Statistical Release is no
longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the
period from the Redemption Date to the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date;
provided, however
,
that if the period from the Redemption Date to the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, is less
than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities
adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.
Trustee
means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, until a successor replaces
it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the
successor serving hereunder.
U.S. Person
means a U.S. Person as defined in Rule 902(k) promulgated under the Securities
Act.
Uniform Commercial Code
means the New York Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to
time.
Unrestricted Definitive Note
means a Definitive Note that does not bear and is not required
to bear the Private Placement Legend.
Unrestricted Global Note
means a Global Note that does not bear and is not required to bear
the Private Placement Legend.
Voting Stock
of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at
the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.
Weighted Average Life to Maturity
means, when applied to any Indebtedness, Disqualified
Stock or preferred stock, as the case may be, at any date, the quotient obtained by dividing
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(a) the sum of the products of the number of years from the date of determination to the date
of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness or redemption or similar
payment with respect to such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock multiplied by the amount of such
payment, by
(b) the sum of all such payments.
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary
of any Person means a Subsidiary of such Person, 100% of the
outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than directors qualifying
shares) shall at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of
such Person.
Section 1.02
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Section 1.03
Rules of Construction.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it; and shall
be construed, in accordance with GAAP;
(3) or is not exclusive;
(4) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;
(5) will shall be interpreted to express a command;
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(6) the word including means including without limitation;
(7) any reference to any Person shall be construed to include such Persons successors
and permitted assigns;
(8) 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);
(9) for purposes of computation of periods of time hereunder, the word from means
from and including and the words to and until each mean to but excluding;
(10) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and
(11) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act will be deemed to
include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time
to time.
ARTICLE 2
THE NOTES
Section 2.01
Form and Dating.
(a)
General
. The Notes and the Trustees certificate of authentication will be substantially
in the form of Exhibits A-1 and A-2 hereto. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements
required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each Note will be dated the date of its
authentication. The Notes shall be initially issued in minimum denominations of $2,000 and
integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof;
provided, however,
that payments of PIK Interest
shall be made in denominations of $1.00 and integral multiples of $1.00 rounded up to the nearest
whole dollar and thus Notes increased by PIK Payments may be in integral multiples other than
$1,000.
The terms and provisions contained in the Notes will constitute, and are hereby expressly
made, a part of this Indenture and the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution
and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound
thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of
this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.
(b)
Global Notes
. Notes issued in global form will be substantially in the form of Exhibits
A-1 or A-2 hereto (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the Schedule of Exchanges of
Interests in the Global Note attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form will be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto (but without the Global Note Legend thereon and
without the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached thereto). Each Global
Note will represent such of the outstanding Notes as will be specified therein and each shall
provide that it represents the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time
endorsed thereon (and giving effect to any PIK Interest made thereon by increasing the aggregate
principal amount of such Global Note) and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes
represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect
exchanges and redemptions and payment of PIK Interest made thereon by increasing the aggregate
principal amount of such Global Note. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of
any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby
will be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with
instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06 hereof.
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(c)
Temporary Global Notes.
Notes offered and sold in reliance on Regulation S will be issued
initially in the form of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note, which will be deposited on behalf
of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with the Trustee as custodian for the
Depositary, and registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary for the
accounts of designated agents holding on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream, duly executed by the
Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The Restricted Period will be
terminated upon the receipt by the Trustee of:
(1) a written certificate from the Depositary, together with copies of certificates
from Euroclear and Clearstream certifying that they have received certification of
non-United States Beneficial Ownership of 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the
Regulation S Temporary Global Note (except to the extent of any Beneficial Owners thereof
who acquired an interest therein during the Restricted Period pursuant to another exemption
from registration under the Securities Act and who will take delivery of a Beneficial
Ownership interest in a 144A Global Note or an IAI Global Note bearing a Private Placement
Legend, all as contemplated by Section 2.06(b) hereof); and
(2) an Officers Certificate from the Company.
Following the termination of the Restricted Period, beneficial interests in the Regulation S
Temporary Global Note will be exchanged for beneficial interests in the Regulation S Permanent
Global Note pursuant to the Applicable Procedures. Simultaneously with the authentication of the
Regulation S Permanent Global Note, the Trustee will cancel the Regulation S Temporary Global Note.
The aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note and the Regulation S
Permanent Global Note may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the
records of the Trustee and the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, in connection with
transfers of interest as hereinafter provided.
(d)
Euroclear and Clearstream Procedures Applicable.
The provisions of the Operating
Procedures of the Euroclear System and Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear and the
General Terms and Conditions of Clearstream Banking and Customer Handbook of Clearstream will
be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note and
the Regulation S Permanent Global Note that are held by Participants through Euroclear or
Clearstream.
Section 2.02
Execution and Authentication.
At least one Officer must sign the Notes for the Company by manual, facsimile or electronic
image scan signature.
If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is
authenticated, the Note will nevertheless be valid.
A Note will not be valid or obligatory for any purpose or entitled to any benefits under this
Indenture until authenticated substantially in the form of Exhibits A-1 or A-2 hereto by the manual
signature of the Trustee. The signature will be conclusive evidence that the Note has been duly
authenticated under this Indenture.
The Trustee will, upon receipt of a written order of the Company signed by an Officer (an
Authentication Order
), authenticate Notes for original issue that may be validly issued under
this Indenture. The aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding at any time may not exceed the
aggregate principal amount of Notes authorized for issuance by the Company pursuant to one or more
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Authentication Orders, except as provided in Section 2.07 hereof and PIK Payments in
accordance with the terms of the Notes.
On any Interest Payment Date on which the Company pays PIK Interest with respect to a Global
Note, the Trustee shall increase the principal amount of such Global Note by an amount equal to the
interest payable, rounded up to the nearest $1.00, for the relevant interest period on the
principal amount of such Global Note as of the relevant Record Date for such Interest Payment Date,
to the credit of the Holders on such Record Date, pro rata in accordance with their interests, and
an adjustment shall be made on the books and records of the Trustee (if it is then the Custodian
for such Global Note) with respect to such Global Note, by the Trustee or the Custodian, to reflect
such increase.
The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate
Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each
reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent.
An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of
the Company.
Section 2.03
Registrar and Paying Agent.
The Company will maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of
transfer or for exchange (
Registrar
) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for
payment (
Paying Agent
). The Registrar will keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer
and exchange. The Registrar will also facilitate the transfer of the Notes on behalf of the
Company in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof. The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars
and one or more additional paying agents. The term Registrar includes any co-registrar and the
term Paying Agent includes any additional paying agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent
or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company will notify the Trustee in writing of the
name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or
maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company
or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.
The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (
DTC
) to act as Depositary with
respect to the Global Notes.
The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar and Paying Agent and to act
as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes.
Section 2.04
Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.
The Company will require each third-party Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in
writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all
money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the
Notes, and will notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment. While
any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to
the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the
Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company) will have
no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it will
segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as
Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the
Trustee will serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.
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Section 2.05
Holder Lists.
The Trustee will preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent
list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders. If the Trustee is not the
Registrar, the Company will furnish to the Trustee at least seven Business Days before each
Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such
form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the
Holders of Notes.
Section 2.06
Transfer and Exchange.
(a)
Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes
. A Global Note may not be transferred except as a
whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the
Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a
successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. All Global Notes will be exchanged
by the Company for Definitive Notes if:
(1) the Company delivers to the Trustee notice from the Depositary that it is unwilling
or unable to continue to act as Depositary or that it is no longer a clearing agency
registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not
appointed by the Company within 120 days after the date of such notice from the Depositary;
(2) the Company in its sole discretion determines that the Global Notes (in whole but
not in part) should be exchanged for Definitive Notes and delivers a written notice to such
effect to the Trustee;
provided
that in no event shall the Regulation S Temporary Global
Note be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes prior to (A) the expiration of the
Restricted Period and (B) the receipt by the Registrar of any certificates required pursuant
to Rule 903(b)(3)(ii)(B) under the Securities Act;
or
(3) there has occurred and is continuing a Default or Event of Default with respect to
the Notes.
Upon the occurrence of either of the preceding events in (1) or (2) above, Definitive Notes
shall be issued in such names as the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee. Global Notes also may
be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10 hereof. Every
Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion
thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Section 2.07 or 2.10 hereof, shall be authenticated and
delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note, except for Definitive Notes issued
subsequent to any of the preceding events in (1) or (2) above and pursuant to Section 2.06(c)
hereof. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section
2.06(a), however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as
provided in Section 2.06(b) or (c) hereof.
(b)
Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes
. The transfer and
exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes will be effected through the Depositary, in
accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial
interests in the Restricted Global Notes will be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to
those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Transfers of beneficial
interests in the Global Notes also will require compliance with either subparagraph (1) or (2)
below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:
(1)
Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note
. Beneficial interests in
any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the
form of a
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beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer
restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend;
provided, however
, that prior to the
expiration of the Restricted Period, transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S
Temporary
Global Note may not be made to a U.S. Person or for the account or
benefit of a U.S. Person (other than to a distributor (as defined in Rule 902(d) of
Regulation S) and other than pursuant to Rule 144A). No written orders or instructions shall
be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this
Section 2.06(b)(1).
(2)
All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes.
In
connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to
Section 2.06(b)(1) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the
Registrar either:
(A) both:
(i) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given
to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the
Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in
another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be
transferred or exchanged; and
(ii) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures
containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with
such increase; or
(B) both:
(i) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given
to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the
Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the
beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged; and
(ii) instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing
information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be
registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above;
provided
that in no event shall Definitive Notes be issued upon the transfer
or exchange of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global
Note prior to (A) the expiration of the Restricted Period and (B) the
receipt by the Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to Rule 903
under the Securities Act.
Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in
Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities
Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to
Section 2.06(g) hereof.
(3)
Transfer of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note to Another Restricted
Global Note.
A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a
Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted
Global Note if the transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(2) above and
the Registrar receives the following:
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(A) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest
in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form
of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof or, if
permitted by the Applicable Procedures item (3) thereof ;
(B) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest
in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note or the Regulation S Permanent Global Note,
then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (2) thereof; or
(C) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest
in the IAI Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form
of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of
Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.
(4)
Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for
Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note
. A beneficial interest in any
Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in
an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the
form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer
otherwise complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(2) above and:
(A) such transfer is effected pursuant to any Registration Statement in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or
(B) the Registrar receives the following:
(i) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global
Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest
in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form
of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or
(ii) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global
Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall
take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of
Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (B), if the Registrar
so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of
Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that
such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that
the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement
Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the
Securities Act.
If any such transfer is effected pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) above at a time when an
Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt
of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall
authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to
the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to
subparagraph (A) or (B) above.
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Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred
to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Note.
(c)
Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes for Definitive Notes
.
(1)
Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes.
If
any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such
beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest
to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then,
upon the occurrence of any of the events in subsection (1) of Section 2.06(a) hereof and
receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:
(A) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note
proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note, a
certificate from such holder to the effect set forth in Exhibit C hereto, including
the certifications in item (2)(a) thereof;
(B) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance
with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including
the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(C) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an
offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the
effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2)
thereof;
(D) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule
144, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;
(E) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to an Institutional
Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements
of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D)
above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if
applicable;
(F) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or
(G) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set
forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,
the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be
reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(g) hereof, and the Company shall execute and
the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a
Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange
for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall
be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as
the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions
from the Depositary and
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the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to
the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in
exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section
2.06(c)(1) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions
on transfer contained therein.
(2)
Beneficial Interests in Regulation S Temporary Global Note to Definitive Notes.
Notwithstanding Sections 2.06(c)(1)(A) and (C) hereof, a beneficial interest in the
Regulation S Temporary Global Note may not be exchanged for a Definitive Note or transferred
to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note prior to (A) the
expiration of the Restricted Period and (B) the receipt by the Registrar of any certificates
required pursuant to Rule 903(b)(3)(ii)(B) under the Securities Act, except in the case of a
transfer pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
other than Rule 903 or Rule 904.
(d)
Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests
.
(1)
Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes.
If
any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Notes to a
Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted
Global Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:
(A) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such
Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such
Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(b)
thereof;
(B) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in
accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B
hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;
(C) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S.
Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a
certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (2) thereof;
(D) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an
exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance
with Rule 144, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including
the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;
(E) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to an Institutional
Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements
of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D)
above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if
applicable; or
(F) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof,
the Trustee will cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or cause to be increased
the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause (A) above, the appropriate
Restricted Global
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Note, in the case of clause (B) above, the 144A Global Note, in the case of clause (C)
above, the Regulation S Global Note, and in all other cases, the IAI Global Note.
(2)
Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes
.
A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in
an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who
takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note
only if:
(A) such transfer is effected pursuant to any Registration Statement in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or
(B) the Registrar receives the following:
(i) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such
Notes for a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a
certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the
certifications in item (1)(c) thereof; or
(ii) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such
Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a
beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such
Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in
item (4) thereof,
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (B), if the Registrar so requests or
if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable
to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the
Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Securities
Act Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of the subparagraphs in this Section 2.06(d)(2),
the Trustee will cancel the Definitive Notes and increase or cause to be increased the
aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note.
(3)
Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes.
A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial
interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Unrestricted Definitive Note to a
Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted
Global Note at any time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the
Trustee will cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be
increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes.
If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note is effected pursuant to subparagraphs (2)(A), (2)(B) or (3) above
at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company will issue
and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02, the Trustee
will authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount
equal to the principal amount of Definitive Notes so transferred.
(e)
Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes.
Upon request by a Holder
of Definitive Notes and such Holders compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the
Registrar will register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration
of transfer
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or exchange, the requesting Holder must present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive
Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In
addition, the requesting Holder must provide any additional certifications, Opinions of Counsel,
documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this
Section 2.06(e).
(1)
Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes.
Any Restricted
Definitive Note may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take
delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the
following:
(A) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A, then the transferor
must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (1) thereof;
(B) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904, then the
transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the
certifications in item (2) thereof; and
(C) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a
certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications,
certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.
(2)
Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes
. Any Restricted Definitive
Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note
or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an
Unrestricted Definitive Note if:
(A) any such transfer is effected pursuant to any Registration Statement in
accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or
(B) the Registrar receives the following:
(i) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to
exchange such Notes for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from
such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in
item (1)(d) thereof; or
(ii) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to
transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form
of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the
form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;
and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (B), if the Registrar
so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the
Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with
the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein
and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to
maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
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Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of the clauses of this Section 2.06(e)(2), the
Trustee shall cancel the prior Restricted Definitive Note and the Company shall execute, and
upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver an Unrestricted Definitive Note in the appropriate aggregate
principal amount to the Person designated by the Holder of such prior Restricted Definitive
Note in instructions delivered to the Registrar by such Holder.
(3)
Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes
. A Holder of
Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof
in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to register such
a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Note pursuant to the
instructions from the Holder thereof.
(f)
Legends.
The following legends will appear on the face of all Global Notes and Definitive
Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions
of this Indenture.
(1)
Private Placement Legend
. Each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes
issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in substantially
the following form:
THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (A) (1) TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN
ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE
REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (2) IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION COMPLYING WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF
REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (3) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144 THEREUNDER (IF AVAILABLE) OR (4) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (B) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
SECURITIES LAWS OF THE STATES OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
(2)
Global Note Legend
. Each Global Note will bear a legend in substantially the
following form:
THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR
ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO
ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (1) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS
MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06 OF THE INDENTURE, (2) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN
WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (3) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE
DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (4) THIS
GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE
COMPANY.
UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY
NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE
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DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR
ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR
DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK)
(DTC), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY
NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY
BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR
VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE &
CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
(3)
Regulation S Temporary Global Note Legend.
The Regulation S Temporary Global Note
will bear a legend in substantially the following form:
THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE, AND THE CONDITIONS AND
PROCEDURES GOVERNING ITS EXCHANGE FOR CERTIFICATED NOTES, ARE AS SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE (AS
DEFINED HEREIN). NEITHER THE HOLDER NOR THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY
GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENT OF INTEREST HEREON.
(g)
Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes.
At such time as all beneficial interests
in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note
has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note will be
returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof. At any
time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or
transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in
another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such
Global Note will be reduced accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the
Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the
beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery
thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note will be
increased accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the
Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.
(h)
General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.
(1) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company will execute and
the Trustee will authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon receipt of an
Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof or at the Registrars request.
(2) No service charge will be made to a Holder of a beneficial interest in a Global
Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but
the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar
governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or
similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.07,
2.10, 3.06, 3.09, 4.10, 4.15 and 9.04 hereof).
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(3) The Registrar will not be required to register the transfer of or exchange of any
Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note
being redeemed in part.
(4) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or
exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes, made in accordance with this Section 2.06,
will be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the
same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon
such registration of transfer or exchange.
(5) Neither the Registrar nor the Company will be required:
(A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a
period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of mailing of a
notice of redemption of Notes selected for redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and
ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing;
(B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note selected for redemption
in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in
part; or
(C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a Record Date and
the next succeeding Interest Payment Date.
(6) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the
Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is
registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of the
principal of and interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee,
any Agent or the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
(7) The Trustee will authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes in accordance with
the provisions of Section 2.02 hereof.
(8) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted
to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or
exchange may be submitted by facsimile or electronic image scan.
(9) The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to
compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under
applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any
transfers between or among Depositary participants or Beneficial Owners of interests in any
Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or
evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the
terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to
form with the express requirements hereof.
(10) Neither the Trustee nor any Agent shall have any responsibility for any actions
taken or not taken by the Depositary.
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Section 2.07
Replacement Notes.
If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Company and the Company receives
evidence to its reasonable satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Company
will issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, will authenticate a
replacement Note if the Companys reasonable requirements are met. An indemnity bond must be
supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Company to protect
the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may
suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company may charge for its expenses in replacing a Note.
Every replacement Note issued in accordance with this Section 2.07 is an additional obligation
of the Company and will be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and
proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.
Section 2.08
Outstanding Notes.
The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for
those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a
Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described
in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.09 hereof, a Note does
not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note.
If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding unless the
Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser
(as defined in Section 8-303 of the Uniform Commercial Code).
If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01 hereof, it ceases to
be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.
If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof)
holds, on a Redemption Date or maturity date, money sufficient to pay Notes (or portions thereof)
payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes (or portions thereof) will be deemed
to be no longer outstanding and will cease to accrue interest.
Section 2.09
Treasury Notes.
In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in
any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company or any Guarantor, or by any Person
directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with
the Company or any Guarantor, will be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the
purposes of determining whether the Trustee will be protected in relying on any such direction,
waiver or consent, only Notes that the Company has so notified in writing the Trustee are so owned
will be so disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith shall not be
disregarded if the pledgee is not the Company, a Guarantor or any obligor upon the Notes or any
Affiliate of the Company, a Guarantor or of such other obligor.
Section 2.10
Temporary Notes.
Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the
Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, will authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary
Notes will be substantially in the form of certificated Notes but may have variations that the
Company considers
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appropriate for temporary Notes and as may be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without
unreasonable delay, the Company will prepare and the Trustee will authenticate upon receipt of an
Authentication Order definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.
Holders, and beneficial holders, as the case may be, of temporary Notes will be entitled to
all of the benefits of this Indenture.
Section 2.11
Cancellation.
The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and
Paying Agent will forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of
transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee or, at the discretion of the Trustee, the Registrar or
the Paying Agent and no one else will cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer,
exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and will dispose of canceled Notes in accordance
with its customary procedures (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act).
The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered
to the Trustee for cancellation.
Section 2.12
Defaulted Interest.
If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall pay the defaulted
interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted
interest to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the
rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof. The Company shall notify the Trustee in
writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the
proposed payment. The Trustee shall fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and
payment date;
provided
that no such special record date shall be less than 10 days prior to the
related payment date for such defaulted interest. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of
such special record date. At least 15 days before the special record date, the Company (or, upon
the written request of the Company, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company)
shall mail or cause to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder a notice at his or
her address as it appears in the Note Register that states the special record date, the related
payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.12 and for greater certainty, each Note
delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of
any other Note shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were
carried by such other Note.
Section 2.13
Calculation of Principal Amount of Notes.
The aggregate principal amount of the Notes, at any date of determination, shall be the
principal amount of the Notes, including any increase in the principal amount thereof as a result
of a PIK Payment, at such date of determination. With respect to any matter requiring consent,
waiver, approval or other action of the Holders of a specified percentage of the principal amount
of all the Notes, such percentage shall be calculated, on the relevant date of determination, by
dividing (a) the principal amount, as of such date of determination, of Notes, the Holders of which
have so consented by (b) the aggregate principal amount, as of such date of determination, of the
Notes then outstanding, in each case, as determined in accordance with the preceding sentence,
Section 2.08 and Section 2.09 of this Indenture. Any such calculation made pursuant to this
Section 2.13 shall be made by the Company and delivered to the Trustee pursuant to an Officers
Certificate.
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Section 2.14
CUSIP Numbers.
The Company in issuing the Notes may use CUSIP numbers (if then generally in use), and, if
so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders;
provided
that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of
such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that
reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such
redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will
promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP numbers.
ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT
Section 3.01
Notices to Trustee.
If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of
Section 3.07 hereof, it must furnish to the Trustee, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days
before a Redemption Date, an Officers Certificate setting forth and certifying:
(1) the clause of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur;
(2) the Redemption Date;
(3) the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed; and
(4) the redemption price;
Section 3.02
Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased.
If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed or purchased in an offer to purchase at any
time, the Trustee will select Notes for redemption or purchase on a
pro rata
basis to the extent
practicable unless otherwise required by law or applicable stock exchange requirements. If
selection on a
pro rata
basis is not practicable for any reason, the Trustee shall select Notes by
lot or by such other method the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate.
In the event of partial redemption or purchase by lot, the particular Notes to be redeemed or
purchased will be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 30 nor more than 60
days prior to the redemption or purchase date by the Trustee from the outstanding Notes not
previously called for redemption or purchase.
The Trustee will promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes selected for redemption
or purchase and, in the case of any Note selected for partial redemption or purchase, the principal
amount thereof to be redeemed or purchased. Notes and portions of Notes selected will be in
amounts of $2,000 or whole multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, except in cases of PIK Interest;
except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed or purchased, the entire outstanding
amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not a multiple of $1,000, shall be redeemed or
purchased. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply
to Notes called for redemption or purchase also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption or
purchase.
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Section 3.03
Notice of Redemption.
Subject to the provisions of Section 3.09 hereof, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days
before a Redemption Date, the Company will mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail, a
notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address,
except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a Redemption Date if the
notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction and discharge of
this Indenture pursuant to Articles 8 or 13 hereof.
The notice will identify the Notes (including CUSIP number(s)) to be redeemed and will state:
(1) the Redemption Date;
(2) the appropriate method for calculation of the redemption price, but need not
include the redemption price itself; the actual redemption price shall be set forth
in an Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee no later than two (2) Business
Days prior to the Redemption Date unless the redemption is pursuant to Section
3.07(a) hereof, in which case such Officers Certificate should be delivered on the
Redemption Date;
(3) if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of
such Note to be redeemed and that, after the Redemption Date upon surrender of such
Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion will
be issued upon cancellation of the original Note;
(4) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(5) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to
collect the redemption price;
(6) that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment, interest on
Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the Redemption Date;
(7) the paragraph of the Notes and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which
the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed; and
(8) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP
number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes.
At the Companys request, the Trustee will give the notice of redemption in the Companys name
and at its expense;
provided, however
, that the Company has delivered to the Trustee, at least 35
days prior to the Redemption Date, an Officers Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such
notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the preceding
paragraph.
The Company may provide in the notice of redemption that payment of the redemption price and
performance of the Companys obligations with respect to such redemption or purchase may be
performed by another Person.
Section 3.04
Effect of Notice of Redemption.
Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof, Notes called for
redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the Redemption Date at the redemption price. A
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notice of redemption may not be conditional, except as provided in Section 3.07(d). The
notice, if mailed in a manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been given,
whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such notice by mail
or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Note designated for redemption in whole or in part
shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Note. Subject to
Section 3.05 hereof, on and after the Redemption Date, interest ceases to accrue on Notes or
portions of Notes called for redemption.
Section 3.05
Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price.
Prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Redemption Date or purchase date, the Company
will deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption or
purchase price of and accrued and unpaid interest on all Notes to be redeemed or purchased on that
date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent will promptly and in any event within two Business Days,
return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in
excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption or purchase price of, and accrued interest
on, all Notes to be redeemed or purchased.
If the Company complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after the
Redemption Date or purchase date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of
Notes called for redemption, whether such Notes are presented for payment. If a Note is redeemed
or purchased on or after a Record Date but on or prior to the related Interest Payment Date, then
any accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name
such Note was registered at the close of business on such Record Date. If any Note called for
redemption or purchase is not so paid upon surrender for redemption or purchase because of the
failure of the Company to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid
principal, from the Redemption Date or purchase date until such principal is paid, and to the
extent lawful on any interest accrued to the Redemption Date not paid on such unpaid principal, in
each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof.
Section 3.06
Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part.
Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed or purchased in part, the Company will issue and,
upon receipt of an Authentication Order, the Trustee will authenticate for the Holder at the
expense of the Company a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed or unpurchased
portion of the Note surrendered. It is understood that, notwithstanding anything in this Indenture
to the contrary, only an Authentication Order and not an Opinion of Counsel or Officers
Certificate of the Company is required for the Trustee to authenticate such new Note.
Section 3.07
Optional Redemption.
(a) At any time prior to the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, the Company may on any one
or more occasions redeem all or any part of the Notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days
prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the then outstanding principal amount plus the
Applicable Premium as of the date of redemption (the
Redemption Date
) and, without duplication,
accrued and unpaid interest to (but not including) the Redemption Date, subject to the rights of
Holders of Notes on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest
Payment Date.
(b) Except pursuant to clause (a) or (d) of this Section 3.07, the Notes will not be
redeemable at the Companys option prior to the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date.
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(c) On or after the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, the Company may on any one or more
occasions redeem all or any part of the Notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior
notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages the then outstanding principal amount of
Notes to be redeemed) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to (but not
including) the applicable Redemption Date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on
dates indicated below, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant Record Date to
receive interest on the relevant Interest Payment Date:
|
|
|
|
|
Year
|
|
Percentage
|
Fifth anniversary of the Closing Date
|
|
|
106.625
|
%
|
Sixth anniversary of the Closing Date
|
|
|
104.417
|
%
|
Seventh anniversary of the Closing Date
|
|
|
103.313
|
%
|
Eighth anniversary of the Closing Date and thereafter
|
|
|
100.000
|
%
|
Unless the Company defaults in the payment of the redemption price, interest will cease to accrue
on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption on the applicable Redemption Date.
(d) At any time on or after the Sell Down Date and prior to the fourth anniversary of the
Closing Date, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem up to 35% of the aggregate
principal amount of the Notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a
redemption price equal to 113.250% of the then outstanding principal amount thereof, plus accrued
and unpaid interest thereon to (but not including) the Redemption Date, with the net cash proceeds
of one or more Qualified Equity Offerings, subject to the rights of Holders on the relevant Record
Date to receive interest on the relevant Interest Payment Date;
provided
that:
(1) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes originally issued under
this Indenture, as such principal amount shall have been increased through the
capitalization of interest (excluding Notes held by the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries), remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption; and
(2) the redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of the closing of such Qualified
Equity Offering.
(e) Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of
Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof. Any optional redemption of Notes must relate to an aggregate
principal amount of Notes being redeemed of at least the lesser of (a) $5.0 million and (b) the
remaining outstanding principal amount of such Notes.
Section 3.08
Mandatory Redemption.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 3.08(b), the Company is not required to make mandatory
redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.
(b) Commencing with the first accrual period (as defined for purposes of the Code) ending
after the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date and continuing with each subsequent accrual period
thereafter, the Company shall pay in cash, on or before the end of such accrual period, an amount
equal to the sum of the accrued and unpaid PIK Interest and the accrued and unpaid original issue
discount (as defined for the purposes of the Code) (other than PIK Interest), with respect to the
Notes if, but only to the extent that, the aggregate amount of the sum of (i) the PIK Interest and
(ii) the original issue discount (other than PIK Interest), in each case that has accrued and not
been paid in cash from the Closing Date through the end of such accrual period on the Notes,
exceeds the product of the issue price (as defined
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for purposes of the Code) for the Notes and the yield to maturity (as defined for purposes
of the Code) on the Notes. Any such payment shall first be allocated to the accrued and unpaid PIK
Interest.
Section 3.09
Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds.
In the event that, pursuant to Section 4.10 hereof, the Company is required to commence an
Asset Sale Offer, it will follow the procedures specified below.
The Asset Sale Offer shall be made to all Holders. The Asset Sale Offer will remain open for
a period of at least 20 Business Days following its commencement and not more than 30 Business
Days, except to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the
Offer Period
).
No later than five Business Days after the termination of the Offer Period (the
Purchase Date
),
the Company will apply all Excess Proceeds (the
Offer Amount
) to the purchase of Notes (on a
pro
rata
basis, if applicable) or, if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes and other
Indebtedness tendered in response to the Asset Sale Offer. Payment for any Notes so purchased will
be made in the same manner as interest payments are made.
If the Purchase Date is on or after a Record Date and on or before the related Interest
Payment Date, any accrued and unpaid interest will be paid to the Person in whose name a Note is
registered at the close of business on such Record Date, and no additional interest will be payable
to Holders who tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer.
Upon the commencement of an Asset Sale Offer, the Company will send, by first class mail, a
notice to each of the Holders, with a copy to the Trustee. The notice will contain all
instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Asset
Sale Offer. The notice, which will govern the terms of the Asset Sale Offer, will state:
(1) that the Asset Sale Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 3.09 and Section
4.10 hereof and the length of time the Asset Sale Offer will remain open;
(2) the Offer Amount, the purchase price and the Purchase Date;
(3) that any Note not tendered or accepted for payment will continue to accrue
interest;
(4) that, unless the Company defaults in making such payment, any Note accepted for
payment pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer will cease to accrue interest after the Purchase
Date;
(5) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer may
elect to have Notes purchased in $2,000 in principal amount or integral multiples of $1,000
in excess thereof, or if PIK Interest is paid, a minimum of $1.00 and integral multiples of
$1.00 (in each case, in aggregate principal amount);
(6) that Holders electing to have Notes purchased pursuant to any Asset Sale Offer will
be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled Option of Holder to Elect
Purchase attached to the Notes completed, or transfer by book entry transfer, to the
Company, a Depositary, if appointed by the Company, or a Paying Agent at the address
specified in the notice at least three days before the Purchase Date;
(7) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Company, the
Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, receives, not later than the expiration
of the
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Offer Period, an electronic image scan or facsimile transmission or letter setting
forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note the Holder delivered for
purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note
purchased;
(8) that, if the aggregate principal amount of Notes exceeds the Offer Amount, the
Trustee will select the Notes to be purchased on a
pro rata
basis based on the principal
amount of Notes surrendered (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by Holdco so
that only Notes in denominations of $2,000 in principal amount, or integral multiples of
$1,000 in excess thereof, will be purchased, or if PIK Interest is paid, a minimum of $1.00
and integral multiples of $1.00);
(9) that Holders whose Notes were purchased only in part will be issued new Notes equal
in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered (or transferred by
book entry transfer); and
(10) any other procedures the Holders must follow in order to tender their Notes (or
portions thereof) for payment and the procedures that Holders must follow in order to
withdraw an election to tender Notes (or portions thereof) for payment.
On or before the Purchase Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful, accept for payment, on
a
pro rata
basis to the extent necessary, the Offer Amount of Notes or portions thereof tendered
pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer, or if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes
tendered, and will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted
together with an Officers Certificate stating that such Notes or portions thereof were accepted
for payment by the Company in accordance with the terms of this Section 3.09. The Company, the
Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, will promptly (but in any case not later than
five Business Days after the Purchase Date) mail or deliver to each tendering Holder an amount
equal to the purchase price of the Notes tendered by such Holder and accepted by the Company for
purchase, and the Company will promptly issue a new Note, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an
Authentication Order, will authenticate and mail or deliver (or cause to be transferred by book
entry) such new Note to such Holder (it being understood that, notwithstanding anything in this
Indenture to the contrary, no Opinion of Counsel or Officers Certificate of the Company is
required for the Trustee to authenticate and mail or deliver such new Note), in a principal amount
equal to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered. Any Note not so accepted shall be
promptly mailed or delivered by the Company to the Holder thereof. The Company will publicly
announce the results of the Asset Sale Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Purchase Date.
Other than as specifically provided in this Section 3.09, any purchase pursuant to this
Section 3.09 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof. To the
extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with Section 4.10, this
Section 3.09 or other provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall comply with applicable
securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under
Section 4.10, this Section 3.09 or such other provision by virtue of such compliance.
ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
Section 4.01
Payment of Notes.
The Company will pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on,
the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and
interest will be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or
a Subsidiary thereof,
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holds as of 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the due date money deposited by the Company in
immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if
any, and interest then due. PIK Interest shall be considered paid on the date due if the Trustee
is directed no later than three Business Days prior to such date to increase the principal amount
of the Notes in an amount equal to the amount of the applicable PIK Interest.
During any period in which a payment default hereunder or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, interest on all principal and overdue interest on the Notes will accrue at a rate that
is 2% higher than the interest rate on the Notes. During such period, the Company will also pay
any post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law. Such interest would be in
addition to any additional interest resulting from a payment default hereunder or other Event of
Default.
Section 4.02
Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Company will maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, an office or
agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an Affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or
co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where
notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be
served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change
in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company fails to maintain any such
required office or agency or fails to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such
presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office
of the Trustee.
The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where
the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time
rescind such designations;
provided, however
, that no such designation or rescission will in any
manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of
Manhattan, the City of New York for such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to
the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such
other office or agency.
Section 4.03
Reports.
(a) So long as any Notes are outstanding, Holdco will furnish to the Trustee and, if Holdco is
not subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13(a) and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, post on a
confidential website to which Permissible Parties will be given unconditional access:
(1) within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, an annual management report of
the Company containing audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP and in the form that would have been
required to be contained in an Annual Report on Form 10-K under the Exchange Act if the
Company had been a reporting company under the Exchange Act (including a Managements
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations);
(2) within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each
fiscal year, a quarterly management report of the Company containing unaudited consolidated
financial statements of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with
GAAP and in the form that would have been required to be contained in a Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act if the Company had been a reporting company under the
Exchange Act, (including a Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations); and
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(3) within 10 Business Days after the occurrence of each event that would have been
required to be reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K under the Exchange Act if the
Company had been a reporting company under the Exchange Act, current reports containing
substantially all the information that would have been required to be contained in a Current
Report on Form 8-K under the Exchange Act if the Company had been a reporting company under
the Exchange Act.
(b) To the extent not already required by this Section 4.03, the Company will furnish to any
Permissible Party, upon its request, information satisfying the requirements of Rule 144A.
(c) [Reserved]
(d) Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational
purposes only and the Trustees receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any
information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the
Companys compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to
rely exclusively on Officers Certificates).
(e) The information required to be delivered pursuant to clause (a) of this Section 4.03 will
be deemed to have been furnished to the Trustee if Holdco has filed such information with the SEC
via the EDGAR filing system and such reports are publicly available;
provided, however
that the
Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of any filing under clause (a)(3) of this Section 4.03,
and
provided further
, that unless requested in writing by a Holder, the Trustee shall have no
obligations (i) to confirm that filings under clause (a) of this Section 4.03 have been made or
(ii) to access any such filings.
Section 4.04
Compliance Certificate.
(a) With respect to the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008 and thereafter, the Company shall
deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days of each fiscal year, an Officers Certificate (the signer
for which shall be the principal executive officer, principal accounting officer or principal
financial officer of the Company) stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its
Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing
Officers with a view to determining whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled
its obligations under this Indenture (including under Section 4.27), and further stating, as to
each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge the Company
has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this Indenture
(without regard to notice requirements or grace periods) and is not in default in the performance
or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default or
Event of Default has occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default of which he or she
may have knowledge and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto).
(b) So long as any of the Notes are outstanding, the Company will deliver to the Trustee
promptly, and in no case more than four Business Days after, any Officer becoming aware of any
Default or Event of Default, an Officers Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default
and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
Section 4.05
Taxes.
The Company will pay, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay, prior to delinquency,
all material taxes, assessments, and governmental levies with respect to the Company and its
Subsidiaries except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings or where the
failure to effect
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such payment would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Holdco and
its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Section 4.06
Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.
The Company covenants (to the extent that they may lawfully do so) that it will not at any
time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any
stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may
affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it
may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants
that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power
herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as
though no such law has been enacted.
Section 4.07
Restricted Payments.
(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Company Subsidiary to, directly or
indirectly:
(1) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on account of the Companys
Equity Interests, including any dividend or distribution payable in connection with any
merger or consolidation, other than dividends or distributions payable in Equity Interests
of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock);
(2) purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity
Interests of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company, including in
connection with any merger or consolidation;
(3) make any principal or other payment on, or redeem, repurchase, defease or otherwise
acquire or retire for value any Subordinated Indebtedness in each case prior to any
scheduled repayment, sinking fund or maturity, other than Indebtedness permitted under
Section 4.09(b)(9) hereof; or
(4) make any Restricted Investment
(all such payments and other actions set forth in these clauses (1) through (4) above being
collectively referred to as
Restricted Payments
), unless, at the time of such Restricted Payment:
(i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur as a
consequence of such Restricted Payment;
(ii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction on a
pro forma
basis, the
Company could incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Leverage Ratio test or
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test, as applicable, set forth in Section 4.09(a) hereof; and
(iii) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other
Restricted Payments made by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries after the date hereof
(excluding Restricted Payments permitted by Sections 4.07(b)(2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and
(7)), is less than the sum of:
(A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as
one accounting period) from the first day of the first fiscal quarter following the
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Closing Date to the end of the Companys most recently ended fiscal quarter for
which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted
Payment or, in the case such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit,
minus
100% of such deficit;
plus
(B) 100% of the aggregate amount of cash contributed to the common equity
capital of the Company following the date hereof (other than by a Company
Subsidiary);
plus
(C) to the extent not already included in Consolidated Net Income, the lesser
of (x) the aggregate amount received in cash by the Company after the date hereof as
a result of the sale or other disposition (other than to the Company or a Company
Subsidiary) of, or by way of dividend, distribution or loan repayments on,
Restricted Investments made by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries after the
date hereof or (y) the initial amount of such Restricted Investments made in
compliance with the terms of this Indenture after the date hereof.
(b) The provisions of Section 4.07(a) hereof will not prohibit:
(1) the payment of any dividend or distribution or the consummation of any irrevocable
redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration of the dividend or distribution or
giving of the redemption notice, as applicable, if at the date of declaration or notice such
payment or redemption would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture;
(2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of,
the substantially concurrent contribution of common equity capital to the Company;
provided
that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such Restricted
Payment will be excluded from Section 4.07(a)(iii)(B) hereof;
(3) the defeasance, redemption, repurchase or other acquisition or retirement of
Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the
substantially concurrent sale of, new Indebtedness of the Company that is incurred in
compliance with Section 4.09 hereof so long as:
(A) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such new
Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount plus any accrued and unpaid
interest on the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, acquired
or retired for value, plus the amount of any premium required to be paid under the
terms of the instrument governing the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed,
repurchased, acquired or retired and any fees and expenses incurred in the issuance
of such new Indebtedness;
(B) such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Notes at least to the same extent
as such Subordinated Indebtedness so purchased, exchanged, redeemed, repurchased,
acquired or retired for value;
(C) such Indebtedness has a final scheduled maturity date equal to or later
than the final scheduled maturity date of the Subordinated Indebtedness being so
redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired; and
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(D) such Indebtedness has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or
greater than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Subordinated
Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired.
(4) a Restricted Payment to pay for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or
retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Company or any of its direct or indirect
parent held by any current or former employee, director, manager or consultant (or their
respective estates, heirs, beneficiaries, transferees, spouses or former spouses) of the
Company, any Company Subsidiary or any of their direct or indirect parents pursuant to any
management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan
or similar agreement;
provided,
that the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made
pursuant to this clause (4) in any four-fiscal quarter period shall not exceed $5.0 million
as of the last day of such four-fiscal quarter period;
(5) the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions to holders of any class
or series of Disqualified Stock of the Company or any Company Subsidiary issued in
accordance with Section 4.09 hereof;
(6) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or
warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options
or warrants;
(7) the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions by the Company to, or the
making of loans to, its direct or indirect parent in amounts required for either of their
respective direct or indirect parent to actually pay the following:
(A) franchise and excise taxes and other fees, taxes and expenses required to
maintain their corporate existence;
(B) foreign, federal, state and local income or franchise taxes, to the extent
such income or franchise taxes are attributable to the income of the Company and its
Subsidiaries;
(C) general corporate expenses related to third party audit, insurance, legal
and similar administrative expenses of any direct or indirect parent of the Company,
including customary expenses for a public company;
(D) customary salary, bonus, contributions to pension and 401(k) plans,
deferred compensation and other benefits payable to directors, officers and
employees of any direct or indirect parent of the Company to the extent such amounts
are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Company and its Subsidiaries
(other than pursuant to clause (4) of this Section 4.07(b));
(E) indemnification obligations of any direct or indirect parent of the Company
owing to directors, officers, employees or other Persons (including, without
limitation, the Sponsors) under its charter or by-laws or pursuant to written
agreements with such Person, or obligations in respect of director and officer
insurance (including any premiums therefor);
provided, however,
that any indemnities
owing to the Sponsors pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement shall only be
permitted under this clause (E) to the extent such indemnities are as a result of
third party claims relating to the Transactions; and
provided
,
further
, that no
Restricted Payment may be made pursuant to
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this clause (E) to the extent such Restricted Payments are covered by Section
4.07(b)(8)(B);
(F) fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions;
(G) amounts required to be paid by Holdco in connection with clause (4) of the
definition of Permitted Holdco Indebtedness;
(H) cash payments in lieu of issuing fractional shares in connection with the
exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable
for Equity Interests of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company;
and
(I) payments and/or netting of shares under stock option plans to settle option
price payments owed by employees and officers of Holdco with respect thereto, and
payments to settle such employees and officers federal, state and income tax
liabilities (if any) related to restricted stock units and similar stock based
awards thereunder;
(8) a Restricted Payment with respect to the payment of (A) litigation expenses or any
judgment or any settlement of any litigation of any direct or indirect parent of the Company
or (B) indemnification obligations of any direct or indirect parent of the Company owing to
directors, officers or employees under its charter or by-laws, in respect of a settlement to
the extent such payments represent indirect payment obligations of the parent;
provided
,
however
, that after giving effect to each Restricted Payment under this clause (8) (x) the
Company would be in compliance with Sections 4.18 and 4.27 and (y) the excess of Cash and
Cash Equivalents (that are not included in the Restricted Investment Portfolio) of the
Company and its Subsidiaries plus the Restricted Investment Portfolio (using the valuation
methodology set forth in the definition of Minimum Liquidity Ratio) over Payment Service
Obligations would be an amount of no less than $75.0 million;
(9) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $25.0 million; or
(10) the declaration of (so long as the payment with respect of such declaration is
made within 30 days of such declaration) or the payment of any dividend or distribution with
the cash proceeds of the sale or other disposition by the Specified SRI Subsidiary of, or
any payment of principal of, Specified SRIs (
Specified SRI Sales
) in excess of $34.0
million (the
Excess SRI Proceeds
);
provided
,
however
, that the payment of such dividend or
distribution shall be paid concurrently with the distribution of such Excess SRI Proceeds by
the Specified SRI Subsidiary and shall be subject to the following conditions: (i)(A) the
first $50.0 million of Excess SRI Proceeds shall have previously been used to permanently
prepay term loans outstanding under the Credit Facilities, (B) the next $62.5 million of
Excess SRI Proceeds may be used to fund dividends or distributions in accordance with this
clause (10), (C) any Excess SRI Proceeds that exceed the amount paid under the foregoing
subclauses (A) and (B) may be used (x) 50% to permanently prepay term loans
outstanding under the Credit Facilities and (y) 50% to fund dividends and distributions
under this clause (10), (D) the Company is in compliance with Section 4.28, and (E) such dividend or distribution shall have
been received by the Company directly from the Specified SRI
Subsidiary; (ii) after giving effect to each
Restricted Payment under this clause (10), the Company would be in compliance with Sections
4.18 and 4.27 and (iii) after giving effect to each Restricted Payment under this clause
(10), the excess of Cash and Cash Equivalents (that are not included in the Restricted
Investment Portfolio) of the Company and its Subsidiaries plus the Restricted
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Investment Portfolio (using the valuation methodology set forth in the definition of
Minimum Liquidity Ratio) over Payment Service Obligations shall not be less than $75.0
million;
provided, however
, that at the time of, and after giving effect to, any Restricted Payment
permitted under clause (b) (other than clauses (b)(7)(A), (b)(7)(B), (b)(7)(C), (b)(7)(D),
(b)(7)(E) or (b)(7)(I)), no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur
as a consequence thereof.
Section 4.08
Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Company Subsidiaries.
(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Company Subsidiary to, directly or
indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual
encumbrance or consensual restriction on the ability of any such Company Subsidiary to:
(1) (A) pay dividends or make any other distributions to the Company or any Company
Subsidiary on its Capital Stock or with respect to any other interest or participation in,
or measured by, its profits, or (B) pay any Indebtedness owed to the Company or any Company
Subsidiary;
(2) make loans or advances to the Company or any Company Subsidiary; or
(3) sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to the Company or any
Company Subsidiary.
(b) The restrictions in Section 4.08(a) hereof will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions
existing under or by reason of:
(1) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the date hereof including,
without limitation, pursuant to the Credit Agreement (as in effect on the date hereof) and
their related documentation and Hedging Obligations;
(2) this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees;
(3) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business
and Capitalized Lease Obligations that impose restrictions of the nature discussed in
clause (3) above on the property so acquired;
(4) applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order or similar restriction;
(5) any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by the Company or any
Company Subsidiary in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in
contemplation thereof), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or
the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of
the Person, so acquired;
(6) contracts for the sale of assets, including, without limitation, customary
restrictions with respect to a Company Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement that has been
entered into relating to the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the Capital
Stock or assets of that Company Subsidiary;
(7) secured debt otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to Sections 4.09 and 4.12
hereof that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such
Indebtedness;
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(8) restrictions on cash or other deposits or portfolio securities or net worth imposed
by customers under contracts or Governmental Authorities entered into in the ordinary course
of business;
(9) customary provisions in joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, sale-lease
back agreements and other similar agreements;
(10) customary provisions contained in leases and other agreements entered into in the
ordinary course of business;
(11) any agreement for the sale or other disposition of a Company Subsidiary that
restricts dividends, distributions, loans or advances by that Company Subsidiary and its
Subsidiaries or sales of their respective assets pending the sale or other disposition;
(12) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in Section 4.08(a)(1)
through (a)(3) hereof imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals,
increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts,
instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (b)(1) through (b)(11) above;
provided
,
that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements,
refundings, replacements or refinancings are not materially more restrictive, taken as a
whole, with respect to such encumbrance and other restrictions than those prior to such
amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement
or refinancing; and
(13) Liens permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.12 hereof; and
(14) restrictions and conditions imposed by the terms of the documentation governing
any Indebtedness or preferred stock of a Non-Guarantor, which
Indebtedness or preferred stock is permitted by Section 4.09.
Section 4.09
Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock.
(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Company Subsidiary to, directly or
indirectly, including in connection with any consolidation or merger, create, incur, issue, assume,
guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise
(collectively,
incur
), with respect to any Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) and the Company
will not issue any shares of Disqualified Stock and will not permit any Company Subsidiary to issue
any shares of Disqualified Stock or preferred stock;
provided, however
, that after the first
anniversary of the Closing Date, the Company may incur Indebtedness or issue Disqualified Stock and
any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Non-Guarantor (in respect of all Non-Guarantors in an aggregate
amount of Indebtedness and preferred stock outstanding not to exceed at any time $10.0 million) may
incur Indebtedness or issue shares of preferred stock, (x) prior to the Sell Down Date, if at any
time the Leverage Ratio for the Companys most recently ended four fiscal quarters for which
internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such additional
Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock is issued would have been
less than 3.50 to 1.00, and (y) on or after the Sell Down Date, if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
for the Companys most recently ended four fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements
are available immediately preceding the date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred or
such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock is issued would have been at least 2.00 to 1.00, in each
case determined on a
pro forma
basis (including a
pro forma
application of the net proceeds
therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred or the Disqualified Stock or
preferred stock had been issued, as the case may be, and the application of proceeds therefrom had
occurred, at the beginning of such four-quarter period.
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(b) The provisions of Section 4.09(a) hereof will not apply to any of the following items
(collectively,
Permitted Indebtedness
):
(1) the incurrence by the Company of Indebtedness under Credit Facilities, the
guarantee by the Guarantors of the Companys obligations thereunder and the issuance and
creation of letters of credit and bankers acceptances thereunder (with letters of credit
and bankers acceptances being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the face amount
thereof), up to an aggregate principal amount of $600.0 million
less
the aggregate amount of
all Net Proceeds of Asset Sales or Specified SRI Sales applied by the Company since the date
hereof to repay any such Indebtedness under Credit Facilities, and in the case of revolving
facilities, that effect a corresponding reduction in commitments thereunder;
(2) the incurrence by the Company and any Guarantor of Indebtedness represented by the
Notes and the related Note Guarantees issued on the date hereof;
(3) Existing Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness under Credit Facilities);
(4) Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations), Disqualified Stock and
preferred stock incurred by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor the proceeds of which
are applied to finance the development, construction, purchase, lease, repairs, additions or
improvement of property (real or personal), equipment or other fixed or capital assets that
are used or useful in a Similar Business, whether through the direct purchase of assets or
the Capital Stock of any Person owning such assets, in an aggregate principal amount which,
when aggregated with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and
preferred stock then outstanding and incurred pursuant to this clause (4) and including all
Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance or replace any other Indebtedness, Disqualified
Stock and preferred stock incurred pursuant to this clause (4), does not exceed
$10.0 million;
(5) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock of (x) the Company or a
Guarantor incurred to finance an acquisition or (y) Persons that are acquired by the Company
or a Guarantor or merged into the Company or a Guarantor in accordance with the terms of
this Indenture;
provided
,
however
, that after giving effect to such acquisition or merger,
either:
(A) the Company would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional
Indebtedness pursuant Disqualified Stock or preferred stock to the Leverage Ratio
test or Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test, as applicable, set forth in Section
4.09(a), or
(B) the Leverage Ratio or the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio set forth in Section
4.09(a), as applicable, is no more than (or no less than, as applicable) such ratio
immediately prior to such acquisition or merger;
provided
, that until the Sell Down
Date, the aggregate amount of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock
outstanding at any one time pursuant to this clause (5)(B) shall not exceed $75.0
million;
(6) Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any Company Subsidiary constituting
reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice, including without limitation letters of credit in
respect of workers compensation claims, or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement
type obligations regarding workers compensation claims;
provided
,
however
, that upon the
drawing of such letters of credit or the incurrence of such Indebtedness, such obligations
are reimbursed within 30 days following such drawing or incurrence;
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(7) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Company or a Company Subsidiary
providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, in each
case, incurred or assumed in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or a
Company Subsidiary, other than guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by any Person acquiring
all or any portion of such business, assets or a Company Subsidiary for the purpose of
financing such acquisition;
provided
,
however
, that:
(A) such Indebtedness is not reflected on the balance sheet of the Company or
any Company Subsidiary (contingent obligations referred to in a footnote to
financial statements and not otherwise reflected on the balance sheet will be deemed
to be reflected on such balance sheet for purposes of this clause (7)(A)); and
(B) the maximum assumable liability in respect of all such Indebtedness shall
at no time exceed the gross proceeds including non-cash proceeds (the fair market
value of such non-cash proceeds being measured at the time received and without
giving effect to any subsequent changes in value) actually received by the Company
or any Company Subsidiary in connection with such disposition;
(8) (A) Indebtedness or preferred stock of the Company to a Guarantor or (B)
Indebtedness of a Subsidiary Guarantor to the Company or another Subsidiary Guarantor;
provided
that any such Indebtedness is made pursuant to an intercompany note;
provided
,
further
, that any subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness (except to the Company or
another Subsidiary Guarantor) shall be deemed, in each case, to be an incurrence of such
Indebtedness that was not permitted by this clause (8);
(9) (A) Indebtedness or preferred stock in an aggregate amount outstanding at any time
not to exceed $75.0 million of the Company or of a Subsidiary Guarantor owing to a
Non-Guarantor (other than an SPE) that is subordinated in right of payment to the Note
Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor on terms satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers and
(B) Indebtedness or preferred stock in an aggregate amount outstanding at any time not to
exceed $75.0 million of a Non-Guarantor (other than an SPE) owing to the Company or to a
Subsidiary Guarantor;
provided,
that any subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness or
preferred stock (except to the Company or another Company Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in
each case, to be an incurrence of such Indebtedness that was not permitted by this clause
(9);
(10) shares of preferred stock of a Company Subsidiary issued to the Company or a
Subsidiary Guarantor;
provided
that any subsequent transfer of any such shares of preferred
stock (except to the Company or another Company Subsidiary) shall be deemed in each case to
be an issuance of such shares of preferred stock that was not permitted by this clause (10);
(11) Indebtedness incurred by the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of
interest rate and/or currency Hedging Obligations of the Company and any Guarantor not
entered into for speculative purposes or having the effect of a borrowing;
(12) the guarantee by the Company or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors of Indebtedness
of the Company or a Company Subsidiary that was permitted to be incurred by another
provision of this covenant;
provided
that if the Indebtedness being guaranteed is
subordinated to the Notes, then the guarantee shall be subordinated to the same extent as
the Indebtedness guaranteed;
(13) the incurrence by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of Indebtedness,
Disqualified Stock or preferred stock that serves to extend, refund, refinance, renew,
replace or
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defease any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock incurred as permitted
under Section 4.09(a) hereof and clause (b)(3) above, this clause (13) or any Indebtedness,
Disqualified Stock or preferred stock issued to so refund or refinance such Indebtedness,
Disqualified Stock or preferred stock, including additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock
or preferred stock incurred to pay premiums, fees and expenses in connection therewith (the
Refinancing Indebtedness
) prior to its respective maturity;
provided
,
however
, that such
Refinancing Indebtedness:
(A) other than in respect of Credit Facilities, has a Weighted Average Life to
Maturity at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is incurred which is not less
than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness,
Disqualified Stock or preferred stock being refunded or refinanced;
(B) to the extent such Refinancing Indebtedness refinances (i) Indebtedness
subordinated or
pari passu
to the Notes or any Note Guarantee, such Refinancing
Indebtedness is subordinated or
pari passu
to the Notes or such Note Guarantee at
least to the same extent as the Indebtedness being refinanced or refunded or (ii)
Disqualified Stock or preferred stock, such Refinancing Indebtedness must be
Disqualified Stock or preferred stock, respectively; and
(C) shall not include:
(i) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock of a Company
Subsidiary that refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred
stock of the Company; or
(ii) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock of a Company
Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor that refinances Indebtedness,
Disqualified Stock or preferred stock of a Guarantor;
(14) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of
a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course
of business;
provided
such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of its
incurrence;
(15) the incurrence by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of Indebtedness in respect
of workers compensation claims, payment obligations in connection with health or other
types of social security benefits, unemployment or other insurance or self-insurance
obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(16) Indebtedness that may be deemed to exist pursuant to any guarantees, performance,
surety, statutory, appeal, bid, payment (other than payment of Indebtedness), reclamation,
statutory obligations, bankers acceptances or similar obligations (including any bonds or
letters of credit issued with respect thereto and all guarantee, reimbursement and indemnity
agreements entered into in connection therewith) incurred in the ordinary course of
business;
(17) Obligations incurred in connection with any management or director deferred
compensation plan;
(18) Indebtedness in respect of (A) employee credit card programs and (B) netting
services, cash pooling arrangements or similar arrangements in connection with cash
management and deposit accounts;
provided
that, with respect to any such arrangements, the
total amount of
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all deposits subject to such arrangement at all times equals or exceeds the total
amount of overdrafts subject to such arrangement;
(19) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and preferred stock of the Company or any
Subsidiary Guarantor not otherwise permitted hereunder in an aggregate principal amount or
liquidation preference, which when aggregated with the principal amount and liquidation
preference of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and preferred stock then
outstanding and incurred pursuant to this clause (19), does not at any one time outstanding
exceed $100.0 million;
(20)
overnight Repurchase Agreements incurred in the ordinary course of business; and
(21) Repurchase Agreements with maturities of less than 30 days (and excluding
Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(20)) which at any one time outstanding do
not exceed $100.0 million.
(c) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Company nor any Company
Subsidiary shall incur or have outstanding any Indebtedness to the SPEs.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.09:
(a) in the event that an item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock (or any
portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Indebtedness,
Disqualified Stock or preferred stock described in clauses (1) through (21) of Section 4.09(b) or
is entitled to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(a) hereof, the Company, in its sole discretion,
may classify or reclassify such item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock (or any
portion thereof) and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness,
Disqualified Stock or preferred stock in one of the above clauses;
provided
that all Indebtedness
outstanding under Credit Facilities on the Closing Date will be treated as incurred on the Closing
Date under clause (1) of Section 4.09(b) hereof; and
(b) at the time of incurrence or reclassification, the Company will be entitled to divide and
classify an item of Indebtedness in more than one of the types of Indebtedness described in Section
4.09(a) or (b) hereof.
Accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value and the payment of interest or dividends
in the form of additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock, as applicable, will
not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock for
purposes of this Section 4.09.
For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on the
incurrence of Indebtedness, the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated
in a foreign currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on
the date such Indebtedness was incurred, in the case of term debt, or first committed, in the case
of revolving credit debt;
provided
that if such Indebtedness is incurred to refinance other
Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable
U.S. dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange
rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such U.S. dollar-denominated restriction shall be
deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such Refinancing Indebtedness
does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced.
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The principal amount of any Indebtedness incurred to refinance other Indebtedness, if incurred
in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced, shall be calculated based on the
currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such respective Indebtedness is
denominated that is in effect on the date of such refinancing.
The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date will be:
(a) the accreted value of the Indebtedness, in the case of any Indebtedness issued with
original issue discount;
(b) the principal amount of the Indebtedness, in the case of any other Indebtedness; and
(c) in respect of Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on the assets of the
specified Person that is otherwise non-recourse to the specified Person, the lesser of:
(1) the fair market value of such assets at the date of determination; and
(2) the amount of the Indebtedness of the other Person.
Section 4.10
Asset Sales.
(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Company Subsidiary to, consummate an Asset
Sale, unless:
(1) the Company or such Company Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration
at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market value of the assets sold or
otherwise disposed of; and
(2) at least 75% of the consideration received in the Asset Sale by the Company or such
Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in the form of Cash and Cash Equivalents (in respect of
the Company and the Guarantors, other than as provided in clause 2(b) of the definition of
Cash and Cash Equivalents) or Designated Non-cash Consideration;
provided
that the amount
of:
(A) any liabilities (as shown on the Companys or such Subsidiarys most recent
balance sheet or in the notes thereto) of the Company or any Company Subsidiary,
other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes, that are
assumed by the transferee of any such assets (or a third party on behalf of the
transferee) and for which the Company or such Subsidiary has been validly released
by all creditors in writing;
(B) any securities, notes or other obligations or assets received by the
Company or such Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Company or
such Subsidiary into cash (to the extent of the cash received) within 90 days
following the closing of such Asset Sale; and
(C) any assets of the kind referred to in Section 4.10(b)(2) or (b)(4) below,
shall be deemed to be cash for purposes of this Section 4.10 and for no other purpose.
(b) Within 365 days after any of the Companys or any Company Subsidiarys receipt of the Net
Proceeds of any Asset Sale, the Company or such Subsidiary may, at its option, reinvest, enter into
a
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binding commitment to reinvest within 180 days from the date of the expiration of the 365-day
period (an
Acceptable Commitment
), or may apply the Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale:
(1) to repay Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than
Obligations owed to the Company or a Company Subsidiary and, in the case of Indebtedness
under revolving credit facilities or other similar Indebtedness, to correspondingly
permanently reduce commitments with respect thereto;
(2) to acquire all or substantially all the assets of, or any Capital Stock of, another
Similar Business, if, after giving effect to any such acquisition of Capital Stock, the
Similar Business is or becomes a Company Subsidiary;
(3) to make a capital expenditure; or
(4) to acquire other assets that are not classified as current assets under GAAP and
that are used or useful in a Similar Business.
(c) Any Acceptable Commitment that is later canceled or terminated for any reason before such
Net Proceeds are so applied shall be treated as a permitted application of the Net Proceeds if the
Company or such Company Subsidiary enters into another Acceptable Commitment prior to the later of
(1) six months after the date of such cancellation or termination or (2) the end of the initial
365-day period.
(d) Any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale that are not invested or applied as provided and
within the time period set forth in paragraph (b) above will be deemed to constitute
Excess
Proceeds.
When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $25.0 million, the Company shall
make an offer to all Holders of the Notes and all holders of any other Indebtedness that is
pari
passu
with the Notes (containing provisions similar to those set forth in this Indenture with
respect to offers to purchase or required prepayments or redemptions of such Indebtedness with the
proceeds of sales of assets) to purchase the maximum principal amount of Notes and such other
pari
passu
Indebtedness that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds (an
Asset Sale Offer
), to
purchase the maximum principal amount of Notes that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds at
an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and
unpaid interest to (but not including) the date fixed for the closing of such offer, in accordance
with the procedures set forth in Section 3.09 of this Indenture. The Company will commence an Asset
Sale Offer with respect to Excess Proceeds within 15 Business Days after the date that Excess
Proceeds exceed $25.0 million by mailing the notice required pursuant to the terms of Section 3.09
of this Indenture, with a copy to the Trustee. To the extent that the aggregate amount of Notes and
other
pari passu
Indebtedness tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer is less than the Excess
Proceeds, the Company may use any remaining Excess Proceeds for general corporate purposes, subject
to other covenants contained in this Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes and
other
pari passu
Indebtedness surrendered by such holders thereof exceeds the amount of Excess
Proceeds, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis (with such
adjustments as needed so that no Notes of an unauthorized denomination will be purchased in part)
based on the accreted value or principal amount of the Notes and other
pari passu
Indebtedness
tendered. Upon completion of any such Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be
reset at zero.
(e) Pending the final application of any Net Proceeds pursuant to this Section 4.10, the
Company or the applicable Company Subsidiary may apply such Net Proceeds temporarily to reduce
Indebtedness outstanding under a revolving credit facility or otherwise invest such Net Proceeds in
any manner not prohibited by this Indenture.
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(f) The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any
other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws or regulations are
applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer. To the
extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of
this Indenture, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and
shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations described in this Indenture by virtue thereof.
Section 4.11
Transactions with Affiliates.
(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Company Subsidiary to, make any payment to,
or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase
any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement,
understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Company
(each of the foregoing, an
Affiliate Transaction
), unless:
(1) such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are not materially less favorable to
the Company or the relevant Company Subsidiary than those that could have been obtained in a
comparable transaction by the Company or such Company Subsidiary with an unrelated Person on
an arms-length basis; and
(2) the Company delivers to the Trustee (A) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction
or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate payments or consideration in
excess of $5.0 million, a resolution adopted by the disinterested members of the Board of
Directors approving such Affiliate Transaction and set forth in an Officers Certificate
certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with clause (1) above.
(b) The following items will not be deemed to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, will
not be subject to the provisions of Section 4.11(a) above:
(1) transactions between or among Holdco, the Company and/or any Company Subsidiary;
(2) payments, grants or transfers permitted by Section 4.13 hereof;
(3) reasonable and customary indemnities provided on behalf of officers, directors,
managers, employees or consultants of the Company, any of its direct or indirect parent
companies or any Company Subsidiary;
(4) the Transactions and the payment of all fees and expenses related to the
Transactions;
(5) any transaction or series of transactions involving consideration of less than $1.0
million;
(6) the payment to an Affiliate by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of reasonable
charges for travel in the ordinary course of business by any officer, director, manager,
employee, agent, consultant, Affiliate or advisor of the Company or any Company Subsidiary;
(7) the declaration and payment of any Restricted Payments by the Company to its direct
or indirect parent companies in accordance with Section 4.07 hereof (other than pursuant to
Section 4.07(b)(9)); and
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(8) as otherwise permitted herein, payments or loans (or cancellation of loans) to
employees of the Company, any of its direct or indirect parent or any of its Subsidiaries
and employment agreements, severance arrangements, stock option plans and other similar
arrangements with such employees which, in each case, are approved by the disinterested
members of the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith that are not otherwise
prohibited by this Indenture.
Section 4.12
Liens.
The Company will not, and will not permit any Company Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly,
create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien, except Permitted Liens.
Section 4.13
Management Fees and Reimbursement of Expenses of Sponsors.
The Company will not pay any management fees to the Lead Sponsor or its Affiliates. The
Company may reimburse the Sponsors or their Affiliates for expenses in accordance with the
provisions of the Equity Purchase Agreement, as in effect on the date hereof.
Section 4.14
Corporate Existence.
Subject to Article 5 hereof, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to
preserve and keep in full force and effect:
(1) either its corporate existence or a limited liability company existence, and, with
respect to each of the Company Subsidiaries, any corporate, limited liability company,
partnership or other existence, in accordance with the respective organizational documents
(as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Company or any such Subsidiary (for
the avoidance of doubt, this Section 4.14 shall not prevent the Company and its Subsidiaries
from converting their corporate existence into limited liability companies); and
(2) the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries;
provided, however,
that the Company shall not be required to preserve
any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of
any of their Subsidiaries, if the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine that the
preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company
and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any
material respect to the Holders of the Notes.
If the Company amends its organizational documents to effectuate a name change, the Company
shall provide written notice to the Trustee within 30 days of such name change.
Section 4.15
Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control.
(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company will make an offer (a
Change of
Control Offer
) to each Holder to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 in principal amount
or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof; or if PIK Interest is paid, a minimum of $1.00
and integral multiples of $1.00) of that Holders Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101%
of the aggregate principal amount of Notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on
the Notes repurchased to the date of purchase, subject to the rights of Holders on the relevant
Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date (the
Change of Control
Payment
). Within
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30 days following any Change of Control, the Company will mail a notice to each Holder
describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control and stating:
(1) that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.15 and
that all Notes properly tendered will be accepted for payment;
(2) the purchase price and the purchase date, which shall be no earlier than 30 days
and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed (the
Change of Control
Payment Date
);
(3) that any Note not properly tendered will continue to accrue interest;
(4) that, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment,
all Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will cease to accrue
interest on the Change of Control Payment Date;
(5) that Holders electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to a Change of Control
Offer will be required to surrender the Notes, with the form entitled Option of Holder to
Elect Purchase attached to the Notes completed, or transfer by book entry transfer, to the
Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the
third Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date;
(6) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying Agent
receives, not later than the close of business on the fifth Business Day preceding the
Change of Control Payment Date, facsimile transmission, electronic image scan or letter
setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of Notes delivered for purchase,
and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have the Notes purchased;
(7) that Holders whose Notes are being purchased only in part will be issued new Notes
equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, which
unpurchased portion must be equal to $2,000 in principal amount or an integral multiple of
$1,000 in excess thereof;
provided, however,
that if PIK Interest is paid, the principal
amount of such unpurchased portion may equal a minimum of $1.00 or an integral multiple of
$1.00; and
(8) the other instructions, as determined by the Company, consistent with this Section
4.15, that a Holder must follow.
The notice, if mailed in a manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been
given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. If (a) the notice is mailed in a manner
herein provided and (b) any Holder fails to receive such notice or a Holder receives such notice
but it is defective, such Holders failure to receive such notice or such defect shall not affect
the validity of the proceedings for the purchase of the Notes as to all other Holders that properly
received such notice without defect. The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1
under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those
laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes as a result of a
Change in Control. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations
conflict with the provisions of Sections 3.09 or 4.15 hereof, the Company will comply with the
applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations
under Section 3.09 hereof or this Section 4.15 by virtue of such compliance.
(b) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful:
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(1) accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the
Change of Control Offer;
(2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in
respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered; and
(3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted
together with an Officers Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or
portions of Notes being purchased by the Company.
The Paying Agent will promptly mail (but in any case within five days after the Change of
Control Payment Date) to each Holder of Notes properly tendered the Change of Control Payment for
such Notes, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book
entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes
surrendered, if any. The Company will notify the Holders of the Notes of the results of the Change
of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.15, the Company will not be
required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if (1) a third party makes the
Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the
requirements set forth in this Section 4.15 and Section 3.09 hereof and purchases all Notes
properly tendered and not withdrawn under the Change of Control Offer, or (2) notice of redemption
has been given pursuant to Section 3.07 hereof, unless and until there is a default in payment of
the applicable redemption price.
Section 4.16
[Reserved]
Section 4.17
Payments for Consent.
The Company will not, and will not permit any Company Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly,
pay or cause to be paid any consideration, whether by way of interest, fee or otherwise, to any
Holder of Notes in consideration for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any
of the terms or provisions of this Indenture or the Notes unless such consideration is concurrently
offered to be paid or is concurrently paid to all Holders of the Notes that consent, waive or agree
to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver
or agreement.
Section 4.18
Investments in Respect of Payment Services Obligations.
The Company shall at all times ensure that the Restricted Investment Portfolio shall consist
solely of (i) Highly Rated Investments, (ii) Accounts Receivable, (iii) Scheduled Restricted
Investments and (iv) interest rate Hedging Obligations that relate to Highly Rated Investments and
Payment Service Obligations, in each case not subject to any Liens other than Liens set forth in
clauses (v), (x), (y), (aa), (cc), (dd) and (ee) of the definition of Permitted Liens.
Section 4.19
Lead Sponsor Equity Anti-Layering.
(a) All present or future Indebtedness of the Company or Guarantors issued to or acquired by
the Lead Sponsor or its Affiliates shall not be subject to amortization or repayment prior to 6
months after the maturity of the Notes and be subordinated to the Notes pursuant to a subordination
agreement reasonably acceptable to the Initial Purchasers (which shall prohibit any enforcement
action on such Indebtedness so long as the Notes are outstanding) and (b) no present or future
Indebtedness of any Non-Guarantor may
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be issued to or acquired by the Lead Sponsor or any of its Affiliates; provided, that this
Section 4.19 shall not apply from and after the Sell Down Date.
Section 4.20
Business Activities.
The Company will not, and will not permit any Company Subsidiary to, engage in any business
other than Similar Businesses, except to such extent as would not be material to the Company and
the Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Section 4.21
Maintenance of Properties.
The Company will, and will cause each of the Company Subsidiaries to, maintain or cause to be
maintained in good repair, working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, all
tangible properties necessary in the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries
and from time to time will make or cause to be made all appropriate repairs, renewals and
replacements thereof.
Section 4.22
Insurance.
The Company will maintain or cause to be maintained, with financially sound and reputable
insurers, such public liability insurance, third party property damage insurance, business
interruption insurance and casualty insurance with respect to liabilities, losses or damage in
respect of the material assets, properties and businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries as
may customarily be carried or maintained under similar circumstances by Persons of established
reputation engaged in similar businesses of similar sizes, in each case in such amounts (giving
effect to self-insurance), with such deductibles, covering such risks and otherwise on such terms
and conditions as shall be customary for such Persons.
Section 4.23
Books and Records; Inspections.
The Company will, and will cause each of Subsidiaries to, keep adequate books of record and
accounts to allow preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP. The Company will
promptly notify the Trustee in writing of the occurrence of any exercise of any of the inspection
rights set forth in Section 4.3 of the Intercreditor Agreement.
Section 4.24
Compliance with Laws.
The Company will comply, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, with the
requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority
(including all environmental laws), noncompliance with which would reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.25
Additional Note Guarantees.
On or after the date of this Indenture, any newly acquired or created Domestic Subsidiary
(other than any Immaterial Subsidiary or SPE) will become a Guarantor and guarantee the Companys
Obligations in respect of the Notes and execute a supplemental indenture in the form of Exhibit E
hereto and deliver an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Trustee within 15 Business Days of the
date on which it was acquired or created or incurred.
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Section 4.26
Holding Company Covenant
.
Holdco and each Holdco Subsidiary (other than the Company and any of its Subsidiaries) shall
not engage in any activity or suffer to have any condition outstanding that would violate the
Passive Holding Company Condition.
Section 4.27
Maintenance of Minimum Liquidity Ratio.
The Company and its Subsidiaries shall maintain at all times on a consolidated basis a Minimum
Liquidity Ratio of 1.00 to 1.00.
Section 4.28
Specified SRI Subsidiary.
The Company shall (i) within 30 days of the Closing Date, cause to be formed and duly
incorporated a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company (the
Specified SRI Subsidiary
), for the
limited organizational purpose of holding and disposing of the Specified SRIs and distributing the
proceeds thereof in accordance with this Indenture, and not engaging in any other activity, (ii)
within 30 days of the Closing Date, transfer to the Specified SRI Subsidiary all of the Specified
SRIs, (iii) not permit the Specified SRI Subsidiary to engage in any other activities or own or
acquire any other assets or investments other than Specified SRIs and cash received from the sale
thereof and (iv) not sell or transfer any Specified SRIs except to third parties for cash
consideration.
ARTICLE 5
SUCCESSORS
Section 5.01
Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets.
The Company may not consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the
surviving entity), or sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially
all the properties or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in one or more
related transactions, to another Person, unless:
(1) either:
(A) the Company is the surviving company; or
(B) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if
other than the Company) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or
other disposition has been made is an entity organized or existing under the laws of
the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory
thereof (such Person, as the case may be, being herein called the
Successor
Company
);
provided
that in the case where the Successor Company is not a
corporation, a co-obligor of the Notes is a corporation;
(2) the Successor Company, if other than the Company, expressly assumes all the
obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes pursuant to supplemental
indentures or other documents or instruments in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee;
(3) immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists;
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(4) immediately after giving
pro forma
effect to such transaction, as if such
transaction had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period (A) the
Successor Company would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness
pursuant to the Leverage Ratio test or Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test, as applicable, set
forth in Section 4.09(a) hereof, or (B) the Leverage Ratio or Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio,
as applicable, would be no more than (or no less than, as applicable) such ratio immediately
prior to the transaction (it being understood that any incremental Indebtedness of the
Successor Company must independently be permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09);
(5) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to the transactions described above or
is being released as part of the transaction, in which case Section 10.04(1)(b) shall apply,
shall have by supplemental indenture confirmed that its Note Guarantee shall apply to such
Persons obligations under this Indenture and the Notes; and
(6) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such
supplemental indentures, if any, comply with the provisions described in this paragraph.
The Successor Company will succeed to, and be substituted for the Company under this Indenture
and the Notes. Any Company Subsidiary may consolidate with, merge into or transfer all or part of
its properties and assets to the Company or to another Company Subsidiary. In addition, the
Company will not, directly or indirectly, lease all or substantially all the properties and assets
of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions,
to any other Person, other than the sublease by the Company of its offices to one or more Persons.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Transactions will be permitted without compliance with this
Section 5.01.
Section 5.02
Successor Corporation Substituted.
Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or
other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company in a
transaction that is subject to, and that complies with the provisions of, Section 5.01 hereof, the
successor Person formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Company is merged or to
which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition is made shall succeed
to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such consolidation, merger, sale,
assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition, the provisions of this Indenture
referring to the Company shall refer instead to the successor Person and not to the Company), and
may exercise every right and power of the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if
such successor Person had been named as the Company herein;
provided, however
, that the predecessor
Company shall not be relieved from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes
except in the case of a sale of all of the Companys assets in a transaction that is subject to,
and that complies with the provisions of, Section 5.01 hereof.
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ARTICLE 6
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Section 6.01
Events of Default.
Each of the following is an
Event of Default
:
(1) default in payment when due and payable, upon redemption, acceleration or
otherwise, of the principal of, or premium, if any, on the Notes issued under this
Indenture;
(2) default for five Business Days or more in the payment when due of interest on the
Notes;
(3) (A) failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under Sections 4.15 or
5.01 hereof or (B) failure by the Company or any Company Subsidiary for 45 days (30 days in
respect of Section 4.27) after receipt of written notice given by the Trustee or the actual
knowledge of the Company of such failure, to comply with any of its other agreements under
this Indenture or the Notes to the extent such failure does not otherwise constitute a
Default under clause (1), (2) or (3)(A) above;
(4) (A) the failure by the Company or any Company Subsidiary to pay any Indebtedness
that is
pari passu
with the Notes within any applicable grace period after final maturity or
acceleration by the holders thereof because of a default or (B) a default occurs with
respect to any Indebtedness of the Company or any Company Subsidiary that is subordinated to
the Notes, which default permits the holder or holders thereof (or any trustee or agent on
their behalf) to accelerate such Indebtedness (giving effect to any applicable grace
period), and, in the case of (A) or (B) the total amount of such Indebtedness unpaid or
accelerated or in default at the time exceeds $15.0 million;
(5) final judgments against Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries aggregating in excess of
$15.0 million, which final judgments remain unpaid, undischarged and unstayed for a period
of more than 60 days after such judgment becomes final;
(6) either the Company or any Significant Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning
of Bankruptcy Law:
(A) commences a voluntary case,
(B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary
case,
(C) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all or
substantially all of its property,
(D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or
(E) has acknowledged in writing that it is generally not paying its debts as
they become due;
(7) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy
Law that:
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(A) is for relief against either of the Company or any of the Companys
Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Subsidiaries of the
Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in an
involuntary case;
(B) appoints a custodian of either of the Company or any of the Companys
Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Subsidiaries of the
Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary or for all
or substantially all of the property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that
is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken
together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; or
(C) orders the liquidation of either of the Company or any of the Companys
Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Subsidiaries of the
Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;
and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days; or
(8) the Guarantee of any Significant Subsidiary (or any group of Subsidiaries that
together would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) shall for any reason cease to be in full
force and effect or be declared null and void or any responsible officer of any Guarantor
that is a Significant Subsidiary (or the responsible officers of any group of Subsidiaries
that together would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) of any Guarantor that is a
Significant Subsidiary, as the case may be, denies that it has any further liability under
its Note Guarantee or gives notice to such effect, other than by reason of the termination
of the related indenture or the release of any such Note Guarantee in accordance with this
Indenture;
(9) for more than 45 days after receipt by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of
written notice given by the Trustee (acting at the written direction of the Required
Holders) or actual knowledge of the Company thereof, the representations and warranties of
Holdco or the Company contained in the Note Purchase Agreement, shall be untrue in any
respect on and as of the date such representations and warranties were made (without regard
to any qualification of materiality, material or Material Adverse Effect contained
therein), except where the failure or failures of such representations and warranties to be
true (a) did not have or would not have been reasonably expected to have or has not had an
Article 6 Material Adverse Effect, (b) would not materially impair the ability of Holdco and
its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to perform their obligations under this Indenture, the
Note Purchase Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement or any Security Documents, and (c)
would not materially impair the rights and remedies of the Initial Purchasers under this
Indenture, the Note Purchase Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement or any Security
Documents, taken as a whole; or
(10) at any time, (i) any Security Document ceases to be in full force and effect
(other than by reason of a release of Collateral in accordance with the terms hereof or
thereof and the Intercreditor Agreement or the satisfaction in full of the Obligations under
this Indenture and the Notes in accordance with the terms hereof) or shall be declared null
and void, (ii) the Collateral Agent shall not have or shall cease to have a valid and perfected
Lien in any material portion of Collateral purported to be covered by the Security Documents
with the priority required by the relevant Security Document and the Intercreditor
Agreement, in each case for any reason other than the failure of the Collateral Agent to take
any action within its control, or (iii) Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries shall contest the
validity or enforceability of any Security Document in writing or deny in writing that it
has any further liability under any Security Document to which it is a party.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.01, (i) any failure of any
representation and warranty of the Company contained in the Note Purchase Agreement to be true,
(ii) any falsity of any certificate or information required to be delivered under the Note Purchase
Agreement, or (iii) any default under Section 6.01(3) (other than such a breach arising out of a
breach of Section 4.27 after the Closing Date) of this Indenture, the Note Purchase Agreement or
any Security Document, that, in the case of each of clauses (i) through (iii) above, arises,
directly or indirectly, out of the restatement of the consolidated financial statements of Holdco
and its Subsidiaries heretofore delivered or of Holdco and its Subsidiaries or the Company and its
Subsidiaries required to be delivered to the Trustee under this Indenture (such financial
statements so restated, the
Restated Financial Statements
) as a result of (x) the
historical valuation, accounting and/or processes related to the investment portfolio of Holdco and
its Subsidiaries, in each case for fiscal periods ended prior to the Closing Date or (y) the
February 11, 2008 SEC non-public inquiry to Holdco, shall in no event constitute a Default or an
Event of Default under this Indenture;
provided
,
however
, that (A) the Company
furnishes to the Trustee the Restated Financial Statements promptly after the public filing
thereof; (B) in the event of a breach described in clause (iii) of this paragraph consisting of any
failure to deliver financial statements required by Section 4.03(a)(1) or (2) to be delivered for
periods ending after the earliest period for which financial statements are being restated (the
Subsequent Financial Statements
), (x) the Company furnishes to the Trustee the Subsequent
Financial Statements not later than the earlier of (1) the public filing thereof and (2) the date
that is 45 days, in the case of any delivery of financial statements for the first three fiscal
quarters of any fiscal year, or 60 days, in the case of financial statements for any fiscal year
ended after the public filing of the Restated Financial Statements for the earliest period as to
which a restatement has occurred, (y) during such period for which the Subsequent Financial
Statements or related audit report, if applicable, required by Section 4.03(a)(1) or (2) were not
available (which period shall in no event extend beyond the dates set forth in clause (x) above),
the Company furnishes to the Trustee, in lieu thereof, internal unaudited annual financial
statements and internal unaudited quarterly financial statements within the time periods set forth
in Section 4.03(a)(1) and (2) respectively which are prepared on a consistent basis as internal
unaudited financial statements prepared by Holdco and its Subsidiaries or the Company and its
Subsidiaries, as the case may be, which shall be certified by a principal financial officer as
fairly presenting, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition and operations at
such date and the consolidated results of operations for the period then ended but in all respects
subject to the effect of adjustments for any pending restatement and the failure of such items to
so present, in all material respects, such consolidated financial condition and operations and such
consolidated results of operations shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default under this
Indenture or the Note Purchase Agreement, and (z) within one year of the date an audit report would
be due under Section 4.03(a)(1) with respect to Subsequent Financial Statements for any fiscal
year, the Company delivers to the Trustee an audit report as required by Section 4.03(a)(1) with
respect to the applicable Subsequent Financial Statements (which audit report may include a
qualification relating to any pending restatement described above and which qualified report shall
not constitute a Default or Event of Default under this Indenture or the Note Purchase Agreement.
Section 6.02
Acceleration.
In the case of an Event of Default specified in clause (6) or (7) of Section 6.01 hereof, with
respect to the Company, any Company Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of
Company Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, all
outstanding Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. If any
other Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee acting at the written direction of the
Required Holders or the Required Holders may declare all the Notes to be due and payable
immediately by notice to the Company and the Trustee, specifying the Event of Default.
Upon any such declaration, the Notes shall become due and payable immediately.
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The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by
notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of all the Notes, rescind an acceleration or
waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under this Indenture except a
continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest or premium, if any, on, or the
principal of, the Notes.
Section 6.03
Other Remedies.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy
to collect the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes or to enforce the
performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture.
The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not
produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note
in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or
remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are
cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
Section 6.04
Waiver of Past Defaults.
Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding
Notes by notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of all of
the Notes, rescind an acceleration or waive any existing
Default or Event of Default and its consequences hereunder, except a continuing Default or Event of
Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, the Notes (including
in connection with an offer to purchase);
provided, however
, that the Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may rescind an acceleration and its
consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from such acceleration. Upon any
such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be
deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to
any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 6.05
Control by Majority.
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct
the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the
Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to
follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture that the Trustee determines may be
unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of Notes (it being understood that the Trustee
does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not such actions or forbearances are
unduly prejudicial to such Holders) or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability.
Section 6.06
Limitation on Suits.
A Holder may pursue a remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes only if:
(1) such Holder has previously given the Trustee notice that an Event of Default is
continuing;
(2) Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes
have requested the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
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(3) such Holders have offered the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it
against any loss, liability or expense;
(4) the Trustee has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt of
the request and the offer of security or indemnity; and
(5) Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes
have not given the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day
period.
A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder of a
Note or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder of a Note.
Section 6.07
Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Note to
receive payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Note, on or after the respective
due dates expressed in the Note (including in connection with an offer to purchase), or to bring
suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be
impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.
Section 6.08
Collection Suit by Trustee.
If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(1) or (2) hereof occurs and is continuing,
the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust
against the Company for the whole amount of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest
remaining unpaid on, the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful,
interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of
collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Trustee, its agents and counsel.
Section 6.09
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be
necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for
reasonable the compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and
counsel) and the Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company
(or any other obligor upon the Notes), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and
empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on
any such claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each
Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the
making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and
counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.06 hereof. To the extent that the
payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents
and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.06 hereof out of the estate in
any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien
on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other
properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or
under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be
deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any
Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or
the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder
in any such proceeding.
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Section 6.10
Priorities.
If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay out the money in
the following order:
First
: to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 7.06
hereof, including payment of all compensation, expenses and liabilities incurred, and all
advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection;
Second
: to Holders of Notes for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal,
premium, if any, and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind,
according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and
interest, respectively; and
Third
: to the Company or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall
direct.
The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders of Notes
pursuant to this Section 6.10.
Section 6.11
Undertaking for Costs.
In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit
against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion
may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the
suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys
fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good
faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a
suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder of a Note pursuant to Section 6.07 hereof, or a suit by
Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.
ARTICLE 7
TRUSTEE
Section 7.01
Duties of Trustee.
(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee will exercise such of
the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in
its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of
such persons own affairs.
(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(1) the duties of the Trustee will be determined solely by the express provisions of
this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set
forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read
into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(2) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to
the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon
certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this
Indenture.
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However, the Trustee will examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or
not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate
the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).
(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own
negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(1) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.01;
(2) the Trustee will not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a
Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the
pertinent facts; and
(3) the Trustee will not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take
in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof.
(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in
any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this Section 7.01.
(e) No provision of this Indenture will require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or
incur any liability. The Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights and
powers under this Indenture at the request of any Holders, unless such Holder has offered to the
Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.
(f) The Trustee will not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as set
forth herein or as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the
Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
Section 7.02
Rights of Trustee.
(a) The Trustee may conclusively rely upon any document reasonably believed by it to be
genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not
investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.
(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers Certificate
or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits
to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee
may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel
will be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action
taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.
(c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and will not be responsible for the
misconduct of any agent appointed with due care other than willful misconduct.
(d) The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that
it reasonably believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this
Indenture.
(e) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction
or notice from the Company will be sufficient if signed by an Officer thereof.
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(f) The Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in
it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders have
offered to the Trustee indemnity or security satisfactory to it against the losses, liabilities and
expenses that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.
(g) In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, punitive or
consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit)
irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and
regardless of the form of action.
(h) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a
Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any
event which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of
the Trustee, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture.
(i) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee,
including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be
enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and
other Person employed to act hereunder.
(i) The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance
of its powers and duties hereunder.
(k) The Trustee may request that the Company deliver a certificate setting forth the names of
individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to
this Indenture.
Section 7.03
Individual Rights of Trustee.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes
and may otherwise deal with the Company or any Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it
would have if it were not Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting
interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days or resign. Any Agent may do the same with
like rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Section 7.09 hereof.
Section 7.04
Trustees Disclaimer.
The Trustee will not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or
adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Companys use of the
proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Companys direction under any
provision of this Indenture, it will not be responsible for the use or application of any money
received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it will not be responsible for any
statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with
the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication.
Section 7.05
Notice of Defaults.
If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is known to the Trustee,
the Trustee will mail to Holders of Notes and to the First Priority Representative (as defined in
the Intercreditor Agreement) a notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it
occurs. Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of the principal of,
premium, if any, or
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interest on, any Note, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of
its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests
of the Holders of the Notes.
Section 7.06
Compensation and Indemnity.
(a) The Company will pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as shall be agreed
in writing between the Company and the Trustee for its acceptance of this Indenture and services
hereunder. The Trustees compensation will not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee
of an express trust. The Company will reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all
[reasonable and] documented disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition
to the compensation for its services. Such expenses will include the reasonable and documented
compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustees agents and counsel.
(b) The Company and the Guarantors will jointly and severally indemnify the Trustee and its
officers, directors, employees and agents against any and all losses, damages, claims, costs,
liabilities or expenses incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or
administration of its duties under this Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing
this Indenture against the Company and the Guarantors (including this Section 7.06) and defending
itself against any claim (whether asserted by a Company, the Guarantors, any Holder or any other
Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties
hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability or expense may be attributable to its
negligence or bad faith. The Trustee will notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it
may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company will not relieve the Company
or any of the Guarantors of their obligations hereunder. Holdco will defend the claim and the
Trustee will cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have one separate counsel and the Company
will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. Neither the Company nor any Guarantor
need pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent will not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed.
(c) The obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under this Section 7.06 will survive the
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
(d) To secure the Companys and the Guarantors payment obligations in this Section 7.06, the
Trustee will have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the
Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal and interest on particular Notes. Such Lien
will survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
(e) When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified
in Section 6.01(6) or (7) hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services
(including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of
administration under any Bankruptcy Law.
Section 7.07
Replacement of Trustee.
(a) A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee will become
effective only upon the successor Trustees acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section
7.07.
(b) The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from the trust hereby
created by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the
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then outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company with
60 days prior notice in writing. The Company may remove the Trustee if:
(1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.09 hereof;
(2) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is
entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;
(3) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or
(4) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
(c) If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for
any reason, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly appoint a successor
Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may appoint a successor Trustee to replace
the successor Trustee appointed by the Company.
(d) If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee
resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company, or the Holders of at least 10% in
aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may petition, at the expense of the
Company, any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
(e) If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a Holder for at least six
months, fails to comply with Section 7.09 hereof, such Holder may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
(f) A successor Trustee will deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring
Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee will
become effective, and the successor Trustee will have all the rights, powers and duties of the
Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee will mail a notice of its succession to
Holders. The retiring Trustee will promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the
successor Trustee;
provided
all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid and subject to
the Lien provided for in Section 7.06 hereof. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant
to this Section 7.07, the Companys obligations under Section 7.06 hereof will continue for the
benefit of the retiring Trustee.
Section 7.08
Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.
If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of
its corporate trust business to, another corporation, the successor corporation without any further
act will be the successor Trustee.
Section 7.09
Eligibility; Disqualification.
There will at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation organized and doing
business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized
under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination
by federal or state authorities and (a) that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $100.0
million or (b) is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of a bank holding company having a combined capital
and surplus of at least $50.0 million, in each case as set forth in its most recent published
annual report of condition.
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ARTICLE 8
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
Section 8.01
Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The Company may at any time, at the option of its Board of Directors evidenced by a resolution
set forth in an Officers Certificate, elect to have either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof be applied
to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.
Section 8.02
Legal Defeasance and Discharge.
Upon the Companys exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section
8.02, the Company and each of the Guarantors will, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions
set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with
respect to all outstanding Notes (including the Note Guarantees) on the date the conditions set
forth below are satisfied (hereinafter,
Legal Defeasance
). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance
means that the Company and the Guarantors will be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire
Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes (including the Note Guarantees), which will
thereafter be deemed to be outstanding only for the purposes of Section 8.05 hereof and the other
Sections of this Indenture referred to in clauses (1) and (2) below, and to have satisfied all
their other obligations under such Notes, the Note Guarantees and this Indenture (and the Trustee,
on written demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments
acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which will survive until otherwise
terminated or discharged hereunder:
(1) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive payments in respect of the
principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on, such Notes when such payments are due from
the trust referred to in Section 8.05 hereof;
(2) the Companys obligations with respect to such Notes under Article 2 and Section
4.02 hereof;
(3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the
Companys and the Guarantors obligations in connection therewith; and
(4) this Article 8.
If the Company exercises under Section 8.01 the option applicable to this Section 8.02, subject to
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, payment of the Notes may not be
accelerated because of an Event of Default under clauses (3), (4), (5), (6) (solely with respect to
a Significant Subsidiary), (7) (solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary) and (8) of Section
6.01. Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Company may exercise its option under this
Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.03 hereof.
Section 8.03
Covenant Defeasance.
Upon the Companys exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section
8.03, the Company and each of the Guarantors will, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions
set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be released from each of their obligations under the covenants
contained in Sections 4.03, 4.04, 4.05, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.15, 4.17, 4.18,
4.19, 4.20, 4.21, 4.22, 4.23, 4.24, 4.25, 4.26 and 4.27 hereof and clauses (4), (5) and (6) of
Section 5.01 and the penultimate paragraph of Section 5.01 hereof with respect to the outstanding
Notes on and after the date the conditions
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set forth in Section 8.04 hereof are satisfied (hereinafter,
Covenant Defeasance
), and the
Notes will thereafter be deemed not outstanding for the purposes of any direction, waiver,
consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with
such covenants, but will continue to be deemed outstanding for all other purposes hereunder (it
being understood that such Notes will not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this
purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes and Note Guarantees,
the Company and the Guarantors may omit to comply with and will have no liability in respect of any
term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by
reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any
such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply
will not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01 hereof, but, except as
specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes and Note Guarantees will be
unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Companys exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the
option applicable to this Section 8.03, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Section 8.04 hereof, Sections 6.01(3) through 6.01(5), 6.01(6) (solely with respect to a
Significant Subsidiary), and 6.01(7) through 6.01(9) hereof will not constitute Events of Default.
Section 8.04
Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.
In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance under either Section 8.02
or 8.03 hereof:
(1) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of
the Holders of the Notes, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a
combination of cash in U.S. dollars and non-callable Government Securities, in amounts as
will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized investment bank, appraisal
firm or firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, or interest and
premium, if any, on, the outstanding Notes on the stated maturity date for payment thereof
or on the applicable Redemption Date, as the case may be, and the Company must specify
whether the Notes are being defeased to such stated maturity or to a particular Redemption
Date;
(2) in the case of an election under Section 8.02 hereof, the Company must deliver to
the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel confirming that, subject to customary assumptions and
exclusions:
(A) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal
Revenue Service a ruling; or
(B) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable
U.S. federal income tax law,
in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel,
subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, shall confirm that, the Holders of
the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal
income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to U.S.
federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as
would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;
(3) in the case of an election under Section 8.03 hereof, the Company must deliver to
the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions,
confirming that the Holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss
for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be
subject to U.S. federal
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income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have
been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;
(4) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of
such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds
to be applied to such deposit and the granting of a Lien to secure the deposit) and the
deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any
other instrument to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or by which Holdco or any
Guarantor is bound;
(5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or
violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or instrument (other
than this Indenture) to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or by which
the Company or any Company Subsidiary is bound; and
(6) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel (which Opinion of Counsel may be subject to customary assumptions and exclusions),
each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or Covenant
Defeasance, as the case may be, have been complied with.
Section 8.05
Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous
Provisions.
Subject to Section 8.06 hereof, all money and non-callable Government Securities (including
the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for
purposes of this Section 8.05, the
Trustee
) pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof in respect of the
outstanding Notes will be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the
provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying
Agent (including the Company or any Subsidiary acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may
determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of
principal, premium, if any, and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds
except to the extent required by law.
The Company will pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on
or assessed against the cash or non-callable Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section
8.04 hereof or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee
or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.
Notwithstanding anything in this Article 8 to the contrary, the Trustee will deliver or pay to
the Company from time to time upon the written request of the Company any money or non-callable
Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 8.04 hereof which, in the opinion of a
nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification
thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(1) hereof),
are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an
equivalent Legal Defeasance.
Section 8.06
Repayment to the Company.
Subject to any applicable abandoned property law, any money deposited with the Trustee or any
Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium,
if any, or interest on, any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal,
premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its request
or (if then held by the Company) will be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note
will thereafter be permitted to
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look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying
Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, will
thereupon cease.
Section 8.07
Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any U.S. dollars or non-callable Government
Securities in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be, by reason of any
order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise
prohibiting such application, then the Companys and the Guarantors obligations under this
Indenture and the Notes and the Note Guarantees will be revived and reinstated as though no deposit
had occurred pursuant to Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent
is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case
may be;
provided, however
, that, if the Company makes any payment of the principal of, premium, if
any, or interest on, any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company will be
subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held
by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
Section 9.01
Without Consent of Holders of Notes.
Notwithstanding Section 9.02 of this Indenture, from and after the Sell Down Date, and, with
respect to clauses (3), (7) and (9), at any time, without the consent of any Holder of Notes, the
Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Notes:
(1) to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency;
(2) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated
Notes;
(3) to provide for the assumption of the Company or any Guarantors obligations to the
Holders of the Notes by a successor to the Company pursuant to Article 5 hereof;
(4) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the
Holders;
(5) to add covenants for the benefit of the Holders or to surrender any right or power
conferred upon the Company;
(6) to evidence and provide for the acceptance and appointment under this Indenture of
a successor trustee pursuant to the requirements thereof;
(7) to add a Guarantor under this Indenture;
(8) to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of the Holders of the
Notes in any respect; or
(9) to make any change reasonably necessary to cause the Indenture to conform to the
TIA.
Upon the written request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors
authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon receipt by the
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Trustee of the documents described in Section 9.05 hereof, the Trustee will join with the
Company in the execution of any amended or supplemental indenture authorized or permitted by the
terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be
therein contained, but the Trustee will not be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental
indenture that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Section 9.02
With Consent of Holders of Notes.
Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, the Company and the Trustee may amend or
supplement this Indenture (including, without limitation, Sections 3.09, 4.10 and 4.15 hereof) and
the Notes and the Note Guarantees with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes voting as a single class (including,
without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a tender offer for, or purchase of, the
Notes), and, subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, any existing Default or Event of Default
(other than a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or
interest on, the Notes, except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been
rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this Indenture or the Notes or the Note Guarantees
may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
then outstanding Notes voting as a single class (including, without limitation, consents obtained
in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes). Sections
2.08, 2.09 and 2.13 hereof shall determine which Notes are considered to be outstanding for
purposes of this Section 9.02.
Upon the written request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors
authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with
the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders of Notes as
aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 9.05 hereof, the
Trustee will join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of such amended or
supplemental indenture unless such amended or supplemental indenture directly affects the Trustees
own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may
in its discretion, but will not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental Indenture.
As long as the Initial Purchasers do not constitute the Required Holders, it shall not be
necessary for the consent of the Holders of Notes under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular
form of any proposed amendment or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the
substance thereof.
After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the
Company will mail to the Holders of Notes affected thereby a notice briefly describing the
amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect
therein, will not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or
supplemental indenture or waiver. Subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, the Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class may
waive compliance in a particular instance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture or
the Notes or the Note Guarantees. However, without the consent of each Holder affected, an
amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 may not (with respect to any Notes held by
a non-consenting Holder):
(1) reduce or increase the principal amount of Notes other than pursuant to the payment
of PIK Interest;
(2) change the fixed maturity of any Note or alter or waive any of the provisions with
respect to the redemption of the Notes (except as provided above with respect to Sections
3.09, 4.10 and 4.15 hereof);
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(3) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any Note;
(4) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, or premium,
if any, or interest on, the Notes, except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the
Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes
and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration, or in respect of a
covenant or provision contained in this Indenture which cannot be amended or modified
without the consent of all Holders);
(5) make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the Notes;
(6) make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to waivers of past
Defaults or the rights of Holders of Notes to receive payments of the principal of, or
interest or premium, if any, on, the Notes;
(7) make any change in the preceding amendment and waiver provisions; or
(8) impair the right of any Holder to receive payment of the principal of, or interest
on, such Holders Notes on or after the due dates therefore or to institute suit for the
enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Holders Notes.
Section 9.03
Revocation and Effect of Consents.
Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder of a
Note is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and every subsequent Holder of a Note or
portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holders Note, even if notation of
the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such Holder of a Note or subsequent Holder of a
Note may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation
before the date the amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective. An amendment, supplement or
waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder.
As long as the Initial Purchasers do not constitute the Required Holders, the Company may, but
shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to
consent to any amendment, supplement, or waiver. If a record date is fixed, then, notwithstanding
the preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly
designated proxies), and only such Persons, shall be entitled to consent to such amendment,
supplement or waiver or to revoke any consent previously given, whether or not such Persons
continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall be valid or effective for
more than 120 days after such record date unless the consent of the requisite number of Holders has
been obtained.
Section 9.04
Notation on or Exchange of Notes.
The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment, supplement or waiver on any
Note thereafter authenticated. The Company in exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee
shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment,
supplement or waiver.
Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note will not affect the validity and
effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.
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Section 9.05
Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.
The Trustee will sign any amended or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this
Article 9 if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities
or immunities of the Trustee. The Company may not sign an amended or supplemental indenture until
the Board of Directors of the Company approves it. In executing any amended or supplemental
indenture, the Trustee shall receive and (subject to Section 7.01 hereof) will be fully protected
in conclusively relying upon an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the
execution of such amended or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Opinion of Counsel shall not be required in connection with the
addition of a Guarantor under this Indenture upon execution and delivery by such Guarantor and the
Trustee of a notation of Guarantee, the form of which is attached as Exhibit D hereto, and
supplemental indenture to this Indenture, the form of which is attached as Exhibit E hereto.
ARTICLE 10
NOTE GUARANTEES
Section 10.01
Guarantee.
(a) Subject to this Article 10, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally,
unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and
to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of
this Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, that:
(1) the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the Notes will be promptly paid
in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and
interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all
other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder will
be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof;
and
(2) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such
other obligations, that same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in
accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by
acceleration or otherwise.
Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for
whatever reason, the Guarantors will be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same
immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of
collection.
(b) The Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder are unconditional,
irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this Indenture, the
absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Notes with
respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any
action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or
equitable discharge or defense of a Guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence,
presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or
bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest,
notice and all demands whatsoever and covenants that this Note Guarantee will not be discharged
except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and this Indenture.
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(c) If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the
Company, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in
relation to either the Company or the Guarantors, any amount paid by either to the Trustee or such
Holder, this Note Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, will be reinstated in full force
and effect.
(d) Each Guarantor agrees that it will not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation
to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all
obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on
the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (1) the maturity of the
obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 hereof for the purposes
of this Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such
acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (2) in the event of any
declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6 hereof, such obligations
(whether or not due and payable) will forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the
purpose of this Note Guarantee. The Guarantors will have the right to seek contribution from any
non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the
Holders under the Note Guarantee.
Section 10.02
Limitation on Guarantor Liability.
Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the
intention of all such parties that the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent
transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the
Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any
Note Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Guarantors
hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of such Guarantor will be limited to the maximum
amount that will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed
liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such laws, and after giving effect to any
collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other
Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this Article 10, result in
the obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer
or conveyance.
Section 10.03
Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantee.
To evidence its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01 hereof, each Guarantor hereby agrees
that a notation of such Note Guarantee substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D hereto will
be endorsed by an Officer of such Guarantor on each Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee
and that this Indenture will be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by one of its Officers.
Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01 hereof will
remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Note a notation of
such Note Guarantee.
If an Officer whose signature is on this Indenture or on the Note Guarantee no longer holds
that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note on which a Note Guarantee is endorsed,
the Note Guarantee will be valid nevertheless.
The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, will
constitute due delivery of the Note Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the
Guarantors.
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In the event that the Company creates or acquires any Domestic Subsidiary after the date of
this Indenture, if required by Section 4.25 hereof, the Company will cause such Domestic Subsidiary
to comply with the provisions of Section 4.25 hereof and this Article 10, to the extent applicable.
Section 10.04
Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.05 hereof, no Guarantor will, and the Company will
not permit any Guarantor to, consolidate or merge with or into or wind up into (whether or not such
Guarantor is the surviving corporation), or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise
dispose of all or substantially all its properties or assets in one or more related transactions,
to any Person unless:
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by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than such Guarantor)
or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other
disposition will have been made is an entity organized or existing under the
laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any
territory thereof (such Guarantor or such Person, as the case may be, being
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Guarantor, expressly assumes all the obligations of such Guarantor
under this Indenture and such Guarantors Note Guarantee pursuant to
supplemental indentures or other documents or instruments in form
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an Officers Certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that
such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental
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(2) the transaction is made in compliance with Section 4.10 hereof.
In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance and upon the assumption by the
successor Person, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory
in form to the Trustee, of the Note Guarantee endorsed upon the Notes and the due and punctual
performance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the
Guarantor, such successor Person will succeed to and be substituted for the Guarantor with the same
effect as if it had been named herein as a Guarantor. Such successor Person thereupon may cause to
be signed any or all of the Note Guarantees to be endorsed upon all of the Notes issuable hereunder
which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee. All the
Note Guarantees so issued will in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this
Indenture as the Note Guarantees theretofore and thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of
this Indenture as though all of such Note Guarantees had been issued at the date of the execution
hereof.
Except as set forth in Articles 4 and 5 hereof, and notwithstanding clause 2 above, nothing
contained in this Indenture or in any of the Notes will prevent any consolidation or merger of a
Guarantor with or into the Company or another Guarantor, or will prevent any sale or conveyance of
the property of a Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company or
another Guarantor.
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Section 10.05
Releases.
The Note Guarantee of a Guarantor will be released:
(a) in connection with any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets of
that Guarantor (including by way of merger or consolidation) to a Person that is not (either before
or after giving effect to such transaction) the Company or a Company Subsidiary, if the sale or
other disposition does not violate Section 4.10 hereof;
(b) in connection with any sale or other disposition of all the Capital Stock of that
Guarantor to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the
Company or a Company Subsidiary, if the sale or other disposition does not violate Section 4.10
hereof;
(c) upon Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance in accordance with Article 8 hereof or
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture in accordance with Article 13 hereof; or
(d) upon the contemporaneous release of such Guarantors Guarantee of all Obligations under
the Credit Agreement in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement.
Any Guarantor not released from its obligations under its Note Guarantee as provided in this
Section 10.05 will remain liable for the full amount of the principal of and interest and premium,
if any, on the Notes and for the other obligations of any Guarantor under this Indenture as
provided in this Article 10.
ARTICLE 11
RANKING OF NOTE LIENS
Section 11.01
Agreement for the Benefit of Holders of First Priority Liens.
The Trustee and the Collateral Agent agree, and each Holder by accepting a Note agrees, that
this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees and the Security Documents are subject to the
Intercreditor Agreement.
Section 11.02
Notes, Note Guarantees and other Obligations with respect to the Notes not
Subordinated.
The provisions of this Article 11 are intended solely to set forth the relative ranking, as
Liens, of the Second Priority Liens as against the First Priority Liens. The Notes and Note
Guarantees are senior unsubordinated obligations of the Company and Guarantors, respectively.
Neither the Notes, the Note Guarantees and other Obligations of the Company under this Indenture
and the Notes nor the exercise or enforcement of any right or remedy for the payment or collection
thereof (other than the exercise of rights and remedies of a secured party, which are subject to
the Intercreditor Agreement) are intended to be, or will ever be by reason of the provisions of
this Article 11, in any respect subordinated, deferred, postponed, restricted or prejudiced,
(except as set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement).
Section 11.03
Relative Rights.
The Intercreditor Agreement defines the relative rights, as lienholders, of holders of Second
Priority Liens and holders of First Priority Liens. Nothing in this Article 11 will:
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(a) impair, as between the Company and the Holders, the obligation of the Company, which is
absolute and unconditional, to pay principal of, premium and interest on the Notes in accordance
with their terms or to perform any other obligation of the Company or any other obligor under this
Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees and the Security Documents;
(b) restrict the right of any Holder to sue for payments that are then due and owing, in a
manner not inconsistent with the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement;
(c) prevent the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any Holder from exercising against the
Company or any other obligor any of its other available remedies upon a Default or Event of Default
(other than its rights as a secured party, which are subject to the Intercreditor Agreement); or
(d) restrict the right of the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any Holder:
(1) to file and prosecute a petition seeking an order for relief in an involuntary
bankruptcy case as to the Company or any Guarantor or otherwise to commence, or seek relief
commencing, any insolvency or liquidation proceeding involuntarily against the Company or
any Guarantor;
(2) to make, support or oppose any request for an order for dismissal, abstention or
conversion in any insolvency or liquidation proceeding;
(3) to make, support or oppose, in any insolvency or liquidation proceeding, any
request for an order extending or terminating any period during which the debtor (or any
other Person) has the exclusive right to propose a plan of reorganization or other
dispositive restructuring or liquidation plan therein;
(4) to seek the creation of, or appointment to, any official committee representing
creditors (or certain of the creditors) in any insolvency or liquidation proceedings and, if
appointed, to serve and act as a member of such committee without being in any respect
restricted by any of the obligations under this Article 11;
(5) to seek or object to the appointment of any professional person to serve in any
capacity in any insolvency or liquidation proceeding or to support or object to any request
for compensation made by any professional person or others therein;
(6) to make, support or oppose any request for order appointing a trustee or examiner
in any insolvency or liquidation proceedings; or
(7) otherwise to make, support or oppose any request for relief in any insolvency or
liquidation proceeding that it is permitted by law to make, support or oppose:
(a) if it were a holder of unsecured claims; or
(b) as to any matter relating to any plan of reorganization or other restructuring or
liquidation plan or as to any matter relating to the administration of the estate or the
disposition of the case or proceeding;
(in each case except as set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement).
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ARTICLE 12
COLLATERAL AND SECURITY
Section 12.01
Security Documents.
The payment of the principal of and interest and premium, if any, on the Notes when due,
whether on an Interest Payment Date, at maturity, by acceleration, repurchase, redemption or
otherwise and whether by the Company pursuant to the Notes or by any Guarantor pursuant to its Note
Guarantees, the payment of all other Obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under this
Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees and the Security Documents are secured as provided in the
Security Documents which the Collateral Agent, Company and the Guarantors have entered into
simultaneously with the execution of this Indenture and will be secured by Security Documents
hereafter delivered as required or permitted by this Indenture, subject to the provisions of the
Intercreditor Agreement.
Section 12.02
Collateral Agent.
(a) The Collateral Agent is authorized and empowered to appoint one or more co-Collateral
Agents as it deems necessary or appropriate, provided, however, that no collateral agent hereunder
shall be personally liable by reason of any act or omission of any other collateral agent
hereunder.
(b) Subject to Section 7.01, neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent nor any of their
respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys or agents will be responsible or liable for
the existence, genuineness, value or protection of any Collateral, for the legality,
enforceability, effectiveness or sufficiency of the Security Documents, for the creation,
perfection, priority, sufficiency or protection of any Second Priority Lien, or for any defect or
deficiency as to any such matters, or for any failure to demand, collect, foreclose or realize upon
or otherwise enforce any of the Second Priority Liens or Security Documents or any delay in doing
so.
(c) The Collateral Agent will be subject to such directions as may be given it by the Trustee
from time to time (as required or permitted by this Indenture). Except as directed by the Trustee
as required or permitted by this Indenture and any other representatives, the Collateral Agent will
not be obligated:
(1) to act upon directions purported to be delivered to it by any other Person;
(2) to foreclose upon or otherwise enforce any Second Priority Lien; or
(3) to take any other action whatsoever with regard to any or all of the Second
Priority Liens, Security Documents or Collateral.
(d) The Collateral Agent will be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a
result of the enforcement of the Second Priority Liens or Security Documents.
(e) In acting as Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent may conclusively rely upon and enforce
each and all of the rights, powers, immunities, indemnities and benefits of the Trustee under
Article 7 hereof.
(f) At all times when the Trustee is not itself the Collateral Agent, the Company will deliver
to the Trustee copies of all Security Documents delivered to the Collateral Agent and copies of all
documents delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Documents.
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Section 12.03
Authorization of Actions to Be Taken.
(a) Each Holder of Notes, by its acceptance thereof, consents and agrees to the terms of each
Security Document and the Intercreditor Agreement, as originally in effect and as amended,
supplemented or replaced from time to time in accordance with its terms or the terms of this
Indenture, authorizes and directs the Trustee and the Collateral Agent to enter into the Security
Documents to which it is a party, authorizes and empowers the Trustee to direct the Collateral
Agent to enter into, and the the Trustee and the Collateral Agent to execute and deliver, the
Intercreditor Agreement, and authorizes and empowers the Trustee and the Collateral Agent to bind
the Holders of Notes as set forth in the Security Documents to which it is a party and the
Intercreditor Agreement and to perform its obligations and exercise its rights and powers
thereunder.
(b) The Collateral Agent and the Trustee are authorized and empowered to receive for the
benefit of the Holders of Notes any funds collected or distributed under the Security Documents to
which the Collateral Agent or Trustee is a party and to make further distributions of such funds to
the Holders of Notes according to the provisions of this Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreement.
(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 7.01, Section 7.02, Article 11 and the Intercreditor
Agreement, the Trustee may, at the written direction of the Holders holding at least a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes voting as a single class, direct, on
behalf of the Holders, the Collateral Agent to take all actions it deems necessary or appropriate
in order to:
(1) foreclose upon or otherwise enforce any or all of the Second Priority Liens;
(2) enforce any of the terms of the Security Documents to which the Collateral Agent or
Trustee is a party; or
(3) collect and receive payment of any and all Notes Obligations.
Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee, at the written direction of the Holders
holding at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes voting as a
single class, is authorized and empowered to institute and maintain, or direct the Collateral Agent
to institute and maintain, such suits and proceedings as the Trustee may deem expedient to protect
or enforce the Second Priority Liens or the Security Documents to which the Collateral Agent or
Trustee is a party or to prevent any impairment of Collateral by any acts that may be unlawful or
in violation of the Security Documents to which the Collateral Agent or Trustee is a party or this
Indenture, and such suits and proceedings as the Trustee or the Collateral Agent may deem expedient
to preserve or protect its interests and the interests of the Holders of Notes in the Collateral,
including power to institute and maintain suits or proceedings to restrain the enforcement of or
compliance with any legislative or other governmental enactment, rule or order that may be
unconstitutional or otherwise invalid if the enforcement of, or compliance with, such enactment,
rule or order would impair the security interest hereunder or be prejudicial to the interests of
Holders, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent.
Section 12.04
Release of Liens.
(a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this Section 12.04 and to Section 12.05 hereof,
Collateral may be released from the Second Priority Lien created by the Security Documents at any
time or from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Security Documents, the
Intercreditor Agreement or as provided hereby. Upon the request of the Company pursuant to an
Officers Certificate certifying that all conditions precedent hereunder have been met, the Company
and the Guarantors will be entitled to a release of assets included in the Collateral from the
Second Priority Liens securing the Notes,
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and the Collateral Agent and the Trustee (if the Trustee is not then the Collateral Agent)
shall release the same from such Second Priority Liens at the Companys sole cost and expense,
under one or more of the following circumstances:
(1) to enable the Company or any Guarantor to consummate the disposition of such
property or assets to the extent not prohibited under Section 4.10;
(2) in the case of a Guarantor that is released from its Note Guarantee with respect to
the Notes, the release of the property and assets of such Guarantor; or
(3) as described under Article 9.
Upon receipt of such Officers Certificate and any necessary or proper instruments of
termination, satisfaction or release prepared by the Company and otherwise in accordance with
Section 12.05 hereof, the Collateral Agent and the Trustee (if the Trustee is not then the
Collateral Agent) shall execute, deliver or acknowledge such instruments or releases to evidence
the release of any Collateral permitted to be released pursuant to this Indenture or the Security
Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in the Intercreditor Agreement, no Collateral may be released
from the Second Priority Lien created by the Security Documents unless the Officers Certificate
required by this Section 12.04, dated not more than 10 days prior to the date of the application
for such release, has been delivered to the Collateral Agent and the Trustee (if the Trustee is not
then the Collateral Agent).
(c) At any time when a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the
maturity of the Notes has been accelerated (whether by declaration or otherwise) and the Trustee
(if not then the Collateral Agent) has delivered a notice of acceleration to the Collateral Agent,
no release of Collateral pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture or the Security Documents
will be effective as against the Holders, except as otherwise provided in the Intercreditor
Agreement.
Section 12.05
Filing, Recording and Opinions.
(a) The Company will comply with the provisions of TIA §§ 314(b) and 314(d), in each case
following qualification of this Indenture pursuant to the TIA and except to the extent not required
as set forth in any SEC regulation or interpretation (including any no action letter issued by the
Staff of the SEC, whether issued to the Company or any other Person). Following such
qualification, to the extent the Company is required to furnish to the Trustee an Opinion of
Counsel pursuant to TIA § 314(b)(2), the Company will furnish such opinion not more than 60 but not
less than 30 days prior to each June 30.
Any release of Collateral permitted by Section 12.04 hereof will be deemed not to impair the
Second Priority Liens under the Indenture and the Security Documents in contravention thereof and
any person that is required to deliver an Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel pursuant to
§ 314(d) of the TIA, shall be entitled to rely upon the foregoing as a basis for delivery of
such certificate or opinion. The Trustee may, to the extent permitted by Section 7.01 and 7.02
hereof, accept as conclusive evidence of compliance with the foregoing provisions the appropriate
statements contained in such documents and Opinion of Counsel.
(b) If any Collateral is released in accordance with this Indenture or any Security Document
at a time when the Trustee is not itself also the Collateral Agent and if the Company has delivered
the certificates and documents required by the Security Documents and Section 12.04, the Trustee
will determine whether it has received all documentation required by TIA § 314(d) in connection
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release and, based on such determination and the Opinion of Counsel delivered pursuant to
Section 12.04, will, upon request, deliver a certificate to the Collateral Agent setting forth such
determination.
Section 12.06
Suits to Protect the Collateral
Subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, the
Collateral Agent acting at the written direction of the Required Holders shall have the authority
to institute and to maintain such suits and proceedings to prevent any impairment of the Collateral
by any acts which may be unlawful or in violation of any of the Security Documents or this
Indenture, and such suits and proceedings as the Collateral Agent is directed in writing by the
Required Holders to pursue to preserve or protect its interest and the interests of the Holders of
the Notes in the Collateral (including suits or proceedings to restrain the enforcement of or
compliance with any legislative or other governmental enactment, rule or order that may be
unconstitutional or otherwise invalid if `the enforcement of, or compliance with, such enactment,
rule or order would impair the Second Priority Liens or be prejudicial to the interests of the
Holders of the Notes).
Section 12.07
Purchaser Protected.
In no event shall any purchaser in good faith of any property purported to be released
hereunder be bound to ascertain the authority of the Collateral Agent or the Trustee to execute the
release or to inquire as to the satisfaction of any conditions required by the provisions hereof
for the exercise of such authority or to see to the application of any consideration given by such
purchaser or other transferee; nor shall any purchaser or other transferee of any property or
rights permitted by this Article 12 to be sold be under any obligation to ascertain or inquire into
the authority of the Company or the applicable Guarantor to make any such sale or other transfer.
Section 12.08
Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee.
In case the Collateral shall be in the possession of a receiver or trustee, lawfully
appointed, the powers conferred in this Article 12 upon the Company or a Guarantor with respect to
the release, sale or other disposition of such property may be exercised by such receiver or
trustee, and an instrument signed by such receiver or trustee shall be deemed the equivalent of any
similar instrument of the Company or a Guarantor or of any officer or officers thereof required by
the provisions of this Article 12; and if the Trustee shall be in the possession of the Collateral
under any provision of this Indenture, then such powers may be exercised by the Trustee.
Section 12.09
Release Upon Termination of the Companys Obligations.
In the event (i) that the Company delivers to the Trustee, in form and substance acceptable to
it, an Officers Certificate certifying that all the obligations under this Indenture, the Notes
and the Security Documents have been satisfied and discharged by the payment in full of the
Companys non-contingent obligations under the Notes, this Indenture and the Security Documents,
and all such obligations have been so satisfied, or (ii) a legal defeasance of this Indenture
occurs under Article 8, the Trustee shall deliver to the Company and the Collateral Agent a notice
stating that the Trustee, on behalf of the Holders, disclaims and gives up any and all rights it
has in or to the Collateral, and any rights it has under the Security Documents, and upon receipt
by the Collateral Agent of such notice, the Collateral Agent shall be deemed not to hold a Lien in
the Collateral on behalf of the Trustee, and the Collateral Agent and/or the Trustee at the written
instruction and expense of the Company shall do or cause to be done all acts reasonably necessary
to release such Lien as soon as is practicable.
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Section 12.10
Financing Statements.
The Company, at the expense of the Company, shall (1) cause this Indenture, the Security
Documents, and any additional security instrument filed with the Collateral Agent as additional
security for the Notes, each amendment and supplement to any such instrument, and a memorandum,
financing statement or continuation statement with respect to such instruments, amendments, or
supplements to be filed, registered and recorded and to be refiled, reregistered and rerecorded in
such manner and in such places as may be required by any present or future law in order to fully
protect, preserve and perfect the lien of this Indenture and to protect, preserve and perfect the
rights and security of the Holders and the rights of the Collateral Agent under the this Indenture
and the Security Documents and (2) perform or cause to be performed from time to time any other act
as required by law, and execute and file or cause to be executed and filed any and all instruments
of further assurance (including financing statements with respect to any of such instruments) that
may be necessary for such protection. The Company, the Guarantors, the Collateral Agent and the
Trustee shall, when so requested by one another, execute all such instruments, memoranda, or
statements necessary to maintain, protect, perfect or preserve the interests assigned to the
Collateral Agent under this Indenture. Promptly after the execution and delivery of this Indenture
and the execution and delivery of the Notes and every five years (or such other time period
provided by any applicable Law) thereafter, the Company will deliver to the Collateral Agent, at
the expense of the Company, an opinion of counsel either stating that in the opinion of such
counsel such action has been taken with respect to the recording, filing, rerecording and refiling
of financing or continuation statements as is necessary to maintain the effectiveness and the
perfection of the lien of this Indenture, and reciting the details of such action, or stating that
in the opinion of such counsel no such action is necessary to maintain the effectiveness or
perfection of such lien; and in each case, such opinion shall state what future action is necessary
to maintain the effectiveness and perfection of such Lien.
The Company covenants that it will do, execute, acknowledge, and deliver, or cause to be done,
executed, acknowledged, and delivered, such indentures supplemental hereto and such further acts,
instruments and transfers as the Trustee may reasonably require for the better assigning, pledging
and confirming unto the Collateral Agent of the Collateral.
ARTICLE 13
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 13.01
Satisfaction and Discharge.
This Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as to all Notes
issued hereunder, when:
(1) either:
(a) all Notes that have been authenticated, except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes that
have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited
in trust and thereafter repaid to the Company, have been delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation; or
(b) all Notes that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become
due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption or otherwise or will
become due and payable or redeemable within one year or are to be called for redemption
within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice by
the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company, and the Company or any
Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust
funds in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable
Government Securities, or a combination of cash in U.S. dollars and non-callable Government
Securities, in amounts as will
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be sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and
discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Notes not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation
for principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption;
(2) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of the
deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to
be applied to such deposit and the granting of a Lien to secure the deposit) and the deposit
will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other
material instrument to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Company
or any Guarantor is bound;
(3) the Company or any Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid to the Trustee, the
Collateral Agent, the Paying Agent and the authentication agent, all sums payable by them
under this Indenture; and
(4) the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this
Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or on the
Redemption Date, as the case may be.
In addition, the Company must deliver an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the
Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, if money has been deposited
with the Trustee pursuant to Section 13.01(1)(b) hereof, the provisions of Sections 13.02 and 8.06
hereof will survive. In addition, nothing in this Section 13.01 will be deemed to discharge those
provisions of Section 7.06 hereof, that, by their terms, survive the satisfaction and discharge of
this Indenture.
Section 13.02
Application of Trust Money.
Subject to the provisions of Section 8.06 hereof, all money deposited with the Trustee
pursuant to Section 13.01 hereof shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the
provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying
Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the
Persons entitled thereto, of the principal (and premium, if any) and interest for whose payment
such money has been deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not be segregated from other
funds except to the extent required by law.
If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or Government Securities in
accordance with Section 13.01 hereof by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or
judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting
such application, the Companys or any Guarantors obligations under this Indenture and the Notes
shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 13.01 hereof;
provided
that if the Company has made any payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest
on, any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to
the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or Government
Securities held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
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ARTICLE 14
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 14.01
Notices.
Any notice or communication by the Company or the Trustee to the others is duly given if in
writing and delivered in Person or by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt
requested), facsimile transmission or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the
others address:
If to the Company and/or any Guarantor:
MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc.,
1550 Utica Avenue South
Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Facsimile No.: (952) 591-3865
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Citigroup Center
153 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10022-4611,
Facsimile No.: (212) 446-6600
Attention: Ashley Gregory, Esq.
If to the Trustee:
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
Trust & Securities Services
60 Wall Street, MS2710
New York, NY 10005
Facsimile No.: (732) 578-4635
Attention: Deal Manager Corporates Team
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
c/o Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
Trust & Securities Services
25 DeForest Avenue, MS SUM01-0105
Summit, NJ 07901
Facsimile No.: (732) 578-4635
Attention: Deal Manager Corporates Team
If to the Collateral Agent:
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
Trust & Securities Services
60 Wall Street, MS2710
New York, NY 10005
Facsimile No.: (732) 578-4635
Attention: Deal Manager Corporates Team
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With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
c/o Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
Trust & Securities Services
25 DeForest Avenue, MS SUM01-0105
Summit, NJ 07901
Facsimile No.: (732) 578-4635
Attention: Deal Manager Corporates Team
The Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee, by notice to the other, may designate additional or
different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) will be deemed to have been
duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being
deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt acknowledged, if transmitted by
facsimile; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air
courier guaranteeing next day delivery.
Any notice or communication to a Holder will be mailed by first class mail, certified or
registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to
its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar. Failure to mail a notice or communication
to a Holder or any defect in it will not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.
If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within the time
prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it will mail a copy to the Trustee
and each Agent at the same time.
Section 14.02
Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.
Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this
Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:
(1) an Officers Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee (which must include the statements set forth in Section 14.03 hereof) stating that,
in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for
in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and
(2) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee
(which must include the statements set forth in Section 14.03 hereof) stating that, in the
opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied.
Section 14.03
Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.
Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided
for in this Indenture must include:
(1) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such
covenant or condition;
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(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation
upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
(3) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such
examination or investigation as is reasonably necessary to enable him or her to express an
informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been satisfied; and
(4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or
covenant has been satisfied.
Section 14.04
Rules by Trustee and Agents.
The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar
or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.
Section 14.05
No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.
No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the
Company, any Guarantor, any Company Subsidiary or any direct or indirect parent of the Company, in
their capacities as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company or the
Guarantors under the Notes, this Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Registration Rights
Agreement or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their
creation. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The
waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. The waiver may not be
effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws.
Section 14.06
Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.
THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE,
THE NOTES AND THE NOTE GUARANTEES WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF
LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED
THEREBY.
EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE GUARANTORS, THE TRUSTEE AND THE COLLATERAL AGENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY
WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN
ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTION
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 14.07
No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.
This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the
Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may
not be used to interpret this Indenture.
Section 14.08
Successors.
All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes will bind its successors. All
agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture will bind its successors. All agreements of each
Guarantor in this Indenture will bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 10.05
hereof.
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Section 14.09
Severability.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes is invalid, illegal or unenforceable,
the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby.
Section 14.10
Counterpart Originals.
The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy will be an
original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.
Section 14.11
Table of Contents, Headings, etc.
The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and headings of the Articles and Sections of this
Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of
this Indenture and will in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
Section 14.12
Force Majeure.
In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the
performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly,
forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts
of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of
God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and
hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are
consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as
practicable under the circumstances.
Section 14.13
Patriot Act
The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, like all financial institutions and in order to help fight
the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify, and record
information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an
account. The parties to this Indenture agree that they will provide Deutsche Bank Trust Company
Americas with such information as it may request in order for Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
to satisfy the requirements of the USA Patriot Act.
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SIGNATURES
Dated as
of March 25, 2008
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MONEYGRAM PAYMENT SYSTEMS WORLDWIDE, INC.
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By:
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/s/ David J. Parrin
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Name:
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David J. Parrin
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Title:
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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By:
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/s/ David J. Parrin
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Name:
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David J. Parrin
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Title:
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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MONEYGRAM PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC.
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By:
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/s/ David J. Parrin
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Name:
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David J. Parrin
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Title:
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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MONEYGRAM INVESTMENTS, LLC
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By:
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/s/ David J. Parrin
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David J. Parrin
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Title:
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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FSMC, INC.
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By:
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/s/ David J. Parrin
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Name:
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David J. Parrin
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Title:
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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PROPERTYBRIDGE, INC.
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By:
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/s/ David
J. Parrin
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Name:
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David
J. Parrin
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Title:
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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MONEYGRAM OF NEW YORK LLC
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By:
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/s/ David
J. Parrin
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Name:
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David
J. Parrin
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Title:
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
as Trustee
by: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
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By:
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/s/ Cynthia
J. Powell
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Cynthia
J. Powell
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Vice President
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/s/ David Contino
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David Contino
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Vice President
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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
as Collateral Agent
by: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
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/s/ Cynthia
J. Powell
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Cynthia
J. Powell
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Vice President
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David Contino
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EXHIBIT A-1
[Face of Note]
CUSIP 60936P AA5
ISIN US60936PAA57
13.25% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2018
THIS DEBT INSTRUMENT IS BEING ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 1271,
1272, 1273 AND 1275 OF THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. THE CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER OF MONEYGRAM PAYMENT SYSTEMS WORLDWIDE, INC. (THE COMPANY), AS A REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE COMPANY, WILL PROMPTLY MAKE AVAILABLE TO HOLDERS OF THIS DEBT INSTRUMENT UPON REQUEST THE
ISSUE PRICE, THE AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, THE ISSUE DATE, AND THE YIELD TO MATURITY OF
THIS DEBT INSTRUMENT. THE ADDRESS OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER IS 1550 UTICA AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE
100, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55416.
MONEYGRAM PAYMENT SYSTEMS WORLDWIDE, INC.
promises to pay to [
] or registered assigns,
the principal sum of
DOLLARS on March [___], 2018.
Interest Payment Dates: March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31
Record Dates: March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15
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This is one of the Notes referred to
in the within-mentioned Indenture:
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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Trustee
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[Back of Note]
13.25% Senior Secured Second Lien Note due 2018
[Insert the Global Note Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]
[Insert the Private Placement Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]
Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to
below unless otherwise indicated.
(1)
Interest
. MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (
Company
), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at
13.25%
per annum
from March
25,
2008 until maturity. The Company will pay
interest quarterly in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each
year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each,
an
Interest Payment Date
). Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to
which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance;
provided
that if there is no existing Default in the payment of interest, and if this Note
is authenticated between a Record Date referred to on the face hereof and the next
succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest
Payment Date;
provided
,
however
,
that the first Interest Payment Date shall
be June 30, 2008. All interest on this Note shall be paid in cash;
provided
,
however
, that
with respect to any Interest Payment Date prior the third anniversary of the Closing Date,
the Company shall have the option to elect to designate all or any portion of the principal
amount of this Note as being partially subject to payment of interest in kind (the portion
of the principal amount of this Note so designated being referred to as the
Partial PIK
Portion
); in which event (A) the Partial PIK Portion of this Note will be deemed to have
accrued interest since the most recent prior Interest Payment Date (or the Closing Date if
there was no prior Interest Payment Date) through such Interest Payment Date at a rate of
15.25%
per annum
, of which (i) interest at the rate of 0.50%
per annum
shall be paid in cash
on such Interest Payment Date and (ii) interest at the rate of 14.75% shall be capitalized
and added to the principal amount of this Note on such Interest Payment Date, and (B) the
portion of the principal amount of this Note other than the Partial PIK Portion will be
deemed to have accrued interest since the most recent prior Interest Payment Date (or the
Closing Date if there was no prior Interest Payment Date) through such Interest Payment Date
at a rate of 13.25%
per annum
, payable in cash quarterly in arrears on such Interest Payment
Date. In the event that the Company elects to designate any portion of this Note for any
Interest Payment Date as a Partial PIK Portion, it shall provide written notice to the
Paying Agent, no later than three Business Days prior to such Interest Payment Date of (i)
the portion of the principal amount of this Note so designated as the Partial PIK Portion,
and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding after giving effect to the
capitalization of interest on the Partial PIK Portion. All references to the principal of
the Notes shall include interest accrued and capitalized as provided herein. During any
period in which a payment default or Event of Default under the Indenture has occurred and
is continuing, interest on all principal and overdue interest will accrue at a rate that is
2% higher than the interest rate on the Notes. During such period, the Company will also
pay any post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law. Such interest
would be in addition to any additional interest resulting from a payment default or other
Event of Default. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day
months.
(2)
Method of Payment
. The Company will pay interest on the Notes (except
defaulted interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of
business on
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the March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 next preceding the Interest Payment
Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such Record Date and on or before such Interest
Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted
interest. The Notes will be payable as to principal, premium, if any, and interest at the
office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose within or without the City and
State of New York, or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest may be made by
check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders;
provided
that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds will be required with
respect to principal of and interest, premium on all Notes the Holders of which will have
provided wire transfer instructions to the Company or the Paying Agent. Such payment will
be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is
legal tender for payment of public and private debts.
(3)
Paying Agent and Registrar
. Initially, Deutsche Bank Trust Company
Americas, the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The
Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company
or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.
(4)
Indenture
. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of
March 25, 2008 (the
Indenture
) among the Company, the Guarantors party thereto, the
Collateral Agent and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the
Indenture. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the
Indenture for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts
with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern
and be controlling. The Notes are secured obligations of the Company.
(5)
Optional Redemption
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At any time prior to the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, the Company may
on any one or more occasions redeem all or any part of the Notes, upon not less than 30
nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the then
outstanding principal amount plus the Applicable Premium as of the date of redemption
(the
Redemption Date
), and, without duplication, accrued and unpaid interest to (but
not including) the Redemption Date, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the
relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.
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Except pursuant to clause (a) or (d) of Section 3.07 of the Indenture, the
Notes will not be redeemable at the Companys option prior to the fifth anniversary of
the Closing Date.
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(c)
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On or after the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, the Company may on any
one or more occasions redeem all or any part of the Notes, upon not less than 30 nor
more than 60 days prior notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of
the then outstanding principal amount of Notes to be redeemed) set forth below, plus
accrued and unpaid interest thereon to (but not including) the applicable Redemption
Date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on dates indicated below,
subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant Record Date to receive
interest on the relevant Interest Payment Date:
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Unless the Company defaults in the payment of the redemption price, interest will
cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption on the
applicable Redemption Date.
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At any time on or after the Sell Down Date and prior to the fourth anniversary
of the Closing Date, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem up to 35% of
the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60
days prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 113.250% of the then outstanding
principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to (but not
including) the Redemption Date, with the net cash proceeds of one or more Qualified
Equity Offerings, subject to the rights of Holders on the relevant Record Date to
receive interest on the relevant Interest Payment Date;
provided
that:
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at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes
originally issued under the Indenture, as such principal amount shall have been
increased through the capitalization of interest (excluding Notes held by the
Company and the Company Subsidiaries), remains outstanding immediately after
the occurrence of such redemption; and
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the redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of the closing
of such Qualified Equity Offering.
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(b)
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Any redemption pursuant to Section 3.07 of the Indenture shall be made pursuant
to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 of the Indenture. Any optional
redemption of Notes must relate to an aggregate principal amount of Notes being
redeemed of at least the lesser of (a) $5.0 million and (b) the remaining outstanding
principal amount of such Notes.
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andatory
Redemption.
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(a)
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Except as set forth in clause (b) of this Section 6, the
Company is not required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments
with respect to the Notes.
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(b)
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Commencing with the first accrual period (as defined for
purposes of the Code) ending after the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date
and continuing with each subsequent accrual period thereafter, the Company
shall pay in cash, on or before the end of such accrual period, an amount equal
to the sum of the accrued and unpaid PIK Interest and the accrued and unpaid
original issue discount (as defined for the purposes of the Code) (other than
PIK Interest), with respect to the Notes if, but only to the extent that, the
aggregate amount of the sum of (i) the PIK Interest and (ii) the original issue
discount (other than PIK Interest), in each case that has accrued and not been
paid in cash from the Closing Date through the end of such accrual period on
the Notes, exceeds the product of the issue price (as defined for purposes of
the Code) for the Notes and the yield to maturity (as defined for purposes of
the Code) on the Notes. Any such payment shall first be allocated to the
accrued and unpaid PIK Interest.
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(7)
Repurchase at the Option of Holder.
Upon the occurrence of a Change of
Control, the Company will make a Change of Control Offer in accordance with Section 4.15 of
the Indenture. In connection with certain Asset Sales, the Company will make an Asset Sale
Offer as and when provided in accordance with Section 4.10 of the Indenture.
(8)
Notice of Redemption
. Subject to the provisions of Section 3.09 of the
Indenture, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date, the Company
will mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail, a notice of redemption to each Holder
whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address, except that redemption notices may
be mailed more than 60 days prior to a Redemption Date if the notice is issued in connection
with a defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture pursuant to
Articles 8 or 13 thereof. Notes in denominations larger than $2,000 may be redeemed in part
but only in whole multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be
redeemed. On and after the Redemption Date, interest ceases to accrue on this Note or
portions hereof called for redemption.
(9)
Ranking and Collateral
. The Notes and the Guarantees are secured by a
second-priority security interest in the Collateral pursuant to certain Security Documents.
The Second Priority Liens upon any and all Collateral are, to the extent and in the manner
provided in the Intercreditor Agreement, subordinate in ranking to all present and future
First Priority Liens as set forth in Article 11 of the Indenture and in the Intercreditor
Agreement.
(10)
Denominations, Transfer, Exchange
. The Notes are in registered form
without coupons in initial denominations of $2,000 in principal amount and integral
multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof;
provided
,
however
, that payments of PIK Interest
shall be made in denominations of $1.00 and integral multiples of $1.00 rounded up to the
nearest whole dollar. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as
provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other
things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Company may
require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture.
The Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note
selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in
part. Also, the Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a
period of 15 days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of Notes to be redeemed or
during the period between a Record Date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date.
(11)
Persons Deemed Owners
. The registered Holder of a Note shall be treated
as its owner for all purposes.
(12)
Amendment, Supplement and Waiver.
The Indenture, the Notes or
the Note Guarantees may be amended or supplemented as provided in the Indenture.
(13)
Defaults and Remedies
. Events of Default include: (i) default in
payment when due and payable, upon redemption, acceleration or otherwise, of the principal
of, or premium, if any, on the Notes issued under the Indenture; (ii) default for five
Business Days or more in the payment when due of interest on the Notes, (iii) (A) failure by
the Company to comply with its obligations under Sections 4.15 or 5.01 of the Indenture or
(B) failure by the Company or any Company Subsidiary for 45 days (30 days in respect of
Section 4.27 of the Indenture) after receipt of written notice given by the Trustee or the
actual knowledge of the Company of such failure, to comply with any of its other agreements
under the Indenture or the Notes to the extent such failure does not otherwise constitute a
Default under clause (i), (ii) or (iii)(A) above; (iv) (A) the failure by the Company or any
Company Subsidiary to pay any Indebtedness that is
pari
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passu
with the Notes within any applicable grace period after final maturity or
acceleration by the holders thereof because of a default or (B) a default occurs with
respect to any Indebtedness of the Company or any Company Subsidiary that is subordinated to
the Notes, which default permits the holder or holders thereof (or any trustee or agent on
their behalf) to accelerate such Indebtedness (giving effect to any applicable grace
period), and, in the case of (A) or (B) the total amount of such Indebtedness unpaid or
accelerated or in default at the time exceeds $15.0 million; (v) final judgments against
Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries aggregating in excess of $15.0 million, which final
judgments remain unpaid, undischarged and unstayed for a period of more than 60 days after
such judgment becomes final; (vi) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to
the Company or any of the Companys Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any
group of Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; (vii)
the Guarantee of any Significant Subsidiary (or any group of Subsidiaries that together
would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) shall for any reason cease to be in full force
and effect or be declared null and void or any responsible officer of any Guarantor that is
a Significant Subsidiary (or the responsible officers of any group of Subsidiaries that
together would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) of any Guarantor that is a Significant
Subsidiary, as the case may be, denies that it has any further liability under its Note
Guarantee or gives notice to such effect, other than by reason of the termination of the
related indenture or the release of any such Note Guarantee in accordance with the
Indenture; (viiii) for more than 45 days after receipt by the Company or any Company
Subsidiary of written notice given by the Trustee (acting at the written direction of the
Required Holders) or actual knowledge of the Company thereof, the representations and
warranties of Holdco or the Company contained in the Note Purchase Agreement, shall be
untrue in any respect on and as of the date such representations and warranties were made
(without regard to any qualification of materiality, material or Material Adverse
Effect contained therein), except where the failure or failures of such representations and
warranties to be true (a) did not have or would not have been reasonably expected to have or
has not had an Article 6 Material Adverse Effect, (b) would not materially impair the
ability of Holdco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to perform their obligations under
the Indenture, the Note Purchase Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement or any Security
Documents, and (c) would not materially impair the rights and remedies of the Initial
Purchasers under this Indenture, the Note Purchase Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement or
any Security Documents, taken as a whole; or (ix) at any time, (i) any Security Document
ceases to be in full force and effect (other than by reason of a release of Collateral in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture or thereof and the Intercreditor Agreement or the
satisfaction in full of the Obligations under the Indenture and the Notes in accordance with
the terms hereof) or shall be declared null and void, (ii) the Collateral Agent shall not
have or shall cease to have a valid and perfected Lien in any material portion of Collateral
purported to be covered by the Security Documents with the priority required by the relevant
Security Document and the Intercreditor Agreement, in each case for any reason other than
the failure of the Collateral Agent to take any action within its control, or (iii) Holdco
or any of its Subsidiaries shall contest the validity or enforceability of any Security
Document in writing or deny in writing that it has any further liability under any Security
Document to which it is a party. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the
Trustee acting at the written direction of the Required Holders or the Required Holders may
declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately by notice to the Company and the
Trustee specifying the Event of Default. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an
Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding
Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. Holders may
not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to
certain limitations, the Required Holders may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any
trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any continuing
Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of
principal or interest or
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premium, if any) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest.
Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding
Notes by notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes, rescind an
acceleration or waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under
the Indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal
of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes. The Company is required to deliver to the
Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the Company is
required, upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, to deliver to the Trustee
a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default.
(14)
Trustee Dealings with the Company
. The Trustee, in its individual or any
other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the
Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates, as if
it were not the Trustee.
(15)
No Recourse Against Others
. A director, officer, employee, incorporator
or stockholder of the Company or any of the Guarantors, as such, will not have any liability
for any obligations of the Company or the Guarantors under the Notes, the Note Guarantees or
the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or
their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability.
The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.
(16)
Authentication
. This Note will not be valid until authenticated by the
manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.
(17)
Abbreviations
. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a
Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the
entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in
common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
(18)
CUSIP Numbers
. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee
on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be
printed on the Notes, and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a
convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either
as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption, and reliance may be
placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
(19)
GOVERNING LAW.
THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND
BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE INDENTURE, THIS NOTE AND THE NOTE GUARANTEES WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT
TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS
OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the
Indenture. Requests may be made to:
MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc.
1550 Utica Avenue South
Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
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Assignment Form
To assign this Note, fill in the form below:
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(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:
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(Insert assignees legal name)
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(Insert assignees soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
(Print or type assignees name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint
to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for
him.
Date:
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Your Signature:
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(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)
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Signature Guarantee*:
* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor
acceptable to the Trustee).
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Option of Holder to Elect Purchase
If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.10 or
4.15 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:
o
Section 4.10
o
Section 4.15
If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the Company pursuant to
Section 4.10 or Section 4.15 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:
$
Date:
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Signature Guarantee*:
* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor
acceptable to the Trustee).
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Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note*
The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note
or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global Note or Definitive Note for an
interest in this Global Note, have been made:
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This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form
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EXHIBIT A-2
[Face of Regulation S Temporary Global Note]
CUSIP U60982 AA0
ISIN USU60982AA07
13.25% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2018
THIS DEBT INSTRUMENT IS BEING ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 1271,
1272, 1273 AND 1275 OF THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. THE CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER OF MONEYGRAM PAYMENT SYSTEMS WORLDWIDE, INC. (THE COMPANY), AS A REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE COMPANY, WILL PROMPTLY MAKE AVAILABLE TO HOLDERS OF THIS DEBT INSTRUMENT UPON REQUEST THE
ISSUE PRICE, THE AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, THE ISSUE DATE, AND THE YIELD TO MATURITY OF
THIS DEBT INSTRUMENT. THE ADDRESS OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER IS 1550 UTICA AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE
100, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55416.
MONEYGRAM PAYMENT SYSTEMS WORLDWIDE, INC.
promises to pay to [
] or registered assigns,
the principal sum of
DOLLARS on March [___], 2018.
Interest Payment Dates: March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31
Record Dates: March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15
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MONEYGRAM PAYMENT SYSTEMS WORLDWIDE, INC.
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This is one of the Notes referred to
in the within-mentioned Indenture:
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Trustee
by: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
Dated: [
], 2008
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[Back of Regulation S Temporary Global Note]
13.25% Senior Secured Second Lien Note due 2018
THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE, AND THE CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES
GOVERNING ITS EXCHANGE FOR CERTIFICATED NOTES, ARE AS SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE (AS DEFINED
HEREIN). NEITHER THE HOLDER NOR THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE
SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENT OF INTEREST HEREON.
[Insert the Global Note Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture.]
[Insert the Private Placement Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture.]
Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to
below unless otherwise indicated.
(1)
Interest.
MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (
Company
), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at
13.25%
per annum
from March 25, 2008 until maturity. The Company will pay interest
quarterly in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year, or if
any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each, an
Interest
Payment Date
). Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which
interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance;
provided
that if there is no existing Default in the payment of interest, and if this Note is
authenticated between a Record Date referred to on the face hereof and the next succeeding
Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment
Date;
provided, however,
that the first Interest Payment Date shall be June 30, 2008. All
interest on this Note shall be paid in cash;
provided
,
however
, that with respect to any
Interest Payment Date prior the third anniversary of the Closing Date, the Company shall
have the option to elect to designate all or any portion of the principal amount of this
Note as being partially subject to payment of interest in kind (the portion of the principal
amount of this Note so designated being referred to as the
Partial PIK Portion
); in which
event (A) the Partial PIK Portion of this Note will be deemed to have accrued interest since
the most recent prior Interest Payment Date (or the Closing Date if there was no prior
Interest Payment Date) through such Interest Payment Date at a rate of 15.25%
per annum
, of
which (i) interest at the rate of 0.50%
per annum
shall be paid in cash on such Interest
Payment Date and (ii) interest at the rate of 14.75% shall be capitalized and added to the
principal amount of this Note on such Interest Payment Date, and (B) the portion of the
principal amount of this Note other than the Partial PIK Portion will be deemed to have
accrued interest since the most recent prior Interest Payment Date (or the Closing Date if
there was no prior Interest Payment Date) through such Interest Payment Date at a rate of
13.25%
per annum
, payable in cash quarterly in arrears on such Interest Payment Date. In
the event that the Company elects to designate any portion of this Note for any Interest
Payment Date as a Partial PIK Portion, it shall provide written notice to the Paying Agent,
no later than three Business Days prior to such Interest Payment Date of (i) the portion of
the principal amount of this Note so designated as the Partial PIK Portion, and (ii) the
aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding after giving effect to the capitalization of
interest on the Partial PIK Portion. All references to the principal of the Notes shall
include interest accrued and capitalized as provided herein. During any period in which a
payment default or Event of Default under the Indenture has occurred and is continuing,
interest on all principal and overdue interest will accrue at a rate that is 2% higher than
the interest rate on the Notes. During such period, the Company will also pay any
post-petition interest in any
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proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law. Such interest would be in addition to any additional
interest resulting from a payment default or other Event of Default. Interest will be
computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
Until this Regulation S Temporary Global Note is exchanged for one or more Regulation S
Permanent Global Notes, the Holder hereof shall not be entitled to receive payments of
interest hereon; until so exchanged in full, this Regulation S Temporary Global Note shall
in all other respects be entitled to the same benefits as other Notes under the Indenture.
(2)
Method of Payment
. The Company will pay interest on the Notes (except
defaulted interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of
business on the March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 next preceding the Interest
Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such Record Date and on or before such
Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to
defaulted interest. The Notes will be payable as to principal, premium, if any, and
interest at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose within or
without the City and State of New York, or, at the option of the Company, payment of
interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the
register of Holders;
provided
that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds
will be required with respect to principal of and interest, premium on all Notes the
Holders of which will have provided wire transfer instructions to the Company or the Paying
Agent. Such payment will be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at
the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.
(3)
Paying Agent and Registrar
. Initially, Deutsche Bank Trust Company
Americas, the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The
Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company
or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.
(4)
Indenture
. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of
March 25, 2008 (the
Indenture
) among the Company, the Guarantors party thereto, the
Collateral Agent and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the
Indenture. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the
Indenture for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts
with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern
and be controlling. The Notes are secured Obligations of the Company.
(5)
Optional Redemption
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At any time prior to the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date,
the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem all or any part of the
Notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a
redemption price equal to 100% of the then outstanding principal amount plus
the Applicable Premium as of the date of redemption (the
Redemption Date
),
and, without duplication, accrued and unpaid interest to (but not including)
the Redemption Date, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant
Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.
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Except pursuant to clause (a) or (d) of Section 3.07 of the
Indenture, the Notes will not be redeemable at the Companys option prior to
the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date.
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On or after the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, the
Company may on any one or more occasions redeem all or any part of the Notes,
upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at the redemption
prices (expressed as percentages of the then outstanding principal amount of
Notes to be redeemed) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon
to (but not including) the applicable Redemption Date, if redeemed during the
twelve-month period beginning on dates indicated below, subject to the rights
of Holders of Notes on the relevant Record Date to receive interest on the
relevant Interest Payment Date:
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Fifth anniversary of the Closing Date
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Unless the Company defaults in the payment of the redemption price, interest will
cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption on the
applicable Redemption Date.
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At any time on or after the Sell Down Date and prior to the
fourth anniversary of the Closing Date, the Company may on any one or more
occasions redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, upon
not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a redemption price
equal to 113.250% of the then outstanding principal amount thereof, plus
accrued and unpaid interest thereon to (but not including) the Redemption Date,
with the net cash proceeds of one or more Qualified Equity Offerings, subject
to the rights of Holders on the relevant Record Date to receive interest on the
relevant Interest Payment Date;
provided
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of Notes originally issued under the Indenture, as such principal
amount shall have been increased through the capitalization of interest
(excluding Notes held by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries),
remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such
redemption; and
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date of the closing of such Qualified Equity Offering.
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Any redemption pursuant to Section 3.07 of the Indenture shall
be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 of the
Indenture. Any optional redemption of Notes must relate to an aggregate
principal amount of Notes being redeemed of at least the lesser of (a) $5.0
million and (b) the remaining outstanding principal amount of such Notes.
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Mandatory Redemption.
(a) Except as set forth in clause (b) of this Section 6, the Company is not required to make
mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.
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(b) Commencing with the first accrual period (as defined for purposes of the Code) ending
after the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date and continuing with each subsequent accrual period
thereafter, the Company shall pay in cash, on or before the end of such accrual period, an amount
equal to the sum of the accrued and unpaid PIK Interest and the accrued and unpaid original issue
discount (as defined for the purposes of the Code) (other than PIK Interest), with respect to the
Notes if, but only to the extent that, the aggregate amount of the sum of (i) the PIK Interest and
(ii) the original issue discount (other than PIK Interest), in each case that has accrued and not
been paid in cash from the Closing Date through the end of such accrual period on the Notes,
exceeds the product of the issue price (as defined for purposes of the Code) for the Notes and
the yield to maturity (as defined for purposes of the Code) on the Notes. Any such payment shall
first be allocated to the accrued and unpaid PIK Interest.
(7)
Repurchase at the Option of Holder.
Upon the occurrence of a Change of
Control, the Company will make a Change of Control Offer in accordance with Section 4.15 of
the Indenture. In connection with certain Asset Sales, the Company will make an Asset Sale
Offer as and when provided in accordance with Section 4.10 of the Indenture.
(8)
Notice of Redemption
. Subject to the provisions of Section 3.09 of the
Indenture, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date, the Company
will mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail, a notice of redemption to each Holder
whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address, except that redemption notices may
be mailed more than 60 days prior to a Redemption Date if the notice is issued in connection
with a defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture pursuant to
Articles 8 or 13 thereof. Notes in denominations larger than $2,000 may be redeemed in part
but only in whole multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be
redeemed. On and after the Redemption Date, interest ceases to accrue on this Note or
portions hereof called for redemption.
(9)
R
anking
and
C
ollateral
. The Notes and the Guarantees
are secured by a second-priority security interest in the Collateral pursuant to certain
Security Documents. The Second Priority Liens upon any and all Collateral are, to the
extent and in the manner provided in the Intercreditor Agreement, subordinate in ranking to
all present and future First Priority Liens as set forth in Article 11 of the Indenture and
in the Intercreditor Agreement.
(10)
Denominations, Transfer, Exchange
. The Notes are in registered form
without coupons in initial denominations of $2,000 in principal amount and integral
multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof;
provided
,
however
, that payments of PIK Interest
shall be made in denominations of $1.00 and integral multiples of $1.00 rounded up to the
nearest whole dollar. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as
provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other
things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Company may
require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture.
The Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note
selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in
part. Also, the Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a
period of 15 days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of Notes to be redeemed or
during the period between a Record Date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date.
(11)
Persons Deemed Owners
. The registered Holder of a Note shall be treated
as its owner for all purposes.
(12)
Amendment, Supplement and Waiver
. The Indenture, the Notes or the Note
Guarantees may be amended or supplemented as provided in the Indenture.
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(13)
Defaults and Remedies
. Events of Default include: (i) default in
payment when due and payable, upon redemption, acceleration or otherwise, of the principal
of, or premium, if any, on the Notes issued under the Indenture; (ii) default for five
Business Days or more in the payment when due of interest on the Notes, (iii) (A) failure by
the Company to comply with its obligations under Sections 4.15 or 5.01 of the Indenture or
(B) failure by the Company or any Company Subsidiary for 45 days (30 days in respect of
Section 4.27 of the Indenture) after receipt of written notice given by the Trustee or the
actual knowledge of the Company of such failure, to comply with any of its other agreements
under the Indenture or the Notes to the extent such failure does not otherwise constitute a
Default under clause (i), (ii) or (iii)(A) above; (iv) (A) the failure by the Company or any
Company Subsidiary to pay any Indebtedness that is
pari passu
with the Notes within any
applicable grace period after final maturity or acceleration by the holders thereof because
of a default or (B) a default occurs with respect to any Indebtedness of the Company or any
Company Subsidiary that is subordinated to the Notes, which default permits the holder or
holders thereof (or any trustee or agent on their behalf) to accelerate such Indebtedness
(giving effect to any applicable grace period), and, in the case of (A) or (B) the total
amount of such Indebtedness unpaid or accelerated or in default at the time exceeds $15.0
million; (v) final judgments against Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries aggregating in excess
of $15.0 million, which final judgments remain unpaid, undischarged and unstayed for a
period of more than 60 days after such judgment becomes final; (vi) certain events of
bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Company or any of the Companys Subsidiaries
that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken together, would
constitute a Significant Subsidiary; (vii) the Guarantee of any Significant Subsidiary (or
any group of Subsidiaries that together would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) shall for
any reason cease to be in full force and effect or be declared null and void or any
responsible officer of any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary (or the responsible
officers of any group of Subsidiaries that together would constitute a Significant
Subsidiary) of any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary, as the case may be, denies
that it has any further liability under its Note Guarantee or gives notice to such effect,
other than by reason of the termination of the related indenture or the release of any such
Note Guarantee in accordance with the Indenture; (viii) for more than 45 days after receipt
by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of written notice given by the Trustee (acting at
the written direction of the Required Holders) or actual knowledge of the Company thereof,
the representations and warranties of Holdco or the Company contained in the Note Purchase
Agreement, shall be untrue in any respect on and as of the date such representations and
warranties were made (without regard to any qualification of materiality, material or
Material Adverse Effect contained therein), except where the failure or failures of such
representations and warranties to be true (a) did not have or would not have been reasonably
expected to have or has not had an Article 6 Material Adverse Effect, (b) would not
materially impair the ability of Holdco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to perform
their obligations under the Indenture, the Note Purchase Agreement, the Intercreditor
Agreement or any Security Documents, and (c) would not materially impair the rights and
remedies of the Initial Purchasers under this Indenture, the Note Purchase Agreement, the
Intercreditor Agreement or any Security Documents, taken as a whole; or (ix) at any time,
(i) any Security Document ceases to be in full force and effect (other than by reason of a
release of Collateral in accordance with the terms of the Indenture or thereof and the
Intercreditor Agreement or the satisfaction in full of the Obligations under the Indenture
and the Notes in accordance with the terms hereof) or shall be declared null and void, (ii)
the Collateral Agent shall not have or shall cease to have a valid and perfected Lien in any
material portion of Collateral purported to be covered by the Security Documents with the
priority required by the relevant Security Document and the Intercreditor Agreement, in each
case for any reason other than the failure of the Collateral Agent to take any action within
its control, or (iii) Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries shall contest the validity or
enforceability of any Security Document in writing or deny in writing that it has any
further
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liability under any Security Document to which it is a party. If any Event of Default
occurs and is continuing, the Trustee acting at the written direction of the Required
Holders or the Required Holders may declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately
by notice to the Company and the Trustee specifying the Event of Default. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy
or insolvency, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable immediately without further
action or notice. Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in
the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, the Required Holders may direct the Trustee
in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes
notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default
relating to the payment of principal or interest or premium, if any,) if it determines that
withholding notice is in their interest. Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of
the Holders of all of the Notes, rescind an acceleration or waive any existing Default or
Event of Default and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default or
Event of Default in the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes.
The Company is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance
with the Indenture, and the Company is required, upon becoming aware of any Default or Event
of Default, to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of
Default.
(14)
Trustee Dealings with the Company
. The Trustee, in its individual or any
other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the
Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates, as if
it were not the Trustee.
(15)
No Recourse Against Others
. A director, officer, employee, incorporator
or stockholder of the Company or any of the Guarantors, as such, will not have any liability
for any obligations of the Company or the Guarantors under the Notes, the Note Guarantees or
the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or
their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability.
The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.
(16)
Authentication
. This Note will not be valid until authenticated by the
manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.
(17)
Abbreviations
. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a
Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the
entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in
common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
(18)
CUSIP Numbers
. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee
on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be
printed on the Notes, and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a
convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either
as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption, and reliance may be
placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
(19)
GOVERNING LAW
. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND
BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE INDENTURE, THIS NOTE AND THE NOTE GUARANTEES WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT
TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS
OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
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The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the
Indenture. Requests may be made to:
MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc.
1550 Utica Avenue South
Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
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Assignment Form
To assign this Note, fill in the form below:
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(Print or type assignees name, address and zip code)
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Your Signature:
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)
Signature Guarantee*:
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Option of Holder to Elect Purchase
If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.10 or
4.15 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:
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If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the Company pursuant to
Section 4.10 or Section 4.15 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:
$
Date:
Your
Signature:
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)
Tax Identification No.:
Signature Guarantee*:
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Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note
The following exchanges of a part of this Regulation S Temporary Global Note for an interest
in another Global Note, or exchanges of a part of another other Restricted Global Note for an
interest in this Regulation S Temporary Global Note, have been made:
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc.
1550 Utica Avenue South
Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Attention: [
]
[
Registrar address block
]
Re: 13.25% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2018
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of March 25, 2008 (the
Indenture
), among
MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Guarantors party thereto and
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee and collateral agent . Capitalized terms used but
not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
, (the
Transferor
) owns and proposes to transfer the Note[s] or interest
in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the principal amount of $
in such
Note[s] or interests (the
Transfer
), to
(the
Transferee
), as
further specified in Annex A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby
certifies that:
[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]
1.
o
Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the 144A
Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to Rule 144A
. The Transfer is being
effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the
Securities Act
), and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the
beneficial interest or Definitive Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor
reasonably believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Note for its own account,
or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion,
and such Person and each such account is a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of
Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, and such Transfer is in
compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon
consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the
transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer
enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the 144A Global Note and/or the Restricted
Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
2.
o
Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the
Regulation S Temporary Global Note, the Regulation S Permanent Global Note or a Restricted
Definitive Note pursuant to Regulation S
. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in
accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor
hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a Person in the United States
and (x) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or
such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the
Transferee was outside the United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the
facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person
acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United States,
(ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b)
or Rule 904(a) of Regulation S under the Securities Act (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan
or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act and (iv) if the proposed
transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, the transfer is not being
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made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial
Purchaser). Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the
Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the
restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Regulation S
Permanent Global Note, the Regulation S Temporary Global Note and/or the Restricted Definitive Note
and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
3.
o
Check and complete if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest
in the IAI Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to any provision of the Securities
Act other than Rule 144A or Regulation S
. The Transfer is being effected in compliance with
the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes and
Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any
applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the
Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one):
(a)
o
such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule
144 under the Securities Act;
or
(b)
o
such Transfer is being effected to the Company or a subsidiary thereof;
or
(c)
o
such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act;
or
(d)
o
such Transfer is being effected to an Institutional Accredited Investor
and pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
other than Rule 144A, Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904, and the Transferor hereby further
certifies that it has not engaged in any general solicitation within the meaning of
Regulation D under the Securities Act and the Transfer complies with the transfer
restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Note or Restricted
Definitive Notes and the requirements of the exemption claimed, which certification is
supported by (1) a certificate executed by the Transferee in the form of Exhibit F to the
Indenture and (2) if such Transfer is in respect of a principal amount of Notes at the
time of transfer of less than $250,000, an Opinion of Counsel provided by the Transferor
or the Transferee (a copy of which the Transferor has attached to this certification), to
the effect that such Transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation
of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred
beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer
enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the IAI Global Note and/or the
Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
4.
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Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note or of an Unrestricted Definitive Note
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(a)
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Check if Transfer is pursuant to Rule 144
. (i) The Transfer is being effected
pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the
transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any
state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the
Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.
Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the
transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on
transfer enumerated in the Private
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Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in
the Indenture.
(b)
o
Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Regulation S
. (i) The Transfer is being
effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and in
compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky
securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained
in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance
with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms
of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject
to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the
Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
(c)
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Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Other Exemption
. (i) The Transfer is being
effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the transfer
restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of
the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private
Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon
consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the
transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will not be subject to the restrictions on
transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes or
Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.
This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit
of the Company.
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ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc.
1550 Utica Avenue South
Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Attention: [
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[
Registrar address block
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Re: 13.25% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2018
(CUSIP
)
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of March 25, 2008 (the
Indenture
), among
MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Guarantors party thereto and
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee and collateral agent. Capitalized terms used but
not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
, (the
Owner
) owns and proposes to exchange the Note[s] or
interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of $
in such Note[s]
or interests (the
Exchange
). In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that:
1.
Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global
Note for Unrestricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note
(a)
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Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to beneficial
interest in an Unrestricted Global Note
. In connection with the Exchange of the Owners beneficial
interest in a Restricted Global Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note in an
equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired
for the Owners own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance
with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance
with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
Securities Act
), (iii) the restrictions on
transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to
maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted
Global Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any
state of the United States.
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Unrestricted Definitive Note
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in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the
Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owners own account without transfer, (ii)
such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the
Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the
restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not
required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Unrestricted
Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any
state of the United States.
(c)
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Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in an
Unrestricted Global Note
. In connection with the Owners Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note
for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the
beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owners own account without transfer, (ii) such
Exchange has been effected in
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compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and
pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained
in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance
with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest is being acquired in compliance with any
applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
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In connection with the Owners Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for an Unrestricted
Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired
for the Owners own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance
with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in
accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture
and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the
Securities Act and (iv) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any
applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
2.
Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global
Notes for Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes
(a)
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Definitive Note.
In connection with the Exchange of the Owners beneficial interest in a
Restricted Global Note for a Restricted Definitive Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner
hereby certifies that the Restricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owners own account
without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the
Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on
transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and
in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
(b)
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Restricted Global Note
. In connection with the Exchange of the Owners Restricted Definitive Note
for a beneficial interest in the [CHECK ONE]
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Regulation S Global Note
with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being
acquired for the Owners own account without transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been effected in
compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to
and in accordance with the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky
securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to the
restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the relevant
Restricted Global Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit
of the Company.
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EXHIBIT D
[FORM OF NOTATION OF GUARANTEE]
For value received, each Guarantor (which term includes any successor Person under the
Indenture) has, jointly and severally, unconditionally guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the
Indenture and subject to the provisions in the Indenture dated as of March 25, 2008 (the
Indenture
) among MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc., (the
Company
), the Guarantors party
thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the
Trustee
) and as collateral
agent, (a) the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the
Notes, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, the due and punctual payment
of interest on overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and the due and
punctual performance of all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee all in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or
renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full
when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holders of Notes
and to the Trustee pursuant to the Note Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in
Article 10 of the Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of
the Note Guarantee. Each Holder of a Note, by accepting the same, (a) agrees to and shall be bound
by such provisions (b) authorizes and directs the Trustee, on behalf of such Holder, to take such
action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination as provided in the
Indenture and (c) appoints the Trustee attorney-in-fact of such Holder for such purpose.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the
Indenture.
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EXHIBIT E
[FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS]
Supplemental Indenture
(this
Supplemental Indenture
), dated as of
,
200___, among
(the
Guaranteeing Subsidiary
), a subsidiary of
(or its permitted successor), a [Delaware] corporation (the
Company
), the
other Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein),
, as
collateral agent, and
, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the
Trustee
).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the
Indenture
), dated as of March 25, 2008 providing for the issuance of 13.25% Senior Secured Second
Lien Notes due 2018 (the
Notes
);
WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary
shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the
Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Companys Obligations under the
Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the
Note Guarantee
); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and
deliver this Supplemental Indenture.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the
Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes
as follows:
1.
Capitalized Terms
. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have
the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
2.
Agreement to Guarantee
. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees to provide an
unconditional Guarantee on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Note Guarantee
and in the Indenture including but not limited to Article 10 thereof.
4.
No Recourse Against Others
. No past, present or future director, officer,
employee, incorporator, stockholder or agent of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary, as such, shall have
any liability for any obligations of the Company or any Guaranteeing Subsidiary under the Notes,
any Note Guarantees, the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in
respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of the Notes by
accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the
consideration for issuance of the Notes. Such waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities
under the federal securities laws and it is the view of the SEC that such a waiver is against
public policy.
5. NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED
TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS
OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED
THEREBY.
6.
Counterparts
. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental
Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same
agreement.
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7.
Effect of Headings
. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and
shall not affect the construction hereof.
8.
The Trustee
. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or
in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of
the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary
and the Company.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly
executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.
Dated:
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EXHIBIT F
[FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED BY
ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR]
MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc.
1550 Utica Avenue South
Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Attention: [
]
[
Registrar address block
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Re: 13.25% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2018
(CUSIP
)
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of March 25, 2008 (the
Indenture
), among
MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Guarantors party thereto and
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee and collateral agent. Capitalized terms used but
not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
In connection with our proposed purchase of $
aggregate principal amount at maturity of
the Notes, we confirm that:
1. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Notes or any interest therein is subject
to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Indenture and the undersigned agrees to be
bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Notes or any interest therein except
in compliance with, such restrictions and conditions and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the
Securities Act
).
2. We understand that the offer and sale of the Notes have not been registered under the
Securities Act, and that the Notes and any interest therein may not be offered or sold except as
permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for
which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that if we should sell the Notes or any interest
therein, we will do so only (A) to the Company or any subsidiary thereof, (B) in accordance with
Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a qualified institutional buyer (as defined therein), (C)
to an institutional accredited investor (as defined below) that, prior to such transfer,
furnishes (or has furnished on its behalf by a U.S. broker-dealer) to you and to the Company a
signed letter substantially in the form of this letter and an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably
acceptable to the Company to the effect that such transfer is in compliance with the Securities
Act, (D) outside the United States in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities
Act, (E) pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act or (F) pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and we further agree to provide to any
Person purchasing the Definitive Note or beneficial interest in a Global Note from us in a
transaction meeting the requirements of clauses (A) through (E) of this paragraph a notice advising
such purchaser that resales thereof are restricted as stated herein.
3. We understand that, on any proposed resale of the Notes or beneficial interest therein, we
will be required to furnish to you and the Company such certifications, legal opinions and other
information as you and the Company may reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale
complies
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with the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Notes purchased by us will
bear a legend to the foregoing effect.
4. We are an institutional accredited investor (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or
(7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have such knowledge and experience in financial
and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the
Notes, and we and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of
our or its investment.
5. We are acquiring the Notes or beneficial interest therein purchased by us for our own
account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional accredited investor) as to
each of which we exercise sole investment discretion.
You are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this
letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or
official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
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Exhibit 10.2
$600,000,000
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
DATED
AS OF MARCH 25, 2008
AMONG
MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
MONEYGRAM PAYMENT SYSTEMS WORLDWIDE, INC.,
THE LENDERS,
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.
AS LEAD ARRANGER AND SOLE BOOK RUNNER
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Collateral
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97
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Section 6.23
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Holdco Covenant
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97
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ARTICLE VII
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DEFAULTS
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98
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Section 7.1
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Representation or Warranty
|
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98
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Section 7.2
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Non-Payment
|
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98
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Section 7.3
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Specific Defaults
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98
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Section 7.4
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Other Defaults
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98
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Section 7.5
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Cross-Default
|
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98
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Section 7.6
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Insolvency; Voluntary Proceedings
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98
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Section 7.7
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Involuntary Proceedings
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|
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99
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Section 7.8
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Judgments
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99
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Section 7.9
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Unfunded Liabilities; Reportable Event
|
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99
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Section 7.10
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Change in Control
|
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99
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Section 7.11
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Withdrawal Liability
|
|
|
99
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Section 7.12
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Guaranty
|
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|
99
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Section 7.13
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Collateral Documents
|
|
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99
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Section 7.14
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Events Not Constituting Default
|
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99
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ARTICLE VIII
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ACCELERATION, WAIVERS, AMENDMENTS AND REMEDIES
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101
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Section 8.1
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Acceleration
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101
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Section 8.2
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Amendments
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101
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Section 8.3
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Replacement Loans
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102
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Section 8.4
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Errors
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103
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Section 8.5
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Preservation of Rights
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103
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ARTICLE IX
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
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104
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Section 9.1
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Survival of Representations
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104
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Section 9.2
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Governmental Regulation
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104
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Section 9.3
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Headings
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104
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Section 9.4
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Entire Agreement
|
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104
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Section 9.5
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Several Obligations; Benefits of this Agreement
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|
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104
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Section 9.6
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Expenses; Indemnification
|
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104
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Section 9.7
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Severability of Provisions
|
|
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105
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Section 9.8
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Nonliability of Lenders
|
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105
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Section 9.9
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Confidentiality
|
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|
106
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Section 9.10
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Nonreliance
|
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107
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Section 9.11
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Disclosure
|
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107
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Section 9.12
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USA PATRIOT Act
|
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|
107
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Section 9.13
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Amendment and Restatement; Prior Defaults
|
|
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107
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ARTICLE X
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THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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108
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Section 10.1
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Appointment; Nature of Relationship
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|
|
108
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Section 10.2
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Powers
|
|
|
108
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Section 10.3
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General Immunity
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108
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Section 10.4
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No Responsibility for Loans, Recitals, etc
|
|
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108
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Section 10.5
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Action on Instructions of Lenders
|
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109
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iii
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Page
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Section 10.6
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Employment of Administrative Agents and Counsel
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109
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Section 10.7
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Reliance on Documents; Counsel
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109
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Section 10.8
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Administrative Agents Reimbursement and Indemnification
|
|
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109
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Section 10.9
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Notice of Default
|
|
|
110
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Section 10.10
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Rights as a Lender
|
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110
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Section 10.11
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Lender Credit Decision
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110
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Section 10.12
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Successor Administrative Agent
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111
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Section 10.13
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Administrative Agent and Arranger Fees
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111
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Section 10.14
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Delegation to Affiliates
|
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|
112
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Section 10.15
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Co-Documentation Agents, Co-Syndication Agents, etc
|
|
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112
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Section 10.16
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Appointment of Collateral Agent
|
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112
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Section 10.17
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Certain Releases of Collateral and Guarantors
|
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112
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Section 10.18
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Intercreditor Agreement
|
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112
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ARTICLE XI
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SETOFF; RATABLE PAYMENTS
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113
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Section 11.1
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Setoff
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113
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Section 11.2
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Ratable Payments
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113
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ARTICLE XII
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BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS; PARTICIPATIONS
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113
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Section 12.1
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Successors and Assigns
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113
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Section 12.2
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Dissemination of Information
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118
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Section 12.3
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Tax Treatment
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118
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ARTICLE XIII
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NOTICES
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118
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Section 13.1
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Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication
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118
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ARTICLE XIV
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COUNTERPARTS; INTEGRATION; EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRONIC EXECUTION
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120
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Section 14.1
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Counterparts; Effectiveness
|
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120
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Section 14.2
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Electronic Execution of Assignments
|
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120
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ARTICLE XV
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CHOICE OF LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
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120
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Section 15.1
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CHOICE OF LAW
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120
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Section 15.2
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CONSENT TO JURISDICTION
|
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120
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Section 15.3
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WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
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121
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iv
EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
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Schedules
|
Commitment Schedule
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Schedule 1
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Scheduled Restricted Investments (Section 1.1)/Specified Securities (Section 1.1)
|
Schedule 2.22
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|
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Outstanding Letters of Credit (Section 2.22)
|
Schedule 5.8
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|
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|
Subsidiaries (Section 5.8)
|
Schedule 5.13
|
|
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|
Ownership of Properties (Section 5.13)
|
Schedule 6.11
|
|
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|
Existing Indebtedness (Section 6.11)
|
Schedule 6.13
|
|
|
|
Investment Writedowns (Section 6.13)
|
Schedule 6.14(viii)
|
|
|
|
Existing Investments (Section 6.14(viii))
|
Schedule 6.14(xx)
|
|
|
|
Certain Acquisitions (Section 6.14(xx))
|
Schedule 6.15
|
|
|
|
Existing Liens (Section 6.15)
|
Schedule 6.16
|
|
|
|
Existing Affiliate Transactions (Section 6.16)
|
|
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|
|
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Exhibits
|
Exhibit A
|
|
|
|
Form of Revolving Credit Note
|
Exhibit B-1
|
|
|
|
Form of Term A Note
|
Exhibit B-2
|
|
|
|
Form of Term B Note
|
Exhibit C
|
|
|
|
Form of Swing Line Note
|
Exhibit D
|
|
|
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Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
|
Exhibit E
|
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Form of Compliance Certificate
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Exhibit F
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Form of Intercreditor Agreement
|
v
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of
March 25, 2008, is among
MoneyGram International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (
Holdco
), MoneyGram Payment Systems
Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
Borrower
), the Lenders and JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A., a national banking association, as LC Issuer, as the Swing Line Lender, as
Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent.
R
E
C
I
T
A
L
S
A. Holdco, the Administrative Agent and the financial institutions so designated on the
Commitment Schedule (the
Existing Lenders
) are party to that certain Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement dated as of June 29, 2005 (as previously amended, the
Existing Credit
Agreement
).
B. Holdco, the Administrative Agent and the Existing Lenders wish to amend and restate the
Existing Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth below to extend the Facility
Termination Date, to add a new tranche of term loans, and to make the other changes evidenced
hereby.
C. MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc. wishes to become a party to this Agreement as the
Borrower hereunder and to accept and assume all of the rights and the obligations of the
Borrower. Each financial institution so designated on the Commitment Schedule wishes to become a
Lender party to this Agreement and to accept and assume all the rights and obligations of a
Lender with a Term B Loan.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual agreements made herein, and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, Holdco, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent hereby agree, subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, that the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1
Definitions
. As used in this Agreement:
Accounts Receivable
means net accounts receivable as reflected on a balance sheet in
accordance with GAAP.
Acquisition
means any transaction, or any series of related transactions,
consummated on or after the date of this Agreement, by which the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries (i) acquires any going business or all or substantially all of the assets of any firm,
corporation or limited liability company, or division thereof, whether through purchase of assets,
merger or otherwise or (ii) directly or indirectly acquires (in one transaction or as the most
recent transaction in a series of transactions) at least a majority (in number of votes) of the
securities of a corporation which have ordinary voting power for the election of directors (other
than
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securities having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) or a majority
(by percentage or voting power) of the outstanding ownership interests of a partnership or limited
liability company.
Act
is defined in Section 9.12.
Administrative Agent
means JPMCB in its capacity as administrative agent of the
Lenders pursuant to Article X, and not in its individual capacity as a Lender, and any successor
Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Article X.
Administrative Questionnaire
means an administrative questionnaire in a form
supplied by the Administrative Agent.
Advance
means an advance of funds hereunder, (i) made by the applicable Lenders on
the same Borrowing Date, or (ii) converted or continued by the applicable Lenders on the same date
of conversion or continuation, consisting, in either case, of the aggregate amount of the several
Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, for the same Interest Period. The
term Advance shall include Swing Line Loans unless otherwise expressly provided.
Affected Lender
is defined in Section 2.23.
Affiliate
of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling,
controlled by or under common control with such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control
another Person if the controlling Person owns 10% or more of any class of voting securities (or
other ownership interests) of the controlled Person or possesses, directly or indirectly, the power
to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the controlled Person, whether
through ownership of stock, by contract or otherwise;
provided
, that, in no event shall any
of GSMP V Onshore US, Ltd., GSMP V Offshore US, Ltd. and GSMP V Institutional US, Ltd.
(
GSMP
) and their Subsidiaries and other Persons engaged primarily in the investment of
mezzanine securities that directly or indirectly are controlled by, or under common control with,
the same investment adviser as GSMP (collectively,
GS Mezzanine Entities
) or THL Credit
Partners, L.P. or its Affiliates (collectively, the
THL Credit Entities
), solely in the
capacity of such GS Mezzanine Entity or THL Credit Entity as a holder of Second Lien Indebtedness,
be deemed to control Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries for any purposes under this Credit
Agreement.
Aggregate Outstanding Revolving Credit Exposure
means, at any time, the aggregate of
the Outstanding Revolving Credit Exposure of all the Lenders.
Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment
means the aggregate of the Revolving Credit
Commitments of all the Lenders, as reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to the terms
hereof. The Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment as of the date hereof is $250,000,000.
Aggregate Term B Loan Commitment
means the aggregate of the Term B Loan Commitments
of all the Lenders. The Aggregate Term B Loan Commitment is $250,000,000.
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Agreement
means this credit agreement, as it may be amended, restated, amended and
restated or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.
Alternate Base Rate
means, for any day, a rate of interest per annum equal to the
higher of (i) the Prime Rate in effect on such day and (ii) the sum of the Federal Funds Effective
Rate for such day plus 1/2% per annum. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in
the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective from and including the
effective date of such change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.
Applicable Margin
means (i) with respect to any Revolving Credit Advance which is a
Floating Rate Advance and any portion of the Term A Loan which bears interest at the Floating Rate,
2.50% per annum, (ii) with respect to any portion of the Term B Loan which bears interest at the
Floating Rate, 4.00% per annum, (iii) with respect to any Revolving Credit Advance which is a
Eurodollar Advance and any portion of the Term A Loan which bears interest at the Eurodollar Rate,
3.50% per annum, (iv) with respect to any portion of the Term B Loan which bears interest at the
Eurodollar Rate, 5.00% per annum and (v) with respect to any Swing Line Loan, 2.50% per annum.
Approved Fund
is defined in Section 12.1(ii).
Arranger
means J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and its successors, in its capacities as
Lead Arranger and Sole Book Runner.
Assignee
is defined in Section 12.1(ii)(A).
Assignment and Assumption
means an assignment and assumption entered into by a
Lender and an Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 12.1)
and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of
Exhibit D
or any other form
approved by the Administrative Agent.
Authorized Officer
means any of the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President,
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer or Controller of the Borrower, acting
singly.
Basket Amount
means, at any time, the sum of:
(i) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and the Borrower Subsidiaries
for the period (taken as one accounting period) from the first day of the first fiscal
quarter following the Effective Date to the end of the Borrowers most recently ended fiscal
quarter for which internal financial statements are available at such time or, in the case
such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit (it
being understood that gains from the sale or other disposition of Specified Securities are
disregarded in the computation of Consolidated Net Income); plus
(ii) 100% of the aggregate amount of cash contributed to the common equity capital of
the Borrower following the Effective Date (other than by a Borrower Subsidiary); plus
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(iii) to the extent not already included in Consolidated Net Income, the lesser of (x)
the aggregate amount received in cash by the Borrower after the Effective Date as a result
of the sale or other disposition (other than to the Borrower or a Borrower Subsidiary) of,
or by way of dividend, distribution or loan repayments on, Investments made pursuant to
Section 6.14(xiv) by the Borrower and the Borrower Subsidiaries after the Effective Date or
(y) the initial amount of such Investments made in compliance with the terms of this
Agreement after the Effective Date.
Beneficial Owner
has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5
under the Exchange Act. The terms Beneficial Ownership and Beneficially Own have a
corresponding meaning.
Borrower
means MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
and its successors and assigns.
Borrower Subsidiary
means a Subsidiary of the Borrower.
Borrowing Date
means a date on which a Credit Extension is made hereunder.
Borrowing Notice
is defined in Section 2.11.
Business Combination
means (i) any reorganization, consolidation, merger, share
exchange or similar business combination transaction involving Holdco with any Person or (ii) the
sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition by Holdco of all or
substantially all of its assets.
Business Day
means (i) with respect to any borrowing, payment or rate selection of
Eurodollar Advances, a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks generally are open in
Chicago and New York City for the conduct of substantially all of their commercial lending
activities, interbank wire transfers can be made on the Fedwire system and dealings in United
States dollars are carried on in the London interbank market and (ii) for all other purposes, a day
(other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks generally are open in Chicago and New York for the
conduct of substantially all of their commercial lending activities and interbank wire transfers
can be made on the Fedwire system.
Capital Stock
means any and all shares, interests, participations or other
equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent
ownership interests in a Person other than a corporation and any and all warrants, rights or
options to purchase any of the foregoing (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into,
or exchangeable for, Capital Stock). The Purchase Agreement Equity shall be Capital Stock, whether
or not classified as indebtedness for purposes of GAAP.
Capitalized Lease
of a Person means any lease of Property by such Person as lessee
which would be capitalized on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person
prepared in accordance with GAAP.
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Capitalized Lease Obligations
of a Person means the amount of the obligations of
such Person under Capitalized Leases which would be shown as a liability on a balance sheet of such
Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
means:
(i) U.S. dollars or Canadian dollars;
(ii) (x) euros or any national currency of any participating member state of the EMU or
(y) such local currencies held from time to time in the ordinary course of business;
(iii) Government Securities;
(iv) securities issued by any agency of the United States or government-sponsored
enterprise (such as debt securities or mortgage-backed securities issued by Freddie Mac,
Fannie Mae, Federal Home Loan Banks and other government-sponsored enterprises), which may
or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case
maturing within three months or less and rated Aa1 or better by Moodys and AA+ or better by
S&P;
(v) certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities
of one year or less from the date of acquisition, bankers acceptances with maturities not
exceeding 13 months and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any commercial bank
having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 in the case of a domestic bank and
$250,000,000 (or the U.S. dollar equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of
a foreign bank;
(vi) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses
(iii), (iv) and (v) entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications
specified in clause (iv) above;
(vii) commercial paper rated at least P-2 by Moodys or at least A-2 by S&P and in each
case maturing within 12 months after the date of creation thereof;
(viii) investment funds investing 95% of their assets in securities of the types
described in clauses (i) through (vi) above;
(ix) readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of
America or any political subdivision thereof having one of the two highest rating categories
obtainable from either Moodys or S&P with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of
acquisition; and
(x) Scheduled Restricted Investments.
Change
is defined in Section 3.2.
Change in Control
means the occurrence of any of the following:
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(i) any Person (other than the Sponsors) acquires Beneficial Ownership, directly or
indirectly, of 50% or more of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting
securities of Holdco entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (
Outstanding Corporation Voting
Stock
);
(ii) the consummation of a Business Combination pursuant to which either (A) the
Persons that were the Beneficial Owners of the Outstanding Corporation Voting Stock
immediately prior to such Business Combination Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly,
less than 50% of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or equivalent) of the entity
resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a company that, as
a result of such transaction, owns Holdco or all or substantially all of Holdcos assets
either directly or through one or more subsidiaries), or (B) any Person (other than the
Sponsors) Beneficially Owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the combined voting
power of the then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election
of directors (or equivalent) of the entity resulting from such Business Combination;
(iii) the failure by Holdco to directly own 100% of the Capital Stock of the Borrower;
(iv) the failure by the Borrower to own 100% of the Capital Stock of MoneyGram Payment
Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation; or
(v) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation of Holdco or the Borrower.
Class
, when used in reference to any Loan or Advance, refers to whether such Loan,
or the Loans comprising such Advance, are Revolving Loans, Term A Loans, Term B Loans or Swing Line
Loans.
Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, reformed or otherwise
modified from time to time.
Collateral
means all property with respect to which any security interests have been
granted (or purported to be granted) to the Collateral Agent pursuant to any Collateral Document.
Collateral Agent
means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in the capacity of collateral
agent for the Lenders and the other Secured Parties named in the Collateral Documents.
Collateral Documents
means each security agreement, pledge agreement, mortgage and
other document or instrument pursuant to which security is granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant
hereto for the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure the Obligations, including without
limitation that certain Amended and Restated Security Agreement, Amended and Restated Pledge
Agreement, Amended and Restated Trademark Security Agreement and Amended and
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Restated Patent Security Agreement, in each case dated as of the date hereof and made between
the Borrower, Holdco and one or more other Loan Parties and the Collateral Agent.
Commitment
means a Revolving Credit Commitment or Term B Loan Commitment.
Commitment Schedule
means the Schedule attached hereto identified as such.
Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense
means, with respect to any Person
for any period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense, including the
amortization of deferred financing fees of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period on a
consolidated basis.
Consolidated EBITDA
means with respect to any Person for any period, the
Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period:
(i) increased (without duplication) to the extent deducted in computing the
Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period by:
(A) provision for taxes based on income or profits or capital gains of such
Person and its Subsidiaries (including any tax sharing arrangements);
plus
(B) Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person (including costs of surety
bonds in connection with financing activities, to the extent included in
Consolidated Interest Expense);
plus
(C) Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense of such Person;
plus
(D) any fees and expenses incurred, or any amortization thereof regardless of
how characterized by GAAP, in connection with the Transactions, any acquisition,
disposition, recapitalization, Investment, asset sale, issuance or repayment of
Indebtedness, issuance of Capital Stock, refinancing transaction or amendment or
modification of any debt instrument (in each case, including any such transaction
consummated prior to the date hereof and any such transaction undertaken but not
completed) and any charges or non-recurring merger costs incurred as a result of any
such transaction;
plus
(E) other non-cash charges reducing the Consolidated Net Income of such Person,
excluding any such charge that represents an accrual or reserve for a cash
expenditure for a future period;
plus
(F) the amount of any minority interest expense deducted in calculating the
Consolidated Net Income of such Person (less the amount of any cash dividends or
distributions paid to the holders of such minority interests);
plus
(G) non-recurring or unusual losses or expenses (including costs and expenses
of litigation included in Consolidated Net Income pursuant to clause (ii) of the
definition of Consolidated Net Income) and severance, legal settlement,
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relocation costs, curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement
employee benefit plans, the amount of any restructuring charges or reserves
deducted, including any restructuring costs incurred in connection with
acquisitions, costs related to the closure, opening and/or consolidation of
facilities, retention charges, systems establishment costs, spin-off costs,
transition costs associated with transferring operations offshore and other
transition costs, signing, retention and completion bonuses, conversion costs and
excess pension charges and consulting fees incurred in connection with any of the
foregoing and amortization of signing bonuses;
plus
(H) the amount of loss on sale of receivables and related assets in connection
with a Receivables Transaction;
(ii) to the extent deducted or added in computing Consolidated Net Income of such
Person for such period, increased or decreased by (without duplication) any non-cash net
loss or gain resulting from currency remeasurements of indebtedness (including any non-cash
net loss or gain resulting from hedge agreements for currency exchange risk); and
(iii) decreased (without duplication) to the extent included in computing Consolidated
Net Income of such Person for such period by:
(A) non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its
Subsidiaries, excluding any items which represent the reversal of any accrual of, or
cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges in any prior period;
plus
(B) non-recurring or unusual gains increasing Consolidated Net Income of such
Person and its Subsidiaries.
Consolidated Interest Expense
means with respect to any Person for any period, the
sum, without duplication, of:
(i) consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period,
to the extent such expense was deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income for such period
(including (A) amortization of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions,
fees, expenses and original issue discount resulting from the issuance of indebtedness at
less than par, (B) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect
to letters of credit or bankers acceptances, (C) non-cash interest payments (but excluding
any non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the mark-to-market valuation
of Rate Management Obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to Financial
Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 133 Accounting for Derivative Instruments and
Rate Management Activities), (D) the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations
and (E) net payments, if any, pursuant to interest rate Rate Management Obligations with
respect to Indebtedness);
plus
(ii) consolidated capitalized interest of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such
period, whether paid or accrued.
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For purposes of this definition, interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to
accrue at an interest rate implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP.
For purposes of clarity, no obligations in respect of Purchase Agreement Equity, whether or not
classified as indebtedness in accordance with GAAP, shall constitute interest expense.
Consolidated Net Income
means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Net
Income of such Person and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis for such period;
provided
,
however
, that:
(i) to the extent included in Net Income for such period and without duplication:
(A) there shall be excluded in computing Consolidated Net Income (x) all
extraordinary gains and (y) all extraordinary losses;
(B) the Net Income for such period shall not include the cumulative effect of a
change in accounting principles or policies during such period, whether effected
through a cumulative effect adjustment or a retroactive application in each case in
accordance with GAAP;
(C) any net after-tax income (loss) from disposed or discontinued operations
and any net after-tax gains or losses on disposal of disposed or discontinued
operations shall be excluded;
(D) any net after-tax gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating
thereto) attributable to asset dispositions other than in the ordinary course of
business, as determined in good faith by the Borrower, shall be excluded;
(E) the Net Income for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary
thereof or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be
excluded, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions or other
payments that are actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to
the referent Person or a Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period;
(F) solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted
Payments under Section 6.10(viii), the Net Income or loss for such period of any
Subsidiary of such Person will be excluded to the extent that the declaration or
payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Subsidiary of its Net Income
is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental
approval (that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by the operation
of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order,
statute, rule, or governmental regulation applicable to that Subsidiary or its
stockholders, unless such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends or
similar distributions has been legally waived or such income has been dividended or
distributed to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries without such restriction (in
which case the amount of such dividends or distributions or other payments that are
actually paid in cash (or converted into cash) to the
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referent Person in respect of such period shall be included in Net Income);
provided
,
however
, that for the avoidance of doubt, any restrictions
based solely on (1) financial maintenance requirements imposed as a matter of state
regulatory requirements or (2) the type of restriction set forth in Section 6.15
(xvii) or excluded from the definition of Liens pursuant to clause (ii) or (iv) of
the definition thereof shall not result in the exclusion of Net Income (loss); and
provided
,
further
, that any net loss of any Subsidiary of such
Person shall not be excluded pursuant to this clause (F);
(G) any net after-tax income (loss) from the early extinguishment of
Indebtedness or Rate Management Obligations or other derivative instruments shall be
excluded;
(H) any Net Income (loss) for such period will be excluded to the extent it
relates to the impairment or appreciation of, or it is realized out of the income
(or loss) generated by, or from the sale or disposition of, any assets included in
the Scheduled Restricted Investments;
(I) any Net Income (loss) for such period will be excluded to the extent it
relates to the impairment or appreciation of, or it is realized out of the income
(or loss) generated by, or from the sale or disposition of, any Specified Security
or any asset included in the Restricted Investment Portfolio;
(J) any impairment charge or asset write-off pursuant to Financial Accounting
Standards Board Statement No. 142 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets or
Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 144 Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets and the amortization of intangibles
arising pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 141 Business
Combinations will be excluded;
(K) any non-cash compensation expense recorded from grants of stock
appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights and
any non-cash charges associated with the rollover, acceleration or payout of Capital
Stock by management of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower
in connection with Transactions shall be excluded; and
(L) any non-cash items included in the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower
as a result of an agreement of the Sponsors in respect of any equity participation
shall be excluded; and
(ii) to the extent not already deducted from Net Income for such period, any costs
associated with any operational expenses or litigation costs or expenses (including any
judgment or settlement) made by any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower in respect of
which the Borrower has made a Restricted Payment pursuant to Sections 6.10(iv) or (v) shall
be deducted from Net Income.
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For purposes of clarity, any impact in respect of Purchase Agreement Equity, whether or not
classified as indebtedness in accordance with GAAP, shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purpose of Section 6.10 only and in order to avoid
double counting, there shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income any income arising from any
sale or other disposition of Investments made by the Borrower and the Borrower Subsidiaries, any
repurchases and redemptions of Investments from the Borrower and the Borrower Subsidiaries, any
repayments of loans and advances that constitute Investments by the Borrower or any Borrower
Subsidiary, in each case to the extent such amounts increase clause (iii) of the definition of
Basket Amount.
Consolidated Senior Secured Indebtedness
means, at any time, the sum of indebtedness
for borrowed money that is secured by Liens and Capitalized Lease Obligations, in each case of any
Person and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis as of such time. For purposes of
clarity, (i) the Second Lien Indebtedness shall constitute Consolidated Senior Secured Indebtedness
and (ii) no obligations in respect of Purchase Agreement Equity, whether or not classified as
indebtedness in accordance with GAAP, shall constitute Consolidated Senior Secured Indebtedness.
Contingent Obligation
is defined in the definition of Indebtedness.
Contract
is defined in Section 5.3
Controlled Group
means all members of a controlled group of corporations or other
business entities and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control
which, together with Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries, are treated as a single employer under
Section 414 of the Code.
Conversion/Continuation Notice
is defined in Section 2.12.
Credit Extension
means the making of an Advance or the issuance, amendment, renewal
or extension of a Letter of Credit.
Credit Extension Date
means the Borrowing Date for an Advance or the date of the
issuance, amendment (to the extent it increases the amount available for draw thereunder), renewal
or extension of a Letter of Credit.
D&T Deliverables
means the Satisfactory Audit Opinion and Deloitte & Touche LLPs
consent to file the Satisfactory Audit Opinion in Holdcos Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Default
means an event described in Article VII.
Disgorged Recovery
means the portion, if any, of any payment or other distribution
received by a Lender in satisfaction of Obligations of a Loan Party to such Lender, that is
required in any Insolvency Proceedings or otherwise to be disgorged, turned over or otherwise paid
to such Loan Party, such Loan Partys estate or creditors of such Loan Party, whether
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because the transfer of such payment or other property is avoided or otherwise, including,
without limitation, because it was determined to be a fraudulent or preferential transfer.
Disqualified Institutions
means those banks, financial institutions and other
Persons that are competitors of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or Affiliates of such competitors
and are identified as such to the Administrative Agent on the date hereof and additional
competitors or Affiliates thereof identified to the Administrative Agent from time to time;
provided
that if such identified Person is a commercial bank, the global funds transfer or
payment services activities of which are merely incidental to its primary business (an
Incidental Competitor
) and which is not an Affiliate of a competitor of the Borrower
(other than an Incidental Competitor), the inclusion of such Person as a Disqualified Institution
shall be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
Disqualified Stock
means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such
Person which, by its terms, or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for
which it is putable or exchangeable, or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily
redeemable (other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale), pursuant to a sinking
fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than as a
result of a change of control or asset sale) in whole or in part, in each case prior to the date 91
days after the Facility Termination Date; provided, however, that if such Capital Stock is issued
to any plan for the benefit of employees, directors, managers or consultants of Holdco or its
Subsidiaries (or their direct or indirect parent) or by any such plan to such employees, directors,
managers, consultants (or their respective estates, heirs, beneficiaries, transferees, spouses or
former spouses), such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may
be required to be repurchased by Holdco or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable
statutory or regulatory obligations. For purposes hereof, the amount (or principal amount) of any
Disqualified Stock shall be equal to its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference.
Dollars
means lawful currency of the United States of America.
Domestic Subsidiary
means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is (i) organized under
the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or (ii) a
disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes the sole assets of which are Capital Stock
of Subsidiaries that are not organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state
thereof or the District of Columbia.
Effective Date
means the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.1 have
been satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 8.2) and the Term B Loan is funded, which is
the date hereof.
Effective Date MAE
means any circumstance, event, change, development or effect
that, (a) is material and adverse to the financial position, results of operations, business,
assets or liabilities of Holdco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) would materially impair
the ability of Holdco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to perform their obligations under
the Loan Documents, (c) would materially impair the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent
or the Lenders under the Loan Documents, taken as a whole, or (d) would materially impair the
ability of Holdco to perform its obligations under the Equity Purchase Agreement or
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otherwise materially threaten or materially impede the consummation of the Purchase (as
defined in the Equity Purchase Agreement) and the other transactions contemplated by the Equity
Purchase Agreement;
provided
,
however
, that the impact of the following matters
shall be disregarded: (i) changes in general economic, financial market, credit market, regulatory
or political conditions (whether resulting from acts of war or terrorism, an escalation of
hostilities or otherwise) generally affecting the U.S. economy, foreign economies or the industries
in which Holdco or its Subsidiaries operate, (ii) changes in generally accepted accounting
principles, (iii) changes in laws of general applicability or interpretations thereof by any
Governmental Entities (as defined in the Equity Purchase Agreement), (iv) any change in Holdcos
stock price or trading volume, in and of itself, or any failure, in and of itself, by Holdco to
meet revenue or earnings guidance published or otherwise provided to the Administrative Agent or
the Lenders (
provided
that any fact, condition, circumstance, event, change, development or
effect underlying any such failure or change, other than any of the foregoing that is otherwise
excluded pursuant to clauses (i) through (viii) hereof, may be taken into account in determining
whether an Effective Date MAE has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur), (v) losses
resulting from any change in the valuations of Holdcos portfolio of securities or sales of such
securities and any effect resulting from such changes or sales, (vi) actions or omissions of Holdco
or the Sponsors taken as required by the Equity Purchase Agreement or with the prior written
consent of the Administrative Agent, (vii) public announcement, in and of itself, by a third party
not affiliated with Holdco of any proposal to acquire the outstanding securities or all or
substantially all of the assets of Holdco and (viii) the public announcement of the Loan Documents
and the transactions contemplated thereby (provided that this clause (viii) shall not apply with
respect to Sections 1.2(c)(v), 2.2(d), 2.2(h) and 2.2(k) of the Equity Purchase Agreement);
provided
further
,
however
, that Effective Date MAE shall be deemed not to
include the impact of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), in each case only insofar and to
the extent that such circumstances, events, changes, developments or effects described in such
clauses do not have a disproportionate effect on Holdco and its Subsidiaries (exclusive of its
payments systems business) relative to other participants in the industry.
EMU
means the economic and monetary union as contemplated in the Treaty on European
Union.
Environmental Laws
means any Laws relating to pollution, the environment or natural
resources.
Equity Purchase Agreement
means that certain Amended and Restated Purchase
Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2008, among Holdco and the several Investors named therein,
including all exhibits and schedules thereto, as in effect on the date hereof.
ERISA
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from
time to time, and any applicable rule or regulation issued thereunder.
Eurodollar Advance
means an Advance which, except as otherwise provided in Section
2.14, bears interest at the applicable Eurodollar Rate plus the
Applicable Margin.
Eurodollar Base Rate
means, with respect to any Eurodollar Advance for any Interest
Period, the rate appearing on Telerate Page 3750 (or on any successor or substitute page of such
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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 the
Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates
applicable to dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London
time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for dollar
deposits with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period. In the event that such rate is not
available at such time for any reason, then the Eurodollar Base Rate with respect to such
Eurodollar Advance for such Interest Period shall be the rate at which dollar deposits of
$5,000,000 and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal
London office of the Administrative Agent 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.
Eurodollar Loan
means a Loan which, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.14,
bears interest at the applicable Eurodollar Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
Eurodollar Rate
means, with respect to any Eurodollar Advance for any Interest
Period, an interest rate per annum equal to the greater of (x) the Eurodollar Base Rate for such
Interest Period multiplied by the Statutory Reserve Rate (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the
next 1/16 of 1%) and (y) 2.5% per annum.
Excess Cash Flow
means, for any fiscal year of Holdco, the excess, if any, of:
(i) the sum, without duplication, for such period of:
(A) Consolidated EBITDA (it being understood, for avoidance of doubt, that any
Specified Equity Contribution shall not increase Consolidated EBITDA for purposes of
this definition);
(B) foreign currency translation gains received in cash related to currency
remeasurements of indebtedness (including any net cash gain resulting from hedge
agreements for currency exchange risk), to the extent not otherwise included in
calculating Consolidated EBITDA;
(C) net cash gains resulting in such period from Rate Management Obligations
and the application of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 and
International Accounting Standards No. 39 and their respective pronouncements and
interpretations, to the extent not otherwise included in calculating Consolidated
EBITDA, including pursuant to clause (ii) of EBITDA;
(D) extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring cash gains (other than gains on
asset sales in the ordinary course of business, including Portfolio Securities), to
the extent not otherwise included in calculating Consolidated EBITDA; and
(E) to the extent not otherwise included in calculating Consolidated EBITDA,
cash gains from any sale or disposition outside the ordinary course of business
(excluding gains from Prepayment Events to the extent an amount equal
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to the Net Proceeds therefrom was applied to the prepayment of Term B Loans
pursuant to Section 2.10(ii));
minus
(ii) the sum, without duplication, for such period of:
(A) the amount of any taxes, including taxes based on income, profits or
capital, state, franchise and similar taxes, foreign withholding taxes and foreign
unreimbursed value added taxes (to the extent added in calculating Consolidated
EBITDA), and including penalties and interest on any of the foregoing, in each case,
payable in cash by Holdco and its Subsidiaries (to the extent not otherwise deducted
in calculating Consolidated EBITDA), including payments made pursuant to any tax
sharing agreements or arrangements among Holdco, its Subsidiaries and any direct or
indirect parent of Holdco (so long as such tax sharing payments are attributable to
the operations of Holdco and its Subsidiaries);
(B) Consolidated Interest Expense, including costs of surety bonds in
connection with financing activities (to the extent included in Consolidated
Interest Expense), to the extent payable in cash and not otherwise deducted in
calculating Consolidated EBITDA;
(C) foreign currency translation losses paid in cash related to currency
remeasurements of indebtedness (including any net cash loss resulting from hedge
agreements for currency risk), to the extent not otherwise deducted in calculating
Consolidated EBITDA;
(D) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to this clause (D) or
clause (P) below in respect of a prior fiscal year, capital expenditures of Holdco
and its Subsidiaries made in cash prior to the date the applicable Excess Cash Flow
prepayment is required to be made pursuant to Section 2.10(iii);
(E) repayments of long-term Indebtedness (including (i) payments of the
principal component of Capitalized Lease Obligations, (ii) the repayment of Loans
pursuant to Section 2.10 (but excluding prepayments of Loans deducted pursuant to
clause (B) of Section 2.10(iii)), (iii) the repayment of indebtedness with respect
to any Receivables Transaction and (iv) the aggregate amount of any premium,
make-whole or penalties paid in connection with any such repayments of Indebtedness,
made by Holdco and its Subsidiaries, but only to the extent that, in each case, such
repayments (x) by their terms cannot be reborrowed or redrawn and (y) are not
financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving
Indebtedness)) and increases in Consolidated Net Income due to a sale, transfer or
other disposition of an asset (including pursuant to a sale and leaseback
transaction or a casualty or condemnation or similar proceeding) but not in excess
of the amount of such increase;
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(F) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to this clause (F) or
clause (P) below in respect of a prior fiscal year, the amount of Investments
permitted by Section 6.14 (other than Investments in (x) Cash Equivalents and (y)
Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries) made by Holdco and its Subsidiaries in cash prior
to the date the applicable Excess Cash Flow prepayment is required to be made
pursuant to Section 2.10(iii);
(G) letter of credit fees paid in cash, to the extent not otherwise deducted in
calculating Consolidated EBITDA;
(H) extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring cash charges, to the extent not
otherwise deducted in calculating Consolidated EBITDA;
(I) cash fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions, any
acquisition, disposition, recapitalization, Investment, asset sale, the issuance or
repayment of any Indebtedness, issuance of Capital Stock, refinancing transaction or
amendment or modification of any debt instrument (in each case, including any such
transaction consummated prior to the date hereof and any such transaction undertaken
but not completed) and any cash charges or cash non-recurring merger costs incurred
during such period as a result of any such transaction or other early extinguishment
of Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement (in each case, whether or not
consummated);
(J) cash charges or losses added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clauses
(F), (G) and (H) and to Consolidated Net Income pursuant to clauses (i) (B), (G),
(H), (I), (J) or clause (ii);
(K) the amount of Restricted Payments made by Holdco to the extent permitted by
clause (iii), (iv), (v), (vii), (ix) or (x) of Section 6.10;
(L) cash expenditures in respect of Rate Management Obligations (including net
cash losses resulting in such period from Rate Management Obligations and the
application of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 and International
Accounting Standards No. 39 and their respective pronouncements and
interpretations), to the extent not otherwise deducted in calculating Consolidated
EBITDA, including pursuant to clause (ii) or Consolidated EBITDA;
(M) to the extent added to Consolidated Net Income, cash losses from any sale
or disposition outside the ordinary course of business;
(N) cash payments by Holdco and its Subsidiaries in respect of long-term
liabilities (other than Indebtedness) of Holdco and its Subsidiaries;
(O) the aggregate amount of expenditures actually made by Holdco and its
Subsidiaries in cash (including expenditures for the payment of financing fees) to
the extent that such expenditures are not expensed and signing bonus expenditures;
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(P) without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in respect of
a prior fiscal year, the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by
Holdco and its Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts (the
Contract
Consideration
) entered into prior to or during such fiscal year relating to
Investments permitted by Section 6.14 (other than Investments in (x) Cash
Equivalents and (y) Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries) or capital expenditures to be
consummated or made plus cash restructuring expenses to be incurred, in each case,
during the period of 4 consecutive fiscal quarters of Holdco following the end of
such fiscal year; provided that to the extent the aggregate amount actually utilized
to finance such capital expenditures or Investments during such period of 4
consecutive fiscal quarters is less than the Contract Consideration, the amount of
such shortfall shall be added to the calculation of Excess Cash Flow at the end of
such period of 4 consecutive fiscal quarters;
(Q) interest which is accrued and paid in kind or as an addition to the
outstanding principal amount of the Second Lien Indebtedness in lieu of the payment
of interest in cash; and
(R) to the extent added to Consolidated Net Income, Excess Specified Security
Sale Proceeds.
Excess Specified Security Sale Proceeds
means, in the case of Specified Securities
listed under C-2 on Schedule 1, the excess, if any, of the aggregate Net Proceeds received by the
Borrower or any Borrower Subsidiary from the sale or other disposition of, or any payment of
principal of, or return on investment in respect of, such Specified Securities listed under C-2
after February 29, 2008 over $34,000,000 and, in the case of Specified Securities listed under
C-3 on Schedule 1, the aggregate Net Proceeds received by the Borrower or any Borrower Subsidiary from the
sale or other disposition of, or any payment of principal of, or return on investment in respect
of, such Specified Securities listed under C-3 after February 29, 2008.
Exchange Act
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules
and regulations thereunder.
Excluded Taxes
means, in the case of each Lender, LC Issuer or applicable Lending
Installation and the Administrative Agent, taxes imposed on its overall net income, and franchise
taxes and branch profits taxes imposed on it, by (i) the jurisdiction under the laws of which such
Lender, LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent is incorporated or organized or (ii) the jurisdiction
in which the Administrative Agents or such Lenders or LC Issuers principal executive office or
such Lenders or LC Issuers applicable Lending Installation is located.
Existing Credit Agreement
is defined in the Recitals hereto.
Existing Lenders
is defined in the Recitals hereto.
Facility
Termination Date
means the earlier of (i) March 25, 2013 and (ii) with
respect to the Revolving Credit Commitment only, any earlier date on which the Aggregate Revolving
Credit Commitment is reduced to zero or otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms hereof.
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Federal Funds Effective Rate
means, for any day, the weighted average (rounded
upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnight Federal funds
transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as
published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such
rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received
by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
Final 10-K
shall mean Holdcos Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2007, in a form identical to a form that shall have been provided to each of the
Lenders and the Investors not less than one day prior to the Effective Date, which shall be in a
form acceptable to each of the Lenders and the Investors in its respective sole judgment and
discretion, in compliance with all applicable rules promulgated under the Exchange Act, excluding
any rules related to filing deadlines, which such Final 10-K does not disclose or identify any
material weakness in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect
Holdcos ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data.
Final
10-K
shall mean Holdcos Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, in a form
identical to a form that shall have been provided to each of the
Lenders and the Investors not less than one day prior to the
Effective Date, which shall be in a form acceptable to each of the
Lenders and the Investors in its respective sole judgment and
discretion, in compliance with all applicable rules promulgated under
the Exchange Act, excluding any rules related to filing deadlines,
which such Final 10-K does not disclose or identify any material
weakness in the design or operation of internal controls which could
adversely affect Holdcos ability to record, process, summarize
and report financial data.
Financial Condition
means, for any date, (i) prior to the Sell Down Date, the
Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Indenture) for the Borrowers most recently ended four fiscal
quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding such date
would be less than 3.50 to 1.00, and (ii) on or after the Sell Down Date, the Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio (as defined in the Indenture) for the Borrowers most recently ended four fiscal quarters for
which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding such date would be at least
2.00 to 1.00, in each case determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of
the net proceeds of any Indebtedness incurred on such date, as if the additional Indebtedness had
been incurred and the application of proceeds therefrom had occurred at the beginning of such
four-quarter period.
Financial Officer
means the chief financial officer, the controller, the treasurer,
any assistant treasurer or any other officer with responsibilities customarily performed by such
officers.
Floating Rate
means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate
for such day, in each case changing when and as the Alternate Base Rate changes.
Floating Rate Advance
means an Advance which, except as otherwise provided in
Section 2.11, bears interest at the Floating Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
Floating Rate Loan
means a Loan which, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.14,
bears interest at the Floating Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
Foreign Plan
is defined in Section 5.9(iv).
Foreign Subsidiary
means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic
Subsidiary.
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GAAP
means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time
in the United States.
Government Securities
means securities that are:
(i) direct obligations of the United States of America for the timely payment of which
its full faith and credit is pledged; or
(ii) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or
instrumentality of the United States of America the timely payment of which is
unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of
America, which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer
thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section
3(a)(2) of the Securities Act), as custodian with respect to any such Government Securities
or a specific payment of the principal of or interest on any such Government Securities held
by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depository receipt;
provided
that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from
the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the
custodian in respect of the Government Securities or the specific payment of the principal
of or interest on the Government Securities evidenced by such depository receipt.
Governmental Entity
means any nation, sovereign or government, any state, province,
territory or other political subdivision thereof, any regulatory agency, commission, court, body,
entity or authority exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative
functions of or pertaining to government, including a central bank or stock exchange.
Guarantors
means Holdco, MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
FSMC, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, MoneyGram Investments, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, PropertyBridge, Inc., a Delaware corporation, MoneyGram of New York LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, any Person which becomes a Guarantor pursuant to the last sentence of
Section 6.21, and each other Wholly-Owned Subsidiary which, after the date hereof, becomes a
Material Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower, and its successors and assigns, other than an SPE.
Guaranty
means that certain Amended and Restated Guaranty dated as of the date
hereof executed by each Guarantor in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of
the Lenders and the Secured Parties, as it may be amended or modified (including by joinder
agreement) and in effect from time to time.
Hazardous Materials
means (i) petroleum and petroleum by-products, asbestos that is
friable, radioactive materials, medical or infectious wastes or polychlorinated biphenyls and (ii)
any other material, substance or waste that is prohibited, limited or regulated by Environmental
Law because of its hazardous, toxic or deleterious properties or characteristics.
Holdco
means MoneyGram International, Inc., a Delaware corporation and the parent
corporation of the Borrower.
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Holdco Patents
means all patents and patent applications currently owned by Holdco
and its Subsidiaries that are material to the business of Holdco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, as currently conducted.
Indebtedness
of a Person means, without duplication, such Persons (i) obligations
for borrowed money, (ii) obligations representing the deferred purchase price of Property or
services (other than accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of such Persons business),
(iii) to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, Indebtedness of another Person
whether or not assumed, secured by Liens or payable out of the proceeds or production from Property
now or hereafter owned or acquired by such Person, (iv) obligations (or, without double counting,
reimbursement obligations in respect thereof) which are evidenced by notes, acceptances, or other
similar instruments to the extent not collateralized with Cash and Cash Equivalents or bankers
acceptances, (v) Capitalized Lease Obligations, (vi) letters of credit or similar instruments which
are issued upon the application of such Person or upon which such Person is an account party to the
extent not collateralized with Cash and Cash Equivalents or bankers acceptances, (vii) to the
extent not otherwise included, any obligation (each, a
Contingent Obligation
) by such
Person to be liable for, or to pay, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, on the Indebtedness of
another Person, other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary
course of business, (viii) Rate Management Obligations, (ix) Receivables Transaction Attributed
Indebtedness and (x) any other obligation for borrowed money or other financial accommodation which
in accordance with GAAP would be shown as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of such
Person. For the purposes hereof, the amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an
amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion
thereof, in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable,
the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing
Person in good faith. In respect of Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on the assets
of the specified Person, the amount of such Indebtedness shall be the lesser of the fair market
value of such assets at the date of determination and the amount of the Indebtedness of the other
Person secured by such asset. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following shall not constitute
Indebtedness: (i) obligations under Repurchase Agreements, (ii) Payment Services Obligations, (iii)
obligations to repay Payment Instruments Funding Amounts, (iv) Rate Management Obligations (to the
extent incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes), (v) Purchase
Agreement Equity, (vi) ordinary course contractual obligations with clearing banks relative to
clearing accounts and (vii) Receivables Transactions Attributed Indebtedness so long as the
aggregate outstanding amount thereof at the time of determination is not in excess of $300,000,000
(but any excess amount thereof over $300,000,000 shall constitute Indebtedness).
Indenture
means that certain Indenture, to be dated as of and effective as of the
Effective Date, among the Borrower, the guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company
Americas, as trustee, in the form attached as an exhibit to the Note Purchase Agreement or as
amended after the Effective Date from time to time in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement.
Infringe
means, in relation to Intellectual Property, infringing upon,
misappropriating or violating the rights of any third party.
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Insolvency Proceedings
means, with respect to any Person, any case or proceeding
with respect to such Person under U.S. federal bankruptcy laws or any other state, federal or
foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, receivership or other similar laws, or
the appointment, whether at common law, in equity or otherwise, of any trustee, custodian,
receiver, liquidator or the like for all or any material portion of the property of such Person.
Intellectual Property
means the following and all rights pertaining thereto: (i)
patents, patent applications, provisional patent applications and statutory invention registrations
(including all utility models and other patent rights under the Laws of all countries), (ii)
trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, service names, corporate names, domain
names and other brand identifiers, registrations and applications for registration thereof, (iii)
copyrights, databases, and registrations and applications for registration thereof, (iv)
confidential and proprietary information, trade secrets, and know-how and (v) all similar rights,
however denominated, throughout the world.
Intercreditor Agreement
means that certain Intercreditor Agreement, to be dated as
of and effective as of the Effective Date, among the Collateral Agent, Deutsche Bank Trust Company
Americas, as Trustee and Collateral Agent for the Second Priority Secured Parties (as defined
therein), the Borrower, Holdco and the other Guarantors in substantially the form of Exhibit F
hereto.
Interest Period
means, with respect to a Eurodollar Advance, a period of one, two,
three or six months (or, if available to all relevant Lenders, nine or twelve months or a period
shorter than one month) commencing on a Business Day selected by the Borrower pursuant to this
Agreement. Such Interest Period shall end on the day which corresponds numerically to such date
one, two, three or six months (or other applicable period) thereafter,
provided
,
however
, that if there is no such numerically corresponding day in such next, second, third
or sixth (or other corresponding) succeeding month, such Interest Period shall end on the last
Business Day of such next, second, third or sixth (or other corresponding) succeeding month. If an
Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, such Interest Period
shall end on the next succeeding Business Day,
provided
,
however
, that if said next
succeeding Business Day falls in a new calendar month, such Interest Period shall end on the
immediately preceding Business Day.
Investment
of a Person means all investments by such Person in any other Person in
the form of any loan, advance (other than commission, travel and similar advances to officers and
employees made in the ordinary course of business), extension of credit (other than accounts
receivable arising in the ordinary course of business on terms customary in the trade),
contribution of capital by such Person or Capital Stock, bonds, mutual funds, notes, debentures or
other securities of such other Person.
Investors
has the meaning set forth in the Equity Purchase Agreement.
JPMCB
means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., a national banking association, in its
individual capacity, and its successors.
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Law
means any federal, state, local or foreign law, statute, ordinance, rule,
regulation, judgment, code, order, injunction, arbitration award, writ, decree, agency requirement,
license or permit of any Governmental Entity.
LC Disbursement
means a payment made by the LC Issuer pursuant to a Letter of Credit
which has not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower.
LC Exposure
means, at any time, the sum of (i) the aggregate undrawn amount of all
outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements
at such time. The LC Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Pro Rata Share of the total
LC Exposure at such time.
LC Fee
is defined in Section 2.22(xi).
LC Issuer
means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and each other Lender that agrees in
writing with the Borrower to issue Letters of Credit (provided that notice of such agreement is
given to the Administrative Agent), in each case, in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of
Credit hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Section 2.22(ix). Each LC
Issuer may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates
of such LC Issuer, in which case the term LC Issuer shall include any such Affiliate with respect
to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate. With respect to any Letter of Credit, LC Issuer
shall mean the issuer thereof.
Lenders
means the lending institutions listed on the signature pages of this
Agreement, any Person which becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 2.8(iii) and their
respective successors and assigns. Unless otherwise specified, the term Lenders includes a
Lender in its capacity as the Swing Line Lender.
Lending Installation
means, with respect to a Lender or the Administrative Agent,
the office, branch, subsidiary or affiliate of such Lender or the Administrative Agent listed on
the signature pages hereof or on a Schedule or otherwise selected by such Lender or the
Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.20.
Letter of Credit
means any letter of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement
(including any Outstanding Letter of Credit).
Letter of Credit Application
means a letter of credit application or agreement
entered into or submitted by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.22(ii).
Lien
means any lien (statutory or other), mortgage, pledge, hypothecation,
assignment, encumbrance or preference, priority or other security agreement of any kind or nature
whatsoever (including, without limitation, the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional
sale, Capitalized Lease or other title retention agreement). For the purposes hereof, none of the
following shall be deemed to be Liens: (i) setoff rights or statutory liens arising in the ordinary
course of business, (ii) restrictive contractual obligations with respect to assets comprising the
Payment Instruments Funding Amounts or Payment Service Obligations,
provided
that such
contractual obligations are no more restrictive in nature than those in effect on the Effective
Date, (iii) Liens purported to be created under Repurchase Agreements,
provided
that such
Liens
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do not extend to any assets other than those that are the subject of such Repurchase
Agreements, (iv) ordinary course of business contractual obligations with clearing banks relative
to clearing accounts or (v) operating leases.
Loan
means a Revolving Loan, a Term A Loan, Term B Loan or a Swing Line Loan.
Loan Documents
means this Agreement, any amendment hereto, any Letter of Credit
Application, any Notes issued pursuant to Section 2.16, the Guaranty and the Collateral Documents.
Loan Parties
means the Borrower, Holdco and each of the other Guarantors that is a
party to a Loan Document.
Material Adverse Effect
means any event, condition or circumstance that has occurred
since the Effective Date that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i)
the business, financial condition, results of operations or assets of Holdco and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their
obligations under the Loan Documents or (iii) the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or
the Lenders under the Loan Documents, taken as a whole (other than, in each case, as related to:
(A) the valuation of the investment portfolio of Holdco and its Subsidiaries and (B) any
shareholder or derivative litigation arising as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby
and/or the disclosure of or failure to disclose information related to the valuation of the
investment portfolio of Holdco and its Subsidiaries).
Material Domestic Subsidiary
means a Domestic Subsidiary (other than an SPE) which
either (i) has 5% or more of the assets (valued at the greater of book or fair market value) of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis as of the fiscal quarter end next
preceding the date of determination, (ii) is responsible for 5% or more of Consolidated Net Income
for the four quarter period ending on the fiscal quarter end next preceding the date of
determination or (iii) has been designated as a Material Domestic Subsidiary by the Borrower.
Material Indebtedness
means Indebtedness and/or Rate Management Obligations in an
outstanding principal or net payment amount of $15,000,000 or more in the aggregate (or the
equivalent thereof in any currency other than U.S. dollars).
Material Indebtedness Agreement
means any agreement under which any Material
Indebtedness was created or is governed or which provides for the incurrence of Indebtedness in an
amount which would constitute Material Indebtedness (whether or not an amount of Indebtedness
constituting Material Indebtedness is outstanding thereunder).
Minimum Liquidity Ratio
means the ratio of (i) the fair value of the Restricted
Investment Portfolio (other than Scheduled Restricted Investments, which shall be valued at the
lower of (x) fair value and (y) the actual par amount of
each Scheduled Restricted Investment held by the Borrower or any
Borrower Subsidiary on the date of determination multiplied by (A) in
respect of the Scheduled Restricted
Investments set forth under the heading C-1 on Schedule 1, 0.98, (B)
in respect of the Scheduled Restricted Investments set forth
under the heading C-2 on Schedule 1, 0.049525, and (C) in respect of
the Scheduled Restricted Investments set forth under the heading C-3
on Schedule 1, zero;
provided
, that any Scheduled Restricted Investments set forth
under the heading C-1 on Schedule 1 shall be valued at fair
value after June 30, 2008; and
provided
further, if any of such Scheduled Restricted Investments set forth under the
heading C-2 or C-3 on Schedule 1 (the
Specified SRIs
) have been sold, the aggregate value of
such remaining Specified SRIs shall be the lower of (x) fair value of such remaining Specified SRIs
and (y) the
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aggregate
value of all Specified SRIs (determined in accordance with the
valuation methodology described above) less the net proceeds received
for the Specified SRIs sold (not to be less than zero)) to (ii) all Payment Service Obligations.
Moodys
means Moodys Investors Service, Inc.
Multiemployer Plan
is defined in Section 5.9(iii).
Net Income
means, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) of such Person,
determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock
dividends.
Net Proceeds
means, with respect to any event, (i) the cash proceeds received in
respect of such event, including (A) any cash received in respect of any non-cash proceeds
(including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or
installment receivable or purchase price adjustment or earn-out, but excluding any reasonable
interest payments), but only as and when received, (B) in the case of a casualty, cash insurance
proceeds, and (C) in the case of a condemnation or similar event, cash condemnation awards and
similar payments received in connection therewith,
minus
(ii) the sum of direct costs
relating to such event and the sale or disposition of such non-cash proceeds, including, without
limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, brokerage and sales commissions, any
relocation expenses incurred as a result thereof, taxes paid or payable as a result thereof (after
taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements and,
if such costs have not been incurred or invoiced, the Borrowers good faith estimates thereof),
amounts required to be applied to the repayment of principal, premium or penalty, if any, and
interest on Indebtedness required to be paid as a result of such transaction and any deduction of
appropriate amounts to be provided by the Borrower as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any
liabilities associated with the asset disposed of in such transaction and retained by the Borrower
after such sale or other disposition thereof, including, without limitation, pension and other
post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any
indemnification obligations associated with such transaction.
Non-Guarantor
means any Subsidiary of Holdco other than the Borrower or any
Guarantor.
Non-U.S. Lender
is defined in Section 3.5(iv).
Note
means any one or more of a Revolving Credit Note, Term A Note, Term B Note or
Swing Line Note.
Note
Purchase Agreement
means that certain Second Amended and Restated Note Purchase
Agreement, dated as of March 24, 2008, among Holdco, the Borrower, GSMP V Onshore US, Ltd. an
exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability, GSMP V Offshore US,
Ltd., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability, GSMP V
Institutional US, Ltd., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited
liability, and THL Credit Partners, L.P., as in effect on the date hereof.
Obligations
means all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the
Loans, all reimbursement obligations with respect to LC Disbursements, all accrued and unpaid
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fees and all expenses, reimbursements, indemnities and other obligations of the Borrower and
the other Loan Parties to the Lenders or to any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any indemnified
party arising under the Loan Documents.
Other Taxes
is defined in Section 3.5(ii).
Outstanding Letters of Credit
is defined in Section 2.22(xii).
Outstanding Revolving Credit Exposure
means, as to any Lender at any time, the sum
of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Revolving Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an
amount equal to its LC Exposure at such time, plus (iii) an amount equal to its Swing Line Exposure
at such time.
Participants
is defined in Section 12.1(iii)(A).
Passive Holding Company Condition
shall be satisfied so long as Holdco or any of its
Subsidiaries (other than the Borrower and any of the Borrower Subsidiaries) does not:
(i) directly incur any Indebtedness other than Permitted Holdco Indebtedness;
(ii) create or suffer to exist any Lien upon any property or assets now owned or
hereafter acquired, leased or licensed by it (except Permitted Holdco Liens); or
(iii) own any Capital Stock in any Person (other than the Borrower and the Borrower
Subsidiaries) and own any other material assets (excluding Capital Stock) other than (A)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, (B) assets under any stock incentive plans (including related
agreements), loan stock purchase programs or incentive compensation plans, (C) pre-paid
assets (e.g. deferred financing costs) and (D) deferred tax assets;
provided nothing in this definition shall restrict Holdco from performing its obligations under the
Equity Purchase Agreement and the securities issued thereunder and under the certificates of
designation contemplated thereby.
Payment Date
means the last day of each calendar year quarter.
Payment Instruments Funding Amounts
means amounts advanced to and retained by Holdco
and its Subsidiaries as advance funding for the payment instruments or obligations arising under an
official check agreement or a customer agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business.
Payment Service Obligations
means all liabilities of the Borrower and the Borrower
Subsidiaries calculated in accordance with GAAP for outstanding payment instruments (as classified
and defined as Payment Service Obligations in Holdcos latest Annual Report on Form 10-K under the
Exchange Act, and if Holdco is not subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, Holdcos most recent audited financial statements).
PBGC
means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any successor thereto.
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Permits
means all permits, licenses, authorizations, orders and approvals of, and
filings, applications and registrations with, Governmental Entities.
Permitted Holdco Indebtedness
means:
(i) Indebtedness arising from agreements of Holdco providing for indemnification,
adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in
connection with the disposition of any business, assets or any of its Subsidiaries;
provided
,
however
, that:
(A) such Indebtedness is not reflected on the balance sheet of Holdco or any of
its Subsidiaries (contingent obligations referred to in a footnote to financial
statements and not otherwise reflected on the balance sheet will not be deemed to be
reflected on such balance sheet for purposes of this clause (A)); and
(B) the maximum assumable liability in respect of all such Indebtedness shall
at no time exceed the gross proceeds including non-cash proceeds (the fair market
value of such non-cash proceeds being measured at the time received and without
giving effect to any subsequent changes in value) actually received by Holdco in
connection with such disposition;
(ii) obligations incurred under the Loan Documents or the Second Lien Documents;
(iii) Indebtedness incurred by Holdco in respect of interest rate hedging obligations
of Holdco in existence on the Effective Date; and
(iv) guarantees of (x) other Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors
permitted under Sections 6.11(i), (iii) (to the extent existing at the Effective Date),
(iv), (v), (x) (to the extent the debt so extended, refunded, refinanced, renewed, replaced
or defeased was guaranteed by Holdco in accordance with this Agreement), (xvii) or (xviii)
and (y) Rate Management Obligations of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors permitted
under this Agreement.
Permitted Holdco Liens
means, any Permitted Liens other than Liens incurred pursuant
to clauses (x), (xi), (xx), (xxiii) or (xxv) of Section 6.15.
Permitted Liens
means Liens permitted by Section 6.15.
Person
means any natural person, corporation, firm, joint venture, partnership,
limited liability company, association, enterprise, trust or other entity or organization, or any
government or political subdivision or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof.
Plan
means an employee pension benefit plan which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or
subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code as to which Holdco or any
member of the Controlled Group may have any liability.
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Portfolio Securities
means, collectively, portfolio securities (i) designated as
trading investments on Holdcos consolidated financial statements, (ii) designated as available
for sale investments on Holdcos consolidated financial statements or (iii) otherwise designated
as investments on Holdcos consolidated financial statements, in each case valued at fair value in
accordance with GAAP.
Prepayment Event
means:
(i) any sale, transfer or other disposition pursuant to Section 6.13(x) or (xxi) other
than dispositions resulting in aggregate Net Proceeds not exceeding (1) $5,000,000 in the
case of any single transaction or series of related transactions or (2) $10,000,000 for all
such transactions during any fiscal year of Holdco; or
(ii) the incurrence by Holdco, the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary after the
Effective Date of any Indebtedness other than Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.11 or
any Permitted Holdco Indebtedness.
Prime Rate
means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time
by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as its prime rate in effect at its office located at 270 Park Avenue,
New York, New York; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date
such change is publicly announced as being effective.
Property
of a Person means any and all property, whether real, personal, tangible,
intangible, or mixed, of such Person, or other assets owned, leased or operated by such Person.
Pro Rata Share
means, with respect to a Lender, a portion equal to a fraction the
numerator of which is such Lenders Revolving Credit Commitment (or, if the Aggregate Revolving
Credit Commitment has expired or been terminated, such Lenders Revolving Credit Commitment
immediately prior to such expiration or termination, giving effect to any subsequent assignments
made pursuant to the terms hereof and any subsequent repayments of such Lenders Revolving Loans
and reductions in such Lenders participation exposure relative to Letters of Credit and Swing Line
Loans) and the denominator of which is the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments (or, if the
Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment has expired or been terminated, the Aggregate Revolving
Credit Commitment immediately prior to such expiration or termination, giving effect to any
subsequent repayments of the Revolving Loans and reductions in the aggregate participation exposure
relative to Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans).
Purchase Agreement Equity
means Capital Stock of Holdco issued to the Sponsors
pursuant to the terms of the Equity Purchase Agreement, including any Capital Stock into which such
equity is converted or any additional Capital Stock issued after the Effective Date pursuant to the
terms of the certificates of designation referred to in, and attached as exhibits to, the Equity
Purchase Agreement.
Rate Management Counterparties
means Lenders and their Affiliates (or Persons which
were Lenders or their Affiliates at the time the applicable Rate Management Transaction was entered
into) which have entered into Rate Management Transactions with Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries.
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Rate Management Obligations
of a Person means any and all obligations of such
Person, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or
acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor),
under (i) any and all Rate Management Transactions, and (ii) any and all cancellations, buy backs,
reversals, terminations or assignments of any Rate Management Transactions.
Rate Management Transaction
means any transaction (including an agreement with
respect thereto) now existing or hereafter entered into by Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries which
is a rate swap, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or
equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign
exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, forward transaction,
currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option or any other
similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or any
combination thereof, whether linked to one or more interest rates, foreign currencies, commodity
prices, equity prices or other financial measures.
Receivables Transaction
means any transaction or series of transactions entered into
by the Borrower or any Borrower Subsidiary pursuant to which the Borrower or any Borrower
Subsidiary may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to a Person accounts or notes receivable and
rights related thereto.
Receivables Transaction Attributed Indebtedness
means, at any time, the amount of
obligations outstanding at such time under the legal documents entered into as part of any
Receivables Transaction that would be characterized as principal if such Receivables Transaction
were structured as a secured lending transaction rather than as a purchase.
Refinanced Commitment
,
Refinanced Term A Loans
and
Refinanced Term B
Loans
are each defined in Section 8.3.
Refinancing Indebtedness
is defined in Section 6.11(x).
Register
is defined in Section 12.1(ii)(D).
Regulation D
means Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System as from time to time in effect and any successor thereto or other regulation or official
interpretation of said Board of Governors relating to reserve requirements applicable to member
banks of the Federal Reserve System.
Regulation U
means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System as from time to time in effect and any successor or other regulation or official
interpretation of said Board of Governors relating to the extension of credit by banks for the
purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stocks applicable to member banks of the Federal Reserve
System.
Related Parties
means, with respect to any specified Person, such Persons
Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person
and such Persons Affiliates.
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Release
means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, emitting, discharging,
injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing or migrating into or through the environment in
derogation of Environmental Law.
Rentals
of a Person means the aggregate fixed amounts payable by such Person under
any Operating Lease.
Replacement Commitments
,
Replacement Term A Loans
and
Replacement
Term B Loans
are each defined in Section 8.3.
Reportable Event
means a reportable event as defined in Section 4043(c) of ERISA and
the regulations issued under such section, with respect to a Single Employer Plan, excluding,
however, such events as to which the PBGC has by regulation waived the requirement of Section
4043(a) of ERISA that it be notified within 30 days of the occurrence of such event,
provided
,
however
, that a failure to meet the minimum funding standard of Section
412 of the Code and of Section 302 of ERISA shall be a Reportable Event regardless of the issuance
of any such waiver of the notice requirement in accordance with either Section 4043(a) of ERISA or
Section 412(d) of the Code.
Repurchase Agreement
means an agreement of a Person to purchase securities arising
out of or in connection with the sale of the same or substantially similar securities.
Required B Lenders
means, at any time, Lenders holding more than 50% of the Term B
Balance at such time, but if there shall be more than one Lender with a Term B Balance, not less
than two Lenders (which Lenders, unless all Lenders with a
Term B Loan are Affiliates of one another, shall include not
less than two Lenders which are not Affiliates of one another).
Required Lenders
means, at any time, Lenders having in the aggregate more than 50%
of the sum of (i) the Term A Balance at such time plus (ii) the Aggregate Term B Loan Commitment
or, after the Effective Date, the Term B Balance at such time plus (iii) the sum of the Aggregate
Outstanding Revolving Credit Exposure and the unused Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.
Required Specified Lenders
means, at any time, Lenders having in the aggregate more
than 50% of the sum of (i) the Term A Balance at such time plus (ii) the sum of the Aggregate
Outstanding Revolving Credit Exposure and the unused Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.
Restricted Investment Portfolio
means assets of Holdco and its Subsidiaries which
are restricted by state law, contract or otherwise designated by the Borrower for the payment of
Payment Service Obligations.
Restricted Payment
means (i) any dividend or distribution in respect of the Capital
Stock of the Borrower or Holdco, (ii) any redemption, repurchase, acquisition or other retirement
of the Capital Stock of the Borrower or Holdco and (iii) any principal or other payment on, or any
redemption, repurchase, defeasance, acquisition or other retirement of any Subordinated
Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.11(xix)) in each case prior to any
scheduled repayment, sinking fund or maturity.
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Revolving Credit Advance
means an Advance made by the Revolving Lenders pursuant to
Section 2.3, including any Advance previously made by the Revolving Lenders to Holdco pursuant to
Section 2.3 of the Existing Credit Agreement.
Revolving Credit Commitment
means, for each Revolving Lender, the obligation of such
Lender to make Revolving Loans and participate in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans in an
aggregate amount at any one time outstanding not exceeding the amount set forth opposite its name
under the heading Revolving Credit Commitment on the Commitment Schedule, as such amount may be
increased or reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
Revolving Credit Note
means a promissory note in substantially the form of
Exhibit A
hereto, with appropriate insertions, and payable to the order of a Lender in the
amount of its Revolving Credit Commitment, including any amendment, modification, renewal or
replacement of such promissory note.
Revolving Lender
means a Lender having a Revolving Credit Commitment.
Revolving Loan
means, with respect to a Revolving Lender, such Lenders loans made
pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof and all Revolving Loans of such Lender outstanding under the
Existing Credit Agreement as of the Effective Date.
S&P
means Standard and Poors Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw Hill
Companies, Inc.
Satisfactory Audit Opinion
means either combined or separate unqualified reports on
the audit of Holdco, and its Subsidiaries, financial statements and internal controls over
financial reporting as of and for the year ended December 31, 2007 as illustrated within paragraphs
87 and 88 of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Bylaws and Rules, Auditing Standard No.
5, An Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting That Is Integrated with An Audit of
Financial Statements, prepared in accordance with GAAP (neither the Deloitte & Touche LLP
financial statement opinion as of and for the year ended December 31, 2007 nor the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements attached to the audited financial statements, nor Items 1 through
15 of Holdcos December 31, 2007 Annual report on Form 10-K, shall include any reference to
Holdcos ability to operate as a going concern).
Scheduled Restricted Investments
means the securities listed on Schedule 1 hereto.
SEC
means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Second Lien Documents
means the Note Purchase Agreement, the Indenture, the notes
issued thereunder and all documents delivered in connection therewith.
Second Lien Indebtedness
means the senior second lien indebtedness incurred by the
Borrower pursuant to the Indenture.
Secured Parties
means the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders
and the Rate Management Counterparties.
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Securities Act
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder.
Sell Down Date
means the Sell Down Date as defined in the Indenture.
Senior Secured Debt Ratio
means, at any time, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Senior
Secured Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such time to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the then most-recently ended four fiscal quarters.
Separation Agreements
means one or more of the Separation and Distribution
Agreement, the Tax Sharing Agreement, the Interim Services Agreement and the Employee Benefit
Agreement each dated as of June 30, 2004 and entered into between Holdco and Viad.
Similar Business
means (i) the global funds transfer and payment services business
conducted by Holdco and its Subsidiaries, (ii) any other business described under the heading
Business in Holdcos Annual Report on Form 10-K under the Exchange Act for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2006, and (iii) any business that is similar, reasonably related, incidental,
complementary or ancillary thereto or any reasonable extension thereof.
Single Employer Plan
means a Plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) maintained by
Holdco or any member of the Controlled Group for employees of Holdco or any member of the
Controlled Group.
Specified Equity Contribution
is defined in Section 6.19.2.
Specified Securities
means the securities set forth on Schedule 1 listed under C-2
and C-3.
SPEs
means Ferrum Trust, a Delaware business trust, Tsavorite Trust, a Delaware
business trust, Hematite Trust, a Delaware business trust, Monazite Trust, a Delaware business
trust, and, to the extent the formation thereof is not prohibited hereunder, any Wholly-Owed
Subsidiary of the Borrower or trust (which is consolidated with the Borrower for financial
statement purposes), in each case formed for the limited organizational purpose of isolating and
transferring a limited and specified pool of assets and related rights and obligations with respect
to Payment Service Obligations, which assets shall consist solely of (i) Cash and Cash Equivalents,
(ii) Portfolio Securities (including, for purposes of clarity, Scheduled Restricted Investments),
(iii) Accounts Receivable, (iv) Rate Management Obligations (with respect to interest rate hedging)
that relate to Portfolio Securities and Payment Service Obligations.
Sponsor Capital
is defined in Section 4.1(xvi).
Sponsors
means the affiliates of Thomas H. Lee Partners L.P., Goldman Sachs Credit
Partners L.P. and Goldman Sachs Mezzanine Partners.
Statutory Reserve Rate
means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of
which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the
maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental
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reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Eurodollar Rate, for
eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as
Eurocurrency Liabilities
in Regulation D).
Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. Eurodollar
Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve
requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be
available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation.
The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any
change in any reserve percentage.
Subordinated Indebtedness
means any Indebtedness which is by its terms subordinated
in right of payment or in respect of the proceeds of any collateral to the Obligations (other than
the Second Lien Indebtedness).
Subsidiary
of a Person means:
(i) any corporation, association, or other business entity (other than a partnership,
joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity) of which more than 50% of the
total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of
any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at
the time of determination owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one
or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof;
(ii) any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity of
which:
(A) more than 50% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and
voting interests or general or limited partnership interests, as applicable, are
owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the
other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof whether in the form of
membership, general, special or limited partnership or otherwise, and
(B) such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or
otherwise controls such entity; and
(iii) with respect to Holdco, the Borrower and any Borrower Subsidiary which owns such
SPE, any SPE.
Unless otherwise expressly provided, all references herein to a Subsidiary shall mean a
Subsidiary of the Borrower.
Subsidiary Guarantor
means each Guarantor other than Holdco.
Substantial Portion
means, with respect to the Property of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, Property which represents more than 10% of the consolidated assets (excluding
Portfolio Securities) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as would be shown in the consolidated
financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the beginning of the twelve-month
period ending with the month in which such determination is made (or if financial statements
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have not been delivered hereunder for that month which begins the twelve-month period, then
the financial statements delivered hereunder for the quarter ending immediately prior to that
month).
Swing Line Borrowing Notice
is defined in Section 2.7(ii).
Swing Line Commitment
means, with respect to the Swing Line Lender, its commitment
to make Swing Line Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.7 in an aggregate outstanding amount
at no time exceeding its Swing Line Commitment amount specified on the Commitment Schedule.
Swing Line Exposure
means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Swing
Line Loans outstanding at such time. The Swing Line Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be
its Pro Rata Share of the total Swing Line Exposure at such time.
Swing Line Lender
means JPMCB.
Swing Line Loan
means a Loan made available to the Borrower by the Swing Line Lender
pursuant to Section 2.7.
Swing Line Note
means a promissory note, in substantially the form of
Exhibit
C
hereto, with appropriate insertions, and payable to the order of the Swing Line Lender in the
principal amount of its Swing Line Commitment, including any amendment, modification, renewal or
replacement of such promissory note.
Taxes
means any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts,
deductions, charges or withholdings, and any and all liabilities with respect to the foregoing, but
excluding
Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes.
Term A Balance
means, at any time, the then aggregate outstanding principal amount
of the Term A Loans.
Term A Loan
means, with respect to each Lender, such Lenders Term Loan (as
defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) outstanding as of the Effective Date and, with respect to
all Lenders, the aggregate of all such term loans. The aggregate amount of the Term A Loans of all
Lenders as of the date hereof is $100,000,000.
Term A Note
means a promissory note, in substantially the form of
Exhibit
B-1
hereto, with appropriate insertions, and payable to the order of a Lender in the amount of
such Lenders Term A Loan, including any amendment, modification, renewal or replacement of such
promissory note.
Term B Balance
means, at any time, the then aggregate outstanding principal amount
of the Term B Loans.
Term B Loan
means, with respect to each Lender, such Lenders pro-rata portion of
any term Advance made by the Lenders on the Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.1(ii) and, with
respect to all Lenders, the aggregate of all such pro-rata portions.
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Term B Loan Commitment
means, for each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make
a Term B Loan to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(ii) in an amount not exceeding the amount set
forth opposite its name under the heading Term B Loan Commitment on the Commitment Schedule.
Term B Note
means a promissory note, in substantially the form of
Exhibit
B-2
hereto, with appropriate insertions, and payable to the order of a Lender in the amount of
such Lenders Term B Loan, including any amendment, modification, renewal or replacement of such
promissory note.
Term Loan
means each of the Term A Loan and the Term B Loan.
Transactions
means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents, the Second Lien Documents and the Equity Purchase Agreement.
Transferee
is defined in Section 12.2.
Travelers
means Travelers Express Company, Inc., a Minnesota corporation.
Type
means, with respect to any Advance, its nature as a Floating Rate Advance or a
Eurodollar Advance and with respect to any Loan, its nature as a Floating Rate Loan or a Eurodollar
Loan.
Unfunded Liabilities
means the amount (if any) by which the present value of all
vested and unvested accrued benefits under all Single Employer Plans exceeds the fair market value
of all such Plan assets allocable to such benefits, all determined as of the then most recent
valuation date for such Plans based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 87.
Unmatured Default
means an event which but for the lapse of time or the giving of
notice, or both, would constitute a Default.
Viad
means Viad Corp, a Delaware corporation.
Weighted Average Life to Maturity
means, when applied to any Indebtedness,
Disqualified Stock or preferred stock, as the case may be, at any date, the quotient obtained by
dividing:
(i) the sum of the products of the number of years from the date of determination to
the date of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness or redemption
or similar payment with respect to such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock multiplied by
the amount of such payment, by
(ii) the sum of all such payments.
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary
of any Person means a Subsidiary of such Person, 100% of the
outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than directors
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qualifying shares) shall at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly-Owned
Subsidiaries of such Person.
Section 1.2
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, restated, amended and restated, 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 Persons permitted
successors and permitted 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 1.3
Rounding
. The calculation of any financial ratios under this Agreement
shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the
result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and
rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-down if there is no nearest
number).
Section 1.4
Times of Day
. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times
of day shall be references to New York time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
Section 1.5
Timing of Payment or Performance
. When the payment of any obligation or
the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on
a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment or performance shall extend to the
immediately succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing
interest or fees, as the case may be; provided that with respect to any payment of interest on or
principal of Eurodollar Loans, if such extension would cause any such payment to be made in the
next succeeding calendar month, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business
Day.
Section 1.6
Accounting
. Except as provided to the contrary herein, all accounting
terms used herein shall be interpreted and all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made in
accordance with GAAP, except that any calculation or determination which is to be made on a
consolidated basis shall be made for the Borrower and all of its Subsidiaries, including those
Subsidiaries, if any, which are unconsolidated on the Borrowers audited financial statements. If
at any time any change in GAAP or application thereof would affect the computation of any financial
ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or
the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the
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Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to
preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP or the application thereof
(subject to the approval of the Required Lenders),
provided
that, until so amended, such
ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP or application thereof
prior to such change therein and the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders reconciliation statements showing the difference in such calculation, together with the
delivery of quarterly and annual financial statements required hereunder.
Section 1.7
Pro Forma Calculations
. For purposes of determining compliance with any
ratio set forth herein, such ratio shall be calculated in each case on a
pro forma
basis as
follows:
(i) In the event that the Borrower or any Borrower Subsidiary incurs, assumes,
guarantees or redeems any Indebtedness subsequent to the commencement of the period for
which such ratio is being calculated but on or prior to or simultaneously with the event for
which the calculation of such ratio is made (the
Calculation Date
), then such
ratio shall be calculated giving
pro forma
effect to such incurrence, assumption, guarantee
or redemption of Indebtedness, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the
applicable reference period.
(ii) For purposes of making the computation referred to above, Investments,
acquisitions, dispositions, mergers and consolidations that have been made by the Borrower
or any Borrower Subsidiary during the reference period or subsequent to the reference period
and on or prior to or simultaneously with the Calculation Date shall be given
pro forma
effect as if all such Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers and consolidations
(and all related financing transactions) had occurred on the first day of the reference
period. Additionally, if since the beginning of such reference period any Person that
subsequently became a Borrower Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Borrower or any
Borrower Subsidiary since the beginning of such reference period shall have made any
Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger or consolidation that would have required
adjustment pursuant to this definition, then such ratio shall be calculated giving
pro forma
effect thereto for such reference period as if such Investment, acquisition, disposition,
merger or consolidation (and all related financing transactions) had occurred at the
beginning of the reference period.
(iii) For purposes of the calculations referred to herein, whenever
pro forma
effect is
to be given to a transaction, the
pro forma
calculations (including any cost savings
associated therewith) shall be made in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities
Act. In addition, any such
pro
forma
calculation may include adjustments
appropriate, in the reasonable determination of the Borrower, to reflect any operating
expense reductions and other operating improvements or synergies projected in good faith to
result from any acquisition, amalgamation, merger or operational change (including, to the
extent applicable, from the Transactions);
provided
that (x) such operating expense
reductions and other operating improvements or synergies are reasonably identifiable and
factually supportable, (y) with respect to operational changes (not resulting from an
acquisition), such actions are taken or committed to be taken no later than 24 months after
the Effective Date and (z) the aggregate amount of projected
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operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies in respect of
operational changes (not resulting from an acquisition) included in any
pro
forma
calculation shall not exceed $20,000,000 for any four consecutive fiscal
quarter period unless otherwise approved by the Administrative Agent.
(iv) If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given
pro forma
effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on
the Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account
any Rate Management Obligations applicable to such Indebtedness). For purposes of making
the computation referred to above, interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving credit
facility computed on a
pro forma
basis shall be computed based upon the average daily
balance of such Indebtedness during the reference period. Interest on Indebtedness that may
optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate,
a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rate, shall be deemed to have been based
upon the rate actually chosen, or, if none, then based upon such optional rate as the
Borrower may designate.
(v) Any Person that is a Borrower Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed to
have been a Borrower Subsidiary at all times during the reference period, and any Person
that is not a Borrower Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed not to have been a
Borrower Subsidiary at any time during the reference period.
ARTICLE II
THE CREDITS
Section 2.1
Term Loans
.
(i) Each Existing Lender has made a Term A Loan to Holdco in the aggregate amount set
forth opposite its name on the Commitment Schedule. As of the Effective Date each such term
loan shall be continued as a Term A Loan hereunder and the Borrower accepts, assumes and
agrees to perform all obligations as the borrower and primary obligor in respect thereof.
No amount of the Term A Loan which is repaid or prepaid by the Borrower may be reborrowed
hereunder.
(ii) Each Lender severally (and not jointly) agrees, on the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement, to make a Term B Loan to the Borrower on the Effective Date in the
amount of its respective Term B Loan Commitment. No amount of the Term B Loan which is
repaid or prepaid by the Borrower may be reborrowed hereunder. Not later than 1:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on the Effective Date, each Lender shall make available funds equal to
its Term B Loan Commitment in immediately available funds in Chicago to the Administrative
Agent at its address specified pursuant to Article XIII.
Section 2.2
Term Loan Repayment
. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the
principal amount of the Term A Loan shall be paid in full by the Borrower on the Facility
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Termination Date. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the principal amount of the
Term B Loan shall be paid in full by the Borrower as follows:
(i) on each Payment Date from and including June 30, 2008 to and including December 31,
2012, the Borrower shall make an aggregate payment of $625,000; and
(ii) on the Facility Termination Date, the Borrower shall pay the entire remaining
unpaid principal amount of the Term B Loan.
Section 2.3
Revolving Credit Commitments
. From and including the Effective Date and
prior to the Facility Termination Date, each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement, to (i) make or continue Revolving Loans to the Borrower from time to
time and (ii) participate in Letters of Credit issued upon the request of the Borrower,
provided
that, after giving effect to the making of each such Loan and the issuance of each
such Letter of Credit, such Lenders Outstanding Revolving Credit Exposure shall not exceed in the
aggregate the amount of its Revolving Credit Commitment and the Aggregate Outstanding Revolving
Credit Exposure shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment. As of the Effective
Date each revolving loan made under the Existing Credit Agreement shall be continued as a Revolving
Loan hereunder and the Borrower accepts, assumes and agrees to perform all obligations as the
borrower and primary obligor in respect thereof. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the
Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow Revolving Loans, in whole or in part, at any time prior to
the Facility Termination Date. The Revolving Credit Commitments to extend credit hereunder shall
expire on the Facility Termination Date.
Section 2.4
Other Required Payments
. All outstanding Revolving Loans, Swing Line
Loans, unreimbursed LC Disbursements and all other unpaid Obligations shall be paid in full by the
Borrower on the Facility Termination Date.
Section 2.5
Ratable Loans
. Each Revolving Credit Advance hereunder shall consist of
Revolving Loans made from the several Revolving Lenders ratably according to their Pro Rata Shares.
Section 2.6
Types of Advances
. The Advances may be Floating Rate Advances or
Eurodollar Advances, or a combination thereof, selected by the Borrower in accordance with Sections
2.11 and 2.12, or Swing Line Loans selected by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.7.
Section 2.7
Swing Line Loans
.
(i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swing Line Lender agrees
to make Swing Line Loans to the Borrower from time to time from and including the Effective
Date and prior to the Facility Termination Date, in an aggregate principal amount at any
time outstanding that will not result in (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding
Swing Line Loans exceeding $25,000,000, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Swing
Line Lenders outstanding Swing Line Loans exceeding its Swing Line Commitment, or (iii) the
sum of the Aggregate Outstanding Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding the Aggregate Revolving
Credit Commitment;
provided
that
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the Swing Line Lender shall not be required to make a Swing Line Loan to refinance an
outstanding Swing Line Loan. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Swing Line Loans.
The Borrower will repay in full each Swing Line Loan on or before the fifth (5
th
)
Business Day after the Borrowing Date for such Swing Line Loan.
(ii) To request a Swing Line Loan, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent
of such request by telephone or electronic mail (to such electronic mail addresses as the
Administrative Agent shall specify) (in each case confirmed by telecopy), not later than
1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the day of a proposed Swing Line Loan. Each such notice
(a
Swing Line Borrowing Notice
) shall be irrevocable and shall specify the
requested date (which shall be a Business Day) and amount of the requested Swing Line Loan,
which shall be an amount not less than $1,000,000. The Administrative Agent will promptly
advise the Swing Line Lender of any such notice received from the Borrower. The Swing Line
Lender shall make each Swing Line Loan available to the Borrower by means of a credit to a
general deposit account of the Borrower with the Swing Line Lender or wire transfer to an
account designated by the Borrower (or, in the case of a Swing Line Loan made to finance the
reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.22(v), by remittance to the LC
Issuer) by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the requested date of such Swing Line Loan.
(iii) The Swing Line Lender may (and shall on the fifth (5
th
) Business Day
after the Borrowing Date of each Swing Line Loan made by it that is then still outstanding)
by written notice given to the Administrative Agent not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City
time, on any Business Day require the Revolving Lenders to acquire participations on such
Business Day in all or a portion of its Swing Line Loans outstanding. Such notice shall
specify the aggregate amount of Swing Line Loans in which Revolving Lenders will
participate. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent will give
notice thereof to each Revolving Lender, specifying in such notice such Lenders Pro Rata
Share of such Swing Line Loan or Loans. Each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and
unconditionally agrees, upon receipt of notice as provided above, to pay to the
Administrative Agent, for the account of the Swing Line Lender, such Lenders Pro Rata Share
of such Swing Line Loan or Loans. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its
obligation to acquire participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this paragraph is
unconditional, continuing, irrevocable and absolute and shall not be affected by any
circumstances, including, without limitation, (a) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment,
defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Administrative Agent, the
Swing Line Lender or any other Person, (b) the occurrence or continuance, prior to or after
the funding of any Swing Line Loan, of a Default or Unmatured Default, (c) any adverse
change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower or (d) any other
circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, and that each such payment shall be made
without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each Revolving Lender
shall comply with its obligation under this paragraph by wire transfer of immediately
available funds, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.11 with respect to Loans made
by such Lender (and Sections 2.11 and 2.21 shall apply,
mutatis
mutandis
, to
the payment obligations of the Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to
the
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Swing Line Lender the amounts so received by it from the Lenders. The Administrative
Agent shall notify the Borrower of any participations in any Swing Line Loan acquired
pursuant to this paragraph. Any amounts received by the Swing Line Lender from the Borrower
(or other party on behalf of the Borrower) in respect of a Swing Line Loan after receipt by
the Swing Line Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be promptly
remitted to the Administrative Agent; any such amounts received by the Administrative Agent
shall be promptly remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders that shall have made
their payments pursuant to this paragraph and to the Swing Line Lender, as their interests
may appear;
provided
that any such payment so remitted shall be repaid to the Swing
Line Lender or to the Administrative Agent, as applicable, if and to the extent such payment
is required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason. The purchase of participations
in a Swing Line Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not relieve the Borrower of any
default in the payment thereof.
Section 2.8
Commitment Fee; Reductions and Increases in Aggregate Revolving Credit
Commitment
.
(i) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each
Revolving Lender a commitment fee, which shall accrue at the rate of .50% per annum on the
daily amount of the difference between the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender and
the Outstanding Revolving Credit Exposure (excluding Swing Line Exposure) of such Lender
during the period from and including the date hereof to but excluding the date on which such
Revolving Credit 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 Revolving Credit 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).
(ii) The Borrower may permanently reduce the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment in
whole, or in part ratably among the Revolving Lenders in minimum amounts of $10,000,000 and
integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, upon at least three Business Days
written notice to the Administrative Agent, which notice shall specify the amount of any
such reduction,
provided
,
however
, that the amount of the Aggregate
Revolving Credit Commitment may not be reduced below the Aggregate Outstanding Revolving
Credit Exposure and further provided that a notice of a reduction of the Aggregate Revolving
Credit Commitment delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon
the effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by
the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective
date) if such condition is not satisfied. All accrued commitment fees shall be payable on
the effective date of any termination of the obligations of the Lenders to make Credit
Extensions hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall not voluntarily
reduce the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment unless at the time of such reduction the
Term B Balance is zero.
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(iii) The Borrower may, at its option, on up to three occasions, seek to increase the
Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment and/or the Aggregate Term B Loan Commitment or
aggregate Term A Loans by up to an aggregate amount of $50,000,000 in a minimum amount of
$10,000,000 and in integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess thereof, upon at least three
(3) Business Days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, which notice shall
specify the amount of any such increase and whether such increase is in the Aggregate
Revolving Credit Commitment, the Aggregate Term B Loan Commitment, the Term A Loans or a
combination of any thereof and shall be delivered at a time when no Default or Unmatured
Default has occurred and is continuing. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no
Term B Loan shall be permitted to be borrowed pursuant to this clause (iii) if, after giving
effect thereto, the Term B Balance would exceed $250,000,000. The Borrower may, after
giving such notice, offer the increase (which may be declined by any Lender in its sole
discretion) in the Commitments or Term A Loans on either a ratable basis to the Lenders or
on a non pro-rata basis to one or more Lenders and/or to other Lenders or entities
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. No increase in the Commitments or Term A
Loans shall become effective until the existing or new Lenders extending such incremental
Revolving Credit Commitment, Term B Loan Commitment or Term A Loans and the Borrower shall
have delivered to the Administrative Agent a document in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent pursuant to which each such existing Lender states
the amount of its Commitment or Loan increase, each such new Lender becomes a party hereto,
states its Commitment or Loan amount and agrees to assume and accept the obligations and
rights of a Lender hereunder and the Borrower accepts such incremental Commitments or Loans.
In the event of an increase in the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to this
Section, the Revolving Lenders (new or existing) shall accept an assignment from the
existing Revolving Lenders, and the existing Revolving Lenders shall make an assignment to
the new or existing Revolving Lender accepting a new or increased Revolving Credit
Commitment, of an interest in each then outstanding Revolving Credit Advance, Swing Line
Loan, Letter of Credit and LC Disbursement such that, after giving effect thereto, all
Revolving Credit Advances, Swing Line Loans, Letters of Credit and LC Disbursements are held
ratably by the Revolving Lenders in proportion to their respective Revolving Credit
Commitments. Assignments pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be made in exchange for
the principal amount assigned plus accrued and unpaid interest and shall not be subject to
the assignment fee set forth in Section 12.1(ii)(B)(3). The Borrower shall make any
payments under Section 3.4 resulting from such assignments. In the event of an increase in
the Aggregate Term B Loan Commitment or Term A Loans pursuant to this Section, each Lender
accepting a portion of such increased Aggregate Term B Loan Commitment or Term A Loans
shall, on the effective date of the increase in such Aggregate Term B Loan Commitment or
Term A Loans, make a loan to the Borrower (which shall be deemed to be, as applicable, a
Term A Loan or a Term B Loan hereunder for all purposes hereof, including Section 2.24)
in the amount of its portion of such increase. Any such increase of the Aggregate Revolving
Credit Commitment, Aggregate Term B Loan Commitment or Term A Loans shall be subject to
receipt by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower of such supplemental opinions,
resolutions, certificates and other documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably
request.
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Section 2.9
Minimum Amount of Each Advance
. Each Eurodollar Advance (other than an
Advance to repay Swing Line Loans) shall be in the minimum amount of $5,000,000 (and in multiples
of $1,000,000 if in excess thereof), and each Floating Rate Advance (other than a Swing Line Loan)
shall be in the minimum amount of $5,000,000 (and in multiples of $1,000,000 if in excess thereof),
provided
,
however
, that any Revolving Credit Advance which is a Floating Rate
Advance may be in the amount of the unused Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment.
Section 2.10
Optional and Mandatory Principal Payments
.
(i) The Borrower may from time to time pay, without penalty or premium, all outstanding
Floating Rate Advances (other than Swing Line Loans), or, in a minimum aggregate amount of
$5,000,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, any portion of the
outstanding Floating Rate Advances (other than Swing Line Loans) upon one Business Days
prior notice to the Administrative Agent. The Borrower may at any time pay, without penalty
or premium, all outstanding Swing Line Loans, or, in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 and
increments of $500,000 in excess thereof, any portion of the outstanding Swing Line Loans,
with notice to the Administrative Agent and the Swing Line Lender by 12:00 p.m., New York
City time, on the date of repayment. The Borrower may from time to time pay, subject to the
payment of any funding indemnification amounts required by Section 3.4 but without penalty
or premium, all outstanding Eurodollar Advances, or, in a minimum aggregate amount of
$5,000,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, any portion of the
outstanding Eurodollar Advances upon three Business Days prior notice to the Administrative
Agent. All voluntary principal payments in respect of the Term B Loan shall be applied to
the principal installments thereof in such order as the Borrower may elect, or if not so
specified on or prior to the date of such optional prepayment, in the direct order of
maturity. All mandatory principal payments in respect of the Term B Loan shall be applied
to the principal installments thereof under Section 2.2 in the direct order of maturity.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall not voluntarily prepay the Term A Loan
unless at the time of such prepayment the Term B Balance is zero.
(ii) In the event and on each occasion that any Net Proceeds are received by or on
behalf of Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of any Prepayment Event, the Borrower
shall, within five Business Days after such Net Proceeds are received, prepay the Term B
Loan until paid in full;
provided
that in the case of any such event described in
clause (i) of the definition of the term Prepayment Event, if the Borrower or any
Subsidiary applies (or commits to apply) the Net Proceeds from such event (or a portion
thereof) within fifteen months after receipt of such Net Proceeds to pay all or a portion of
the purchase price in connection with an Acquisition permitted hereunder of a Similar
Business or to acquire, restore, replace, rebuild, develop, maintain or upgrade real
property, equipment or other capital assets useful or to be used in the business of the
Borrower and the Subsidiaries (and, in each case, the Borrower has delivered to the
Administrative Agent within five Business Days after such Net Proceeds are received a
certificate of its Financial Officer stating its intention to do so and certifying that no
Default has occurred and is continuing), then, so long as no Default has occurred and is
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continuing at the time of the giving of such notice and at the time of the proposed
reinvestment, no prepayment shall be required pursuant to this paragraph in respect of the
Net Proceeds in respect of such event (or the portion of such Net Proceeds specified in such
certificate, if applicable) except to the extent of any such Net Proceeds therefrom that
have not been so applied (or committed to be so applied) by the end of such fifteen month
period, (or if committed to be so applied within such fifteen month period, have not been so
applied within 180 days after such fifteen month period has expired). The Borrower shall
provide to the Administrative Agent any such evidence reasonably requested by the
Administrative Agent with respect to any commitment of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to
apply Net Proceeds in accordance with this Section 2.10(ii). Notwithstanding the foregoing,
if on any Business Day there exist Net Proceeds (as defined in the Indenture) which
(assuming no investment or application thereof is made within the following five Business
Days) would constitute Excess Proceeds (as defined in the Indenture) in an amount in
excess of $25,000,000 on such fifth following Business Day, then prior to such fifth
following Business Day the Borrower shall prepay the Term B Loan until paid in full in an
aggregate amount equal to such Excess Proceeds amount in excess of $25,000,000. Upon
making such prepayment, the Borrower shall be relieved of any further obligation under this
Section 2.10(ii) to make any prepayment with respect to such Net Proceeds.
(iii) Following the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, commencing with the fiscal
year ending December 31, 2009, the Borrower shall prepay the Term B Loan in an aggregate
amount equal to the Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year multiplied by 50%. Each
prepayment pursuant to this clause shall be made on or before the date that is five Business
Days after the date on which annual financial statements are required to be delivered
pursuant to Section 6.1(i) with respect to the fiscal year for which Excess Cash Flow is
being calculated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) no prepayment shall be required by
this clause with respect to any fiscal year of the Borrower as to which the Senior Secured
Debt Ratio is less than 3.0 to 1.0 as of the end of such fiscal year and (B) the amount
required to be prepaid pursuant to this clause with respect to any fiscal year shall be
reduced dollar for dollar by the amount of (1) voluntary prepayments of Revolving Loans
which were accompanied by corresponding permanent reductions in the Aggregate Revolving
Credit Commitment, (2) all optional prepayments of the Term A Loan or Term B Loan, (3)
mandatory prepayments of the Term B Loan, in each case only to the extent that such
prepayments, expenditures or investments (x) were made by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries
after the start of the applicable fiscal year and prior to the due date for (or, if earlier,
the actual payment date of) the prepayment under this clause with respect to such fiscal
year and (y) have not resulted in a reduction of Excess Cash Flow or prepayments pursuant to
this clause with respect to any prior fiscal year and (C) no prepayment shall be required
with respect to the portion of Excess Cash Flow attributable to a Subsidiary that is
required to maintain a minimum net worth or similar requirement under applicable law, rule
or regulation or by order, decree or power of any Governmental Entity, to the extent (and
only to the extent) that the payment of cash by such Subsidiary to the Borrower in respect
of such portion of Excess Cash Flow (by way of dividend, intercompany loan or otherwise)
would result in such Subsidiarys failure to comply with such requirement.
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(iv) In the event that the Borrower or any Borrower Subsidiary
desires to make any Restricted Payment pursuant to Section 6.10(xi), the Borrower shall
prepay the Term B Loan with any Excess Specified Security Sale
Proceeds in the amount of $50,000,000, such prepayment to be made prior to
any such Restricted Payment under Section 6.10(xi) (it being
understood that after the Borrower has prepaid the Term B Loan
in the amount of $50,000,000 with Excess Specified Security Sale
Proceeds, it shall have no further obligation to prepay the
Term B Loan under this clause (iv)).
(v) In the event and on each occasion that the Borrower or any Borrower Subsidiary
makes any Restricted Payment pursuant to Section 6.10(xi) in an amount which, when
aggregated with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 6.10(xi) after the
Effective Date, is greater than $62,500,000, the Borrower shall, on the date such Restricted
Payment is made, prepay the Term Loans in an amount equal to the amount of such Restricted
Payment or, if less, the portion thereof which resulted in such aggregate Restricted Payment
amount exceeding $62,500,000, which prepayment shall be applied to the Term B Loan until
paid in full and thereafter applied to the Term A Loan.
(vi) In the event of any voluntary or mandatory prepayment (other than pursuant to
Section 2.10(iv)) of the Term B Loan, on the date of prepayment the Borrower shall pay the
Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the holders of the Term B Loan a prepayment
premium in an amount equal to (A) 2% of the principal amount prepaid in the case of a
prepayment on or prior to the first anniversary of the Effective Date, (B) 1% in the case of
a prepayment after the first anniversary of the Effective Date but on or prior to the second
anniversary of the Effective Date and (C) 0% thereafter.
Section 2.11
Method of Selecting Types and Interest Periods for New Advances
. The
Borrower shall select the Type of Advance and, in the case of each Eurodollar Advance, the Interest
Period applicable thereto from time to time. The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent
irrevocable notice (a
Borrowing Notice
) not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on
the Borrowing Date of each Floating Rate Advance (other than a Swing Line Loan) and three Business
Days before the Borrowing Date for each Eurodollar Advance. Each such notice shall specify:
(i) the Borrowing Date, which shall be a Business Day, of such Advance,
(ii) the aggregate amount of such Advance,
(iii) the Type of Advance selected, and
(iv) in the case of each Eurodollar Advance, the Interest Period applicable thereto.
Not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on each Borrowing Date, each Lender shall make
available its Revolving Loan or Revolving Loans in funds immediately available in Chicago to the
Administrative Agent at its address specified pursuant to Article XIII. The Administrative Agent
will make the funds so received from the Lenders available to the Borrower in an account designated
in writing by the Borrower.
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Section 2.12
Conversion and Continuation of Outstanding Advances
. Floating Rate
Advances (other than Swing Line Loans) shall continue as Floating Rate Advances unless and until
such Floating Rate Advances are converted into Eurodollar Advances pursuant to this Section 2.12 or
are repaid in accordance with Section 2.10. Each Eurodollar Advance shall continue as a Eurodollar
Advance until the end of the then applicable Interest Period therefor, at which time such
Eurodollar Advance shall be automatically converted into a Floating Rate Advance unless (x) such
Eurodollar Advance is or was repaid in accordance with Section 2.10 or (y) the Borrower shall have
given the Administrative Agent a Conversion/Continuation Notice (as defined below) requesting that,
at the end of such Interest Period, such Eurodollar Advance continue as a Eurodollar Advance for
the same or another Interest Period. Subject to the terms of Section 2.9, the Borrower may elect
from time to time to convert all or any part of a Floating Rate Advance (other than Swing Line
Loans) into a Eurodollar Advance. The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable
notice (a
Conversion/Continuation Notice
) of each conversion of a Floating Rate Advance
into a Eurodollar Advance or continuation of a Eurodollar Advance not later than 2:00 p.m., New
York City time, at least three Business Days prior to the date of the requested conversion or
continuation, specifying:
(i) the requested date, which shall be a Business Day, of such conversion or
continuation,
(ii) the aggregate amount and Type of the Advance which is to be converted or
continued, and
(iii) the amount of such Advance which is to be converted into or continued as a
Eurodollar Advance and the duration of the Interest Period applicable thereto.
Section 2.13
Changes in Interest Rate, etc
. Each Floating Rate Advance (other than
Swing Line Loans) shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day
from and including the date such Advance is made or is automatically converted from a Eurodollar
Advance into a Floating Rate Advance pursuant to Section 2.12, to but excluding the date it is paid
or is converted into a Eurodollar Advance pursuant to Section 2.12 hereof, at a rate per annum
equal to the Floating Rate plus the Applicable Margin for such day. Each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the
outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day from and including the day such Swing Line Loan
is made to but excluding the date it is paid hereof, at a rate per annum equal to the Floating Rate
plus the Applicable Margin for such day. Changes in the rate of interest on that portion of any Advance maintained as a
Floating Rate Advance will take effect simultaneously with each change in the Alternate Base Rate.
Each Eurodollar Advance shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from and
including the first day of the Interest Period applicable thereto to (but not including) the last
day of such Interest Period at the interest rate determined by the Administrative Agent as
applicable to such Eurodollar Advance based upon the Borrowers selections under Sections 2.11 and
2.12 and otherwise in accordance with the terms hereof, plus the Applicable Margin. No Interest Period may end after the
Facility Termination Date. Interest on Loans outstanding on the Effective Date shall be calculated
(x) for periods up to and including the Effective Date at the rates set forth on the Pricing
Schedule in the Existing Credit Agreement and (y) for periods after the Effective Date at the rates
set forth in this Agreement.
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Section 2.14
Rates Applicable After Default
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in Section 2.11, 2.12 or 2.13, during the continuance of a Default, the Required Lenders
may, at their option, by notice to the Borrower (which notice may be revoked at the option of the
Required Lenders notwithstanding any provision of Section 8.2 requiring unanimous consent of the
Lenders to changes in interest rates), declare that no Advance may be made as, converted into or
continued as a Eurodollar Advance. During the continuance of a Default under Section 7.2, unless
waived by the Required Lenders or until such defaulted amount shall have been paid in full, (i)
each overdue Eurodollar Advance shall bear interest for the remainder of the applicable Interest
Period at the rate otherwise applicable hereunder to such Interest Period plus 2% per annum and (ii) each
overdue Floating Rate Advance and all overdue fees and other overdue amounts payable hereunder
shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Floating Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin plus
2% per annum, in each case without any election or action on the part of the Administrative Agent
or any Lender.
Section 2.15
Method of Payment
. All payments of the Obligations hereunder shall be
made, without setoff, deduction, or counterclaim, in immediately available funds to the
Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agents address specified pursuant to Article XIII, or
at any other Lending Installation of the Administrative Agent specified in writing by the
Administrative Agent to the Borrower, by noon (local time) on the date when due and shall (except
with respect to repayments of Swing Line Loans and except in the case of reimbursement obligations
with respect to LC Disbursements for which the LC Issuer has not been fully indemnified by the
Lenders, or as otherwise specifically required hereunder) be applied ratably by the Administrative
Agent among the applicable Lenders. Each payment delivered to the Administrative Agent for the
account of any Lender shall be delivered promptly by the Administrative Agent to such Lender in the
same type of funds that the Administrative Agent received at its address specified pursuant to
Article XIII or at any Lending Installation specified in a notice received by the Administrative
Agent from such Lender. Each reference to the Administrative Agent in this Section 2.15 shall also
be deemed to refer, and shall apply equally, to the LC Issuer, in the case of payments required to
be made by the Borrower to the LC Issuer pursuant to Section 2.22(v).
Section 2.16
Noteless Agreement; Evidence of Indebtedness
. (i) Each Lender shall
maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness
of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender from time to time,
including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time
hereunder.
(i) The Administrative Agent shall also maintain the Register as set forth in Section
12.1(ii)(D).
(ii) The entries maintained in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraphs (i) and
(ii) above shall be
prima facie
evidence of the existence and amounts of the Obligations
therein recorded absent manifest error;
provided
,
however
, that the failure
of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to maintain such accounts or any error therein
shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Obligations in
accordance with their terms.
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(iii) Any Lender may request that its Loans be evidenced by a promissory note in
substantially the form of a Revolving Credit Note, a Term A Note, a Term B Note or a Swing
Line Note, in each case as applicable. In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute
and deliver to such Lender such Note payable to the order of such Lender. Thereafter, the
Loans evidenced by such Note and interest thereon shall at all times (prior to any
assignment pursuant to Section 12.1) be represented by one or more Notes payable to the
order of the payee named therein, except to the extent that any such Lender subsequently
returns any such Note for cancellation and requests that such Loans once again be evidenced
as described in paragraphs (i) and (ii) above.
Section 2.17
Telephonic Notices
. The Borrower hereby authorizes the Lenders and the
Administrative Agent to extend, convert or continue Advances, effect selections of Types of
Advances and to transfer funds based on telephonic notices made by any person or persons the
Administrative Agent or any Lender in good faith believes to be acting on behalf of the Borrower,
it being understood that the foregoing authorization is specifically intended to allow Borrowing
Notices and Conversion/Continuation Notices to be given telephonically. The Borrower agrees to
deliver promptly to the Administrative Agent a written confirmation, if such confirmation is
requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, of each telephonic notice signed by an
Authorized Officer. If the written confirmation differs in any material respect from the action
taken by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, the records of the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders shall govern absent manifest error.
Section 2.18
Interest Payment Dates; Interest and Fee Basis
. Interest accrued on each
Floating Rate Advance shall be payable on each Payment Date, commencing with the first such date to
occur after the date hereof, on any date on which the Floating Rate Advance is prepaid, whether due
to acceleration or otherwise, and at maturity. Interest accrued on each Eurodollar Advance shall
be payable on the last day of its applicable Interest Period, on any date on which the Eurodollar
Advance is prepaid, whether by acceleration or otherwise, and at maturity. Interest accrued on
each Eurodollar Advance having an Interest Period longer than three months shall also be payable on
the last day of each three-month interval during such Interest Period. Interest on Eurodollar
Advances, commitment fees and LC Fees shall be calculated for actual days elapsed on the basis of a
360-day year. Interest on Floating Rate Advances shall be calculated for actual days elapsed on
the basis of a 365/366-day year. Interest shall be payable for the day an Advance is made but not
for the day of any payment on the amount paid if payment is received prior to noon, New York City
time, at the place of payment. If any payment of principal of or interest on an Advance or other
amount hereunder shall become due on a day which is not a Business Day, such payment shall be made
on the next succeeding Business Day and, in the case of a principal payment, such extension of time
shall be included in computing interest in connection with such payment.
Section 2.19
Notification of Advances, Interest Rates, Prepayments and Revolving Credit
Commitment Reductions
. Promptly after receipt thereof, the Administrative Agent will notify
each Lender of the contents of each Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment reduction notice,
Borrowing Notice, Swing Line Borrowing Notice, Conversion/Continuation Notice, and repayment notice
received by it hereunder. Promptly after notice from the LC Issuer, the Administrative Agent will
notify each Lender of the contents of each request for issuance of a Letter of Credit hereunder.
The Administrative Agent will notify each Lender of the interest rate
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applicable to each Eurodollar Advance promptly upon determination of such interest rate and
will give each Lender prompt notice of each change in the Alternate Base Rate.
Section 2.20
Lending Installations
. Each Lender may book its Loans and its
participation in any LC Exposure and the LC Issuer may book the Letters of Credit at any Lending
Installation selected by such Lender or the LC Issuer, as the case may be, and may change its
Lending Installation from time to time. All terms of this Agreement shall apply to any such
Lending Installation and the Loans, Letters of Credit, participations in LC Exposure and any Notes
issued hereunder shall be deemed held by each Lender or the LC Issuer, as the case may be, for the
benefit of any such Lending Installation. Each Lender and the LC Issuer may, by written notice to
the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in accordance with Article XIII, designate replacement or
additional Lending Installations through which Loans will be made by it or Letters of Credit will
be issued by it and for whose account Loan payments or payments with respect to Letters of Credit
are to be made.
Section 2.21
Non-Receipt of Funds by the Administrative Agent
. Unless the Borrower or
a Lender, as the case may be, notifies the Administrative Agent prior to the date on which it is
scheduled to make payment to the Administrative Agent of (i) in the case of a Lender, the proceeds
of a Loan or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, a payment of principal, interest or fees to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, that it does not intend to make such payment,
the Administrative Agent may assume that such payment has been made. The Administrative Agent may,
but shall not be obligated to, make the amount of such payment available to the intended recipient
in reliance upon such assumption. If such Lender or the Borrower, as the case may be, has not in
fact made such payment to the Administrative Agent, the recipient of such payment shall, on demand
by the Administrative Agent, repay to the Administrative Agent the amount so made available
together with interest thereon in respect of each day during the period commencing on the date such
amount was so made available by the Administrative Agent until the date the Administrative Agent
recovers such amount at a rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of payment by a Lender, the
Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day for the first three days and, thereafter, the interest
rate applicable to the relevant Loan or (y) in the case of payment by the Borrower, the interest
rate applicable to the relevant Loan.
Section 2.22
Letters of Credit
.
(i)
General
. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the
Borrower may request the issuance of Letters of Credit for its own account, in a form
reasonably acceptable to the applicable LC Issuer, at any time and from time to time from
and including the Effective Date and prior to the Facility Termination Date. In the event
of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and
conditions of any Letter of Credit Application or other agreement submitted by the Borrower
to, or entered into by the Borrower with, the LC Issuer relating to any Letter of Credit,
the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.
(ii)
Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions
. To
request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension of an
outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall mail, hand deliver or telecopy (or
transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved
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by the LC Issuer) to the LC Issuer and the Administrative Agent (reasonably in advance
of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension) a notice requesting the
issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed
or extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which
shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall
comply with paragraph (iii) of this Section), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name
and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to
prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the LC Issuer, the
Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on the LC Issuers standard form
in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. A Letter of Credit shall be issued,
amended, renewed or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of
each Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after
giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (x) the LC Exposure shall
not exceed $100,000,000 and (y) the Aggregate Outstanding Revolving Credit Exposure shall
not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment.
(iii)
Expiration Date
. Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the
close of business on the earlier of (x) the date one year after the date of the issuance of
such Letter of Credit and (y) the Facility Termination Date;
provided
that any
Letter of Credit with a one year period may provide for the renewal thereof for additional
one year periods but in no event shall the date of such Letters of Credit extend beyond the
period in clause (y) hereof.
(iv)
Participations
. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to
a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any further action on the part
of the LC Issuer or the Lenders, the LC Issuer hereby grants to each Lender, and each Lender
hereby acquires from the LC Issuer, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such
Lenders Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of
Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Lender hereby absolutely
and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the LC
Issuer, such Lenders Pro Rata Share of each LC Disbursement made by the LC Issuer and not
reimbursed by the Borrower on the date due as provided in paragraph (v) of this Section, or
of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason. Each
Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to
this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not
be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of
any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or
termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset,
abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.
(v)
Reimbursement
. If the LC Issuer shall make any LC Disbursement in respect
of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the
Administrative Agent an amount equal to such LC Disbursement not later than 12:00 noon, New
York City time, on the Business Day next following the date notice of such drawing is given
to the Borrower (any such notice received after 1:00 p.m.,
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New York City time, shall be deemed received by the Borrower on the next Business Day);
provided
that, the Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth
herein, request in accordance with Section 2.7 or 2.11 that such payment be financed with a
Revolving Credit Advance which is a Floating Rate Advance or Swing Line Loan in an
equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the Borrowers obligation to make such
payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting Revolving Credit Advance or Swing
Line Loan. If the Borrower fails to reimburse an LC Disbursement when due, the
Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the payment
then due from the Borrower in respect thereof and such Lenders Pro Rata Share thereof.
Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent
its Pro Rata Share of the payment then due from the Borrower, in the same manner as provided
in Section 2.11 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Sections 2.11 and 2.21 shall
apply,
mutatis
mutandis
, to the payment obligations of the Lenders), and the
Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the LC Issuer the amounts so received by it from
the Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the
Borrower pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment
to the LC Issuer or, to the extent that Lenders have made payments pursuant to this
paragraph to reimburse the LC Issuer, then to such Lenders and the LC Issuer as their
interests may appear. Any payment made by a Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse
the LC Issuer for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of a Revolving Credit Advance
or a Swing Line Loan as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not
relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement.
(vi)
Obligations Absolute
. The Borrowers obligation to reimburse LC
Disbursements as provided in paragraph (v) of this Section shall be absolute, unconditional
and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (A) any lack of
validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or
provision therein, (B) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit
proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being
untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (C) payment by the LC Issuer under a Letter of Credit
against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of
such Letter of Credit, or (D) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not
similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section,
constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the
Borrowers obligations hereunder. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Lenders nor the LC
Issuer, nor any of their Related Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by
reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any
payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances
referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay
in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to
any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any
error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the
control of the LC Issuer;
provided
that the foregoing shall not be construed to
excuse the LC Issuer from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as
opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are
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hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by
the Borrower that are caused by the LC Issuers failure to exercise care when determining
whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms
thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence,
willful misconduct or bad faith, in each case on the part of the LC Issuer, the LC Issuer
shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the
foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect
to documents presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the
terms of a Letter of Credit, the LC Issuer may, in its sole discretion, either accept and
make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation,
regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make
payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of
such Letter of Credit.
(vii)
Disbursement Procedures
. The LC Issuer shall, promptly following its
receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a
Letter of Credit. The LC Issuer shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the
Borrower by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such demand for payment and whether the LC
Issuer has made or will make an LC Disbursement thereunder;
provided
that any
failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its
obligation to reimburse the LC Issuer and the Lenders with respect to any such LC
Disbursement.
(viii)
Interim Interest
. If the LC Issuer shall make any LC Disbursement,
then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC
Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and
including the date such LC Disbursement is made (or, if notice of such LC Disbursement is
given later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date of such LC Disbursement, then
from and including the next Business Day) to but excluding the date that the Borrower
reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the Floating Rate plus the
Applicable Margin;
provided
that, if the
Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement within five Business Days of the date when
due pursuant to paragraph (v) of this Section, then the unpaid amount thereof shall bear
interest, for each day from and including the date when due to and including the date that
the Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the Floating Rate
plus the Applicable Margin plus 2% per annum.
Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the LC Issuer with
respect to the applicable Letter of Credit, except that interest accrued on and after the
date of payment by any Lender pursuant to paragraph (v) of this Section to reimburse such LC
Issuer shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.
(ix)
Replacement of the LC Issuer
. An LC Issuer may be replaced at any time by
written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the successor LC Issuer.
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of an LC Issuer.
At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid
fees accrued for the account of the replaced LC Issuer pursuant to paragraph (xi) of this
Section. From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (x) the successor LC
Issuer shall have all the rights and obligations of an LC Issuer under
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this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (y)
references herein to the term LC Issuer shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to
any previous LC Issuer, or to such successor and all previous LC Issuers, as the context
shall require. After the replacement of an LC Issuer hereunder, the replaced LC Issuer
shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an
LC Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such
replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.
(x)
Cash Collateralization
. If any Default shall occur and be continuing, on
the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the
Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, Lenders with LC
Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total LC Exposure) demanding the deposit of
cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph (which notice shall be delivered no earlier than
the earlier of the fifth Business Day of such Default continuing and the date of any
acceleration of the Obligations with respect to such Default), the Borrower shall deposit in
an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for
the benefit of the Revolving Lenders, an amount in cash equal to the LC Exposure as of such
date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon;
provided
that the obligation to
deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall
become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the
occurrence of any Default with respect to the Borrower described in Section 7.6 or 7.7.
Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and
performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. The Administrative
Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of
withdrawal, over such account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such
deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the
Administrative Agent and at the Borrowers risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear
interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such
account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse
the LC Issuer for LC Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent
not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the
Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been
accelerated (but subject to the consent of Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater
than 50% of the total LC Exposure), be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower
under this Agreement. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral
hereunder as a result of the occurrence of a Default, such amount (to the extent not applied
as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three Business Days after all
Defaults have been cured or waived.
(xi)
Fees
. The Borrower agrees to pay (A) to the Administrative Agent for the
account of each Revolving Lender a participation fee (the
LC Fee
) with respect to
its participations in Letters of Credit, which shall accrue at a per annum rate equal to the
Applicable Margin then in effect with respect to Revolving Loans that are Eurodollar Loans
on the face amount of such Letters of Credit during the period from and including the
Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date on which such Lenders Commitment
terminates and the date on which such Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure, and (B) to each
LC Issuer a fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate per
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annum separately agreed upon (but no more than 0.125% per annum) between the Borrower
and such LC Issuer on the average daily amount of the LC Exposure with respect to Letters of
Credit issued by such LC Issuer (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed
LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding
the later of the date of termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments and the date on
which there ceases to be any LC Exposure, as well as such LC Issuers standard fees with
respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or
processing of drawings thereunder. LC Fees and fronting fees accrued through and including
the last day of March, June, September and December of each year shall be payable on the
third Business Day following such last day, commencing on the first such date to occur after
the Effective Date;
provided
that all such fees shall be payable on the date on
which the Revolving Credit Commitments terminate and any such fees accruing after the date
on which the Revolving Credit Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. Any other
fees payable to the LC Issuers pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable within 30 days
after demand. All LC Fees and fronting 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).
(xii)
Outstanding Letters of Credit
. The letters of credit set forth on
Schedule 2.22 hereto (the
Outstanding Letters of Credit
) were issued or deemed
issued pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement and remain outstanding as of the date of
this Agreement. The Borrower, the LC Issuer and each of the Revolving Lenders hereby agree
with respect to the Outstanding Letters of Credit that effective upon the Effective Date (A)
such Outstanding Letters of Credit shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit issued under and
governed in all respects by the terms and conditions of this Agreement and (B) each Lender
shall participate in each Outstanding Letter of Credit in an amount equal to its Pro Rata
Share of the face amount of such Outstanding Letter of Credit.
Section 2.23
Replacement of Lender
. If (i) the Borrower is required pursuant to
Section 3.1, 3.2 or 3.5 to make any additional payment to any Lender, (ii) any Lenders obligation
to make or continue, or to convert Floating Rate Advances into, Eurodollar Advances shall be
suspended pursuant to Section 3.3, (iii) any Lender shall default in its obligation to fund Loans
hereunder, (iv) any Lender shall become insolvent or the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency
proceeding or (v) any Lender shall fail to consent to a departure or waiver of any provision of the
Loan Documents or fail to agree to any amendment thereto, which waiver, consent or amendment
requires the consent of all Lenders or of all Lenders directly affected thereby and has been
consented to by the Required Lenders (any Lender described in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v)
being an
Affected Lender
), the Borrower may (a) elect to replace such Affected Lender as
a Lender party to this Agreement;
provided
that the Borrower shall have such right only if
(A) concurrently with such replacement, (1) another bank or other entity (other than a Disqualified
Institution) which is reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall
agree, as of such date, to purchase for cash the Loans and other Obligations due to the Affected
Lender pursuant to an assignment substantially in the form of
Exhibit D
and to become a
Lender for all purposes under this Agreement and to assume all obligations of the Affected Lender
to be terminated as of such date and to comply with the requirements of Section 12.1 applicable to
assignments, and (2) the Borrower shall pay to such
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Affected Lender in same day funds on the day of such replacement (x) all interest, fees and
other amounts then accrued but unpaid to such Affected Lender by the Borrower hereunder to and
including the date of termination, including without limitation payments due to such Affected
Lender under Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 3.5, and (y) an amount, if any, equal to the payment which would
have been due to such Lender on the day of such replacement under Section 3.4 had the Loans or
other Obligations of such Affected Lender been prepaid on such date rather than sold to the
replacement Lender, (B) in the case of clause (i) or (ii) above, such additional payments continue
to be required or such suspension is still effective and will be reduced or negated by such
assignment and (C) in the case of clause (iv) above, the applicable Assignee shall have agreed to
the applicable departure, waiver or amendment of the Loan Documents or (b) terminate all
Commitments of such Affected Lender and repay all Obligations of the Borrower owing to such Lender
as of such termination date (including any amounts owing pursuant to Section 3.4 as a result of
such repayment).
Section 2.24
Pro Rata Treatment; Intercreditor Agreements
.
(i) Except as provided below in this Section 2.24 and as required under Section 2.7,
2.10, 2.13, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5 or 11.2, each Advance, each payment or prepayment of
principal of any Advance, each payment of interest on the Loans, each payment of the
commitment fee set forth in Section 2.8 and the LC Fee, each reduction of the Revolving
Credit Commitment and each conversion of any Advance to or continuation of any Advance as an
Advance of any Type shall be allocated pro rata among the Lenders in accordance with their
respective applicable Commitments (or, if such Commitments shall have expired or been
terminated, in accordance with the respective principal amounts of their respective
applicable outstanding Loans).
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any payment
or other distribution (whether from proceeds of Collateral or any other source, whether in
the form of cash, securities or otherwise, and whether made by any Loan Party or in
connection with any exercise of remedies by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent
or any Lender) made or applied in respect of any of the Obligations (a) following any
acceleration of the Obligations, (b) during the existence of a Default under Section 7.2 or
(c) during or in connection with Insolvency Proceedings involving any Loan Party (or any
plan of liquidation, distribution or reorganization in connection therewith), shall be made
or applied, as the case may be, in the following order of priority (with higher priority
Obligations to be paid in full prior to any payment or other distribution in respect of
lower priority Obligations): (i)
first
, to payment of that portion of the
Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts, including attorney
fees, payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such, the LC Issuer in its
capacity as such and the Collateral Agent in its capacity as such (ratably among the
Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer and the Collateral Agent in proportion to the respective
amounts described in this clause
first
payable to them); (ii)
second
, to
payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting indemnities and other amounts (other
than principal, interest and fees) payable to the Lenders, including attorney fees (ratably
among such Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause
second
payable to them); (iii)
third
, to payment of that portion of the
Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest (including any default interest) on the
Term B
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Loans and any Replacement Term B Loans (ratably among such Lenders in proportion to the
respective amounts described in this clause
third
payable to them), including
interest accruing after the filing or commencement of any Insolvency Proceedings in respect
of any Loan Party, whether or not any claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is or
would be allowed, allowable or otherwise enforceable in any such Insolvency Proceedings;
(iv)
fourth
, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid
principal of the Term B Loans and any Replacement Term B Loans (ratably among such Lenders
in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause
fourth
held by
them); (v)
fifth
, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued
and unpaid fees or interest (including any default interest) on or relating to the Revolving
Loans, Term A Loans, Swing Line Loans and LC Exposure (ratably among such Lenders in
proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause
fifth
payable to
them), including interest accruing after the filing or commencement of Insolvency
Proceedings in respect of any Loan Party, whether or not any claim for post-filing or
post-petition interest is or would be allowed, allowable or otherwise enforceable in any
such Insolvency Proceedings; (vi)
sixth
, to payment of that portion of the
Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Revolving Loans, Term A Loans, Swing Line
Loans and LC Exposure (including any termination payments and any accrued and unpaid
interest thereon) (ratably among such Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts
described in this clause
sixth
held by them) and amounts constituting Rate
Management Obligations (but only to the extent such Rate Management Obligations are secured
by the Collateral and the source of the applicable payment is Collateral proceeds); (vii)
seventh
on or after (A) the Facility Termination Date, (B) the occurrence of any
Default with respect to any Loan Party described in Section 7.6 or 7.7 or (C) the
declaration by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders that the Loans are due and
payable pursuant to Article VII, to pay an amount to the Administrative Agent for the
account of the LC Issuer equal to one hundred one percent (101%) of the aggregate undrawn
face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit and the aggregate amount of any unpaid LC
Disbursements to be held as cash collateral; (viii)
eighth,
to payment of any other
Obligations due to the Administrative Agent or any Lender by the Borrower, ratably; and (ix)
last
,
in the case of proceeds of Collateral, the balance, if any, thereof, after all
of the Obligations (including, without limitation, all Obligations in respect of LC Exposure
but excluding any contingent obligations) have been paid in full, to the Borrower or as
otherwise required by a court of competent jurisdiction. Each Lender agrees that the
provisions of this Section 2.24 (including, without limitation, the priority of the
Obligations as set forth herein) constitute an intercreditor agreement among them for value
received that is independent of any value received from the Loan Parties, and that such
agreement shall be enforceable as against each Lender, including, without limitation, in any
Insolvency Proceedings in respect of any Loan Party (including without limitation with
respect to interests and costs regardless of whether or not such interest or costs are
allowed as a claim in any such Insolvency Proceedings or enforceable or recoverable against
the Loan Party or its bankruptcy estate), to the same extent that such agreement is
enforceable under applicable non-bankruptcy law (including, without limitation, pursuant to
Section 510(a) of the U.S. federal Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provision of applicable
insolvency law), and that, if any Lender receives any payment or distribution in respect of
any Obligation (including, without limitation, in
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connection with any Insolvency Proceedings or any plan of liquidation, distribution or
reorganization therein) to which such Lender is not entitled in accordance with the
priorities set forth in this Section 2.24, such amount shall be held in trust by such Lender
for the benefit of the Person or Persons entitled to such payment or distribution hereunder,
and promptly shall be turned over by such Lender to the Administrative Agent for
distribution to the Person or Persons entitled to such payment or distribution in accordance
with this Section 2.24.
(iii) In the event there is any Disgorged Recovery in respect of any Lenders Revolving
Loans, Term Loans, Swing Line Loans or LC Exposure in any Insolvency Proceedings of any Loan
Party, such Revolving Loans, Term Loans, Swing Line Loans and LC Exposure shall be deemed to
be outstanding as if such Disgorged Recovery had never been received by such Lender, and
each Lender agrees that the intercreditor agreements and priorities set forth in this
Section 2.24 shall be enforced in accordance with their terms in respect of such Revolving
Loans, Term Loans, Swing Line Loans or LC Exposure, including, without limitation, for
purposes of the allocation of payments and distributions made or applied in respect of the
Obligations (whether from proceeds of Collateral or otherwise), as well as for purposes of
determining whether such other Lender must turn over all or any portion of any payment or
other distribution received by such other Lender (whether before or after occurrence of such
Disgorged Recovery) to the Administrative Agent for redistribution in accordance with the
last sentence of Section 2.24(ii).
ARTICLE III
YIELD PROTECTION; TAXES
Section 3.1
Yield Protection
. If, after the date of this Agreement (or, in the case
of any assignee, after the date it became a party to this Agreement), the adoption of any law or
any governmental or quasi-governmental rule, regulation, policy, guideline or directive (whether or
not having the force of law), or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any
governmental or quasi-governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the
interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Lender or applicable Lending
Installation or any LC Issuer with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of
law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency:
(i) imposes or increases or deems applicable any reserve, assessment, insurance charge,
special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account
of, or credit extended by, any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation (other than
reserves and assessments taken into account in determining the interest rate applicable to
Eurodollar Advances), or
(ii) imposes any other condition the result of which is to increase the cost to any
Lender or any applicable Lending Installation or any LC Issuer of making, funding or
maintaining its Eurodollar Loans, or of issuing or participating in Letters of Credit, or
reduces any amount receivable by any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation in
connection with its Eurodollar Loans, Letters of Credit or participations therein, or
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requires any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation or any LC Issuer to make any
payment calculated by reference to the amount of Eurodollar Loans, Letters of Credit or
participations therein held or interest or LC Fees received by it, in each case by an amount
deemed material by such Lender or such LC Issuer as the case may be,
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender or applicable Lending
Installation or such LC Issuer, as the case may be, of making or maintaining its Eurodollar Loans
or Commitment or of issuing or participating in Letters of Credit or to reduce the return received
by such Lender or applicable Lending Installation or such LC Issuer, as the case may be, in
connection with such Eurodollar Loans, Commitment, Letters of Credit or participations therein,
then, within 30 days of written demand by such Lender or such LC Issuer, as the case may be, the
Borrower shall pay such Lender or such LC Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or
amounts as will compensate such Lender or such LC Issuer, as the case may be, for such increased
cost or reduction in amount received. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 3.1 shall not
apply to any tax-related matters.
Section 3.2
Changes in Capital Adequacy Regulations
. If a Lender or an LC Issuer
determines the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such Lender, any Lending
Installation of such Lender or such LC Issuer, or any corporation controlling such Lender or such
LC Issuer is increased as a result of a Change, then, within 30 days of written demand by such
Lender or such LC Issuer, the Borrower shall pay such Lender or such LC Issuer the amount necessary
to compensate for any shortfall in the rate of return on the portion of such increased capital
which such Lender or such LC Issuer determines is attributable to this Agreement, its Outstanding
Credit Exposure or its Commitment to make Loans and issue or participate in Letters of Credit, as
the case may be, hereunder (after taking into account such Lenders or such LC Issuers policies as
to capital adequacy).
Change
means (i) any change after the date of this Agreement in
the Risk-Based Capital Guidelines, or (ii) any adoption of or change in any other law, governmental
or quasi-governmental rule, regulation, policy, guideline, interpretation, or directive (whether or
not having the force of law) after the date of this Agreement which affects the amount of capital
required or expected to be maintained by any Lender or any LC Issuer or any Lending Installation or
any corporation controlling any Lender or any LC Issuer. Risk-Based Capital Guidelines means (i)
the risk-based capital guidelines in effect in the United States on the date of this Agreement,
including transition rules, and (ii) the corresponding capital regulations promulgated by
regulatory authorities outside the United States implementing the July 1988 report of the Basel
Committee on Banking Regulation and Supervisory Practices Entitled International Convergence of
Capital Measurements and Capital Standards, including transition rules, and any amendments to such
regulations adopted prior to the date of this Agreement.
Section 3.3
Availability of Types of Advances
. If any Lender determines that
maintenance of its Eurodollar Loans at a suitable Lending Installation would violate any applicable
law, rule, regulation, or directive, whether or not having the force of law, or if the Required
Lenders determine that (i) deposits of a type and maturity appropriate to match fund Eurodollar
Advances are not available or (ii) the interest rate applicable to Eurodollar Advances does not
accurately reflect the cost of making or maintaining Eurodollar Advances, then the Administrative
Agent shall suspend the availability of Eurodollar Advances and require any
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affected Eurodollar Advances to be repaid or converted to Floating Rate Advances, subject to
the payment of any funding indemnification amounts required by Section 3.4.
Section 3.4
Funding Indemnification
. If any payment of a Eurodollar Advance occurs on
a date which is not the last day of the applicable Interest Period, whether because of
acceleration, prepayment or otherwise, or a Eurodollar Advance is not made on the date specified by
the Borrower for any reason other than default by the Lenders, the Borrower will indemnify each
Lender for any loss or cost incurred by it resulting therefrom, including, without limitation, any
loss or cost in liquidating or employing deposits acquired to fund or maintain such Eurodollar
Advance.
Section 3.5
Taxes
.
(i) All payments by the Borrower to or for the account of any Lender, any LC Issuer or
the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any Note or Letter of Credit Application shall
be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all Taxes. If the Borrower
shall be required by law to deduct or withhold any Taxes from or in respect of any sum
payable hereunder to any Lender, any LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent, (A) the sum
payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions or
withholdings (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section
3.5) such Lender, such LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) receives
an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings
been made, (B) the Borrower shall make such deductions or withholdings, (C) the Borrower
shall pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant authority in accordance with
applicable law and (D) the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent the original
or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof within 30 days after such
payment is made.
(ii) In addition, the Borrower hereby agrees to pay any present or future stamp or
documentary taxes and any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies which
arise from any payment made hereunder or under any Loan Document or from the execution or
delivery of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any Loan Document (
Other
Taxes
).
(iii) The Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent, such LC Issuer
and each Lender for the full amount of Taxes or Other Taxes (including, without limitation,
any Taxes or Other Taxes imposed on amounts payable under this Section 3.5) paid by the
Administrative Agent, such LC Issuer or such Lender as a result of its Commitment, any Loans
made by it hereunder, or otherwise in connection with its participation in this Agreement
and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with
respect thereto. Payments due under this indemnification shall be made within 30 days of
the date the Administrative Agent, such LC Issuer or such Lender makes written demand
therefor pursuant to Section 3.6.
(iv) Each Lender and LC Issuer that is not incorporated under the laws of the United
States of America, a state thereof or the District of Columbia (each a
Non-U.S.
Lender
) agrees that it will, on or before the date that it becomes party to this
Agreement,
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(A) deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two duly completed copies of
United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI, certifying in either case that
such Non-U.S. Lender is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement without deduction
or withholding of any United States federal income taxes, and (B) deliver to the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent a United States Internal Revenue Form W-8 and certify that it
is entitled to an exemption from United States backup withholding tax. Each Non-U.S. Lender
further undertakes to deliver to each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (x)
renewals or additional copies of such form (or any successor form) on or before the date
that such form expires or becomes obsolete or upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or
the Administrative Agent, and (y) after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in
the most recent forms so delivered by it, such additional forms or amendments thereto. All
forms or amendments described in the preceding sentence shall certify that such Non-U.S.
Lender is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement without deduction or withholding
of any United States federal income taxes,
unless
an event (including without limitation any
change in treaty, law or regulation) has occurred prior to the date on which any such
delivery would otherwise be required which renders all such forms inapplicable or which
would prevent such Non-U.S. Lender from duly completing and delivering any such form or
amendment with respect to it and such Non-U.S. Lender advises the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent that it is not capable of receiving payments without any deduction or
withholding of United States federal income tax.
(v) Each Lender and LC Issuer that is incorporated under the laws of the United States
of America, a state thereof or the District of Columbia (each a U.S. Lender) agrees that
it will, on or before the date that it becomes a party to this Agreement, deliver to the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent two duly completed copies of United States Internal
Revenue Service Form W-9, certifying that it is entitled to an exemption from United States
backup withholding tax. Each U.S. Lender further undertakes to deliver to each of the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent (x) renewals or additional copies of such form (or any
successor form) on or before the date that such form expires or becomes obsolete or upon the
reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, and (y) after the occurrence
of any event requiring a change in the most recent forms so delivered by it, such additional
forms or amendments thereto. All forms or amendments described in the preceding sentence
shall certify that such U.S. Lender is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement
without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes, unless an event
(including without limitation any change in treaty, law or regulation) has occurred prior to
the date on which any such delivery would otherwise be required which renders all such forms
inapplicable or which would prevent such U.S. Lender from duly completing and delivering any
such form or amendment with respect to it and such U.S. Lender advises the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent that it is not capable of receiving payments without any deduction or
withholding of United States federal income tax.
(vi) For any period during which a Lender or LC Issuer has failed to provide the
Borrower with an appropriate form pursuant to clause (iv) or (v) of this Section 3.5 (unless
such failure is due to a change in treaty, law or regulation, or any change in the
interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority, occurring
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subsequent to the date on which a form originally was required to be provided), such
Lender or LC Issuer shall not be entitled to indemnification or gross-up under this Section
3.5 with respect to Taxes imposed by the United States;
provided
that, should a
Lender or LC Issuer that is otherwise exempt from or subject to a reduced rate of
withholding tax become subject to Taxes because of its failure to deliver a form required
under clause (iv) or (v) of this Section 3.5, the Borrower shall take such steps at such
Lenders or LC Issuers expense as such Lender or LC Issuer shall reasonably request to
assist such Lender or LC Issuer to recover such Taxes.
(vii) Any Lender or LC Issuer that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of
withholding tax with respect to payments under this Agreement or any Note pursuant to the
law of any relevant jurisdiction or any treaty shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to
the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law, 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.
(viii) If the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental authority of the
United States or any other country or any political subdivision thereof asserts a claim that
the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the
account of any Lender (because the appropriate form was not delivered or properly completed,
because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstances
which rendered its exemption from withholding ineffective, or for any other reason), such
Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent fully for all amounts paid, directly or
indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as tax, withholding therefor, or otherwise,
including penalties and interest, and including taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts
payable to the Administrative Agent under this subsection, together with all costs and
expenses related thereto (including attorneys fees and time charges of attorneys for the
Administrative Agent, which attorneys may be employees of the Administrative Agent). The
obligations of the Lenders under this Section 3.5(vii) shall survive the payment of the
Obligations and termination of this Agreement.
(ix) If a Lender or LC Issuer determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received
a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or
with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.5,
it shall pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of
indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 3.5
with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all
out-of-pocket expenses of the Lender or LC Issuer and without interest (other than any
interest paid by the relevant Governmental Entity with respect to such refund), provided
that (i) the Borrower, upon the request of the Lender or LC Issuer, agrees to repay the
amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by
the relevant Governmental Entity) to the Lender or LC Issuer in the event the Lender or LC
Issuer is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Entity and (ii) nothing herein
contained shall interfere with the right of a Lender or LC Issuer to arrange its tax affairs
in whatever manner it thinks fit nor oblige any Lender or LC Issuer to claim any tax refund
or to make available its tax returns or disclose any information relating to its tax affairs
or any computations in respect thereof or require any
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Lender or LC Issuer to do anything that would prejudice its ability to benefit from any
other refunds, credits, reliefs, remissions or repayments to which it may be entitled.
Section 3.6
Lender Statements; Survival of Indemnity
. To the extent reasonably
possible, each Lender shall designate an alternate Lending Installation to reduce any liability of
the Borrower to such Lender under Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 3.5 or to avoid the unavailability of
Eurodollar Advances under Section 3.3, so long as such designation is not, in the commercially
reasonable judgment of such Lender, materially disadvantageous to such Lender. Each Lender shall
deliver a written statement of such Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative
Agent) as to the amount due, if any, under Section 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 or 3.5. Such written statement
shall set forth in reasonable detail the calculations upon which such Lender determined such amount
and shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Borrower in the absence of manifest error.
Determination of amounts payable under Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 or 3.5 in connection with a
Eurodollar Loan shall be calculated as though each Lender funded its Eurodollar Loan through the
purchase of a deposit of the type and maturity corresponding to the deposit used as a reference in
determining the Eurodollar Rate applicable to such Loan, whether in fact that is the case or not.
Unless otherwise provided herein, the amount specified in the written statement of any Lender shall
be payable on demand after receipt by the Borrower of such written statement. The Borrower shall
not be required to indemnify any Lender pursuant to Section 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 or 3.5 for any amounts
paid or losses incurred by such Lender as to which such Lender has not made demand hereunder within
120 days after the date such Lender has actual knowledge of such amounts or losses and their
applicability to the lending transactions contemplated hereby. The obligations of the Borrower
under Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5 shall survive payment of the Obligations and termination of
this Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Section 4.1
Effectiveness and Closing Conditions
. The amendments to the Existing
Credit Agreement embodied herein shall not become effective (in which case the Existing Credit
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect) and the Lenders shall not be required to make the
Term B Loan hereunder unless and until the following conditions precedent (other than clause (xi))
have been satisfied (or waived pursuant to Section 8.2 hereof) and, in the case of clause (xi), the
Term B Loan proceeds shall be funded simultaneously with the
satisfaction of such condition, in each case on or before
March 27, 2008:
(i) Each Loan Party, each Existing Lender, each Lender with a Term B Loan Commitment,
the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall each have executed and delivered
each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party.
(ii) All shareholder, governmental and third party approvals necessary in connection
with the financing and other transactions contemplated hereby and the continuing operations
of Holdco and its Subsidiaries shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect and
all waiting periods applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby shall have expired or
been terminated, in each case, to the extent required to be delivered under the Equity
Purchase Agreement.
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(iii) The Administrative Agent shall have received (x) satisfactory audited
consolidated financial statements of Holdco for the two most recent fiscal years ended prior
to the Effective Date as to which such financial statements are available and (y)
satisfactory unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of Holdco for each
quarterly period ended subsequent to the date of the latest financial statements delivered
pursuant to clause (x) of this paragraph as to which such financial statements are
available.
(iv) Liens creating a first (subject only to Permitted Liens) priority security
interest in the Collateral shall have been perfected or documents required to perfect such
security interest shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent or arrangements have
been made with respect thereto satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(v) The Administrative Agent shall have received such corporate records, officers
certificates and other instruments as are customary for transactions of this type or as it
may reasonably request, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.
(vi) The Collateral Agent, the Trustee and Collateral Agent for the holders of the
Second Lien Indebtedness and the other parties thereto shall have entered into the
Intercreditor Agreement.
(vii) The Administrative Agent shall be reasonably satisfied that adequate bank
clearing arrangements of MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. are in effect on the Effective
Date.
(viii) The Administrative Agent shall be reasonably satisfied that adequate contractual
arrangements pursuant to which surety bonds are made available to support the businesses of
the Borrowers Subsidiaries are in effect.
(ix) The Lenders shall be satisfied with the investment policy adopted by the board of
directors of Holdco with respect to the portfolio investments of its Subsidiaries and with
the rate hedging and foreign exchange arrangements and outstanding amounts thereof of Holdco
and its Subsidiaries.
(x) Except as Previously Disclosed (as defined in the Equity Purchase Agreement), since
September 30, 2007, no change or event shall have occurred and no circumstances shall exist
which have had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate,
an Effective Date MAE. With respect to matters which have been Previously Disclosed, in
determining whether this condition is satisfied, any circumstance, event or condition
occurring after the date of the Equity Purchase Agreement shall be taken into account,
including any deterioration, worsening or adverse consequence of such Previously Disclosed
matters occurring after the date of the Equity Purchase Agreement.
(xi) Holcos receipt from Deloitte & Touche LLP of the D&T Deliverables, which shall be
delivered if the amounts set forth on Schedule F to the Equity Purchase Agreement shall have
been placed into an escrow account pursuant to an escrow
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agreement reasonably acceptable to each of the Investors, Holdco, Deloitte & Touche
LLP, the parties hereto and the parties to the Note Purchase Agreement with irrevocable
instructions to be released to Holdco on the Effective Date upon Holdcos receipt of the D&T
Deliverables, or (ii) if the amounts set forth on Schedule F to the Equity Purchase
Agreement shall not have been placed into an escrow account with irrevocable instructions to
be released to Holdco on the Effective Date upon Holdcos receipt of the D&T Deliverables,
then Holdco shall have committed to the Investors, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral
Agent and the Lenders on the Effective Date that, after both Holdco and Deloitte & Touche
LLP shall have verified that the amounts set forth on Schedule F to the Equity Purchase
Agreement have been credited to the bank account set forth across from such amount on
Schedule F to the Equity Purchase Agreement, Holdco will receive from Deloitte & Touche LLP
the D&T Deliverables and (B) Holdcos financial printer Bowne shall have notified the
Investors and the Administrative Agent (on the Effective Date) that Holdco has delivered the
Final 10-K to Bowne with the irrevocable instruction that Bowne file the Final 10-K on
behalf of Holdco, and that Bowne is prepared to file and will file the Final 10-K with the
SEC, in each case, immediately upon notification from Holdco that the amounts set forth on
Schedule F to the Equity Purchase Agreement have been successfully credited to Holdco bank
account set forth across from such amount on Schedule F to the Equity Purchase Agreement.
(xii) On the Effective Date (A) all representations and warranties in the Loan
Documents (including, without limitation, the representation in Section 5.5(i) as to the
absence of an Effective Date MAE) are true and correct in all material respects after giving
effect to the substantially contemporaneous consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby on the Effective Date, (B) after giving effect to the Credit Extensions and other
substantially contemporaneous transactions consummated on the Effective Date, no Default or
Unmatured Default has occurred and is continuing, and (C) the Administrative Agent shall
have received a satisfactory certificate to such effect dated the Effective Date and signed
by the Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer of Holdco and the Borrower.
(xiii) On the Effective Date, any waiver period under the Existing Credit Agreement
shall no longer exist and each waived Default or Unmatured Default shall have been
permanently waived.
(xiv) The Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Arranger shall have received all
fees required to be paid, and all expenses for which invoices have been presented, on or
before the Effective Date.
(xv) After giving effect to the making and application of the proceeds of the Effective
Date transactions contemplated hereby, there shall exist unused Aggregate Revolving Credit
Commitments of at least $100,000,000 and Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment shall be
$250,000,000.
(xvi) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to
it that substantially contemporaneously with the funding of the Term B
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Loans, (i) Holdco shall have received gross cash proceeds of at least $760,000,000 from
the issuance by Holdco of common and preferred stock (the
Sponsor Capital
) to the
Sponsors on the terms and conditions set forth in the Equity Purchase
Agreement (giving effect to any waivers of closing conditions therein
deemed immaterial by the Administrative Agent) and (ii) the
Borrower shall have received gross cash proceeds of at least $500,000,000 from the
incurrence by the Borrower of the Second Lien Indebtedness, in each case on the terms and
conditions set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement and the
Indenture, as applicable (giving effect to any waivers of closing
conditions therein deemed immaterial by the Administrative Agent), and in
each case as such amounts may be reduced in accordance with the Equity Purchase Agreement.
(xvii) That certain $150,000,000 364-day Credit Agreement dated as of November 15,
2007, as amended, by and among Holdco, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent,
and the lenders party thereto shall have been terminated and on the Effective Date there
shall be no amounts outstanding thereunder.
(xviii) Substantially contemporaneously with the funding of the Term B Loan, (A) the
proceeds to Holdco of the issuance of the Sponsor Capital (net of (1) transactional fees and
expenses and (2) a reserve for general corporate purposes in an aggregate amount not to
exceed $15,000,000) shall be contributed by Holdco to the common equity of the Borrower
(such contribution being a material inducement to the Borrower to accept and assume existing
obligations of Holdco as contemplated hereby) and (B) such contributed amount, together with
an amount equal to the proceeds to the Borrower of the incurrence of the Second Lien
Indebtedness (net of (1) transactional fees and expenses, (2) a reserve for general
corporate purposes in an aggregate amount not to exceed $15,000,000 and (3) a repayment of
$100,000,000 of the Revolving Loans outstanding under the Existing Credit Facility) shall be
contributed by the Borrower to the common equity of MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc.
(xix) Neither Deloitte & Touche LLP nor any other accounting firm shall have issued to
Holdco any opinion regarding the consolidated financial statements of Holdco and its
Subsidiaries as of and for the year ended December 31, 2007 which is not a Satisfactory
Audit Opinion.
(xx) Any Notes requested by a Lender pursuant to Section 2.16 shall have been issued by
the Borrower payable to the order of each such requesting Lender.
(xxi) The Administrative Agent shall have received such legal opinions as are customary
for transactions of this type or as it may reasonably request, all in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(xxii) Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. shall have confirmed in writing to Holdco (A) that the
Money Services Agreement by and among MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores,
Inc. (as amended through that certain Amendment 3 to Money Services Agreement dated as of
February 11, 2008 but not amended by any subsequent amendments other than, if necessary, to
make effective the extension of the term of the Money Services Agreement through January 31,
2013) will be in full force and effect after the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby (which shall include an effective extension of the term of the Money
Services Agreement through January 31,
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2013) and (B) that the Equity Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated
thereby and hereby do not give Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. the right to terminate the Money
Services Agreement.
Section 4.2
Each Subsequent Credit Extension
. The Lenders shall not be required to
make any Credit Extension (except as otherwise set forth in Section 2.7 with respect to Revolving
Loans for the purpose of repaying Swing Line Loans) after the Effective Date unless on the
applicable Credit Extension Date:
(i) There exists no Default or Unmatured Default;
provided
,
however
,
that solely for purposes of this Section 4.2(i), no Default or Unmatured Default under
Section 7.1 shall be deemed to exist with respect to the material falsity of any
representation or warranty made on the Effective Date unless the same evidenced or had a
Material Adverse Effect.
(ii) The representations and warranties contained in Article V are true and correct as
of such Credit Extension Date in all material respects except to the extent any such
representation or warranty is stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such
representation or warranty shall have been true and correct on and as of such earlier date.
Each Borrowing Notice, Swing Line Borrowing Notice, or request for issuance of a Letter of
Credit, as the case may be, with respect to each such Credit Extension shall constitute a
representation and warranty by the Borrower that the conditions contained in Sections 4.2(i) and
(ii) have been satisfied.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Borrower and Holdco represent and warrant to the Lenders that:
Section 5.1
Existence and Standing
. Each of the Borrower, Holdco and its Material
Domestic Subsidiaries is a corporation, partnership, trust or limited liability company duly and
properly incorporated or organized, as the case may be, and validly existing, duly qualified or
licensed to do business and (to the extent such concept applies to such entity) in good standing
under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization and has all requisite authority
to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted in each case (other
than as to the valid existence of the Borrower), except where, individually or in the aggregate,
the failure to exist, qualify, be licensed or be in good standing or have such power and authority
could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.2
Authorization and Validity
. Each of the Borrower, Holdco and its Material
Domestic Subsidiaries has the power and authority and legal right to execute and deliver the Loan
Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations thereunder. The execution and
delivery by each of the Borrower, Holdco and its Material Domestic Subsidiaries of the Loan
Documents to which it is a party and the performance of its obligations thereunder have been duly
authorized by proper corporate or other organizational proceedings, and the Loan
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Documents to which each of the Borrower, Holdco and its Material Domestic Subsidiaries is a
party constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of each of the Borrower, Holdco and its
Material Domestic Subsidiaries enforceable against each of the Borrower, Holdco and its Material
Domestic Subsidiaries in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally or
by general equitable principles. Except for the shareholder approval set forth in Section 4.1(g)
of the Equity Purchase Agreement, no stockholder vote of the Borrower, Holdco or any Subsidiary is
required to authorize, approve or consummate any of the Transactions.
Section 5.3
No Conflict; Government Consent
. Neither the execution and delivery by
any Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, nor the consummation of the
transactions therein contemplated, nor compliance with the provisions thereof will violate (i) any
applicable law, rule, regulation, ruling, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award
binding on Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries or any Property of such Person or (ii) Holdcos or any
Material Domestic Subsidiarys articles or certificate of incorporation, partnership agreement,
certificate of partnership, articles or certificate of organization, by-laws, or operating or other
management agreement, or substantially equivalent governing document, as the case may be, or (iii)
the provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, deed of trust, license, lease indenture, instrument,
agreement or other obligation (each a
Contract
) to which Holdco or any Subsidiary is a
party or is subject, or by which it, or its Property, is bound, or conflict with, result in a
breach of any provision thereof or constitute a default thereunder (or result in an event which,
with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default thereunder), or result in the
termination of, or accelerate the performance required by, or result in a right of termination or
acceleration of, or (except for the Liens created by the Loan Documents and the Second Lien
Documents, Permitted Liens and Permitted Holdco Liens) result in, or require, the creation or
imposition of any Lien in, of or on the Property of Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to
the terms of any such note, bond, mortgage, deed of trust, license, lease indenture, instrument,
agreement or other obligation, except with respect to clauses (i) or (iii), to the extent,
individually or in the aggregate, that such violation, conflict, breach, default or creation or
imposition of any lien could not reasonably be expect to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No
order, consent, adjudication, approval, license, authorization, or validation of, or filing,
recording or registration with, or exemption by, or other action in respect of any governmental or
public body or authority, or any subdivision thereof, which has not been obtained by Holdco or any
of its Material Domestic Subsidiaries, is required to be obtained by Holdco or any Material
Domestic Subsidiary in connection with the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, the
borrowings under this Agreement, the payment and performance by the Borrower of the Obligations or
the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents.
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Section 5.4
Financial Statements
. The consolidated financial statements of Holdco and
its Subsidiaries heretofore delivered to the Lenders as of and for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2006 and as of and for the fiscal quarter and portion of the fiscal year ended September 30,
2007 were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in effect on the
date such statements were prepared and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated
financial condition and operations of Holdco and its Subsidiaries at such date and the consolidated
results of their operations for the period then ended.
Section 5.5
Material Adverse Change
. (i) As of the Effective Date, there exists no
event or circumstance which constitutes or could reasonably be expected to result in an Effective
Date MAE, and (ii) since the Effective Date, there has been no event or circumstance which
constitutes or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.6
Taxes
. Holdco and its Subsidiaries have filed or caused to be filed all
United States federal tax returns and all other material tax returns and reports required to be
filed and have paid or caused to be paid all taxes due pursuant to said returns or pursuant to any
assessment received by such Persons, except such taxes, if any, which are not overdue by more than
30 days or which (i) are being contested in good faith and as to which adequate reserves have been
provided in accordance with GAAP or (ii) the non-payment of which could not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect. The United States federal income tax returns of MoneyGram
Payment Systems, Inc. and its Subsidiaries have been audited by the Internal Revenue Service (or
the statute of limitations applicable to audits of such tax returns has run) through the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2003. As of the Effective Date, neither Holdco nor any of its Subsidiaries
has entered into any listed transaction as defined under Section 1.6011-4(b)(2) of the Treasury
Regulations promulgated under the Code.
Section 5.7
Litigation
. There is no litigation, arbitration, governmental
investigation, proceeding or inquiry pending or, to the knowledge of any of their senior officers,
threatened against or affecting Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries which, individually or in the
aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither Holdco nor any
of its Subsidiaries is subject to any order, judgment or decree that, individually or in the
aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.8
Subsidiaries; Capitalization
. Schedule 5.8 contains an accurate list of
all Subsidiaries of Holdco and identifies all Material Domestic Subsidiaries all as of the date of
this Agreement, setting forth their respective jurisdictions of organization and the percentage of
their respective Capital Stock or other ownership interests owned by Holdco, the Borrower or other
Subsidiaries. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock or other ownership
interests of such Subsidiaries have been (to the extent such concepts are relevant with respect to
such ownership interests) duly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and are
owned by Holdco, the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary free and clear of any Lien, except for
Permitted Liens.
Section 5.9
ERISA; Labor Matters
.
(i) The Unfunded Liabilities of all Single Employer Plans do not in the aggregate
exceed $125,000,000. No Reportable Event has occurred with respect to any
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Single Employer Plan, neither Holdco, any of its Subsidiaries nor any other member of
the Controlled Group has withdrawn from any Multiemployer Plan or initiated steps to do so,
and no steps have been taken to reorganize or terminate any Single Employer Plan.
(ii) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect, (A) Holdco and each of its Subsidiaries has made all
required contributions to each Plan in accordance with its terms; (B) there is not now, nor
do any circumstances exist that are likely to give rise to any requirement for the posting
of security with respect to a Plan or the imposition of any material liability or material
lien on the assets of Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries under ERISA or the Code in respect
of any Plan, and no liability (other than for premiums to the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation) under Title IV of ERISA or under Sections 412 or 4971 of the Code has been or
is reasonably expected to be incurred by Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries; and (C) there
are no pending or, to the knowledge of Holdco or Borrower, threatened claims (other than
claims for benefits in the ordinary course), lawsuits or arbitrations which have been
asserted or instituted against the Plans or the assets of any of the trusts under any of the
Plans.
(iii) None of Holdco, any of its Subsidiaries or any other person or entity under
common control with Holdco within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code
participates in, or is required to contribute to, any multiemployer plan (within the
meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA) (a
Multiemployer Plan
).
(iv) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect, with respect to any employee benefit plan, program, policy,
arrangement or agreement maintained or contributed to by Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries
with respect to employees employed outside the United States (a
Foreign Plan
), (A)
each Foreign Plan required to be registered has been registered and has been maintained in
good standing with applicable regulatory authorities; and (B) all Foreign Plans that are
required to be funded are funded in accordance with applicable Laws, and with respect to all
other Foreign Plans, adequate reserves therefore have been established on the accounting
statements of Holdco or its applicable Subsidiary.
Section 5.10
Accuracy of Information
.
(i) As of the Effective Date, no information, exhibit or report (as modified or
supplemented by other information so furnished) furnished by Holdco or any of its
Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender (other than projections and other
forward looking information and information of a general economic or industry specific
nature) in connection with the negotiation of, or compliance with, the Loan Documents
contained any material misstatement of fact or omitted to state a material fact or any fact
necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading.
(ii) As of the Effective Date, any projections and other financial estimates and
forecasts furnished by Holdco to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender on or prior to
the Effective Date in connection with the negotiation of, or compliance with, this Agreement
were based on good faith estimates and assumptions believed by Holdco to be
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reasonable at the time made, it being recognized by the Lenders that such projections
as to future events are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results during the period
or periods covered by any such projections may differ from the projected results.
Section 5.11
Regulation U
. Margin stock (as defined in Regulation U) constitutes less
than 25% of the value of those assets of Holdco and its Subsidiaries which are subject to any
limitation on sale, pledge, or other restriction hereunder.
Section 5.12
Compliance With Laws
. Holdco and its Subsidiaries have complied with all
applicable Laws of any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over the conduct of their respective
businesses or the ownership of their respective Property, except for any failure to comply with any
of the foregoing which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.13
Ownership of Properties
. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.13, Holdco
and its Subsidiaries have good and indefeasible title to or valid leasehold interests in, free of
all Liens other than Permitted Liens, to all of the Property and assets reflected in Holdcos most
recent consolidated financial statements provided to the Administrative Agent as owned by Holdco
and its Subsidiaries.
Section 5.14
Plan Assets; Prohibited Transactions
. Neither Holdco nor any of its
Subsidiaries is an entity deemed to hold plan assets within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101
of an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) which is subject to Title I of
ERISA or any plan (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code), and neither the execution of
this Agreement nor the making of the Loans or Letters of Credit hereunder gives rise to a
prohibited transaction within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.
Section 5.15
Environmental Matters
. Except for those matters that would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (a)
each of Holdco and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, and
neither Holdco nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written communication alleging that
Holdco is in violation of, or has any liability under, any Environmental Law, (b) each of Holdco
and its Subsidiaries validly possesses and is in compliance with all Permits required under
Environmental Laws to conduct its business as presently conducted, and all such Permits are valid
and in good standing, (c) there are no claims relating to Environmental Laws pending or, to the
knowledge of Holdco or the Borrower, threatened against Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries and (d)
none of Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries has Released any Hazardous Materials in a manner that
would reasonably be expected to result in any claim relating to Environmental Laws against Holdco
or any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 5.16
Investment Company Act
. Neither Holdco nor any of its Subsidiaries is an
investment company or a company controlled by an investment company, within the meaning of
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Section 5.17
Solvency
. On the Effective Date, after giving effect to any Credit
Extensions made on such date, proceeds of the notes issued pursuant to the Second Lien
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Documents, the proceeds of the equity issued in accordance with the Equity Purchase Agreement,
the sale of securities contemplated by the Equity Purchase Agreement and the other Transactions,
and after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of the foregoing, (A) the fair value of
the assets of Holdco and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, at a fair valuation, will exceed
the debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, of Holdco and its Subsidiaries on
a consolidated basis; (B) the present fair saleable value of the Property of Holdco and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will be greater than the amount that will be required to pay
the probable liability of Holdco and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis on their debts and
other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities
become absolute and matured; (C) Holdco and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will be able
to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and
liabilities become absolute and matured; and (D) Holdco and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis will not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the businesses in which they
are engaged as such businesses are now conducted and are proposed to be conducted after the
Effective Date.
Section 5.18
Intellectual Property
. As of the date hereof:
(i) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect, (A) to the knowledge of Holdco and the Borrower, Holdco and
its Subsidiaries own, free of all encumbrances except Permitted Liens, or have the valid
right to use all the Intellectual Property used in the conduct of the business of Holdco and
its Subsidiaries as currently conducted and (B) to the knowledge of Holdco and the Borrower
the conduct of the business of Holdco and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted does not
Infringe any Intellectual Property rights of any third party. Except as would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no claim or demand has been given
in writing to Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries to the effect that the conduct of the
business of Holdco or such Subsidiary Infringes upon the Intellectual Property rights of any
third party to the knowledge of Holdco and the Borrower. Except as would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, to the knowledge of Holdco and the Borrower, no
third parties are infringing the Intellectual Property rights of Holdco or the Borrower.
(ii) To the knowledge of Holdco and the Borrower, all material registered trademarks
and registered service marks, trademark and service mark applications and all Holdco Patents
have been duly registered or application filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or
applicable foreign governmental authority. Except as would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect, (A) none of the Holdco Patents have been adjudged to be
invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part and (B) there are no actual or, to the
knowledge of Holdco or the Borrower, threatened opposition proceedings, cancellation
proceedings, interference proceedings or other similar action challenging the validity or
ownership of any Holdco Patents.
Section 5.19
Collateral
. As of the Effective Date, the Collateral Documents will be
effective to create (to the extent described therein), in favor of and for the ratable benefit of
the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral described
therein, except as may be limited by applicable domestic or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency,
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fraudulent transfer, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other similar laws of
general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights generally and general equitable
principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). When the actions specified in
each Collateral Document have been duly taken, the security interests granted pursuant thereto
shall constitute (to the extent described therein) a perfected security interest (subject only to
Permitted Liens) in all right, title and interest of each pledgor party thereto in the Collateral
described therein with respect to such pledgor if and to the extent perfection can be achieved by
taking such actions.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS
During the term of this Agreement, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in
writing:
Section 6.1
Financial Reporting
. Borrower will maintain, for itself and each
Subsidiary, a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, and the Borrower will furnish to the Lenders the following:
(i) within 90 days after the close of Holdcos fiscal year (in the case of the fiscal
year ending on December 31, 2007) and the Borrowers fiscal year in the case of each fiscal
year ending on or after December 31, 2008, an audit report certified by Deloitte & Touche
USA LLP or other independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing
(which in each case shall be without a going concern or like qualification or exception
and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit), prepared in
accordance with GAAP on a consolidated and consolidating basis (consolidating statements
need not be certified by such accountants) for Holdco and its Subsidiaries (in the case of
fiscal year 2007 only) and the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (in the case of each subsequent
fiscal year), including balance sheets as of the end of such period, related profit and loss
and reconciliation of surplus statements, and a statement of cash flows on a consolidated
and consolidating basis, accompanied by any final management letter prepared by said
accountants to Holdco or the Borrower, as applicable; provided, however, that such audit
report with respect to Holdcos fiscal year ending December 31, 2007 shall be furnished as
soon as practicable, but in any event on or before the date required pursuant to this clause
for delivery of the audited financial statements for the Borrowers fiscal year ending
December 31, 2008;
(ii) within 45 days after the close of the first three quarterly periods of each of
the Borrowers fiscal years, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, consolidated and
consolidating unaudited balance sheets as at the close of each such period, consolidated and
consolidating profit and loss and reconciliation of surplus statements and a consolidated
and consolidating statement of cash flows for the period from the beginning of such fiscal
year to the end of such quarter, and a balance sheet as at the close of such period and such
profit and loss and reconciliation of surplus statements and statement of cash flows for the
Borrower individually, certified by a Financial Officer of the Borrower as in each case
fairly presenting, in all material respects, the consolidated financial
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condition of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries (or the Borrower
individually, as applicable) (subject to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of
footnotes) and having been prepared in reasonable detail;
(iii) so long as corresponding financial statements are required to be delivered under
the Note Purchase Agreement or the Indenture, within 30 days after the end of each of the
first two months of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, a company-prepared consolidated
balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such period
and related company-prepared statements of income in a form customarily prepared by
management for the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such monthly period,
certified by a Financial Officer of the Borrower as fairly presenting, in all material
respects, the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated
Subsidiaries (subject to normal year-end adjustments and the absence
of footnotes) and having been prepared in reasonable detail;
(iv) together with the financial statements required under Sections 6.1(i) and (ii), a
compliance certificate in substantially the form of
Exhibit E
signed by a Financial
Officer showing the calculations necessary to determine compliance with this Agreement
(including Sections 6.19.1, 6.19.2 and 6.20) and stating that no Default or Unmatured
Default exists, or if any Default or Unmatured Default exists, stating the nature and status
thereof;
(v) within 60 days after the commencement of each fiscal year of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008), a budget of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year in the form approved by the board of
directors of the Borrower;
(vi) within 270 days after the close of each fiscal year, a statement of the Unfunded
Liabilities of each Single Employer Plan, certified as correct by an actuary enrolled under
ERISA;
(vii) within 10 Business Days after the Borrower knows that any Reportable Event has
occurred with respect to any Single Employer Plan, a statement, signed by a Financial
Officer of the Borrower describing said Reportable Event and the action which the Borrower
proposes to take with respect thereto.
(viii) promptly upon the filing thereof, electronic notice to the Administrative Agent
of the filing of all proxy statements, registration statements and periodic and current
reports on forms 10K, 10Q and 8K which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries files with
the SEC;
(ix) as soon as possible and in any event on the later of (i) 30 days following the
occurrence of the following events or (ii) the first date required for delivery of the
financial statements pursuant to Section 6.1(i) or (ii) after the occurrence of the
following events, written notice of the creation, establishment or acquisition of any
Subsidiary or the issuance by or to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Capital
Stock; and
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(x) such other information (including non-financial information) as the Administrative
Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request.
Information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 6.1 shall be deemed to have been
delivered if such information, or one or more annual or quarterly reports containing such
information, shall have been posted by the Administrative Agent on an IntraLinks or similar site to
which the Lenders have been granted access or such reports shall be available on the website of the
SEC at
http://www.sec.gov
or on the website of Holdco at
http://www.moneygram.com
and the Borrower
has given notice that such reports are so available. Information required to be delivered pursuant
to this Section may also be delivered by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved
by the Administrative Agent. If any information which is required to be furnished to the Lenders
under this Section 6.1 is required by law or regulation to be filed by Holdco or the Borrower with
a government body on an earlier date (other than the December 31, 2007 financial statements and any
filings required by the SEC for the fiscal year then ended), then the information required
hereunder shall be furnished to the Lenders at such earlier date.
Section 6.2
Use of Proceeds
. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to,
use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions for general corporate purposes and acquisitions permitted
hereunder. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, use any of the proceeds of
the Advances to purchase or carry any margin stock (as defined in Regulation U).
Section 6.3
Notice of Default
. The Borrower will give prompt notice in writing to the
Lenders of the occurrence of any Default or Unmatured Default, the occurrence of any Default or
Event of Default under the Second Lien Documents and of any other development, financial or
otherwise, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.4
Conduct of Business
. The Borrower will, and will cause each Borrower
Subsidiary to, carry on and conduct its business in the financial or payment services industry or
the support thereof and do all things necessary to remain duly incorporated or organized, validly
existing and (to the extent such concept applies to such entity) in good standing as a domestic
corporation, partnership or limited liability company in its jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization, as the case may be, and maintain all requisite authority to conduct its business in
each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted except as permitted by Sections 6.12 and 6.13
or where the failure to maintain such authority could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
Section 6.5
Taxes
. Holdco will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, timely
file complete and correct United States federal and applicable foreign, state and local tax returns
required by law (after giving effect to extensions thereof) and pay when due all taxes, assessments
and governmental charges and levies upon it or its income, profits or Property, except (i) those
which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which
adequate reserves have been set aside in accordance with GAAP or (ii) those which the failure to
pay or discharge could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.6
Insurance
. Holdco will maintain or cause to be maintained, with
financially sound and reputable insurers, insurance on all its Property as may customarily be
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carried or maintained under similar circumstances by Persons of established reputation engaged
in similar businesses of similar sizes, in each case in such amounts (giving effect to
self-insurance), with such deductibles, covering such risks and otherwise on such terms and
conditions as shall be customary for such Persons. The Borrower will furnish to any Lender upon
request full information as to the insurance carried (but no more often than once per year absent a
Default).
Section 6.7
Compliance with Laws
. Holdco will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations, orders, writs, judgments, injunctions,
decrees or awards to which it may be subject including, without limitation, all Environmental Laws,
the noncompliance with which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.8
Maintenance of Properties
. Holdco will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, do all things necessary to maintain, preserve, protect and keep its Property in
good repair, working order and condition (other than wear and tear occurring in the ordinary course
of business, routine obsolescence and casualty or condemnation), and from time to time make or
cause to be made, all necessary and proper repairs, renewals and replacements so that its business
carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times, in each case, except to
the extent such non-compliance could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.9
Inspection
. Holdco will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep
adequate books of record and accounts to allow preparation of financial statements in accordance
with GAAP and permit the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, by their respective representatives
and agents, to inspect any of the Property, books and financial records of Holdco and each of its
Subsidiaries, to examine and make copies of the books of accounts and other financial records of
Holdco and each of its Subsidiaries, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of Holdco
and each of its Subsidiaries with, and to be advised as to the same by, their respective officers
at such reasonable times and intervals as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may designate.
The costs of such inspections shall be for the account of the Borrower, except in the case of (i) a
Lender inspection in the absence of the occurrence and continuation of a Default, which shall be
done at such Lenders expense, or (ii) any Administrative Agent inspections in excess of one
inspection during any 12-month period in the absence of the occurrence and continuation of a
Default, each of which shall be done at Administrative Agents expense.
Section 6.10
Restricted Payments
. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any
Borrower Subsidiary to, declare or pay any Restricted Payments except that, so long as (other than
with respect to clauses (iv)(A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (I) below) no Default or Unmatured Default
then exists or would result therefrom, the following shall be permitted:
(i) the payment by the Borrower or any Borrower Subsidiary of dividends payable in its
own Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock);
(ii) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of,
the substantially concurrent contribution of common equity capital to the
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Borrower; provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for
any such Restricted Payment will be excluded from clause (ii) of the definition of Basket
Amount;
(iii) repurchases of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or
warrants if such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price of such options or
warrants;
(iv) the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions by the Borrower, or the
making of loans by the Borrower, to its direct or indirect parent, in amounts required for
either of their respective direct or indirect parent to actually pay the following:
(A) franchise and excise taxes and other fees, taxes and expenses required to
maintain their corporate existence;
(B) foreign, federal, state and local income or franchise taxes, to the extent
such income or franchise taxes are attributable to the income of the Borrower and
the Borrower Subsidiaries;
(C) general corporate expenses related to third party audit, insurance legal
and similar administrative expenses of any direct or indirect parent of the
Borrower, including customary expenses for a public holding company;
(D) customary salary, bonus, contributions to pension and 401(k) plans,
deferred compensation and other benefits payable to directors, officers and
employees of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to the extent such
amounts are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and the
Borrower Subsidiaries (other than pursuant to clause (vii) of this Section 6.10);
(E) indemnification obligations of any direct or indirect parent of the
Borrower owing to directors, officers, employees or other Persons (including,
without limitation, the Sponsors) under its charter or by-laws or pursuant to
written agreements with such Person, or obligations in respect of director and
officer insurance (including any premiums therefor); provided, however, that any
indemnities owing to the Sponsors pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement shall
only be permitted under this clause (E) to the extent such indemnities are as a
result of third party claims relating to the Transactions; and provided, further,
that no Restricted Payment may be made pursuant to this clause (E) to the extent
such Restricted Payments are covered by clause (v)(B) below;
(F) fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions;
(G) amounts required to be paid by Holdco in connection with clause (iv) of the
definition of Permitted Holdco Indebtedness;
(H) cash payments in lieu of issuing fractional shares in connection with the
exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or
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exchangeable for Capital Stock of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent
of the Borrower; and
(I) amounts paid to Borrower by or withheld by Borrower from Borrower
employees and officers compensation to the minimum extent necessary to settle
Borrower employees and officers (1) federal, state and income tax liabilities (if
any) related to restricted stock units and similar stock based awards under Holdcos
stock incentive plan or (2) option price payments owed by employees and officers
with respect thereto, and Holdco shall apply such amounts to make required federal,
state and income tax payments or to settle option price payments owed by Borrower
employees and officers with respect thereto;
(v) a Restricted Payment with respect to the payment of (A) any litigation expenses,
judgments or settlement of any litigation of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower
or (B) indemnification obligations of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower owing to
directors, officers or employees under its charter or by-laws, in respect of a settlement to
the extent such payments represent indirect payment obligations of the parent;
provided
,
however
, that after giving effect to each Restricted Payment under
this clause (v) the Borrower would be in pro forma compliance with Sections 6.19.1 (or,
prior to March 31, 2009, as if the ratio specified in such Section were at such time in
effect and required to be no less than 1.50 to 1.0), 6.19.2 (or, prior to March 31, 2009, as
if the Senior Secured Debt Ratio were at such time in effect and required to be no greater
than 7.0 to 1.0) and 6.20;
(vi) the defeasance, redemption, repurchase or other acquisition or retirement of
Subordinated Indebtedness of the Borrower made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of
the substantially concurrent sale of, new Indebtedness of the Borrower, as the case may be,
that is incurred in compliance with Section 6.11 so long as:
(A) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such new
Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount plus any accrued and unpaid
interest on the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, acquired
or retired for value, plus the amount of any premium required to be paid under the
terms of the instrument governing the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed,
repurchased, acquired or retired and any fees and expenses incurred in the issuance
of such new Indebtedness;
(B) such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Obligations at least to the same
extent as such Subordinated Indebtedness so purchased, exchanged, redeemed,
repurchased, acquired or retired for value;
(C) such Indebtedness has a final scheduled maturity date equal to or later
than the final scheduled maturity date of the Subordinated Indebtedness being so
redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired; and
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(D) such Indebtedness has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or
greater than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Subordinated
Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired;
(vii) a Restricted Payment to pay for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition
or retirement for value of Capital Stock of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of
the Borrower held by any current or former employee, director, manager or consultant of the
Borrower, any Borrower Subsidiary or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower (or their
respective estates, heirs, beneficiaries, transferees, spouses or former spouses) pursuant
to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee
benefit plan or similar agreement; provided, that the aggregate amount of Restricted
Payments made pursuant to this clause (vii) in any four-fiscal quarter period shall not
exceed $5,000,000 as of the last day of such four-fiscal quarter period;
(viii) a Restricted Payment by the Borrower or the Borrower Subsidiaries which together
with (A) the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Borrower and the
Borrower Subsidiaries after the date hereof (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by
clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)(A), (vi), (vii), (x) and (xi) of this Section 6.10), (B) the
aggregate amount of all Investments made by the Borrower and the Borrower Subsidiaries
pursuant to Section 6.14(xiv) after the date hereof and (C) the aggregate amount of all
payments of Second Lien Indebtedness made pursuant to Section 6.17(ii)(C) after the date
hereof, is less than the Basket Amount at such time;
(ix) other Restricted Payments which, when aggregated with all other Restricted
Payments made pursuant to this clause (ix) after the date hereof and all payments of Second
Lien Indebtedness made pursuant to Section 6.17(ii)(D) after the date hereof, do not exceed
$25,000,000;
(x) the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions to holders of any class
or series of preferred stock of any Borrower Subsidiary issued in accordance with Section
6.11; and
(xi) so long as the Term B Balance is at such time no greater than $200,000,000,
Restricted Payments which, when aggregated with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant
to this clause (xi) after the date hereof, do not exceed the sum of (A) the lesser of (1)
the aggregate Excess Specified Security Sale Proceeds received by the Borrower or a Borrower
Subsidiary after February 29, 2008 minus $50,000,000 and (2) $62,500,000 plus (B) 50% of the
difference (if greater than zero) of (1) the aggregate Excess Specified Security Sale
Proceeds received by the Borrower or a Borrower Subsidiary after February 29, 2008 minus (2)
$112,500,000.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the making of any dividend or distribution or the consummation
of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration of the dividend or
distribution or giving of the redemption notice, as applicable, will not be prohibited if, at the
date of declaration or notice such payment or redemption would have complied with the provisions of
this Agreement.
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In addition, Holdco will not make any Restricted Payment in excess of the sum of (A) the
aggregate amount of Restricted Payments received by Holdco from the Borrower in accordance with
this Section 6.10 after the Effective Date, (B) the aggregate amount of capital contributions or
proceeds from issuances of Capital Stock (valued in each case at fair market value at the time
received in case of non-cash contributions) received by Holdco after the Effective Date and (C) the
aggregate amount of interest or gains of Holdco on investments by Holdco of such Restricted
Payments, contributions or proceeds permitted by the Passive Holding Company Condition;
provided
,
however
, that Holdco may also make Restricted Payments of the types
permitted by the Borrower pursuant to Sections 6.10(i), (ii) and (iii).
Section 6.11
Indebtedness
. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Borrower
Subsidiary to, create, incur or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, nor will it permit any Borrower
Subsidiary to issue preferred stock (other than shares of preferred stock of a Borrower Subsidiary
issued to the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor), except:
(i) Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents;
(ii) Indebtedness existing on the Effective Date and described in all material respects
in Schedule 6.11;
(iii) Indebtedness arising under the Second Lien Documents not exceeding (A)
$500,000,000 in aggregate principal amount (or, if less, the initial aggregate principal
amount of such Indebtedness on the Effective Date) minus (B) the aggregate amount of all
principal repayments of such Indebtedness after the Effective Date;
(iv) after the first anniversary of the Effective Date, and provided the Financial
Condition is satisfied at such time, the Borrower may incur Indebtedness and any Subsidiary
Guarantor or any Non-Guarantor may incur Indebtedness (in respect of all Non-Guarantors in
an aggregate amount of Indebtedness outstanding not to exceed at any time $10,000,000);
(v) Indebtedness or preferred stock of (A) the Borrower or a Guarantor incurred to
finance an acquisition permitted hereunder or (B) Persons that are acquired by the Borrower
or a Guarantor or merged into the Borrower or a Guarantor in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement; provided, however, that after giving effect to such acquisition or merger,
the Borrower is in
pro forma
compliance with the Senior Secured Debt Ratio set forth in
Section 6.19.2 (or, prior to March 31, 2009, the Senior Secured Debt Ratio shall not exceed
7.0 to 1.0);
(vi) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any Borrower Subsidiary constituting
reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of
business in respect of workers compensation claims, or other Indebtedness with respect to
reimbursement type obligations regarding workers compensation claims; provided, however,
that upon the drawing of such letters of credit or the incurrence of such Indebtedness, such
obligations are reimbursed within 30 days following such drawing or incurrence;
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(vii) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Borrower or a Borrower Subsidiary
providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, in each
case, incurred or assumed in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or a
Borrower Subsidiary, other than guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by any Person acquiring
all or any portion of such business, assets or Borrower Subsidiary for the purpose of
financing such acquisition; provided, however, that:
(A) such Indebtedness is not reflected on the balance sheet of the Borrower or
any Borrower Subsidiary (contingent obligations referred to in a footnote to
financial statements and not otherwise reflected on the balance sheet will be deemed
to be reflected on such balance sheet for purposes of this clause (vii)(A)); and
(B) the maximum assumable liability in respect of all such Indebtedness shall
at no time exceed the gross proceeds including non-cash proceeds (the fair market
value of such non-cash proceeds being measured at the time received and without
giving effect to any subsequent changes in value) actually received by the Borrower
or any Borrower Subsidiary in connection with such disposition;
(viii) (A) Indebtedness of the Borrower to a Guarantor or (B) Indebtedness of a
Subsidiary Guarantor to the Borrower or another Subsidiary Guarantor; provided that any such
Indebtedness is made pursuant to an intercompany note; provided, further, that any
subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness (except to the Borrower or another Subsidiary
Guarantor) shall be deemed, in each case, to be an incurrence of such Indebtedness that was
not permitted by this clause (viii);
(ix) the guarantee by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors of Indebtedness
of the Borrower or a Borrower Subsidiary that was permitted to be incurred by another
provision of this covenant; provided that if the Indebtedness being guaranteed is
subordinated to the Obligations, then the guarantee shall be subordinated to the same extent
as the Indebtedness guaranteed;
(x) the incurrence by the Borrower or any Borrower Subsidiary of Indebtedness or
issuance of preferred stock that serves to extend, refund, refinance, renew, replace or
defease any Indebtedness or preferred stock incurred or issued as permitted under clause
(ii) or (iv) above, this clause (x) or any Indebtedness or preferred stock incurred or
issued to so refund or refinance such Indebtedness or preferred stock (the
Refinancing
Indebtedness
) prior to its respective maturity; provided, however, that such
Refinancing Indebtedness:
(A) has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such Refinancing
Indebtedness is incurred which is not less than the remaining Weighted Average Life
to Maturity of the Indebtedness or preferred stock being refunded or refinanced;
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(B) to the extent such Refinancing Indebtedness refinances (i) Indebtedness
subordinated or pari passu to the Obligations, such Refinancing Indebtedness is
subordinated or pari passu to the Obligations at least to the same extent as the
Indebtedness being refinanced or refunded; or (ii) preferred stock, such Refinancing
Indebtedness must be preferred stock;
(C) shall not include:
(1) Indebtedness or preferred stock of a Borrower Subsidiary that
refinances Indebtedness or preferred stock of the Borrower; or
(2) Indebtedness or preferred stock of a Borrower Subsidiary that is
not a Guarantor that refinances Indebtedness or preferred stock of a
Guarantor; and
(D) is in a principal amount not in excess of the principal amount of
Indebtedness being refunded or refinanced (including additional Indebtedness
incurred to pay premiums, fees and expenses in connection therewith);
(xi) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of
a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course
of business; provided such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of its
incurrence;
(xii) the incurrence by the Borrower or any Borrower Subsidiary of Indebtedness in
respect of workers compensation claims, payment obligations in connection with health or
other types of social security benefits, unemployment or other insurance or self-insurance
obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(xiii) Indebtedness that may be deemed to exist pursuant to any performance, completion
or similar guarantees, performance, surety, statutory, appeal, bid, payment (other than
payment of Indebtedness) or reclamation bonds, statutory obligations or similar obligations
(including any bonds or letters of credit issued with respect thereto and all guarantee,
reimbursement and indemnity agreements entered into in connection therewith) incurred in the
ordinary course of business;
(xiv) obligations incurred in connection with any management or director deferred
compensation plan;
(xv) Indebtedness in respect of (A) employee credit card programs and (B) netting
services, cash pooling arrangements or similar arrangements in connection with cash
management and deposit accounts; provided that, with respect to any such arrangements, the
total amount of all deposits subject to such arrangement at all times equals or exceeds the
total amount of overdrafts subject to such arrangement;
(xvi) overnight Repurchase Agreements incurred in the ordinary course of business;
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(xvii) Repurchase Agreements with maturities of less than 30 days (and excluding
Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (xvi) above) which at any one time outstanding do
not exceed $100,000,000;
(xviii) Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations) and preferred stock
incurred by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, the proceeds of which are applied to
finance the development, construction, purchase, lease, repairs, additions or improvement of
property (real or personal), equipment or other fixed or capital assets that are used or
useful in a Similar Business, whether through the direct purchase of assets or the Capital
Stock of any Person owning such assets, in an aggregate principal amount which, when
aggregated with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness and preferred stock then
outstanding and incurred pursuant to this clause (xviii) and including all Indebtedness and
preferred stock incurred to refund, refinance or replace any other Indebtedness incurred
pursuant to this clause (xviii), does not exceed $10,000,000;
(xix) (A) Indebtedness or preferred stock in an aggregate amount outstanding at any
time not to exceed $75,000,000 of the Borrower or of a Subsidiary Guarantor owing to a
Non-Guarantor (other than an SPE) that is subordinated in right of payment to the
Obligations of such Borrower or Subsidiary Guarantor and (B) Indebtedness or preferred stock
in an aggregate amount outstanding at any time not to exceed $75,000,000 of a Non-Guarantor
(other than an SPE) owing to the Borrower or to a Subsidiary Guarantor;
provided
,
that any subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness or preferred stock (except to the
Borrower or a Borrower Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case, to be an incurrence of
such Indebtedness that was not permitted by this clause (xix); and
(xx) Indebtedness or preferred stock of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor not
otherwise permitted hereunder in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference,
which when aggregated with the principal amount and liquidation preference of all other
Indebtedness or preferred stock then outstanding and incurred pursuant to this clause (xx),
does not at any one time outstanding exceed $100,000,000.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Borrower nor any Borrower Subsidiary
shall incur or have outstanding any Indebtedness to the SPEs.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.11: (i) in the event that an item
of Indebtedness or preferred stock (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of
the categories of permitted Indebtedness or preferred stock described in clauses (i) through (xx)
above, the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify or reclassify such item of Indebtedness
or preferred stock (or any portion thereof) and will only be required to include the amount and
type of such Indebtedness or preferred stock in one of the above clauses; and (ii) at the time of
incurrence or reclassification, the Borrower will be entitled to divide and classify an item of
Indebtedness or preferred stock in more than one of the types of Indebtedness or preferred stock
described in clauses (i) through (xx) above.
Accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value and the payment of interest or dividends
in the form of additional Indebtedness will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for
purposes of this Section 6.11.
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For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on the
incurrence of Indebtedness, the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated
in a foreign currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on
the date such Indebtedness was incurred, in the case of term debt, or first committed, in the case
of revolving credit debt; provided that if such Indebtedness is incurred to refinance other
Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable
U.S. dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange
rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such U.S. dollar-denominated restriction shall be
deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such Refinancing Indebtedness
does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced.
The principal amount of any Indebtedness incurred to refinance other Indebtedness, if incurred
in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced, shall be calculated based on the
currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such respective Indebtedness is
denominated that is in effect on the date of such refinancing.
Section 6.12
Merger
.
(i) The Borrower will not consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the
Borrower is the surviving entity), or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise
dispose of all or substantially all the properties or assets of the Borrower and the
Borrower Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to another
Person, unless:
(A) either:
(1) the Borrower is the surviving company; or
(2) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if
other than the Borrower) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or
other disposition has been made is an entity organized or existing under the laws of
the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory
thereof (such Person, as the case may be, being herein called the
Successor
Company
);
(B) the Successor Company, if other than the Borrower, expressly assumes all
the Obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Documents pursuant to documents in
form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(C) immediately before and after such transaction, no Default or Unmatured
Default exists;
(D) the Successor Company would be in pro forma compliance, as if such
transaction had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period,
with Sections 6.19.1 (or, prior to March 31, 2009, as if the ratio specified in such
Section were at such time in effect and required to be no less than 1.50 to
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1.0) and 6.19.2 (or, prior to March 31, 2009, as if the Senior Secured Debt
Ratio were at such time in effect and required to be no greater than 7.0 to 1.0);
(E) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to the transactions described
above, in which case clause (ii) below applies, shall have confirmed that its
Obligations under the applicable Loan Documents to which it is a party remain
outstanding pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent; and
(F) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officers
certificate stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer complies with the
provisions described in this clause (i).
The Successor Company will succeed to, and be substituted for the Borrower under this
Agreement and each other Loan Document.
Notwithstanding the foregoing (but subject to clause (ii) below), any Borrower Subsidiary may
consolidate with, merge into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to the Borrower
or to another Borrower Subsidiary.
(ii) No Guarantor will, and the Borrower will not permit any Guarantor to, consolidate
or merge with or into or wind up into (whether or not such Guarantor is the surviving
entity), or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or
substantially all its properties or assets in one or more related transactions, to any
Person unless:
(A) (1) such Guarantor is the surviving entity or the Person formed by or
surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than such Guarantor) or
to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition
will have been made is an entity organized or existing under the laws of the
United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory
thereof (such Guarantor or such Person, as the case may be, being herein
called the
Successor Person
); and
(2) the Successor Person, if other than such Guarantor, expressly
assumes all the obligations of such Guarantor under the Loan
Documents pursuant to documents in form reasonably satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent; and
(3) immediately before and after such transaction, no Default or
Unmatured Default exists; or
(B) such transaction is made in compliance with Section 6.13 (without regard to
Section 6.13(xi)) or constitutes an Investment permitted by Section 6.14.
The Successor Person will succeed to, and be substituted for such Guarantor under the Guaranty
and each other Loan Document.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Subsidiary Guarantor may consolidate with, merge into or
transfer all or part of its properties and assets to the Borrower or to another Subsidiary
Guarantor.
Section 6.13
Sale of Assets
. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Borrower
Subsidiary to, lease, sell or otherwise dispose of its Property to any other Person, except:
(i) the disposition of (A) Cash and Cash Equivalents in the ordinary course of
business, (B) obsolete or worn out equipment or other tangible personal property or (C)
inventory sales in the ordinary course of business;
(ii) transfers of property subject to casualty, condemnation or similar events
(including in lieu thereof) upon receipt of the Net Proceeds in respect thereof;
(iii) (x) the disposition of Portfolio Securities (other than Specified Securities) for
Cash and Cash Equivalents or securities contained in the Restricted Investment Portfolio and
(y) the disposition of Portfolio Securities on or before the Effective Date contemplated by
the Equity Purchase Agreement;
(iv) the making of any Restricted Payment or Investment that is permitted to be made,
and is made, under Section 6.10 or 6.14, as applicable;
(v) the unwinding of any Rate Management Transaction;
(vi) any transfer to MoneyGram International Holdings Limited of the loan from
MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. to MoneyGram International Holdings Limited in the amount of
92,500,000 pursuant to the Loan Agreement dated January 17, 2003 made to effectuate the
forgiveness of such loan;
(vii) sales of securities pursuant to Repurchase Agreements;
(viii) sales, transfers or other dispositions of its Property to an SPE made in
compliance with Section 6.14(v);
(ix) transfers from a Subsidiary to the Borrower, from the Borrower to any Guarantor,
from a Guarantor to any other Guarantor or from a Non-Guarantor to the Borrower or a
Borrower Subsidiary;
(x) sales or dispositions of the official check business or FSMC, Inc. (or any
successor) by the Borrower and the Borrower Subsidiaries;
(xi) the disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Borrower or any
Borrower Subsidiary in a manner permitted pursuant to Section 6.12;
(xii) to the extent allowable under Section 1031 of the Code, any exchange of like
property (excluding any boot thereon) for use in a Similar Business;
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(xiii) surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender
of contract, tort or other claims;
(xiv) the lease, assignment or sub-lease of any real or personal property in the
ordinary course of business;
(xv) foreclosures on assets;
(xvi) sales of assets pursuant to any financing transaction otherwise permitted by this
Agreement with respect to property built or acquired by the Borrower or a Borrower
Subsidiary after the Effective Date, including sale and leaseback transactions;
(xvii) the granting of Liens otherwise permitted by this Agreement;
(xviii) sales of accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise
thereof;
(xix) the abandonment of intellectual property rights in the ordinary course of
business, which in the reasonable good faith determination of the Borrower, are not material
to the conduct of the business of Holdco and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(xx) sales of accounts or notes receivable, or participations therein, and related
assets as part of a Receivables Transaction permitted hereunder which does not give rise to
Indebtedness;
(xxi) leases, sales or other dispositions of its Property that, together with all other
Property of the Borrower and Borrower Subsidiaries previously leased, sold or disposed of as
permitted by this clause (xxi) during the twelve-month period ending with the month in which
any such lease, sale or other disposition occurs, do not constitute a Substantial Portion of
the Property of the Borrower and the Borrower Subsidiaries;
(xxii) the abandonment of the Investments described on Schedule 6.13; and
(xxiii) the sale or other disposition of Specified Securities so long as the Net
Proceeds thereof are applied in accordance with this Agreement.
For purposes of this Section 6.13, Property of a Borrower Subsidiary shall be deemed to
include Capital Stock (other than preferred stock) of such Borrower Subsidiary issued or
sold to any Person other than (x) a Loan Party, (y) in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, a
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, or (z) any Capital Stock issued to an equity holder
other than the Borrower or a Borrower Subsidiary to maintain its pro rata ownership.
Section 6.14
Investments and Acquisitions
. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit
any Borrower Subsidiary to, make any Acquisition of any Person or make any Investment in any
Person, except:
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(i) Acquisitions of (or all or substantially all of the assets of) entities engaged in
a Similar Business, so long as (A) the acquired entity (x) becomes a Guarantor in compliance
with Section 6.21 and complies with the requirement in Section 6.22 to pledge its assets as
Collateral or (y) is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or
conveys substantially all its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Borrower or a Guarantor;
(B) after giving effect to such acquisition, the Borrower shall be in compliance with, and,
on a pro forma basis, the Borrower would be in compliance therewith for the previous four
fiscal quarters, its covenants in Sections 6.19.1 (or, prior to March 31, 2009, as if the
ratio specified in such Section were at such time in effect and required to be no less than
1.50 to 1.0) and 6.19.2 (or, prior to March 31, 2009, as if the Senior Secured Debt Ratio
were at such time in effect and required to be no greater than 7.0 to 1.0); (C) for any
Acquisition with aggregate consideration in excess of $50,000,000, the Borrower shall have
delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate executed by an Authorized Officer
setting forth the calculations demonstrating such compliance and (D) both before and after
giving effect to such acquisition no Default or Unmatured Default exists;
(ii) any Investment arising out of the forgiveness of the loan from MoneyGram Payment
Systems, Inc. to MoneyGram International Holdings Limited in the amount of 92,500,000 Euros
pursuant to the Loan Agreement dated January 17, 2003;
(iii) any Investment in the Borrower or any Guarantor;
(iv) any Investments in any Non-Guarantor (other than any SPE) that together with all
Investments made pursuant to this clause (iv) after the date hereof shall not exceed
$150,000,000;
(v) any Investments (including Investments outstanding as of the date hereof) in SPEs
provided that the total assets of all SPEs shall not exceed $2,000,000,000 at any one time
outstanding;
(vi) any Investment in Cash or Cash Equivalents;
(vii) any Investment in the Restricted Investment Portfolio;
(viii) any Investment existing on the date hereof (excluding assets held by any SPE) or
made pursuant to legally binding written commitments in existence on the date hereof which,
in either case, is set forth in all material respects on Schedule 6.14(viii), and any
Investment that replaces, refinances or refunds any such Investment;
provided
that
such replacing, refinancing or refunding Investment is in an amount that does not exceed the
amount replaced, refinanced or refunded, and is made in the same Person as the Investment
replaced, refinanced or refunded;
(ix) loans and advances to employees, directors, managers or consultants of Holdco, the
Borrower or any of the Borrower Subsidiaries for reasonable and customary business related
travel expenses, moving expenses and similar expenses, in each case incurred in the ordinary
course of business whether or not consistent with past practice, and payroll advances;
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(x) any Investment acquired by the Borrower or any Borrower Subsidiary:
(A) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by the
Borrower or any Borrower Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a
bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of such other Investment or
accounts receivable; or
(B) as a result of a foreclosure by the Borrower or any Borrower Subsidiary
with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to
any secured Investment in default;
(xi) Investments to the extent the payment for which consists of Capital Stock (other
than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower;
(xii) Indebtedness (including Subordinated Indebtedness) permitted under Section 6.11
or any Restricted Payment permitted under Section 6.10, in each case to the extent it
constitutes an Investment;
(xiii) any Investments received in compromise or resolution of (A) obligations of trade
creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower
or any Borrower Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar
arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer; or (B)
litigation, arbitration or other disputes with Persons who are not Affiliates;
(xiv) any Investment by the Borrower or the Borrower Subsidiaries which together with
(A) the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments made by the Borrower and the Borrower
Subsidiaries after the date hereof pursuant to Section 6.10 (excluding Restricted Payments
permitted by Sections 6.10 (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)(A), (vi), (vii), (x) and (xi)), (B) the
aggregate amount of all other Investments made by the Borrower and the Borrower Subsidiaries
pursuant to this clause (xiv) after the date hereof and (C) the aggregate amount of all
payments of Second Lien Indebtedness made pursuant to Section 6.17(ii)(C) after the date
hereof, is less than the Basket Amount at such time;
(xv) any Investment in securities or other assets not constituting Cash or Cash
Equivalents and received in connection with an asset sale made pursuant to Section 6.13;
(xvi) Rate Management Obligations permitted hereunder;
(xvii) receivables owing to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries created or acquired
in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary
trade terms;
(xviii) Investments in the Second Lien Indebtedness to the extent not prohibited by
Section 6.17(ii);
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(xix) upfront payments, signing bonuses and similar payments paid to agents and
guaranties of agent commissions, in each case in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practice;
(xx) Acquisitions, for aggregate consideration not to exceed $28,000,000 in the
aggregate, on terms substantially consistent with the terms set forth on Schedule 6.14(xx);
and
(xxi) additional Investments in an aggregate amount, taken together with all other
Investments previously made pursuant to this clause (xxi) not to exceed $25,000,000 (with
the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving
effect to subsequent changes in value).
Section 6.15
Liens
. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Borrower Subsidiary
to, create, incur, or suffer to exist any Lien in, of or on the Property of the Borrower or any of
the Borrower Subsidiaries, except:
(i) second-priority Liens securing obligations under the Second Lien Documents;
(ii) Liens created pursuant to the Collateral Documents (which Liens shall equally and
ratably secure Rate Management Obligations owing to Rate Management Counterparties);
(iii) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges, claims or levies not yet
overdue for a period of more than 30 days or subject to penalties for nonpayment, or which
are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings;
(iv) Liens imposed by law, such as landlords, carriers, warehousemens and mechanics
Liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which secure
payment of obligations not more than 30 days past due or which are being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings or other Liens arising out of judgments or awards against
such Person with respect to which such Person shall then be proceeding in good faith with an
appeal or other proceeding for review so long as no such Lien secures claims constituting a
Default under Section 7.8;
(v) Liens arising out of pledges or deposits under workers compensation laws,
unemployment insurance, old age pensions, or other social security or retirement benefits,
or similar legislation;
(vi) minor survey exceptions, minor encumbrances, easements or reservations of, or
rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and
telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of
real properties or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the
ownership of its properties;
(vii) Liens in existence on the Effective Date and identified in all material respects
on Schedule 6.15 hereto;
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(viii) ordinary course pledges or deposits to secure bids, tenders, contracts (other
than for the payment of Indebtedness for borrowed money) or leases to which such Person is a
party or deposits as security for contested taxes, import duties or the payment of rent;
(ix) Liens in favor of the issuer of stay, customs, appeal, performance and surety
bonds or bid bonds or with respect to other regulatory requirements or securing bonds
required by applicable state regulatory licensing requirements or letters of credit or bank
guarantees or similar instruments in lieu of such items or to support the issuance thereof
issued pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary course
of its business;
(x) Liens on property or shares of stock of a Person at the time such Person becomes a
Subsidiary; provided, however, such Liens are not created or incurred in connection with, or
in contemplation of, such other Person becoming such a Subsidiary; provided further that
such Liens may not extend to any other property owned by the Borrower or any Borrower
Subsidiary and that such Liens are released within 30 days of such Person becoming a
Subsidiary;
(xi) Liens on property at the time the Borrower or a Borrower Subsidiary acquired the
property, including any acquisition by means of a merger or consolidation with or into the
Borrower or any Borrower Subsidiary; provided, however, that such Liens are not created or
incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition; and provided further
that the Liens may not extend to any other property owned by the Borrower or any Borrower
Subsidiary;
(xii) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases entered into in the ordinary course of
business that do not materially impair their use in the operation of the business of Holdco,
the Borrower and the Borrower Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(xiii) purported Liens evidenced by the filing of precautionary UCC financing
statements relating solely to operating leases of personal property entered into in the
ordinary course of business;
(xiv) deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure liability to insurance
carriers;
(xv) Liens (A) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the UCC on items in
the course of collection, (B) encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin
deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage
accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and (C) in favor of banking
institutions arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of
set-off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;
(xvi) any attachment or judgment Lien against Holdco, the Borrower or any Borrower
Subsidiary, or any property of Holdco, the Borrower or any Borrower
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Subsidiary, so long as such Lien secures claims not constituting a Default under
Section 7.8;
(xvii) the deposit or pre-funding of amounts in escrow pursuant to contractual
obligations contained in customer agreements securing obligations not exceeding $50,000,000
in the aggregate;
(xviii) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section
6.11(v)(B) or (xviii);
provided
, that Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be
incurred pursuant to Section 6.11(v)(B) or (xviii) are solely on the assets financed,
purchased, constructed, improved or acquired or assets of the acquired entity as the case
may be, and the proceeds and products thereof and accessions thereto;
(xix) Liens securing Rate Management Obligations not exceeding $50,000,000 outstanding
at any time;
(xx) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person
securing such Persons obligations in respect of bankers acceptances issued or created for
the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory
or other goods;
(xxi) any Liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement
(or successive refinancing, refunding, extensions, renewals or replacements) as a whole, or
in part, of any Indebtedness secured by any Lien of the type referred to in clause (i),
(ii), (vii), (x), (xi) or (xviii);
provided
,
however
, that (x) such new Lien
shall be limited to all or part of the same property that secured the original Lien (plus
improvements on such property and the proceeds and products thereof), and (y) the
Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than
the sum of (A) the outstanding principal amount of the Indebtedness permitted pursuant to
such clause (i), (ii), (vii), (x), (xi) or (xviii) and (B) an amount necessary to pay any
fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such refinancing, refunding, extension,
renewal or replacement;
(xxii) Liens in favor of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor;
(xxiii) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits relating to asset sales or
acquisitions not in the ordinary course in connection with any letter of intent or purchase
agreement not prohibited by this Agreement;
(xxiv) any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any governmental
office or agency to control or regulate the use of any real property;
(xxv) Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of a Borrower Subsidiary owing
to the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor permitted to be incurred in accordance with
Section 6.11;
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(xxvi) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to
secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary
course of business;
(xxvii) Liens securing not in excess of $300,000,000 of Receivables Transaction
Attributed Indebtedness; and
(xxviii) other Liens not otherwise permitted by this Section 6.15 securing obligations
not at any time exceeding $100,000,000 in the aggregate.
Section 6.16
Affiliates
. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Borrower
Subsidiary to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its
properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend
any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the
benefit of, any Affiliate of the Borrower, except:
(i) on terms not materially less favorable to the Borrower or such Borrower Subsidiary
as the Borrower or such Borrower Subsidiary would obtain in a comparable arms-length
transaction, and in connection with such transaction or series of related transactions
involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $5,000,000 the Borrower delivers
to the Administrative Agent a resolution adopted by the disinterested members of the board
of directors of the Borrower approving such transaction and set forth in an officers
certificate certifying that such transaction complies with this clause (i);
(ii) the forgiveness of Indebtedness referred to in Section 6.14(ii);
(iii) reimbursement of the Sponsors or their Affiliates for expenses in accordance with
the provisions of the Equity Purchase Agreement as in effect on the date hereof and payment
of fees and indemnification obligations payable to the Sponsors or their Affiliates in
connection with the consummation of the Transactions pursuant to the Equity Purchase
Agreement or Note Purchase Agreement, each as in effect on the date hereof; provided,
however, that notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, neither
Holdco nor the Borrower will, nor will they permit any Subsidiary to, pay any management
fees to the Sponsors or their Affiliates;
(iv) reasonable and customary fees, expenses and indemnities provided in the ordinary
course of business to officers, directors, managers, employees or consultants of the
Borrower, any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower or any Borrower Subsidiary;
(v) customary tax sharing arrangements among Holdco and its Subsidiaries entered into
in the ordinary course of business;
(vi) transactions among Holdco and its Subsidiaries not expressly prohibited under this
Agreement;
(vii) any transaction or series of transactions involving consideration of less than
$1,000,000;
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(viii) transactions in existence as of the Effective Date set forth in all material
respects on Schedule 6.16;
(ix) payments or loans (or cancellation of loans) to employees of the Borrower,
employees of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower or employees of any Borrower
Subsidiary and employment agreements, severance agreements, stock option plans and other
similar arrangements with such employees which, in each case are approved by the
disinterested members of the board of directors of the Borrower in good faith that are not
otherwise prohibited by this Agreement;
(x) the Transactions and the payment of all fees and expenses related to the
Transactions;
(xi) the payment of reasonable charges for travel in the ordinary course of business by
any officer, director, manager, employee, agent, consultant, Affiliate or advisor of the
Borrower or any Borrower Subsidiary;
(xii) any Restricted Payments permitted under Section 6.10 (other than pursuant to
Section 6.10(viii)); and
(xiii) sales of accounts receivable, or participations therein, in connection with any
Receivables Transaction permitted by this Agreement.
Section 6.17
Amendments to Agreements; Prepayments of Second Lien Debt
.
(i) Holdco will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, amend or terminate
the Separation Agreements, the Equity Purchase Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement, the
Indenture, the certificates of designation with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock, the
Series B-1 Preferred Stock or the Series D Preferred Stock, in each case as defined in, and
attached as an exhibit to, the Equity Purchase Agreement, the organizational documents of
the Borrower or any Borrower Subsidiary or any documents with respect to Subordinated Debt
which is Material Indebtedness, in each case in any manner which could reasonably be
expected to be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders.
(ii) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Borrower Subsidiary to, make any
optional prepayments of the Second Lien Indebtedness other than (A) any optional prepayment
made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of, any Refinancing Indebtedness; (B) any
optional prepayment made out of the proceeds of sales of Capital Stock of the Borrower or
any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower and/or any contributions received by them; (C)
prepayments in an amount which, together with (1) the aggregate amount of all Restricted
Payments made by the Borrower and the Borrower Subsidiaries after the date hereof (excluding
Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)(A), (vi), (vii), (x) and
(xi) of Section 6.10), (2) the aggregate amount of all Investments made by the Borrower and
the Borrower Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 6.14(xiv) after the date hereof and (3) the
aggregate amount of all other payments of Second Lien Indebtedness made pursuant to this
Section 6.17(ii)(C) after the date hereof, is less than the Basket Amount at such time; (D)
prepayments in an amount which, when
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aggregated with all Restricted Payments made after the date hereof pursuant to Section
6.10(ix) and all other payments of Second Lien Indebtedness made pursuant to this Section
6.17(ii)(D) after the date hereof, does not exceed $25,000,000; or (E) any conversion of the
Second Lien Indebtedness into Capital Stock. For purposes hereof, any voluntary purchase,
defeasance or acquisition of Second Lien Indebtedness shall constitute a voluntary
prepayment thereof.
Section 6.18
Inconsistent Agreements
. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit
any Borrower Subsidiary to, enter into any indenture, agreement, instrument (or amendment thereto)
or other arrangement which directly or indirectly prohibits or restrains, or has the effect of
prohibiting or restraining (x) the incurrence or repayment of the Obligations or the ability of the
Borrower or any Borrower Subsidiary to create or suffer to exist Liens on such Persons Property
securing the Obligations or (y) the ability of any Borrower Subsidiary to (1) pay dividends or make
other distributions on its capital or (2) pay any Indebtedness owed to, or make loans or advances
to, or sell, lease or transfer any of its Property to, the Borrower or any Borrower Subsidiary,
except that the following are permitted:
(i) contractual encumbrances or restrictions contained in any Loan Document, any Second
Lien Document (including any related Rate Management Transaction and its related
documentation) or otherwise in effect on the Effective Date;
(ii) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of
business and Capitalized Lease Obligations that impose restrictions on disposition of the
property so acquired;
(iii) applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order or similar
restriction;
(iv) any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by the Borrower or any
Borrower Subsidiary in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in
contemplation thereof), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or
the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of
the Person, so acquired;
(v) contracts for the sale of assets, including, without limitation, customary
restrictions with respect to a Borrower Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement that has been
entered into relating to the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the Capital
Stock or assets of that Borrower Subsidiary pursuant to a transaction otherwise permitted by
this Agreement;
(vi) restrictions imposed by the terms of secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to
be incurred pursuant to Sections 6.11 and 6.15 hereof that, in the case of a Loan Party,
relate to the assets securing such Indebtedness;
(vii) restrictions on cash or other deposits or portfolio securities or net worth
imposed by customers or Governmental Entities under contracts entered into in the ordinary
course of business;
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(viii) customary provisions in joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements,
sale-lease back agreements and other similar agreements;
(ix) customary provisions contained in leases and other agreements entered into in the
ordinary course of business;
(x) any agreement for the sale or other disposition of a Borrower Subsidiary that
restricts dividends, distributions, loans or advances by such Borrower Subsidiary pending
such sale or other disposition;
(xi) Permitted Liens;
(xii) restrictions and conditions contained in documentation governing any Receivables
Transaction permitted by this Agreement, which restrictions and conditions apply only to the
assets that are the subject of such Receivables Transaction or otherwise customary for such
facilities.
(xiii) restrictions and conditions on the creation or existence of Liens imposed by the
terms of the documentation governing any Indebtedness or preferred stock of a Non-Guarantor,
which Indebtedness or preferred stock is permitted by Section 6.11;
(xiv) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements
applicable to joint ventures permitted under Section 6.14 and applicable solely to such
joint venture entered into in the ordinary course of business; and
(xv) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in the lead-in to this
Section 6.18 imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases,
supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or
obligations referred to in clauses (i) through (xiv) above; provided, that such amendments,
modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or
refinancings are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such
encumbrance and other restrictions than those prior to such amendment, modification,
restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing.
Section 6.19
Financial Covenants
.
6.19.1
Interest Coverage Ratio
. The Borrower will not permit the ratio, determined as
of the end of each of the Borrowers fiscal quarters for the then most-recently ended four fiscal
quarters, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2009, of (i) Consolidated EBITDA of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period to (ii) the sum of (x) Consolidated Interest
Expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period paid or payable in cash
less
(y) (to
the extent less than or equal to Consolidated Interest Expense) interest income of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries during such period attributable to Cash and Cash Equivalents (and not to Portfolio
Securities) to be less than the applicable ratio set forth below for such fiscal quarter:
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Interest Coverage
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Fiscal Quarter Ending
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Ratio
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March 31, 2009
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1.50:1.00
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June 30, 2009
September 30, 2009
|
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December 31, 2009
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1.50:1.00
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March 31, 2010
June 30, 2010
September 30, 2010
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December 31, 2010
|
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1.75:1.00
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March 31, 2011
June 30, 2011
September 30, 2011
|
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December 31, 2011
|
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1.75:1.00
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March 31, 2012
June 30, 2012
September 30, 2012
|
|
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December 31, 2012 and thereafter
|
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2.00:1.00
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6.19.2
Senior Secured Debt Ratio
. The Borrower will not permit the Senior Secured
Debt Ratio, determined as of the end of each of its fiscal quarters, commencing with the fiscal
quarter ending March 31, 2009, to be greater than the applicable ratio set forth below for such
fiscal quarter:
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Senior Secured
|
Fiscal Quarter Ending
|
|
Debt Ratio
|
March 31, 2009
|
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6.50:1.00
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June 30, 2009
September 30, 2009
|
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December 31, 2009
|
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6.00:1.00
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March 31, 2010
June 30, 2010
September 30, 2010
|
|
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December 31, 2010
|
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5.50:1.00
|
March 31, 2011
June 30, 2011
September 30, 2011
|
|
|
December 31, 2011
|
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5.00:1.00
|
March 31, 2012
June 30, 2012
September 30, 2012
|
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December 31, 2012 and thereafter
|
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4.50:1.00
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.19, if (i) the Borrower fails
to comply with the requirements of Section 6.19.1 or 6.19.2 as of the end of any fiscal quarter and
(ii) at any time during such fiscal quarter or thereafter until the date that is 20 days after the
date the Borrower is required to deliver financial statements with respect to such period pursuant
to Section 6.1, the Borrower receives a cash contribution to its equity capital in exchange for
common shares of its Capital Stock and gives written notice to the Administrative Agent that such
cash contribution has been received and is a Specified Equity Contribution (any amount so
identified, a
Specified Equity Contribution
), then the amount of such Specified Equity
Contribution will be deemed to be an increase to Consolidated EBITDA solely for the purposes of
determining compliance with Sections 6.19.1 and 6.19.2 at the end of such fiscal quarter (and for
purposes of determining compliance with future periods that include such fiscal quarter) (but such
Specified Equity Contribution shall not be included for purposes of determining the Basket Amount
or other purposes hereunder); provided that (1) in each four fiscal quarter period, there shall be
a period of at least two fiscal quarters in respect of which no Specified Equity Contribution is
made and (2) the amount of any Specified Equity Contribution shall be no greater than the amount
required to cause the Borrower to be in compliance with Sections 6.19.1 and 6.19.2. If after
giving effect to the foregoing recalculations the Borrower shall be in compliance with the
requirements of Sections 6.19.1 and 6.19.2, the Borrower shall be deemed to have satisfied the
requirements of such covenants as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as
though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the applicable Default in
respect of such covenant that had occurred shall be deemed cured for this purposes of this
Agreement. From the date on which the Borrower gives the Administrative Agent written notice of a
Specified Equity Contribution with respect to a fiscal period until the 20
th
day after
financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 for such fiscal period,
none of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender or any Secured Party shall
exercise any rights or remedies with respect to a breach of Section 6.19.1 or 6.19.2 with respect
to such fiscal period, but any such breach shall not be deemed waived for purposes of Section 4.2
until such Specified Equity Contribution is received by the Borrower.
Section 6.20
Minimum Liquidity Ratio
. The Borrower and the Borrower Subsidiaries
shall maintain at all times on a consolidated basis a Minimum Liquidity Ratio of at least 1.00 to
1.00.
Section 6.21
Subsidiary Guarantees
. On or before the later of (i) 30 days following
the occurrence of the following events or (ii) the first date required for delivery of the
financial statements pursuant to Section 6.1(i) or (ii) after the occurrence of the following
events (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree), the Borrower shall cause an
Authorized Officer of a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary that has become a Material Domestic Subsidiary to
execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders a guaranty of the
Obligations pursuant to a guaranty substantially similar to the Guaranty (or a joinder agreement
under the Guaranty), all pursuant to documentation (including related certificates, opinions)
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. The Borrower shall promptly notify the
Administrative Agent at which time any Authorized Officer becomes aware that a Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary has become a Material Domestic Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, substantially
contemporaneously with any Subsidiary becoming a Guarantor (as defined in the Indenture), the
Borrower shall cause such Subsidiary to become a Guarantor hereunder pursuant to documentation as
described above.
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Section 6.22
Collateral
. Effective upon any Subsidiary becoming a Guarantor after the
date hereof, the Borrower shall cause such Guarantor within fifteen Business Days after becoming a
Guarantor (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree) to grant to the Collateral
Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a first (subject to Permitted Liens) priority security
interest in all assets (including real property and the Capital Stock of its Subsidiaries) of such
Guarantor pursuant to documentation (including related certificates and opinions) reasonably
acceptable to the Administrative Agent. The Borrower will, and will cause each of the Guarantors
to, at the expense of the Borrower, make, execute, endorse, acknowledge, file and/or deliver to the
Administrative Agent from time to time such schedules, confirmatory assignments, conveyances,
financing statements, transfer endorsements, powers of attorney, certificates, reports and other
assurances or instruments and take such further steps relating to the Collateral as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably require. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, (i) neither the
Borrower nor any Guarantor shall be obligated hereby to grant a security interest in any asset if
the granting of such security interest would result in the violation of any applicable law or
regulation, (ii) the Collateral shall not include a security interest in any asset if the granting
of such security interest would be prohibited by enforceable anti-assignment provisions of
contracts or applicable law (after giving effect to relevant provisions of the Uniform Commercial
Code), (iii) fee-owned real property having an individual fair market value of less than $2,500,000
or aggregate fair market value of less than $10,000,000 shall be excluded from the Collateral, (iv)
the Collateral shall not include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable or Portfolio
Securities, or deposit or security accounts (except to the extent that the foregoing are proceeds
of Collateral; provided, that in no event shall any control agreements be required) containing any
of the foregoing, other assets requiring perfection through control agreements, letter-of-credit
rights, leasehold real property, motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title
(other than any corporate aircraft), interests in certain joint ventures and non-Wholly-Owned
Subsidiaries which cannot be pledged without the consent of one or more third parties and
obligations the interest on which is wholly exempt from the taxes imposed by subtitle A of the
Code, (v) the pledge of the Capital Stock of Foreign Subsidiaries shall be limited to 65% of the
Capital Stock of material first-tier Foreign Subsidiaries, (vi) the Administrative Agent shall have
the discretion to exclude from the Collateral immaterial assets, assets as to which it and the
Borrower determine that the cost of obtaining such security interest would outweigh the benefit to
the Lenders and other assets in which it may determine that the taking of a security interest would
not be advisable, and (vii) no foreign law security or pledge agreements shall be required.
Section 6.23
Holdco Covenant
. Holdco shall not, nor shall it permit any of its
Subsidiaries (other than the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries) to, engage in any activity or
suffer to have any condition outstanding that would violate the Passive Holding Company Condition.
ARTICLE VII
DEFAULTS
The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute a Default:
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Section 7.1
Representation or Warranty
. Any representation or warranty made or deemed
made by or on behalf of Holdco, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries to the Lenders or the
Administrative Agent under or in connection with any Loan Document, any Credit Extension, or any
certificate or information required to be delivered under any Loan Document shall be materially
false on the date as of which made.
Section 7.2
Non-Payment
. Nonpayment of principal of any Loan when due, nonpayment of
any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement within five Business Days after the
same becomes due and the Borrower has received written notice of such fact, or nonpayment of
interest upon any Loan or of any commitment fee, LC Fee or other obligations under any of the Loan
Documents within five Business Days after the same becomes due.
Section 7.3
Specific Defaults
. The breach by any Loan Party of any of the terms or
provisions of Section 6.3, Sections 6.10 through and including 6.19.
Section 7.4
Other Defaults
. The breach by any Loan Party (other than a breach which
constitutes a Default under Section 7.2 or 7.3 of this Article VII) of any of the terms or
provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document which is not remedied within thirty days
after written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower.
Section 7.5
Cross-Default
. Failure of Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries to pay when
due any Material Indebtedness; or the default by Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries in the
performance (beyond the applicable grace period with respect thereto, if any, and provided that
such default has not been cured or waived) of any term, provision or condition contained in any
Material Indebtedness Agreement, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of
which default, event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder(s) of such Material
Indebtedness or the lender(s) under any Material Indebtedness Agreement to cause, such Material
Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity; or any Material Indebtedness of Holdco or
any of its Subsidiaries shall be declared to be due and payable or required to be prepaid or
repurchased (other than by a regularly scheduled payment) prior to the stated maturity thereof.
Section 7.6
Insolvency; Voluntary Proceedings
. Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries
shall (i) have an order for relief entered with respect to it under the Federal or state bankruptcy
laws as now or hereafter in effect, (ii) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors,
(iii) apply for, seek, consent to, or acquiesce in, the appointment of a receiver, custodian,
trustee, examiner, liquidator or similar official for it or any Substantial Portion of its
Property, (iv) institute any proceeding seeking an order for relief under the Federal or state
bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in effect or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent,
or seeking dissolution, winding up, liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or
composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization
or relief of debtors or fail to file an answer or other pleading denying the material allegations
of any such proceeding filed against it, (v) take any corporate or partnership action to authorize
or effect any of the foregoing actions set forth in this Section 7.6, (vi) fail to contest in good
faith any appointment or proceeding described in Section 7.7 or (vii) not pay, or admit in writing
its inability to pay, its debts generally as they become due.
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Section 7.7
Involuntary Proceedings
. Without the application, approval or consent of
Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries, a receiver, trustee, examiner, liquidator or similar official
shall be appointed for Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries or any Substantial Portion of its
Property, or a proceeding described in Section 7.6(iv) shall be instituted against Holdco or any of
its Subsidiaries and such appointment continues undischarged or such proceeding continues
undismissed or unstayed for a period of 45 consecutive days.
Section 7.8
Judgments
. Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail within 30 days to
pay, bond or otherwise discharge one or more judgments or orders for the payment of money in excess
of $15,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in currencies other than Dollars) in the aggregate.
Section 7.9
Unfunded Liabilities; Reportable Event
. The Unfunded Liabilities of all
Single Employer Plans shall exceed in the aggregate $125,000,000 or any Reportable Event shall
occur in connection with any Single Employer Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
Section 7.10
Change in Control
. Any Change in Control shall occur.
Section 7.11
Withdrawal Liability
. Holdco or any other member of the Controlled Group
shall have been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that it has incurred withdrawal
liability to such Multiemployer Plan in an amount which, when aggregated with all other amounts
required to be paid to Multiemployer Plans by Holdco or any other member of the Controlled Group as
withdrawal liability (determined as of the date of such notification) could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 7.12
Guaranty
. The Guaranty shall fail to remain in full force or effect
(other than by reason of a release of a Guarantor in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof)
or any Guarantor shall assert in writing the invalidity or unenforceability of the Guaranty, or any
Guarantor shall deny in writing that it has any further liability under any guaranty of the
Obligations to which it is a party, or shall give notice to such effect.
Section 7.13
Collateral Documents
. Any Collateral Document shall cease to be in full
force and effect (other than by reason of a release of Collateral in accordance with the terms
hereof or thereof), or shall cease to give the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties the Liens, rights, powers and privileges purported to be created thereby, except to the
extent such failure results from any act or omission of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative
Agent or any Lender.
Section 7.14
Events Not Constituting Default
. Notwithstanding the provisions of
Sections 7.1 and 7.4, (i) any breach of any representation and warranty made hereunder or under or
in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) any falsity of any certificate or information required
to be delivered under any Loan Document or (iii) any breach under Section 7.4 (other than such a
breach arising out of a breach of Section 6.20 after the Effective Date) of this Agreement or any
other Loan Document that, in the case of each of clauses (i) through (iii) above, arises, directly
or indirectly, out of the restatement of the consolidated financial statements of Holdco and its
Subsidiaries heretofore delivered or of Holdco and its Subsidiaries
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or the Borrower and its Subsidiaries required to be delivered to the Lenders under this
Agreement (such financial statements so restated, the
Restated Financial Statements
) as a
result of (x) the historical valuation, accounting and/or processes, in each case for fiscal
periods ended prior to the Effective Date, related to the investment portfolio of Holdco and its
Subsidiaries or (y) the February 11, 2008 SEC non-public inquiry to Holdco shall in no event
constitute a Default or Unmatured Default under this Agreement;
provided
,
however
,
that (A) the Borrower furnishes to the Lenders the Restated Financial Statements promptly after the
public filing thereof (and in the case of Restated Financial Statements of the Borrower, promptly
after public filing of the corresponding restated financial statements of Holdco) and (B) in the
event of a breach described in clause (iii) of this Section 7.14 consisting of any failure to
deliver financial statements required by Section 6.1(i) or (ii) to be delivered for periods ending
after the earliest period for which financial statements are being restated (the
Subsequent
Financial Statements
), (1) the Borrower furnishes to the Lenders the Subsequent Financial
Statements as to which such a breach exists not later than the earlier of (x) the public filing of
the corresponding financial statements of Holdco and (y) the date that is 45 days, in the case of
any delivery of financial statements for the first three fiscal quarters of any fiscal year, or 60
days, in the case of financial statements for any fiscal year, after the public filing of any
Restated Financial Statements (and in the case of Restated Financial Statements of the Borrower,
promptly after public filing of the corresponding restated financial statements of Holdco), (2)
during such period for which the Subsequent Financial Statements or related audit report, if
applicable, required by Section 6.1(i) or (ii) were not available (which period shall in no event
extend beyond the dates set forth in clause (1) above), the Borrower furnishes to the Lenders, in
lieu thereof, internal unaudited annual financial statements and internal unaudited quarterly
financial statements within the time periods set forth in Section 6.1(i) and (ii) respectively
which are prepared on a consistent basis as internal unaudited financial statements prepared by
Holdco and its Subsidiaries or the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, which shall
be certified by a Financial Officer as (subject to the effect of adjustments for any pending
restatement, normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes) fairly presenting, in all
material respects, the consolidated financial condition and operations at such date and the
consolidated results of operations for the period then ended, in each case of Holdco and its
Subsidiaries or the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as applicable (it being understood that neither
(x) the fact that such certification is subject to such adjustments for any pending restatement nor
(y) any failure, as a result of such adjustments for any pending restatement, of such internal
unaudited financial statements to fairly present, in all material respects, such consolidated
financial condition and operations and consolidated results of operations shall constitute a
Default or Unmatured Default under this Agreement or any other Loan Document), and (3) within one
year of the date an audit report would be due under Section 6.1(i) with respect to Subsequent
Financial Statements for any fiscal year, the Borrower delivers to the Lenders an audit report as
required by Section 6.1(i) with respect to the applicable Subsequent Financial Statements (which
audit report may include a qualification relating to any pending restatement described above and
which qualified report shall not constitute a Default or Unmatured Default under this Agreement or
any other Loan Document). Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, in no event will any Subsequent
Financial Statements be delivered to the Lenders hereunder later than corresponding financial
statements are delivered to the noteholders under the Note Purchase Agreement.
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ARTICLE VIII
ACCELERATION, WAIVERS, AMENDMENTS AND REMEDIES
Section 8.1
Acceleration
. If any Default described in Section 7.6 or 7.7 occurs with
respect to the Borrower, the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder and the obligation
and power of the LC Issuer to issue Letters of Credit shall automatically terminate and the
Obligations shall immediately become due and payable without any election or action on the part of
the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer or any Lender. If any other Default occurs, the Required
Lenders (or the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) may terminate or
suspend the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder and the obligation and power of the
LC Issuer to issue Letters of Credit, or declare the Obligations to be due and payable, or both,
whereupon the Obligations shall become immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand,
protest or notice of any kind, all of which the Borrower hereby expressly waives.
Section 8.2
Amendments
. Subject to the provisions of this Section 8.2 and Sections
8.3 and 8.4 below, the Required Lenders (or the Administrative Agent with the consent in writing of
the Required Lenders) and the Borrower may enter into agreements supplemental hereto for the
purpose of adding or modifying any provisions to the Loan Documents or changing in any manner the
rights of the Lenders or the Borrower hereunder or waiving any Default or Unmatured Default
hereunder;
provided
, however, that no such supplemental agreement shall, without the
consent of all of the Lenders adversely affected thereby (or in the case of subsections 8.2(ii),
(iv), (v) and (vi), all of the Lenders):
(i) Extend the final maturity of any Loan, or extend the expiry date of any Letter of
Credit to a date after the Facility Termination Date or forgive all or any portion of the
principal amount thereof or any LC Disbursements, or reduce the rate or extend the time of
payment of interest or fees hereunder or LC Disbursements (it being understood that the
waiver of default interest pursuant to Section 2.14 shall only require the consent of
Required Lenders), or amend Section 2.24(ii).
(ii) Reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders.
(iii) Increase any Commitment of any Lender hereunder (it being understood that any
change to or waivers or modifications of conditions precedent, covenants, Defaults or
Unmatured Defaults or of a mandatory prepayment shall not constitute an increase or
extension of the Commitments of any Lender).
(iv) Permit the Borrower to assign its rights under this Agreement (it being understood
that any modification to Section 6.12 or 6.13 shall only require approval of the Required
Lenders).
(v) Amend this Section 8.2 or Section 11.2 (it being understood that with the consent
of the Required Lenders, additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement
(including pursuant to Section 2.8(iii)) may be included in the determination of the
Required Lenders on substantially the same basis as the Commitments and
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extensions of credit thereunder on the Effective Date and this Section 8.2 may be
amended by the Required Lenders to reflect such extensions of credit.
(vi) Release all or substantially all of the Collateral or release all or substantially
all of the Guarantors from their obligations under the Guaranty, except, in either case, as
contemplated by Section 10.17.
Without limiting the foregoing and notwithstanding anything herein or in Section 2.8(iii) to the
contrary: (A) any amendment having the effect of permitting the aggregate amount of Term B Loans
allowed or incurred pursuant to Section 2.8(iii) after the date hereof to exceed $50,000,000 or
permitting the Term B Balance at any time to exceed $250,000,000 shall require the consent of the
Required Specified Lenders and the Required B Lenders; and (B) the consent of the Required B
Lenders shall be required with respect to any amendment that (1) extends the scheduled date of
payment of the principal amount of any Term B Loan, (2) alters the amount or application of any
prepayment pursuant to Section 2.10 in a manner adverse to the interests of Lenders with Term B
Loans or (3) has the effect of providing Collateral to the Revolving Lenders or Lenders with Term A
Loans on a basis inconsistent with Section 2.24(ii).
No amendment of any provision of this Agreement relating to the Administrative Agent shall be
effective without the written consent of the Administrative Agent, and no amendment of any
provision relating to the LC Issuer shall be effective without the written consent of the LC
Issuer. No amendment of any provision of this Agreement relating to the Swing Line Lender or any
Swing Line Loan made by such Swing Line Lender shall be effective without the written consent of
the Swing Line Lender. The Administrative Agent may waive payment of the fee required under
Section 12.1(ii)(B)(3) without obtaining the consent of any other party to this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the execution and delivery of all documentation required by
Section 2.8(iii) to be delivered in connection with an increase to the Aggregate Revolving Credit
Commitment, the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the new or existing Lenders whose
Commitments have been affected may and shall enter into an amendment hereof (which shall be binding
on all parties hereto) solely for the purpose of reflecting any new Lenders and their new Revolving
Credit Commitments and any increase in the Revolving Credit Commitment of any existing Lender.
Section 8.3
Replacement Loans
. In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written
consent of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders providing the relevant
Replacement Term Loans to permit the refinancing of all of the outstanding Term A Loans (the
Refinanced Term A Loans
) or all of the outstanding Term B Loans (the
Refinanced Term
B Loans
) or the replacement of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment (the
Refinanced
Commitment
) with one or more replacement term loan tranches hereunder which shall be Loans
hereunder (
Replacement Term A Loans
or the
Replacement Term B Loans
, as
applicable) or one or more new revolving commitments (the
Replacement Commitments
);
provided
, that (i) the aggregate principal amount of such Replacement Term A Loans and
Replacement Term B Loans shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of such Refinanced Term A
Loans and Refinanced Term B Loans, respectively, (ii) the Applicable Margin for such Replacement
Term A Loans and Replacement Term B Loans shall not be higher than the Applicable Margin for such
Refinanced Term A Loans and Refinanced Term B Loans,
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respectively, (iii) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Replacement Term A Loans and
Replacement Term B Loans shall not be shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such
Refinanced Term A Loans and Refinanced Term B Loans, respectively, at the time of such refinancing,
(iv) the aggregate amount of the Replacement Commitment shall not exceed the Refinanced Commitment,
(v) the Applicable Margin for such Replacement Commitment shall not exceed the Applicable Margin
for the Refinanced Commitment, (vi) the borrower of such Replacement Term A Loans, Replacement Term
B Loans or Replacement Commitment shall be the Borrower and (vii) all other terms applicable to
such Replacement Term A Loans, Replacement Term B Loans or Replacement Commitments shall be
substantially identical to, or not materially more favorable to the Lenders providing such
Replacement Term A Loans, Replacement Term B Loans or Replacement Commitments than, those
applicable to such Refinanced Term A Loans, Refinanced Term B Loans or Refinanced Commitments,
except to the extent necessary to provide for covenants and other terms applicable to any period
after the latest final maturity of the Term A Loans or Term B Loans, as applicable, in effect
immediately prior to such refinancing.
Section 8.4
Errors
. Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
Section 8.2, if following the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have
agreed in their sole and absolute discretion that there is an ambiguity, inconsistency, manifest
error or any error or omission of a technical or immaterial nature, in each case, in any provision
of the Loan Documents, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower 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 Documents if the same is not objected to in writing by the Required
Lenders within ten Business Days following receipt of notice thereof (it being understood that the
Administrative Agent has no obligation to agree to any such amendment).
Section 8.5
Preservation of Rights
. No delay or omission of the Lenders, the LC
Issuer or the Administrative Agent to exercise any right under the Loan Documents shall impair such
right or be construed to be a waiver of any Default or an acquiescence therein, and a Credit
Extension notwithstanding the existence of a Default or the inability of the Borrower to satisfy
the conditions precedent to such Credit Extension shall not constitute any waiver or acquiescence.
Any single or partial exercise of any such right shall not preclude other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right, and no waiver, amendment or other variation of the
terms, conditions or provisions of the Loan Documents whatsoever shall be valid unless in writing
signed by the Lenders required pursuant to Section 8.2 or as otherwise provided in Section 8.3 or
8.4, and then only to the extent in such writing specifically set forth. All remedies contained in
the Loan Documents or by law afforded shall be cumulative and all shall be available to the
Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer and the Lenders until the Obligations have been paid in full.
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ARTICLE IX
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 9.1
Survival of Representations
. All representations and warranties of the
Borrower and Holdco contained in this Agreement shall survive the making of the Credit Extensions
herein contemplated.
Section 9.2
Governmental Regulation
. Anything contained in this Agreement to the
contrary notwithstanding, neither the LC Issuer nor any Lender shall be obligated to extend credit
to the Borrower in violation of any limitation or prohibition provided by any applicable statute or
regulation.
Section 9.3
Headings
. Section headings in the Loan Documents are for convenience of
reference only, and shall not govern the interpretation of any of the provisions of the Loan
Documents.
Section 9.4
Entire Agreement
. The Loan Documents embody the entire agreement and
understanding among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer and the Lenders and
supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the
LC Issuer and the Lenders relating to the subject matter thereof other than those contained in the
fee letter described in Section 10.13 which shall survive and remain in full force and effect
during the term of this Agreement.
Section 9.5
Several Obligations; Benefits of this Agreement
. The respective
obligations of the Lenders hereunder are several and not joint and no Lender shall be the partner
or agent of any other (except to the extent to which the Administrative Agent is authorized to act
as such). The failure of any Lender to perform any of its obligations hereunder shall not relieve
any other Lender from any of its obligations hereunder. This Agreement shall not be construed so
as to confer any right or benefit upon any Person other than the parties to this Agreement and
their respective successors and assigns,
provided
, however, that the parties hereto
expressly agree that the Arranger shall enjoy the benefits of the provisions of Sections 9.6, 9.8
and 10.11 to the extent specifically set forth therein and shall have the right to enforce such
provisions on its own behalf and in its own name to the same extent as if it were a party to this
Agreement.
Section 9.6
Expenses; Indemnification
.
(i) The Borrower shall reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Arranger for all
reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (limited to the reasonable fees,
disbursements and other charges of one counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Arranger
taken as a whole and, if reasonably necessary, of one local counsel in any relevant
jurisdiction) paid or incurred by such parties in connection with the preparation,
negotiation, execution, delivery, syndication, distribution (including, without limitation,
via the internet), review, amendment (proposed or actual), modification, and administration
of the Loan Documents. The Borrower also agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent, the
Collateral Agent, the LC Issuer and the Lenders for all reasonable and documented
out-of-pocket expenses (limited with respect to legal
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expenses to the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel to all
such Persons, and, if reasonably necessary, of one local counsel in any relevant
jurisdiction) paid or incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the Collateral
Agent, the LC Issuer or any Lender in connection with the collection and enforcement of the
Loan Documents.
(ii) The Borrower hereby further agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent, the
Arranger, each Lender, their respective affiliates, and each of their directors, officers
and employees against all losses, claims, damages, penalties, judgments, liabilities and
expenses (limited to the reasonable out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of
one counsel to the indemnified Persons taken as a whole and, if reasonably necessary, one
local counsel in any relevant jurisdiction) which any of them may pay or incur arising out
of or relating to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the transactions contemplated
hereby or the direct or indirect application or proposed application of the proceeds of any
Credit Extension hereunder except to the extent that they are determined in a final
non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of, or breach of the Loan Documents by, the
indemnified party (or their Related Parties) or any dispute solely among the indemnified
persons (or their Related Parties) and not involving Holdco, the Borrower, the Sponsors or
their Affiliates. The obligations of the Borrower under this Section 9.6 shall survive the
termination of this Agreement.
Section 9.7
Severability of Provisions
. Any provision in any Loan Document that is
held to be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid in any jurisdiction shall, as to that
jurisdiction, be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid without affecting the remaining provisions
in that jurisdiction or the operation, enforceability, or validity of that provision in any other
jurisdiction, and to this end the provisions of all Loan Documents are declared to be severable.
Section 9.8
Nonliability of Lenders
. The relationship between the Borrower on the one
hand and the Lenders, the LC Issuer and the Administrative Agent on the other hand shall be solely
that of borrower and lender. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the LC Issuer nor any
Lender shall have any fiduciary responsibilities to the Borrower. Neither the Administrative
Agent, the Arranger nor any Lender undertakes any responsibility to the Borrower to review or
inform the Borrower of any matter in connection with any phase of the Borrowers business or
operations. The Borrower agrees that neither the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the LC Issuer
nor any Lender shall have liability to the Borrower (whether sounding in tort, contract or
otherwise) for losses suffered by the Borrower in connection with, arising out of, or in any way
related to, the transactions contemplated and the relationship established by the Loan Documents,
or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith, unless it is determined in a final
non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction that such losses resulted from the
gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of, or breach of the Loan Documents by, the party
from which recovery is sought or any dispute solely between or among the Administrative Agent, the
Arranger, the LC Issuer and/or any Lender and not involving Holdco, the Borrower, the Sponsors or
their respective Affiliates. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the LC Issuer nor any
Lender shall have any liability with respect to, and the Borrower hereby waives, releases and
agrees not to sue for, any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages suffered by the
Borrower in connection with,
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arising out of, or in any way related to the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated
thereby.
Section 9.9
Confidentiality
. The Administrative Agent and each Lender agrees to hold
any Information (as defined below) which it may receive from the Borrower in connection with this
Agreement in confidence, except for disclosure (i) to its Affiliates and to the Administrative
Agent and any other Lender and their respective Affiliates for use solely in connection with the
performance of their respective obligations hereunder contemplated hereby, (ii) to legal counsel,
accountants, and other professional advisors to such Lender or to a Transferee, (iii) to regulatory
officials, (iv) to any Person as required by law, regulation, or legal process, (v) in connection
with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to the Loan
Documents or the enforcement of rights thereunder, (vi) to its direct or indirect contractual
counterparties in swap agreements or to legal counsel, accountants and other professional advisors
to such counterparties, (vii) permitted by Section 12.2, and (viii) to rating agencies if requested
or required by such agencies in connection with a rating relating to the Advances hereunder.
Without limiting Section 9.4, the Borrower agrees that the terms of this Section 9.9 shall set
forth the entire agreement between the Borrower and each Lender (including the Administrative
Agent) with respect to any Information previously or hereafter received by such Lender in
connection with this Agreement, and this Section 9.9 shall supersede any and all prior
confidentiality agreements entered into by such Lender with respect to such Information. For the
purposes of this Section, Information means all information received from Holdco, the Borrower,
its Subsidiaries or their agents or representatives relating to Holdco, the Borrower, its
Subsidiaries or their agents or other representatives or its business, other than any such
information that is available to the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer or any Lender on a
non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by Holdco or the Borrower. 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 such Person would accord to its own
confidential information.
EACH LENDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT INFORMATION AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION 9.9 FURNISHED TO IT
PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY INCLUDE MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION CONCERNING HOLDCO AND ITS
AFFILIATES, THE LOAN PARTIES AND THEIR RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES, AND CONFIRMS
THAT IT HAS DEVELOPED COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES REGARDING THE USE OF MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION
AND THAT IT WILL HANDLE SUCH MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE PROCEDURES
AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS AND AMENDMENTS, FURNISHED BY THE BORROWER OR
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO, OR IN THE COURSE OF ADMINISTERING, THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE
SYNDICATE-LEVEL INFORMATION, WHICH MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT HOLDCO AND ITS
AFFILIATES, THE LOAN PARTIES AND THEIR RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR
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RESPECTIVE SECURITIES. ACCORDINGLY, EACH LENDER REPRESENTS TO THE BORROWER AND THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT THAT IT HAS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE A CREDIT CONTACT
WHO MAY RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS
COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW.
Section 9.10
Nonreliance
. Each Lender hereby represents that it is not relying on or
looking to any margin stock (as defined in Regulation U) for the repayment of the Credit Extensions
provided for herein.
Section 9.11
Disclosure
. The Borrower and each Lender hereby acknowledge and agree
that JPMCB and/or its Affiliates from time to time may hold investments in, make other loans to or
have other relationships with the Borrower and its Affiliates.
Section 9.12
USA PATRIOT Act
. Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the
USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the
Act
) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Act, it is
required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information
includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to
identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act.
Section 9.13
Amendment and Restatement; Prior Defaults
.
(i) On the Effective Date the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended, restated and
superseded in its entirety hereby. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that (i) this
Agreement, any Notes delivered pursuant to Section 2.16 and the other Loan Documents
executed and delivered in connection herewith do not constitute a novation, payment and
reborrowing, or termination of the Obligations (as defined in the Existing Credit
Agreement) under the Existing Credit Agreement as in effect prior to the Effective Date and
(ii) such Obligations are in all respects continuing with only the terms thereof being
modified (and, as applicable, the primary obligor being changed) as provided in this
Agreement. Except in so far as the terms thereof are expressly modified hereby, nothing
herein or in any Loan Document shall release any Loan Party from any payment obligation in
respect of the Obligations under any Loan Document (as defined in the Existing Credit
Agreement). All indemnification obligations of the Borrower pursuant to the Existing Credit
Agreement are continued hereunder.
(ii) The parties agree that as of the Effective Date the Waiver Period under the
Existing Credit Agreement shall terminate and all Defaults and Unmatured
Defaults arising under the Existing Credit Agreement shall be permanently waived; provided that such prior or permanent
waiver shall not constitute a waiver of any Default or Unmatured Default arising under this
Agreement upon or after the effectiveness of this Agreement.
(iii)
The Lenders hereby waive the prior notice required by
Section 2.10 of the Existing Credit Agreement with respect to
the repayment on the date hereof of $100,000,000 of Revolving Loans
outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement.
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ARTICLE X
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Section 10.1
Appointment; Nature of Relationship
. JPMCB is hereby appointed by each
of the Lenders and the LC Issuer as its contractual representative (herein referred to as the
Administrative Agent
) hereunder and under each other Loan Document, and each of the
Lenders irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the contractual representative of
such Lender with the rights and duties expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents.
The Administrative Agent agrees to act as such contractual representative upon the express
conditions contained in this Article X. Notwithstanding the use of the defined term
Administrative Agent, it is expressly understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall
not have any fiduciary responsibilities to any Lender by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document and that the Administrative Agent is merely acting as the contractual representative of
the Lenders with only those duties as are expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents. In its capacity as the Lenders contractual representative, the Administrative Agent
(i) does not hereby assume any fiduciary duties to any of the Lenders, (ii) is a representative
of the Lenders within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code and (iii) is acting as an
independent contractor, the rights and duties of which are limited to those expressly set forth in
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents together with such rights and powers as are reasonably
incident thereto. Each of the Lenders hereby agrees to assert no claim against the Administrative
Agent on any agency theory or any other theory of liability for breach of fiduciary duty, all of
which claims each Lender hereby waives.
Section 10.2
Powers
. The Administrative Agent shall have and may exercise such powers
under the Loan Documents as are specifically delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of
each thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative
Agent shall have no implied duties to the Lenders, or any obligation to the Lenders to take any
action thereunder except any action specifically provided by the Loan Documents to be taken by the
Administrative Agent.
Section 10.3
General Immunity
. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its
directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable to the Borrower, the Lenders or any Lender
for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them hereunder or under any other Loan
Document or in connection herewith or therewith except to the extent such action or inaction is
determined in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen
from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Person.
Section 10.4
No Responsibility for Loans, Recitals, etc
. Neither the Administrative
Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be responsible for or have any
duty to ascertain, inquire into, or verify (a) any statement, warranty or representation made in
connection with any Loan Document or any borrowing hereunder; (b) the performance or observance of
any of the covenants or agreements of any obligor under any Loan Document, including, without
limitation, any agreement by an obligor to furnish information directly to each Lender; (c) the
satisfaction of any condition specified in Article IV, except receipt of items required to be
delivered solely to the Administrative Agent; (d) the existence or possible existence of any
Default or Unmatured Default; (e) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness,
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sufficiency or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other instrument or writing furnished
in connection therewith; (f) the value, sufficiency, creation, perfection or priority of any Lien
in any collateral security; or (g) the financial condition of the Borrower or any guarantor of any
of the Obligations or of any of the Borrowers or any such guarantors respective Subsidiaries.
Except as expressly set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose,
and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Administrative
Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
Section 10.5
Action on Instructions of Lenders
. The Administrative Agent shall in all
cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, hereunder and under any other
Loan Document in accordance with written instructions signed by the Required Lenders, and such
instructions and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding on all of the
Lenders. The Lenders hereby acknowledge that the Administrative Agent shall be under no duty to
take any discretionary action permitted to be taken by it pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall be requested in writing to do so by the
Required Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take
any action hereunder and under any other Loan Document unless it shall first be indemnified to its
satisfaction by the Lenders pro rata against any and all liability, cost and expense that it may
incur by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.
Section 10.6
Employment of Administrative Agents and Counsel
. The Administrative
Agent may execute any of its duties as Administrative Agent hereunder and under any other Loan
Document by or through employees, agents, and attorneys-in-fact and shall not be answerable to the
Lenders, except as to money or securities received by it or its authorized agents, for the default
or misconduct of any such agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care. The
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning the contractual arrangement
between the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and all matters pertaining to the Administrative
Agents duties hereunder and under any other Loan Document.
Section 10.7
Reliance on Documents; Counsel
. The Administrative Agent shall be
entitled to rely upon any Note, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram,
facsimile, telex, electronic mail message, statement, paper or document believed by it to be
genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person or Persons, and, in
respect to legal matters, upon the opinion of counsel selected by the Administrative Agent, which
counsel may be employees of the Administrative Agent. For purposes of determining compliance with
the conditions specified in Sections 4.1 and 4.2, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall
be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or
other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to
such Lender or the Administrative Agent unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice
from such Lender prior to the applicable date specifying its objection thereto.
Section 10.8
Administrative Agents Reimbursement and Indemnification
. The Lenders
agree to reimburse and indemnify the Administrative Agent ratably in proportion to their respective
Commitments (or, if the Commitments have been terminated, in proportion to their Commitments
immediately prior to such termination) (i) for any amounts not reimbursed by the Borrower for which
the Administrative Agent is entitled to reimbursement by the Borrower
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under the Loan Documents, (ii) for any other expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent on
behalf of the Lenders, in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration and
enforcement of the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, for any expenses incurred by the
Administrative Agent in connection with any dispute between the Administrative Agent and any Lender
or between two or more of the Lenders) and (iii) for any liabilities, obligations, losses, damages,
penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind and nature
whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent in any
way relating to or arising out of the Loan Documents or any other document delivered in connection
therewith or the transactions contemplated thereby (including, without limitation, for any such
amounts incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent in connection with any dispute
between the Administrative Agent and any Lender or between two or more of the Lenders), or the
enforcement of any of the terms of the Loan Documents or of any such other documents,
provided
that (i) no Lender shall be liable for any of the foregoing to the extent any of
the foregoing is found in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to
have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Administrative
Agent and (ii) any indemnification required pursuant to Section 3.5(vii) shall, notwithstanding the
provisions of this Section 10.8, be paid by the relevant Lender in accordance with the provisions
thereof. The obligations of the Lenders under this Section 10.8 shall survive payment of the
Obligations and termination of this Agreement.
Section 10.9
Notice of Default
. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have
knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Unmatured Default hereunder unless the
Administrative Agent has received written notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this
Agreement describing such Default or Unmatured Default and stating that such notice is a notice of
default. In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative
Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders.
Section 10.10
Rights as a Lender
. In the event the Administrative Agent is a Lender,
the Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers hereunder and under any other Loan
Document with respect to its Commitment and its Loans as any Lender and may exercise the same as
though it were not the Administrative Agent, and the term Lender or Lenders shall, at any time
when the Administrative Agent is a Lender, unless the context otherwise indicates, include the
Administrative Agent in its individual capacity. The Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may
accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of trust, debt, equity or
other transaction, in addition to those contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in which the Borrower or such Subsidiary is not
restricted hereby from engaging with any other Person. The Administrative Agent, in its individual
capacity, is not obligated to remain a Lender.
Section 10.11
Lender Credit Decision
. Each Lender acknowledges that it has,
independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Arranger or any other Lender
and based on the financial statements prepared by the Borrower and such other documents and
information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will,
independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Arranger or any other Lender
and based on such documents and information as it shall deem
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appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking
action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Section 10.12
Successor Administrative Agent
. The Administrative Agent may resign at
any time by giving written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower, such resignation to be
effective upon the appointment of a successor Administrative Agent or, if no successor
Administrative Agent has been appointed, sixty days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives
notice of its intention to resign. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders (with the
consent of the Borrower unless at the applicable time a Default under Section 7.2, 7.6 (in respect
of bankruptcy only) or 7.7 (in respect of bankruptcy only) shall have occurred and be continuing)
shall have the right to appoint, on behalf of the Borrower and the Lenders, a successor
Administrative Agent, other than a Disqualified Institution. If no successor Administrative Agent
shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders within forty-five days after the resigning
Administrative Agents giving notice of its intention to resign, then the resigning Administrative
Agent may appoint, on behalf of the Borrower and the Lenders, a successor Administrative Agent,
other than a Disqualified Institution (with the consent of the Borrower unless at the applicable
time a Default under Section 7.2, 7.6 (in respect of bankruptcy only) or 7.7 (in respect of
bankruptcy only) shall have occurred and be continuing). Notwithstanding the previous sentence,
the Administrative Agent may at any time (with the consent of the Borrower, not to be unreasonably
withheld but without the consent of any Lender) appoint any of its Affiliates which is a commercial
bank as a successor Administrative Agent hereunder. If the Administrative Agent has resigned and
no successor Administrative Agent has been appointed, the Lenders may perform all the duties of the
Administrative Agent hereunder and the Borrower shall make all payments in respect of the
Obligations to the applicable Lender and for all other purposes shall deal directly with the
Lenders. No successor Administrative Agent shall be deemed to be appointed hereunder until such
successor Administrative Agent has accepted the appointment. Any such successor Administrative
Agent shall be a commercial bank having capital and retained earnings of at least $250,000,000 and
shall not be a Disqualified Institution. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative
Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall
thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the
resigning Administrative Agent. Upon the effectiveness of the resignation of the Administrative
Agent, the resigning Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations
hereunder and under the Loan Documents. After the effectiveness of the resignation of an
Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article X shall continue in effect for the benefit of
such Administrative Agent in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was
acting as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. In the event that
there is a successor to the Administrative Agent by merger, or the Administrative Agent assigns its
duties and obligations to an Affiliate pursuant to this Section 10.12, then the term Prime Rate
as used in this Agreement shall mean the prime rate, base rate or other analogous rate of the new
Administrative Agent.
Section 10.13
Administrative Agent and Arranger Fees
. The Borrower agrees to pay to
the Administrative Agent and the Arranger, for their respective accounts, the fees agreed to by the
Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Arranger pursuant to that certain fee letter agreement
dated February 14, 2008, or as otherwise agreed from time to time.
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Section 10.14
Delegation to Affiliates
. The Borrower and the Lenders agree that the
Administrative Agent may delegate any of its duties under this Agreement to any of its Affiliates.
Any such Affiliate (and such Affiliates directors, officers, agents and employees) which performs
duties in connection with this Agreement shall be entitled to the same benefits of the
indemnification, waiver and other protective provisions to which the Administrative Agent is
entitled under Articles IX and X.
Section 10.15
Co-Documentation Agents, Co-Syndication Agents, etc
. No Lender
identified in this Agreement as a Co-Documentation Agent or a Co-Syndication Agent shall have
any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than
those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of such Lenders
shall have or be deemed to have a fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender hereby makes
the same acknowledgments with respect to such Lenders as it makes with respect to the
Administrative Agent in Section 10.11
mutatis
mutandis
.
Section 10.16
Appointment of Collateral Agent
. Each of the Lenders and the LC Issuer
hereby irrevocably appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent and authorizes the Collateral Agent
to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Collateral
Agent by the terms hereof or of the other Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as
are reasonably incidental thereto. Such authorization shall include the authority to enter into
the Collateral Documents (including amendments thereof to facilitate the securing of Rate
Management Obligations) on such terms as it deems appropriate. All provisions of this Article X
relating to the Administrative Agent (and all indemnities of the Administrative Agent by the
Borrower and all provisions relating to reimbursement of expenses of the Administrative Agent by
the Borrower) shall be equally applicable to the Collateral Agent
mutatis
mutandis
.
Section 10.17
Certain Releases of Collateral and Guarantors
. Without limiting the
foregoing, (i) if any of the Collateral under the Collateral Documents is sold in a transaction
permitted hereunder (other than to a Loan Party), such Collateral (but not the proceeds thereof)
shall be sold free and clear of the Liens created by the Collateral Documents and the
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be authorized to take any actions deemed
appropriate in order to effect the foregoing and (ii) if any Guarantor is sold in a transaction
permitted hereby, the Administrative Agent is authorized to release such Guarantor from the
Guaranty upon consummation of such sale.
Section 10.18
Intercreditor Agreement
. Each Lender hereby authorizes and directs the
Collateral Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement as attorney-in-fact on behalf of such
Lender and agrees that in consideration of the benefits of the security being provided to such
Lender in accordance with the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and by acceptance
of those benefits, each Lender (including any Lender which becomes such by assignment pursuant to
Section 12.1 after the date hereof) shall be bound by the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor
Agreement and shall comply (and shall cause any Affiliate thereof which is the holder of any First
Priority Obligations (as defined therein) to comply) with such terms and provisions.
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ARTICLE XI
SETOFF; RATABLE PAYMENTS
Section 11.1
Setoff
. If a Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender
and each of its Affiliates 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 obligations at any time owing by such
Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any of and all the
Obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement held by such Lender or
Affiliate, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this
Agreement and although such Obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under this
Section 11.1 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which
such Lender may have.
Section 11.2
Ratable Payments
. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff
or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of
its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements or Swing Line Loans resulting in such Lender
receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and participations
in LC Disbursements and Swing Line 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 Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swing Line 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 Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swing Line 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 the 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 or
participations in LC Disbursements to any Assignee or Participant.
ARTICLE XII
BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS; PARTICIPATIONS
Section 12.1
Successors and Assigns
.
(i) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including
any Affiliate of the LC Issuer that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (A) the
Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder
without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer
by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (B) no Lender may assign or
otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this
Section 12.1. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied,
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shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their
respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the LC Issuer
that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (solely to the extent provided in paragraph
(iii) of this Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties
of each of the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer and the Lenders) any legal or equitable
right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(ii) (A) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (ii)(B) below, any Lender
may assign to one or more assignees other than any Disqualified Institution (each,
an
Assignee
) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this
Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans at the time
owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld) of:
(1) the Borrower,
provided
that no consent of the Borrower
shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender,
an Approved Fund or, if a Default under Section 7.2, 7.6 (in respect of
bankruptcy only) or 7.7 (in respect of bankruptcy only) has occurred and is
continuing, any other Assignee;
(2) the Administrative Agent,
provided
that no consent of the
Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of (x) any
Revolving Credit Commitment to an Assignee that is a Lender with a Revolving
Credit Commitment immediately prior to giving effect to such assignment or
the Borrower or any of its Affiliates and (y) all or any portion of a Term
Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or the
Borrower or any of its Affiliates; and
(3) the LC Issuer,
provided
that no consent of the LC Issuer
shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Term Loan.
(B) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(1) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of
a Lender or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning
Lenders Commitment or Loans of any Class, the amount of the Commitment or
Loans 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 the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 in
the case of a Revolving Credit Commitment or, in the case of a Term Loan,
$1,000,000 unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
otherwise consent;
(2) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a
proportionate part of all the assigning Lenders rights and obligations
under this Agreement,
provided
that this clause shall not be
construed to
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prohibit the assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning
Lenders rights and obligations in respect of one Class of Commitments or
Loans;
(3) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the
Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a
processing and recordation fee of $3,500; and
(4) the Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire in which the Assignee
designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level
information (which may contain material non-public information about Holdco
and its Affiliates, the Loan Parties and their related parties or their
respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such
information in accordance with the Assignees compliance procedures and
applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws.
For the purposes of this Section 12.1(ii), the term
Approved Fund
has the
following meaning:
Approved Fund
means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in
making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in
the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (1) a Lender, (2)
an Affiliate of a Lender or (3) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or
manages a Lender.
(C) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (ii)(E)
of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and
Assumption the Assignee thereunder (except in the case of an assignment to the
Borrower) 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 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 of the assigning Lenders 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 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5 and 9.6). Any assignment or transfer by
a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with
this Section 12.1 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such
Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with
paragraph (iii) of this Section 12.1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Agreement or any Assignment and Assumption, all Commitments, Loans, and all
other rights assigned to the Borrower pursuant to this Section 12.1 shall be deemed
canceled for all purposes under this Agreement, including without limitation with
respect to Section 8.2 and Section 6.19, and, without the consent of the
Administrative Agent, neither the
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Borrower nor any Affiliate of the Borrower which is a Lender shall be entitled
to receive information delivered to the Lenders or attend meetings of the Lenders.
(D) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the
Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices 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 Commitments of, and principal amount of the Loans
and LC Disbursements and any interest thereon owing to, each Lender pursuant to the
terms hereof from time to time (the
Register
). The entries in the
Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent, the LC Issuers 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, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The
Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, any LC Issuer and any
Lender, 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, the Assignees completed Administrative
Questionnaire (unless the Assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder, the
processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (ii)(B)(3) of this Section
12.1 and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (ii) of this
Section 12.1, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption
and record the information contained therein in the Register;
provided
that
if either the assigning Lender or the Assignee shall have failed to make any payment
required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.7, 2.21, 2.22(v), 10.8 or 11.2, the
Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to accept such Assignment and
Assumption and record the information therein in the Register unless and until such
payment shall have been made in full, together with all accrued interest thereon.
No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been
recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.
(iii) (A) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative
Agent, the LC Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, sell participations to one or more
banks or other entities other than a Disqualified Institution (each, a
Participant
) in all or a portion of such Lenders rights and obligations
under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans
owing to it);
provided
that (1) such Lenders obligations under this
Agreement shall remain unchanged, (2) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to
the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (3) the
Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer and the other Lenders shall
continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such
Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument
pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that (x) such
Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any
amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement;
provided
that any
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such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the
consent of the Participant (other than a Participant which is the Borrower), agree
to any amendment, modification or waiver described in Section 8.2(i) that affects
such Participant, and (y) in the case of a Participant which is the Borrower or an
Affiliate of the Borrower, the selling Lender shall not (without the consent of the
Administrative Agent), and shall not be obligated to, provide such Participant with
information such Participant would not be entitled to receive in accordance with
Section 12.1(ii)(C) were such participation an assignment. Subject to paragraph
(iii)(B) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be
entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5 to the same extent as if
it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph
(ii) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall
be entitled to the benefits of Section 11.1 as though it were a Lender, provided
such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 11.2 as though it were a Lender.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any agreement or
instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells a participation to the Borrower, all
Commitments, Loans and all other rights subject to such participation to the
Borrower shall be deemed canceled for all purposes under this Agreement, including
without limitation with respect to Section 8.2 and Section 6.19, but, in the case of
a participation of any Revolving Credit Commitment, such cancellation shall be
subject to the making of cash collateralization arrangements reasonably satisfactory
to the applicable LC Issuer and the Swing Line Lender with respect to Letters of
Credit and Swing Line Loans outstanding at the time of such participation which are
subject to such participation.
(B) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under
Section 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 or 3.5 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to
receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant. A Participant
shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.5 unless the Borrower is notified
of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the
benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 3.5(iv) or (v), as applicable, as
though it were a Lender.
(C) Each Lender having sold a participation in its rights or Obligations under
this Agreement, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain
a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of such Participants and
the rights, interests or obligations of such Participants in any Obligation, in any
Commitment and in any right to receive any payments hereunder.
(iv) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any
portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including
without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank,
and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest;
provided
that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a
Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for
such Lender as a party hereto.
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Section 12.2
Dissemination of Information
. The Borrower authorizes each Lender to
disclose to any Participant, actual or proposed assignee of an interest in the Obligations or Loan
Documents (each a
Transferee
) and any prospective Transferee any and all information in
such Lenders possession concerning the creditworthiness of Holdco and its Subsidiaries, including
without limitation any information contained in any financial statements delivered pursuant to
Section 6.1 hereof;
provided
that each Transferee and prospective Transferee agrees to be
bound by Section 9.9 of this Agreement.
Section 12.3
Tax Treatment
. If any interest in any Loan Document is transferred to
any Transferee, the transferor Lender shall cause such Transferee, concurrently with the
effectiveness of such transfer, to comply with the provisions of Section 3.5(iv) or (v), as
applicable.
ARTICLE XIII
NOTICES
Section 13.1
Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication
.
(i)
Notices Generally
. Except in the case of notices and other communications
expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in paragraph (b)
below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and
shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered
mail or sent by telecopier as follows:
(A) if to the Borrower, to it at c/o MoneyGram International, Inc., 1550 Utica
Avenue South, MS 2010, Minneapolis, MN 55416-5312, Attention of: Teresa H. Johnson
(Facsimile Number (952) 591-3859);
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Mr. Scott Jaeckel
Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P.
100 Federal Street, 35th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Fax No. (617) 227-3514)
Email:
sjaeckel@thlee.com
and
Angela L. Fontana, Esq.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300
Dallas, Texas 75201-6950
(Fax No. (214) 746-7777)
Email:
angela.fontana@weil.com
(B) if to the Administrative Agent, to it at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 10 S.
Dearborn Street, Floor 7, Chicago, IL 60603-2003, Mail Code: IL1-
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0010, Attention of: Claudia A. Kech (Facsimile Number (312) 385-7096), with a
copy to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 111 East Wisconsin Avenue, Floor 16, Milwaukee,
WI 53202-4815, Mail Code: WI1-2042, Attention of: Brian L. Grossman (Facsimile
Number (414) 977-6777);
(C) if to the LC Issuer, to it at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 10 S. Dearborn
Street, Floor 7, Chicago, IL 60603-2003, Mail Code: IL1-0010, Attention of: Claudia
A. Kech (Facsimile Number (312) 385-7096);
(D) if to a Lender, to it at its address or telecopier number set forth in its
Administrative Questionnaire provided to the Administrative Agent.
Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered
mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by telecopier shall be
deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours
for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next
Business Day for the recipient). Notices delivered through electronic communications to the
extent provided in paragraph (ii) below, shall be effective as provided in said paragraph
(ii).
(ii)
Electronic Communications
. Notices and other communications to the
Lenders may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and
internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent
or as otherwise determined by the Administrative Agent,
provided
that the foregoing
shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II if such Lender has notified
the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by
electronic communication and, in the case of notice of Default or Unmatured Default, shall
permit notification only by Intralinks or a similar website. The Administrative Agent or
the Borrower may, in its respective discretion, agree to accept notices and other
communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved
by it or as it otherwise determines,
provided
that such determination or approval
may be limited to particular notices or communications.
Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other
communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the senders receipt
of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the return receipt requested
function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement),
provided
that if such notice or other communication is not given during the normal business hours of
the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been given at the
opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or
communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the
deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing
clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying
the website address therefor.
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(iii)
Change of Address, Etc
. Any party hereto may change its address or
telecopier number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other
parties hereto.
ARTICLE XIV
COUNTERPARTS; INTEGRATION; EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRONIC EXECUTION
Section 14.1
Counterparts; Effectiveness
. This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall
constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.
Except as provided in Article IV, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been
executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received
counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the parties hereto,
and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this
Agreement by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this
Agreement.
Section 14.2
Electronic Execution of Assignments
. The words execution, signed,
signature, and words of like import in any assignment and assumption agreement shall be deemed to
include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be
of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of
a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any
applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, or
any other state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
ARTICLE XV
CHOICE OF LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
Section 15.1
CHOICE OF LAW
. THE LOAN DOCUMENTS (OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINING A
CONTRARY EXPRESS CHOICE OF LAW PROVISION) SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT GIVING EFFECT TO FEDERAL LAWS APPLICABLE TO NATIONAL BANKS.
Section 15.2
CONSENT TO JURISDICTION
. THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE
NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR NEW YORK STATE COURT SITTING IN NEW
YORK, NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE
BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE
HEARD AND DETERMINED IN ANY SUCH COURT AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER
HAVE AS TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT OR THAT SUCH
COURT IS
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AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT OF THE AGENT, THE LC ISSUER OR
ANY LENDER TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE BORROWER IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. ANY
JUDICIAL PROCEEDING BY THE BORROWER AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE COLLATERAL AGENT OR ANY
LENDER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH ANY LOAN DOCUMENT
SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN A COURT IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK.
Section 15.3
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
. THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE
COLLATERAL AGENT, EACH LC ISSUER AND EACH LENDER HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL
PROCEEDING INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER (WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR
OTHERWISE) IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE
RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED THEREUNDER.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent have executed this
Agreement as of the date first above written.
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MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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MONEYGRAM PAYMENT SYSTEMS WORLDWIDE, INC.
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By:
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/s/ David J. Parrin
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Its:
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Signature Page to MoneyGram Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
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individually, as Administrative Agent,
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Collateral Agent, LC Issuer and Swing Line
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Lender
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By:
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/s/ Sabir Hashmy
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Its:
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Vice President
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Signature Page to MoneyGram Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Exhibit
10.5
SECOND
AMENDED AND RESTATED NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
among
MONEYGRAM PAYMENT SYSTEMS WORLDWIDE, INC.
MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
And
GSMP V ONSHORE US, LTD.
GSMP V OFFSHORE US, LTD.
GSMP V INSTITUTIONAL US, LTD.
Dated
as of March 24, 2008
Relating to:
$500,000,000
13.25% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes Due 2018
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
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1.1.
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Definitions.
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1.2.
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Computation of Time Periods.
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1.3.
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Terms Generally.
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SECTION 2. AUTHORIZATION AND ISSUANCE OF NOTES
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2.1.
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Authorization of Issue.
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2.2.
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Sale and Purchase of the Notes.
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2.3.
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Closing.
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2.4.
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Effective Date Certificate.
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SECTION 3. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
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3.1.
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No Violation; No Legal Constraints; Consents, Authorizations and Filings, Etc.
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3.2.
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Indebtedness.
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3.3.
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Material Adverse Change.
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3.4.
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Regulatory.
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3.5.
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Fees and Expenses.
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3.6.
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Holdco Audit/10-K/Absence of Restatement.
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3.7.
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Representations and Warranties.
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3.8.
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Performance; No Default.
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3.9.
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Equity Contribution.
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3.10.
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[Reserved].
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3.11.
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Compliance Certificates.
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3.12.
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Opinion of Counsel.
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3.13.
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Financial Information.
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3.14.
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Transaction Documents.
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3.15.
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Execution and Authentication of Indenture and Notes.
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3.16.
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Security Documents and Collateral.
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3.17.
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Bank Clearing Arrangements.
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3.18.
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Company Credit Facilities.
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3.19.
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New York Stock Exchange.
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3.20.
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Notice to Stockholders.
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3.21.
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Wal-Mart.
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3.22.
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Insurance.
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3.23.
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Financial Statements.
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3.24.
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Closing Certificate.
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SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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4.1.
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Disclosure.
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4.2.
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Organization and Authority.
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4.3.
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Holdco Subsidiaries.
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4.4.
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Capitalization.
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4.5.
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Authorization; No Default.
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4.6.
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SEC Documents.
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4.7.
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Taxes.
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4.8.
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Ordinary Course.
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4.9.
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Commitments and Contracts.
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4.10.
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Litigation and Other Proceedings.
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4.11.
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Insurance.
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4.12.
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Compliance with Laws.
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4.13.
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Benefit Plans.
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4.14.
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Environmental Liability.
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4.15.
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Intellectual Property.
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4.16.
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Board Approvals.
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4.17.
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Brokers and Finders.
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4.18.
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Collateral.
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4.19.
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[Reserved].
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4.20.
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[Reserved].
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4.21.
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Disclosure.
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4.22.
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[Reserved].
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4.23.
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Properties.
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4.24.
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Solvency.
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4.25.
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No Registration Required.
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4.26.
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No Integration of Offerings or General Solicitation.
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4.27.
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Eligibility for Resale under Rule 144A.
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4.28.
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Margin Regulations.
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4.29.
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Investment Company Act.
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4.30.
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Opinions of Financial Advisors.
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4.31.
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CAG, Inc.
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4.32.
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Signing Date Representations and Warranties.
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SECTION 5. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS OF PURCHASERS
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5.1.
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Representation and Warranties.
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5.2.
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Notice of Transfers of the Notes.
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SECTION 6. PRE-CLOSING COVENANTS
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6.1.
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Access.
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6.2.
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Investment Policy.
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6.3.
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Ordinary Course.
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SECTION 7. POST-CLOSING AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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7.1.
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Future Reports to Purchasers.
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7.2.
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Patriot Act and Anti-Money Laundering.
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7.3.
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U.S. Economic Sanctions.
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7.4.
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FCPA and Anti-Bribery Limitations.
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7.5.
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Export Control Limitations.
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7.6.
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Customs and Trade Remedy Laws.
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7.7.
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Anti-Boycott Laws.
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7.8.
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Cross-Border Investment Restrictions.
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7.9.
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Information Related to Alternative Transactions.
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7.10.
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Board Observer Rights.
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7.11.
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Changes to Investment Policy.
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SECTION 8. PROVISIONS RELATING TO RESALES OF NOTES
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Private Offerings.
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8.2.
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Procedures and Management Cooperation in Private Offerings.
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8.3.
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No Integration.
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SECTION 9. EXPENSES AND INDEMNIFICATION
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Expenses.
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Indemnification.
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9.3.
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Waiver of Punitive Damages.
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9.4.
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Survival.
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9.5.
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Tax Treatment of Indemnification Payments.
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SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS
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10.1.
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Notices.
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10.2.
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Benefit of Agreement and Assignments.
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10.3.
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No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative.
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10.4.
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Amendments, Waivers and Consents.
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10.5.
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Counterparts.
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10.6.
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Reproduction.
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Headings.
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10.8.
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Survival of Covenants and Indemnities; Representations.
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Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue.
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Severability.
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Entirety.
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Construction.
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Incorporation.
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Confidentiality.
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Termination; Survival.
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10.16.
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Maximum Rate.
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10.17.
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Patriot Act.
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10.18.
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Currency.
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Further Assurances.
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10.20.
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Sole Discretion.
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EXHIBITS:
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Exhibit A
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Form of Indenture
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Exhibit B
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Form of Registration Rights Agreement
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Exhibit 2.4
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Form of Effective Date Certificate
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Exhibit 3.11(a)
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Form of Secretarys Certificate
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Exhibit 3.11(b)
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Form of Officers Certificate
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Exhibit 3.11(c)
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Form of Solvency Certificate
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Exhibit 3.16(a)
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Form of Second Priority Security Agreement
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Exhibit 3.16(b)
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Form of Second Priority Pledge Agreement
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Exhibit 3.16(c)
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Form of Second Priority Patent Security Agreement
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Exhibit 3.16(d)
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Form of Second Priority Patent Security Agreement
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Exhibit 3.16(e)
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Form of Second Priority Trademark Security Agreement
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Exhibit 3.16(f)
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Form of Second Priority Trademark Security Agreement
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Exhibit 3.16(g)
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Form of Intercreditor Agreement
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Exhibit 4
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Financial information
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SCHEDULES:
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Schedule I
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Holdco Disclosure Schedules
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Schedule 2.2
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Information Relating to the Purchasers
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SECOND
AMENDED AND RESTATED NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
SECOND
AMENDED AND RESTATED NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of
March 24, 2008, among MoneyGram
Payment Systems Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
Company
), MoneyGram International,
Inc., a Delaware Corporation (
Holdco
), GSMP V Onshore US, Ltd., an exempted company incorporated
in the Cayman Islands with limited liability (
GSMP Onshore
), GSMP V Offshore US, Ltd., an
exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited
liability (
GSMP Offshore
) and GSMP V
Institutional US, Ltd., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited
liability (
GSMP Institutional
and together with GSMP Onshore and GSMP Offshore, the
Initial
Purchasers
).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company, Holdco and the Initial Purchasers entered into that certain note
purchase agreement, dated as of the Signing Date (the
Original Note Purchase Agreement
).
WHEREAS,
the Company, Holdco, the Initial Purchasers and THL Credit Partners,
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (THL CP)
entered into that certain amended and restated note purchase
agreement, dated as of the Effective Date (the Amended and
Restated Note Purchase Agreement).
WHEREAS, on March 8, 2008, Holdco acknowledged that certain of the closing conditions of that
certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of the Signing Date (as in effect on the Signing Date, the
Original Equity Purchase Agreement
) related to capital of Holdco, including but not limited to
Section 1.2(c)(iii) and Section 1.2(c)(vii) of the Original Equity Purchase Agreement, had not been
satisfied and would not be satisfied.
WHEREAS, certain of the closing conditions of the Original Note Purchase Agreement related to
capital of Holdco, including but not limited to Section 3.1(d), 3.9 and 3.13(b) of the Original
Note Purchase Agreement, have not been satisfied and will not be satisfied and accordingly, the
Initial Purchasers were not required to purchase the Notes under the terms of the Original Note
Purchase Agreement.
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Purchase Agreement, dated as of the
Signing Date, as amended on March 17, 2008 (such agreement, together with all of the exhibits and
schedules thereto, in each case, as in effect on the Effective Date, the
Equity Purchase
Agreement
), between Holdco and the parties named as Investors therein (the
Equity Investors
),
Holdco has agreed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to issue and sell to the
Equity Investors, as applicable, on the Closing Date, for an aggregate cash purchase price as
determined in the Equity Purchase Agreement (the
Equity Contribution
), the Series D participating
convertible preferred stock of Holdco (the
Series D Preferred Stock
), Series B participating
convertible preferred stock of Holdco (the
Series B Preferred Stock
) and shares of Series B-1
participating convertible preferred stock of Holdco (
Series B-1 Preferred Stock
), each as set
forth in the Equity Purchase Agreement. The Equity Investors include investment funds affiliated
with Thomas H. Lee Partners L.P. (the
Lead Sponsor
) and investment funds affiliated with GS
Capital Partners VI, L.P. (
GSCP
and, together with the Lead Sponsor, the
Sponsors
) and also
include the Initial Purchasers.
WHEREAS, the consummation of the Equity Contribution in accordance with the Equity Purchase
Agreement is subject to the consummation of certain concurrent transactions (such transactions,
together with the Equity Contribution, the
Transactions
), including:
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(a) that the Company shall have amended and restated the existing $350 million
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2005, of Holdco, as amended
through the Effective Date, in accordance with the form attached to the Equity Purchase
Agreement as Schedule D, to provide the Company with amended and restated senior credit
facilities consisting of $350 million (less any original issue discount otherwise
permitted under this Agreement) of term loans , of which $100 million has been
previously funded and $250 million (less any original issue discount otherwise
permitted under this Agreement) of which shall be new term loans to be funded on the
Closing Date contemplated hereby, and a $250 million revolving credit facility (of
which no more than $150 million will be drawn on the Closing Date) (collectively, the
Company Credit Facilities
);
(b) that Holdco shall have received full proceeds from the sale of the securities
listed on Schedule B-1 to the Equity Purchase Agreement in the amounts set forth on
Schedule B-1 thereto; and
(c) that the Company shall have received the proceeds of the issuance of its 13.25%
senior secured second lien notes due 2018 (the
Notes
) issued pursuant to the
indenture substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (as amended,
supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its
terms, the
Indenture
).
WHEREAS, the proceeds from the purchase of the Notes will be used by the Company and its
Subsidiaries for investments in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture to supplement the
Companys unrestricted assets, to repay existing indebtedness and to pay related transaction costs
and expenses.
WHEREAS,
THL CP will not purchase any Notes pursuant to this Agreement.
WHEREAS,
THL CP, the Purchasers and the Company are simultaneously herewith
entering into a letter agreement pursuant to which after the closing
THL CP will purchase from the Purchasers Notes on the terms and
conditions set forth in such letter agreement.
WHEREAS,
pursuant to Section 10.4 of the
Amended and Restated
Note Purchase Agreement the parties hereto desire to amend and
restate the
Amended and Restated
Note Purchase
Agreement in its entirety as provided herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1.
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
1.1.
Definitions
.
As used herein, defined terms which are defined in the Indenture shall have, except where
otherwise expressly set forth herein, the same respective meanings as such defined terms have in
the Indenture, and, in addition, the following terms shall have the meanings specified herein
unless the context otherwise requires (it being understood that defined terms shall include in the
singular number the plural and in the plural the singular):
Agreement
is defined in Section 10.4.
AML Laws
means any anti-money laundering law or regulation applicable to Holdco or any
Holdco Subsidiary.
Anti-boycott Laws
means the Export Administration Act and the Internal Revenue Code and any
other applicable law regarding boycotts issued by a foreign government and not endorsed by the
United States.
Bank Secrecy Act
means the Currency and Foreign Transactions Report Act, as amended.
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Benefit Plan
has the meaning given to it in Section 4.13(a).
Board of Directors
has the meaning given to it in Section 4.5(a).
Board Observer
has the meaning given to it in Section 7.10.
Board Papers
is defined in Section 7.10.
Certificate of Designations
has the definition given to it in the Equity Purchase Agreement.
Closing
is defined in Section 2.3(a).
Closing Certificate
is defined in Section 3.24.
Closing Date
is defined in Section 2.3(a).
Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. Section
references to the Code are to the Code as in effect at the date of this Agreement, and any
subsequent provisions of the Code, amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted
therefor.
Collateral
means the collateral described in the Security Documents.
Collateral Agent
means the Trustee in its capacity as Collateral Agent under the Indenture
and under the Security Documents and any successor thereto in such capacity.
Company Credit Facilities
is defined in the recitals.
Contract
has the meaning given to it in Section 4.5(b).
Credit Documents
means the Company Credit Facilities and all agreements, guarantees,
collateral documents, certificates, instruments, and other documents made or delivered in
connection therewith.
D&T Deliverables
means the Satisfactory Audit Opinion and Deloitte & Touche LLPs consent to
file the Satisfactory Audit Opinion in Holdcos Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Default
has the meaning given to it in the Indenture.
DTC
means The Depository Trust Company.
DTC Agreement
means a letter of representations between the Company and DTC.
Effective Date
means March 17, 2008.
Effective Date Certificate
is defined in Section 2.4.
Environmental Claims
means any administrative or judicial actions, suits, orders, claims,
proceedings or written notices of noncompliance by or from any person alleging liability arising
out of the Release of Hazardous Materials or the failure to comply with Environmental Law.
Environmental Law
means any Law relating to pollution, the environment or natural resources.
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Equity Contribution
is defined in the recitals.
Equity Documents
means the Equity Purchase Agreement and all agreements, certificates,
instruments, and other documents made or delivered in connection therewith.
Equity Interest
is defined in the Indenture.
Equity Investors
is defined in the recitals.
Equity Purchase Agreement
is defined in the recitals.
ERISA
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to
time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Section references to ERISA are to ERISA as in
effect at the date of this Agreement and any subsequent provisions of ERISA amendatory thereof,
supplemental thereto or substituted therefore.
ERISA Event
means (a) an event described in Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations
thereunder with respect to any Benefit Plan, other than any event as to which the thirty day notice
period has been waived; or (b) the failure of any Benefit Plan to satisfy the minimum funding
standard required for any plan year or part thereof under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of
ERISA or a waiver of such standard or extension of any amortization period is sought or granted
under Section 412 of the Code or Section 303 or 304 of ERISA.
Event of Default
means Event of Default, as such term is defined in the Indenture.
Exchange Act
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the rules and
regulations thereunder.
Export Administration Act
means The Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended, and the
executive orders, rules and regulations pursuant to the Presidents invocation of emergency powers
under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Fairness Opinions
is defined in Section 4.30.
Fee
Letter
means that certain Amended and Restated Fee Letter
dated as of the Effective Date by and
between the Sponsors, the Initial Purchasers, Holdco the Company and
THL Managers VI, LLC.
Final 10-K
means Holdcos Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007,
in a form identical to a form that shall have been provided to the Initial Purchasers not less than
one day prior to the Closing Date, which shall be in a form acceptable to the Initial Purchasers,
in compliance with all applicable rules promulgated under the Exchange Act, excluding any rules
related to filing deadlines, which such Final 10-K does not disclose or identify any material
weakness in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect Holdcos
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data.
Financing Documents
means collectively, this Agreement, the Indenture, the Notes, the
Registration Rights Agreements, the Fee Letter, the Management Rights Agreement, the Security
Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and all certificates, instruments, and other documents
made or delivered in connection herewith and therewith.
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Foreign Plan
means any employee benefit plan, program, policy, arrangement or agreement
maintained or contributed to by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to employees
employed outside the United States.
GAAP
is defined in Section 4.6.
German Antitrust Act
means the German Act Against Restraints of Competition (Gesetz gegen
Wettbewerbsbeschrankungen).
Governmental Authority
means any nation, sovereign or government, any state, province,
territory or other political subdivision thereof, and any entity or authority exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government,
including a central bank or stock exchange.
Governmental Entity
means any United States or foreign governmental or regulatory agency,
commission, court, body, entity or authority.
GSCP
is defined in the recitals.
Guarantors
has the definition given to it in the Indenture.
Hazardous Materials
means (x) petroleum and petroleum by-products, asbestos that is friable,
radioactive materials, medical or infectious wastes or polychlorinated biphenyls and (y) any other
material, substance or waste that is prohibited, limited or regulated by Environmental Law because
of its hazardous, toxic or deleterious properties or characteristics.
Holdco Disclosure Schedule
means a schedule attached hereto as Schedule I setting forth,
among other things, items the disclosure of which is necessary or appropriate either in response to
an express disclosure requirement contained in a provision hereof or as an exception to one or more
of Holdcos or the Companys representations or warranties contained in Section 4.
Holdco Intellectual Property
means all patents and patent applications currently owned by
Holdco and the Holdco Subsidiaries that are material to the business of Holdco and the Holdco
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as currently conducted.
Holdco Subsidiary
is defined in Section 4.3.
HSR Act
means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Infringe
means, in relation to Intellectual Property, infringing upon, misappropriating or
violating the rights of any third party.
Indemnitee
has the meaning given to it in Section 9.2.
Indenture
has meaning given to it in the recitals.
Initial Equity Securities
is defined in the recitals.
Initial Purchasers
is defined in the preamble.
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Intellectual Property
means the following and all rights pertaining thereto: (A) patents,
patent applications, provisional patent applications and statutory invention registrations
(including all utility models and other patent rights under the Laws of all countries), (B)
trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, service names, corporate names, domain
names and other brand identifiers, registrations and applications for registration thereof, (C)
copyrights, proprietary designs, computer software, mask works, databases, and registrations and
applications for registration thereof, (D) confidential and proprietary information, trade secrets,
know-how and show-how, and (E) all similar rights, however denominated, throughout the world.
Intercreditor Agreement
means that certain Intercreditor Agreement, to be dated as of the
Closing Date, among JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as First Priority Collateral Agent, Collateral
Agent, the Company and the Guarantors, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.16(g).
Investment Company Act
means the Investment Company Act of 1940 as from time to time in
effect and any successor act to all or a portion thereof.
Investment Policy
is defined in Section 6.2.
Investors
has the definition given to it in the Equity Purchase Agreement.
IRS
means the Internal Revenue Service of the United States of America.
Law
means any federal, state, local or foreign law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation,
judgment, code, order, injunction, arbitration award, writ, decree, agency requirement, license or
permit of any Governmental Entity.
Lead Sponsor
is defined in the recitals.
Management Rights Agreement
means the management rights agreement dated as of the Closing
Date among Holdco, the Company and GS Mezzanine Partners V Institutional, L.P. (the indirect owner
of GSMP Institutional).
Material Adverse Effect
means: (1) for any purpose under this Agreement other than Section
7, any circumstance, event, change, development or effect that, (a) is material and adverse to the
financial position, results of operations, business, assets or liabilities of Holdco and the Holdco
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) would materially impair the ability of Holdco and the Holdco
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to perform their obligations under this Agreement or any of the
other Financing Documents, (c) would materially impair the rights and remedies of the Purchasers
under this Agreement or any of the other Financing Documents, taken as a whole, or (d) would
materially impair the ability of Holdco to perform its obligations under the Equity Purchase
Agreement or otherwise materially threaten or materially impede the consummation of the Purchase
(as defined in the Equity Purchase Agreement) and the other transactions contemplated by the Equity
Purchase Agreement; provided, however, that the impact of the following matters shall be
disregarded: (i) changes in general economic, financial market, credit market, regulatory or
political conditions (whether resulting from acts of war or terrorism, an escalation of hostilities
or otherwise) generally affecting the U.S. economy, foreign economies or the industries in which
Holdco or its Subsidiaries operate, (ii) changes in generally accepted accounting principles, (iii)
changes in laws of general applicability or interpretations thereof by any Governmental Authority,
(iv) any change in Holdcos stock price or trading volume, in and of itself, or any failure, in and
of itself, by Holdco to meet revenue or earnings guidance published or otherwise provided to the
Purchaser (provided that any fact, condition, circumstance, event, change, development or effect
underlying any such failure or change, other than any of the foregoing that is otherwise excluded
pursuant
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to clauses (i) through (viii) hereof, may be taken into account in determining whether a
Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur), (v) losses
resulting from any change in the valuations of Holdcos portfolio of securities or sales of such
securities and any effect resulting from such changes or sales, (vi) actions or omissions of Holdco
or the Sponsors taken as required by the Equity Purchase Agreement or with the prior written
consent of the Purchaser, (vii) public announcement, in and of itself, by a third party not
affiliated with Holdco of any proposal to acquire the outstanding securities or all or
substantially all of the assets of Holdco and (viii) the public announcement of the Equity Purchase
Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (provided that this clause (viii) shall not
apply with respect to Sections 1.2(c)(v), 2.2(d), 2.2(h) and 2.2(k) of the Equity Purchase
Agreement); provided further, however, that Material Adverse Effect shall be deemed not to include
the impact of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), in each case only insofar and to the
extent that such circumstances, events, changes, developments or effects described in such clauses
do not have a disproportionate effect on Holdco and the Holdco Subsidiaries (exclusive of its
payments systems business) relative to other participants in the industry; and (2) for any purpose
under Section 7 of this Agreement, any circumstance, event, change, development or effect that, (a)
is material and adverse to the financial position, results of operations, business, assets or
liabilities of Holdco and the Holdco Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) would materially impair
the ability of Holdco and the Holdco Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to perform their obligations
under this Agreement or any of the other Financing Documents, or (c) would materially impair the
rights and remedies of the Purchasers under this Agreement or any of the other Financing Documents,
taken as a whole.
MSPI
means MoneyGram Payment Systems Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
Multiemployer Plan
is defined in Section 4.13(e).
Notes
is defined in the recitals.
OFAC
means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Treasury Department.
Officers Certificate
is defined in Section 3.11(b).
Original Equity Purchase Agreement
is defined in the recitals.
Originally Previously Disclosed
means information: (i) set forth in the Holdco Disclosure
Schedule (defined for purposes of this definition only as set forth in the Original Note Purchase
Agreement), dated as of the Signing Date, corresponding to the provision of the Original Note
Purchase Agreement to which such information relates (provided that any disclosure with respect to
a particular paragraph or section of this Agreement or the Holdco Disclosure Schedule shall be
deemed to be disclosed for other paragraphs and sections of the Original Note Purchase Agreement or
the Holdco Disclosure Schedule to the extent that the relevance of such disclosure would be
reasonably apparent to a reader of such disclosure); or (ii) otherwise disclosed on a SEC Document,
prior to the Signing Date (excluding any risk factor disclosures contained in such documents and
any disclosure of risks included in any forward-looking statements disclaimer or other statements
that are similarly non-specific, predictive or forward-looking in nature).
Outside Receipt Date
is defined in Section 3.6 (c).
Patriot Act
is defined in Section 10.17.
Preferred Stock
means the Series B Preferred Stock, the Series B-1 Preferred Stock and the
Series D Preferred Stock.
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Previously Disclosed
means information: (i) set forth in the Holdco Disclosure Schedule
corresponding to the provision of this Agreement to which such information relates (provided that
any disclosure with respect to a particular paragraph or section of this Agreement or the Holdco
Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to be disclosed for other paragraphs and sections of this
Agreement or the Holdco Disclosure Schedule to the extent that the relevance of such disclosure
would be reasonably apparent to a reader of such disclosure); or (ii) otherwise disclosed on a SEC
Document, prior to the Effective Date (excluding any risk factor disclosures contained in such
documents and any disclosure of risks included in any forward-looking statements disclaimer or
other statements that are similarly non-specific, predictive or forward-looking in nature) (
Filed
SEC Documents
).
Private Offering
means any offer and/or sale by one or more of the Purchasers of some or all
of the Notes without registration under the Securities Act but in compliance with Rule 144A, Rule
144, Regulation S, Section 4(1) or any other applicable rule or provision under the Securities Act.
Purchase Price
is defined in Section 2.2(b).
Purchasers
means the Initial Purchasers.
Qualified Institutional Buyer
means any Person that is a qualified institutional buyer
within the meaning of Rule 144A.
Registration Rights Agreement
means the Registration Rights Agreement among the Company,
Holdco and each Purchaser, to be dated as of the Closing Date, substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit B, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
Regulation D
means Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as
from time to time in effect and any successor regulation to all or a portion thereof.
Regulation T
means Regulation T of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as
from time to time in effect and any successor regulation to all or a portion thereof.
Regulation U
means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as
from time to time in effect and any successor regulation to all or a portion thereof.
Regulation X
means Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as
from time to time in effect and any successor regulation to all or a portion thereof.
Release
means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, emitting, discharging,
injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing or migrating into or through the environment in
derogation of Environmental Law.
Responsible Officer
means the chairman, the chief executive officer, the president, the
chief financial officer, the chief operating officer, the chief accounting officer or the
treasurer.
Rule 144
has the meaning given to it in the Indenture.
Rule 144A
has the meaning given to it in the Indenture.
Rule 502
means Rule 502 of Regulation D under the Securities Act as from time to time in
effect and any successor regulation to all or a portion thereof.
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Satisfactory Audit Opinion
means either combined or separate unqualified reports on the
audit of Holdco, and its Subsidiaries, financial statements and internal controls over financial
reporting as of and for the year ended December 31, 2007 as illustrated within paragraphs 87 and 88
of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Bylaws and Rules, Auditing Standard No. 5, An
Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting That Is Integrated with An Audit of Financial
Statements, prepared in accordance with GAAP (neither the Deloitte & Touche LLP financial
statement opinion as of and for the year ended December 31, 2007 nor to the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements attached to the audited financial statements, nor Items 1 through 15 of the
Companys December 31, 2007 Annual report on Form 10-K, shall include any reference to Holdcos
ability to operate as a going concern).
SEC
means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
SEC Documents
is defined in Section 4.6(a).
Securities
has the meaning given to it in the Equity Purchase Agreement.
Security Documents
means: (i) that certain Second Priority Security Agreement, to be dated
as of the Closing Date, among the Company, the Guarantors and the Collateral Agent, a form of which
is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.16(a), (ii) that certain Second Priority Pledge Agreement, to be
dated as of the Closing Date, among the Company, the Guarantors and the Collateral Agent, a form of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.16(b), (iii) that certain Second Priority Patent Security
Agreement, to be dated as of the Closing Date, among Holdco and the Collateral Agent, a form of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.16(c), (iv) that certain Second Priority Patent Security
Agreement, to be dated as of the Closing Date, among MPSI and the Collateral Agent, a form of which
is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.16(d), (v) that certain Second Priority Trademark Security
Agreement, to be dated as of the Closing Date, among Holdco and the Collateral Agent, a form of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.16(e), (vi) that certain Second Priority Trademark Security
Agreement, to be dated as of the Closing Date, among PropertyBridge, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
and the Collateral Agent, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.16(f) and (vii)
collateral assignments and related agreements, as amended, supplemented, restated, renewed,
refunded, replaced, restructured, repaid, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time,
creating the security interests in the Collateral as contemplated by the Indenture, which will be
identical to the agreements for the First Priority Liens Obligations, but on a second priority lien
basis.
Series B Preferred Stock
is defined in the recitals.
Series B-1 Preferred Stock
is defined in the recitals
.
Series D Preferred Stock
is defined in the recitals.
Signing Date
means February 11, 2008.
Signing Date Certificate
is defined in Section 2.4.
Solvency Certificate
is defined in Section 3.11(c).
Solvent
means, with respect to any Person, that (a) the sum of such Persons debt (including
contingent liabilities) does not exceed the present fair saleable value of such Persons present
assets; (b) such Persons capital is not unreasonably small in relation to its business as
contemplated; and (c) such Person has not incurred and does not intend to incur, or believe that it
will incur, debts including current obligations beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become
due (whether at maturity or otherwise). For purposes of this definition, the amount of any
contingent liability at any time shall be computed by
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Holdco and the Company as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances
existing at such time, represents the amount that such Person reasonably expects to become an
actual or matured liability (irrespective of whether such contingent liabilities meet the criteria
for accrual under GAAP).
Sponsors
is defined in the recitals.
State
means any of the jurisdictions listed on Section 3.3(b) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule (as defined in the Equity Purchase Agreement).
Subsequent Purchaser
means a purchaser of any Note who acquired such Note in a Private
Offering in accordance with Section 8.1.
Tax
or
Taxes
means any and all domestic or foreign, federal, state, local or other taxes
of any kind (together with any and all interest, penalties, additions to tax and additional amounts
imposed with respect thereto) imposed by any Governmental Entity, including taxes on or with
respect to income, franchises, windfall or other profits, gross receipts, property, sales, use,
capital stock, payroll, employment, unemployment, social security, workers compensation or net
worth, and taxes in the nature of excise, withholding, ad valorem or value added, and including any
liability in respect of any items described above as a transferee or successor, pursuant to Section
1.1502-6 of the Treasury Regulations (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), or
as an indemnitor, guarantor, surety or in a similar capacity under any contract, arrangement,
agreement, understanding or commitment (whether oral or written).
Tax Return
means any return, report or similar filing, (including attached schedules) filed
or required to be filed with respect to Taxes (and any amendments thereto), including any
information return, claim for refund or declaration of estimated Taxes.
Termination Date
is defined in Section 2.2(e).
Termination Development
means (i) any circumstance, event, change, development or effect
that, individually or in the aggregate, is adverse to the financial position, results of
operations, business, prospects, assets or liabilities of Holdco or its Subsidiaries as determined
in the sole discretion of the Initial Purchasers, (ii) any negative development related to Holdcos
or its Subsidiaries agents, official check customers, clearing banks or regulators as determined
in the sole discretion of the Initial Purchasers, and (iii) the Initial Purchasers becoming aware
after the Effective Date of any matter in clauses (i) or (ii) above that occurred prior to the date
hereof.
Total First Lien Indebtedness
means, as of any date of determination, funded Total
Indebtedness that in each case is secured by First Priority Liens on property or assets of Holdco
and its Subsidiaries.
Total Loss
has the meaning given to it in the Equity Purchase Agreement.
Transaction Documents
means the Credit Documents, the Equity Documents and the Financing
Documents.
Transactions
is defined in the recitals.
Trustee
means Deutche Bank Trust Company Americas.
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Unrestricted Assets
has the meaning given to it in Schedule E to the Equity Purchase
Agreement.
U.S. Economic Sanction
means any economic sanction imposed by any rule, regulation or
statute of the United States, including without limitation, those administered by OFAC and any
other applicable laws imposing economic sanctions.
U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
is defined in Section 4.12(b)
1.2.
Computation of Time Periods
.
For purposes of computation of periods of time hereunder, the word from means from and
including and the words to and until each mean to but excluding.
1.3.
Terms Generally
.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(2) or is not exclusive;
(3) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it, and
shall be construed, in accordance with GAAP;
(3) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;
(4) will shall be interpreted to express a command;
(5) the word including means including without limitation;
(6) any reference to any Person shall be construed to include such Persons successors and
permitted assigns;
(7) 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);
(8) for purposes of computation of periods of time hereunder, the word from means from and
including and the words to and until each mean to but excluding; and
(9) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act will be
deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from
time to time.
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SECTION 2.
AUTHORIZATION AND ISSUANCE OF NOTES
2.1.
Authorization of Issue
.
On or prior to the Closing, the Company will authorize the issuance and sale of the Notes.
The Notes shall be substantially in the form specified in the Indenture.
2.2.
Sale and Purchase of the Notes
.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on or prior to the Termination
Date, the Company will issue and sell to each of the Purchasers and each of the Purchasers will
purchase from the Company, at the Closing provided for in Section 2.3, the Notes in the principal
amounts and for the portion of the Purchase Price as set forth in Schedule 2.2 hereto.
(b) The aggregate cash purchase price (the
Purchase Price
) for the Notes shall be equal to
the principal face amount of the Notes being so purchased.
(c) The parties agree to report the sale and purchase of the Notes for all federal, state,
local and foreign Tax purposes in a manner consistent with the foregoing and agree to take no
position inconsistent with the foregoing, except as required by applicable law.
(d) The obligations hereunder of the Purchasers to purchase and pay for the Notes are several
and not joint and no Purchaser will have any liability to any Person for the performance or
non-performance by any other Purchaser.
(e) The obligation of the Purchasers to purchase the Notes and the obligation of the Company
to sell and issue the Notes in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall terminate on the
date of the termination of the Equity Purchase Agreement in accordance with its terms (the
Termination Date
).
2.3.
Closing
.
(a) Subject to satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 3 hereof, the
sale and purchase of the Notes shall occur at the offices of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz located
at 51 West 52nd Street, New York, New York, commencing at 10 a.m. local time, at a closing (the
Closing
), but in any event the Closing shall be no later than March 25, 2008, or at such other
date or time as mutually agreed by the Company and the Initial Purchasers. The date and time of
the Closing is referred to herein as the
Closing Date
.
(b) At the Closing, the Company will deliver to each Purchaser purchasing Notes, in such
denominations as such Purchaser may request (subject to the terms of the Indenture), representing
in the aggregate the full principal amount of Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser on the
Closing Date, each such Note dated the Closing Date and registered in such Purchasers name,
against payment by such Purchaser to the Company of the amount of the applicable portion of the
Purchase Price (as provided in Section 2.2), by wire transfer of immediately available funds to
such bank account or accounts as the Company may request in writing at least one Business Day prior
to the Closing Date.
(c) If at the Closing the Company shall fail to deliver to the Purchasers the Notes as
provided in Section 2.3(b), or any of the conditions specified in Section 3 shall not have been
fulfilled to the Initial
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Purchasers reasonable satisfaction or waived, then each Purchaser shall, at its election, be
relieved of all further obligations under this Agreement.
2.4.
Effective Date Certificate
.
On the Signing Date, Holdco delivered to the Initial Purchasers the certificate (the
Signing
Date Certificate
) as provided in Section 2.4 of the Original Note Purchase Agreement. On the
Effective Date, Holdco delivered to the Purchasers a certificate (the
Effective Date
Certificate
), substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.4 to this Agreement, from Holdco, signed by
the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Holdco, certifying: (i) that each of
the representations and warranties contained in Sections 4.1 through 4.17, 4.23 and 4.29 through
4.31 of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (unless qualified by
material or Material Adverse Effect or similar references to materiality, in which case such
representations and warranties must be true and correct in all respects) on or as of the Effective
Date as if made on and as of the Effective Date (unless expressly stated to relate to a specific
earlier date, in which case each of such representations and warranties shall be true and correct
in all material respects (unless qualified by material or Material Adverse Effect or similar
references to materiality, in which case the representation and warranties must be true and correct
in all respects) as of such earlier date), (ii) to the knowledge of the applicable officer: (x)
that none of the written factual information and written data (taken as a whole) furnished by or on
behalf of Holdco or any of the Holdco Subsidiaries or any of their respective authorized
representatives to the Purchasers on or before the Effective Date for purposes of or in connection
with this Agreement contained, when furnished, any untrue statement of any material fact or omitted
to state any material fact necessary to make such information and data (taken as a whole) not
materially misleading at such time in light of the circumstances under which such information or
data was furnished, it being understood and agreed that for purposes of such certificate, such
factual information and data shall not include projections (including financial estimates,
forecasts and/or any other forward-looking information) and information of a general economic or
general industry nature, and (y) that the projections (including financial estimates, forecasts and
other forward-looking information) contained in the information and data referred to in clause
(ii)(x) above were based on good faith estimates and assumptions believed by such Persons to be
reasonable at the time made, it being recognized by the Purchasers that such projections as to
future events are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or periods
covered by any such projections may differ from the projected results, (iii) that the financial
information, data and performance information listed on
Exhibit 4
hereto furnished by or on
behalf of Holdco or the Company to the Purchasers on or before the Effective Date for purposes of
or in connection with this Agreement was true, complete and accurate as and when furnished to the
Purchasers, and (iv) all of the certifications set forth in the Signing Date Certificate are true
and correct in all respects.
2.5
Fees
.
On the Signing Date, Holdco paid the fees set forth, and otherwise satisfied the other terms
and conditions set forth in, the Fee Letter. On The Effective Date the Initial Purchasers recieved the Fee (as defined in that certain Amended and
Restated Fee Letter, dated the Effective Date).
SECTION 3.
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
Each Purchasers obligation to purchase and pay for the Notes to be purchased by it at the
Closing is subject to the reasonable satisfaction or waiver by the Initial Purchasers, prior to or
at the Closing Date, of each of the conditions specified below in this Section 3:
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3.1.
No Violation; No Legal Constraints; Consents, Authorizations and Filings, Etc.
(a) The expiration or termination of: (i) any applicable waiting period under the HSR Act and
(ii) any applicable waiting period under the German Antitrust Act in each case, required to
consummate the purchase from Holdco at the Closing, of the Securities as contemplated by the Equity
Purchase Agreement and for the Investors to own, and fully vote and convert into common stock, all
of the Securities;
(b) no provision of any applicable Law or regulation and no judgment, injunction, order or
decree shall prohibit the Closing or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by
the Transaction Documents or shall prohibit or restrict any Investor or its Affiliates from owning,
or fully voting and converting, the Securities to be acquired by such Investor pursuant to the
terms of such respective Securities, and no lawsuit shall have been commenced by a Governmental
Entity seeking to effect any of the foregoing;
(c) each Purchasers purchase of the Notes shall be permitted by all applicable laws of each
jurisdiction to which it is subject; and
(d) prior to the Closing, Holdco shall have received full proceeds from the sale of the
securities listed on Schedule B-1 to the Equity Purchase Agreement in the amounts set forth on
Schedule B-1 thereto.
3.2.
Indebtedness
.
On the Closing Date, the Company and Holdco shall have (i) (A) amended Holdcos existing
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2005, in accordance with the form of
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement attached to the Equity Purchase Agreement as Schedule D, (B)
received an additional $250 million of term loans (less any original issue discount otherwise
permitted under this Agreement) under its existing Amended and Restated Credit Agreement following
such amendment described in clause (A) above; (C) never borrowed any funds under, and shall have
terminated, its existing 364-Day Credit Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2007, as amended; and
(ii) no Indebtedness (as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP) shall remain
outstanding immediately after giving effect to the Transaction other than: (x) the loans under the
Company Credit Facilities and (y) the Notes and (z) indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of
business not to exceed, individually or in the aggregate, $5 million. After giving effect to the
transactions contemplated hereby, there shall not exist (
pro forma
for such transactions and the
financing thereof) any Default or Event of Default under the Indenture or the Notes.
3.3.
Material Adverse Change
.
Except as Previously Disclosed, (A) since September 30, 2007, no change or event shall have
occurred and no circumstances shall exist which have had, or would reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Holdco or the Company, and (B) each
of the Initial Purchasers in its respective sole judgment and discretion shall have determined that
since the Effective Date, no change or event shall have occurred and no circumstances shall exist
which constitute, or would reasonably be expected to constitute, individually or in the aggregate,
a Termination Development. With respect to matters which have been Previously Disclosed, in
determining whether this condition is satisfied, any circumstance, event or condition occurring
after the Effective Date shall be taken into account, including any deterioration, worsening or
adverse consequence of such Previously Disclosed matters occurring after the Effective Date.
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3.4.
Regulatory
.
(A) None of Holdco, the Company or MPSI, shall have received written or oral notice from any
State to the effect that such State has determined that Holdco, the Company or MPSI can no longer
conduct its money transfer or payment systems businesses in such State or has revoked, or intends
to revoke, Holdcos, the Companys or MPSIs license to conduct such businesses in such State, or
imposed, or intends to impose, conditions on, or material fines with respect to, Holdcos, the
Companys or MPSIs license to conduct such businesses in such State (which conditions are adverse
to Holdco, the Company or MPSI and are not generally applicable to other persons conducting money
transfer or payments systems businesses in such State); (B) Holdco, the Company or MPSI shall have
received assurances, in a form acceptable to the Initial Purchasers, from each State from which the
Initial Purchasers determines is necessary, that such State will not (x) determine that Holdco, the
Company or MPSI may not conduct its money transfer or payment systems businesses in such State, (y)
revoke Holdcos, the Companys or MPSIs license to conduct such businesses in such State, or (z)
impose conditions on, or material fines with respect to, Holdcos, the Companys or MPSIs license
to conduct such businesses in such State (which conditions are adverse to Holdco, the Company or
MPSI and are not generally applicable to other persons conducting money transfer or payments
systems businesses in such State); (C) prior to and immediately following the Closing, Holdco and
each of its Subsidiaries shall have all licenses required under applicable money transmitter,
official check or similar Laws to conduct Holdcos and its Subsidiaries business as presently
conducted; and (D) immediately following the Closing, Holdco and each of its Subsidiaries shall be
in compliance with all applicable money transmitter, official check or similar Laws applicable to
Holdco or its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, all net worth, tangible net worth,
unrestricted assets and other financial ratios requirements applicable to Holdco or its
Subsidiaries.
3.5.
Fees and Expenses
.
(a) All the fees and expenses payable by Holdco and the Company to the Purchasers pursuant to
the Transaction Documents, including without limitation, the fees and expenses of each Purchaser
and counsel for the Purchasers for which invoices have been presented (including the fees of Fried,
Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, counsel to the Initial Purchasers), shall have been paid in
full.
3.6.
Holdco Audit/10-K/Absence of Restatement
.
(a) (A) (i) Holdcos receipt from Deloitte & Touche LLP of the D&T Deliverables, which shall
be delivered if the amounts set forth on Schedule F to the Equity Purchase Agreement shall have
been placed into an escrow account pursuant to an escrow agreement reasonably acceptable to the
Initial Purchasers, Holdco and Deloitte & Touche LLP with irrevocable instructions to be released
to Holdco on the Closing Date upon Holdcos receipt of the D&T Deliverables, or (ii) if the amounts
set forth on Schedule F to the Equity Purchase Agreement shall not have been placed into an escrow
account with irrevocable instructions to be released to Holdco on the Closing Date upon Holdcos
receipt of the D&T Deliverables, then Holdco and Deloitte & Touche LLP shall have committed to the
Initial Purchasers on the Closing Date that, after both Holdco and Deloitte & Touche LLP shall have
verified that the amounts set forth on Schedule F to the Equity Purchase Agreement have been
credited to the bank account set forth across from such amount on Schedule F to the Equity Purchase
Agreement, Holdco will receive from Deloitte & Touche, the D&T Deliverables and (B) Holdcos
financial printer Bowne shall have notified the Initial Purchasers (on the Closing Date) that
Holdco has delivered the Final 10-K to Bowne with the irrevocable instruction that Bowne file the
Final 10-K on behalf of Holdco, and that Bowne is prepared to file and will file the Final 10-K
with the SEC, in each case, immediately upon notification from Holdco that the amounts set forth on
Schedule F to the Equity Purchase Agreement have been
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successfully credited to the Holdco bank account set forth across from such amount on Schedule
F to the Equity Purchase Agreement;
(b) each of the Initial Purchasers shall have had a full and complete opportunity to review
Holdcos books and records, internal controls and procedures, and to interview current and former
Holdco personnel as determined to be necessary by each of the Initial Purchasers, and will have
determined that Holdcos books and records, internal controls and procedures, as well as Holdcos
prior disclosures, are acceptable to each Initial Purchaser in its respective sole judgment and
discretion; and it is understood and agreed that such determination by each of the Initial
Purchasers shall be based on, among other things, but not limited to, the subjective view of each
of the Initial Purchasers of Holdcos potential exposure, if any, to claims and investigations
related in any to Holdcos books and records, internal controls and procedures, and prior
disclosures;
(c) neither Deloitte & Touche LLP nor any other accounting firm shall have issued to Holdco
any opinion regarding the consolidated financial statements of Holdco and its Subsidiaries as of
and for the year ended December 31, 2007 which is not a Satisfactory Audit Opinion;
(d) there shall not have been a restatement (nor shall any restatement be under consideration
by Holdco, its external auditors or, to the knowledge of Holdco, the SEC) of any prior period
financial statements of Holdco; and
(e) Holdco shall have resolved to the satisfaction of the SEC (including having taken any and
all corrective action requested by the Staff of the SEC, if any) all comments received by Holdco
from the SEC on the SEC Documents.
3.7.
Representations and Warranties
.
Each of the representations and warranties contained herein shall be true and correct in all
material respects (unless qualified by material or Material Adverse Effect or similar
references to materiality, in which case the representation and warranties must be true and correct
in all respects) on or as of the Closing Date (unless expressly stated to relate to a specific
earlier date, in which case each of such representations and warranties shall be true and correct
in all material respects (unless qualified by material or Material Adverse Effect or similar
references to materiality, in which case the representation and warranties must be true and correct
in all respects) as of such earlier date), in each case after giving
pro forma
effect to the
consummation on the Closing Date of the Transactions, the issuance of the Notes to be issued on the
Closing Date and the application of the proceeds thereof.
3.8.
Performance; No Default
.
The Company and Holdco shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all
agreements and covenants contained herein and therein required to be performed or complied with by
them prior to or at the Closing (or such compliance shall have been waived on terms and conditions
reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers) and, after giving effect to the Transactions,
the issuance of the Notes and the application of the proceeds thereof, no Default shall have
occurred and be continuing.
3.9.
Equity Contribution
.
At the Closing, the Equity Contribution shall have been made to Holdco in accordance with the
Equity Purchase Agreement, and Holdco shall have received the Equity Contribution. All conditions
precedent set forth in the Equity Documents shall have been satisfied or waived (with the prior
consent of
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the Initial Purchasers if the Initial Purchasers reasonably determine such waiver is adverse
to the Initial Purchasers).
3.10.
[Reserved]
.
3.11.
Compliance Certificates
.
(a)
Secretarys Certificate
. The Company and each Guarantor shall have delivered to the
Purchasers a Secretarys Certificate, dated as of the Closing Date (the
Secretarys Certificate
),
in the form of Exhibit 3.11(a) hereto, certifying, among other things, as to (i) the Companys and
the Guarantors certificate or articles of incorporation or deed of incorporation (or, if an
unlimited liability company, limited liability company or limited partnership, certificate of
formation) and bylaws or articles of association (or, if an unlimited liability company or limited
liability company, unlimited or limited liability company agreement, or, if a limited partnership,
limited partnership agreement), (ii) the incumbency and signatures of certain officers of the
Company and the Guarantors and (iii) the corporate proceedings of the Company and the Guarantors
(including a Board consent in a form reasonably agreed to by the Initial Purchasers) relating to
the authorization, execution and delivery of the Notes, this Agreement and the other Financing
Documents to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party.
(b)
Officers Certificate
. The Company shall have delivered to the Purchasers an Officers
Certificate, each dated as of the Closing Date (the
Officers Certificate
), in the form of
Exhibit 3.11(b) hereto, certifying, on and as of the Closing Date, as to (i) the representations
and warranties of the Company, (ii) the performance and compliance in all material respects with
all agreements and covenants contained herein, and (iii) no Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing under the Indenture or the Notes.
(c)
Solvency Certificate and Solvency Opinion
. On the Closing Date, the Company shall have
delivered to the Purchasers a certificate from the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated as
of the Closing Date (the
Solvency Certificate
), in the form of Exhibit 3.11(c), and (if and to
the extent delivered under the Company Credit Facilities) letters from a nationally recognized
appraisal firm or valuation consultant satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers, in each case
certifying or attesting, as applicable, that the Company on a consolidated basis with its
Subsidiaries immediately after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions, the issuance
and sale of the Notes and after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of Notes, will be
Solvent.
3.12.
Opinion of Counsel
.
On the Closing Date, the Purchasers shall have received an opinion from Kirkland & Ellis LLP,
special New York counsel for the Company, or another counsel for the Company acceptable to the
Initial Purchasers, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers.
3.13.
Financial Information
.
(a) The Purchasers shall have received: (a) as soon as monthly and quarterly financial
statements are available to Holdco and its Subsidiaries, unaudited consolidated financial
statements for any interim period or periods of Holdco and its Subsidiaries ended after the date of
the most recent audited financial statements; and (b) customary pro forma consolidated financial
statements. The most recent financial statements will show on a pro forma basis on the Closing
Date: (i) funded Total Indebtedness of no more than $1,000 million plus indebtedness incurred in
the ordinary course of business not to exceed, individually or in the aggregate, $5 million; (ii)
Total First Lien Indebtedness of no more than $500 million; (iii) the Leverage Ratio (but excluding
for purposes of the calculation thereof
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from the definition of Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the Indenture) any gains or losses
associated with the sale of securities held in Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries investment
portfolio listed on Schedule B-1 to the Equity Purchase Agreement for Holdco and its Subsidiaries,
as at the Closing Date, after giving pro forma effect to the Transactions, for the last
twelve-month period ended February, 2008, is not greater than: 3.85:1.00 and (iv)(A) the
transaction volumes generated from the Money Transfer business segment shall be no less than
$3,170,700 for the month ended January, 2008 and $3,238,200 for the month ended February, 2008, and
(B) the net revenue generated from the Money Transfer and the Express Payment business segments
on a combined basis shall be no less than $35,063,244 for the month ended January, 2008 and no less
than $35,737,927 for the month ended February, 2008. For purposes of clause (iv)(A) and (iv)(B) of
this Section 3.13, the internal monthly financial statements for the months ended January, 2008 and
February, 2008 shall be prepared on the same basis in all material respects to the monthly budgets
for January, 2008 and February, 2008 and the historical monthly results previously provided to the
Purchasers and included on Exhibit 4 to this Agreement.
(b) After giving effect to the Transactions and the payment of fees and expenses payable by
Holdco at the Closing in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Equity Purchase
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the expenses
incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by clause (iv) of Section 1.2(c) of the
Equity Purchase Agreement, the expenses contemplated by Section 5.3 of the Equity Purchase
Agreement and the Exclusivity Agreement (as defined in the Equity Purchase Agreement), the fees and
expenses of Holdcos advisors, and the fees and expenses of each Purchaser and counsel for the
Purchasers, on a pro forma basis, Holdco shall have (x) at least $150 million in Unrestricted
Assets and no more than $150 million will be drawn on the Closing Date, under Holdcos revolving
credit facility (which availability, for the purposes of this Section 3.13(b) shall take into
account all letters of credit outstanding either through such facility or otherwise).
3.14.
Transaction Documents
.
On the Closing Date, the Purchasers shall have received true and correct copies of all
Transaction Documents (including without limitation, the Indenture, the Notes, the Registration
Rights Agreement, the other Financing Documents and (in respect of the Initial Purchasers only) the
Management Rights Agreement, all of which shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to
the Initial Purchasers) and such documents (i) shall have been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by parties thereto; and (ii) shall be valid and binding obligations of the parties
thereto, enforceable against each of them in accordance with its respective terms, except as the
enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting
creditors rights generally and subject to general principles of equity. Without limiting the
generality of the preceding sentence, the Purchasers shall have received all such counterpart
originals or certified or other copies of this Agreement and the other Financing Documents required
to be delivered on the Closing Date.
3.15.
Execution and Authentication of Indenture and Notes
.
On the Closing Date, the Trustee shall have executed the Indenture and authenticated the Notes
to be purchased by the Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement.
3.16.
Security Documents and Collateral
.
The Collateral Agent shall have received all Security Documents and the Intercreditor
Agreement, substantially in the forms attached hereto as Exhibit 3.16(a) through Exhibit 3.16(g),
duly executed by all parties thereto and the provisions of the Security Documents shall create
legal, valid and continuing second-priority Liens (subject only to Permitted Liens) on all the
Collateral described therein
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in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the Purchasers
securing the Obligations (as defined in the Security Documents), enforceable against Holdco, the
Company and their respective Subsidiaries, as applicable, except as the enforceability thereof may
be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or similar
laws affecting creditors rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, which
Security Documents and Collateral shall be substantially similar to the Security Documents (as
defined in the Company Credit Facilities) and Collateral (as defined in the Company Credit
Facilities) provided to the Lenders (as defined in the Company Credit Facilities) under the Company
Credit Facilities and shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers in
their reasonable discretion.
3.17.
Bank Clearing Arrangements
.
The Company and Holdco shall have demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the Initial
Purchasers that adequate bank clearing arrangements are in effect on the Closing Date.
3.18.
Company Credit Facilities
.
(a) Holdco shall not have incurred (or become obligated to incur) fees of more than $5,375,000
relating to the transactions described in Section 1.2(c)(iv) of the Equity Purchase Agreement
(other than clauses (D) and (E)) of the Equity Purchase Agreement plus annual administrative agency
fees in an amount not exceeding $150,000 per annum payable quarterly; and
(b) the Applicable Margin (as defined in Schedule D to the Equity Purchase Agreement) on the
Term B Loans (as defined in Schedule D to the Equity Purchase Agreement) shall not have been
increased by more than 1.625% per annum (all of which may take the form of original issue discount
over a four-year life to maturity (i.e. 6.5% or $16,250,000)); provided that any increase shall
have been necessary in the reasonable discretion of the Lead Arranger (as defined in Schedule D to
the Equity Purchase Agreement) to place the Term B Loans and the Lead Arranger shall first consider
(in consultation with Holdco and the Investors) using increases in the margin prior to imposing
original issue discount.
3.19.
New York Stock Exchange
.
Holdco shall have received confirmation from the New York Stock Exchange, and such
confirmation shall not have been withdrawn, that the issuance of the Series B Preferred Shares and
the Series B-1 Preferred Shares and the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents are
in compliance with the New York Stock Exchanges shareholder approval policy and that Holdco has
properly, and without condition, obtained an exception under Para. 312.05 of the New York Stock
Exchange Listed Company Manual to issue the Series B Preferred Shares and the Series B-1 Preferred
Shares without obtaining approval of the stockholders of Holdco.
3.20.
Notice to Stockholders
.
Holdco shall have properly provided notice to the stockholders of Holdco that Holdco will
issue the Series B Preferred Shares and the Series B-1 Preferred Shares without obtaining
stockholder approval as required by, and in compliance with, Para. 312.05 of the New York Stock
Exchange Listed Company Manual, and the ten (10) day notice period set forth in Para. 312.05 of the
New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual shall have passed after such notice has been properly
provided.
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3.21.
Wal-Mart
.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. shall have confirmed in writing to Holdco (A) that the Money Services
Agreement by and among MPSI and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (as amended through that certain Amendment 3
to Money Services Agreement dated as of the Signing Date but not amended by any subsequent
amendments other than, if necessary, to make effective the extension of the term of the Money
Services Agreement through January 31, 2013) will be in full force and effect after the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (which shall include an effective extension of
the term of the Money Services Agreement through January 31, 2013) and (B) that the Original Equity
Purchase Agreement, the Equity Purchase Agreement and this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated thereby and hereby do not give Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. the right to terminate the Money
Services Agreement.
3.22.
Insurance
.
Holdco shall have purchased, at its expense (A) directors and officers liability insurance,
from reputable carriers to be agreed upon prior to Closing by Holdco and the Initial Purchasers and
in at least the amounts as set forth on Schedule 4.1(b) to the Equity Purchase Agreement (or in a
lesser amount agreed upon by the Initial Purchasers and Holdco) on behalf of and covering the
individuals who at any time on or after the Closing Date are or become directors of Holdco, against
expenses, liabilities or losses asserted against or incurred by such individual in such capacity or
arising out of such individuals status as such, subject to customary exclusions and (B) a
fully-paid six-year tail insurance policy or policies with respect to directors and officers
liability insurance (including excess A-side difference-in-conditions coverage and fiduciary
liability coverage) of an amount no less, and with terms and conditions no less favorable, than
those of the policies maintained by Holdco as of the Effective Date.
3.23.
Financial Statements
.
The Initial Purchasers shall have received at least three Business Days prior to the Closing
Date, Holdcos consolidated unaudited interim financial statements as of and for the one-month
period ended January 31, 2008 and the one-month period ended February 29, 2008, including (i) the
unaudited balance sheet as January 31, 2008 and February 29, 2008 and (ii) related unaudited
consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders equity, and detailed trial balances for
the period from January 1, 2008 to January 31, 2008 and for the period from February 1, 2008 to
February 29, 2008, in each case satisfactory in form and substance to the Initial Purchasers.
3.24.
Closing Certificate
.
On the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to each of the Initial Purchasers a certificate
(the
Closing Certificate
) signed on behalf of the Company by an executive officer of the Company
confirming that each of the conditions set forth in this Section 3 has been satisfied.
SECTION 4.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Except as Previously Disclosed (but only with respect to Sections 4.2 through and including
4.17), each of Holdco and the Company represents and warrants to the Purchasers on and as of the
Effective Date (after giving
pro forma
effect to the consummation on the Closing Date of the
Transactions, the issuance of the Notes to be issued on the Closing Date and the application of the
proceeds thereof) and on the Closing Date, except as set forth in this Section 4, that:
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4.1.
Disclosure
.
On or prior to the Effective Date, Holdco delivered to the Purchasers the Holdco Disclosure
Schedules.
4.2.
Organization and Authority
.
Each of Holdco and the Company is duly organized and validly existing under the Laws of its
jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite corporate, company or partnership power and
authority to carry on its business as presently conducted. Each of Holdco and the Company is duly
qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing (where such concept is recognized
under applicable Law) in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business or the ownership,
leasing or operation of its properties makes such qualification or licensing necessary, other than
where the failure to be so qualified, licensed or in good standing would not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of Holdco and the
Company has made available to the Purchasers prior to the execution of this Agreement, (i) a true
and complete copy of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and the bylaws of the Company,
in each case as in effect on the Effective Date and (ii) a complete copy of the Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Holdco and the bylaws of Holdco, in each case as in effect
on the Effective Date.
4.3.
Holdco Subsidiaries
.
(a) Holdco has Previously Disclosed a complete and correct list of all of its subsidiaries,
and all shares of the outstanding capital stock of each of which are owned directly or indirectly
by Holdco. The subsidiaries of Holdco are referred to herein individually as a Holdco Subsidiary
and collectively as the Holdco Subsidiaries
.
All of such shares so owned by Holdco (or its
subsidiaries) are fully paid and non assessable and are owned by it free and clear of any lien,
claim, charge, option, encumbrance or agreement with respect thereto, except for Permitted Liens.
Other than as Previously Disclosed, none of Holdco or any Holdco Subsidiary beneficially owns (the
concept of beneficial ownership having the meaning assigned thereto in Section 13(d) of the
Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, more than 5% of any class of equity securities or similar
interests of any corporation or other entity, and none is, directly or indirectly, a partner in any
partnership or party to any joint venture.
(b) Each Holdco Subsidiary is duly organized and validly existing under the Laws of its
jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite corporate, company or partnership power and
authority to carry on its business as presently conducted. Each Holdco Subsidiary is duly
qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing (where such concept is recognized
under applicable Law) in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business or the ownership,
leasing or operation of its properties makes such qualification or licensing necessary, other than
where the failure to be so qualified, licensed or in good standing would not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.4.
Capitalization
.
The authorized capital stock of Holdco consists of (i) 7,000,000 shares of preferred stock,
2,000,000 shares of which have been designated as Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock,
and of which no shares were outstanding as of the time of execution of the Equity Purchase
Agreement, and (ii) 250,000,000 shares of common Stock, of which 82,598,034 shares were outstanding
as of the date of the Equity Purchase Agreement. There are outstanding options to purchase an
aggregate of not more than 4,071,039 shares of common Stock, all of which options are outstanding
under the Benefit Plans. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Holdco have been duly
and validly authorized and issued and
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are fully paid and non assessable. The shares of Preferred Stock to be issued at the Closing
in accordance with the terms of the Equity Purchase Agreement or in respect of or upon conversion
of such Preferred Stock (or upon the conversion of Preferred Stock received upon conversion of
Preferred Stock to be issued at Closing) in accordance with the terms of the Equity Purchase
Agreement and the respective Certificate of Designations, upon such issuance or conversion, as the
case may be, will be duly and validly authorized and issued and fully paid and non assessable and
not trigger any pre-emptive or similar rights of any other person. Except (A) as described above
or Previously Disclosed, (B) for the rights granted pursuant to the Transaction Documents, or (C)
under or pursuant to the Previously Disclosed Benefit Plans, there are no outstanding
subscriptions, contracts, conversion privileges, options, warrants, calls, preemptive rights or
other rights obligating Holdco or any Holdco Subsidiary to issue, sell or otherwise dispose of, or
to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, any shares of capital stock of Holdco or any Holdco
Subsidiary. Each of Holdco and any Holdco Subsidiary has Previously Disclosed all shares of Holdco
capital stock that have been purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired, directly or indirectly, by
Holdco or any Holdco Subsidiary since December 31, 2006 and all dividends or other distributions
that have been declared, set aside, made or paid to stockholders of Holdco since that date.
4.5.
Authorization; No Default
.
(a) Each of Holdco and each Holdco Subsidiary has the power and authority to enter into the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to carry out its obligations hereunder and
thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by Holdco and
each Holdco Subsidiary and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
have been duly authorized by the board of directors of each of Holdco and each Holdco Subsidiary
(the
Board of Directors
). The Transaction Documents to which Holdco and each Holdco Subsidiary
are a party are valid and binding obligations of Holdco and each Holdco Subsidiary enforceable
against Holdco and each Holdco Subsidiary in accordance with their respective terms. No stockholder
vote of Holdco or any Holdco Subsidiary is required to authorize, approve or consummate any of the
transactions contemplated hereby. The issuance of the Series B Preferred Shares and the Series B-1
Preferred Shares and the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents will be in
compliance with the New York Stock Exchanges shareholder approval policy and the exception under
Para. 312.05 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual.
(b) Neither the execution, delivery and performance by Holdco and each Holdco Subsidiary of
the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and any documents ancillary thereto, nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, nor compliance by Holdco and each
Holdco Subsidiary with any of the provisions thereof, will (A) violate, conflict with, or result in
a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of
time or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the termination of, or accelerate the
performance required by, or result in a right of termination or acceleration of, or result in the
creation of, any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance upon any of the properties or
assets of Holdco or any Holdco Subsidiary under any of the material terms, conditions or provisions
of (1) its certificate of incorporation or bylaws or substantially equivalent governing documents
or (2) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or other
instrument or obligation (each a
Contract
) to which Holdco or any Holdco Subsidiary is a party or
by which it may be bound, or to which Holdco or any Holdco Subsidiary or any of the properties or
assets of Holdco or any Holdco Subsidiary may be subject (other than Liens created under the Credit
Documents), or (B) subject to compliance with the statutes, and regulations and votes referred to
in the next paragraph, violate any statute, rule or regulation or any judgment, ruling, order,
writ, injunction or decree applicable to Holdco or any Holdco Subsidiary or any of their respective
properties or assets; except, in the case of clauses (A)(2) and (B), as would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
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(c) Other than (A) the filing of the Certificates of Designations with the Delaware Secretary
of State, (B) the filings in connection or in compliance with the HSR Act, (C) the filings in
connection or in compliance with the German Antitrust Act, (D) any actions described in the
Security Documents necessary to perfect the security interest granted pursuant thereto, (E) the
passage of the applicable ten (10) day notice period in compliance with Para. 312.05 of the New
York Stock Exchanges Listed Company Manual and (F) such other consents, approvals, orders,
authorizations, registrations, declarations, filings and notices the failure of which to be
obtained or made would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, no notice to, filing with, exemption or review by, or authorization,
consent or approval of, any Governmental Entity or any other person (nor expiration nor termination
of any statutory waiting periods) is necessary prior to the consummation by Holdco or any Holdco
Subsidiary of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
4.6.
SEC Documents
.
(a) Except as Previously Disclosed, each of Holdco and the Company has filed all reports,
schedules, forms, statements and other documents with the SEC required to be filed by Holdco or the
Company or furnished by Holdco or the Company since December 31, 2005 (including any items
incorporated by reference or attached as Exhibits thereto) (the
SEC Documents
). No Holdco
Subsidiary is required to make any filings of SEC Documents. As of their respective dates of
filing, the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the
Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC
promulgated thereunder applicable thereto, and none of the SEC Documents contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading. There are no outstanding comments from the SEC with respect to any SEC
Document. The audited consolidated financial statements and the unaudited quarterly financial
statements (including, in each case, the notes thereto) of Holdco included in the SEC Documents
when filed complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of
the SEC with respect thereto, have been prepared in all material respects in accordance with United
States generally accepted accounting principles (
GAAP
) (except, in the case of unaudited
quarterly statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC or other rules and regulations of the
SEC) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the
notes thereto) and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of
Holdco and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of
their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited
quarterly statements, to normal year-end adjustments). Except as specifically reflected or
reserved against in the audited consolidated balance sheet of Holdco as at September 30, 2007
included in the Filed SEC Documents, neither Holdco nor any Holdco Subsidiary has any liabilities
or obligations (whether absolute, accrued, contingent, fixed or otherwise) of any nature that would
be required under GAAP, as in effect on the Effective Date, to be reflected on a consolidated
balance sheet of Holdco (including the notes thereto), except liabilities and obligations that (A)
were incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since September 30,
2007 or (B) have not had and would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have, a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Holdco (A) has implemented and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) to ensure that material information relating to Holdco,
including its consolidated Subsidiaries, is made known to the chief executive officer and the chief
financial officer of Holdco by others within those entities, and (B) has disclosed, based on its
most recent evaluation prior to the Effective Date, to Holdcos outside auditors and the audit
committee of the Board of Directors (1) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act, Rule
13a-15(f)) that are reasonably likely
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to adversely affect Holdco and each Holdco Subsidiarys ability to record, process, summarize
and report financial information and (2) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in Holdco or each Holdco Subsidiarys
internal controls over financial reporting. As of the date of this Agreement, Holdco has no
knowledge of any reason that its outside auditors and its chief executive officer and chief
financial officer will not be able to give the certifications and attestations required pursuant to
the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
without qualification, when next due. Since December 31, 2005, (x) neither Holdco nor any Holdco
Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of Holdco, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or
representative of Holdco or any Holdco Subsidiary, has received or otherwise had or obtained
knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral,
regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of Holdco or
any Holdco Subsidiary or their respective internal accounting controls, including any material
complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that Holdco or any Holdco Subsidiary has engaged in
questionable accounting or auditing practices, and (y) no attorney representing Holdco or any
Holdco Subsidiary, whether or not employed by Holdco or any such subsidiary, has reported evidence
of a material violation of securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by Holdco
or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents to the Board of Directors or any committee
thereof or to any director or officer of Holdco or any Holdco Subsidiary.
4.7.
Taxes
.
Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, (A) Holdco and each of Holdcos Subsidiaries have prepared and timely
filed (taking into account any extension of time within which to file) all Tax Returns required to
be filed by any of them and all such filed Tax Returns are complete and accurate, (B) Holdco and
each of Holdcos Subsidiaries have paid all Taxes that are required to be paid by any of them, (C)
as of the Effective Date, there are no audits, examinations, investigations, actions, suits, claims
or other proceedings in respect of Taxes pending or threatened in writing nor has any deficiency
for any Tax been assessed by any Governmental Entity in writing against Holdco or any of Holdcos
Subsidiaries, and (D) all Taxes required to be withheld by Holdco and Holdcos Subsidiaries have
been withheld and paid over to the appropriate Tax authority (except, in the case of this clause
(D) or clause (A) or (B) above, with respect to matters contested in good faith and for which
adequate reserves have been established on Holdcos financial statements in accordance with GAAP).
Holdco has not been a controlled corporation or a distributing corporation in any distribution
occurring during the two-year period ending on the date of this Agreement that was intended to be
governed by Section 355 of the Code. Neither Holdco nor any Holdcos Subsidiary has entered into
any listed transaction as defined under Section 1.6011-4(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations
promulgated under the Code.
4.8.
Ordinary Course
.
Except as Previously Disclosed since September 30, 2007, Holdco and each Holdco Subsidiary has
conducted its respective businesses in all material respects in the ordinary course of business,
consistent with prior practice (and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, none of
Holdco nor any Holdco Subsidiary has taken any action referred to in clauses (a) and (b) of Section
3.3 of the Equity Purchase Agreement, assuming the said Section had been in effect at all times
since September 30, 2007).
4.9.
Commitments and Contracts
.
(i) Except for the Benefit Plans, the Contracts filed as exhibits or incorporated by reference
in or to the SEC Documents, and the Contracts Previously Disclosed, neither Holdco nor any Holdco
Subsidiary is a party to or bound by any Contract that: (A) is a material contract (as such term
is
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defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act) to be
performed in full or in part after the Effective Date; (B) creates any material partnership,
limited liability company agreement, joint venture or similar agreement entered into with any third
party; (C) is a voting agreement or registration rights agreement; (D) relates to any indebtedness,
or interest rate or currency hedging agreements, having an outstanding principal or notional amount
in excess of $50,000,000, or any guarantees thereof, or the sale, securitization or servicing of
loans or loan portfolios, in each case in connection with which the aggregate actual or contingent
obligations of Holdco and the Holdco Subsidiaries under such contract are greater than $50,000,000;
(E) relates to the acquisition or disposition of any material assets other than in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice, where such contract contains continuing material
obligations or contains continuing indemnity obligations of Holdco or any of the Holdco
Subsidiaries; or (F) is a commitment or agreement to enter into any of the foregoing. Except as
set forth on Section 4.9 of the Holdco Disclosure Schedule, neither Holdco nor any Holdco
Subsidiary is a party to or bound by any Contract (x) that contains provisions that purport to
limit the ability of Holdco or any of the Holdco Subsidiaries, or any Affiliate, stockholder or
director of Holdco or any Holdco Subsidiary in their capacities as such, to compete in any line of
business or with any person or which involve any restriction of the geographical area in which, or
method by which or with whom, Holdco or any of the Holdco Subsidiaries may carry on any business or
(y) is a commitment or agreement to enter into any such Contract.
(ii) The Contracts set forth in this Section 4.9(ii) (together with any and all amendments,
disclosure schedules and side letters thereto) are collectively referred to herein as the
Disclosed Contracts.
Except as has not had and would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (A) neither Holdco nor any Holdco
Subsidiary is in breach, default or violation of the terms of any Disclosed Contract, no event has
occurred that with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would constitute a default
thereunder by Holdco or any of the Holdco Subsidiaries, and Holdco has no knowledge of (and has not
received notice of) any breach, default or violation (or any condition which with the passage of
time or the giving of notice, or both, would cause such a breach, default or violation) by any
party under any Disclosed Contract; and (B) each Disclosed Contract is a valid and binding
obligation of Holdco (or the Subsidiaries of Holdco party thereto), is in full force and effect and
is enforceable against Holdco and the Holdco Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of Holdco, the
other parties thereto in accordance with its terms, except that (1) such enforcement may be subject
to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws, now or
hereafter in effect, relating to creditors rights generally and (2) equitable remedies of specific
performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses
and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
4.10.
Litigation and Other Proceedings
.
There is no claim, suit, action, investigation or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of
Holdco, threatened, against Holdco or any Holdco Subsidiary that, individually or in the aggregate,
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, nor is Holdco or any Holdco
Subsidiary subject to any order, judgment or decree that, individually or in the aggregate, would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.11.
Insurance
.
Holdco and each Holdco Subsidiary are presently insured, and during each of the past five
calendar years (or during such lesser period of time as Holdco has owned such Holdco Subsidiary)
has been insured, for reasonable amounts with financially sound and reputable insurance companies
against such risks as companies engaged in a similar business would, in accordance with good
business practice, customarily be insured.
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4.12.
Compliance with Laws
.
(a) Holdco and each Holdco Subsidiary have all permits, licenses, authorizations, orders and
approvals of, and have made all filings, applications and registrations with, Governmental Entities
(collectively, the
Permits
) that are required in order to permit them to own or lease their
properties and assets and to carry on their business as presently conducted and that are material
to the business of Holdco and the Holdco Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and all such Permits are
in full force and effect and, to the knowledge of Holdco, no suspension or cancellation of any of
them is threatened, and all such filings, applications and registrations are current. Except as
would not individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect: (i) the conduct by Holdco and each Holdco Subsidiary of their business and the condition
and use of their properties does not violate or Infringe any applicable domestic (federal, state or
local) or foreign Law, statute, ordinance, license or regulation, (ii) neither Holdco nor any
Holdco Subsidiary is in default under any order, license, regulation, demand, writ, injunction or
decree of any Governmental Entity, and (iii) Holdco currently is complying with all, and, to the
knowledge of the Holdco and the Holdco Subsidiaries, none of them is under investigation with
respect to or has been threatened to be charged with or given notice of any material violation of
any, applicable federal, state, local and foreign Law, statute, regulation, rule, license,
judgment, injunction or decree.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Holdco and each of the Holdco
Subsidiaries have acted in conformity with all applicable Laws and regulations pertaining to export
controls, economic sanctions, national security controls, and similar regulations of international
commerce, including, but not limited to, the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, 15 C.F.R. pt.
730 et seq., the U.S. antiboycott rules, 15 C.F.R. pt. 760 et seq. and 26 U.S.C. § 908 & 999, the
Office of Foreign Assets Control regulations, 31 C.F.R. pt. 500 et seq., U.S. anti-money laundering
Laws (e.g., 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956-57, 18 U.S.C. § 1960 and 31 U.S.C. §§5311-32), and all non-U.S.
counterparts or equivalents of the foregoing, in each case, except as, individually or in the
aggregate, would not reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Also, without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the Company, each of its Subsidiaries, and each of Holdcos and
its Subsidiaries employees and agents have acted in conformity with all applicable Laws and
regulations pertaining to corrupt, illegal or unauthorized payments, including, but not limited to,
the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, et seq., in each
case, except as, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
4.13.
Benefit Plans
.
(a) Holdco has Previously Disclosed or has previously filed as an exhibit to an SEC Document
or made available to the Purchasers or its representative each of the following to which Holdco or
any Holdco Subsidiary is a party or subject: any plan, contract or understanding providing for any
bonus, pension, option, deferred compensation, retirement payment, profit sharing welfare,
severance, change in control, or fringe benefits or other compensation with respect to any present
or former officer, director, employee or consultant of Holdco or any Holdco Subsidiary (each, other
than a Multiemployer Plan, a
Benefit Plan
), in each case, requiring aggregate annual payments or
contributions by Holdco and any Holdco Subsidiary in an aggregate amount in excess of $1,000,000 or
which has aggregate unfunded liabilities in an amount in excess of $1,000,000 individually provided
that the aggregate unfunded liabilities of the Benefit Plans not Previously Disclosed or filed as
an SEC Document do not exceed $3,000,000. Section 4.13 of the Holdco Disclosure Schedule sets
forth a complete list of the Benefit Plans.
(b) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, (A) with respect to each Benefit Plan, Holdco and any Holdco Subsidiary
have
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complied, and are now in compliance with ERISA, the Code and all Laws and regulations
applicable to such Benefit Plans and each Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under
Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS to the effect
that such Benefit Plan is so qualified and exempt from federal income taxes under Sections 401(a)
and 501(a) of the Code, and such determination letter has not been revoked and nothing has
occurred, whether by action or failure to act, that could reasonably be expected to cause the loss
of such qualification; (B) each Benefit Plan has been administered in accordance with its terms
including all requirements to make contributions; (C) there is not now, nor do any circumstances
exist that are likely to give rise to any requirement for the posting of security with respect to a
Benefit Plan or the imposition of any material liability or material lien on the assets of Holdco
or any Holdco Subsidiary under ERISA or the Code in respect of any Benefit Plan, and no liability
(other than for premiums to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation) under Title IV of ERISA or
under Sections 412 or 4971 of the Code has been or is reasonably expected to be incurred by Holdco
or any Holdco Subsidiary; (D) there are no pending or, to Holdcos knowledge, threatened claims
(other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course), lawsuits or arbitrations which have been
asserted or instituted against the Benefit Plans or the assets of any of the trusts under any of
the Benefit Plans; (E) to Holdcos knowledge, there are no pending or threatened claims against any
fiduciary of any of the Benefit Plans with respect to their duties to the Benefit Plans; (F) to
Holdcos knowledge, no set of circumstances exists which may reasonably give rise to a claim or
lawsuit, against the Benefit Plans, any fiduciaries thereof with respect to their duties to the
Benefit Plans or the assets of any of the trusts under any of the Benefit Plans; (G) Holdco and
each Holdco Subsidiary has reserved the right to amend, terminate or modify at any time all plans
or arrangements providing for retiree health or life insurance coverage, and there have been no
communications to employees or former employees which could reasonably be interpreted to promise or
guarantee such employees or former employees any retiree health or life insurance or other retiree
death benefits on a permanent basis, other than those retirement benefits provided for under Holdco
and any Holdco Subsidiarys collective bargaining agreement;
(c) None of Holdco, or any Holdco Subsidiary or any other person or entity under common
control with Holdco within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code participates
in, or is required to contribute to, any multiemployer plan (within the meaning of Section 3(37)
of ERISA) (a
Multiemployer Plan
).
(d) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, each individual who performs services for Holdco or any Holdco Subsidiary
(other than through a contract with an entity other than Holdco or any Holdco Subsidiary) and who
is not treated as an employee of Holdco or any Holdco Subsidiary has been properly characterized as
not being an employee for such purposes.
(e) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby (alone or in conjunction with any termination of employment or
other event) will (A) result in any material payment (including, without limitation, severance or
excess parachute payments (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code), or forgiveness of
indebtedness) or other material obligation becoming due to any current or former employee, officer
or director of Holdco or any Holdco Subsidiary under any Benefit Plan or otherwise, (B) limit or
restrict the right of Holdco or any Holdco Subsidiary to merge, amend or terminate any of the
Benefit Plans, or (C) materially increase or accelerate or require the funding of any benefits
otherwise payable under any Benefit Plan.
(f) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, (A) no work stoppage involving Holdco or any Holdco Subsidiary is pending
or, to the knowledge of Holdco threatened; (B) neither Holdco nor any Holdco Subsidiary is involved
in, or threatened with or affected by, any labor dispute, arbitration, lawsuit or administrative
proceeding that
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could affect the business of Holdco or such Holdco Subsidiary; and (C) employees of Holdco and
Holdcos Subsidiaries are not represented by any labor union nor are any collective bargaining
agreements otherwise in effect with respect to such employees.
(g) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, with respect to each Foreign Plan, (i) each Foreign Plan required to be
registered has been registered and has been maintained in good standing with applicable regulatory
authorities; and (ii) all Foreign Plans that are required to be funded are funded in accordance
with applicable Laws, and with respect to all other Foreign Plans, adequate reserves therefore have
been established on the accounting statements of Holdco or any Holdco Subsidiary.
4.14.
Environmental Liability
.
Except for those matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each of Holdco and the Holdco Subsidiaries is in
compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, and neither Holdco nor any Holdco Subsidiary has
received any written communication alleging that Holdco is in violation of, or has any liability
under, any Environmental Law, (ii) each of Holdco and the Holdco Subsidiaries validly possesses and
is in compliance with all Permits required under Environmental Laws to conduct its business as
presently conducted, and all such Permits are valid and in good standing, (iii) there are no
Environmental Claims pending or, to the knowledge of Holdco, threatened against Holdco or any of
the Holdco Subsidiaries and (iv) none of Holdco or any of the Holdco Subsidiaries has Released any
Hazardous Materials in a manner that would reasonably be expected to result in an Environmental
Claim against Holdco or any of the Holdco Subsidiaries.
4.15.
Intellectual Property
.
(a) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, (A) Holdco and the Holdco Subsidiaries own, free of all encumbrances
except Permitted Liens, or have the valid right to use all the Intellectual Property used in the
conduct of the business of Holdco and the Holdco Subsidiaries and (B) the conduct of the business
of Holdco and the Holdco Subsidiaries as currently conducted does not Infringe any Intellectual
Property rights of any third party. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect, no claim or demand has been given in writing to Holdco or any Holdco Subsidiary to
the effect that the conduct of the business of Holdco or such Holdco Subsidiary Infringes upon the
Intellectual Property rights of any third party. Except as would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect, Holdco and the Holdco Subsidiaries use the Intellectual Property of
third parties only pursuant to valid, effective written license agreements
.
Except as would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, to the knowledge of Holdco and the
Company, no third parties are infringing the Intellectual Property rights of Holdco or the Company.
(b) All registered trademarks and registered service marks, trademark and service mark
applications and, to the knowledge of Holdco, all Holdco Intellectual Property has been duly
registered or application filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or applicable foreign
governmental authority. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect, (A) none of the Holdco Intellectual Property has been adjudged to be invalid or
unenforceable in whole or in part and (B) there are no actual or, to the knowledge of Holdco or the
Company, threatened opposition proceedings, cancellation proceedings, interference proceedings or
other similar action challenging the validity, existence or ownership of any Holdco Intellectual
Property.
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4.16.
Board Approvals
.
The transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including without limitation the
issuance of the Securities and the compliance with the terms thereof and the compliance with the
terms of the Equity Purchase Agreement, this Agreement and the other Financing Documents have been
approved unanimously by the board of directors of each of Holdco, the Company and the Guarantors,
as applicable. Each board of directors of Holdco and the Company have unanimously adopted,
approved and declared advisable all of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has unanimously and expressly approved, and the Board
of Directors has unanimously concurred with, Holdcos reliance on the exception under Para. 312.05
of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual to issue the Series B Preferred Shares and the
Series B-1 Preferred Shares.
4.17.
Brokers and Finders
.
Neither Holdco, the Company nor any of their respective officers, directors or employees has
incurred any liability for any financial advisory fees, brokerage fees, commissions or finders
fees in connection with the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, other than JPMorgan Chase & Co., the fees and expenses of which will be paid by Holdco.
Holdco has provided the Purchasers with a copy of the documentation pursuant to which JPMorgan
Chase & Co. may receive a fee in connection with the Transaction Documents or the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby.
4.18.
Collateral
.
As of the Closing Date, upon execution and delivery thereof by the parties thereto, the
Security Documents will be effective to create (to the extent described therein), in favor of and
for the ratable benefit of the applicable Holders of the Notes, a legal, valid and enforceable
security interest in the Collateral described therein, except as may be limited by applicable
domestic or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and
other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors rights generally, general equitable
principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good
faith and fair dealing. When the actions specified in each Security Document have been duly taken,
the security interests granted pursuant thereto shall constitute (to the extent described therein)
a perfected security interest (subject only to Permitted Liens) in all right, title and interest of
each pledgor party thereto in the Collateral described therein with respect to such pledgor if and
to the extent perfection can be achieved by taking such actions.
4.19. [Reserved].
4.20. [Reserved].
4.21.
Disclosure
.
(a) To the knowledge of the Company, none of the written factual information and written data
(taken as a whole) furnished by or on behalf of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or any of
their respective authorized representatives to the Purchasers on or before the Closing Date for
purposes of or in connection with this Agreement contained, when furnished, any untrue statement of
any material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary to make such information and data
(taken as a whole) not materially misleading at such time in light of the circumstances under which
such information or data was furnished, it being understood and agreed that for purposes of this
Section 4.21(a), such factual
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information and data shall not include projections (including financial estimates, forecasts
and/or any other forward-looking information) and information of a general economic or general
industry nature.
(b) The projections (including financial estimates, forecasts and other forward-looking
information) contained in the information and data referred to in clause (a) above were based on
good faith estimates and assumptions believed by such Persons to be reasonable at the time made, it
being recognized by the Purchasers that such projections as to future events are not to be viewed
as facts and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such projections may
differ from the projected results.
4.22. [
Reserved
].
4.23.
Properties
.
Holdco and each of its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to or leasehold interests
in all properties that are necessary for the operation of their respective businesses as currently
conducted and as proposed to be conducted, free and clear of all Liens (other than any Permitted
Liens), except where the failure to have such good title has not or is not reasonably likely to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.24.
Solvency
.
As of the Closing Date, immediately after giving effect to the issuance and sale of the Notes
and the consummation of the Transactions, and after giving effect to the application of the
proceeds of Notes and the Company Credit Facilities, Holdco and the Company on a consolidated basis
with their Subsidiaries will be Solvent.
4.25.
No Registration Required
.
As of the Closing Date, subject to compliance by the Purchasers with the representations and
warranties set forth in this Section 4 and with the procedures set forth in Section 8 hereof, it is
not necessary in connection with the offer, sale and delivery of the Notes to the Purchasers in the
manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Indenture and the other Financing Documents, (i) to
register the Notes under the Securities Act or pursuant to any of the laws of the States or the
United States, or (ii) to qualify the Indenture under the TIA.
4.26.
No Integration of Offerings or General Solicitation
.
As of the Closing Date, none of Holdco, its Affiliates, or any person acting on any of their
behalf (other than the Purchasers, as to whom the Company makes no representation or warranty)
within the six-month period immediately prior to the Effective Date, directly or indirectly,
solicited any offer to buy or offered to sell, sold, or issued and will not, for six months
immediately following the Effective Date, directly or indirectly, solicit any offer to buy or offer
to sell, sell, or issue in the United States or to any United States citizen or resident, any
security which is or would be integrated with the sale of the Notes in a manner that would require
the Notes to be registered under the Securities Act.
As of the Closing Date, none of Holdco, its Affiliates, or any person acting on any of their
behalf (other than the Purchasers, as to whom the Company makes no representation or warranty) has
engaged or will engage, in connection with the offering of the Notes, in any form of general
solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502 under the Securities Act.
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As of the Closing Date, with respect to those Notes sold in reliance upon Regulation S, (i)
none of Holdco, its respective Affiliates, or any person acting on any of their behalf (other than
the Purchasers, as to whom the Company makes no representation or warranty) has engaged or will
engage in any directed selling efforts within the meaning of Regulation S and (ii) each of the
Company and its Affiliates and any person acting on any of their behalf (other than the Purchasers,
as to whom the Company makes no representation or warranty) has complied and will comply with the
offering restrictions set forth in Regulation S.
4.27.
Eligibility for Resale under Rule 144A
.
As of the Closing Date, the Notes will be eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A and will
not be of the same class as securities listed on a national securities exchange registered under
Section 6 of the Exchange Act or quoted in a U.S. automated inter-dealer quotation system.
4.28.
Margin Regulations
.
As of the Closing Date, neither the issuance and sale of the Notes nor the use of the proceeds
thereof will violate the provisions of Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X.
4.29.
Investment Company Act
.
None of Holdco, the Company and the Guarantors is an investment company within the meaning
of, and subject to registration under, the Investment Company Act or controlled by such a company.
4.30.
Opinions of Financial Advisors
.
The Board of Directors of Holdco has received the opinions of JPMorgan Chase & Co., dated as
of the Signing Date, and March 10, 2008, which such March 10, 2008 opinion shall be updated as of
the Effective Date, and the opinions of Duff & Phelps, LLC, dated as of the Signing Date, and March
10, 2008, which such March 10, 2008 opinion shall be updated as of the Effective Date, each to the
effect that, as of such dates, and subject to the various assumptions and qualifications set forth
therein, the consideration to be received by the Company and Holdco pursuant to this Agreement is
fair from a financial point of view to the Company and Holdco (the
Fairness Opinions
). Correct
and complete copies of the Fairness Opinions have been delivered to the Purchasers.
4.31.
CAG, Inc
.
At the Lead Sponsors written request, Holdco has formed MoneyGram Investments, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdco, and has merged CAG, Inc.
into MoneyGram Investments, LLC, which will be treated as a disregarded entity for Tax purposes.
4.32.
Signing Date Representations and Warranties
.
All of the representations and warranties set forth in the Original Note Purchase Agreement
were true and correct in all material respects (unless qualified by material or Material Adverse
Effect or similar references to materiality, in which case the representation and warranties must
be true and correct in all respects) as of the Signing Date;
provided
, that any such
representations and warranties that are subject to matters Previously Disclosed are limited to
matters Originally Previously Disclosed.
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SECTION 5.
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS OF PURCHASERS
5.1.
Representation and Warranties
.
Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company as of the
Effective Date as follows:
(a)
Purchase
.
(i) Such Purchaser is acquiring the Notes for its own account, for investment and not
with a view to any distribution thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act.
(ii) Such Purchaser understands that the Notes have not been and, except as provided in
the Registration Rights Agreement with respect to the Notes, when issued, will not be
registered under the Securities Act or any state or other securities law, that the Notes
will be issued by the Company in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act, that it must hold the Notes indefinitely and not offer or sell the Notes
except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant
to an applicable exemption from registration under the Securities Act and in compliance with
applicable state laws and in compliance with Section 8.
(iii) Such Purchaser further understands that the exemption from registration afforded
by Rule 144 (the provisions of which are known to such Purchaser) promulgated under the
Securities Act depends on the satisfaction of various conditions, and that, if applicable,
Rule 144 may afford the basis for sales only in limited amounts.
(iv) Such Purchaser is a Qualified Institutional Buyer or an institutional accredited
investor (within the meaning of Regulation D).
(v)
Except as otherwise disclosed by such Purchaser to the Company and the
investment banking advisory fee payable to Goldman Sachs & Co. or any
of its Affiliates, such Purchaser did
not employ any broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated in this
Agreement and no fees or commissions are payable to the Purchasers except as otherwise
provided for in the Agreement.
(vi) Such Purchaser has been furnished with or has had access to the information it has
requested from the Company and its Subsidiaries and has had an opportunity to discuss with
the management of the Company and its Subsidiaries the business and financial affairs of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, and has generally such knowledge and experience in business
and financial matters and with respect to investments in securities of privately held
companies so as to enable it to understand and evaluate the risks of such investment and
form an investment decision with respect thereto.
(b)
Due Organization; Power and Authority
.
Each Purchaser is an: exempted company with limited liability, corporation, limited liability
company or partnership, as the case may be, duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation and is duly
qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, other than any failures to so qualify or to
be in good standing which has not or is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(c)
Power; Authorization; Enforceability
.
The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Financing Documents to
which such Purchaser is a party are within its corporate, limited liability company or limited
partnership, as the case may be, power and authority and have been duly authorized by all necessary
action of such Purchaser, and constitute legal, valid and binding agreements of such Purchaser
enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as the enforceability
thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws
affecting creditors rights generally and subject to general principles of equity and except that
no representation or warranty made with respect to any matter related to indemnification and
contribution or exculpation contained herein.
(d)
No Actions or Proceedings
.
There are no legal or governmental actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to any
Purchasers knowledge, threatened against or affecting such Purchaser, or any of their respective
properties or assets which, if adversely determined, either individually or in the aggregate, would
reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the ability of such Purchaser to
consummate any of the transactions contemplated by the Financing Documents.
(e)
No Violation
.
Neither the execution, delivery or performance by any Purchaser of the Financing Documents to
which it is a party nor compliance with the terms and provisions thereof nor the consummation the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will (a) contravene any applicable provision of any
material Law, or (b) violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other
organizational documents of any Purchaser or any contract to which such Purchaser is a party except
in each case as has not or is not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on such
Purchasers ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and perform its
obligations hereunder or thereunder.
5.2.
Notice of Transfers of the Notes
.
The Initial Purchasers hereby covenant and agree to provide prompt written notice to the
Company upon consummation of any transaction pursuant to which the Initial Purchasers cease to
constitute the Required Holders.
SECTION 6.
PRE-CLOSING COVENANTS
6.1.
Access
.
From and after the Signing Date until the Closing Date, Holdco and the Company have, will, and
will cause their Subsidiaries to:
(a) (i) provide the Purchasers, as soon as available, with (x) monthly and quarterly unaudited
consolidated financial statements of Holdco and its Subsidiaries, audited consolidated annual
financial statements of Holdco and its Subsidiaries and an annual budget of Holdco and its
Subsidiaries; and (y) updates and flash reports of the same type and in the same frequency of
delivery in all material respects as had been delivered to the Initial Purchasers by Holdco
immediately prior to the Signing Date; (ii) permit access to, and make available to the Initial
Purchasers representatives and their accounting and legal advisors for inspection and review, the
properties, books, records, accounts and documents of or
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relating to Holdco and its Subsidiaries, and (b) make available at reasonable times and to a
reasonable extent officers and employees of Holdco and its Subsidiaries to discuss with the Initial
Purchasers and their accounting and legal advisors the business and affairs of Holdco and its
Subsidiaries. In addition, Holdco and its Subsidiaries shall provide the Purchasers with
substantially the same information as shall be provided to the lead arranger, the administrative
agent and/or the lenders in respect of the Company Credit Facilities. Subject to Section 10.14,
the Purchasers may share the foregoing information with their respective lenders and their
respective consultants and advisors (including rating agencies), so long as such lenders or other
parties have entered into a customary confidentiality agreement with the Purchasers.
(b) subject to compliance with applicable laws and confidentiality obligations to third
parties, promptly provide true and correct copies of all documents, reports, financial data, and
such additional financial and other information with respect to Holdco, the Company and their
Subsidiaries as each Purchaser (and any parent company of a Purchaser that is a venture capital
operating company) may from time to time reasonably request.
6.2.
Investment Policy
.
Without the prior written consent of all of the Initial Purchasers, prior to the Closing,
Holdco shall not and shall not permit the Holdco Subsidiaries to (i) make investments in a manner
that is in contravention of the investment policy as set forth on Schedule H to the Equity Purchase
Agreement (the
Investment Policy
); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any securities
held or sold by Holdco set forth on Schedule B-1 or Schedule C to the Equity Purchase Agreement
shall not be considered to be held or sold in contravention of the Investment Policy, or (ii) sell,
unwind, assign, abandon or otherwise transfer or dispose of any of the securities listed on
Schedule B-1 (other than those securities sold or otherwise transferred in accordance with Schedule
B-1 to the Equity Purchase Agreement through March 7, 2008) or Schedule C to the Equity Purchase
Agreement.
6.3.
Ordinary Course
.
Except as otherwise expressly permitted or required by the Transaction Documents, permitted by
Section 4.9 of the Equity Purchase Agreement or as set forth on Section 3.3(a) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule (as defined in the Equity Purchase Agreement), during the period from the
Signing Date until the earlier of the Closing Date and the Termination Date, Holdco has and shall
conduct its business, and has and shall cause its subsidiaries to conduct their respective
businesses, in all material respects in the ordinary course, including, without limitation, paying
its obligations, including customer signing bonuses, capital expenditures, taxes and other accounts
payable, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. Holdco shall not
declare or pay any dividend or distribution on any securities of Holdco on or prior to the Closing.
SECTION 7.
POST-CLOSING AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
The Company covenants and agrees with each Purchaser that so long as such Purchaser holds any
Notes and until the principal amount of (and premium, if any, on) such Notes, and all interest, and
other obligations hereunder in respect thereof (other than indemnity obligations that have not yet
become due and payable), shall have been paid in full:
7.1.
Future Reports to Purchasers
.
The Company will deliver (x) to each Purchaser copies of all financial statements, reports
certificates and notices that are provided to the lead arranger, the administrative agent, or the
Lenders (as
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defined in the Company Credit Facilities) under the Company Credit Facilities concurrently
with the delivery thereof under the Company Credit Facilities and (y) to each Purchaser (unless
such Purchaser no longer holds any Notes) and any Holder that is an Affiliate of the Purchasers:
(a)
Financial Statements
. As soon as available, but in any event not later than thirty (30)
days after the end of each of the first two months of each fiscal quarter of Holdco, a
company-prepared consolidated balance sheet of Holdco and its consolidated Subsidiaries, and the
Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such period and related company-prepared
statements of income in a form customarily prepared by management for each of Holdco and its
consolidated Subsidiaries and the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries (such form having
previously been provided to the Initial Purchasers) for such monthly period, to fairly present in
all material respects the consolidated financial condition of Holdco and its consolidated
Subsidiaries and the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries (subject to normal year-end
adjustments and the absence of footnotes) and to be prepared in reasonable detail, and such
financial statements, shall be accompanied by a compliance certificate executed by the Chief
Financial Officer or other senior executive officer setting forth in reasonable details the
calculations evidencing compliance with the Minimum Liquidity Ratio set forth in Section 4.27 of
the Indenture.
(b)
Adjusted EBITDA calculation
. As soon as it is available, but in any event not later than
90 days after the end of each fiscal year, and within 45 days after the end of each of the first
three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, a presentation of Adjusted EBITDA of Holdco and the
Holdco Subsidiaries and the Company and the Company Subsidiaries.
(c)
Budget
. Within 60 days after the commencement of each fiscal year of each of Holdco and
its consolidated Subsidiaries (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008), a budget
of Holdco and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such fiscal year in the form approved by the Board
of Directors of Holdco.
(d)
Auditors Reports
. Promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of all final written reports
submitted to Holdco, the Company or to any of their Subsidiaries by independent certified public
accountants in connection with each annual, interim or special audit of the books of Holdco, the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries made by such accountants.
(e)
Other Information
. Promptly, copies of all financial statements, proxy statements,
notices and reports that Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries will send to the holders of any publicly
issued debt or equity of Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries as a group and, with reasonable
promptness, such other non-confidential relevant information (financial or otherwise) as any
Purchaser may reasonably request in writing from time to time.
(f)
Inspection
. Upon the reasonable request of the Required Holders, the Company will, and
will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, at the Companys reasonable expense, permit any Holder to
visit and inspect any of the properties of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries, to inspect,
copy and take extracts from its and their financial and accounting records, and to discuss its and
their affairs, finances and accounts with its and their officers and independent public accountants
(provided that such Company may, if it so chooses, be present and participate in any such
discussion), in each case upon reasonable notice and at such reasonable times during normal
business hours and as often as may reasonably be requested.
(g)
Notices
. The Company will promptly furnish to the Purchasers written notice of the
following (and in no event later than five (5) Business Days) after any Responsible Officer of the
Company becomes aware thereof:
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(i) any breach or non-performance of, or any default under, any contract of Holdco or
any of its Subsidiaries, or any violation of, or non-compliance with, any Law, which has or
is reasonably likely to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect, including a description of such breach, non-performance, default, violation or
non-compliance and the steps, if any, such Person has taken, is taking or proposes to take
in respect thereof, or the filing or commencement of, or any written threat or notice of
intention of any person to file or commence, any action, suit or proceeding, whether at law
or in equity or by or before any Governmental Authority or in arbitration, against Holdco
any of its Subsidiaries which has or is reasonably likely to have, either individually or in
the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;
(ii) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, together with all other ERISA Events that
have occurred and are continuing, has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect;
(iii) (A) the receipt by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any written notice
of violation of or potential liability or similar notice under Environmental Law, (B)(x)
unpermitted releases, (y) the existence of any condition that could reasonably be expected
to result in violations of or liabilities under, any Environmental Law or (z) the
commencement of, or any material change to, any action, investigation, suit, proceeding,
audit, claim, demand, dispute alleging a violation of or liability under any Environmental
Law, that, for each of clauses (x), (y) and (z) above (and, in the case of clause (z), if
adversely determined), in the aggregate for each such clause, could reasonably be expected
to result in liabilities in excess of $10,000,000, and (C) the receipt by the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries of notification that any property of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is subject to any Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority securing, in
whole or in part, any liabilities from Environmental Matters;
(iv) any labor controversy resulting in or threatening to result in any strike, work
stoppage, boycott, shutdown or other labor disruption against or involving Holdco or any of
its Subsidiaries if the same has or is reasonably likely to have, either individually or in
the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;
(v) the creation, establishment or acquisition of any Subsidiary or the issuance by or
to Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries of any Equity Interest; and
(vi) any other development that results in, or has or is reasonably likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice delivered under this Section 7.1(g) shall be accompanied by a statement of a
Responsible Officer of the Company setting forth the details of the event or development requiring
such notice (including a description with particularity of any and all clauses or provisions of
this Agreement or any Financing Document that have been breached or violated) and any action taken
or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
7.2.
Patriot Act and Anti-Money Laundering
.
Holdco and its Subsidiaries:
(a) will comply with the Patriot Act and all applicable regulations and executive orders
issued thereto and any other applicable AML Laws,
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(b) will refrain from taking any action that would result in a violation by the Purchasers of
the Patriot Act and all applicable regulations and executive orders issued thereto or any other
applicable AML Laws, and
(c) without limiting the generality of the foregoing, will:
(i) establish and adhere to a program to ensure the filing of all required reports
under the AML Laws, and
(ii) establish and adhere to a program and all other requirements to perform due
diligence as required by the Bank Secrecy Act,
in each case, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
7.3.
U.S. Economic Sanctions.
Holdco and its Subsidiaries:
(a) will comply with any U.S. Economic Sanction imposed by any rule, regulation or statute of
the United States, including, without limitation, those administered by OFAC and any other
applicable laws imposing economic sanctions,
(b) will refrain from taking any action that would result in a violation by the Purchasers of
U.S. Economic Sanctions, and
(c) without limiting the generality of the foregoing, will not approve, facilitate, or fund,
directly or indirectly, any business activities with, or for the benefit of, a government,
national, resident or legal entity of any country with respect to which U.S. persons, as defined in
U.S. Economic Sanctions, are prohibited by U.S. Economic Sanctions from doing business, except to
the extent otherwise permitted by the relevant Governmental Authority,
in each case, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
7.4.
FCPA and Anti-Bribery Limitations.
Holdco and its Subsidiaries:
(a) will comply with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and all other applicable
anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws,
(b) will refrain from taking any action that would result in a violation by the Purchasers of
the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption
laws, and
(c) without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Holdco nor any of its
Subsidiaries, will offer, promise to pay, or authorize the payment of any money, or will offer,
give, promise to give, or authorize the giving of anything of value, to any officer, employee or
any other person acting in an official capacity for any Governmental Entity, to any Governmental
Official or to any person under circumstances where such Affiliate knows or is aware of a high
probability that all or a portion of such money or thing of value will be offered, given or
promised, directly or indirectly, to any Government Official, for the purpose of:
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(i) influencing any act or decision of such Government Official in his official
capacity,
(ii) inducing such Government Official to do or omit to do any act in violation of his
lawful duty,
(iii) securing any improper advantage,
(iv) inducing such Government Official to influence or affect any act or decision of
any Governmental Entity, or
(v) in order to assist Holdco or any of its Subsidiaries in obtaining or retaining
business for or with, or directing business to any company or a Subsidiary thereof,
in each case, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
7.5.
Export Control Limitations.
Holdco and its Subsidiaries:
(a) will comply with the export controls administered by the United States Department of
Commerce, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations administered by the United States
Department of State and any other laws imposing export controls, and
(b) will refrain from taking any action that would result in a violation by the Purchasers of
the export controls imposed by the United States Department of Commerce, the International Traffic
in Arms Regulations administered by the United States Department of State or any other applicable
laws imposing export controls,
in each case, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
7.6.
Customs and Trade Remedy Laws.
Holdco and its Subsidiaries:
(a) will comply with Title 19 of the United States Code and with any other applicable customs
and trade remedy law,
(b) will refrain from taking any action that would result in a violation by the Purchasers of
Title 19 of the United States Code or any other applicable customs or trade remedies law, and
(c) without limiting the generality of the foregoing, will pay all tariffs and penalties
lawfully imposed by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce, or
any other government agency on the importation of goods and will not import or attempt to import
any goods prohibited by any applicable customs law,
in each case, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
7.7.
Anti-Boycott Laws.
Holdco and its Subsidiaries:
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(a) will comply with the Export Administration Act and the Code and with any other applicable
Anti-boycott Laws,
(b) will refrain from taking any action that would result in a violation by the Purchasers of
the Export Administration Act and the Code or any other applicable law regarding boycotts issued by
a foreign government and not endorsed by the United States, and
(c) without limiting the generality of the foregoing, will not refuse or agree to refuse to do
business with Israel or any other nation or company subject to a boycott not endorsed by the United
States, agree to discriminate or discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion,
sex, national origin, or nationality, nor implement letters of credit containing terms or
conditions prohibited by the Anti-boycott Laws,
in each case, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
7.8.
Cross-Border Investment Restrictions.
Holdco and its Subsidiaries will comply with any and all conditions imposed on Holdco and its
Subsidiaries by any Governmental Authority as a result of obtaining the approval of or licensing
from such Authority in order for the Transactions and this Agreement to have full legal effect
under all applicable laws, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
7.9.
Information Related to Alternative Transactions
.
Until the expiration of the Go-Shop Period (as defined in the Equity Purchase Agreement) and
prior to the Termination Date, Holdco and the Company shall provide promptly to the Purchasers any
bonafide bid which may replace or supplement the Transactions, subject to any ordinary or customary
confidentiality obligations.
7.10.
Board Observer Rights
.
So long as the Initial Purchasers constitute the Required Holders, Holdco agrees to insure
that the Initial Purchasers shall receive copies of all notices, reports, written presentations,
board papers, minutes of meetings of the board of directors (or comparable policy-making bodies)
and other written information distributed to members of the board of directors (or comparable
policy-making bodies) of Holdco or to the members of the executive or similar committee of the
board of Holdco (collectively,
Board Papers
) at the same time as such Board Papers are made
available to the board for purposes of regular board meetings or to the members of the executive or
similar committee of the board for purposes of such committee meetings. So long as the Initial
Purchasers constitute the Required Holders, the Initial Purchasers shall have the right to
designate a person to attend, and participate and furnish advice in, all meetings of the board of
directors (or comparable policy-making bodies) of Holdco and the executive or similar committee of
the board of Holdco in person or telephonically as a non-voting observer (the
Board Observer
),
and such person shall be entitled to participate in discussions and consult with, and make
proposals and furnish advice to, such board (or comparable policy-making bodies) and such committee
without voting, it being understood that the Initial Purchasers may from time to time change the
identity of such observer. The observer attending board or committee meetings shall be entitled to
reimbursement from Holdco for reasonable and documented travel and other out-of-pocket expenses
incurred in attending such board and committee meetings (plus VAT or the overseas equivalent).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board Observer may be excluded from any such meeting (or portion
of such meeting) or may not receive all or a portion of Board Papers relating to any such meeting
where, in the good faith discretion of the board exercised on a case by case basis after
consideration of all
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relevant factors, it would not be appropriate because of a conflict of interest for such Board
Observer (as a representative of the Initial Purchasers) to participate in such meeting (or portion
thereof) or to receive the Board Papers relating to any such meeting (or portion thereof).
7.11.
Changes to Investment Policy
.
So long as the Initial Purchasers constitute the Required Holders, the Initial Purchasers
agree to consider in good faith such changes to the Investment Policy relating to Holdcos and the
Holdco Subsidiaries investment portfolio (and the related definitions of Highly Rated
Investments contained in the Indenture) as Holdco and the Lead Sponsor may reasonably request,
taking into account, without limitation, the objective of preservation of capital, risk mitigation
and liquidity, as well as the composition of and risks related to Holdcos and its Subsidiaries
liabilities (and, with due regard to the opinions of such third party experts the Initial
Purchasers may consult with regarding the same); provided that any decision by the Initial
Purchasers to accept any changes proposed by Holdco or the Lead Sponsor to the Investment Policy
shall be made in the sole discretion of the Initial Purchasers.
SECTION 8.
PROVISIONS RELATING TO RESALES OF NOTES
8.1.
Private Offerings
.
At any time after the Closing Date, the Notes may be sold, pledged or otherwise transferred in
Private Offerings (in addition to resales under a registration statement which are registered under
the Securities Act),
provided
that the following provisions shall apply:
(a)
Offers and Sales
. Offers and sales of the Notes will be made only by the Purchasers or
Affiliates thereof who are qualified to do so in the jurisdictions in which such offers or sales
are made. To the extent an offer or sale is intended to be made in compliance with Rule 144A,
each such offer or sale shall only be made to persons who are Qualified Institutional Buyers and
only in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act. To the extent an offer or sale is
intended to be made in accordance with Regulation S, the offer or sale shall be made to a non-U.S.
Person and otherwise in compliance with Regulation S. Offers and sales of the Notes may also be
made in accordance with any other applicable exemption under the Securities Act.
(b)
No General Solicitation
. To the extent an offer or sale is intended to be made in
accordance with Rule 144A, no general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of
Rule 502(c)) will be used in the United States and to the extent an offering is intended to be made
in accordance with Regulation S, no directed selling efforts (as defined in Regulation S) will be
made outside the United States in connection with the offering of the Notes.
(c)
Purchases by Non-Bank Fiduciaries
. In the case of a non-bank Subsequent Purchaser acting
as a fiduciary for one or more third parties, in connection with an offer and sale to such
purchaser pursuant to this Section 8.1, which is intended to be made in compliance with Rule 144A,
such third parties shall be a Qualified Institutional Buyer, or a non- U.S. person outside the
United States.
(d)
Restrictive Legend
. Upon original issuance by the Company, and until such time as the
same is no longer required under the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Notes (and
all securities issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof) shall bear such legends as
are required under the Indenture and the Purchasers shall obtain such opinions or certificates
required by the legend thereof in any sale or pledge or other transfer of the Notes.
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(e)
Restrictions on Sale/Confidentiality
. Each Subsequent Purchaser must agree to be bound,
and cause their transferees to be bound, by Sections 8, 10.2(c) and 10.14 of this Agreement as if
it was a Purchaser hereunder.
(f)
Subsequent Purchaser
. Each Subsequent Purchaser who does not purchase in an offering
registered under the Securities Act shall be informed that the Notes have not been registered under
the Securities Act are being sold to them on an unregistered basis under Rule 144A or another
applicable exemption from registration and may only be sold in a registered offering pursuant to
Rule 144 or Regulation S, or pursuant to any other available exemption.
(g)
Rule 144A Information
. The Company agrees that, in order to render the Notes eligible for
resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, while any of the Notes remain outstanding,
and to the extent constitute registrable securities under the Registration Rights Agreement, it
will make available, upon request, to any holder of Notes or prospective purchasers of Notes the
information specified in Rule 144A(d)(4), unless the Company or Holdco is subject to the filing
requirements of, and is in compliance with, Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
(h)
Rule 144 Information
. The Company agrees that, in order to render the Notes eligible for
resale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, while any of the Notes remain outstanding, it
will make available current public information in a manner such that clause (c) of Rule 144 will
be satisfied; provided such obligation does not require Holdco to file its Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2007 during any specific time frame and for so long as Holdco is subject to
the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and is guarantor of the Notes
this covenant shall be deemed satisfied by Holdco making current public information available.
(i) [Reserved].
(j)
European Economic Area
. In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area
which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a
Relevant Member State
), each Purchaser
represents and agrees that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus
Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the
Relevant Implementation Date
) it has
not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to
the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Notes which has been approved by the competent
authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member
State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with
the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant
Implementation Date, make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any
time:
(i) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial
markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest
in securities;
(ii) to any legal entity which has two or more of (A) an average of at least 250
employees during the last financial year; (B) a total balance sheet of more than
43,000,000
and (C) an annual net turnover of more than
50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or
consolidated accounts; and
(iii) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the Company of
a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.
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For the purposes of this provision, the expression an offer of Notes to the public in relation to
any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of
sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an
investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member
State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State and the expression
Prospectus Directive means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in
each Relevant Member State.
(k) Each Purchaser represents and agrees that:
(i) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or
cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity
(within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as
amended) (the
FSMA
)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Notes in
circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Company;
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with
respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the
United Kingdom; and
(iii) none of it and its Affiliates have entered nor will enter into any contractual
arrangement with respect to the distribution of the Notes except with the prior written
consent of the Company.
8.2.
Procedures and Management Cooperation in Private Offerings
.
The Company agrees that, at the request of the Purchasers, the Company will use commercially
reasonable efforts to cause the Notes to (i) be registered in book-entry form in the name of Cede &
Co., as nominee of DTC pursuant to a customary form DTC Agreement, and (ii) be eligible for the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. PORTAL market. At the request of the Purchasers,
management of Holdco will in connection with a transfer of the Notes, use commercially reasonable
efforts to cooperate with the Holders in any effort by the Holders to sell the Notes, including
meeting with potential purchasers and providing due diligence information to potential purchasers;
provided that (1) such efforts shall not unreasonably interfere with the conduct of the business of
the Company and its Subsidiaries; (2) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to
provide any assistance at any time a Shelf Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration
Rights Agreement) is effective and not suspended; (3) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be
required to provide any assistance at any time any event or development which would permit them to
suspend a Shelf Registration Statement has occurred; (4) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not
be obligated to provide assistance more often than once in each 12 month period or more than three
times during the term of the Notes; (5) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to
incur any expense or cost other than those associated with attending meetings in its offices and
producing diligence materials at such location; (6) so long as Holdco or the Company is subject to
or complying with the reporting requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, any
private placement memorandum provided by the Company and Subsidiaries shall not be more extensive
than that customarily provided by such reporting companies in a private placement; (7) other than
as required by Law or as the Company may otherwise agree, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall
have no indemnity obligations to the Purchasers or potential purchasers; and (8) each potential
purchaser shall agree to be bound to confidentiality arrangements similar to those set for in
Section 10.14 of this Agreement.
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8.3.
No Integration
.
The Company will not, and will not permit its Affiliates to, make any offer or sale of
securities of any class if, as a result of the doctrine of integration referred to in Rule 502,
such offer or sale would render invalid, for the purpose of (i) the sale of the Notes by the
Company to the Purchasers or (ii) the resale of Notes, as the case may be, by the Purchasers to
Subsequent Purchasers or (iii) the resale of Notes by any such Subsequent Purchaser to others any
applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Section
4(2) thereof or by Rule 144A thereunder or otherwise.
SECTION 9.
EXPENSES AND INDEMNIFICATION
9.1.
Expenses
.
The Company will (whether or not the Closing occurs) reimburse the Purchasers for all
reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable and documented attorneys
fees and disbursements of one firm of outside counsel and any local counsel, if necessary) incurred
by the Purchasers in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other
Financing Documents and in connection with any amendments, waivers or consents under or in respect
of this Agreement or the other Financing Documents (whether or not such amendment, waiver or
consent becomes effective), including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and
expenses incurred in enforcing, defending or declaring (or determining whether or how to enforce,
defend or declare) any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Financing Documents or
in responding to any subpoena or other legal process or informal investigative demand issued in
connection with this Agreement, or the other Financing Documents, including in connection with any
insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or in connection with any
work-out or restructuring of the transactions contemplated hereby, by the Financing Documents or by
the Notes.
9.2.
Indemnification
.
The Company will indemnify and hold harmless the Purchasers and each of their respective
Affiliates, partners, stockholders, members, officers, directors, agents, employees and controlling
persons (each. an
Indemnitee
) from and against any and all actual losses, claims, damages or
liabilities to any such Indemnitee in connection with or as a result of (i) the execution or
delivery of any Financing Document or the performance by the parties to the Financing Documents of
their respective obligations hereunder and thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or
any other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) the issuance of Notes or the use of the
proceeds therefrom, (iii) any liability with respect to Environmental Claims or (iv) any claim,
litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on
contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto;
provided
that such indemnity will not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent
that such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the bad faith, gross
negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee.
9.3.
Waiver of Punitive Damages
.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, none of the parties hereto shall assert, and each
hereby waives, any claim against the other parties (including their respective Affiliates,
partners, stockholders, members, officers, directors, agents, employees and controlling persons),
on any theory of liability for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to
direct or actual damages) arising out
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of, in connection with, or as a result of, the Transactions, this Agreement, the other
Financing Documents, the Notes or the use of proceeds thereof.
9.4.
Survival
.
The obligations of the Company under this Section 9 will survive the payment or transfer of
any Note, the enforcement, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement.
9.5.
Tax Treatment of Indemnification Payments
.
Any indemnification payment pursuant to this Agreement shall be treated for all Tax purposes
as an adjustment to the Purchase Price, except as otherwise required by applicable law.
SECTION 10.
MISCELLANEOUS
10.1.
Notices
.
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications shall have
been duly given and shall be effective (a) when delivered, (b) when transmitted via telecopy (or
other facsimile device) to the number set out below if the sender on the same day sends a
confirming copy of such notice by a recognized overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (c)
the day following the day (except if not a Business Day then the next Business Day) on which the
same has been delivered prepaid to a reputable national overnight air courier service or (d) the
third Business Day following the day on which the same is sent by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid; in each case to the respective parties at the address set forth below, or at such
other address as such party may specify by written notice to the other parties hereto:
(i) if to an Initial Purchaser, to it at the address specified on
Schedule 2.2
;
with a copy to Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, One New York Plaza, New York,
New York 10004, Attention: F. William Reindel, Esq., or at such other address as the Initial
Purchaser or its nominee shall have specified to the Company in writing;
(ii) if to the Company or any Guarantor, to it at the address: 1550 Utica Avenue
South, Suite 100, Minneapolis MN 55416, Attention: General Counsel and Chief Financial
Officer; with a copy to: Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Citigroup Center, 153 East 53rd Street, New
York, NY 10022, Attention: Ashley Gregory, Esq or at such other address as the Company shall
have specified to the Purchasers in writing.
10.2.
Benefit of Agreement and Assignments
.
(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all covenants, agreements and other
provisions contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto shall bind,
inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by their respective successors and assigns (including,
without limitation, any subsequent holder of a Note);
provided, however
, (i) that the
Company may not assign and transfer any of its rights or obligations without the prior written
consent of the Required Purchasers; (ii) for purposes of clarity, any assignee of a Purchaser who
is not an affiliate of such Purchaser shall not be
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entitled to the benefits of the covenants contained in Sections 6.1, 7, the last sentence of
Section 8.2, or 9 herein; and (iii) any assignee of a Purchaser who acquires Notes in an offering
registered under the Securities Act shall not be entitled to the benefit of the covenants in this
Agreement.
(b) Nothing in this Agreement or in any other Financing Document, express or implied, shall
give to any Person other than the parties hereto or thereto and their permitted successors and
assigns any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement.
(c) Prior to the Closing, no Purchaser may assign its rights hereunder provided the Purchasers
may assign the rights to purchase all or any portion of the Notes allocated to such Purchaser
pursuant to
Schedule 2.2
to any, direct or indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of such
Purchaser or any Affiliate of such Purchaser, subject to such subsidiary or Affiliate, as the case
may be, making the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5, and each such Person
shall be entitled to the full benefit and be subject to the obligations of this Agreement as if
such Person were a Purchaser hereunder.
(d) The parties hereto expressly acknowledge and agree that that upon execution of a
counterpart signature page hereto, each Purchaser to whom the rights hereunder have been assigned
shall become party to this Agreement for all purposes hereof.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Purchaser may assign any
right to purchase all or any portion of the Notes or any Notes to any direct competitor of the
Company and its Subsidiaries or Affiliate of such competitor.
10.3.
No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative
.
No failure or delay on the part of any party hereto or any Purchaser in exercising any right,
power or privilege hereunder or under the Notes and no course of dealing between the Company and
any other party or Purchaser shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder or under the Notes preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder or
thereunder. The rights and remedies provided herein and in the Notes are cumulative and not
exclusive of any rights or remedies that the parties or Purchasers would otherwise have. No notice
to or demand on the Company in any case shall entitle the Company to any other or further notice or
demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of the other parties
hereto or the Purchasers to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or
demand.
10.4.
Amendments, Waivers and Consents
.
Subject to the second sentence of this Section 10.4, this Agreement may be amended, and the
observance of any term hereof may be waived (either retroactively or prospectively), with the
written consent of the Company,
provided, however
,
that no such amendment or waiver may,
without the prior written consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the
outstanding Notes held by the Purchasers, as applicable, amend or waive the provisions of which the
Purchasers are beneficiaries. No amendment or waiver of this Agreement will extend to or affect
any obligation, covenant or agreement not expressly amended or waived or thereby impair any right
consequent thereon.
As used herein, the term
Agreement
and references thereto means this Agreement as it
may from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented or modified.
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10.5.
Counterparts
.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed
and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof, each signed by less than all, but
together signed by all, of the parties hereto. For the purposes of the Closing, signatures
transmitted via telecopy (or other facsimile device) will be accepted as original signatures.
10.6.
Reproduction
.
This Agreement, the other Financing Documents and all documents relating hereto and thereto,
including, without limitation, (a) consents, waivers and modifications that may hereafter be
executed, (b) documents received by the Purchasers at the Closing (except the Notes themselves),
and (c) financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished
in connection herewith, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, microcard,
miniature photographic or other similar process and any original document so reproduced may be
destroyed. Each of the Purchasers and the Company agrees and stipulates that, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original
itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding (whether or not the original is in existence
and whether or not such reproduction was made in the regular course of business) and any
enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in
evidence. This Section 10.6 shall not prohibit the Company, any other party hereto or any
Purchaser from contesting any such reproduction to the same extent that it could contest the
original or from introducing evidence to demonstrate the inaccuracy of any such reproduction.
10.7.
Headings
.
The headings of the sections and subsections hereof are provided for convenience only and
shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.
10.8.
Survival of Covenants and Indemnities; Representations
.
(a) All covenants and indemnities set forth herein shall survive the execution and delivery of
this Agreement, the issuance of the Notes and, except as otherwise expressly provided herein with
respect to covenants, the payment of principal of the Notes and any other obligations hereunder.
(b) All representations and warranties made by Holdco and the Company herein shall survive the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the issuance and transfer of all or any portion of the
Notes, and the payment of principal of the Notes and the issuance and delivery of the Notes, and
any other obligations hereunder, regardless of any investigation made at any time by or on behalf
of the Purchasers.
10.9.
Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue
.
(a) THIS AGREEMENT AND THE NOTES SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND THE
RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCLUDING
CHOICE-OF-LAW PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW OF SUCH STATE THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF
A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN SUCH STATE.
(b) If any action, proceeding or litigation shall be brought by any party hereto in order to
enforce any right or remedy under this Agreement or any of the Notes, such party hereby consents
and
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will submit, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to submit, to the jurisdiction of any
state or federal court of competent jurisdiction sitting within the area comprising the Southern
District of New York on the date of this Agreement. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives
any objection, including any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non
conveniens, which they may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any such action, proceeding or
litigation in such jurisdiction.
(c) Each party hereto irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the
aforementioned courts in any such action, proceeding or litigation by the mailing of copies thereof
by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to such party at its address set forth in Section
10.1, such service to become effective thirty (30) days after such mailing.
(d) Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other
manner permitted by applicable law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against
the other party in any other jurisdiction. If service of process is made on a designated agent it
should be made by either personal delivery or mailing a copy of summons and complaint to the agent
via registered or certified mail, return receipt requested.
(e) THE COMPANY, EACH PURCHASER HEREBY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY
JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF,
UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE NOTES.
10.10.
Severability
.
If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such
provision shall be fully severable to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability
and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect and shall be construed without
giving effect to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision.
10.11.
Entirety
.
This Agreement together with the other Financing Documents represents the entire agreement of
the parties hereto and thereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, if any, relating to the
Financing Documents or the transactions contemplated herein or therein.
10.12.
Construction
.
Each covenant contained herein shall be construed (absent express provision to the contrary)
as being independent of each other covenant contained herein, so that compliance with any one
covenant shall not (absent such an express contrary provision) be deemed to excuse compliance with
any other covenant. Where any provision herein refers to action to be taken by any Person, or
which such Person is prohibited from taking, such provision shall be applicable whether such action
is taken directly or indirectly by such Person, whether or not expressly specified in such
provision.
10.13.
Incorporation
.
All Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto or referred to herein are incorporated as part of
this Agreement as if fully set forth herein.
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10.14.
Confidentiality
.
(a) Subject to the provisions of clause (b) of this Section 10.14, each Purchaser agrees that
it will not disclose without the prior consent of the Company (other than to its employees,
auditors, investors, partners, creditors, lenders, rating agencies, advisors or counsel, in each
case, to the extent such disclosure reasonably relates to the administration of the investment
represented by its Notes and such person has entered into a customary confidentiality agreement
obligating such person to keep such information confidential or is otherwise bound by an
appropriate confidentiality obligation) any nonpublic information which has been furnished to such
Purchaser in connection with its administration of the investment in the Notes or is now or in the
future furnished pursuant to this Agreement or any other Financing Document (including Section 8.1
hereof);
provided
that any Purchaser may disclose any such information (i) as has become
generally available to the public other than by virtue of a breach of this Section 10.14(a) by such
Purchaser or any other Person to whom such Purchaser has provided such information as permitted by
this Section 10.14(a), (ii) as may be required in any report, statement or testimony required to be
submitted to any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such Purchaser or to the SEC or
similar organizations (whether in the United States of America or elsewhere), (iii) as may be
required or appropriate in respect of any summons or subpoena or in connection with any litigation,
(iv) in order to comply with any applicable law and (v) to any prospective or actual Subsequent
Purchaser in connection with any contemplated transfer of any of the Notes by such Purchaser;
provided
that any prospective Subsequent Purchaser expressly agrees in writing with or for
the benefit of the Company to be bound by the confidentiality provisions contained in this Section
10.14 or a substantially similar confidentiality obligation. Each Purchaser agrees that in the
event it intends to disclose confidential information in accordance with clauses (ii), (iii) or
(iv) above, it shall, to the extent reasonably practicable, provide the Company notice of such
requirement prior to making any disclosure so that the Company may seek an appropriate protective
order or confidential treatment of the information being disclosed.
(b) For the purposes set forth in Section 10.14(a), the Company hereby acknowledges and agrees
that each Purchaser may share with any of its Affiliates, and such Affiliates may share with such
Purchaser any information related to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including, without
limitation, any nonpublic information regarding the creditworthiness of the Company and its
Subsidiaries);
provided
such Persons shall be subject to the provisions of this Section
10.14 to the same extent as such Purchaser.
10.15.
Termination; Survival
.
The obligations and representations of the parties hereto shall automatically terminate upon
the Termination Date;
provided
, however, that Sections 9, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.9,
10.10, 10.11, 10.12, 10.13, 10.14, 10.15, 10.18, 10.19 shall survive and shall remain in full force
and effect notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement.
10.16.
Maximum Rate
.
In no event shall any interest or fee to be paid hereunder or under a Note exceed the maximum
rate permitted by applicable law. In the event any such interest rate or fee exceeds such maximum
rate, such rate shall be adjusted downward to the highest rate (expressed as a percentage
per
annum
) or fee that the parties could validly have agreed to by contract on the Effective Date
under applicable law.
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10.17.
Patriot Act
.
The Purchasers hereby notify the Company 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
),
the Purchasers may be required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Company
and its Subsidiaries, including their respective names and addresses other information that will
allow the Purchasers to identify the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with the Patriot
Act.
10.18.
Currency
.
All dollar amounts referred to in this Agreement are in lawful money of the United States.
10.19.
Further Assurances.
Each of the parties hereto shall, upon reasonable request of any other party hereto, do, make
and execute all such documents, act, matters and things as may be reasonably required in order to
give effect to the transactions contemplated hereby.
10.20.
Sole Discretion
.
Holdco and the Company agree that they shall not challenge or dispute any action or decision
taken by any of the Purchasers that, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, any of the Purchasers
is entitled to take in its sole discretion.
10.21.
No Waivers
.
Except
as specifically set forth in this Second Amended and Restated
Agreement, the execution, delivery and performance of this Second
Amended and Restated Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any
provision of, or operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of
any party under, this Agreement or any of the exhibits or schedules
thereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Agreement to
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Agreement to
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